Archive for August, 2009

UK study shows side effects for children from Tamiflu worse than “swine flu” More than half of children in the UK taking Tamiflu for the “swine flu” experienced side effects such as nausea and nightmares, according to research by Britain’s Health Protection Agency. In spite of the mounting evidence that Tamiflu causes more sickness and [...]

One of the true joys of my job at Microsoft is having access to all of our new software and solutions well before their release to the general public.  Ive been using Windows 7 since the early beta versions.  I now have the final RTM version…(read more)

I heard this story on the radio this morning, and had to check the local news to be sure: a local legally blind man experienced a miraculous return of his vision!

Here are three cardiac surgery simulations that will bring out the inner heart surgeon in all of us.
The first is the most intense, complete with a dramatic background heartbeat. It’s Virtual Open Heart Surgery:

The DHHS Office of Inspector General has issued the Fiscal Year 2008 State Medicaid Fraud Control Units Annual Report. The report covers FY 2008 (October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008.
The summary of the report provides background on the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) grant program, the number of states participating, the amounts recovered and [...]

A physician recently uploaded 10 of the original Rorschach plates to Wikipedia, and psychologists are angry about it.
The Rorschach test is commonly used by psychologists to assess personality and emotional responses. By uploading the images, as well as common responses, they fear that patients can “game” the test, and in effect, render the [...]

Going under the knife (or just going under, as many surgical procedures don’t involve much knifing anymore!) can be a daunting prospect. Here are some tips to help you prepare mentally and physically if you or someone in your family is preparing to undergo surgery.

Dawn Miller of the Charleston Gazette highlights the ongoing Fit West Virginia (#FitWV) effort ongoing via Twitter in her op-ed piece, West Virginians try to tip scales on obesity.
The idea was born back on West Virginia Day as a result of Jason Keeling asking his blog readers to discuss solutions to West Virginia’s problems in [...]

I’ve been composing this post in my head since I read about the Utah State University study on the relationship between caretakers and Alzheimer’s patients.

The American Health Lawyers Association’s Public Interest Committee recently published a new white paper on on the federal self-referral law also known as the “Stark Law” which looks at and considers what, if any, changes to the Stark Law might be beneficial under the current health care system and the proposed reform efforts.


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