Honorable Mentions

• Alzheimers, Dysphagia, And Peg Tubes – A Conversation by Odysseas Kostas, MD
• CAM On Campus: Naturopathy by Tim Kreider
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• Electronic Records Still Rare In U.S. Hospitals
Electronic health records are still rare in US hospitals as a national survey reveals that under 2 per cent have installed comprehensive electronic health records in all departments, with many giving the high cost of capital investment and maintenance as the primary barriers to adoption.
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• Alzheimers, Dysphagia, And Peg Tubes – A Conversation
“Grandpa had been gradually declining from Alzheimer's dementia for years (he was confined to bed and he could no longer communicate with his family), but on this visit, after he was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia for the second time in a few months, it was clear he was now also having difficulty swallowing (dysphagia in medical terms). Grandpa was choking on the simplest of foods, including liquids and pureed foods, when he was tested by the speech therapist. Even when slowly fed small spoonfuls he wasn't safe to eat.” Continue reading. . . this blog discusses real end-of-life issues in a realistic, yet compassionate manner. Living with a percutaneous endoscopic g-tube (PEG) brings on its own issues on quality of life vs. length of life. Every family is different and each family has their own issues and priorities in life. This was an insightful blog into one family’s struggle with Alzheimers, swallowing problems (dysphagia) and feeding tubes.
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New Warning On Depo-Provera Contraception Injection

The FDA announced recently that a new black-box warning is being added to the labeling for Depo-Provera Contraceptive Injection. The warning alerts prescribers that prolonged use may result in loss of bone density. Pfizer, the drug’s manufacturer, has also issued a “Dear Doctor” letter with the same information.

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• Study Looks At Celebrex And Lipitor To Treat Prostate Cancer
The FDA-approved drugs Celebrex® and Lipitor® used respectively for arthritis pain and lowering one's cholesterol are being tested by investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) to see if they hold any promise in slowing or stopping the growth of prostate cancer when combined. CINJ is a center of excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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• CAM On Campus: Naturopathy
“The latest event sponsored by “integrative medicine” proponents on my medical school campus featured the naturopath Peter Bongiorno, a 2003 graduate and valedictorian from Bastyr University. Advertisements all over campus billed the lecture as “Stress, nutrition, and the GI tract,” which seemed innocuous enough. However, the lecture title as written on Bongiorno’s slide show was “Naturopathic apologetics for treating the gut.” He explained “treating the gut” to mean that for a wide variety of symptoms the naturopath’s diagnosis inevitably focuses on the intestine and interventions nearly always involve dietary changes or supplements.” This rather lengthy discussion on naturopathy brings head-on some of the controversies between conventional medicine and clinical nutrition with complementary alternative medicine (CAM) approaches used in naturopathy. Part of the problem is lack of an evidence based approach that CAM is struggling with. Also brought to light by this blogger was the efficacy of allowing naturopaths to prescribe in certain states with the point being made that they (the naturopaths) do not have the training to practice medicine, but in many cases your local physician wouldn’t mind chatting about CAM therapies such as de-stressing techniques.
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Meds Linked To Bone Fractures

Millions of Americans take prescription drugs for heart burn and acid reflux disease. A new study finds that prolonged use of many of these drugs could put you at risk for bone fracture. The class of drugs is called proton pump inhibitors, or ppi’s. The acid blocking effect also affects absorption of calcium which when considered long term may affect bone health.

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• Study Shows Effectiveness Of New Low-Cost, Green Technology For Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance
Epidemiologists and computer scientists at the University of Iowa have collaborated to create a new low-cost, green technology for automatically tracking the use of hand hygiene dispensers before healthcare workers enter and after they exit patient rooms.
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• Ovarian Screening? Nope, Never Mind
“Just earlier this week, we reported that a new study showed promise for ovarian cancer screening. A combo of transvaginal ultrasound and a CA125 blood test found early, treatable cancers, according to the research published in The Lancet Oncology. Study authors admitted that they weren't sure how the findings would translate into mortality or balance against the risks of screening.” Read the complete blog to find out results of a second study. Is screening really reducing mortality?
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Food Allergies Commonly Misdiagnosed

Some 11 million Americans have food allergies. Now studies show that the problem foods could be the solution. Giving children tiny amounts of allergenic food under medical supervision may eventually cure the allergy.Furthermore; most children are given blood tests to determine food allergies when a food challenge may be a better option to prevent over-diagnosis of food allergies. Reliance on a single blood test, especially in patients with eczema, may result in misdiagnosis.

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• Dietitians of Canada: Poverty Puts Health at Risk
Recent media reports have highlighted the difficulty that recipients of social assistance face in purchasing a healthy diet. Dietitians of Canada (DC), the national association of dietitians, contend that the most appropriate approach to ensure Ontarians can purchase a healthy diet is through poverty reduction.
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• Regular Screening for Colorectal Cancer Remains Effective in Preventing and Detecting Disease Early
Regular Screening for Colorectal Cancer Remains Effective in Preventing and Detecting Disease Early As the nation marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month this March, the American Cancer Society is encouraging Americans to get lifesaving screening tests that have been proven to reduce the risk of the third leading cause of cancer death in both men and women.
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• Study Reports Statin Benefit in Stroke Healing
“This may not come as news to cardiologists, but the rest of us (ok, me) were impressed that statins appear to reduce the severity of strokes.” I guess I would say to this blogger to give it a break. The news was only released on Feb. 26th , 2009 in a press release stating that Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren't on the drug — even when their cholesterol levels were ideal.
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Movement Imitators of Seizures

Conditions that imitate seizures can be grouped according to which aspect of seizure they mimic. One category is abnormal movement. Other movement imitator disorders involving odd postures don’t show the characteristic EEG changes that help distinguish epileptic seizure types from each other. Such disorders include, but are not limited to, chorea, athetosis, violent flaying, tics, and or dystonia.

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• Antibody Recognition of a Highly Conserved Epitope Across Influenza Viruses
The discovery of the molecule, an antibody known as CR6261, is good news for researchers who hope to design a flu vaccine that would give humans lifelong protection against a majority of influenza viruses. The antibody also has the potential to treat those who are unvaccinated and become infected with the flu.
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• Low Cost Medicine
“In India, many doctors are forced to practice low-cost or poverty medicine, because the vast majority of patients are poor and have very limited budgets. Most doctors are quite good at this, and hone their clinical skills, so that they don't have to rely too much on lab tests or imaging studies to make a diagnosis or formulate a treatment plan. The key is to develop clinical protocols which can be documented and justified, so we can practice cost effective medicine without hurting our patients, just because they are poor.” I can see how this idea could translate into more efficient care for our nation’s uninsured.
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