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• Cataract. AMD. “… long-standing controversy among clinicians as to whether cataract surgery is contraindicated in eyes with non-neovascular AMD.”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 131
  A report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology , one of the JAMA / Archives journals, indicates: ‘ Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision ...
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• Healthcare Sector Accounts for 8% of U.S. Carbon Footprint

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 626
  The U.S. healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions, according to University of Chicago researchers. The research takes into account activities such as hospital care, scientific research and the production and distribution of pharmaceutical drugs. The study shows that the ...
  4 days ago

• Six held for over 100 car thefts in Delhi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Six people, allegedly involved in over 100 car thefts in the national capital region, have been arrested, police said Tuesday.Sleuths of Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested Sonu Pathak, Raju, Hitler Vishaila, Shakir, Mujir and Sangeet Sharma from three different locations in the capital in ...
  5 days ago

• Muslims join in ‘Vande Mataram’ rally in Madhya Pradesh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Bhopal, Nov 9 (IANS) Four days after two prominent Muslim groups in Madhya Pradesh claimed that singing ‘Vande Mataram’ was not un-Islamic, a group of Muslims joined people from other communities in singing the national song in front of a mosque in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul town.Rukmani Balaji temple’s founder ...
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• He Sad, She Sad

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  ?One of the saddest things about depression is the lingering myth that it is mostly a ?female disorder?.? So, reported The Star of Johannesburg. This lingering myth however, may be starting to fade as more and more health professionals begin to recognize the difference between depression in men and women. According to ...
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• TV Linked to Aggressive Behavior in Children

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 579
  A new report suggests 3-year-old children who are exposed to more TV appear to be at an increased risk for exhibiting aggressive behavior. Researchers analyzed data from 3,128 mothers of children born from 1998 to 2000 in 20 large U.S. cities to examine associations of child television exposure and household ...
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• Popular Tours Options in India | ArticlesBase.com

  
  Travel Articles Blog — Authority: 125
  India is one of the most famous tourism destinations in the world. It deserves the attention of tourists and vacationers from all around the world. Every year a large number of tourists visit India to explore its fascinating tourism destinations and eye catching attractions of tourist interest. There is a myriad ...
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• What not to wear………….

  
  A Reason To Write - India — Authority: 120
  When you travel around and visit different religious sites, it is very good to be prepared – to know what is considered acceptable attire. Most people don’t want to unwittingly insult their hosts – count me among those people. I am careful and try to pay attention to the rules. I take a scarf to cover my head ...
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• Cancer Mongering

  
  SMOKINCHOICES (and other musings) — Authority: 122
  The MC DOUGALL NEWSLETTER October 2009 The American Cancer Society Reverses Its StrongPosition on Mammograms and PSA Testing Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society told the New York Times on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 , “We don’t want people to panic, but I’m admitting that ...
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• JAMA: Reform of Continuation Medical Education - Still Living in 1910

  
  Policy and Medicine — Authority: 428
  A recent commentary published in the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA) begins its call for reforming continuing medical education (CME) by citing The 1910 Flexner Report , as if Abraham Flexner is alive and well today.     The Flexner report which though helped greatly to improve medical school ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sperm donor passes on fatal heart condition to children

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  A sperm donor has unknowingly passed on a potentially fatal heart condition to nine children one of whom has died it has emerged.
  2 weeks ago

• News, EBM, Library Resources: JAMA Evidence now available

  
  EBM and Clinical Support Librarians@UCHC — Authority: 112
  For those interested in learning strategies for practicing evidence-based medicine, check out the latest digital subscription from UCHC Library: JAMA Evidence Image Credit: http://www.jamaevidence.com/ - All rights reserved – Copyright 2009 . Produced by American Medical Association ...
  2 weeks ago

• Study: Patients Suffer When Surgeons are Tired

  
  Lean Insider — Authority: 120
  I’ve written before about efforts to limit the numbers of hours doctors (or at least medical residents) are required to work. But because all of today’s doctors went through residencies that required long hours, it is difficult to convince them there is anything wrong with the system. I noted that the New ...
  2 weeks ago

• Ky-Mani Marley to highlight Islamorada’s BayJama Reggae Fest Nov. 21

  
  Online Magazine — Authority: 142
  Ky-Mani Marley, son of legendary reggae icon Bob Marley, is set to headline BayJama Reggae Fest Saturday, Nov. 21, at the TIB Bank of the Keys Amphitheater in Islamorada Founders Park, located at mile marker 87. The second youngest of Bob Marley’s 11 children, Ky-Mani Marley fuses world music with hip-hop, blues, ...
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• Decline in fitness speeds up after 45

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): Fitness level declines with age and begins to drop particularly sharply after age 45, says a new study.Published in the latest issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, the study claimed that maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI), not smoking and ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Grammar Rebel, and KidlitCon links

  
  writerjenn — Authority: 556
  Last night, while writing, I debated whether to put a comma in a sentence that was "supposed" to have one. I believe the rule Im referring to is the one about compound sentences joined by a conjunction, but Im better at knowing how to apply a rule than knowing what its called. Anyway, the pace and emotional tenor of ...
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• Heart failure and aldosterone antagonist: US Clinical Practice Guidelines

  
  SALUTE DOMANI ? IL PORTALE DEL BENESSERE — Authority: 150
  A study published in  JAMA  by Nancy M. Albert and colleagues, exploring aldosterone antagonist usage among US patients hospitalised with heart failure, found that only one-third of patients meeting current US Clinical Practice Guidelines criteria were actually being treated (1). ...
  3 weeks ago

• Toyota Prius Wins JAMA Japanese Car of the Year Award (Japan)

  
  JapaneseSportCars.com — Authority: 134
  The powerful Japan Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (JAMA) has named Toyota’s third-generation Prius winner of its 30th Japan Car of The Year Award. Final judging occurred today at the opening of the 41st Tokyo International Motor Show. It is the second time Prius has been named Japanese Car of the Year as ...
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• Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening Questioned

  
  The Assertive Cancer Patient — Authority: 132
  Well, heres one that is going to upset Komens apple cart, with that organizations constant push for "early detection" through screening.  Apparently, even though more cancers--both breast cancer and prostate cancer--are being caught early because of increased use of mammograms and PSA tests, that has not resulted in ...
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• Cancer society’s messages on screening conflict

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 432
  The New York Times ‘ Gina Kolata reports that the American Cancer Society, a longtime defender of early detection and cancer screening, is planning to release an online message next year “to emphasize that screening for breast and prostate cancer and certain other cancers can come with a real risk of ...
  3 weeks ago

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