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Head Patch Measures Blood Flow in Stroke Patients' Brains
2012-02-06 15:30:00 From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine: Approximately one third of stroke patients experience another stroke while they're still in the hospital. Nurses therefore keep a close eye on them, and arrange for them to be taken for tests if a subsequent stroke is suspected. Unfortunately the
Only 12% of patients would keep surgery a secret
2012-01-07 11:20:00 The world of cosmetic surgery is constantly changing and improving, as are the attitudes towards it. More and more women and men are pursuing plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures as a solution to their body confidence woes, and with so many people widely trying to change their looks the procedures are becoming widely accepted by ...
Video: Patients Shouldn't Rate Doctors?
2011-12-22 13:19:00 In the video above, I talk in a TV interview about how some doctors are making their patients sign "gag orders" preventing them from talking about their doctors on social media. Is this fair? I talk about physician's reputation on line and why this is important. The anchor was also nice enough to mention my podcast and ask me what's that about. I mentioned that I talk about social media and medicine topics including the recent failure of Congress to pay a measure to prevent a 27% Medicare physician payment cut as of January 1, 2012. The interview was recorded on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. I invite you to check out some more of my TV interviews at MikeSevilla.TV
By: Doctor Anonymous
Depression increases risk of dementia in patients with Type 2 diabetes
2011-12-06 03:11:00 Depression in patients with diabetes is associated with a substantively increased risk of development of dementia compared to those with diabetes alone, according to researchers from the University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente. The study, among the first (and largest to date) to examine all-cause dementia in diabetes patients with and without depression, appears on the current online issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Patients with type 2 diabetes who also had depression had a doubling in risk of dementia during years 3 to 5 after initial screening, compared to patients with diabetes who did not have depression, said the study?s lead author Wayne Katon, MD, professor and vice chair of the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health-funded Diabetes & Aging Study, which focuses on the special health problems of older patients with diabetes, and its parent study, Diabet...
Should Patients Have Access to Implanted-device Data?
2011-12-05 14:43:00 Medical devices like implanted cardiac defibrillators generate data so doctors can monitor and review patients' conditions. But patients generally are not allowed to monitor that data themselves to help determine what may trigger abnormal heart rhythms. Do you think patients should have unconditiona
Study Results Confirm Benefit of Treating Patients Suffering from Severe De
2011-11-18 17:16:00 Results from the first multi-center pilot study of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for major depressive disorder were published online today by the Journal of Neurosurgery. The study, conducted at three research facilities in Canada, was designed to replicate and build upon an earlier study by Dr. Andres Lozano and Dr. Helen Mayberg which was published in the journal Neuron in 2005. Sponsored by St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), the study demonstrates significant improvement in depression symptoms among patients who are highly treatment resistant. The results of the study showed that DBS therapy targeted to an area of the brain known as Brodmann Area 25 provided noticeable improvement in depression symptoms and increased overall quality of life in patients who typically don?t respond to treatment. The study enrolled 21 patients who on average had suffered from depression for 20 years, had tried in excess of 16 depression medications and were considered disabled or unable to work at ...
A GPS-Enabled Shoe To Track Alzheimer's Patients
2011-10-26 15:15:00 From Fast Company: This simple and dignified way to always know where someone is has applications beyond the elderly, too: small children and runners should get some, too. There are currently 5.2 million Americans with Alzheimer's, but that number is expected to balloon, with one out of
New Psychotherapy Helps Depression Patients Cultivate Optimistic Outlook
2011-10-20 11:48:00 New Psychotherapy Helps Depression Patients Cultivate Optimistic Outlook Instead of Traditional Therapy Focus on Negative Thoughts About Past Patients with major depression do better by learning to create a more positive outlook about the future, rather than by focusing on negative thoughts about their past experiences, researchers at Cedars-Sinai say after developing a new treatment that helps patients do this. While Major Depressive Disorder patients traditionally undergo cognitive-behavior therapy care that seeks to alter their irrational, negative thoughts about past experiences, patients who were treated with the newly-developed Future-Directed Therapy? demonstrated significant improvement in depression and anxiety, as well as improvement in overall reported quality of life, the researchers found. Results were published recently in the peer-reviewed journal CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics.
Certain breast cancer patients worry excessively
2011-07-21 06:33:00 A newly released study has observed that certain types of women with early stage breast cancer are vulnerable to excessive worrying about cancer recurrence. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also indicates that worrying about cancer recurrence can compromise patients' medical care and quality of life........
Union Contracts More Important Than Patients For Union Drivers
2011-05-29 18:02:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Priorities. Union guys have priorities, you know? For instance, in New Jersey earlier this year a bunch of union drivers for the Communications Workers of America (CWA) decided that it was more important to have a "sick-out" and strand sick elderly people, preventing them getting to their life-saving medical treatment than do their jobs. State Sen. Joe Kyrillos, (R-13), of Middletown wasn't too happy with these uncaring union louts, either. "It is outrageous that 174 disabled and elderly clients who depend on SCAT were stranded by what appears to be a coordinated effort by employees to disrupt service without notice," said Kyrillos. "The actions of these workers is completely unbecoming of any public servant, and should...
Op Ed: End the war on dying cancer patients
2011-04-13 17:19:00 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Op Ed: End the war on dying cancer patientsby R. Lee WrightsBURNET, Texas (April 13) – Stopping all war is not just something we need to do in the Middle East. It is something we need just as badly here at home. When I say "stop all war," I'm not just talking about the bombing and fighting overseas; I'm talking about the wars that the U.S. government wages against its very own citizens. I am talking about how bureaucrats kill Americans, not with guns and bombs, but with laws and regulations.Perhaps the best example of this is the war against the terminally ill. Did you know that if you are dying and want to take a promising new drug that could save your life you can't legally do it unless the Food and Drug Administration says you can? A coalition of cancer patients recently sued the FDA for permission to buy promising new drugs that had been tested for safety in people, but had not yet undergone the lengthy and rigorous effectiveness studies. The Supreme C...
BodyNotes: a mobile tool to enhance the interaction between patients and he
2011-04-11 04:02:00 BodyNotes was created by the MIT Media Lab. It contributes to a series of projects that enhance the interaction between patients and healthcare practitioners. BodyNotes is a mobile tool that combines anatomical landmarks to physical objects as a mean for a patient to discuss body pain with her doctor.VideoThe video introduces Anna, an amputee who uses BodyNotes to track the pain and comfort she feels throughout the day when wearing her prosthetic limb. Anna can view visualizations and summaries of her reported pain by location, intensity, time, duration and activity.This data is also accessible to Anna’s prosthetist. BodyNotes also allows remote, real-time collaboration.During their session, Anna uses a photo to indicate the exact points where she feels pain. Since this screen is simultaneously seen by the prosthetist, and the interaction is synchronized, he can show what modifications Anna could do on her own.BodyNotes enables advanced logging and telemedicine functionality on ma...
By: architectradure
Breast cancer patients at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome
2011-01-17 04:25:00 gene target for drug resistance, a triple-drug cocktail for triple negative breast cancer, and patients' risk for carpal tunnel syndrome are among study highlights scheduled to be presented by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers during the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-12. The information is embargoed for the time of presentation at the symposium........
Breast cancer patients prefer silicone
2011-01-17 04:25:00 A newly released study has observed that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings may help physicians and breast cancer survivors as they together make decisions correlation to postmastectomy reconstructive surgery........
Radiosurgery Can Help Patients with Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
2011-01-07 17:36:00 For patients with extremely severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a procedure called radiosurgery may bring improvement when other treatments have failed, according to a study in the January issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Dr. Douglas Kondziolka and colleagues of University of Pittsburgh report promising results of radiosurgery in three patients with very severe, ?medically refractory? OCD. Although further research is needed, radiosurgery could provide a new treatment alternative for the most extreme and difficult cases of OCD. Radiation Treatment Brings Improvement Where Medications Have Failed The patients were two women and one man with extremely severe OCD - on a standard OCD severity scale, two of the patients scored 39 out of 40. Despite taking multiple medications, all patients continued to have severe and disabling OCD ...
Illinois DCFS Removes Patients From Two Alden Facilities
2010-11-24 12:30:00 Illinois DCFS Removes Patients From Two Alden Facilities "Equip for Equality, a federal watchdog which has federal authority to obtain medical records from facilities caring for the disabled, had been collecting documents from Alden Village North to determine how often neglect played a role in the children's deaths...the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has taken the rare step in pulling two residents from...
Fraud against dementia patients on the rise
2010-10-25 16:10:00 A growing number of dementia patients in Asia are being swindled of their money and assets by relatives and friends, and legal experts on Saturday urged people at risk to protect their wealth when they are still able to. Early diagnosis of the disease, which is expected to afflict more people in fast-ageing Asia in coming decades, is especially important and those who know they are at risk need to draw up wills, enduring powers of attorney while they are still mentally sound, the legal experts told a regional Alzheimer?s disease conference in Kuala Lumpur. Dementia is a fatal brain-wasting disease which affects memory, thinking, behavior and ability to handle daily activities. Patients in Asia are forecast to reach 64.6 million by 2050, more than half the global estimate of 115 million that same year.
Magnets Used To Treat Patients With Severe Depression
2010-10-15 15:48:00 John O?Sullivan had struggled with bipolar depression since he was a teen. He has tried numerous types of psychotherapy and medication but nothing seemed to help for long. A salesman whose profession required the constant projection of a positive, upbeat image to be successful, O?Sullivan found that his condition frequently left him feeling listless and restless. He switched jobs often and had difficulties in his family life. ?When you?re in a maniacal state with bipolar, it?s not like you?re often happy. You?re irritable and hard to live with,? said O?Sullivan, a husband and father of five. ?That?s been tough on the family.?
Quiz: Why don't patients and their docs talk about healthcare costs?
2010-06-20 21:43:00 Doctors don't bring up the cost of prescriptions or testing with their patients.
Cheaper prescription for chronic asthma patients
2010-03-20 00:12:00 Chronic asthma patients have an opportunity to save money on their combination inhalers.
Haiti: MSF Treats More Than 1,000 Patients; Inflatable Hospital on the Way
2010-01-14 22:17:00 Haiti: MSF Treats More Than 1,000 Patients; Inflatable Hospital on the Way January 14, 2010 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams in Port-au-Prince are treating large numbers of people who suffered fractures, head injuries and other major trauma during and after the January 12 earthquake. MSF’s Inflatable Hospitals See how MSF used inflatable hospitals ...
By: News for Greens
In the Middle of Brain Surgery, Patients Wake Up and Begin Talking
2009-09-11 15:11:00 From PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories: Kim Delvaux was undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor when doctors at Loyola University Hospital woke her up. Dr. Vikram Prabhu talked to her about her favorite topics -- NASCAR and her kids. Read the who
the Empowering Patients First Act.Short Summary
2009-08-31 01:21:00 A Solution from the Republican Study Committee for Access to Affordable, Quality Health Care for All Americans.#1: Access to Coverage for All Americans Makes the purchase of health care financially feasible for all ? Extends the income tax deduction (above the line) on health care premiums to those who purchase coverage in the non-group / individual market. And, there is an advanceable, refundable tax credit (on a sliding scale) for low-income individuals to purchase coverage in the non-group / individual market.Covers pre-existing conditions ? Grants states incentives to establish high-risk / reinsurance pools. Federal block grants for qualified pools are expanded.Protects employer-sponsored insurance ? Individuals can be automatically enrolled in an employer-sponsored plan. Small businesses are given tax incentives for adoption of auto-enrollment.Shines sunlight on health plans ? Establishes health plan and provider portals in each state, and these portals act to supply greater in...
Nurses on drugs. How many patients have suffered?
2009-07-28 05:59:00 Would it surprise anyone to learn that drug use is widespread among hospital employees? I think not. There is even a new TV show called Nurse Jackie, whose main character played by Edie Falco, is clearly addicted to prescription drugs and trades sex for drugs with the hospital pharmacist. The creators of the show have made the Nurse Jackie character the most competent person in the show's fictional hospital. That's all well and good when it comes to creating an edgy adult TV drama, but not in the real world. Real addicts are only competent in their own minds. Meet Nurse Melony. According to a recent Los Angeles Times article exposing the failure of the California Nursing Board Drug Diversion Program to protect us from nurses on drugs, Nurse Melony Currier is a poster child for nurses on drugs. In one episode, Nurse Melony passed out in her car the morning of her second day on a new job at Starpoint Surgery Center in Studio City, California. Once awakened, she was escorted to a ...
GPS Technology in Shoes to Track Alzheimer's Patients
2009-06-11 14:47:00 From Newlaunches.com: Alzheimer patients are like small children in the house. It is very difficult to keep a track of them. They tend to live in their own world and can wander off if you don't keep a track of them. Aetrex Worldwide and GTS Corp have now teamed up to put GPS transm
For Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome, iPhone to the Rescue
2009-06-01 15:09:00 Behavioral Health Associates of NC, Inc. announces the release for sale of the iPhone symptom tracker application for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This application helps users keep track of bowel function as well as ten other variables in order to create an accurate picture of IBS symptom experience. The application prepares 24 hour, one week and ...
By: Gadget Mania
Support Stockings Don't Help Stroke Patients After All
2009-05-27 20:32:00 Although doctors have been prescribing support hose for acute stroke patients for years, and millions of stroke patients have worn them, a large British study now shows that they do not help prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) post-stroke, and that they may even cause skin damage on the areas they cover.
Peter Cornell wrote a new blog post: Lasik: Most Patients Are Happy With Re
2009-04-28 08:50:00 Peter Cornell wrote a new blog post: Lasik: Most Patients Are Happy With Results The vast majority of patients who have Los Angeles Lasik eye surgery are happy with the results, according to a review of world scientific literature. This places Lasik among the most successful of all elective surgeries says Los Angeles ICL surgeon. Los Angeles Lasik has provided consistently high rates of patient satisfaction, regardless of when ... By 'cornelleye'
Americastopsurgeons wrote a new blog post: Aesthetic Surgery Patients Shoul
2009-04-25 13:26:00 Americastopsurgeons wrote a new blog post: Aesthetic Surgery Patients Should Avoid Some Herbal Supplements, According To ASAPS A recent American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery article warns of possible effects such as bleeding and complications with drug interactions for patients going in for cosmetic surgery. For many people, "natural" or "herbal" are virtually synonymous with safety and purity; however, products available over-the-counter without a doctor's prescription are often mistakenly believed to be ... By 'americastopsurgeons'
VA says 10 colonoscopy patients have hepatitis
2009-03-27 19:28:00 VA says 10 colonoscopy patients have hepatitis CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Veterans Affairs department says 10 people have tested positive for infectious liver disease since they were exposed to contaminated colonoscopy equipment. The 10 are among thousands of patients who have been warned to get blood tests since being treated at VA facilities in Murfreesboro, Tenn., ...
By: TexasFred's
Deep Brain Surgery The Latest Way To Lose Weight For Obese Patients Is This
2009-03-11 11:35:00 Deep brain surgery or deep brain stimulation is the newest in the ever increasing number of surgical options being considered for those who have tried everything else including obvious things like dieting, and even bariatric surgery to reduce obesity.
Surgery Patients Survive Thanks To Simple Checklist
2009-01-15 05:51:00 If you don't want to know too much about the state of surgical safety today, you had better not read further. Though these study results are positive, they reflect poorly on the current state of care in hospital surgical units today.
Lean Muscle Mass Helps Even Obese Patients Battle Cancer
2008-12-18 14:47:00 From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News: Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a new study shows. The study, published in Lancet Oncology, provides evidence that varying body compositions of cancer patients likely plays a role in survival ra
Inactivity a risk to depressed heart patients: study
2008-11-26 01:41:00 The main reason depressed heart disease patients are at higher risk for further heart trouble is because they exercise less and adopt other unhealthy habits, researchers said on Tuesday. In their study of 1,017 heart disease patients whose conditions were stable, the 20 percent who were depressed were at significantly higher risk of cardiovascular problems. Depression is about three times more common among heart attack patients than in the general population, and depression increases the risk of a second heart attack, earlier research showed.
Group Therapy May Boost Survival Rate in Breast Cancer Patients
2008-11-17 17:39:00 Joining support groups can be very beneficial and new research suggests that women with breast cancer could increase their chance of survival by joining a support group.
One in Five Hospital Admissions Are for Patients with Mental Disorders
2008-11-11 14:17:00 About 1.4 million hospitalizations in 2006 involved patients who were admitted for a mental illness, while another 7.1 million patients had a mental disorder in addition to the physical condition for which they were admitted, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The 8.5 million hospitalizations involving patients with mental illness represented about 22 percent of the overall 39.5 million hospitalizations in 2006. AHRQ?s analysis found that of the nearly 1.4 million hospitalizations specifically for treatment of a mental disorder in 2006: ? Nearly 730,000 involved depression or other mood disorders, such as bipolar disease.
Changes in treatment of heart attack patients.
2008-10-24 17:57:00 NHS heart attack treatment change cartoon.Well this has been a very good week for the blog. All figures are up, visitor numbers (thanks to some very helpful stumblers) and revenue is also up and most importantly the number of cartoons posted are also up. Had some real fun this week with the cartoons. There's lots more in the works, so please keep revisiting and tell anyone you know about this site. I'd also like to thank those who sent in emails with ideas for cartoons. While I can't make promises to draw every single suggestion (sorry Bill, decapitation just isn't funny, I tried) they have all been food for thought. You can email me HERE, or leave a comment on the blog below.
Some depressed patients opt for assisted suicide
2008-10-09 16:47:00 The results of a survey in Oregon suggest that the Death with Dignity Act enacted in the state in 1997 does not always prevent patients with depression, a treatable condition, from receiving a prescription for a lethal drug. The findings indicate that ?most people in Oregon who request physician aid in dying do not have clinical depression,? but yet there are ?small number of patients with clinical depression who are able to access lethal medications,? lead investigator Dr. Linda Ganzini, from Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, told Reuters Health. ?The Oregon law,? she explained, ?requires that if the prescribing physician is concerned that the patient might have depression influencing their judgment, that they be evaluated by a psychiatrist or psychologist. The proportion of requesting patients who are evaluated by a mental health professional has been dropping over the last decade and last year no mental health assessments occurred among the 46 people who died by physi...
Conventional Dieting Wisdom That Works For WLS Patients
2008-10-09 10:04:00 Conventional Dieting Wisdom That Works For WLS Patients was written by Kaye Bailey from livingafterwls.comIn many cases conventional dieting wisdom simply doesn?t work for gastric bypass weight loss surgery patients. Surgery changes the rules. For example after gastric bypass patients will seldom eat leafy green salad and never in large quantity, it?s too difficult for the gastric bypass system to handle. So conventional diet wisdom seldom applies to the WLS community.However, some rules can work in concert with the gastric bypass as patients adopt a healthier lifestyle and more rational respect for food.Take a look at what Stephen P. Gullo, PhD, President of the Institute of Health and Weight Sciences in New York City and author of "Thin Tastes Better" has to say. I believe you?ll find the counsel he gives his patients works well for WLS patients:Know your behaviors, not just your calories. If you find that you?re constantly regaining weight you?ve lost by abusing the same types of...
By: Diet and Fitness
Patients Get Stripper Therapy
2008-08-20 04:46:00 Yes, you read that right. That is the title of an article posted on a South African news site. And, the story is actually from London. Curious, but I did not see this story anywhere in BBC News. Oh well. Anyway...The nursing staff of patients with the neurological disorder called Huntington's Disease treated four British men to lap dances at Divas Gentlemen's Club in Newquay, Cornwall, in south-west England. Quoting from the article, "Their hosts included an entertainer with pink hair and a former topless model.""The girls were very nice - we all had a lap dance individually. I'd like to go again," one of the patients, Stephen Pitt, 54, was quoted as saying. The report also mentioned an earlier case in which a 90-year-old woman at another care home in Cornwall was served fish and chips by a waiter in a thong. Now, I'll never, ever say this again. But, if this is what socialized medicine looks like? Well, sign me up and bring in the ladies!
By: Doctor Anonymous
Russian Drug May Be Breakthrough for Alzheimer's Patients
2008-08-15 15:22:00 Is there finally some hope for the victims of Alzheimer?s Disease? There well may be thanks to a Russian-made drug known as Dimebon. Read on for the details. Education Health Innovation International Invention News Products Science Technology
Russian Drug May Be Breakthrough for Alzheimer's Patients
2008-08-15 15:22:00 Is there finally some hope for the victims of Alzheimer’s Disease? There well may be thanks to a Russian-made drug known as Dimebon. Read on for the details. Education Health Innovation International Invention News Products Science Technology
Tiny Heart Pump Aids Heart Patients
2008-08-13 17:41:00 A tiny heart pump has recently been approved for use in critically ill heart patients. Gadgets Health Lifestyle News Science Technology
Clinical trial for patients with asbestos-associated lung cancer
2008-08-06 02:42:00 The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung's lining that is almost always caused by prior exposure to asbestos........
?Narrative Writing? May Ease Pain In Cancer Patients
2008-07-31 17:55:00 A recent study conducted at the Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts reveals that cancer patients who write about their experiences may lessen their pain and agony. Dr. M. Soledad Cepeda, who led the study, states that patients who spent twenty minutes per week writing about their physical and emotional experiences experienced a decrease in ...
Most Patients Desire Reconstructive Surgery
2008-07-13 08:27:00 I came across an interesting article recently, about how patients perceive reconstructive surgery after having had it. Not surprisingly, much as we see with Los Angeles plastic surgery patients, most people who had reconstruction were pleased to have had it. Following is a summary of the article----Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it again, reports a study in July's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal.. In addition, breast reconstruction after preventive mastectomy was as safe as or safer than reconstruction in women with breast cancer and had excellent cosmetic results. "Breast cancer is a terrible diagnosis and decisions regarding treatment are never easy. This study shows that women with cancer in one breast who choose to have their other breast removed as a preventive measure are happy with their decision and a high percentage would ...
Fake bus stop stops stray Alzheimer patients.
2008-06-09 18:05:00 The idea was first tried by the Benrath senior citizens home in Düsseldorf where the staff placed a fake bus stop sign at the sidewalk near the premises. The only difference between the Benrath sign and the real deal is that no buses stop at Benrath. The Benrath staff took to installing the fake sign as an attempt at solving the problem of old patients going astray trying to return to their previous homes or families, often to be collected by the police and brought back to the home at Bentrath. The patients are old, and their memories of recent events are often non-existant. Their long term memories, however, are often very clear to them. It seems they recognize the bus stop sign, remembering they used to take the bus to go home. Now, if they stray into the street, they wait patiently by the bus stop, soon forgetting why they went outside in the first place. Then they are collected by the staff, and brought inside again. The idea has apparently proved so successful it's tested in o...
By: Smart Stuff
Resistant hypertension patients should lose weight, cut salt, alcohol intak
2008-06-08 11:54:00 Washington, June 8 (ANI): People with resistant hypertension should lose their weight and cut salt and alcohol intake, suggest physicians. New guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and co-authored by UAB physicians recommends that resistant hypertension, where blood pressure remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but ...
By: Latest News
"Those who liked Aag were mental patients" - Ramu
2008-06-06 16:15:00 Trust the man to mouth the wittiest of lines with a dead pan expression; even though all the fun is at his expense!While Bollywood insiders and followers are impatiently looking forward to the fate of Sarkar Raj, Ramu continues to be relaxed. "I have always maintained that no single film is the end of road for me. Once Sarkar Raj comes, I would be getting started with the promotion of Contract. Yes, Sarkar Raj is quite important but so have all the films even before that I have made."How about Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag? Has he truly forgotten all the flak? "I could see it coming. At the end of the day, I knew that I wasn't making Sholay there", says Ramu.Oh really? But wasn't Aag always supposed to be the remake of Sholay? "What remake?", questions Ramu in a mocking tune, "You can't have a one line plot and claim that it is a remake. Yes, we started off with quite a few inputs from the classic. But then over the period of time, the setting changed, the situations changed; heck, the ...
Contrasting Patients
2008-06-04 06:29:00 First nursing home patient of the day was sent in for vomiting twice. She had a UTI, no fever so we gave her a bag of IV fluids, and antibiotic and sent her back - the staff could have just as easily called her MD and taken care of that from the facility.The second was sent in for not acting right. He was nearly comatose, skeletal and so profoundly dehydrated that his serum sodium was sky high - 179! He didn't get in that condition in the space of a few hours - it spoke of days of no fluid or food intake and gradually deterioration not recognized by the people who he depended on for care.Patient one didn't need to come to the ER and patient two should have been there a week ago.
By: ERnursey
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