Fall Prevention – Who is Ultimately Responsible?
by Jennifer Bunn, RN1
It seems that as of October 1, 2008, Medicare will no longer be reimbursing hospitals for eight conditions that befall patients... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2008
Anti-Epileptic Drugs and the Risk of Suicide
by Jennifer Gibson, PharmDThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has evaluated the risk of suicide associated with antiepileptic drugs.... READ MORE →
Real Life Medicine in Nepal – The Headache Phenomenon
by Bikki Gautam, MDNepal… Where on earth is that country? Mt Everest — the tallest mountain in the world. Mix them up and we have... READ MORE →
The Trans Fat Ban – Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Next?
by Nirupama Shankar, PT, MHSOn July 25, 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger made it official — California would be the first state to ban trans fat.... READ MORE →
The Lighter Side of Medicine
by Sajid Surve, DOWith healthcare being the stressful and serious environment it is, sometimes we can lose the lighter side of medicine. I... READ MORE →
Viruses Cause Cancer?
by Jennifer Bunn, RNIn the 11th Report on Carcinogens, the US government added Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and certain papilloma viruses to their... READ MORE →
There Is No Sham In Acupuncture
by Jennifer Green, MSThe randomized controlled trial (RCT) is the gold standard for evaluating whether or not a therapeutic modality works. In... READ MORE →
Finding New Ways to Treat Depression
by J. R. WhiteI think it’s good to think outside the box. Especially when it comes to finding solutions to some pretty major problems.... READ MORE →
Medicine and the Law – Part 5: Abandonment
by JC, MDContinuing on in our series we will now talk about abandonment and terminating the physician-patient relationship. We’ve... READ MORE →
Brain Blogging, Thirty-Seventh Edition
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANWelcome to the thirty-seventh edition of Brain Blogging. In this round, we try to uncover the neuropathology of Asperger’s... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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