April 25th, 2010 by Debra Gordon in Better Health Network, Medblogger Shout Outs, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: American Society of Journalists and Authors, Facebook, Health and Medicine, Health Tweeder, Healthcare Facilities, Healthcare Professionals, LinkedIn, Medical Organizations, Networking, Peter Shankman, Social Media, Twitter
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So you’re probably wondering what I’m doing blogging about social networking when this is a blog about health and medicine and medical writing. Well, just consider:
- Thousands of tweets are sent every hour about health/medical issues. Want a cool way to follow them? Check out Health Tweeder.
- Thousands of health care professionals, medical organizations and healthcare facilities have Facebook pages.
And I’m sure that’s only the beginning. Those, together with Linked In, are the only social networking sites I currently use so that’s all you get for now. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at A Medical Writer's Musings on Medicine, Health Care, and the Writing Life*
April 24th, 2010 by Toni Brayer, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research
Tags: Aspirin, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, General Medicine, Head Pain, Metoclopramide, Migraine Headaches, Neurology, Phonophobia, Photophobia, Placebo, Reglan, Sensitivity to Light, Sensitivity to Sound
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There are many expensive and complicated treatments for migraine headaches, but a new literature review shows that a single, 1,000mg-dose of aspirin is effective for more than half of all migraine sufferers.
Compared with placebo, aspirin reduced the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light (photophobia) and and sound (phonophobia), and eliminated severe or moderate pain within two hours in 24 percent of people. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth*
April 24th, 2010 by David Kroll, Ph.D. in Better Health Network, Opinion
Tags: Breast Cancer, Cigarettes, KFC, Komen, Oncology, Pink Ribbon, Preventive Medicine, smoking, Women's Health
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KFC and Komen? BucketsfortheCure.com? “Why don’t they just put a pink ribbon on a pack of cigarettes?”
*This blog post was originally published at Terra Sigillata*
April 24th, 2010 by Bongi in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Childrens Healthcare, Doctor-Patient Interest, Patient-Doctor Relationship, Pediatric Surgery, Premature Death
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I hate pediatrics. People who don’t understand the life of surgery may think this means I don’t like children, but in fact the contrast is true.
Surgery is suffering and heartache. Surgery is pain and misery. It’s stuff children aren’t supposed to experience.
Children are supposed to be caught up in the joys of life. They’re supposed to play and smell the roses along life’s paths. Pain will come later, but childhood is supposed to be a sanctuary, albeit temporary from the harsh realities of life. And when life gets harsh, they may need to come to me.
I once spoke about a very special boy who crossed my path. His death still haunts me, but there was another incident which drove the wedge between myself and pediatric surgery forever. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at other things amanzi*
So you’re probably wondering what I’m doing blogging about social networking when this is a blog about health and medicine and medical writing. Well, just consider:
