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I was just reading the latest issue of Wired on my iPad and came across this cool article which explains the math behind radiocarbon dating. Living things constantly consume carbon—through photosynthesis, for plants, and for animals, ingestion of those plants. The atmospheric ratio of carbon-14 to regular carbon-12 remains consistent at one part per trillion, [...]
Archaeologists have uncovered a 7,000-year-old settlement in the Dardanelles, Turkey. The settlement was 2,000 years older than Troy, Aslan said. “We know that almost all settlements older than 5,000 years ago were established on high plateaus.” The reason for the settlement pattern in high places has been questioned, he said. “This discovery gives us important [...]
A mass grave containing the remains of 42 children and 76 llamas (or alpacas) has been found buried in a sand dune in Peru. Prieto’s team suspects the children were killed as part of a religious ceremony by the Chimú culture. Famed for irrigation advances, the Chimú occupied the northern and central coasts of Peru [...]
: HMS Countway Library of Medicine Director's Blog Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine and the new frontiers in biomedical computing 2011-09-27 Out in the Open This impressive compilation from GOOD the data issue documents the impressive growth of Application Programming Interfaces that provide third party software developers with access to , and the ability to repurpose , large and very useful data sets . This growth is driven both by altruism and self-interest and represents a dramatic refutation of the skepticism towards the open data movement of merely a decade . ago Hat tip David Kreda Posted by Isaac Zak Kohane at 3:35 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Data Re-use Informatics Policy 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home
A 90-year-old tuft of hair has been used to generate the first complete genome of an Australian Aboriginal, revealing some interesting findings. He, and perhaps all Aboriginal Australians, the genome indicates, descend from the first humans to venture far beyond Africa more than 60,000 years ago, and thousands of years before the ancestors of most [...]
Archaeologists working in Leicestershire, England, have uncovered Iron Age human remains. He believes the remains, found at Burrough on the Hill, could have belonged to an important young man who lived 200 years before the Romans arrived in Britain. Dr Taylor added it was unsual from them to come across an ancient body buried in [...]
In treating skin of color (SOC), experts say that physicians must consider not only patients' desires
and skin color, but also their ethnicity and history of scarring, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) and
tanning. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Frank Irving, EHRWatch Content: “Healthcare providers using a new computerized family history tool may soon be able to screen expectant mothers for risk of problems during pregnancy. The non-profit March of Dimes announced on Sept. 21 that it is partnering with the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics, the Genetic Alliance, and [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Ultraviolet radiation from a tanning bed appears to stimulate reward pathways in the brains of
frequent tanners, similar to the response seen with other pleasurable stimuli such as food, sex and illicit drugs,
according to a recent study.
The utility of direct immunofluorescence (DIF) extends beyond the blistering disorders in which it's
usually used, says Robert M. Law, M.D., clinical assistant professor of pathology and dermatology, University of
Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, and a dermatopathologist at ProPath Dermatopathology.
Patients may know which photoaging treatments they want, but they don't necessarily know which ones
will suit them best.
Based on steady progress in laboratory studies, researchers are optimistic about the potential for
noninvasive terahertz imaging systems to become a useful tool for intraoperative delineation of nonmelanoma skin
cancers (NMSCs).
Conventional therapies may be insufficient for dermatologic diseases in immunocompromised patients,
who may require a more aggressive treatment strategy.
Psoriasis is a stronger predictor of elevated cholesterol in children than is body weight, according
to an analysis of electronic medical records from Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC). The findings
reinforce the need for physicians to address the condition as a systemic metabolic disorder rather than as a
superficial skin disease.
When weather disasters strike, so do infectious skin diseases. A dermatologist who volunteered in New
Orleans after Hurricane Katrina made landfall saw a variety of infectious skin diseases that were a result of
contaminated water, crowded shelter conditions and lack of access to adequate medical care.
Potential problems that can arise with electronic health record (EHR) implementations range from
technical difficulties to legal wrangling over responsibility for the necessary hardware, software and data, say
two dermatologists and a lawyer.
Physician organizations nationwide, including the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA),
have united in opposition to many provisions of a plan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) to sell Medicare claims data to qualified businesses that would generate public reports rating physician
performance in each episode of care.
While being interviewed for medical school in the fall of 1956, Gloria Flippin Graham, M.D., was asked
why she wanted to go into medicine. Dr. Graham, whose family tree is full of names followed by medical degrees,
responded, "Well, if I don't go into medicine, I have to figure out how to get out of
it."
Recently, Dr. Skin saw an IT specialist who became angry when the dermatologist was late for a
scheduled appointment. The IT specialist calculated his hourly wage and billed his doctor for the time he had to
wait. Dr. Skin chose to pay the bill. Was this a smart move?
Acne affects up to 90 percent of teenagers at some point during their impressionable adolescent years.
It is not surprising that the search for more convenient, safe and effective treatment options continues. Home-use
devices purportedly possess these attributes. Well-controlled trials using these devices are limited, however, and
treatment specifications are not well defined.
Once thought of as an infectious disease of impoverished tropical nations, found only outside U.S.
borders, cutaneous leishmaniasis is making its way out of poverty and into the United States.
The buzzword of the moment is "antioxidants." People are drinking green tea by the
cupfuls, and antioxidant-containing vitamin waters are flying off the shelves. But is there any evidence to support
the role of antioxidants in skincare?
The next time a patient presents with a puzzling case of pruritis, be sure to ask where the family pet
sleeps. Asking about Fido's bedtime habits isn't the first thing that comes to mind when trying to determine the
cause of pruritis, but a common canine mite could be the culprit.
The United States recently observed the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 — a day that rocked
this country's sense of security and brought Americans together more than any other time since World War II. On
Call wondered what New York-area dermatologists who lived through that experience remembered of the day. While
everyone's story is different, there are some eerie similarities in what memories remain.
A new experimental oral medication is proving highly effective in the treatment of metastatic basal
cell carcinoma (BCC), according to a recent study. Treatment modalities for advanced BCC cases typically include
surgery and/or radiation, but these approaches often are insufficient. Vismodegib (GDC-0449, Genentech) is an
experimental oral inhibitor of the Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway, which is known to play an important role in
the development of the disease.
Although dermatologists face fewer malpractice challenges than many other specialists, awards in these
cases still can be hefty. To avoid legal action and potential financial penalties, experts say communicating with
the patient is crucial, before treatment — and even more so when a medical mistake
occurs.
An electronic health record (EHR) brings a multitude of benefits to a dermatology practice, but poor
implementation can cause many of the advantages of an EHR to dissipate. The successful execution of an EHR system
takes just as much forethought and effort as choosing the system itself. Begin planning the implementation during
the selection process — not afterward.
Although most dermatologists are aware of the latest studies on antibacterial and antiviral
prophylaxis for surgical and laser procedures, many of them haven't changed their practices as a result, according
to one expert. Dirk M. Elston, M.D., director, Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, New York, would like to
convince them otherwise.
Dermatologists, primary care physicians and emergency department physicians typically give two
treatments, performing incision and drainage and prescribing antibiotics, when they see patients with skin and soft
tissue infections where methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is present.
Treating recurrent scalp folliculitis can be a perplexing problem for the dermatologist. Patients
typically scratch the scalp and develop perifollicular pustules, especially in areas of sweat retention, such as
the posterior hairline and behind the ears.
Researchers have made important progress toward understanding mechanisms of melanoma-acquired
resistance to BRAF inhibitors that has led to the identification of combinatorial molecular targets, the inhibition
of which could potentially restore therapeutic efficacy.
Post-traumatic keratoacanthoma represent a particular subtype of keratoacanthoma that develops days to
weeks following skin trauma and has been reported following nonmelanoma skin cancer excision.
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Historically significant collection of pathology and anatomic specimens may fall victim to budget cuts and space constraints Pathologists across the globe will be interested to learn that the pathological-anatomical collection of the famous Doctor Rudolph Virchow, housed for almost 100 years in Berlin, may soon be closed to public viewing. Administrators at Berlinâs Charité Hospital [...] (Source: Dark Daily)
As Tropical Storm Irene blasted through Connecticut it uncovered human remains from what may have been a Native American burial site. Part of Linden Avenue collapsed from the storm and neighbors of a beach there found what they believed were human bones protruding from the embankment that the storm eroded and called Branford police. Those bones, experts [...]
Archaeologists have uncovered a massive Roman shipyard as big as a soccer pitch. It might have been used as a base for galleys that transported emperors, like Hadrian, across the empire on their way to places like Britain. The latest discovery comes after the team found an ornate private amphitheatre at the same site two [...]
Several sites in the ancient city of Apamea in Syria have been damaged by vandals. Several archeological sites in the ancient city of Apamea were vandalized and pillaged by groups taking advantage of the events in Syria to excavate secretly, dig randomly and steal artifacts in secret, damaging several finds including a mosaic and the [...]
Heavy rainfall has uncovered five Mycenaean tombs in Soha, Greece. Five box-shaped Mycenaean era tombs were unearthed in Soha, near Vaskina village, some ten kilometers northwest of Leonidio, by recent heavy rainfall. The most impressive of the funerary gifts found in the graves were several clay sympotic vases. According to archaeologists, the finds dating back to the [...]
: skip to main skip to sidebar HMS Countway Library of Medicine Director's Blog Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine and the new frontiers in biomedical computing 2011-09-19 Augmenting library reality Much has been written about the importance or lack of it of happenstance in browsing through books on shelves and what we have lost with web-borne search . Thanks to Juliane Schneider we are exploring how to augment the moment of serendipity using QR codes that students armed with a common smart phone can scan and thereby scoop up more information at a glance . Check out our 3rd floor for these codes printed on cards inserted in shelves . Paper chase now has web . hints Posted by Isaac Zak Kohane at 3:56 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels :