In Effect Measure - Posted 5 days ago

In 1988 a 32 year old woman, 36 weeks pregnant, checked into a community hospital in Wisconsin. She'd had flu-like symptoms with a moderately high (sp...

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In H5N1 - Posted 1 week ago

Via the tireless Dutchy at The Flu Clinic, a machine translation: Number of patients suspect bird flu increases. Excerpt:The Number Of patients suspec...

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In DB's Medical Rants - Posted 2 weeks ago

The rift between ER docs and hospitalistsThis rift does not just involve hospitalists. Rather, I see problems between the ER and everyone else.Bac...

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In Addiction and Recovery News - Posted 2 weeks ago

AlterNet has an article on harm reduction in Vancouver.Vancouver has essentially become a gigantic field test, a 2 million-person laboratory for a set...

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In Lancet Blog - Posted 3 weeks ago

The following will appear in the Nov 15 issue of The Lancet: Heart failure In the USA, the number of people aged 65 years or older admitted to hospit...

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In H5N1 - Posted 3 weeks ago

Via The Jakarta Post, more on the suspected H5N1 case that turned out to be fatal pneumonia: West Java hospital probes bird flu death. Excerpt:The Has...

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In H5N1 - Posted 3 weeks ago

Via Tempo Interactive: Hospital Announces Bird Flu Tests Were Negative. Excerpt:Hasan Sadikin Hospital in West Java announced on Thursday that a Bandu...

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In Natural Holistic Health Blog - Posted 4 weeks ago

If you ask someone about the most likely causes of death for men, they will probably be able to rattle off a few of the main causes, but a few of the ...

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In Natural Holistic Health Blog - Posted 4 weeks ago

Acid reflux can range in severity from a minor annoyance to a debilitating condition. But it is a potentially dangerous condition, as it has been li...

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In H5N1 - Posted 4 weeks ago

Via The Nation: Bird flu threat returns with cool weather. Excerpt:With the transition from the rainy season to winter fast approaching, authorities a...

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