December 19th, 2009 by Stanley Feld, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion, Research
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If President Obama’s healthcare bill is passed there is certain to be an increase in taxes, an increase in the budget deficit and a rationing of healthcare.
The President promised an increase in funding for preventative medicine. The term preventative medicine should mean discovering a disease process before it manifests itself through its complications. After discovering the disease it should be treated in the best possible way available.
The federal government is going to spent billions of dollars expanding a bureaucracy to further evaluate best practices. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality was created to standardize the practice of medicine. The organization encouraged medical specialty organizations to write guidelines for the care of diseases in their specialty. A National Clearing House was created that published these guidelines. These guidelines are to be updated every five years. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Repairing the Healthcare System*
December 19th, 2009 by Nancy Brown, Ph.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Mental Health, OCD, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Signs
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Disorders like depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and bipolar disorder all have warning signs. If you are concerned about these signs in yourself or others, talk to a trusted adult and get help!
Clinical Depression
- Loss of appetite
- Insomnia and trouble sleeping almost every night
- Unable to focus on even simple activities
- Extremely low energy
- Loss of interest in things you normally enjoy Read more »
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December 19th, 2009 by DrCharles in Better Health Network, Patient Interviews
Tags: Fiction, Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology
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It’s morning, and in the shower he reaches a trembling hand up towards his face and strokes his jugular lymph node chain, searching for any indications that the small lumps palpable within might have gotten larger. He feels the same familiar bumps, rolls them like jelly beans inside a package, and wonders if at least one lymph node is rotting with cancer.
As he dresses for work he follows the sinews of his neck down to his thyroid gland, a bowtie beneath his skin. The right side is larger than the left, and this asymmetry surely indicates a malignancy. He’s read that thyroid cancers are actually quite curable, unless he has one of the rare kinds, which he almost certainly does. Three years to go before death, full of surgeries and chemo, if he’s lucky. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Examining Room of Dr. Charles*
December 18th, 2009 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Opinion
Tags: Disdain For Authority, ePatient, Expertise, Internal Medicine, Knowledge, Online Health Information, Primary Care, Social Media
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The advent of the internet, combined with social media, has made everyone experts and has increased the disdain for authority.
No where is that more apparent than the firestorm that surrounds vaccines and its detractors.
The Los Angeles Times’ James Rainey writes a column on the phenomenon, observing the backlash against a well-written, nuanced piece debunking the link between vaccines and autism.
But as we know, those who already believe there is a connection are unlikely to be swayed. And on the web, it’s easy to find data and studies that fits an already established mindset. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
December 18th, 2009 by Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Adult Control, Explicit Content, iPhone Apps, Parenting, Pediatrics, Technology
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I had heard there were “adult only” applications on iTunes but hadn’t seen any myself – until yesterday.
I’ve been on the application store many times to find cool application for my iPhone and never seen anything alarming. Yesterday, however, under “top free applications”, this is what I found:
Note #2, “Beautiful Boobs”. If you scroll down, you’ll find #74 “Pocket Girlfriend lite”, among others in a similar vein! Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr Gwenn Is In*
