Medgadget

More on Wikipedia

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:00:44 -0800

Dr. RW Donnell points out a Wikipedia article about evidence based medicine. A nice intro for the common folk.

State of the Blogosphere

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:08:32 -0800

David Sifry, founder and CEO of Technorati, a weblog tracking and searching company, reports about the current state of the blogosphere.

Announced: PLoS Clinical Trials

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:35:30 -0800

The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is announcing PLoS Clinical Trials, "an innovative new journal devoted to peer-reviewing and publishing reports of randomized clinical trials in all areas of healthcare." It is nice to see yet another front of attack on the bloated medical journal publishing giants!

Today's press release...

The journal...

Updated NEJM Audio Feed

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:10:59 -0800

KidneyNotes has updated a feed of the NEJM audio files. More here.

Bones of the Human Body for PDA

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:55:30 -0800

Palmdoc writes:

J Martin has uploaded Bones of the Human Body in Memoware. This is a database of the 206 bones of the human body and the location of each bone within the body. I suppose it could be useful for students of anatomy and for clinicians who tend to forget little bones like Pisiform, Triquetral (gee that one sounds unfamiliar!) etc. The database is in MobileDB format.

If you are Handbase DB user, Palmdoc will provide you with a converted file (see the screen shot).

If you've never been to the site, don't forget to check The Palmdoc Chronicles. The site is full of PDA goodies and news.

Searching the Deep Web

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:04:53 -0800

Lifehacker has an excellent post on how to do Google/Yahoo searches through "the Invisible, Deep, or Cloaked Web". The technique comes handy if you are looking for results from databases that are not easily accessible by search engines. Great informative post.

(hat tip: California Medicine Man)

Drug Interactions with Grapefruit Juice Web Site

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 03:00:58 -0800

The Center for Food-Drug Interaction Research and Education, an organization co-managed by the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy, and the Tufts University School of Medicine, has opened a website that helps clinicians (and patients) to identify and analyze possible food-drug interactions. Currently, only interactions of meds with grapefruit juice is available. From the website:

Grapefruit juice appeared on the food-drug interaction radar in the late 1980s when scientists discovered that it contains natural substances that can affect the way certain prescription medications are broken down (metabolized) by an enzyme, known as CYP3A4.
If a person drinks grapefruit juice and takes one of these drugs orally, more of the drug may enter the bloodstream than would have under normal circumstances. This means that grapefruit juice has the potential to enhance the absorption of these certain prescription drugs.

The site...

FAQ for patients...

The Short History of Medblogging

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 01:32:34 -0800

Jacob Reider over at Family Medicine Notes, hosts the first anniversary edition of the Grand Rounds, and reveals an old-timer's perspective on evolution of medical blogging.

New Resource for Anesthesiologists

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:41:33 -0800

Recently opened AnesthesiaNow has a wealth of clinically relevant anesthesiology information. The registration is free, even for peasants.

(hat tip: Obels.net)

First Aid On Your MP3 Player

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:40:14 -0800

St. John Ambulance from the United Kingdom introduced iFIRSTAID, a website from which you can download first aid tips onto MP3 players, phones and CDs. Guidance available for people when they need it, where they need it, in the format they need it.

The charity said it was prompted by the 25% increase in inquiries about first aid courses it received immediately after the July bombings in London.

"Now that MP3 players are so popular our iFIRSTAID downloads will make first aid guidance available for people when they need it, where they need it, in the format they need it," said Andrew New, senior training officer at St John Ambulance.

Users can access information about identifying and treating burns, bleeding, shock and fractures, giving rescue breaths and chest compressions and putting someone in the recovery position.

The charity plans to develop the scheme to offer advice for further scenarios, first aid podcasts and seasonal first aid advice.

St John Ambulance stressed that the information was no substitute for first aid training, but was useful as a quick reminder to give people confidence and reinforce their knowledge.

Download first aid tips at iFIRSTAID...