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• Fish oil – Failure by design

  
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  A few months ago I wrote a blog/newsletter entitled “ Don’t Swallow It! ” It was lamenting the lack of a BS detector on the internet and how easily factoids can spread misinformation. Today’s little gem fits right in with that theme. The latest round of “Fish oil No Good for Heart Disease” studies was ...
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• With JAMA Network Reader Web App you can access multiple medical journals on your smartphone

  
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  Purpose of App Review to analyze the benefits of JAMA Network Reader mobile app to evaluate the usability of the app and its features Introduction The trend of reading the books is shifting towards e-books, that is the reason every smartphone company is trying to develop the apps that supports the PDF, EPUB ...
  2 weeks ago

• Why Are Our Children’s Skin and Food Allergies Increasing?

  
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  A few years ago when our granddaughter was attending kindergarten,  she was coming home every day with terrible rashes on her hands.  When her mother investigated as to the cause she found that each child was required to wash their hands several times throughout the day using antibacterial soap. Not only that, all ...
  2 weeks ago

• High patient satisfaction doesnt mean better surgical quality

  
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  Just because a surgical inpatient is satisfied with the care they receive does not mean the hospital providing it is necessarily complying with the highest standards for performing invasive procedures, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Surgery . read more
  4 weeks ago

• Doctors order fewer tests when they know the prices

  
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  You assume doctors have your best interests at heart if you are unfortunate enough to be admitted to hospital. But what if the care you received was dictated by how many dollars it cost? This is a great piece we found on Reuters Health – a study that reveals you might not necessarily be given all the tests you ...
  4 weeks ago

• Resurrection: Phi Slama Jama

  
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    The mayhem of March has come to an end and its been quite a frenzy within the NCAA Tournament. With top-seeded teams falling in abundance, a power vacuum erupted with underdogs and unlikely favorites striving to take home the championship plaque. Weve seen numerous upsets from No. 9 seed Wichita State slipping ...
  4 weeks ago

• Hospitals profit from post-surgical complications

  
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  Hospitals that reduce post-surgical complications could be cutting into their profits, concludes a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association . read more
  4 weeks ago

• Was a study of chelation fatally flawed or just countercultural?

  
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  This is the second of two posts about a study of whether chelation therapy might benefit some patients who have suffered a heart attack. In the first post, I gave  health reporters high marks for their coverage . Early in my career, I covered a story on chelation therapy. It was the first time I’d ever heard of ...
  5 weeks ago

• Gene May Help Identify Risk of Alzheimer’s in African Americans

  
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  Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida participated in a nationwide study that found minor differences between genes that contribute to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in African-Americans and in Caucasians. The study, published April 10 in The Journal of the American Medical Association , was the first to look ...
  5 weeks ago

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