January 31st, 2010 by Stanley Feld, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, True Stories
Tags: Bullies, Bullying, Childhood Development, Parenting, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Psychology, What To Teach Your Kids
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Brad asked how I think I influenced his development as a child. I think I taught him about leadership, perseverance, patience, problem solving, pattern recognition, innovative thinking, and compassion for others. The irony is I believe he taught me more than I taught him.
Mutual trust and respect must go hand and hand with the love for a child. Kids are people too. They have the same emotional responses to perceived events as we do as adults.
One of many incidents of mutual respect comes to mind. Brad was 11 years old in the 6th grade.
My accountant, at that time, was an avid stamp collector. I thought learning about the sub culture of stamp collecting would be a terrific intellectual experience for both of us. My accountant took us to several stamp shows and taught us how to value stamps. We started collecting. We accumulated a nice stamp collection. The collection had great potential to increase in value. We both learned a lot and grew together in the stamp collecting business. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Repairing the Healthcare System*
January 31st, 2010 by BarbaraFicarraRN in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Annals Of Internal Medicine, Dosing, Inaccurate, Kitchen Spoon, Medication, Moms, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmaceuticals, Spoons, Teaspoon
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A Spoonful of Medicine: Not a good thing
A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who use a kitchen spoons to pour liquid medicine aren’t getting the right dosage. Here’s what to use to get it right.
Use your kitchen spoon for food, not to measure medicine
Measuring Precisely is Vital
Ask any pastry chef or professional baker, and they’ll tell you that using exact measurements in baking is critical for a successful end product. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Health in 30*
January 31st, 2010 by KerriSparling in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Blood Clot, Compression Stockings, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Diabetes, Factor V Leiden Deficiency, Hematology, High Risk Pregnancy, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Pulmonary Embolism
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Thanks to the happy combination of Factor V Leiden and being pregnant, I’m rocking a higher chance than average for a blood clot while traveling. Back in October, when I was just a few months along, a lot of my travel was on the Acela, cruising back and forth between Boston and Philly, in addition to some flights. So I needed to take these clotting risks into account.
“You’re telling me I should pick up some compression stockings, then?” I asked my obstetrician, after we had discussed my upcoming travel plans. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Six Until Me.*
January 31st, 2010 by GruntDoc in Better Health Network, News, Quackery Exposed
Tags: Emergency Medicine, Haiti, Healing, Healing Touch, Neurology, Scientologists, Scientology, Therapeutic Touch
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Oh, good. Everything’s under control. The Scientologists are there.
Amid the mass of aid agencies piling in to help Haiti quake victims is a batch of Church of Scientology “volunteer ministers”, claiming to use the power of touch to reconnect nervous systems….
Some doctors at the hospital are skeptical. One US doctor, who asked not to be named, snorted: “I didn’t know touching could heal gangrene.” Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc*
January 30th, 2010 by Paul Auerbach, M.D. in Better Health Network, True Stories
Tags: Amputee, Dr. Paul Auerbach, Haiti, Leaving Haiti, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Relief Efforts, Surgery, Survivor Guilt
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We found out today that we are going to ship out tomorrow. My feelings are certainly mixed. There is an incredible amount of work to be done here – we have only contributed to the first wave of what is necessary. This may sound strange, but I cannot remember the details of much of what we did the first three days, when we were functioning on hyperdrive in a battlefield setting. My recollections become detailed after the third day, when we were able to see only four or five patients at a time, and we stopped triaging amputees to the operating room.
Now the hospital has been substantially augmented. Teams of foreign (to Haiti) surgeons have left to go home, because the operations to be performed now are largely orthopedic and plastic surgery, as well as specialty cases. Sadly, there are scores of patients with spinal fractures who are paralyzed, and little can be done for them this far out from the initial injury. Children continue to break our hearts. I had a small child who is a triple amputee offer me his cracker with his remaining hand. One can only pray that the memories he carries of this tragedy are erased swiftly, that he is assisted in his rehabilitation, and that his life improves. All of these will, of course, be hard to achieve. Read more »
This post, Leaving Haiti: Small Child – A Triple Amputee – Offers MD A Cracker With His Remaining Hand, was originally published on
Healthine.com by Paul Auerbach, M.D..
