Saturday, September 3, 2016

FDA Cracks Down on Antibacterial Soaps

Says the products are no better than traditional soap, and may pose risk of bacterial resistance


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Chickenpox Cases Down 85 Percent Since 2-Dose Vaccine Started: CDC

Title: Chickenpox Cases Down 85 Percent Since 2-Dose Vaccine Started: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2016 12:00:00 AM…
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Friday, September 2, 2016

New Fabric Lets Infrared Pass Through to Cool Skin

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X-Ray Vision effect from a Night Vision Camcorder
W850 Panasonic with a 950nm IR Filter
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Syncope, Hypotension, and a Large Right Ventricle — What is the ECG Diagnosis?

Case

A 60-something woman had syncope and was unconscious for a few minutes.  It was not a seizure.  EMS found her lethargic and short of breath but without chest pain.  Pulse was 103, BP 100/60, and O2 saturation on room air 98%.

She was brought to the ED, where her SpO2 was 93%, BP 88/48, pulse 100.

On arrival in the ED, she underwent an immediate bedside cardiac ultrasound:</b…
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HOME OR HOSPITAL FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND ONE OR MORE OTHER MULTIMORBIDITIES: WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE AVOIDABLE EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS?

Older people with multiple health problems often call a 999 ambulance. Where one of these health problems is dementia, the risk of ambulance use, A&E attendance and hospital admission are all increased. It is important to try and reduce this, as patients with dementia tend to have poor outcomes when they are taken to A&E or admitted to hospital unnecessarily.

This study aims to find out why older people with multiple health issues including dementia are taken to hospital by am…
To learn more visit: Emergency Medicine Journal current issue

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Thursday, September 1, 2016

NOW HIRING At Southside Regional Medical Center!!

NowHirring

The Southside Regional Medical Center (SRMC) Team is expanding and scheduling interviews for a hiring event taking place in September!!

 

During the event, all invited nurses will interview with hiring managers in every department from Med-Surg, ER, NICU, and more! Nurses will also have…
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Dr. Randy Katz, Director of the Memorial Regional Hospital ER, discusses which patients should come to the hospital prior to a storm’s approach.
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FDA Approves New Biological Drug for RA

Erelzi is a biosimilar for Enbrel


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Biologics going down in price? Maybe… coming up next
First biosimilar biologic approved in Europe.
Reported in Value-based Rheumatology, an article indicating the European Commission has approved the first biosimilar biologic for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Two versions, Remsima and Inflectra are copies of the popular drug Remicade. Approval of biosimilars may herald the reduction in costs for these costly drugs.
Comment: Let’s hope these work as well as the brand name drugs.

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