Monthly Archives: October 2011

Dualistas y Monistas


Image via Wikipedia Publicado en Escepticemia Autor: Gonzalo CasinoLunes , 7 de Noviembre de 2005 Sobre el problema cuerpo-mente y la nueva psicobiología Descartes no pasa ahora por un buen momento. La separación cartesiana entre cuerpo y mente, entre materia … Continue reading

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Modelos de riesgo cardiovascular. Estudio de Framingham. Proyecto SCORE.


Image via Wikipedia Los datos no tienen significado por sí mismos, sino en relación a un modelo conceptual del fenómeno que los produce. Las manzanas venían cayéndose de los árboles mucho antes de que Newton estableciese las ecuaciones del movimiento … Continue reading

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Guias Clinicas de Asma


FFuente: Servicio Vasco de Saludasma, asma, asma, asma, asma Guia de Asmahttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/70793728/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-1zdwr82im1tl0qguqj27(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); http://feeds.feedburner.com/MedicinaGeneralYFamiliar

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Why hospitals and physicians should get serious about patient-centered care


Image via Wikipedia Source: Kevin MD by STEVE WILKINS, MPH  Health care professionals are a cynical lot.   We joke about the “fad or buzzword of the month,” usually some vague concept heralded by the powers on high.   Our job is … Continue reading

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The perfect vaccine


Image via Wikipedia Source: The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9802, Pages 1545 – 1546, 29 October 2011 Guillain-Barré syndrome and H1N1 influenza vaccine in UK childrendoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61665-6Cite or Link Using DOI Christopher Verity a, Lesley Stellitano a, Anne Marie Winstone a, Nick Andrews b, Julia Stowe b, Elizabeth Miller b In 1976, the US … Continue reading

Posted in Elizabeth Miller, Guillain-Barré, Guillain–Barré syndrome, influenza, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, Influenza vaccine, United States, Vaccination | Leave a comment

Juan Gervas y Vacuna HPV


Transmisión con una radio de Esquel, Argentina.  http://www.4shared.com/embed/876440463/a063841d Vacuna Contra El Virus Del Papiloma Humano View more presentations from OsQar http://www.equipocesca.org/actividades-preventivas/la-incierta-prevencion-del-cancer-de-cuello-de-utero-con-la-vacuna-contra-el-virus-del-papiloma-humano/También en:http://www.equipocesca.org/organizacion-de-servicios/la-vacuna-contra-el-virus-del-papiloma-humano-desde-el-punto-de-vista-de-la-atencion-primaria-en-espana/http://www.equipocesca.org/actividades-preventivas/vacuna-contra-el-virus-del-papiloma-humano-ciencia-y-ficcion/Todo ello recogido en:http://www.equipocesca.org/noticias/razones-para-el-%E2%80%9Cno%E2%80%9D-o-para-la-moratoria-respecto-a-la-vacuna-contra-el-virus-del-papiloma-humano/Ver también la petición de una moratoria para la vacuna contra el VPHen España:http://www.caps.cat/caps/activitats/43-declaracion.htmlEs importante:http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/5/484.full?sid=8be3cd89-af54-491c-b2ff-9e587acce741http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/12/1527.full?sid=2627c0f0-c338-4653-a3c3-7a147b7b9539http://www.cmaj.ca/content/177/12/1527.full/reply#cmaj_el_19534He añadido … Continue reading

Posted in Argentina, Cervical cancer, Esquel, HPV, HPV vaccine, Human papillomavirus, Juan Gervas, Sexually transmitted disease, vacccine hpv, Vacuna VPH, VPH | Leave a comment

Tribunal Europeo y Embriones Humanos


Image via Wikipedia Publicado en el foro de Medicina Familiar y General Argentina a propósito del comienzo de la vida…mis disculpas por haber cambiado el tema como respuesta. No hubo segunda intención en ello, más que la torpeza de quién … Continue reading

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British breast cancer screening now under independent review


Image via Wikipedia Source: Health News Review By Gary Schwitzer on October 26, 2011 8:21 AM  No Comments  No TrackBacks Questions about how best to communicate to the public about the tradeoffs of potential benefits versus potential harms of mammography do not end at America‘s … Continue reading

Posted in BMJ, Breast cancer screening, Cancer, King's College London, Mammography, Mike Richards, National Health Service, NHS | Leave a comment

Web 2.0 y medicina en español


Hoy, miércoles 26 de octubre tendrá lugar en El Escorial las VII Jornadas MEDES-MEdicina en ESpañol 2011, cuyo tema este año versa sobre “Web 2.0 y medicina en español”, de cuyo programa ya hablamos en este blog hace un mes. … Continue reading

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(CMAJ) Eficacia de las estatinas en prevención primaria en sujetos de bajo riesgo. ¿Café para todos?


Escribimos este post durante el vuelo Sevilla-Bilbao de las 21:10, camino del XVI Congreso de la SEFAP, cuyo contenido tuitearemos, junto a otros compañeros, en los próximos días, utilizando elhashtag #16Bsefap. Su lectura es garantía de que el iPad y su propietario, llegaron sin novedad … Continue reading

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Where The Boys Are: Merck, Gardasil And HPV


Pharmalot by Ed Silverman In the midst of ongoing controversy over HPV vaccines, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voted unanimously to recommend routine use of Merck’s Gardasil in boys as … Continue reading

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The Rise of Unregulated Drug Trials in South America


Image via Wikipedia When her son’s diarrhea wouldn’t stop, Diana Canessa, cash-strapped and panicky, scraped together some change, grabbed her last diaper and headed for the emergency room at Lima’s public hospital for children. It was there, she says, that … Continue reading

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FDA Says Chantix Benefits Outweigh The Risks or were you expeting another end ?


Ed Silverman in Pharmalot After reviewing the results of two epidemiological studies that compared the controversial Chantix smoking-cessation pill with NicoDerm patches, the FDA has decided that the benefits of the Pfizer pill continue to outweigh the risks. The decision … Continue reading

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Most women with screen-detected breast cancer have not had their life saved by screening


Image via Wikipedia By Gary Schwitzer on October 24, 2011 4:42 PM  No Comments  No TrackBacks That’s the conclusion of an article published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. I’m on the run today, but here’s the abstract:  Background Perhaps the most persuasive messages promoting … Continue reading

Posted in Archives of Internal Medicine, breast, Breast cancer, Breast cancer screening, Cancer, Mammography, National Cancer Institute, October 24 2011 | Leave a comment

¿Qué significado pronóstico tienen los soplos carotídeos asintomáticos?


Image via Wikipedia Pickett CA, Jackson JL,Hemann BA, Atwood JE. Carotid bruits as a prognostic indicator of cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis. Lancet 2008; 371: 1587-1594.  R   TC (s)   PDF (s)Background Although carotid bruits are deemed to be markers of generalised … Continue reading

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10-year stroke prevention after successful carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis


Halliday A, Harrison M, Hayter E, Kong X, Mansfield A, Marro J et al on behalf of the Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial (ACST) Collaborative Group. 10-year stroke prevention after successful carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic stenosis (ACST-1): a multicentre randomised trial. Lancet 2010; … Continue reading

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Gonzalo Casino gcasino@cardiel.net La medicina vista desde Internet y pasada por el saludable filtro del escepticismo. Vivienda y salud 22 Feb 2010 El 80% de nuestra vida transcurre en espacios cerrados, mayormente en casa. Y buena parte del tiempo restante, … Continue reading

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The Prostrate Placebo


Image via Wikipedia  a tennis ball, I am going to go looking for a therapy that will shrink it, not fool me into thinking I can write  Published by Mark Crislip under Clinical Trials,Herbs & Supplements,Science and Medicine  Science Based Medicine I seem … Continue reading

Posted in Alternative medicine, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Clinical trial, Journal of the American Medical Association, Lower urinary tract symptoms, Placebo, Saw palmetto extract, Serenoa | Leave a comment

Top ten medical blogs


Image via Wikipedia Source: Medical Island Of course, the post deals only with english written blogs.   Blogging has of late become a regular past-time among various professionals and the medical profession is no exception. Medical Blogging requires serious consideration … Continue reading

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Medical Device Innovation — Is “Better” Good Enough?


Image via Wikipedia Source: NEJMLast year, the United States spent $95 billion on medical devices, nearly half of the $200 billion spent on devices worldwide.1 Our investment in devices has yielded impressive gains in length and quality of life from … Continue reading

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Malicia Sanitaria y prevención cuaternaria


Las decisiones de los políticos y de los gerentes asombran a veces. Asombran por su carencia de fundamento científico y por su imprudencia. Cabe hablar de cierto grado de malicia, de decisiones con intereses ocultos. Hay muchos hechos que lo … Continue reading

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Quién mete el bisturi ?


Image via Wikipedia Fuente: El Pais  La sanidad se enfrenta a las dudas sobre su sostenibilidad, pero también a sus errores de gestión – Los políticos compitieron en prometer hospitales; ahora les toca aplicar cirugía al sistema Un español visita … Continue reading

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SIAP 2011: resúmen de las Jornadas


Image via Wikipedia el resumen y los textos básicos de los ponentes del Seminario de Innovación en Atención Primaria sobre prevención cuaternaria (evitar los daños de las intervenciones sanitarias), celebrado en Barcelona, 2 octubre 2011 (una actividad libre de humos … Continue reading

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Sistema de Vigilancia de Eventos Adversos a Vacuna


Atención Primaria Medwave Año VIII No. 4 Mayo 2008. Derechos Reservados. Sistema de Vigilancia de Eventos Adversos a Vacunas    Servicios del Artículo Descargar PDF. Comentar este artículo. Ver comentarios (0). Recomendar este artículo. Imprimir este artículo. Compartir este artículo en:   … Continue reading

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Eficacia y seguridad del ibuprofeno y del paracetamol en niños y adultos: metaanálisis y revisión cualitativa


Traductores: Esparza Olcina MJ11Centro de Salud Barcelona. Móstoles. Madrid (España).  Correspondencia: María Jesús Esparza Olcina. Correo electrónico: mjesparza8@gmail.com Fecha de publicación: 13/10/2011    Procedencia del artículo Sitio web del Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CDR). University of York. Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE). Traducción autorizada. Los … Continue reading

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Guias Europeas de Hipertensión Arterial 2009


Guias Europeas de Hipertensión Arterial 2009 – Traducidas por Rafael Molina Diaz MD, PhD Revision2009_GuiaEuropeaHTA2007http://www.scribd.com/embeds/32555813/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-2lb02fkljvmju2ehk2m7(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })(); http://feeds.feedburner.com/MedicinaGeneralYFamiliar

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Estimating treatment effects for individual patients based on the results of randomised clinical trials


BMJ 2011; 343:d5888 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d5888 (Published 3 October 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011; 343:d5888 Research Estimating treatment effects for individual patients based on the results of randomised clinical trials OPEN ACCESS Johannes A N Dorresteijn, epidemiologist and medical doctor1, Frank L J Visseren, professor of vascular … Continue reading

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Critical Moments — Doctors and Patients


Lenore M. Buckley, M.D., M.P.H. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:1270-1271October 6, 2011 I lost myself in the very properties of [my patients'] minds, for the moment at least, I actually became them . . . so that when I detached myself … Continue reading

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The New Language of Medicine


Pamela Hartzband, M.D., and Jerome Groopman, M.D. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:1372-1373October 13, 2011 During our first year of medical school, we spent countless hours learning new words, memorizing vocabulary as if we were studying a foreign language. We … Continue reading

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El DSM IV vinculado a la industria farmaceutica


Image via Wikipedia Psychiatry Handbook Linked to Drug IndustryThe D.S.M. is used to diagnose a wide range of mental disorders. (Cary Conover)More than half of the task force members who will oversee the next edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s … Continue reading

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