Doctor and Patient: Finding the Patient in a Sea of Guidelines. René Mansi Every Friday morning, the patient, a homeless man in his 60s, lumbered into one of our exam rooms, slipped off the running shoes he wore like bedroom slippers and gingerly lifted his swollen legs so we could remove the medicated bandages and examine the raw wounds on his inner ankles. Those baseball-size leg ulcers were only one of his many medical problems. He also suffered from obesity and poorly controlled diabetes and blood pressure.
Like his other doctors, I encouraged him to lose weight, watch his diet and take his diabetes medications, and stay on his blood pressure pills while making mental note of our medical aims — lower his body mass index to under 25, his hemoglobin A1C to under 7 and his systolic blood pressure to 130. The reality, however, was that even getting to our clinic was a small triumph for him. One morning, the clinic nurse approached me after I finished examining him. But real patients are rarely average. “It’s like designing airplane wings,” said Dr. Dr.
HealCam is Chatroulette for the Sick, Another Sign of Patient Empowerment? HealCam pairs patients with similar conditions for anonymous web chats. It doesn't seem to be getting much traffic. Maybe they really should get Jessica Alba to log on. A new website is looking to pair up patients anonymously to help them find a community of their peers. When you have a serious or chronic illness, it can feel like no one understands what you’re going through. Doctors may be able to explain what happens to you, but can they empathize with the pain, the discomfort, and the depression?
Maybe you should talk to another patient. Maybe you should use HealCam. The concept behind HealCam seems fairly simple. Which is why I’m hoping it starts doing better soon. Was I really the only one on HealCam on a weekday afternoon? If they fail, however, I’m fairly confident that someone else will take their place in some new form. But it is still our health, and information technology is a tool that patients can wield as well. [image credits: HealCam] [sources: HealCam Blog] Remedies4 - Collection of free holistic healing pdf ebooks.
E A R T H . C L I N I C - Folk Remedies and Holistic Cures. Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - Magazine. In 2001, rumors were circulating in Greek hospitals that surgery residents, eager to rack up scalpel time, were falsely diagnosing hapless Albanian immigrants with appendicitis. At the University of Ioannina medical school’s teaching hospital, a newly minted doctor named Athina Tatsioni was discussing the rumors with colleagues when a professor who had overheard asked her if she’d like to try to prove whether they were true—he seemed to be almost daring her. She accepted the challenge and, with the professor’s and other colleagues’ help, eventually produced a formal study showing that, for whatever reason, the appendices removed from patients with Albanian names in six Greek hospitals were more than three times as likely to be perfectly healthy as those removed from patients with Greek names.
“It was hard to find a journal willing to publish it, but we did,” recalls Tatsioni. “I also discovered that I really liked research.” That question has been central to Ioannidis’s career.
Los Alamos Scientist: TSA Scanners Shred Human DNA -- Health & Wellness. © veteranstoday.comTSA Cops Pat Down Passengers Who Avoid Deadly Scanning This is Insane. Don't ever get scanned by TSA. While the application of scientific knowledge creates technology, sometimes the technology is later redefined by science. Such is the case with terahertz (THz) radiation, the energy waves that drive the technology of the TSA: back scatter airport scanners. Emerging THz technological applications THz waves are found between microwaves and infrared on the electromagnetic spectrum. THz waves may have applications beyond security devices. Because of the potential profits, intense research on THz waves and applications has mushroomed over the last decade. Health risks The past several years the possible health risks from cumulative exposure to THz waves was mostly dismissed.
While that is true, there are other biophysics at work. From the abstracts own synopsis: "We consider the influence of a terahertz field on the breathing dynamics of double-stranded DNA. About the author. Videos and Cool Tools. McDougall Program & Dr. McDougall's Health and Medical Center. Medanth - home. Great Links. Shared by Experts. Organized by Topic. Considerations for Improving Health Literacy. A majority of individuals who have access to the internet are searching for health information online and more and more are joining social networks for support and information about health care options. As this catchy video from a year ago notes, we’ve experienced a revolution in attitudes about health care. Empowered patients aren’t necessarily enabled patients However, as educators know, there really is no such thing as a digital native and use of tools doesn’t imply understanding.
The online health revolution is not quite over since the ability to access a tool like the internet doesn’t mean it’s used in the best way possible. Further, although more seniors are exploring online tools, this remains a population that is generally less confident about their internet skills and it’s a population that’s often grappling with serious health conditions. You can’t tell by looking at someone It’s also worth remembering that health literacy and overall literacy are not the same thing. References. Recipes, Healthy Eating, Wellness, Green Living, Self Help, Fitness, Beauty,... Partnership for Drug Freedom in America.
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