Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Preventing Rotavirus with Vaccines: Do They Work?

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In a prior blog entry , research was discussed on the best evidence for treatment of acute gastroenteritis (also known as the stomach bug...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Liver Transplants Increase Survival Rate for Non-Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases

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Cancer of the colon (also known as colorectal cancer) is uncontrolled abnormal cell growth in the colon or rectum (parts of the large i...
Monday, February 18, 2013

The Dangers of Home Canning: A Case of Botulism

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In the current issue of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, a case is reported of a 60-year-old man who presents to an urgent care center with...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

The Health Impacts of a Surprise Russian Meteor Strike

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On the morning of 2/15/13, in Chelyabinsk, Russia, residents were shocked to see and hear a mixture of fire and smoke streaking in the sky...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Geriatric Syndromes: The Role of Vascular Disorders

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A geriatric syndrome is a general term used to refer to clinical conditions with multiple possible factors that are common among the elde...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Patient Centered Medical Homes: Do They Work?

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In a prior blog entry , it was noted that over-use of the Emergency Room may be facilitated by the implementation of “patient centered med...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Abdominal Obesity in Brazilian Adolescents

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There has been much talk in the media about the obesity epidemic in children in the United States and in other countries. Obesity is a pr...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Genetic Screening Test for Familial High Cholesterol

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Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance found only in animal tissues. Good cholesterol helps to eliminate bad cholesterol. There are two ...
Monday, February 11, 2013

How Long Should a Cough Last?

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An acute (sudden) cough illness (ACI) is one of the main reasons people seek outpatient medical care from a family physician or pediatri...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Medicaid/CHIP: The Emergency Room Gateway to Specialists

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Medicaid and CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) are two types of public insurance for adults and children, respectively. While...
Saturday, February 09, 2013

Child Paralyzed after Tonsils Removed

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In an upcoming article in the journal, Anaesthesia , a case study was reported in which a 7-year old boy in India developed quadriplegia ...
Friday, February 08, 2013

Ovarian Tumors in Children: They Happen

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When people think of ovarian tumors, they most commonly think of women. However, ovarian tumors (also known as neoplasms) can also occur i...
Thursday, February 07, 2013

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Knowledge Gaps in Health Care Providers

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is the most deadly and most common illness caused by Rickettsia , a group of bacterial parasites. A pa...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Individual Medical Insurance: Making the Right Choice

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Beginning on January 1, 2014, most Americans will be required to have individual medical insurance . For those who are not currently insur...
Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Childhood Tumors: How PET/CT Scans Can Help

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When patients are evaluated for a possible tumor, the types of scans they hear about most often are CT (computerized tomography) scans and...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Chronic Pain: Know the Causes and Risks

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All of us have experienced pain of some form in our lives; whether it was the slight bruises of childhood or a stomach ache, we know the f...
Sunday, February 03, 2013

A New Technique to Treat Foot Infections in Diabetes

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Diabetes mellitus is a complex, chronic disorder in which the body is not able to effectively use a natural chemical called insulin. Ins...
Saturday, February 02, 2013

Is Your Drinking Water Contaminated by Utility Poles?

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These days, many people purchase bottled spring water, bottled filtered water, and/or have their own water filtration system attached to t...
Friday, February 01, 2013

Preventing Post-Partum Depression in Adolescent Mothers

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Post-partum depression (PPD) is a type of depressive disorder that occurs in a parent after childbirth, although it usually occurs in the ...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Klinefelter Syndrome: An Underdiagnosed Genetic Disorder

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Each person has 23 pairs of chromosomes (46 in total). One of each pair of chromosomes is inherited from the mother and one of each pair i...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Not? The Shocking Results

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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a broad term which refers to birth defects in the fetus caused by high maternal levels of alcoho...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Uses and Applications for Stem Cell Research

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Stem cell research and development has been around for a little while now, but it is still surrounded with controversies. In spite of th...