Here are some thoughts by primary care internists and pediatricians. Individual physician names have been removed (except NEJM article author) Fixing primary care is critical to health care reform but will require simultaneously fixing several problems, including those related to remuneration, the work environment, and medical education.1 The most critical of these issues is remuneration. [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Here is the link to the Parents’ Journal Podcast of “Rear Facing Car Seats Safer until Age Two”
Posted in Child Safety, tagged age two, car seats, fractures of legs, rear facing, spinal cord injuries, toddlers on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Parents Journal 072909-One Hour Show The Parent’s Journal Topics & Guests (start times in parentheses) Fruits and Veggies for Your Little Ones – Eileen Behan (01:00) Baby on the Move – Dr. Laura Jana (06:00) Parent’s Notes – A Practical Parenting Tip from a Mom or Dad (24:40) Teaching Kids to Say NO [...]
Seizures Noted in Four Children with Influenza A H1N1 “Swine Flu”
Posted in Infections, tagged brain, CDC, children, influenza a, novel influenza A H1N1, seizures, swine flu on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The CDC reported at least four children in Texas diagnosed with novel influenza A (swine flu) developed concerning brain symptoms, including seizures. All the children recovered without complications. Last updated August 21, 2009 by Dr. Vee
Eradication of H. pylori Reduces Risk of Stomach Cancer
Posted in Infections, tagged acid reduction, adenocarcinoma of stomach, antrum, bacteria, endoscope, endoscopy, h. pylori, helicobacter pylori, proton pump inhibitors, stomach biopsy, stomach cancer on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A recent metanalysis (pooling the results of different studies on the same research study) of randomized research studies, motly done in Asia, showed a significant reduction of stomach cancer when a bacteria called Helicobacter pylori was eliminated from patients who were originally found to have the bacteria. The bacteria is found when a tissue [...]
Bacteria Growing on Cell Phones of Healthcare Workers
Posted in Infections, tagged bacteria, cellphones, doctors, hands, handwashing, health care workers, methicillin resistant staph aureus, MRSA, nurses, ties on August 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A recent study conducted in Turkey showed that cell phones used by doctors, nurses and other health care staff have significant growth of bacteria. Ninety percent of health care workers said they never cleaned their cellphones. 200 doctors, nurses and other health care staff agreed to have their hands and their cell phones tested for [...]

