By BeamOn on
1/25/2010 5:52 PM
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Sometimes life gives you insights, moments of experience that can give an unexpected empathy.
When it comes to emotions, I'm a bit of a Forrest Gump, you know "I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is." But I can learn .... when the lessons are delivered with a short sharp blow.
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By DrCris on
1/15/2010 4:24 PM
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One of my young friends (just 3 months old) was recently diagnosed with a inborn error of metabolism after neonatal screening. Any negative outcomes are easily prevented with dietary supplements, and my...
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By BeamOn on
1/12/2010 3:15 PM
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Here we are in 2010. What has 2009 taught us in oncology in our little corner of the world? Read on...
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By sandnsurf on
Thursday, January 07, 2010
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I have just registered and completed a fantastic educational initiative on Tuberculosis (TB) - TB Learning Zone - produced by Oxford Immunotec. Registration is free and it takes about 90 minutes to complete the training in the Learning Zone.
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By sandnsurf on
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
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A 26 year-old male, with no previous history of seizures, was BIBA in status epilepticus. He was intubated for seizure management with propofol and clonazepam infusions.
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By sandnsurf on
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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I read Richard Lehman’s roundup of the major medical journals nearly every week on doc2doc. He provides the perspective of a wise yet whimsical generalist who’s been ‘around a while’. One of the papers he reviewed in his January 4th edition was the recently published overview of the Australian swine flu pandemic:
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By sandnsurf on
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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Elbow dislocations constitute 10% to 25% of all injuries to the elbow. The elbow is one of the most commonly dislocated joints in the body, with an average annual incidence of acute dislocation of 6 per 100,000 persons. Among injuries to the upper extremity, dislocation of the elbow is second only to dislocation of the shoulder.
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By sandnsurf on
Monday, January 04, 2010
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Griffith University is undertaking a nationwide survey in an attempt to explore Australian general practitioners’ World Wide Web, Internet and Social Media / Web 2.0 usage to deliver health care in the...
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By sandnsurf on
Monday, January 04, 2010
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Defining the history of Utopian Medicine and the Utopian Intervention Zone can be challenging. Sir Hubert Ignatius Thompson has commissioned this graphical representation to outline the pertinent factors influencing the meteoric rise of the Utopian Medicine movement.
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By sandnsurf on
Monday, January 04, 2010
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We examined 935 Australian Hospitals to confirm that Australia is lagging 12-18 months behind the US in terms of utilising Social Media to facilitate two-way communication; engage the community and relay vital lifestyle and health related information.
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