November 2007 - The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck

Scrubs "Like A Surgeon"

Not quite Madonna...funny...BD http://youtube.com/watch?v=_uVYKzKW_bM&feature=related

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 11:49 PM by The Medical Quack

Cry, robot: the android dental patient at the cutting edge

Dental robots...well these for for training purposes...this one sure is ugly without her skin though...actually pretty scary but a real nice set of teeth! No here yet, just in Japan...BD The days of a guaranteed pain-free visit to the dentist may not...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 11:14 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology

Congress to send children's health bill to Bush

One more time...will it be vetoed again? BD WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After waiting a month, Democratic leaders in Congress said on Friday they would formally send a bill expanding a popular children's health-care program to the White House despite a...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 10:59 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Insurance

Custom TV helps I.T. company change channels for patients

Patients who cannot move their arms can switch on the TV set with a control attached to their forehead. Now this is really cool...all I have to do is twitch my forehead or blow through a plastic straw! Streaming videos...all on the network with it's...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 10:53 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology

Going Green: Another ROI for the EMR

EMR = Save a Tree. After reading about the encounter of the big green type, I would have more than respect for Douglas fir trees...good article about going green and using paperless records..BD "Therefore, if every doctor in America was fully electronic...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 10:42 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology

Insurers tighten access to costly MRIs, CT scans

If you're going to seek an imaging procedure such as an MRI or CT scan, you'd better need it. BD New insurance company restrictions this year have cut high-tech scans in Minnesota, preventing those that appear wasteful or unnecessary. Two weeks...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 10:15 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance

These dummies may save your life

Better than crash test dummies by all means....BD J.B. may look like a crash-test mannequin, but he’s no dummy. In many ways, he looks and acts like a living person: His eyes blink; his pupils dilate; his chest expands and contracts as he breathes; and...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 10:07 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology

New Microwave Technology Can Be Safely Applied To Cancerous Lung Tumors, Study Suggests

A microwave generator emits an electromagnetic wave that agitates water molecules in the surrounding tumor tissue, producing friction and heat that eventually destroy the tumor. BD ScienceDaily (Nov. 30, 2007) — A cancer treatment that uses microwave...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 9:47 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology

Situation Critical: ERs Face Doc Shortage

Scary story...from Phoenix, AZ the closest neurosurgeon was in San Francisco...BD In an emergency room situation the seconds between arriving, diagnosis and treatment can determine whether a patient lives or dies. But a study released today by the Center...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 9:27 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related

Woman Wakes Up Mid-Surgery, Paralyzed and in Pain

Make sure you have a good anesthesiologist and be sure to not to forget to mention all your medications..there isn't a machine out there yet that can replace a good Anesthesiologist. BD You're supposed to be unconscious from the anesthetic, but...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 9:14 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related

New medical battleground: physician reimbursements

Doctors say no new patients until the contract is fixed...due to a 4 percent recent cut in rates..BD The state's largest commercial insurer and one of Central Indiana's largest physicians' practices are showing few signs of backing down from...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 11:13 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance

Prescription For Trouble: New Study Shows Many Patients Skipping Meds Due To Rising Co-Pays

Unless generics are available, many patients don't take their medications if they are out of reach with insurance plans or if they don't have insurance...BD The study that appeared recently in The American Journal of Managed Care analyzed the...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 10:54 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News

InforMedix Rings Up Med-ePhone - Mobile, Wireless Patient Medication Adherence Solution

I know all of these programs are good, but do want to ask how many reminders and so on can one human sustain in a day? How many devices does one need to have available...thus I go back to having all of this in one instrument...the phone. BD InforMedix...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 10:31 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology

Outgoing Glaxo chief Garnier to lead Dubai fund's advisory board

From medications to working for Dubai, advising on investments...BD JP Garnier, outgoing chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, has agreed to join a newly formed advisory board of Dubai International Capital, the Middle East Emirate's $13bn sovereign...

Published Fri, Nov 30 2007 1:13 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest

Medical Tourism Creates Thai Doctor Shortage

Tourism from other countries creating doctor shortage for Thai citizens...is tourism creating shortages in other countries...BD November 29, 2007 · Millions of people come to Bangkok for medical care. They get everything from face-lifts to heart-bypass...

Published Thu, Nov 29 2007 5:32 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest

November 2007 - The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck

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Scrubs "Like A Surgeon"

Cry, robot: the android dental patient at the cutting edge

Congress to send children's health bill to Bush

Custom TV helps I.T. company change channels for patients

Going Green: Another ROI for the EMR

Insurers tighten access to costly MRIs, CT scans

These dummies may save your life

New Microwave Technology Can Be Safely Applied To Cancerous Lung Tumors, Study Suggests

Situation Critical: ERs Face Doc Shortage

Woman Wakes Up Mid-Surgery, Paralyzed and in Pain

New medical battleground: physician reimbursements

Prescription For Trouble: New Study Shows Many Patients Skipping Meds Due To Rising Co-Pays

InforMedix Rings Up Med-ePhone - Mobile, Wireless Patient Medication Adherence Solution

Outgoing Glaxo chief Garnier to lead Dubai fund's advisory board

Medical Tourism Creates Thai Doctor Shortage