October 2011
5 posts
New CPR technique revives man after 63 minutes... →
// New CPR technique that utilized Capnography to lower body temperature and monitor CO2 production during CPR saves a man after one hour without pulse.
// Amazing potential!
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steve Jobs at Stanford 2005 Graduation Ceremony
New law makes tanning beds off-limits to most... →
Some counties also address the issue, with the same organization noting that Howard County, Maryland, was the first jurisdiction to ban indoor tanning for all under age 18.
// My hometown of Howard County represents!
// I have seen patients who have acquired the following due to tanning beds:
Herpes
Fungal Infection
Bacterial Infection
Skin Cancer
Wrinkles
Medical News: Melanoma Detector Nears FDA Approval →
// Potential of technology to detect Melanoma earlier
MelaFind analyzes near-infrared dermascope images of suspect lesions to assign a risk that a growth is malignant melanoma
Medical News: Deadly Listeria Outbreak Claims More... →
// Try to avoid the cantaloupes
Investigators are confident that cantaloupes from Colorado-based Jensen Farms, labeled as Rocky Ford, are the sole source of infections seen so far in the current outbreak. The company last shipped melons on Sept. 10 and issued a recall four days later.