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Why news about animal research requires BIG qualifiers 
Every week on HealthNewsReview.org, we criticize stories for failing to emphasize that a given piece of research was in animals – and for failing to discuss the limitations of such research. Here’s more evidence about why that’s important. The journal PLoS Biology has published an analysis, “Publication Bias in Reports of Animal Stroke Studies [...]
Future healing modalities 
I got an e-mail from a health professional yesterday (another Aussie) who was a newcomer to peak oil, asking me what I thought might work in the future. I have listed some thoughts below. Please recognise that it is difficult to walk the tight-rope of controversy that exists between conventional medicine and complementary medicine at [...]
Sleep Much? 
We are a sleep-deprived nation.
Not only adults, but–even more alarming–many school-aged children are suffering from a lack of deep, nourishing sleep. And I mean suffering. Science links poor sleep with an increasing list of serious health conditions, including obesity and depression.
Anesthesia residency, by the numbers 
Hello! I am so honored to be joining such an amazing group of women here on this blog! By way of introduction, I’m an anesthesiologist who recently finished residency in summer of 2009. I love doing liver transplant anesthesia, my iPhone, doing geeky science projects with my kids, and pretending that I’m a [...]
How Canadian doctors can volunteer to help in Haiti 
Reading the terrible stories and seeing the horrific photos from Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake has inspired some Canadian doctors to consider donating more than just money: many want to travel to Haiti and put their medical expertise to use. How to go about doing that, however, is not simple. To [...]
IN THE NEWS: Newfoundland premier in US for surgery 
Danny Williams in US for heart surgeryDanny Williams, the multimillionaire Newfoundland and Labrador premier, has gone to the United States to have heart surgery. According to his staff, the operation he needs is not available in Newfoundland. What is that operation, however, and is it available elsewhere in Canada? Those are questions the premier’s office [...]
IN THE NEWS: Is fee-for-service billing outdated? 
Is fee-for-service billing outdated?In a new “Mythbusters” entry, the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation dismisses the notion that most Canadian doctors prefer to be paid fee-for-service. The foundation’s analysis points to blended models of remuneration — incorporating salaried work, capitation and some fee-for-service payments — as the future of physicians’ income. [CHSRF]
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Nurse-Poet-Writer Cortney Davis Responds To Thomas Long’s Blog On Nurse Writers 
Commentary by Cortney Davis, MA, APRN, Nurse practitioner, Sacred Heart University Health Services, Fairfield, Connecticut
Thank you to Dr. Thomas Long for his excellent blog entry and for his continued championing of nurses’ writing. I also wonder why nurse-writers don’t have a wider audience. Specifically, as I see more and more narrative medicine courses offered to [...]
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