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Memory Lane
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Haveyroo
I've been having a few issues lately - feeling like we've missed a few years of our baby girl's life. She's been stuck in hospitals for more than half her life. Today I started working on a memory book for her and going through the photos was hard. Everything was so normal.....at least for the first 2 years of almost 6 now. Haven as a newborn. Eve ...
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Managing the Busy ED (2)
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Dr. Mike C.
Here are some more tips and strategies for managing the turbulent flow of life in a busy emergency department, continuing on from Part 1.6. Manage your timeUse slow times to recharge Eat, drink, and tell a few jokes.Plan procedures Pick times when the right people, the right equipment and the right space is available. Procedures may have to wait un ...
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Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer
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Robert W.
Health Report: Genistein (Soy Isoflavone) & Prostate Cancer "A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers..." By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Updated: 11/22/2009The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recomm ...
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Who Will Win The Healthcare Vote?
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Jim Pinkerton
For Politico's "Arena" section: And the winner of the healthcare vote tonight is going to be … politics. In my view, that’s a good thing. Or, more precisely, it’s a good start. In America, the people should rule--and the American people want more healthcare, not less; 67 percent of Americans don’t think t ...
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Treating TBI
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Broken Brilliant
Treating traumatic brain injuries @ the LATimes They can’t be set like a bone or staunched like a bleed. They can be difficult even to detect, but the military and others are working to improve care.Larry Ewing’s life changed last year on a construction site in Victorville; Larry Carr’s changed in 2004 on a road in Iraq. Unlikely ...
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Stop the Bleeding
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Susan S.
Massachusetts readers: This plea came in from the ARC of Massachusetts. The Legislature is bailing on its responsibilities again. They have ended the year's session without resolving the budget!!! Ask Legislators to reconvene -- unfinished business can't wait. Take Action! People with Disabilities need help now! The state House of Representativ ...
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ERR: Emergency Room Reflections
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Dr. Ed L.
Reflections on medicine, drawn from a few shifts in the emergency room.Where theory meets reality...1) If a specialist wants referrals of nice, insured patients, but answers my page with a drab, ‘what do you want now,’ kind of attitude, I can almost guarantee I’ll send the next patient to the doc who is interested and pleasant. ...
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Please Give Blood
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xoxomarebear
In honor of Vivienne and as an action of thanks for those who donated blood and platelets that she needed so that we could pursue her treatment, I just made an appointment to give blood on November 23, 2009.Without the many, many, many transfusions of blood and platelets Vivienne received, she would not have been able to have her chemotherapy treat ...
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When chronic pain becomes unbearable
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Neo-Conduit
Yesterday was a difficult day at school. The pain I had been having was increasing and radiating down my legs, into the genital/anal area, and any kind of movement made it worse.I ended up propping up my legs on a chair in front of me to take pressure off my butt. Morphine wasn't working, and as my Friend and I were leaving I was begging her not to ...
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A future unknown, and love to friends
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Neo-Conduit
Firstly, Im sending big warm fuzzies to my blogger and non blogger friends. Joey, Tracey and family, Amy and family, have all been affected by Swine Flu my love and hugs to you all. I also extend this to those of you who are also struggling with daily chronic health. I hope you guys all recover %100 my prayers are with you. I've been missing you g ...
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