The County Health Rankings ÔÇö the first time researchers have examined the multiple factors that affect health in each county in all 50 states ÔÇö a collaborative effort by the University of WisconsinÔÇÖs Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The 50 state reports help public health and community leaders, policy-makers, consumers and others to see how healthy their county is, compare it with others within their state and find ways to improve the health of their community.
Louisiana Summary report is available at
http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/sites/default/files/CHR2010_LA.pdf
The fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be published in May 2013 and will reflect substantial changes for diagnosis of mental disorders. One of the biggest may concern children who are currently diagnosed as bipolar. In a move that could potentially change mental health practice all over America, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) includes a new diagnosis: “temper dysregulation disorder”, which would diagnose children with explosive moods as having a brain or biological dysfunction, and not necessarily lifelong condition such as bipolar.
The APA has published Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM Disorders and Criteria, and welcomes public comment.
The library offers full text online access to the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) through Psychiatry Online and Stat!Ref.
Check out NLM’s Haiti Earthquake Health-Related Resources
Changes coming to PubMed in early February include:
Advanced search page streamlined
link to Clipboard will be added to the homepage, if applicable
new Limits page with additional limits for dates and search field tags
Exam Master now offers USMLE Step 2 Practice Exams. Features include:
8 exam blocks of 44 questions each, total of 352 questions
Both Test or Study mode
Correct answers and explanation available in study mode
Detailed score reports
Topics include:
- General Principles
- Immunologic Disorders
- Diseases of the Blood & Blood-forming Organs
- Mental Disorders
- Diseases of the Nervous System & Special Senses
- Cardiovascular Disorders
- Diseases of the Respiratory System
- Nutritional & Digestive Disorders
- Gynecologic Disorders
- Renal, Urinary, & Male Reproductive Systems
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- Disorders of the Skin & Subcutaneous Tissues
- Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue
- Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders
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You can now access FREE patient health information in both English and Spanish on your mobile phone.
Medlineplus viewed on your mobile browser
Mobile MedlinePlus includes
Topic summaries ÔÇô ÔÇ£snackableÔÇØ pieces of information you can access and digest quickly
News ÔÇô the latest in treatment, medical research and healthy living tips
Images
Encyclopedia articles
Drug information
Access this new mobile resource at http://m.medlineplus.gov
Go ahead! After all, your US tax dollars pay for it.
Since January is Glaucoma awareness month it is a good time to schedule an eye exam and get checked for glaucoma.
The Facts: (From the Glaucoma Research Foundation)
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness.
Over 4 million Americans have glaucoma.
Nearly half of those are not even aware that they have it.
Glaucoma can gradually steal sight without warning.
There is no cure for glaucomaÔÇöyet.
Medication or surgery can slow or prevent further vision loss.
Early detection is vital to stopping the progress of the disease.
A press release issued by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, reports, “Being irritable, grumpy and seeking social isolation are also hallmarks of depression, and could explain the GrinchÔÇÖs disdain for the Who – the tall and the small – his mistreatment of his dog Max and, ultimately, why he tried to stop Christmas from coming. The Grinch, who lives atop Mt. Crumpet, is likely depressed, says University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D.” Dr. Bulik makes it clear that she has not officially treated the Grinch but is very familiar with his story.
Click through for an interview with Dr. Bulik.
According to a new report released by the CDC, the average life expectancy of Americans increased in 2007 to 77.9 from 77.7 years in 2006. The five leading causes of death in 2007 were “heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and accidents. These accounted for over 64 percent of all deaths in the United States.”
Dr. Charles Hilton, LSU School of Medicine associate dean for academic affairs says he’d do it all again, medical residency that is! In a New Orleans CityBusiness (Dec 14, 2009) interview with Christian Moises, Dr. Hilton reveals his outlook of medical education in Louisiana.
As the holidays creep up upon us, the CDC offers this festive public service message, sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The first way to health, said the CDC to me
Wash hands to be safe and healthy…
Listen here (or send an e-card)
Last month, HealthDay published an article titled “Why Watching TV Sports Increases Heart Attacks.” The study was presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Orlando.
Every Saints fan in New Orleans can relate to that article today.
December 1st is World AIDS Day. 2009 is the 21st observance of this day. AIDS cases in Louisiana have increased with New Orleans ranking 2nd & Baton Rouge ranking 3rd according to a recent WWL-TV report.
The Louisiana HIV/AIDS Program has a “Statewide Coordinated Need & HIV Comprehensive Plan” (pdf) for 2009 which was issued in early November.
New MedlinePlus video which dicusses the dangers of walking and talking on your cellphone.
Interested in emergency medicine? The Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) group put together an EM Clerkship Primer addressing the unique aspects of EM for the medical student. You can access this free guide to your EM clerkship at http://www.saem.org/saemdnn/Portals/0/NTForums_Attach/ED%20Primer.pdf
Via Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
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