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Sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-83931145082198785902010-04-17T10:00:00.001-04:002010-04-17T10:00:00.633-04:00

Public health–related documents are well represented within the State Library of North Carolina's digital collections. To provide a convenient access point to this information, and in preparation for future digitization efforts, they are introducing a new portal: HealthPathNC. Through this portal, you can access materials available in popular current collections like those on eugenics in North

Brandi Tuttlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498316566180698315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-10457129717492908782010-04-14T08:53:00.003-04:002010-04-14T09:04:17.235-04:00

Coronary heart disease patients who received both drugs experienced fewer hospitalizations for gastrointestinal bleeding than did those who received clopidogrel alone.Researchers have suggested that concomitant use of clopidogrel and proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. In this retrospective cohort study, investigators reviewed

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-52217776513522657322010-04-08T17:21:00.004-04:002010-04-08T17:48:40.050-04:00

In a systematic review and meta-analysis appearing in the April 2010 edition of Diabetes Care, researchers conclude that "cancer patients with preexisting diabetes are about 50% more likely to die after surgery than their nondiabetic counterparts".The abstract of this article, Postoperative Mortality in Cancer Patients With Preexisting Diabetes, can be found online at: http://

Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04781232463306986959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-23300672719471666572010-04-05T12:29:00.000-04:002010-04-05T12:29:53.809-04:00

The Washington Post has created a special section on the health care reform bill and associated news. View the full suite of stories and features online at http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/.

Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-2488245372568092142010-03-15T08:14:00.003-04:002010-03-16T20:47:50.156-04:00

The inventor of the PSA test for prostate cancer screening Prof Richard Ablin, in a very recent op-ed in the NY Times, today regrets his invention and rues how it has led to a multi-billion dollar profit driven public health disaster in the USA . He writes - I never dreamed that my discovery four decades ago would lead to such a profit-driven public health disaster. The medical community must

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-64486718477938376732010-03-10T09:43:00.008-05:002010-03-10T10:06:36.629-05:00

Check out this TED talk on using mobile devices in health care. See some of the technology that can "take individualized medicine to a new height."Eric Topol says we'll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine's future -- all helping to keep more of us out of hospital beds.Eric

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The CDC recently released the 2010 Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries, its first atlas showing hospitalization rates for heart disease at the county level. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. These new maps chart wide disparities based on race/ethnicity and geographic location.2010 Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations Among Medicare

Brandi Tuttlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498316566180698315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-54858540667137261052010-03-04T16:03:00.006-05:002010-03-11T11:33:11.395-05:00

Duke Medical Center Library & Archives now has access to the new MD Consult Mobile BETA. This new product will give free access to the books, journals, Clinics, and guidelines of MD Consult through Web-enabled smartphones like the iPhone, Blackberry, Treo and others.You will need a personal account on MD Consult to access MD Consult Mobile. If you don't already have a personal account, just

Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-24370790101387752882010-03-01T09:42:00.002-05:002010-03-01T09:51:34.064-05:00

In order to satisfy our users' needs for easy and consistent access to clinical textbooks at the point of care, Duke Medical Center Library & Archives has secured a site license for MDConsult. Before now, we were only able to accommodate 7 simultaneous users. Now, we have a site license, and this will allow an unlimited number of users to access this very useful collection of clinical texts.

Karennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-21666979241740530852010-02-25T13:06:00.003-05:002010-02-25T13:12:04.538-05:00

Starting a research project or paper and need some help identifying or learning more about a topic? Many health-related encyclopedias are available online, including:Encyclopedia of ObesitySAGE Handbook of HealthcareEncyclopedia of Stem Cell ResearchEncyclopedia of EpidemiologyEncyclopedia of Global HealthVisit the Sage Reference Online Health and Social Welfare collection to read and search

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The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics has released its annual report, titled Health, United States, 2009. This year's edition contains a special focus on medical technology. The report is available for free online:The complete report (PDF; 574 pages)"In Brief" edition (PDF; 15 pages)The CDC's Health United States Website also contains special topics and downloadable presentations and

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Doodle takes the pain out of finding the right date and time for a group of people to meet and makes scheduling virtually effortless. The basic service is a free online coordination tool which requires neither registration nor software installation.Doodle lets you create a poll with available dates and times for your meeting, allowing for different time zones. Doodle will then send you a

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-54918429767080883932010-02-11T12:10:00.003-05:002010-02-11T12:21:22.079-05:00

The definition, diagnosis and recommended treatment for some medical disorders are in the process of revision. After 16 years, the American Psychiatric Association wants to update the bible of psychiatry, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders universally known as the DSM.The new draft of DSM-V includes important changes to bipolar disorder, binged eating, autism and substance

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-66963532820779013952010-02-04T11:27:00.002-05:002010-02-04T11:38:42.170-05:00

The journal Lancet has retracted the 1998 article linking mercury in vaccines.The text from the editors is short:Following the judgment of the UK General Medical Council's Fitness to Practise Panel on Jan 28, 2010, it has become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation. In particular, the claims in the

Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-80141875308314278012010-01-27T09:55:00.002-05:002010-01-27T09:58:12.080-05:00

It should be easier to get into MDConsult! We've purchased an additional seat to enable more people to get in when they need to.To facilitate better access for everyone, be sure to click Exit in the upper righthand corner when you're done. That frees up a new spot for somebody else right away!

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AHRQ researchers found that failure to order tests, report results to patients, or follow up with abnormal test findings are leading types of diagnostic errors. Results were based on a survey issued to nearly 300 primary care and specialist physicians who reported 583 cases of diagnosis error, the largest-ever study of diagnostic errors in medicine. Researchers also found that tests were

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-27919062195513443362010-01-15T17:00:00.004-05:002010-01-19T16:21:57.375-05:00

When saving citations in PubMed for importing into EndNote there are two ways to do so:Use the Display Results link and limit your download (using File Save As from your browser) to 200 citations.Use the Send To link > Click Send To > Select File > Click Format dropdown and change to MEDLINE > Click Create File Button and you will be allowed to save more than 200 citations in the MEDLINE format

Brandi Tuttlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498316566180698315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-17552858831304850142010-01-13T08:48:00.003-05:002010-01-13T08:57:10.580-05:00

Several commentaries in this week's JAMA (january 13, 2010) focus on the controversial 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on breast cancer screening. In one, a former member of the task force reminds readers that the organization does not represent the government. He faults the recommendation's "poor wording" as one cause of the controversy and observes that it was "unwise"

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-66050561245954595992010-01-12T09:56:00.002-05:002010-01-12T10:18:15.779-05:00

Free tool helps calculate return on investment from better asthma careEmployers are seeking solutions that can help reduce their health care costs without sacrificing the health care services provided to their employees or harming worker productivity. A new online, evidence-based tool, the Asthma Return-on-Investment Calculator developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-40694898926956514512010-01-07T16:31:00.003-05:002010-01-07T16:34:35.899-05:00

In this introductory class, learn to set up the EndNote program, add citations from databases, and automatically insert citations and build bibliographies while you write. Classes are held in the computer classroom on the library's lower level. No registration required. January 28, 12 - 1 pmFebruary 9, 12 - 1 pmFebruary 25, 12 - 1 pmMarch 16, 12 - 1 pm March 25, 12 - 1 pmFor more help with

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Antidepressant Drug Effects and Depression SeverityA Patient-Level Meta-analysisJay C. Fournier, MA; Robert J. DeRubeis, PhD; Steven D. Hollon, PhD; Sona Dimidjian, PhD; Jay D. Amsterdam, MD; Richard C. Shelton, MD; Jan Fawcett, MDJAMA. 2010;303(1):47-53.This meta-analysis looks at six large trials, three of Paxil and three of imipramine, and shows that the effectiveness of the drugs varies

Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-25698550312860909142009-12-29T14:54:00.005-05:002009-12-29T15:16:08.144-05:00

We've put together a brief video to show you where all your favorite resources are in the redesigned PubMed. When searching PubMed click on the Advanced Search link at the top to view your search history and limit your search. Also on the Advanced Search page you'll see a Details link at the top where you can see how PubMed interpreted your search and the MeSH used while at the bottom of the

Brandi Tuttlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498316566180698315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-9821558524213260032009-12-22T09:56:00.002-05:002009-12-22T10:01:24.929-05:00

The first decade of the 21st century brought a number of discoveries, mistakes and medical advances that influenced medicine from the patient's bedside to the medicine cabinet. In some cases, these advances changed deeply rooted beliefs in medicine. In others, they opened up possibilities beyond what doctors thought was possible years ago. ABC News, in collaboration with MedPage Today, reached

Connie Schardtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37234908.post-48716915996476487562009-12-15T10:46:00.004-05:002009-12-15T15:19:03.744-05:00

Projected Cancer Risks From Computed Tomographic Scans Performed in the United States in 2007Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, DPhil; Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD; Kwang-Pyo Kim, PhD; Mythreyi Bhargavan, PhD; Rebecca Lewis, MPH; Fred Mettler, MD; Charles Land, PhDArch Intern Med. 2009;169(22):2071-2077.A study published in Archives of Internal Medicine this week projects that radiation from CT scans

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