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Patients take control of their own care - Statesman Journal

... loud enough for everyone in the ER ... her symptoms well (primarily stomach pain), knew that an MRI was not necessary under the circumstances and knew that a cortisone shot was what she needed. "The doctor ...

Public-health agency takes rare step of detaining TB patient - Seattle Times

... contagious disease It's only the second time since 1986 that Public Health — Seattle & King County has sought a court order to detain a patient who resisted treatment. By law, the agency is allowed to do that,

Novartis Malaria Drug May Yield First New Treatment in 30 Years - BusinessWeek

... become the first new class of treatment against the disease in 30 years, researchers said. The drug cured mice at lower doses than existing medicines and killed drug-resistant strains taken from patients in ...

Swissmedic Approves Novartis's Tasigna For Treatment Of Patients With Newly Diagnosed ... - RTT News

(RTTNews) - Novartis AG (NVS: News ) announced that the Swiss health authority Swissmedic has granted approval for Tasigna 300 mg twice daily for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia ...

Novartis gets FDA OK for blood pressure treatment - The Guardian

In a separate release, Novartis said Swiss authorities approved its leukemia drug Tasigna for adults with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML) in chronic phase. (Reporting ...

Study: Quitting smoking may require longer use of cessation treatments - San Jose Mercury News

Patients, and the doctors assisting them, may lose confidence in a cessation treatment strategy if a smoker has not quit by the recommended target date, or "quit date," or if the patient is unable to remain ...

Court: privacy of patient records supersedes misconduct investigations - Abington Mariner

The doctor had been approached by a patient seeking “narcotics detoxification treatment” as a result of prescriptions issued by Doe, according to the court’s summary of facts. “It appeared to the physician ...

Tending to Patients During a Hurricane, - New York Times

we were able to keep the patients’ treatments going using the hospital’s emergency backup power. But as time went on, we lost that power and all the machines switched over to batteries. Eventually, those ...

Administering Oxygen May Not Be the Best Treatment for Migraine Headaches - Associated Content

... hyperbaric therapy the patient breathes the pure oxygen at higher pressures in a hyperbaric chamber. According to Science Daily, there have been at least five studies comparing hyperbaric and normobaric treatments.

Patients are less likely to sue when doctors apologize for errors - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

... set out to answer a deceptively simple question about those litigious patients: Why do they sue? One reason, obviously, is to replace lost income or recover out-of-pocket costs of treatment. But most patients ...

Patients | Treatment | ev3 Inc.

Patient Education. Treatment. Prevention & Control. There are many risk ... Note: Clinicians may suggest that P.A.D. patients have an exercise stress test before ... more

Pancreatic Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute

Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of pancreatic cancer. ... There are different types of treatment for patients with pancreatic cancer. ... more

Patient-Treatment Matching

Matching alcoholic patients to treatments based on their particular characteristics may have the potential to improve alcoholism treatment outcomes. more

Prostate Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute

Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of prostate cancer. ... There are different types of treatment for patients with prostate cancer. ... more

Patient Treatment - eHow.com

Find info and videos including: What Are the Treatments for Cancer Patients?, What Are Treatments for Kidney Patients?, In Patient Alcohol Treatment and much more. ... more

Cancer Treatment

Inquiries about patient treatment on Fred Hutchinson Center Research protocols can be made by phone or email. Information on diseases treated, clinical ... more

Buprenorphine Treatment: Patient Selection and Coordination ...

Have the capacity to refer patients for psychosocial treatment. Limit their practice to 30 patients receiving buprenorphine at any given time ... more

Vasomedical, Inc. - EECP® Therapy | Patients - Locate EECP ...

Where to find EECP therapy treatment centers in the United States and Worldwide ... Many patients have reduced the need for nitroglycerin or eliminated use altogether. ... more

FSR Patient Info - Treatment for Sarcoidosis

The treatment of sarcoidosis often depends on the specific symptoms of each patient. Often, no treatment is needed. But, for some, intense treatment ... more

Patients - Personalized Cancer Treatment

AN INTRODUCTION TO CHAMPIONS' PERSONALIZED CANCER TREATMENT ... Through Champions' services, the cancer patient's treatment team can quickly avail itself of the opinions of the ... more

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CANNABIS CULTURE - An Okanagan care home resident with full body paralysis was confined to his bed against his will after his wheelchair was ...

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Chris Trondsen (Recovering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder) gives expert video advice on: How did your BDD treatment program change your life?; How ...

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Proton treatment is becoming a popular, albeit costly, option for cancer patients. ... cancer patients treatment therapy cancer patients treatment ...

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Presentation from 2001 International Transverse Myelitis Symposium in Baltimore. E. James Wright, MD

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(CNN) -- Walk into Lisa Nasser's kitchen most evenings and you're greeted by rich aromas that indicate an exceptional cook is at work on a ...

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(August 12, 2009 - Insidermedicine) Just a few tumor cells in the lymph nodes of women with breast cancer can worsen the prognosis, and these ...

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Fighting cholera in a civil war zone

Via Medicins Sans Frontieres: MSF helps thousands of displaced people in isolated Shabunda region, South Kivu, DRC. Excerpt: Thousands of people have been forced to flee their villages in the Shabunda area of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), due to heavy clashes between the Con ... more

RNA Interference Success Versus Cancer

Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Popular Science reports that biotech company Alnylam announced in June that its drug ALN-VSP cut off blood flow to 62 percent of liver-cancer tumors in those 19 patients, by triggering a rarely used defense mechanism in the body ... more

Recurrent Granulibacter bethesdensis Infections | CDC EID

EID Journal Home > Volume 16, Number 9–September 2010 Volume 16, Number 9–September 2010 Synopsis Recurrent Granulibacter bethesdensis Infections and Chronic Granulomatous Disease David E. Greenberg , Adam R. Shoffner, Adrian M. Zelazny, Michael E. Fenster, Kol A. Zarember, Frida Stock, Li Ding, Kim ... more

The breast cancer capital?

The ABC has the concerning news that Canberra has the highest breast cancer rates in the country: The report by the Breast Cancer Treatment Group looked at nearly 3,000 patients in Canberra and south-east New South Wales from 1997 to 2007. It found the ACT has Australia’s highest rate of female brea ... more

Natural Cures for Prostate Cancer - Just Go for It

Prostate cancer is treated in many ways. Hormone therapy, surgical removal of the gland and radiation therapy are just a few of the options available. Treatments like these are commonly resulting in various side effects as well. Some side effects are mild and short-term but some also are permanent a ... more

Acute Cervical Lymphadenitis Caused by Mycobacterium florentinum | CDC EID

EID Journal Home > Volume 16, Number 9–September 2010 Volume 16, Number 9–September 2010 Letter Acute Cervical Lymphadenitis Caused by Mycobacterium florentinum Salma S. Syed, Omolara Aderinboye, Kimberly E. Hanson, and Eric D. Spitzer Author affiliations: State University of New York, Stony Brook, ... more

With first stem cell tests on horizon, even backers are concerned

Some fear setback could devastate the nascent field By Rob Stein Washington Post August 30, 2010 WASHINGTON — Even as supporters of human embryonic stem cell research are reeling from last week’s sudden cutoff of federal funding, another portentous landmark is quietly approaching: the world’s first ... more

UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis

Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A model of the implantable bioartificial kidney shows the two-stage system. Thousands of nanoscale filters remove toxins from the blood, while a BioCartridge of renal tubule cells mimics the metabolic and water-balance roles of t ... more

More decisions...I thought this was done!

Well, long story VERY short, we came down to San Diego for a family reunion this week and had to find a doctor to give Chris the interferon for the 2 weeks we're here. So we called one doctor, they couldn't do it. We called another doctor, they couldn't do it. Luckily they directed us to a melanoma ... more

Things to Think About With Gastric Bypass - Before and After

When someone suffering from obesity is evaluating methods for losing weight safely, one choice they are likely to consider is something called gastric bypass surgery. This procedure is not the first choice nor even the second choice for people with obesity to think about. Rather, it is usually the l ... more

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - Modeling a radiotherapy clinical procedure: total body irradiation

September 1, 2010 -- Radiotherapy is the use of X-rays, gamma rays, or electron or proton beams to treat cancer. The aim of the treatment is to kill the cancer cells,... more

Lincolnshire Echo - Check waiting times

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A FREE mobile service that texts patients the latest waiting times at A&E departments in Lincolnshire has been used 1,200 times within a... more

Evening Post; Bristol (UK) - For a healthy future

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UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) is a leading independent sector healthcare company contracted to deliver elective surgical services to NHS... more

Lincolnshire Echo - Blame drug companies for cost of treatment

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NOT for the first time, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is being accused of penny-pinching over a medicine... more

Cornish Guardian; Truro (UK) - Unsung heroes of healthcare in the county are set to be celebrated

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A NEW awards scheme has been launched to celebrate the work of unsung heroes of healthcare in Cornwall.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals'... more

Leicester Mercury - Cancer groups offer new support service

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TWO cancer support charities are working together to launch a new service for sufferers.

Leicester's Coping With Cancer and the... more

Roanoke Times & World News - New medical students start their studies

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The Blacksburg campus of the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed a new class of 189 students last month.

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Derby Evening Telegraph - Awards to be given to county NHS staff

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AWARDS will be given to Derbyshire NHS staff who have gone the extra mile in the past year.

Derbyshire Community Health Services... more

Bangor Daily News - State OKs Down East marijuana dispensary

September 1, 2010 --

AUGUSTA - State health officials on Tuesday selected a Portland- based nonprofit to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the small... more

U.S. Newswire - Marianjoy Receives $100,000 Grant from Tellabs Foundation for

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Updated Technology to Provide Treatment for More Than 1,500 Patients Annually

WHEATON, Ill., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The... more

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Open Question: Do "Cranial Therapy" Osteopaths Target Helpless Babies?

Altmed enthusiasts such as Osteopaths claim to treat only willing patients with informed consent. Is this really true? I found this appeal on the website of a New Zealand-based Osteopath soliciting osteopathic treatment of babies: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SO WHO NEEDS CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY? Almost all people can benefit from the use of Cranial Osteopathy at some stage in their lives. This may vary from birth trauma, both for the mother and the child....particularly if there has been trauma to the head….small trauma like dental work, through to major head injuries following car accidents and the like. HOW DO BABIES BENEFIT FROM CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY? During birth the bones of a babies skull are compressed and will often overlap each other. Following the birth the bones will try to reform into their normal positions to allow the inner movement of the brain, the fluid and the containment membranes to take place. Commonly not all the positions are how the body would like it to be, and when this happens the body must now attempt to compensate for these malpositions. These compensations will often cause the baby to become unsettled in a variety of ways, as the babies body tries to come to terms with the problems that exist. Some of these problems may lead to colic, poor sleeping ability, poor feeding ability or just crying or unsettled. The Osteopath, working cranially, will locate the areas in the babies body where the problems exist, and facilitate the babies body to release these areas of tension and take away the bodies compensations that are causing the problems. The baby should be more relaxed and a far happier child. Glue ear in children responds very well to cranial work, likewise many conditions that need the immune system to be at best. Things like tonsillitis, colds, and stomach problems like colic and reflux all are much helped by getting the babies system working at its best. HOW MANY TREATMENTS WILL MY BABY NEED? The number of treatments will depend on the problems that the Osteopath finds when the child is examined. Some children need only minimal treatment and others require quite extensive treatment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help me understand this. Do "Cranial Osteopaths" really claim to "cure" glue ear by feeling pulses in the skull, or is "cure" a word-that-must-not-be-mentioned in Osteopathic circles? Colds? Colic? Poor Eating habits? Trauma to the Head? All treated by the ten magic fingers of a Osteopath with no medical training? What kind of conditions in a baby require "extensive" Osteopathic "treatment"? Should this be allowed? Or should Osteopathic "treatment" be limited to patients who have reached the age of consent — like tattoos and nose plugs maybe? http://www.wtp.co.nz/cranial_osteopathy.html more

Open Question: what treatments would you recieve in an insane asylum?

for some odd reason something sparked in me to do a research paper on insane asylums, but I can't find anywhere on google or Wikipedia that shows what treatments the patients recieve so if anyone knows please jus tell me. thnx more

Open Question: What does it take to satisfy the Skeptics?

This question was answered regarding what evidence it would take in order for skeptics and altmed practitioners to change their minds. http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiOqzxcpbwVD_WIHxF1_UBLh5gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20100902025253AAfANQD&show=7#profile-info-lTfJqvJ1aa From some of the edits its difficult not to come to the conclusion that whatever altmeder do or say they cannot win with people who have decided that what altmeders do is a sham. A comment was made that an osteopath does not treat anyone more than 3 times if the treatment is ineffective and this was the response: ###OMG just re read your answer. Talk about cherry picking!!! you think you are succesfull yet those who show no effect you stop treating and those who are starting to recover you claim credit for,. haha.### The role as an osteopath is quite limited. Osteopaths don't treat "anything" or "everything". Isn't it was ethical practice to refer a patient on and discontinue treatment if that practitioner can't help them or if what they are doing is ineffective. Feedback from doctors indicated that what they are most concerned about is patients being fleeced for treatment which doesn't help them. So in doing what I considered to be ethical practice which everyone is happy with (Most osteopaths in New Zealand work this way) this practitioner then gets told he's cherry picking? I thought that was the job of an Osteopath? Aren't osteopaths supposed to assess suitability for treatment before every treatment begins? Would this asker be criticising an orthopadic surgeon who refered a patient on that needed a Mitral Valve replacement? Would replacing his hip cure his underlying heart condition? What else should a practitioner do? Should they keep these patients on their books and get them in for follow up appointments every so often which cost them money knowing full well that no treatment they can offer is going to help them at all? What are other suggestions? Your thoughts and feedback please...Thanks Rhianna. I can't see a problem with it either. The only people who have been disapointed is the ones who've been everywhere to be told by another therapist 'I'm sorry I can't help you" I really do feel for these people but I would feel worse to take money off them and not help them. Its not like I need these patients to make a living. I've got plenty I can help. It was in the edit from the asker. He clearly doesn't work in any form of medicine.TSC, I think you are so correct when you say we should really start to worry if we think we are the only ones that can help anyone. Thanks. I'll carry on as I am. I think its good integral practice.###How does a osteopath treat asthma?### I would say they don't. Firstly osteopaths treat patients not conditions. Conditions do resolve because of osteopathic intervention but not universally. Patients with Asthma do have increased tone in their accesory respiratory muscles and you can treat those tissues but that will not make the Asthma go away. If a patient came to me specifically to resolve asthma I would advise them "Osteopathic intervention will not significantly affect this condition". I would not expect it to resolve or even improve significantly for any period of time from manual treatment. Patients that I have seen with Asthma usually have it well managed and have already taken steps like avoiding animal dander and dustmites + other allergens so usually I don't even offer them that advice. After treating patients with Asthma I don't recall any of them anecdotally reporting that it improved like sometimes peoples bladded or GI function improves post treatment.##Let a skeptic get hit by a car and you see a science believer buried under-neither as he is rushed to A&E. I've never seen one demanding his clothes and walking out the door to get some hand-waving.## Do you see a lot of people go through the door after road accidents? Whats your experience if you know so much? more

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Open Question: Pleaseeee help me :(........How do I explain ?

There are people who feel trapped in the wrong body, Or are unhappy with some part of themselves that cause's them Psychological distress, and to have an unhappy perception of themselves like this: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bodyshock/episode-guide/series-18/episode-1 http://www.myvideo.de/watch/6707480/Worlds_Youngest_Sex_Change_Kim_Petras_bei_This_Morning I was told I had Body dysmorphic disorder (bdd) aged 16 which also caused a lot of anxiety/depression, I'm now 19 and still suffer with this, I had cbt and therapy also spent time in an in unit for young people. The cbt made me iller and hate myself more (forced to be ok, rather than try to) I do not want to do it again as it didn't help me, I have a hatered with my eyes (colour) I found lenses in one brand that look ok, But i'm terrified they'll discontinue and as stupid as it may seem to others i'd kill myself because I cannot deal with the psychological pain. When people have eye trauma's like a scar in their iris they can have shell lenses that cover this defect ? so the person feels, "psychologically" better. This is how i feel even though others do not see my pain. I do know that cancer patients and eye traumas are top prioroty, and i am not saying this is wrong i'm just asking someone to help me in the way i know will, but how do you explain this to doctors ?? I really want a career as a clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist, but i cannot do this without the lenses being there. iv'e been told explain how much i need this and how it will benefit my life 100%. But i read news like this and think, how do i stand a chance, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1308001/Mother-refused-breast-cancer-drug-NHS-celebrates-sons-birthday-thanks-kind-hearted-donor-paid-treatment.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1280058/Becky-wins-battle-NHS-cancer-treatment.html i am so depressed and low in my self right now that i don't think i can handle another knock back, or a brush off. I tell myself to scar my own eyes, just to get some help because i don't want to die. or blind myself cause no one will help me, people with gender dysphoria get help because without it they'd end up hurting themselves as they are being made to live as someone they are not, that's how i feel about my eyes and i am begging for help, how do i explain ? more

Open Question: How can I prevent myself and my wife from contracting Tuberculosis?

Apparently there is a new treatment method for (I think) colon cancer, or something of the sort, in which the patient is intentionally infected with Tuberculosis, which supposedly eats this kind of cancer for breakfast. If this is true (I haven't researched it) it sounds like a potentially beneficial new cancer treatment that could save lives. So, a man in my church has recently been diagnosed with this sort of cancer. He has undergone surgery, which went well, and now the doctors intend to try this TB therepy (if that's what you would call it) to make sure the cancer is gone. This is all good and well. This gentleman also intends to continue his daily and weekly activities despite this illness. Apparently his doctors approve of this. He will be taking several percautions to prevent spreading TB to others he is around: wearing a mask, sanitizing any rest room he uses after he uses it, and probably several other things as well. He also intends to continue to attend church during the time of his infection. Everyone is cheering him on. In my heart, I am too. But I have some concerns about the situation. I am no expert on TB. I do know these things: It's bad and its contageous. I know it can be spread through the air, and it can be spread through contact with bodily fluids, including sweat and saliva. If we attended a large church, with a balcony that this man could sit in or something of the sort and plenty of open space - I would probably be marginally concerned. But we attend a very small church. The sanctuary has limited space, there is only one restroom, and add to that that we have a potluck lunch every afternoon after service in the same room. Add in that I live in redneck country. Granted, I tend to be a bit OCD about sanitation, but I feel that many around me, especially the older folk, lack awareness of sanitation. For instance, I usually only get one helping of food because of those who might tap the serving spoon on their plate as they serve themselves, which is a common practice around here, even when they get seconds and have residue of their saliva on the plate - which I find rather gross. I love my church family, and I mean them no disrespect, but I nonetheless cannot help but wonder how well they will practice the necessary sanitation to prevent the spread of TB in such a situation. Even if I can avoid infection with my over-cautiousness, I am concerned about someone else contracting TB and transmitting it before we become aware. If it were just myself on the line, I would be only mildly concerned. I cannot afford to get sick and miss work, but I also have a strong immune system that eats germs for lunch. My wife, however, has been ill in the past. She also tends to get jobs working with children, such as daycare, which you cannot do if you have a positive TB skin test (meaning that you have ever had TB). If she got sick, it would endanger her ability to work at what she loves. She is also planning to start helping another friend of ours who is very ill and has virtually no immune system at the moment. Accidentally transmitting TB to her, I would speculate, could be fatal. I am all for a person fighting to continue their routine when faced with illness or injury. I am cheering this man on for his courage, but I am also very concerned for the health of myself, my wife, and my church family. And since I know little of TB, I feel very uncomfortable not knowing what I'm dealing with, or being able to objectively determine if my concerns are justified. On one hand, the doctor seems to think it will be alright. On the other hand, doctors have been known to be wrong, I do not kow the individual doctor who said this or his reputation, and I would LOVE a second, third, and fourth oppinion on something this important and potentially problematic. I would appreciate any information, sources, suggestions, or personal experiences anyone may have on this matter. Links and references are welcome. Thanks for any answers in advance, and God bless!Wow... 2 hours and no answers. Someone out there HAS to have some knowledge in this area. more

Open Question: Why do illegals get free Dialysis at no cost to them all free of charge?

ATLANTA — Thirty-eight end-stage renal patients, most of them illegal immigrants, would receive the dialysis they need to stay alive at no cost under a rough agreement brokered Tuesday among local dialysis providers and Atlanta’s safety-net hospital, Grady Memorial.The deal, if completed, would end a yearlong impasse that has come to symbolize the health care plight of the country’s uninsured immigrants and the taxpayer-supported hospitals that end up caring for them. The problem remains unaddressed by the new health care law, which maintains the federal ban on government health insurance for illegal immigrants. Grady, which receives direct appropriations from Fulton and DeKalb Counties, ultimately agreed on Tuesday to help pay for continuing dialysis for most of the immigrants. Others would be distributed among local dialysis providers as charity cases. Last fall, Grady’s new management closed its money-losing outpatient dialysis clinic in a move intended to demonstrate fiscal toughness to the city’s philanthropic community. The closing displaced about 60 uninsured illegal immigrants who depended on free thrice-weekly treatments at the clinic to survive. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/health/policy/01grady.html more

Open Question: hospital contraband mha?

what are my rights in gebneral and with my mail and wive got some mail what are the actual laws on staff withloding my mail away from me and what is the rules/law on what items I can keep in hospital.I am an informal patient but still held under the community treatment order awaiting accomadation to goback to a residentail settying thank yiou. more

Open Question: Invisalign and bone loss?? Any experiences, or heard of anyone w/ same exp?

I got my first cavity at 33. I have very good dental hygiene. I do not have gum disease, yet I has a lot of bone loss on my upper jaw. My bottom teeth has some bone loss, and were straightened in 6 months. My upper jaw has a lot of bone loss, and I've been in treatment for years. Yes I didn't religiously wear my retainers 100% of the time like I should, but I've always worn them at night. I also have 4 children, 2 with special needs, etc, so I'm lucky if I remember my own name sometimes, never mind remembering to put in a retainer. For a few years, I wasn't high on the priority list. Also the set of retainers had to be redrawn because the original ones made too much of a correction at a time, and my teeth just couldn't shift that much at once. Basically, I went nearly all the way through the initial set (let's say 14 retainers), was told they weren't working, and had a whole new set redone (another 12 sets). Now I'm on the 2nd from the last, and I was told that I would either have to be redone again (another 5 or 6 sets), or to get regular braces for a couple months. My two incisors won't turn completely, and then a few gaps have to be closed a little. Since I'm a fanatic about dental hygiene, I've always been told I was a great patient, then POW, I have severe bone loss. I'm wondering if there is a connection. Normally gum disease has to be severe for the bone loss that I have.I did suck my thumb until the age of 5. After my mom soaked my thumb every night in lemon juice, I stopped. I got the original set at 28. I'm now 35. more

Open Question: How will the new Univerisal Health Care in the US handle these situations?

1. A patient who doesn't want to leave the hospital. Such a patient refuses all medical treatment such as dialysis, labs, test, or medications. Except for pain medication. Such a patient is no longer suitable for a hospital setting, but refuses to leave. Will the new UH make them leave or have to keep them. 2. A patient who is obviously ill, yet wants to leave AMA. Does that patient have the right to leave? Can the UH make or force them to stay? Can the new UH force medical treatment even if you strongly object. 3. If a patient is consider not capable of making their own decisions, how long can the new UH keep you on a legal hold for medical intervention? Is that at the discretion of the doctors or UH guidelines?Gary: 1. I've seen pt refuse to leave or at least they say they are still sick. Then they only want pain meds. more

Open Question: How will the new Univerisal Health Care in the US handle these situations? How do countries who have UH handle?

...it? 1. A patient who doesn't want to leave the hospital. Such a patient refuses all medical treatment such as dialysis, labs, test, or medications. Except for pain medication. Such a patient is no longer suitable for a hospital setting, but refuses to leave. Will the new UH make them leave or have to keep them. 2. A patient who is obviously ill, yet wants to leave AMA. Does that patient have the right to leave? Can the UH make or force them to stay? Can the new UH force medical treatment even if you strongly object. 3. If a patient is consider not capable of making their own decisions, how long can the new UH keep you on a legal hold for medical intervention? Is that at the discretion of the doctors or UH guidelines? more

Open Question: How can I promote Medical Tourism website on the web?

Just launched a website called www.medicure4u.com but don't know how i can promote it on the web in the international market. Can anyone suggest me. My target is to get international patients to India for medical treatment which is by means very cheaper as compared to the international prices. I need my clients from USA, Canada, UK and African countries. Please suggest more

Open Question: control treatment for this two?

frogs are captured from ponds where the parasitic worm ROBEiROiA is abundant. the number of limb deformities is recorded...control treatment: and the second one. patients with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are given prozac to alleviate symptoms. control treatment: more

Open Question: I want to be a Doctor but I prefer to work in groups vs independently? Please Help!!?

As a doctor can you work in a team? Like bounce ideas off each other to diagnose a patient and formulate a treatment plan--or is it all solo? I am an undergraduate student majoring in bio on a premed track and looking to work in some medical field in the future and any advice would be greatly appreciated Thanks for the help! Morgan more

Open Question: help me summarize this until two paragraphs with all the main points involved?

THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are almost twice as likely as their religious counterparts to make medical choices that can end a terminally ill patient's life more quickly, a new British study reveals. "The religious beliefs of British doctors influence how they provide care for dying people," concludes study author Clive Seale, a professor of medical sociology at the Centre for Health Sciences in Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London. For example, "religious doctors are less likely to report having taken decisions which they expected or partly intended to shorten patients' lives, such as withdrawing life-sustaining treatments," Seale noted. "[And] in the few times they do take such decisions, they are less likely to say they discussed this with the patient." Seale reports the findings in the Aug. 26 online edition of the Journal of Medical Ethics. To gain insight into the issue, Seale analyzed nearly 4,000 survey responses regarding end-of-life care and religious beliefs, completed between 2007 and 2008 by working doctors residing in the United Kingdom. Those polled included representatives from a wide range of fields, including neurologists, general practitioners, public health physicians and specialists in elder care and palliative medicine. Each doctor was asked to reveal his or her religious background and beliefs, ethnicity, opinions regarding the use of sedation, and stance regarding the ongoing legal debate concerning assisted dying. Each was also asked to discuss their experience with the most recent patient who died while under their care. Seale found that those doctors who focused on elder care were somewhat more likely to be Asian and to identify as Hindu or Muslim. Those in palliative care were more likely to be white, identify as Christian, and describe themselves as "religious." General practitioners, Seale noted, did not appear to be more likely to hold strong religious beliefs in general. This finding stood in contrast to prior research that focused on the backgrounds of American general practitioners and found that as a group they were more likely to be "religious." Although ethnicity did not seem to play a significant role in the decision-making process regarding controversial ethical issues, in general white physicians (who were the largest group) were the least likely to describe themselves as having strong religious beliefs and the most likely to support legal changes that allow for physician participation in assisted-dying scenarios. Non-white and non-Asian physicians were more likely to stand in opposition to assisted dying, as were palliative care doctors as a whole. Regardless of specialty, those doctors who described themselves as "very or extremely" non-religious were generally more likely to have incorporated sedation into the treatment of dying patients, and twice as likely as religious doctors to have been involved in decisions intended to hasten the end of life. Doctors in hospital specialties were about 10 times more likely to say they had been involved in a decision that was expected to hasten the end of life than palliative care physicians were. In fact, the latter group, irrespective of religious stance, was the least likely overall to have engaged in such decisions, Seale found. As has been observed in American research, Seale observed that very religious doctors of all ethnicities were less likely to discuss options intended to help hasten the end of life for their patients, even if the patient was capable of having such a discussion. Seale suggested that all doctors, whether religious or not, should make a greater effort to consider how their personal perspectives might impact both doctor-patient interactions and the overall decision-making process regarding treatment. "I believe doctors and patients need to be more aware of the part played by care providers' beliefs and values when they plan care towards the end of life," he said. Dr. R. Sean Morrison, president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and director of the National Palliative Care Research Center, agreed that a doctor's personal perspective matters. "Physicians have feelings," he said. "Physicians have beliefs. And those feelings and beliefs can influence some of the advice and decisions they make. But the key is not to let those feelings and beliefs guide your care, but to recognize when it's happening and how it might be in conflict with the patient's best interests." In that regard, Morrison, who is also vice chair of research in the Brookdale department of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, noted that medical schools have begun to address this issue, to sensitize physician more

Open Question: need help summarizing please!?

Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are almost twice as likely as their religious counterparts to make medical choices that can end a terminally ill patient's life more quickly, a new British study reveals. "The religious beliefs of British doctors influence how they provide care for dying people," concludes study author Clive Seale, a professor of medical sociology at the Centre for Health Sciences in Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London. For example, "religious doctors are less likely to report having taken decisions which they expected or partly intended to shorten patients' lives, such as withdrawing life-sustaining treatments," Seale noted. "[And] in the few times they do take such decisions, they are less likely to say they discussed this with the patient." Seale reports the findings in the Aug. 26 online edition of the Journal of Medical Ethics. To gain insight into the issue, Seale analyzed nearly 4,000 survey responses regarding end-of-life care and religious beliefs, completed between 2007 and 2008 by working doctors residing in the United Kingdom. Those polled included representatives from a wide range of fields, including neurologists, general practitioners, public health physicians and specialists in elder care and palliative medicine. Each doctor was asked to reveal his or her religious background and beliefs, ethnicity, opinions regarding the use of sedation, and stance regarding the ongoing legal debate concerning assisted dying. Each was also asked to discuss their experience with the most recent patient who died while under their care. Seale found that those doctors who focused on elder care were somewhat more likely to be Asian and to identify as Hindu or Muslim. Those in palliative care were more likely to be white, identify as Christian, and describe themselves as "religious." General practitioners, Seale noted, did not appear to be more likely to hold strong religious beliefs in general. This finding stood in contrast to prior research that focused on the backgrounds of American general practitioners and found that as a group they were more likely to be "religious." Although ethnicity did not seem to play a significant role in the decision-making process regarding controversial ethical issues, in general white physicians (who were the largest group) were the least likely to describe themselves as having strong religious beliefs and the most likely to support legal changes that allow for physician participation in assisted-dying scenarios. Non-white and non-Asian physicians were more likely to stand in opposition to assisted dying, as were palliative care doctors as a whole. Regardless of specialty, those doctors who described themselves as "very or extremely" non-religious were generally more likely to have incorporated sedation into the treatment of dying patients, and twice as likely as religious doctors to have been involved in decisions intended to hasten the end of life. Doctors in hospital specialties were about 10 times more likely to say they had been involved in a decision that was expected to hasten the end of life than palliative care physicians were. In fact, the latter group, irrespective of religious stance, was the least likely overall to have engaged in such decisions, Seale found. As has been observed in American research, Seale observed that very religious doctors of all ethnicities were less likely to discuss options intended to help hasten the end of life for their patients, even if the patient was capable of having such a discussion. Seale suggested that all doctors, whether religious or not, should make a greater effort to consider how their personal perspectives might impact both doctor-patient interactions and the overall decision-making process regarding treatment. "I believe doctors and patients need to be more aware of the part played by care providers' beliefs and values when they plan care towards the end of life," he said. Dr. R. Sean Morrison, president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and director of the National Palliative Care Research Center, agreed that a doctor's personal perspective matters. "Physicians have feelings," he said. "Physicians have beliefs. And those feelings and beliefs can influence some of the advice and decisions they make. But the key is not to let those feelings and beliefs guide your care, but to recognize when it's happening and how it might be in conflict with the patient's best interests." In that regard, Morrison, who is also vice chair of research in the Brookdale department of geriatrics and palliative medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, noted that medical schools have begun to address this issue, to sensitize physicians to such conflicts of interest. more

Resolved Question: In your opinion, if a woman consents to having her breasts fondled under a false premise (see details...)?

In your opinion, if a woman consents to having her breasts massaged on multiple occasions by a dentist, under the premise that it is a proven treatment for a certain joint disorder in the jaw, then she finds out other patients have filed a complaint, should she have cause for complaint as well? Would simply changing the premise be sufficient to cause a person to go from being a patient to being a victim? She did not feel victimized at the time of the act, so would the new sense of being a victim be false? Clearly the patient didn't feel victimized until others complained, because she kept going back to the same dentist and received the treatment six times. It's as if you can put the idea in a person's head that hugs are naughty, and anytime somebody hugs them after that, they will feel traumatized. But in that case, isn't it the person who made the suggestion the one who traumatized them? Not the hugger? There are huge implications with this line of thinking, I know, but it's something worth thinking about. Here is a link to the article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301710,00.html I'm asking for opinions only, without regard to what the law states. I'm curious to know what other people think.I should clarify that in this instance, the treatment was intended to produce immediate results. If the hypothetical "semen therapy" didn't produce immediate results, I would discontinue the treatment. However, I wouldn't fall for that in the first place, let alone six times, especially if I was not seeing results. That's just plain dumb. more

Open Question: Can you help me help for my brother who is at STAGE IV Squamous Cell Cancer?

My brother was diagnosed last September with Squamous Cell Carcinoma. VERY aggressive for of cancer. They located the source of the cancer behind his tongue. It has spread to his hip and 5 lymph-nodes. He has no major organs affected. He has been undergoing chemo treatment for almost a year and is running out of treatment options. Treatments used have been Taxol, 5-fu, Cisplatin, and Carboplatin. No longer effective. Currently on Erbitux and Taxotere Radiation has been done on the hip, which went well but they have to take him off chemo while doing radiation. BIG problem, because THEN the tumors in his neck go crazy! The doctors have given him the go ahead to look into research treatment options and this is where I need your help. We have looked into MD Anderson, NIH, CTRC, START and a few others. If you can give us some leads, that would be greatly appreciated. Time is of the essence!!! The earliest they gave him was 3 months. Please no links to people selling books or their products. Some specifics: his cancer is squamous cell, metastasis; otolaryngeall cancer, stage IV with new metastasiss after 3 courses of chemo. Primary chemo medicines include Erbitux and Taxotere and other drugs for side effects. He does have hypertension which is controlled by medication and he is also a coumadin patient as of the lung embolisms. He is a fighter!!! Through all this he has kept his head high and fought with such a strong will to live. He has always given the shirt off his back. Even in his illness he is STILL helping others in need. Participating in cancer research fundraisers, helping his family long distance, and so much more. It's just getting harder and harder for him to fight. He says he will NEVER give in to cancer. If you cannot help him with referrals, please help him with prayer. Thank you in advance. A concerned sister who loves her brother more than he knows!!!! more

Resolved Question: Why do illegal alien supporters claim illegals don't receive free medical care?

ATLANTA — Each had crossed the border years before, smuggled across the desert by a coyote, never imagining the journey would lead to a drab and dusty clinic on the ninth floor of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Some knew before the crossing that they had diabetes or lupus or high blood pressure, but it was only after they arrived that their kidneys began to fail. To survive, they needed dialysis at a cost of about $50,000 a year, which their sporadic work as housekeepers, painters and laborers could not begin to cover. And so they turned to Grady, a taxpayer-supported safety-net hospital that would provide dialysis to anyone in need, even illegal immigrants with no insurance or ability to pay. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning, the 15 or so patients would settle into their recliners, four to a room, and while away the monotonous three-hour treatments by chitchatting in Spanish. That all changed on Oct. 4, when the strapped public hospital closed its outpatient dialysis clinic, leaving 51 patients — almost all illegal immigrants — in a life-or-death limbo. For Grady, which has served Atlanta’s poor for 117 years, it was an excruciating choice, a stark reflection of what happens when the country’s inadequate health care system confronts its defective immigration policy. Like other hospitals, particularly public hospitals, Grady has been left to provide costly treatments to nonpaying illegal residents who most likely could not have obtained such care in their home countries. American taxpayers and health care consumers have borne the expense. Over time, the mounting losses have compromised Grady’s charitable mission, forcing layoffs, increases in fees and the elimination of services. With limited exceptions, illegal immigrants are ineligible for public insurance programs like Medicaid and Medicare and often cannot afford private coverage. When major illness strikes, they have few options but to go to emergency rooms, which are required by federal law to treat anyone whose health is deemed in serious jeopardy. Some of the Grady dialysis patients have chosen to return to their countries, encouraged by the hospital’s offer of free airfare, cash payments, three months of paid dialysis and assistance in seeking insurance or other long-term remedies. Others are trying their luck in states where Medicaid policies may be less restrictive. But most remain in Atlanta, taking full advantage of a last-minute offer by the hospital, in response to a lawsuit, to pay for three months of dialysis at commercial clinics. They are hopeful that the reprieve will buy time for the lawsuit to progress or for private dialysis providers to take them as charity cases. “No place in Mexico would have offered dialysis for free,” he said, sitting in the spare apartment he shares with his girlfriend and their 13-year-old son. “It was better to be here. I am really grateful that this is possible in this country, because if I were in my country I would already have died” http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuo8.xntMkcYAlh5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0bmtwbGc3BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMTMEY29sbwNhYzIEdnRpZANINjE5XzE1Ng--/SIG=12guc7snc/EXP=1283266494/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/health/policy/21grady.htmlThere was not enough space to include all the other care centers. I never mentioned that there weren't any citizens who didn't pay for their care, either. But they are citizens, and taxpayers are obligated to pay for services for citizens, or didn't you know that? Also, if you read the article, it clearly states that the illegals go to the emergency rooms after they cause the closing of one care center they just move on to the next. It doesn't matter how old the article is, there are still hospitals being closed due to unpaid bills by illegal aliens. If you don't know what a supporter is, maybe you should stay in school.Oh, yes they do claim illegals don't receive free medical care! I've read several over the past couple of days where some claim, "They don't get free healthcare! They get a bill...." I wish I could name names.....Start with the editorial page, so thoroughly saturated in liberal theology that when it occasionally strays from that point of view the shocked yelps from the left overwhelm even the ceaseless rumble of disapproval from the right http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG7_bS03tMHncA9ThXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzNjlpbjg5BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0g2MTlfMTU2/SIG=13a3fhq9a/EXP=1283269970/**http%3a//www.nytimes.com/2004/07/25/weekinreview/25bott.html%3fpagewanted=all%26position Rasmussen poll:25% of libs see liberal bias/ only 17% conservative bias http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu15t1HtMEaoAG0NXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0NDdkbDU4BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMTQEY29sbwNhYzIEdnRpZANINjE5XzE1Ng--/SIG=15g17r6vv/EXP=1283270125/**http%3a//www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/media/new_york_times_washington_post_and_local_newspapers_seen_as_having_liberal_bias. Now who was debunked? more

Resolved Question: has 0bamunism failed America?

Check the last set of statistics!! They will make you sick. A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations International Health Organization. Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years after diagnosis: U.S. 65% England 46% Canada 42% Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received treatment within six months: U.S. 93% England 15% Canada 43% Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it within six months: U.S. 90% England 15% Canada 43% Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within one month: U.S. 77% England 40% Canada 43% Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people: U.S. 71 England 14 Canada 18 Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in "excellent health": U.S. 12% England 2% Canada 6% I don't know about you, but I don't want "Universal Healthcare" comparable to England or Canada. Moreover, it was Sen. Harry Reid who said, "Elderly Americans must learn to accept the inconveniences of old age." SHIP HIM TO CANADA OR ENGLAND! He is "elderly" himself but be sure to remember his health insurance is different from yours as Congress has their own high- end coverage! He will never have to learn to accept "inconveniences"!!! AND THE WINNER IS VERY INTERESTING! The percentage of each past president's cabinet who had worked in the private business sector prior to their appointment to the cabinet. You know what the private business sector is... a real life business, not a government job. Here are the percentages. T. Roosevelt........ 38% Taft......................40% Wilson ................52% Harding..................49% Coolidge.............. 48% Hoover................. 42% F. Roosevelt......... 50% Truman..................50% Eisenhower........... 57% Kennedy.............. 30% Johnson.................47% Nixon................... 53% Ford..................... 42% Carter.................. 32% Reagan...................56% GH Bush................. 51% Clinton ................. 39% GW Bush................ 55% And the winner of the Chicken Dinner is: Obama................ 8% !!! Yep! That's right! Only Eight Percent!!! The least by far of the last 19 presidents!! And these people are trying to tell our big corporations how to run their business? They know what's best for GM...Chrysler... Wall Street... and you and me? How can the president of a major nation and society...the one with the most successful economic system in world history... stand and talk about business when he's never worked for one?.. or about jobs when he has never really had one?? And neither has 92% of his senior staff and closest advisers! They've spent most of their time in academia, government and/or non-profit jobs....or as "community organizers" when they should have been in an employment line. more

Resolved Question: what is your opinion on these universal health care stats?

Open Question: Can someone help me summarize this passage/article?

He is rightly regarded as the father of modern psychiatry -- as revolutionary a thinker as Darwin, as daring an explorer of the interior world as Columbus was of the exterior. Sigmund Freud not only developed the most profound theory to explain the workings of the human mind, but he also devised much of the terminology -- from Oedipus complex to penis envy -- that has become part of the language. The discipline he founded, psychoanalysis, became the world's most famous technique for helping the troubled come to grips with the demons haunting their minds. But with the advent of new drug therapies, Freudian analysis has become almost irrelevant to the treatment of severe depression and schizophrenia. Granted, even the most pharmacology-minded of experts agree that the drugs work best in conjunction with some form of therapy. Yet psychiatrist Samuel Perry of Cornell University Medical College estimates that less than 1% of depression sufferers in the U.S. are being treated with traditional psychoanalysis -- that is, a long-term series of regular sessions with a psychiatrist. Though this technique is still considered suitable for treating neurotics who have trouble coping with everyday stress, not even the most fanatic Freudians believe psychoanalysis alone can cope with severe cases of schizophrenia or severe depression. Relatively little of Freud's voluminous work is devoted to the empirical study of clinical depression. His writings discuss only four patients who were known for certain to have suffered from major depression, and he published only one paper on the subject -- "Mourning and Melancholia" (1917) -- which contrasted ordinary grief and acute depression. He wrote somewhat more extensively about schizophrenia, which he called "paraphrenia." But he was always doubtful that psychoanalysis would be of much help in treating it. The schizophrenic's lack of interest in the external world, Freud wrote, made him inaccessible to transference. That is the key psychological process by which a patient redirects unconscious feelings retained from childhood toward an analyst. It was Freud's later disciples, rather than the master himself, who popularized the use of psychoanalysis to treat depression and even schizophrenia. Feminists complain that Freud's view of women, as mercurial creatures with a deficient sense of moral standards, was downright misogynistic. Even some orthodox Freudians concede that his emphasis on sexuality as the root cause of all neuroses was too narrow. Nonetheless, Freud's ideas still have impact. Says Arnold Cooper, past president of the American Psychoanalytic Association: "You and everybody you know is a Freudian, and they probably don't even know it. We have all drunk in basic Freudian tenets." Freud was a pioneer in mapping the unconscious mind and theorizing how it could be reached and interpreted. He was the first to speculate that traumatic events of childhood could influence the way adults see the world. And he was the first also to postulate that patients in psychoanalysis, rather than the doctor, could direct therapy and contribute to their own cure Freud took two pieces of Vermont folk wisdom and turned them into a science," says psychiatry professor Thomas Gutheil of Harvard medical school. "The first was, 'There's a whole lot more to folks than meets the eye.' This became known as the theory of the unconscious. The second was, 'Keep your mouth shut and you might learn something.' He changed the position of the doctor from that of an authoritarian giving orders to a more receptive role. Freud said, 'Let the patient talk and tell the story.' " In that sense, all forms of talk therapy can be considered a Freudian legacy. Even the sex obsession of today's society can be read as evidence that contemporary culture indirectly reflects Freud's deepest concerns. Perhaps W.H. Auden got it right after all in his poetic tribute to the Viennese master, written a few months after Freud's death in 1939: If often he was wrong and at times absurd, To us he is no more a person now But a whole climate of opinion Under whom we conduct our differing lives. more

Resolved Question: Chemistry Question??? please help!?

The pysician has ordered 1.0 g of tetracycline to be given every 6 hours to a patient. If your stock on hand is 500 mg tablets, how many will you need for one days treatment? I dont want just an answer if some one could explain it to me step by step I would appreciate it I want to learn the process! Thanks youu!Thank you so much that is exaclty what I got I just didnt know if I set up the equation right! :) more

Voting Question: A question about homeostasis?

Hello, I got a question, but i don't know how to answer it. In health, body parts interact to maintain homeostasis. Illness may threaten homeostasis, requiring treatments. What treatmentts might be used to help control a patient's: a) body temperature b) blood oxygen concentration c) water content ------------- Also, another quick question: if two people has benign tumor. One has it at ventral cavity and the other one has tumor at dorsal cavity. The one with tumor at dorsal cavity will develop symptoms first right? Beacause around dorsal cavity has more nerve than ventral cavity. Thank you more

Resolved Question: Stats question (ANOVA)?

A medical research team is interested in determining whether a new drug has an effect on creatine kinase (CK), which is often assayed in blood tests as an indicator of myocardial infarction. A random selection of patients from a pool of possible subjects is selected, and each subject is given the medication. The subjects' CK levels are observed in a control group ("0 weeks" group) of 20 individuals, on 20 individuals who have taken the treatment for three weeks ("3 weeks" group), and on 20 individuals who have taken the treatment for six weeks ("6 weeks" group). The purpose is to study the CK levels over time. Check the assumption for the ANOVA test. Based on the information provided, you conclude that A.the assumption of equal population variance is not met. B.the assumptions are met, unless extreme outliers are found in the raw data. C.the assumptions will be met only if we find evidence that the populations are normally distributed. D.ANOVA is not appropriate here because the samples are not independent. I know A. is not correct (i did the math and the highest standard deviation is less than twice the lowest) more

Voting Question: Question about illness - homeostasis.?

Voting Question: Heres something to think about - Amotivational Syndrome and SSRI's?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15330… " amotivational, or apathy, syndrome has been reported in a number of patients receiving SSRI treatment over the last decade http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/anti… more

Open Question: root canal treatment on a rheumatic heart disease patient?

a patient comes with a decay in her right lower first molar tooth which requires root canal treatment..can the treatment be started immediately after givin 2gm amoxicillin 1 hr befor beginning the procedure? what are the other precautions to be considered and what dosages of antibiotics to be given post opereatively? more

Resolved Question: CASE STUDY I am confused about?

CASE STUDY 1: “The Mysterious case of Zachariah Pickard” Zach was born on January 6, 2007, weighing in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 19 inches in length- a big boy, born four weeks early. Although his mother Tina had gestational diabetes, there was no sign that there was something different about Zach. Within a few months, his mother started to notice unexplained bumps under his skin and a very dry belly. He is now a 15 month old toddler who babbles and runs. His mother has brought him in for evaluation because he does not seem quite right to her. Physical exam reveals a toddler smaller than others of his age. According to his mother he never crawled but instead simply picked himself up and started to walk. He appears to have fair skin with prominent veins protruding though his skin and his blond hair is thinning in the back. He weighs less than 19 pounds. Blood is drawn and sent for genetic testing for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS). Fluorescent Nuclear Antibody Testing revealed: Normal cells: Nuclear stain Zach’s Cells : Nuclear stain Results positive for HGPS- unstable nuclear envelope CASE STUDY 1: 1.What is Progeria syndrome and the incidence in the population? 2.What is the genetic mutation in this syndrome and how is it inherited? 3.What types of treatment options for these children are available? 4.What is the prognosis for these patients? 5.What role does Lamin A play in nuclear structure? more

Voting Question: How can 2 mortgage companies back out of a purchase agreement in a foreclosure and demand more money?

I am a cancer patient and because of the treatments I need, I must purchase a home. I went after a foreclosure in my budget that meets my needs. The day I was set to close, it was discovered that the listing agent did not complete his paperwork with both mortgage companies. There is both a first and second mortgage on the home. I have a purchase agreement. I have HUD sign-off documents and other legally binding papers.Both mortgage companies involved agreed to the terms but backed out demanding more money. The appraised value is $95,000 but in order to close both mortgage companies are demanding that I pay $150,000 as the combined total.What can I do to get this deal back on track? My funds are sitting in a title company account as they had to be wired. I have been informed that I can't even get my money back. Why doesn't the purchase hold any weight? What legal recourse do I have against the mortgage companies involved, which are PNC and Chase?"Both mortgage companies signed the purchase agreement. Isn't that a legal agreement? What legal documents do I need to file to get my funds back from the title company? Both mortgage companies will not sign the final papers unless I pay more funds. I can't pay or get financing over the appraised value of the house. Do I need a Real Estate lawyer? How do I find one? more

Voting Question: i'm looking for a patient with similar symptoms?

patient: Adly Kamal Hassan History: 1-Hepatosplenomegaly 2-Abdominal ascitis Presented to ER:Hepatic coma random Sugar test:600(very high) Investigations done: 1-CBC 2-ECG 3-TBG 4-Urine culture 5-Blood pressure 6-liver cirrhosis 7-Hematuria 8-Malena 9-oesophegoscope treatment: 1-Insuline 40 units(morning) 25 units (night) 2-vitamin B /8 hrs 3-gastosol/12 hrs 4-vilagel /8 hrs 5-nitosid/ 12 hrs 6-enema(luctilose) /12 hrs more

Voting Question: Will my hair thicken?

Hello, I am 19 years old and just got off chemo for ALL (leukemia) 3 weeks ago. I never completely lost all of my hair. It was a 3 year and 4 month treatment. Before I was diagnosed, I had dark and thick hair. Now, it seems to be a lighter shade, and still very thin. Especially at the scalp line. I know hair may grow back differently after chemo, but would 3 weeks be enough time for my normal, pre-cancer hair to grow back? Or should I be more patient. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: Atheists: Why don't you value others' lives as much as non-Atheists?

UK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer .LONDON – Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients, compared to doctors who are very religious, according to a new study in Britain. Dr. Clive Seale, a professor at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, conducted a random mail survey of more than 3,700 doctors across Britain, of whom 2,923 reported on how they took care of their last terminal patient. Many of the doctors surveyed were neurologists, doctors specializing in the care of the elderly, and palliative care, though other specialists like family doctors, were also included. Doctors who described themselves as "extremely" or "very nonreligious" were nearly twice as likely to report having made decisions like providing continuous deep sedation, which could accelerate a patient's death. To ensure doctors are acting in accordance with their patients' wishes, Seale wrote that "nonreligious doctors should confess their predilections to their patients." Seale also found that doctors who were religious were much less likely to have talked about end of life treatment decisions with their patients. According to guidelines from the British Medical Association, doctors must not allow their religious beliefs to interfere with their treatment of patients. "Whatever your personal beliefs may be...you must be respectful of the patient's dignity and views," the association says. The guidelines also recommend that when patients are unable to communicate their wishes, doctors must not simply rely on their own values, but that they "should take all reasonable steps to maximize the patient's ability to participate in the decision-making process." The study was paid for by Britain's National Council for Palliative Care and was published online Thursday in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100826/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_britain_doctors_and_death more

Resolved Question: Why are cancer patients so positive and happy?

I'm definitely not saying that's a bad thing - that's amazingly wonderful. I'm curious how they get so upbeat and positive. When my aunt was dying of pancreatic cancer - the worst on the list where she was young and healthy and engaged to get married then overnight was told she had a month or two to live, she became very upbeat, never showed any signs of unhappiness, never saw her cry. I wanted to be there to console her but never had the opportunity because she was so happy it confused me. My close friend went through chemo and radiation for lymphoma that returned. He was so upbeat he was the one consoling me and made me feel like I was over-reacting just for showing concern and was bugged by any signs of showing sadness. It seemed almost fake how indifferent and nonchalant he was when he's the type who gets worked up if there's a tiny stain on his clothes or his coffee doesn't taste perfect. My grandmother was the same way when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, never once showed she was upset when I had a desire to want to console and be there, it felt like they were all depriving me sharing their true feelings unless they really were happy about dying, I'm just so confused. What has inspired this question is I was watching the local news last night and they had a panel of cancer patients and they were giddy-happy. One lady came to the set straight from a chemo treatment and looked horrible and therefore I'm thinking must have physically felt terrible, she had worst stage ovarian cancer yet she looked like she had just won the lotto. I was craving for some emotion, to show that she is human, but she was happier than a chearleader so it seemed artificial. What are cancer patients so happy about and does the medication block any real emotions so they are like happy zombies or something?Tarkani that is so mean of you! Did you expect her to say high 5 let's celebrate more

Voting Question: Who is responsible legally for 'steven-johnsons' syndrome?

One of my doctor colleague prescribed common antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs for a patient who had common flu type of symptoms.patient developed swelling over parotid regions and thinking it as MUMPS(AMMA) pt did not attended doctor at least for a period of 4 days .Meanwhile patient developed other symptoms like peeling of skin,oral mucosal lesions,pulmonary involvement.Pt was admitted at Government Hospital and after 15 to 20 days of treatment patient expired due to pulmonary pathology., Now my question is whether doctor is totally responsible in this case? if YES is the answer ,on what basis he is going to be charged IS IT A NEGLIGENCE, IS IT A MISDIAGNOSIS, IS IT A WRONG TREATMENT, IS IT OVER DOSAGE OF DRUGS,OR USAGE OF IRRATIONAL COMBINATION OF DRUGS . NONE OF THESE FACTORS CAN UNDERLINED, AS THE DOCTOR IS WELL EXPERIENCED AND HAD A GREAT REPUTATION AND DID HIS JOB VERY REASONABLY.SO...LEGALLY HOW FAR HE IS RESPONSIBLE? more

Voting Question: IS HEALTHCARE REFORM TOO SOCIALIST & WILL DRIVE AWAY DOCTORS?

iT SEEMS THE HEALTHCARE REFORM is science fiction. There is no way doctors perfom the same quality with restrictions on how the can ccharge or make. Hence, either quality will go down or doctors will have to walk away for too low of a bargain. Hence, healthcare socialism is not the answer and will RAISE COST AS PATIENTS WILL NOT GET ADEQUATE TREATMENT AND WILL MAKE ADDITIONAL TRIPS OR not be diagnosed early enough or properly using THE HIGHEST QUALITY PROCEDURES. Category more

Resolved Question: t-Test Related Question <3 Please help!?

I just need some help with what to do, not really for you to come up with the answer, so please don't be put off by the length! BEST ANSWER points will be awarded! Thanks for viewing! Here is the question/information: Refer to Data Set 54. Perform an appropriate t-test to assess the evidence of a difference in mean times to angina between the two treatments. Do not forget to include an assessment of the assumptions on which the test is based. Data Set 54 [Included here for completeness, it's not really part of my question per se] 54. Angina Pectoris is a common symptom of coronary vascular disease. It results in chest pain brought on by exercise and is typically relieved by rest. For many years trinitroglycerine (TNG) has been used to treat angina. TNG acts for only 5 to 15 minutes. In a study of the effects of TNG, 21 patients suffering from angina exercised on a laboratory bicycle ergometer with the work-load initially set at 25 watts and subsequently increased by 25 watts every three minutes. Each patient carried out the exercise after taking a placebo or TNG (the orders being randomised) and the times in seconds measured until the onset of angina. The results are given below. (From Danahy, D.T. et al, Circulation 55, 381-87 (1977).) [Please note that underscores have been added to help make table readable] Patient____Placebo____TNG 1__________155_______431 2__________269_______259 3__________408_______446 4__________308_______349 5__________135_______175 6__________409_______523 7__________455_______488 8__________182_______227 9__________141_______102 10_________104_______231 11 ________198_______247 13_________274_______397 14_________191_______251 15_________155_______401 16_________458_______766 17_________188_______199 18_________258_______566 19_________437_______552 20_________115_______237 21_________200_______387 * Should I use a paired sample t-Test? ('cause that's what I did...) * I did it on SPSS, but what exactly should I look for as evidence they have different means? * What are the assumptions of the t-Test? Thank you for so much of your time and brain power! more

Resolved Question: Statistics Type Question?

Here is the question I would like to hear your ideas on: One of the complications of current intensive treatment of HIV-positive patients is the development of a condition in which body fat is wasted, called lipoatrophy. It is suspected that the condition may be exacerbated by one of two alternative drugs used in the treatment. Researchers would like to determine whether there is any difference in the two drugs with respect to occurrence of lipoatrophy. (a) What type of study would be best to assess this? Briefly describe how the study could be implemented, including details of the measurements to be made. (b) Given the measurements obtained, describe what type of statistical analysis (possibly as seen in your previous statistics studies) might be appropriate. Best answer points will be given! more

Voting Question: Dental malpractice question?

Hi, I was challenging a charge by procedures done by my dentist because I thought the dentist made me pay cash for procedures that could have been covered by my insurance. For example, I was charged $835 for a crown when my insurance said it should only be a copay of $195 (difference of $640). The dentist sent me a patient ledger summarizing the charges for the procedures showing that they did owe me $235. But when I compared it to the ledger they gave me back in March of this year versus the ledger they recently sent me, I noticed they added charges in there that were not in the March ledger. For example, they charged me $5.00 for an office visit for observation on 1/18/10 while in the March ledger it was indicated as a no charge visit. And there were several office visits added onto the ledger that were not on the March ledger, all charges of $5.00 each visit. There was also a gift certificate credit of $250 on the March ledger that didn't exists on the ledger they sent to me. When they were questioned on this, they said that the $250 gift certificate was taken off because I didn't complete all the treatment that the finance documentations stated and that according to my insurance plan, they are able to charge me a $5 copay for office visits. My question is is it legal for them to change patient ledgers like this. Like to not charge for a visit that after treatment is completed, then go back and decide you will charge $5 for a visit? more

Resolved Question: Some Hilarious "Ringtones" in any mobile you so far heard?

For me it is from a Doctor, which was from a old Tamil Film. Once a patient went to the doctor for treatment, but returned immediately. When the patient was sitting before the doctor, the mobile of the doctor rang with a "caller tune" ""AADI ADANGUM VAAZHKAIYADAA; AARADI NILAMAE SONDHAMADAA". When the patient head that song from Doctor's mobile, he returned without taking treatment. The meanig of the Tamil Song is "Life is a drama; and at your death, you have only 6 feet land to own" (I hope my translation is correct). May I know about any other interesting Ring tones/Caller tones in mobiles???@Ashish The Desi Boy, Excellent. One more ringtone in Hindi I heard while attending a function::-- ""Kuchh to log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kahna, chhodo bekaar ki baaton me beet ....""@@AALUNGA, I am happy to note at last you have got a ""Chellam"" ! ! ! more

Resolved Question: THIS IS MY COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY, IS IT READY TO BE SENT TO COLLEGES?

I would like to share with you something about my current medical situation. Ordinarily I would not do so, as I am an intensely private person, but I now accept that my physical limitations have quite possibly impacted my high school performance in a negative manner, and I feel that it is only fair that you have this information. Therefore, I am reluctantly going to allow access to information that I would never, otherwise, speak of. For the past several years, I have been afflicted by a physical situation that has sometimes interfered with my ability to focus, both in the classroom and out. I do not wish to be too specific about the symptoms of my disease, except to say that they are digestive in nature and sometimes require me to spend long periods of time in the Mens Room. Despite my terrible discomfort, I refused to accept that there might be something wrong with me, and would not seek treatment. I know now that I should have been less determined to suffer in silence and more willing to accept help. Finally, my parents insisted on bringing the matter to the attention of a physician. I was tested, over a period of several weeks, for colon cancer, Crohn’s Disease, intestinal obstructions, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, Heliocobacter pylori (commonly known as ulcer), celiac sprue (commonly known as wheat allergy), lactose intolerance, gallstones, bile duct stones, sclerosing cholangitis (the narrowing of the bile ducts), “Sphincter of Oddi” dysfunction and pancreatitis. You can imagine how relieved I was to learn that I had none of these terrible diseases. Finally, I received the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is sometimes known as spastic colon, nervous colon, nervous stomach, mucous colitis and spastic colitis, and is distinguished by abnormal bowel habits, such as diarrhea (loose stools), constipation or sometimes, as in my own case, both. It is well known to experts in this field that periods of stress can intensify the severity of IBS. I have certainly found my busy schedule of six honors/AP classes, Varsity field hockey, swimming and track teams, performing lead roles in three consecutive Spring Musicals, volunteering at the local animal shelter, tutoring at-risk children, and working three evenings a week plus all day Saturday at The Gap to be, at times, stressful, but of course it is impossible to say what has caused me to be afflicted with this very horrible syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause.[1] In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements.[2] Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (classified as IBS-D, IBS-C or IBS-A, respectively). IBS may begin after an infection (post-infectious, IBS-PI), a stressful life event, or onset of maturity without any other medical indicators. Although there is no cure for IBS, there are treatments that attempt to relieve symptoms, including dietary adjustments, medication and psychological interventions. Patient education and a good doctor-patient relationship are also important. Several conditions may present as IBS including celiac disease, Fructose malabsorption,[3] mild infections, parasitic infections like giardiasis, several inflammatory bowel diseases, functional chronic constipation, and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, though the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system. IBS does not lead to more serious conditions in most patients. But it is a source of chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, and it increases a patient's medical costs, and contributes to work absenteeism. Researchers have reported that the high prevalence of IBS, in conjunction with increased costs produces a disease with a high societal cost. It is also regarded as a chronic illness and can dramatically affect the quality of a sufferer's life. In fact, doctors do not know what causes IBS, or why people who share my disease feel the need to have a bowel movement soon after eating, causing diarrhea, or why the prolonged spasm of the large intestine causes stool to stay in one area for too long and get dried out, resulting in small hard stools (constipation). As of today, palliative treatments are only in the experimental stage, and the hard truth is that there is no cure for IBS. It has been very difficult for me to accept this diagnosis at my young age more

Resolved Question: Mancini said :that Balotelli would be much better than Torres?

Did he mean that he be a much better Patient on the treatment table than Torres..? http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25082010/58/europa-league-injured-balotelli-miss-europa-clash.html more

Voting Question: Acne Help: Deadly Meds? Be Serious, Please?

Ok so everyone gets acne, right? You know you've had a zit at one point. But some people get a different type of acne, like cystic or nodular acne. This type of acne is more aggressive than regular and usually can develop cysts under the skin, which are hard lumps. So I went to a dermatologist almost a month ago and I was told about this program, the "iPLEDGE" program. It's really a program developed around this prescription for cystic/nodular acne called "Isotretinoin". The whole "pledge" part of this program is mainly focused around female patients, because you have to "pledge" that you won't have sexual contact with a male during the time you are on this medicine because it has a great chance of giving your baby birth defects. Pretty much, they are so serious about this to females because if you were to say get pregnant and have a babe while on this medicine, the baby would definitely have serious issues. But for male patients, it just talks about the risks associated with this medicine. So I have another appointment with this dermatologist soon, and I need to decide if I want to go on this program. Being a guy, I only have to worry about the risks associated with the medicine. Which there are a lot of, and they are sort of scary. Pretty much everything that could go wrong with your body, can go wrong. But they tell me that it probably won't happen, they just have to warn me about it. But I can't trust anyone, they might only want my money :/. Some of the side effects of "Isotretinoin": -Depression -Psychosis (seeing or hearing things that aren't real) -Suicide -Crying spells -Loss of interest in acitvities you once enjoyed -Sleep too much/trouble sleeping -Become more irritable/aggressive -Change in body weight -Withdrawal from friends/family -Thoughts about hurting yourself or taking your own life Those are some of the side effects, but not the issues that can arise. Isotretinoin can cause: -Serious brain problems: Pressure on the brain that can lead to permanent loss of eyesight, and in "rare cases", death. -Stomach area (abdomen) problems: Internal organs can be damaged. These include the liver, pancreas, bowel, and esophagus. -Bone and muscle problems -Hearing problems: Hearing loss may be permanent. -Vision problems: Isotretinoin can affect your ability to see in the dark. And after taking Isotretinoin this may persist and be permanent. -Lipid problems: Isotretinoin can raise the level of fats and cholestrol in your blood. -Serious allergic reactions -Blood sugar problems -Decreased red and white blood cells So that is pretty much the summary I took about this medicine from the booklet they gave me. Pretty scary and serious stuff, huh? So should I go through with it? Is it worth risking my life to clear up my face, when I'm 17 and it may possibly clear up within the next few years anyways? I'm not as embarrassed by my face as I was when I was younger, but I am conscious of my acne. I'm not a recluse or anything but I'm not as confident as other people because I feel like people look at me for my acne. So leave your thoughts on what I should do. PLEASE don't give me any stupid advice like "oh just put rubbing alcohol on it, it'll go away!" Believe me, I have tried and I don't have your regular acne, regular treatment isn't going to work for me. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: Unexplainable Muscle spams, speech, Tremors when my Mom (62 years) stands or initiates movement?

My mom is a sweet lady and was just admitted to the hospital with the complaint of slight muscle spasms and chest pain. The chest pain has subsided. So far there is an enzyme that was abnormal as well as an abnormal reading on an EKG but no one has really been able to explain the abnormalities and I have had to work during the day when the doctor are present. The muscle spasms have progressed very quickly and are now severe. They subside when she is relaxing. When she is up however, she needs a walker and assistance to not fall from the loss of muscular control. She suffers with severe Spinal Stenosis which has progressively gotten worse recently. She also takes Zoloft on a regular basis and has been given vicodin over the past week to get her through to her next doctor's appointment. Could this be related to the spinal stenosis/ nerves and compression? Has anyone heard of that and do you know of treatment options? Could it be from Zoloft? Given that she has been given anti anxiety medication, pain killers and an antibiotic for a UTI she didn't know she even had, is there anyone who may have known any one or have had similar symptoms or any leads on ideas? The hospital she is in are doing what they can and everyone has been very nice. However she is in a passive and small town/ small non-teaching facility and they seem to be only focusing on cardiac care when the problem is clearly neurological. Thanks!! She is a super sweet lady and my mom so if you got this far and even have any idea it would be much appreciated. I am a Patient Care Tech and a nursing student and am not even sure how to approach this one. more

Resolved Question: How does Obamacare compare to other world health care plans?

> In case you have not seen these interesting statistics: > > > > A recent "Investor's Business Daily" article provided very > interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations > International Health Organization. > > Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years > after diagnosis: > > U.S. 65% > > England 46% > > Canada 42% > > Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received > treatment within six months: > > U.S. 93% > > England 15% > > Canada 43% > > Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it > within six months: > > U.S. 90% > > England 15% > > Canada 43% > > Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within > one month: > > U.S. 77% > > England 40% > > Canada 43% > > Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people: > > U.S. 71 > > England 14 > > Canada 18 > > Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in > "excellent health": > > U.S. 12% > > England 2% > > Canada 6% > > > I don't know about you, but I don't want "Universal Healthcare" > comparable to England or Canada . > > Moreover, it was Sen. Harry Reid who said, "Elderly Americans > must learn to accept the inconveniences of old age." (is this a death panel?) > > SHIP HIM TO CANADA OR ENGLAND ! > > He is "elderly" himself but be sure to remember his health > insurance is different from yours as Congress has their own high- > end coverage! He will never have to learn to accept > "inconveniences"!!! > > AND THE WINNER IS VERY INTERESTING! > > The percentage of each past president's cabinet who had worked in > the private business sector prior to their appointment to the > cabinet. You know what the private business sector is... a real > life business, not a government job. Here are the percentages. > > T. Roosevelt........ 38% > > Taft.....................40% > > Wilson ................52% > > Harding..................49% > > Coolidge.............. 48% > > Hoover................. 42% > > F. Roosevelt......... 50% > > Truman..................50% > > Eisenhower........... 57% > > Kennedy.............. 30% > > Johnson.................47% > > Nixon................... 53% > > Ford..................... 42% > > Carter.................. 32% > > Reagan...................56% > > GH Bush................. 51% > > Clinton ................. 39% > > GW Bush................ 55% > > And the winner of the Chicken Dinner is: Obama 8%!!! more

Resolved Question: Cut Spending: Should 90% of all government spending on medical research be stopped starting Jan 1, 2011?

We cannot afford to implement many of the new hi-tech, hi-chemical, hi-labor treatments we already know about. Why look for more? Anyway, much of this is years away from being available anyway. Should scarce medical dollars go directly into patient care now -- if not to cure then to comfort?Reality : The government can't stop death.J$ : Let private companies do it. The gov can co a little as seed money. But should get out soon not put too many eggs in single basketMaxwell :Yes. We can't affort the cures and treatments we already have. When economic times get better, a little more can be added to medical research. Until then, there is always Big-Pharma29 : So lets cut to bone spending on medical research.George S: Do that too. Make Big-Pharma fund the regulatory process for approving new drugs and monitoring those on the market. But I'm talking research -- not regulation. Cut research spending by 90%. Let Big-Pharma pay for their own regulation and cut expenses on that too. more

Resolved Question: Addition to "What does chiropractic "treat"?

A health care industry is not rated based upon its merits for its lack of death rates. I fully support a health care arena that embraces the best of everything to the end of benefiting the patient. Now it is said that medicine is more dangerous than chiro. This is merely a numbers game. Chiros do not have life threatening cases present to the office whereas medical/ER does (in great numbers) and in the normal course of life death does occur. What I find intriguing is how the alt med haters will thump the book of scientific literature when referring to alt med and saying it is not "proven" but when this death rate comes up there is no literature in the scientific community that can show us any statistics about the death rate of chiropractic care, but it is clearly published about death rates due to iatrogenic causes and the like. For example, according to a 1996 British Medical Journal report, "Americans were shocked when it was revealed that as many as three million hospital patients are injured or killed each year because of medical accidents and that 30% of all those patients experienced adverse drug reactions." But lets not pull out the death card when comparing our two distinguished professions. Let us compare the merits. It is without a doubt the medical profession is a vital and necessary part of society and culture. At the same time there is room for chiropractic care for those that wish to seek it. Chiro is mainly known for neuro-muscular conditions and it does very well in that arena. The literature says it is as effective if not slightly more effective that interventional medicine ie drugs, surgery, physical therapy. So if you have a health care model that can effectively handle something like lower back pain, which costs the US economy approx $100 million, is the # one reason that people call in sick to work and is the # 2 reason why people visit their doctor, then why dont you let it do it? At every corner and at every avenue there has to be some nurse, or medical doctor screaming how bad chiro care is or minimizing its efficacy! On June 16, 2009, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius submitted a report to Congress, evaluating chiropractic services under Medicare. A survey was conducted of 3,464 people seeking chiro care for pain and/or difficulty walking, whose symptoms were described as severe or very severe, with 2/3 of those patients reporting that their symptoms "interfered considerably" in their usual daily activities. They were treated with chiro adjustments and various physical therapy modalities like EMS, ultrasound, ice and heat.The astonishing results (to those outside chiro, anyway) were as follows: of the approximately 2500 people who responded to the survey, 60% of the respondents got “complete” or “a lot” of symptomatic relief from chiro care, with 87% reporting a satisfaction rating of 8, 9, or 10. The patients who received “moderate” or “complete” relief from treatment by other strategies, like pills, injections, or surgery was 11%. If my math is right, then it’s about five times more likely that a patient suffering from severe neuro-musculo-skeletal symptoms will respond to chiro care than any other discipline. If I was suffering from severe neuro-musculo-skeletal symptoms, I think I’d want to know that. Put aside the likelihood of iatrogenic consequences and side effects, or the cost-effectiveness, let’s just look at these outcomes for a second. If you were hurting, wouldn’t you want the approach that gave five times better results? Dr. Narson comments, “Chiropractic is clearly validated as an effective form of treatment for those with neuro-musculo-skeletal conditions such as back pain, neck pain, hip pain and shoulder pain. It’s time that the medical profession – welcomes chiropractic physicians as partners in the treatment of these conditions for the benefit of the patient." I fully believe in medicine when applied appropriately just like I believe that chiro care should be applied appropriately. I do not agree with the chiros out there who scream and rant that chiro care "cure" or "treat" diseases. I do not agree with the perversion of the medical field that over medicates patients simply because the patients are demanding it. I hope that some of the people who post on this forum who attack alt med can simply put down the pitchfork of hate and ask themselves how does spewing hate and deference help anybody? The power you wield as a person of education and as a nurse or doctor deserves the respect of an open mind. How do you know that something you write may resonate with a person in the public and cause them to make a choice that may not benefit them 100%? You owe it to yourself, your profession and your patients to have a full toolbox at your disposal, not just one that fits your needs. It is not your need but rather the need of the patient that comes first. This @ Rhianna: I emailed you to let you know that you have been unblocked. Are you saying that the report delivered by HHS is invalid? It clearly shows that chiro is nearly 5x more effective for LBP!! The meta-analysis you indicate shows no vast difference?? Lets be reasonable...you compare a meta analysis to a study by HHS? Do you simply discard this study because it doesnt support you? You mention mild neuromusc and soft tissue only. Have you ever had an acute LBP or acute radiculitis that is unresponsive to conventional medicine? If not, there is nothing "mild" about it and it can be debilitating and life altering. I have seen many cases of the sort and have seen patients not only heal, but thrive in a chiropractic setting, drug free. Please be respectful for those that have and are dealing with acute spinal issues. "The interest of the patient is the only interest to be considered"- Dr. William J Mayo more

Resolved Question: std patient can register at nhs anonymously?

hi i am suffering for the last 20 years by genial herpes. even if registered with nhs local clinic i don't tell them about my decease, even herpes recurrent yearly twice or thrice i feel its symptoms very often whenever i am in stress or missed my proper diet. i want to know if there is any facility register in uk (at nhs or any hospital) and get prescription for medicines. without taking medicine sometimes the pain is too severe due to the nature of the decease (i understood that the decease will spread in asymptomatic stage) i don't marriage until this age 45. even my family members wants to get marrried.(they don't know the reality) my doctor in india told me with proper care , food, and good lifestyle can anyone get married. even he recommends about circumcision (he assure me some of the people who did this never recur the decease ) i read lot of articles about herpes in net , but i expect someone who get affected the decease will help me about my marriage and anonymous treatment. yours loving gihaguha more

Voting Question: Wanting patients' and doctors' input on Spironolactone?

Note to readers: If you can answer just one question that would be extremely helpful for me, and may even get you the points in a way so if you cannot answer all the questions still leave the extent of your knowledge on any subjects :) I am on 50mg Spironolactone and have been for an estimated year off and on. I'm taking it for excessive body (back leg and stomach) hair, and for acne. It has been working wonders for my acne when I take it regularly, but if I stop for a week my acne is back - although it shows astounding results after only 1 week of being back on it. I can't help but shave my dark, coarse stomach line so I cannot tell if it is supposed to help the rest of my blond-haired stomach. I think it is helping with the back of my legs a lot. Question 1: Can taking it continuously over years eventually correct my off-balance hormones so I don't have severe acne as an adult, like I had for 11 years since I was 9, if I discontinue taking Spironolactone? I believe my physician said something about it not working well for fair-haired people like my sister, who has excessive blond facial hair that is only obvious (mostly just to her) in the sun, but I cannot be positive as this conversation was during the week before I was on it, months ago. Question 2: My fair-haired sister wants to take it for her excessive blond cheek hair so I was wondering if any fair-haired people have any of their own experiences with Spironolactone and its effectiveness? Question 3: How does Spironolactone treat hirsutism for some and hair loss for others, and how do you know it won't make your hirsutism worse( I'm guessing something to do with imbalanced hormones that control which way to go)? Question 4: Has anyone noticed a thickening in their hair *without* treatment of hair loss, while still treating excessive body hair? (I have extremely thick hair, so it'd be nice to know the future annoyances if so!)I was also going to ask if any of the warnings on eating potassium-rich foods were a big deal, because at first my doctor and dermatologist said to keep it at one large banana a day, but now they don't care. And I'm taking Magnesium supplements, does Croscarmellose Sodium contain potassium?Tights, please give me sources. Anyway, that was irrelevant to any of my questions listed. My physician would not put me on it and tell me it does if, in fact, it does not effect excessive hair growth regardless of also taking it for acne treatment. Also, if you're taking it for one of the reasons you listed then maybe that is one thing it can treat, but it's not the only thing - Google it. more

Resolved Question: psychiatric hospital?

I have been thinking about what i wanted to go to college for and the more i thought about it i started to wonder if i would want to work with "mental" patiants. I live in michigan and i know there is a psychiatric hospital called Kalamazoo psychiatric hospital in kalmazoo that IS running that i was thinkin about visiting to get a look at what i might be doing if i choose to do so. I have read a bit about its establishment but i am curious to see how many patatents are there if and how many died there, what type of patients they have, with what disorders, what ages, what kinds of treatments they do. I have all theese questions and i cant seem to find an answer. can any one give me helpful information about this or any other hospital of this type. SERIOUS people. I dont want to here dont do it or your nuts if that was the answer i was looking for i wouldnt have posted this. more

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