Medical Malpractice

• Chronic Whiplash Symptoms Being Studied With Special Vest

  Bob Carroll | December 03, 2006 6:50 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  If you are headed for Australia, happen to have continuing physical problems from a whiplash injury and can spare a day, the University of Queensland needs you. Volunteers Required For Whiplash Injury ResearchUQ's Physiotherapy Division is asking people to don a special vest to improve understanding of the impact of whiplash on the daily life of people with chronic symptoms. Dr Michele...

• Herniated Disc Symptoms

  Bob Carroll | December 01, 2006 6:03 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  For those of us who have previously experienced a painful herniated disc it is not necessary to outline the symptoms. However, first-timers will benefit from the posting at MedicineNet.com and the links it provides.Health Tip: Symptoms of a Herniated Disc(HealthDay News) -- Stress or injury can cause spinal discs to become herniated, which occurs when these soft cushions between spinal bones...

• Medical Identity Theft Can Kill

  Bob Carroll | November 22, 2006 4:00 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  If you thought identity theft could only lead to financial problems, time to think again.Fast-Growing Medical Identity Theft Has Lethal ConsequencesFrom a Boston psychiatrist who submitted false bills to insurance companies, marring the medical records of several patients, to a Florida woman who found an imposter had led a hospital to record a false blood type causing a potentially fatal error,...

• The Ferrari Racing Team Revs Up Hospital Procedures

  Bob Carroll | November 18, 2006 7:02 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The next time the nursing staff decides to change bed linens during your hospital stay start your stopwatch.Hospital Care, Ferrari StyleWhat do a Ferrari race-car team and your local hospital have in common? More than you might think. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London hired a Formula One Ferrari racing team to improve hospital care. The Wall Street Journal explains:In one of...

• Tooth Whiteners Not A Cause Of Cancer

  Bob Carroll | November 18, 2006 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  This news may brighten your day.Tooth Whiteners Do Not Cause CancerCommon tooth whitening products, which have been used by millions of people, are found to be safe and do not increase the risk of oral cancer when used as directed. This exhaustive review of the literature, including numerous unpublished clinical studies involving over 4,000 human subjects, appeared in an article by Dr. Ian...

• Risks Of Glaucoma Should Not Be Ignored

  Bob Carroll | November 17, 2006 6:05 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  I have had glaucoma for years. In the early years my eye pressures were managed by the use of eye drops. Then, very suddenly, I lost much of the vision in my left eye. It happened in only a day or so. And, it has proven to be irreversible. After that experience and the significant vision loss I have had far more aggressive management of my glaucoma, including multiple surgeries. ...

• Mild Brain Injury Discharge Instructions Deficient At Hospital ER's

  Bob Carroll | November 12, 2006 6:06 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Mild brain injury is a matter evaluated and treated at many emergency rooms. Apparently, most of the patients are being discharged with inadequate information sheets. Hospital discharge instructions for mild brain injury faultyIn a study published in a recent issue of Brain Injury, researchers at the University at Buffalo found that discharge sheets from 14 of 15 hospitals that were reviewed...

• Diagnostic Googling May Improve Your Medical Care

  Bob Carroll | November 10, 2006 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A study on diagnostic Googling by physicians, reported in the British Medical Journal, is summarized at Docuticker.com. Googling for a diagnosis--use of Google as a diagnostic aid: internet based study Objective: To determine how often searching with Google (the most popular search engine on the world wide web) leads doctors to the correct diagnosis.Cases: 26 cases from the New England Journal...

• Medical Articles Available As Audio Files

  Bob Carroll | November 07, 2006 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  If you are addicted to medical journal articles and need a new source, you may want to try JournalJunkie.com.You will find immediate access to audio files (Podcasts) from some of the most authoritative medical journals in the world - Annals of Internal Medicine, Circulation, JAMA and NEJM, among others. Some of the articles are too technical for my taste, but you certainly can impress your...

• Physician Oversight At Medical Spas

  Bob Carroll | November 06, 2006 5:17 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  I have never been to a medical spa. I don't have a clue what goes on at one. But, judging by the ads in my part of Florida, they must be sprouting like Starbucks coffee shops. Medical Spas Online raises the issue of physician oversight of the spas. The full article provides some examples of services requiring medical direction and supervision.Physician Oversight & Scope Of Practice: What's...