J Health Care Finance. 2012 Fall;39(1):39-50. The economics of health care quality and medical errors. Andel C, Davidow SL, Hollander M, Moreno DA. Abstract Hospitals have been looking for ways to improve quality and operational efficiency and cut costs for nearly three decades, using a variety of quality improvement strategies. However, based on recent reports, […]
BMJ Case Reports 2012; doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-006879 Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect Deirdre Therese Little Summary Premature ovarian failure in a well adolescent is a rare event. Its occurrence raises important questions about causation, which may signal other systemic concerns. This patient presented with amenorrhoea after […]
Cardiopulmonary Arrest Following Cervical Epidural Injection Case Report Bradley Stauber, BS, Lin Ma, MD, and Reza Nazari, MD Pain Physician March/April 2012 – Vol 15 Issue 2 Epidural steroid injection is a common treatment for the management of pain in a wide variety of patients. It is generally well tolerated and perceived to have few […]
Margaret Warner, Ph.D.; Li Hui Chen, Ph.D.; Diane M. Makuc, Dr.P.H., Robert N. Anderson, Ph.D.; and Arialdi M. Miniño, M.P.H. Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System Mortality File In 2008, poisoning became the leading cause of injury death in the United States and nearly 9 out of 10 poisoning deaths are caused […]
Published: Nov 1, 2011 By Joyce Frieden , News Editor, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Explain that women who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 15 or […]
The Lancet, Volume 377, Issue 9774, Page 1289, 16 April 2011 The Lancet: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60520-5/fulltext?rss=yes The US Institute of Medicine’s landmark 1999 report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, estimated that avoidable medical errors contributed annually to 44 000—98 000 deaths in US hospitals. Hospital-based errors were reported as the eighth leading cause of […]
David S.H. Bell, MD Disclosures South Med J. 2010;103(3):265-267. ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION Abstract Chronic metformin use results in vitamin B12 deficiency in 30% of patients. Exhaustion of vitamin B12 stores usually occurs after twelve to fifteen years of absolute vitamin B12 deficiency. Metformin has been available in the United States for approximately fifteen years. Vitamin B12 […]
Date: May 20, 2009 Source: American Thoracic Society Summary: The inactivated flu vaccine does not appear to be effective in preventing influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma. In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization than their peers who do not get the vaccine, according to […]
Inflammopharmacology. 2005;13(4):419-25. doi: 10.1163/156856005774415574. Georges M Halpern PMID: 16354394 DOI: 10.1163/156856005774415574 Abstract In 1999, drug manufacturers introduced a class of NSAIDs called COX-2 inhibitors or coxibs. The drugs were avidly promoted directly to the consumers and became bestsellers from the start. Arthritis sufferers were eager to take medications that eased joint pain with less risk […]
Kraft CN Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 2001 Jan-Feb;139(1):8-11. Abstract PURPOSE: Chirotherapy is a popular and successful management option for reversible functional disorders of the cervical spine. Though rarely observed, complications do occur, mainly involving the cerebrovascular system. By means of the here described case and a literature survey, we aim to highlight non-cerebrovascular complications of […]