Archive for July 2011

Guidelines for Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

Posted by: admin on: July 14, 2011

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released updated guidelines for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections. The guidelines are aimed at health care providers who insert intravascular catheters and those who are responsible for surveillance and control of infections in the hospital, in outpatient settings, and in home health care settings. They focus on […]

  Younger children are at higher risk for injury related to organized sports, so they may need modified guidelines for playing in certain sports to reduce the chance of injury. Guidelines such as no headfirst sliding in baseball and no bodychecking in hockey are examples of modifications to reduce injury among younger players. Other safety […]

Biomarker Panel Identifies Asthma, COPD

Posted by: admin on: July 13, 2011

A combination of 4 blood proteins may serve as biomarkers to help clinicians distinguish patients with asthma from those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Better diagnosis could lead to improved management of these conditions and a better understanding of their pathogenesis The biomarkers were identified through proteomics, which can simultaneously identify multiple proteins associated […]

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Choosing Your Specialty or Subspecialty

Posted by: admin on: July 13, 2011

In the ideal world, your specialty picks you. If you are paying attention, you will be pulled towards the specialty that fits you best. If the pull towards a particular specialty is very strong, you really shouldn’t ignore it.  Some of the most miserable doctors picked their specialty based on income, “lifestyle” or other “practical” issues…and then […]

Recently, a medical student attended a conference on integrative medicine. It was a conference a lot: about Chinese therapies used for cancer, about osteopathic manipulation, and about the growing community of doctors that respect the value of complimentary medicine practices and are working to integrate them into their general practice. She left with a sense […]


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