Rare genetic fusion caused superbug NDM1, study finds By Kounteya Sinha & Durgesh Nandan Jha, from The Times of India NEW DELHI: A “highly rare genetic fusion” between two previously-known antibiotic-resistant genes gave birth to the dangerous Indian superbug metallo-beta-lactamase, NDM1. This fusion also gave NDM1 the power to easily jump between various species of [...]
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY DANGERS 12 Worst Medical Technology Dangers From MEDSCAPE READER PLEASE NOTE! THIS ARTICLE IS MEANT FOR DOCTORS AND NURSES AND HOSPITAL TECHNICIANS. HOWEVER, I THOUGHT MY READERS SHOULD KNOW THE DANGERS THEY FACE WHEN THEY GO INTO A HOSPITAL AS A PATIENT. BE AWARE: [...]
DOCTOR THINKING Florida Bill Would Make Doctors Post Prices 01/24/12 From Sun Sentinel See Dr. Pinna’s comments below… Restaurants have menus, retailers have price tags and soon, Florida doctors could have price boards. Legislation in Tallahassee would force doctors and some medical care centers to post signs of about 3-feet-by-5-feet in their waiting rooms showing [...]
Arrests Mark U.S. Prescription Drug Abuse Crackdown From Reuters U.S. authorities arrested 22 people in Florida on Friday, including pharmacists and doctors, in a crackdown against prescription drug abuse that officials say is the nation’s fastest growing drug problem. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the problem had reached “crisis proportions” in Florida, where between [...]
All across the world today, millions of depressed people are being treated by doctors who are all supplying the same group of pills. These pills do only one thing… Raise the level of Serotonin in the blood stream. WHAT IS SEROTONIN? Serotonin is a simple molecule which activates nerves. It is part of the system [...]
The vast majority of people in the US/UK cannot tolerate the expansion of government into their lives. However, they have no alternative. Because of lack of valuable skills they cannot emigrate (leave the country.) But, doctors, engineers, (not lawyers–different law) and other professionals with highly desirable skills are leaving in the thousands. WHERE ARE THEY [...]
Warning over combining common medicines for elderly By James Gallagher, from BBC News Combinations of commonly used drugs – for conditions such as heart disease, depression and allergies – have been linked to a greater risk of death and declining brain function by scientists. They said half of people over 65 were prescribed these drugs. [...]
Get ready for hotter summers and many news reports describing new deadly bugs killing people in new ways… in places that had always been very healthy.
