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CDC: 2011-2012 Flu Season
2011-2012 Flu Season This page provides information about the 2011-2012 influenza season, including information about the season’s vaccines, vaccination recommendations and disease activity. Vaccine Information Statement: Seasonal Shot [69 KB, 2 pages] Vaccine Information Statement: Seasonal Nasal Spray [112 KB, 2 pages] … Continue reading
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New prescription obesity medication
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Silver Spring, Md. • A panel of medical experts voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to endorse the controversial weight-loss drug Qnexa, clearing the way for the Food and Drug Administration to approve a new prescription obesity … Continue reading
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Atlheltes with marked ECG repolarizacion abnormalities
Pelliccia A, Di Paolo FM, Quattrini FM, Basso C, Culasso F, Popoli G et al. Outcomes in Athletes with Marked ECG Repolarization Abnormalities. N Engl J Med 2008; 358: 152-161. R TC PDF Introducción Los deportistas presentan alteraciones ECG parecidas a las de … Continue reading
Pharmalot: A Paroxetine study and retractation
Pharma Blog » 2012 » February » 06 Brown University, A Paxil Study And Retractions By Ed Silverman // February 6th, 2012 For the past few years, an effort has been under way by a pair of academics to retract a study about the Paxil antidepressant in the Journal … Continue reading
Association of antenatal corticosteroids with mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes among infants born at 22 to 25 weeks’ gestation.
AVC en Pediatria Basada en la Evidencia: González de Dios J, Molina Arias M. Resultados de los corticoides prenatales en el límite de la viabilidad. Evid Pediatr. 2012;8:12. JAMA. 2011 Dec 7;306(21):2348-58. Association of antenatal corticosteroids with mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes among … Continue reading
La FDA, acusada de ‘espiar’ a sus empleados | Noticias | elmundo.es
Image via WikipediaLa FDA, acusada de ‘espiar’ a sus empleados | Noticias | elmundo.es: ‘via Blog this’ Related articles FDA employees sue agency over email surveillance (blogs.nature.com) Why does the FDA keep seizing imported orange juice? (shortformblog.tumblr.com) Ex-Staffers File Suit … Continue reading
Disculpas
Image via CrunchBasePor razones que ya son de publico conocimiento a nivel mundial, la mayor parte del material (libros, audio, documentales , archivos personales ), no se encuentra disponible en varios blogs. Incluido material personal que hace a mi propio … Continue reading
In Atheists We Distrust
Image via Wikipedia In Atheists We DistrustSubjects believe that people behave better when they think that God is watching over them By Daisy Grewal | January 17, 2012 | 124 Pherhaps this is the reason why most of people believe … Continue reading
Por una internet libre
Image via CrunchBase Los derechos de autor, el copyright, cualquier argumento de esos cae rendido en esta epoca. Todo lo que alguna vez circulo de una maquina a otra, y aun las propias, son susceptibles de ser invadidas. Pero esto … Continue reading
Posted in Adam Smith, Argentina, busqueda de informacion, China, El Salvador, George Nash, Google, megaupload, S.O.P.A., United States, USA
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Digamos no a S.O.P.A.
Image by Getty Images via @daylifehttps://secure.avaaz.org/es/save_the_internet/?avuAwcb ¡Diles que archiven la ley hoy! ¡Dile a los que respaldan la ley que la archiven! Senador Harry Reid Teléfono: +1(202) 224-3542E-mail: http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfmHaz clic para poner un comentario en el Facebook del Senador Reid Haz clic … Continue reading
Posted in Aqui, China, Electronic Arts, Esta, Facebook, Latin America, S.O.P.A., Sony, United States
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I see this movie…..we don`t want any war
United Kingdom is sending a nuclear submarin to the south pacific in order to “protect” Malvinas from Argentina. We are a country without weapons, no nuclear bombs, so most of us hate the war in any country. Really, we don`t … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Falklands, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, kelpers, Malvinas, Nuclear, Nuclear weapon, United States, Weapons
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Estatinas para niños
Image via WikipediaFuente: Enrique GavilanVia: Lista MEDFAM-APS EspañaEl JAMA acaba de publicar un artículo de análisis, que adjunto,intentando discutir las consecuencias que puede tener el recienteinforme de expertos norteamericanos sobre detección precoz dehipercolesterolemia en niños y adolescentes (éste:http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cvd_ped/summary.htm#chap9).Sólo se salvan … Continue reading
2011-2012 Influenza Season Week 1 ending January 7, 2012
2011-2012 Influenza Season Week 1 ending January 7, 2012 All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received. Synopsis: During week 1 (January 1-7, 2012), influenza activity increased in the United States, but remains relatively low. U.S. … Continue reading
CDC and Flu
2011-2012 Influenza Season Week 47 ending November 26, 2011 All data are preliminary and may change as more reports are received. Synopsis: During week 47 (November 20-26, 2011), influenza activity remained low in the United States. U.S. Virologic Surveillance: Of the … Continue reading
Managing Drug Supply: Digital Edition
Image via Wikipedia Resource Center Home: Resource Center: Managing Drug Supply: Digital Edition CONTENTS Front Matter, including Contributors, Reviewers, Contents, and How to Use MDS-3 Part I Policy and Economic Issues Policy and Legal Framework Toward Sustainable Access to Medicines … Continue reading
Four Drugs Cause Most Hospitalizations in Older Adults
Image via CrunchBase Via: New York Times – November 23, 2011, 5:00 PM Four Drugs Cause Most Hospitalizations in Older Adults By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Tony Cenicola/The New York TimesSome medications may cause dangerous reactions. Blood thinners and diabetes drugs cause most emergency … Continue reading
A UN AÑO DE CANCÚN Y DÍAS DE DURBAN: MÁS DE 4º C:
Balance y perspectivas de las negociaciones de cambio climático Pablo Solón Ha pasado casi un año desde que los resultados de las negociaciones de cambio climático en Cancún se impusieran con la sola objeción de Bolivia. Ha llegado la … Continue reading
Global Revolution
Image by kevindean via Flickr Meanwhile thousands of people are being arrested for the police department of several cities all across United States, people who belongs to the so called “we are the 99″, you will able to see that … Continue reading
Health and medicine 20 years after the Soviet Union
Image via Wikipedia Health and medicine 20 years after the Soviet Union By Eugene Raikhel This article is part of the series: Twenty years after the Soviet Union Nearly two decades have now passed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, Eastern Europe, History, Joseph Stalin, Russia, Soviet Union, United States, World War II
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Posted in Health, Health care, Medicine, New York Times, Nurse, Patient, Physical therapy, United States
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California Gov Signs Controversial Vaccine Law
California Gov Signs Controversial Vaccine Law Ed Silverman in Pharmalot Following months of controversy, California Governor Jerry Brown late last week signed into law a bill that removes parental consent for vaccinating children 12 and older against sexually transmitted diseases. … Continue reading
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PSA and prostate cancer
Image via Wikipedia Draft Recommendation Statement The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will be accepting comments on this draft recommendation statement beginning on Tuesday, October 11, 2011. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes recommendations about the effectiveness of … Continue reading
How Big Pharma Forced Poor Countries to Keep Drug Prices High
Source: The Fix A new cache of Wikileaks docs claims that American pharmaceutical companies successfully strong-armed dozens of smaller, poorer nations to keep drug prices and profits high, often with the help of hapless U.S. diplomats. Let the sunshine in. Photo via … Continue reading
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