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Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:16:25 EDT

Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
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Retirement May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Thu, 8 May 2008 08:46:14 EDT

Retirement may be hazardous to your health.
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Abuse of Medications Employed for the Treatment of ADHD: Results From a Large-Scale Community Survey

Wed, 7 May 2008 11:10:27 EDT

This article evaluates prescription and illicit stimulant abuse in the treatment of ADHD. The results suggest that long-acting stimulants may have lower abuse potential than short-acting agents.
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Honor Killings -- Still a Burning Issue in Pakistan

Tue, 6 May 2008 08:22:44 EDT

A reader brings to light a practice in Pakistan that many do not know exists.
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How to Treat Skin Infections, Including MRSA, in 2008

Mon, 5 May 2008 08:46:39 EDT

Erik Schraga, MD, with Stanford-Kaiser Santa Clara Emergency Medicine in California, explains the correct way to treat skin abscesses in 2008.
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Patients: An Untapped Safety Resource

Fri, 2 May 2008 08:58:40 EDT

Julia A. Hallisy, DDS, a dentist in San Francisco, California, teaches how patients can protect themselves.
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Regional Anesthesia, Compression, and Aspirin Is the Safest Form of Prophylaxis for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Thu, 1 May 2008 10:39:41 EDT

Regional anesthesia, compression, and aspirin is the safest form of prophylaxis for hip and knee arthroplasty.
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Underutilization of Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With Heart Failure

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:54:48 EDT

Gregory Piazza, MD, Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, discusses how poorly many hospitals are preventing deep vein thrombosis.
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Announcing the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Section of The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:50:47 EDT

David Goldenberg, MD, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, announces this new section of The Medscape Journal.
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"Jake Leg," Other Poisonings, Physicians as Canaries, and the FDA

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:37:37 EDT

Emily Friedman, an independent health policy and ethics analyst, reminds us why doctors must be "canaries" and the FDA must act.
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Therapeutic Targets in Rhinosinusitis: Infection or Inflammation?

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:46:28 EDT

Intranasal steroids reduce inflammation and improve drainage, effects that are critical to the resolution of rhinosinusitis.
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Readers' and Author's Responses to "Clinicians Must Reinvent the Medical Record to Stimulate the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records"

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:41:16 EDT

Two readers and an author discuss the merits of electronic medical records.
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Surgery for Diabetes?

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:48:17 EDT

Kelvin D. Higa, MD, FACS, President of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, explains why surgery may be the best choice for treating morbid obesity.
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MRI Is the New Gold Standard for Excluding Cervical Spine Injury in Patients With Blunt Trauma

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:58:37 EDT

MRI is the new gold standard for conclusively excluding cervical spine injury in patients with blunt trauma.
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A Reader and Author Respond to "Does Calcium Supplementation, With or Without Vitamin D, Reduce Bone Loss and Fractures in Older Adults?"

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:55:10 EDT

A reader and author discuss the need to scrutinize data.
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A Prospective Comparison of Random Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio vs 24-hour Urine Protein in Women With Preeclampsia

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:03:51 EDT

Random protein-creatinine ratio cannot rule out mild preeclampsia; however, this test can be used for rapid diagnosis of severe preeclampsia.
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Children and Obesity -- Should Every Child Be Screened?

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:52:09 EDT

Virginia A. Moyer, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, and of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, reports on screening children for obesity.
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A Reader and Author Respond to "The Ethics of Outsourcing Surrogate Motherhood to India"

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:46:41 EDT

A reader and author discuss the difficulties associated with adoption.
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Drug Safety Relies on YOU, the Healthcare Professional, to Find and Report New Serious Adverse Reactions

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:48:35 EDT

Judith K. Jones, MD, PhD, President & CEO, The Degge Group, Ltd., Arlington, Virginia, explains why and how to report adverse drug events.
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A Reader and Author Respond to "The Top Ten Unfounded Health Scares of the Year"

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:46:49 EDT

A reader and author debate the benefits of fluoride.
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