http://redscrubs.com The Resource for Medical Professionals Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:33:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/oEUJgPXJQpQ/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/07/top-news-post-july-6-2009/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:16:32 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Healthcare News http://redscrubs.com/2009/07/top-news-post-july-6-2009/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsnews2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top News Post for today, brought to you by <a href="http://www.medreader.com/">MedReader</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156039.php">Recent News Reports Of Sweetener Reformulations Raise Questions About Motivations</a></li> The misleading "health" halo surrounding highly-publicized marketing campaigns regarding sweetener reformulations is starting to dim. 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Whether it is the relationship they build with the patient and families, the difference they can make in the cancer journey for one patient, or the lessons they learn about life from working with those patients, it all comes down to compassion.” Read this entire blog to see how the effects of violence in a patient population affects caregivers, who by nature and training, are compassionate. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/SQq2AUYnlwI" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-16-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-16-2009/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/pCPJY-pAEro/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-16-2009/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:17:45 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Medical Videos http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-16-2009/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsvid2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top Medical Video for today, brought to you by <a href="http://scrubtv.com/index.html">ScrubTV</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div>Video <embed src="http://scrubtv.com/player.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2CemailVideoLink%3A%27%27%2CemailPostUrl%3A%27%27%2CshowOnLoadBegin%3Atrue%2CuseHwScaling%3Afalse%2CshowStopButton%3Atrue%2CmenuItems%3A%5Bfalse%2Cfalse%2Ctrue%2Ctrue%2Ctrue%2Cfalse%2Ctrue%5D%2CtimeDisplayFontColor%3A16763904%2CcontrolBarBackgroundColor%3A2437427%2CprogressBarColor2%3A0%2CprogressBarColor1%3A16777215%2CwatermarkLinkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fscrubtv.com%27%2CshowWatermark%3A%27fullscreen%27%2CwatermarkUrl%3A%27%27%2CcontrolsOverVideo%3A%27locked%27%2CcontrolBarGloss%3A%27high%27%2CuseNativeFullScreen%3Atrue%2CshowPlayListButtons%3Afalse%2CinitialScale%3A%27scale%27%2ChideControls%3Afalse%2Cloop%3Atrue%2CbufferLength%3A5%2CstartingBufferLength%3A2%2CautoBuffering%3Atrue%2CautoPlay%3Afalse%2CbaseURL%3A%27%27%2CuseSmoothing%3Atrue%2CplayList%3A%5B%7BoverlayId%3A%27play%27%2Cname%3A%27ClickToPlay%27%7D%2C%7BlinkWindow%3A%27_blank%27%2ClinkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fscrubtv.com%2Fmusicvideo.php%3Fvid%3D6b33c442e%27%2Curl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fscrubtv.com%2Fvideos.php%3Fvid%3D6b33c442e%27%2Cname%3A%27Respiratory-Short-Acting%20Beta2-Agonists%20%28SABAs%29%20In%20Treatment%20Of%20Asthma%27%7D%5D%7D" width="390" height="301" scale="noscale" bgcolor="111111" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><p style="margin:3px 0px"><a href="http://scrubtv.com/respiratory/short-acting-beta2-agonists-sabas-in-treatment-of-asthma-video_6b33c442e.html" target="_blank">Short-Acting Beta 2 Agonists (SABAs) In The Treatment Of Asthma</a></p> This video discusses findings that suggest children with asthma who use six canisters per day of short-acting beta 2 agonists per year are at risk for asthma exacerbation. <div class="hr"><hr /></div> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/pCPJY-pAEro" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-16-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-16-2009/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/TMBAzqIcrV4/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-news-post-4-14-2009/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:45:58 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Healthcare News Cancer http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-news-post-4-14-2009/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsnews2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top Blog Post for today, brought to you by <a href="http://www.medreader.com/">MedReader</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145826.php">Nutritional Therapy May Benefit Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Operations</a></li> New research from Trinity College Dublin published in this month's Annals of Surgery points to a potentially significant advance in the treatment of patients undergoing major cancer surgery. The study was carried out by the esophageal research group at Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital. 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Is the U.S. not capable of better discharge planning than dropping someone off in the middle of the city with nowhere to go, no continuity of care, no basic living needs to look forward to? </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/llLEAjfqyyg" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-14-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-14-2009/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/oR-S3sntBsI/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-14-2009/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:42:30 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Medical Videos Public Health http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-14-2009/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsvid2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top Medical Video for today, brought to you by <a href="http://scrubtv.com/index.html">ScrubTV</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div>Video <embed src="http://scrubtv.com/player.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2CemailVideoLink%3A%27%27%2CemailPostUrl%3A%27%27%2CshowOnLoadBegin%3Atrue%2CuseHwScaling%3Afalse%2CshowStopButton%3Atrue%2CmenuItems%3A%5Bfalse%2Cfalse%2Ctrue%2Ctrue%2Ctrue%2Cfalse%2Ctrue%5D%2CtimeDisplayFontColor%3A16763904%2CcontrolBarBackgroundColor%3A2437427%2CprogressBarColor2%3A0%2CprogressBarColor1%3A16777215%2CwatermarkLinkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fscrubtv.com%27%2CshowWatermark%3A%27fullscreen%27%2CwatermarkUrl%3A%27%27%2CcontrolsOverVideo%3A%27locked%27%2CcontrolBarGloss%3A%27high%27%2CuseNativeFullScreen%3Atrue%2CshowPlayListButtons%3Afalse%2CinitialScale%3A%27scale%27%2ChideControls%3Afalse%2Cloop%3Atrue%2CbufferLength%3A5%2CstartingBufferLength%3A2%2CautoBuffering%3Atrue%2CautoPlay%3Afalse%2CbaseURL%3A%27%27%2CuseSmoothing%3Atrue%2CplayList%3A%5B%7BoverlayId%3A%27play%27%2Cname%3A%27ClickToPlay%27%7D%2C%7BlinkWindow%3A%27_blank%27%2ClinkUrl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fscrubtv.com%2Fmusicvideo.php%3Fvid%3D92c169014%27%2Curl%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fscrubtv.com%2Fvideos.php%3Fvid%3D92c169014%27%2Cname%3A%27Public%20Health-Chronic%20Fatigue%20Syndrome%20%28CFS%29%27%7D%5D%7D" width="390" height="301" scale="noscale" bgcolor="111111" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><p style="margin:3px 0px"><a href="http://scrubtv.com/public-health/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs-video_92c169014.html" target="_blank">Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)</a></p> A detailed history is necessary as CFS can mask many other diseases. There are five key activities used to address CFS symptoms in this video. They are coordinating exercise with fatigue levels, medications, dealing with the psychological/emotional repercussions of having this disease, sensible use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) therapies and work accommodations. <div class="hr"><hr /></div> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/oR-S3sntBsI" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-14-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-14-2009/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/4g0miz44aBw/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-news-post-4-13-2009/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:05:49 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Healthcare News Public Health http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-news-post-4-13-2009/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsnews2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top Blog Post for today, brought to you by <a href="http://www.medreader.com/">MedReader</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <ul> <li><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090410/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/food_costs_ethanol">Report: Ethanol Raises Cost Of Nutrition Programs</a></li> Food stamps and child nutrition programs are expected to cost up to $900 million more this year because of increased ethanol use. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/4g0miz44aBw" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-news-post-4-13-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-news-post-4-13-2009/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/t-dVSm2US2Q/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-13-2009/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:04:30 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Blog Posts http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-13-2009/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsnews2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top Blog Post for today, brought to you by <a href="http://www.medreader.com/">MedReader</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <ul> <li><a href="http://news.avancehealth.com/2009/03/chronic-care-wagners-chronic-care-model.html">Chronic Care: Wagner’s Chronic Care Model</a></li> “The Chronic Care Model focuses on practice improvements for patient-centered evidence-based proactive care of chronically ill populations.” This blog discusses in detail the benefits of and links to the Chronic Care Model, a Model of Care that is fast becoming the way to redesign the health care delivery system. Approximately 1500 medical practices are using the Chronic Care Model. 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C Difficile is a diarrheal disease complicated by modern medicine. It can occur anywhere where you have vulnerable people taking antibiotics. The spores are in the environment so it is important to use good hygiene and overall cleanliness. It is a hand to mouth transmission. The spores can survive for months to years if not cleaned from the environment. <div class="hr"><hr /></div> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/d2EODHzB5Vg" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-13-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-medical-video-4-13-2009/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/wtLKXXpqZQQ/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/redscrubs-weekly-wrap-up-4-10-2009/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:47:54 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Scrubby Awards http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/redscrubs-weekly-wrap-up-4-10-2009/ <img class="left" src="http://www.redscrubs.com/pictures/award1.jpg" width="200" height="200" alt="RedScrubs" />I have managed to keep more of a postive spotlight on the stories this week despite the myriad of economic hardship blogs that have been rampant regarding the medical industry and the economy in general. From the rehospitalization data, to why it’s bad to grind your teeth, the topics have been diverse, interesting, and timely. On a blog-related side note, Kevin, MD (somewhat of a pioneer in the medical blogosphere) has been rearranging his blog site and is now located with a group of health professionals called HCPLive Network. Dr. Incognito Our pick for this week's BEST blog is. . . <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <img class="left" src="http://www.redscrubs.com/pictures/scrubby_award.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="Scrubby Winner" /><a href="http://psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com/2009/04/should-people-with-mental-illnesses.html">Should People With Mental Illness Hold Public Office?</a> By Dinah <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <h3>Honorable Mentions</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.cancer.org/aspx/blog/Comments.aspx?id=285">It’s Time For Medicine To Make Quality Job #1</a> by Dr. Lichtenfeld</li> <li><a href="http://firstwatch.jwatch.org/cgi/content/short/2009/402/1?rss=1">Medicare Rehospitalization Data Highlight Importance Of Postdischarge Care</a> – Physicians First Watch</li><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/wtLKXXpqZQQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/redscrubs-weekly-wrap-up-4-10-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/redscrubs-weekly-wrap-up-4-10-2009/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/BFdM9iO7MV4/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009-2/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:44:02 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Blog Posts Public Health http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009-2/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsnews2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top Blog Post for today, brought to you by <a href="http://www.medreader.com/">MedReader</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <ul> <li><a href="http://ward911.blogspot.com/2009/04/teeth-grinding-and-why-its-bad.html">Teeth Grinding- And Why It’s Bad</a></li> “Bruxism or teeth grinding is considered a sleep disorder when a person is experiencing it chronically and often leads to possible complications. Bruxism happens when a person is clenching their teeth forcefully during sleep or even when awake. Old and young people can both experience bruxisms although it is commonly seen among children especially during sleep. Some complications associated with bruxism are aspiration of blood during sleep and tooth loss.” Read on to learn more about bruxism. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/BFdM9iO7MV4" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009-2/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009-2/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Redscrubs/~3/KwVbMQqkc4A/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:40:35 +0000 RedScrubs.com Popular Stories Healthcare News Cancer http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009/ <img class="left border" src="http://redscrubs.com/pictures/rsnews2.jpg" width="110" height="120" alt="Top News"/> <div class=""> Here is our Top Blog Post for today, brought to you by <a href="http://www.medreader.com/">MedReader</a>: <div class="hr"><hr /></div> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145538.php">Drug Resistant Prostate Cancer: New Medications Show Promise</a></li> A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs. Of 30 men who received low doses of one the drugs in a multisite phase I/II trial designed to evaluate safety, 22 showed a sustained decline in the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in their blood. </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Redscrubs/~4/KwVbMQqkc4A" height="1" width="1"/> http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009/feed/ http://redscrubs.com/2009/04/top-blog-post-4-9-2009/