"Young doctors are hesitant to call in sick, a study says" by Lindsey Turner, Associated Press / September 15, 2010
CHICAGO — Junior doctors quickly learn that exposure to patients’ germs is part of the job, but a study suggests many are returning the favor. More than half of doctors in training said in a survey that they had shown up sick to work.
Misplaced dedication and fear of letting other doctors down are among reasons the researchers cited as possible explanations....
Dr. Thomas Nasca, the accreditation council’s chief executive, said residents are trained to put patients’ needs above their own but also should recognize that if they are sick, their patients’ would be better served by having another doctor take care of them.
A growing push to require flu shots for health workers also could help reduce the number of doctors who work while sick.
I KNEW there had to be $OME AGENDA-PU$HING ANGLE to the $TUDY in my NEW$PAPER!
Related: Cape student has H1N1 flu
Panel criticizes WHO swine flu response
Study links swine flu shots to narcolepsy
Mine links that and reading the newspaper.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends annual flu vaccinations for all health care workers.
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Related:
"A study suggests medical errors, job burnout, and depression lead surgeons to contemplate suicide at higher rates than the general public, and they are much less likely to seek help. Fear of losing their jobs contributes to reluctance to get mental health treatment, according to the study....
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I'm not feeling to well, readers:
"Benefit of supplements on joint pain discounted" by Associated Press / September 17, 2010
LONDON — In the BMJ analysis, the researchers found no proof that glucosamine or chondroitin were dangerous. “We see no harm in having patients continue [taking these supplements] as long as they perceive a benefit and cover the cost of treatment themselves,’’ wrote Peter Juni, head of the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Bern in Switzerland and colleagues.
Still, the researchers said that because the supplements didn’t reduce joint pain, insurers and governments should stop buying them. “New prescriptions to patients who have not received treatment should be discouraged,’’ they wrote.
Where can I find a few bottles then? They must work if government and indu$try say they do not.
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Time to take a piss:
"Screening men for prostate cancer saves few lives and comes at the risk of unnecessary treatments, a study found, adding to uncertainty over the testing’s usefulness....
It is not unnece$$ary to $ome, if you know what I mean.
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At least the FDA is on the case:
"The FDA is adding its strongest warning label to medical imaging agents that contain the chemical gadolinium, indicating they should not be used in patients with kidney problems....
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Also see: FDA seeks prostate drug information
"FDA warns of imaging drugs’ risks" by Associated Press / September 10, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease.
The FDA is adding its strongest warning label to medical imaging agents that contain the chemical gadolinium, indicating they should not be used in patients with kidney problems.
The agency said use of the drugs can lead to hardening of the skin and tissue growth along joints, eyes, and internal organs. The ailment, sometimes fatal, is called nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy and has been reported in patients with weakened kidney function.
There is no known treatment, though a kidney transplant appears to slow the disease and even reverse it in some cases....
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Time for a smoke:
"FDA sends e-cigarette companies a warning" by Associated Press / September 10, 2010
RICHMOND — The Food and Drug Administration is lighting a fire under the electronic cigarette industry to work with the agency to legally market the devices and is cautioning other companies that their sales and manufacturing practices violate federal law.
The FDA said yesterday it sent warning letters to five companies that make e-cigarettes or components for the plastic and metal devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge, creating vapor that the smoker inhales.
In the letters, the FDA said the companies are violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, including unsubstantiated claims and poor manufacturing practices....
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Related: FDA proposes graphic cigarette warning labels in bid to curb smoking in US
But if you fail to accept our exported death sticks we will slap sanctions on you.
Smokeless products face FDA test
Ya can't even get in a good chew in AmeriKa!
Also see:
- FDA warns mouthwash makers
- Recall power sought for FDA
- J&J, FDA take blame for ‘phantom recall’
- FDA cracks down on J&J drug plants
- Device makers wary of FDA’s plans
- Changes to FDA review questioned
- Bone drugs may cause fractures, FDA says
- Egg farm warned to clean up by FDA
- Citing safety, FDA rejects another new diet drug
- FDA rejects weight loss drug Contrave
- FDA moves to pull Avastin approval
- FDA plans changes to device approvals
- FDA looks for cancer link to breast implant patients
- Cutting-edge devices get quicker reviews under FDA proposal
- FDA warns Sanofi about plant violations
- FDA cracks down on cold drugs
- Medtronic resolves 2 FDA warnings
"Lawyers for an Atlanta man who was thrust into the center of a 2007 international tuberculosis scare said yesterday that federal health officials publicized his condition to make an example out of him in an effort to win more funding to fight the disease....
Oh, they would never do that!
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Also see: 1 in 10 US children has ADHD, survey says
And who benefit$ from hooking our kids on drug$?
Why is it I never feel well after reading the newspaper?
