EDMONTON — Alberta health officials are retesting more than 1,700 diagnoses made by an Edmonton pathologist who allegedly misread samples taken from dozens of cancer patients. The list includes 29 men who may have missed out on months of prostate cancer treatment due to misdiagnoses of their biopsies that mistakenly found no cancer or underestimated the severity of their illness. In addition to the prostate biopsies, 1,568 non-prostate specimens the pathologist examined are also being reviewed.
Alberta Health Services is in the midst of calling all the patients whose prostate biopsies were analyzed by the Royal Alexandra Hosptial pathologist between July and September this year. As
Read full post…
Tags: Cancer, Cancer Tests
Did you know that offices equipped with EMR software provide many benefits for the patients that they may not be aware of? For instance, a patient that honors a doctor’s office visit will find that the care received is more attentive and rather quick. Most patients notice this right off considering a trip to the doctor’s office never seems to be quick. However, patients may think that it’s just luck or they reached the doctor’s office at a slow period of the day. When they realize that its technology that has allowed them to have such a pleasant visit, the response is shock.
How would you like to make a scheduled visit to the doctor’s office, and even though it might be packed, you still get out of there within a reasonable amount of time? Before th Read full post…
Tags: Emr Software, Patients
The genetic repair of cleft lips in mice embryos could eventually lead to new ways to treat and prevent the birth defect in humans, U.S. researchers report.
The scientists pinpointed the role of genes for specific proteins that coordinate cellular signaling behaviors that play a major role in the development of cleft lip and palate. Working with specially engineered mice, they also reported that altering one type of molecule within a specific signaling pathway can correct cleft lip and palate.
The study was published recently in the journal .
This is the first time that anyone has corrected this defect in embryos, according to study author Dr.
Read full post…
Tags: Cleft Lip, Lip
Thanksgiving in the States is tomorrow
A holiday that has turned into the biggest eating day of the entire year in the States.
On average, its suggested that Americans eat upwards of 4200 calories/day about 3-4 times above “normal” or whats needed.
Were all about enjoying yourself and the special holiday traditions. In fact, its important to remind you that your daily habits are significantly more important than any single occasion. BUT, avoiding that post Thanksgiving feeling of disgustingness (is that a word?), where you have no option other than unbuttoning your pants and collapsing on the couch, only to fall asleep and wake up bloated and uncomfortable, isnt a bad thing.
Instead, this year, try these 3 tricks that help you save on calories but not skimp on flavor or even miss out eating your favorites.
Consider it your Thanksgiving Survival Guide.
These Thanksgiving Survival Guide tricks are so simple theyre almost too easy.
- Dont let your foods touch on your plate. Weird, I know but most of the time the plate is piled so high, its like a giant mess of foods. This year leave “white space” between each food. Why? Youll pile less foods on one another meaning you eat your favorites, just not as much of each.
- Skip the mindless eating. Avoid the snack bowls, mixed nuts, and extras that are lying around the housepre dinner, of course. These are just extra calories that fill you up but arent “unique” to Thanksgiving, so youre not mindlessly eating extra calories but arent even noticing (or enjoying) what youre eating. Enjoy the unique foods dont waste calories on the basics you can get every day.
- Fill your plate (without letting foods touch) and walk away from the buffet table. Then wait 20 minutes before deciding to go up again. Again, seems obvious. But its not too common walking away from the buffet table means youll be less likely to keep filling up on the extras just because. And waiti
Read full post…
While most of us do not know what a phlebotomy technician does, this profession is a necessity in the medical field. These workers draw blood for analyzing or transfusion. Without testing of blood samples a doctor can not find a right diagnose. It must be admitted that a phlebotomy technology helps save lives.
The rewarding career path
If you are not afraid of the sight of blood then getting one of phlebotomy jobs would be a good choice because they are in demand. According to statistics the demand for qualified phlebotomists should be greater than the supply of trained candidates in the coming years. Read full post…
Tags: phlebotomy jobs