PulmCrit- How to use IV epinephrine for anaphylaxis

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 09:30

emcrit.org - When treating anaphylaxis, epinephrine is generally given via an intramuscular (IM) route. This is well established to be effective and life-saving. One advantage of IM administration is…

Category: Science

Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not Help

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 08:20

nytimes.com - In the late 1970s, some doctors thought they had found a way to treat breast cancer patients with what would otherwise be lethal doses of chemotherapy. The approach involved harvesting…

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Obama Appointed Judge Rules That Medicaid Must Pay for Sex Change Operations - David Harris Jr

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 07:30

davidharrisjr.com - Obama is gone, but the malady lingers on. The activist judges he appointed have been racking up ludicrous decisions on many fronts. The latest occurred when U.S. District Judge…

BBC sacks Dr Phil Hammond for vow to stand against Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 07:04

thelondoneconomic.com - Broadcaster, doctor and vocal NHS campaigner Dr Phil Hammond announced on Tuesday that he would stand as a candidate for the National Health Action Party (NHA) in North East…

Category: World

Red meat halves risk of depression - Telegraph

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 05:30

telegraph.co.uk - Experts admitted surprise at the findings because so many other studies have linked red meat to physical health risks. The team made the link after a study of 1000 Australian women…

Category: Science

Advocates sound alarm as uninsured rate rises under Trump

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 04:36

thehill.com - The uninsured rate is rising for the first time since ObamaCare passed, two recent studies show, alarming advocates who fear the problem could get worse. Data from the Centers for…

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Number of Brits suffering from malnutrition has soared under the Tories

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 03:13

welfareweekly.com - The number of adults and children treated in NHS hospitals for diseases associated with hunger and malnutrition has almost trebled under the Tories, according to media reports.…

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A new FDA-approved drug takes aim at a deadly form of tuberculosis | Science News

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 22:36

sciencenews.org - An especially dangerous type of tuberculosis may have met its match. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced August 14 that it has approved the antibiotic pretomanid to help…

Category: Science

Former Duke Psychiatrist Says Trump May Cause Millions More Deaths Than Hitler, Stalin, Mao - David Harris Jr

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 21:31

davidharrisjr.com - Dr. Allen Frances, former Chair of Psychiatry at Duke University joined a panel on CNN and made the case that he needs a shrink….badly. He made the ludicrous claim that Trump will…

Category: Leisure

We Have Spent $32 Million Per Hour on War Since 2001

Sun, 08/25/2019 - 20:12

commondreams.org - This March marked the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. In 2003, President George W. Bush and his advisers based their case for war on the idea that Saddam Hussein…

Category: World