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Portal to provide health information in rural India
Thaindian News —
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New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) To provide better health services to people in rural areas, the health ministry Monday said it was launching a web portal to provide health related information.The National Health Information Network will come into operation within the next 90 days. Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda ...1 day ago -
What’s In Your Genes: Do You Really Want To Know?
Better Health —
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A little over two years ago, I confessed that I was “ just a little scared of genetic testing .” I have two young children and almost every day I see traits in them that I’m pretty sure they inherited from me whether via genes or behavior. If you’re a parent, I’m sure you can imagine that there’s a lot of ...1 day ago -
Family Receives Medical Bill And Form Letter After Son Dies In ER
Better Health —
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Wow. Just wow: Hospital bill stuns slain student’s parents By Sam Stanton “It was just devastating and insulting,” Gerald Hawkins said Monday. “It’s just hard to grasp for words. My wife and I were near collapse.” On Saturday, 10 days after Scott Hawkins was beaten to death inside his dormitory at ...1 day ago -
Electronic Medical Records: An Analogy For Meaningful Use
Better Health —
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Fricking Brilliant.via Neil Versel *This blog post was originally published at Movin Meat *1 day ago -
Does Poverty Help To Explain Medical Practice Variation?
Better Health —
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Is poverty the major factor underlying geographic variation in health care? It assuredly is. There is abundant evidence that poverty is strongly associated with poor health status, greater per capita health care spending, more hospital readmissions and poorer outcomes. It is the single strongest factor in variation in ...1 day ago -
Aid to Stop Smoking
3stepADS - Free Advertising Blog —
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We all know the effects that smoking can cause, these ranging anywhere from cancer to heart disease. So, why is it still so very hard to kick the habit even though we are all perfectly educated on what these murder sticks are doing to us?1 day ago -
Caught By FDA: Supplement Manufacturers Boost Efficacy By Adding Real Drugs To Mix
Better Health —
Authority: 602
I should probably create a new blogpost category just for erectile dysfunction dietary supplements adulterated with authentic or synthetic analogs of prescription phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors (e.g., Viagra, Cialis). However, FDA has already created a page for this earlier this year after dozens of ...1 day ago -
The Importance Of Open-Ended Questions
Better Health —
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I can spend 20 minutes interviewing a parent about their child and still not really understand them. During a consult, my interview centers on the objective elements in a child’s history. When evaluating a child for abdominal pain, for example, I have a panel of questions that cover what I need to know to ...1 day ago -
Dallas Cosmetic Dentist, Hockey Mouthguard, MMA Gear
Docu Wire —
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Dallas cosmetic dentist - If you have issues with your smile, you know about what an embarassment it can be. You may find that you are becoming extremely self concious as you smile or laugh. You may even discover yourself not smiling or laughing. Very fortunately there is a safe, easy, and fast wayto improve your ...2 days ago -
When No One Wants To See The Patient: The ER’s On-Call Labyrinth
Better Health —
Authority: 602
The call schedule is hidden somewhere inside! Dictation: ‘The patient was seen in the emergency department by Dr. Niemans, who is the acting hospitalist on call for Dr. Whitman’s group, who usually admit for the patient’s actual primary care provider, Emily Knight, PA, who works for Dr. Robelo, who no ...2 days ago -
Even Physicians Are Shocked By Healthcare Costs
Better Health —
Authority: 602
I took my son to the ER for a broken thumb. It was a minor injury but the thumb is the most important digit on the hand. The ER care was just fine…a quick look, an Xray and a small splint. We didn’t have to wait long and everyone was courteous. Imagine my surprise to receive the bill from the hospital. Yes, I ...2 days ago -
Nurse Medblogger Used To Work With Fort Hood Shooter, Dr. Hasan
Better Health —
Authority: 602
My iPhone started ringing just as my nursing colleagues and I were getting ready to report off to the next shift at Undisclosed Government Hospital. The frantic caller was one of our nurses. She cried, “Are you on lockdown? Don’t leave the unit!” I signaled everyone in the room to cut the chatter. Then we heard ...3 days ago -
Safe Blogging Practices: It’s Not WHAT You Say…
Better Health —
Authority: 602
The story of the nursing student who was expelled for blogging got me thinking. (If you haven’t heard the story, check out What Can Nursing Students Blog About? at Code Blog , with an update at Kevin, MD ) Just what can you write about on your blog? Well, you can write on just about any topic. ...3 days ago -
Classic Smoking Cessation Study Suggests You Can Save A Life For $2000
Better Health —
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Every now and again I like to pick one of the classic research studies on smoking cessation in order to highlight some of the key findings. Today I’m going to focus on the part of the Lung Health Study. The Lung Health Study is certainly one of the best smoking cessation studies ever carried out, partly because of ...3 days ago -
Just To Be Sure: The Most Expensive Phrase In Medicine
Better Health —
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Kevin, MD linked to this , and I really must comment. Here’s the abstract, and I hope you’ll read it all : For years I’ve heard friends describe experiences of being caught in a web of excessive and unnecessary medical testing. Their doctors ordered test Z to investigate a seemingly incidental finding ...4 days ago -
Extreme Bleeding
Better Health —
Authority: 602
Recently I had a moment to reflect on adrenaline and adrenaline inducing sports. It was a bloody moment. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Bleeding peptic ulcers occasionally cross the path of general surgeons. Usually they stop bleeding with conservative treatment. But sometimes they don’t. Then you need to whip ...4 days ago -
Why You Shouldn’t Take A Stroller On An Escalator
Better Health —
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There’s an epidemic at our malls: parents taking their small children up and down escalators in strollers of all sorts of sizes and shapes. I ended up behind one such parent yesterday and found strollers heading up and down all afternoon. Some were small, some large. Some had bags dangling off of them, others not. ...4 days ago -
"Precious" and the Power of Writing
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You may have heard of the stirring new film Precious , starring Gabourey Sidibe as an obese 16-year-old girl in late-1980s Harlem, pregnant (for the second time) with her own fathers child, and a victim of shockingly cruel abuse at the hands of her mother, played by MoNique. It would be difficult to conceive of ...4 days ago -
Book Review: Choices: A Novel
Better Health —
Authority: 602
Choices: A Novel is a must read for teachers, parents and teenagers, everywhere. A combination of coming-of-age textbook, conversation starter, bite-your-nails, and gotta finish book, it took me by surprise. Laughter, tears, and some great conversations have filled our home this week as we read Choices. In a ...4 days ago -
Using Positive Self-Talk - How It Leads To Better Health
theselfimprovementblog.com —
Authority: 135
By Abhishek Agarwal - A large number of people are deeply concerned about their health and well being. Many of us want to learn more about diet, exercise, and nutrition in order to avoid illness and maintain heath and happiness. However, many of us commit the mistake of focusing too much on the needs of our bodies ...5 days ago
