What’s the difference between a general practitioner and a specialist?
One treats what you have, the other thinks you have what he treats.

I actually chuckled out loud!

via Professional Jokes 

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Specialized medicine- isn’t it grand?

Results showed that in this population-based study, women who drank moderately had a significantly lower risk of heart attack than abstainers, and the benefits were greatest in women who had a drink daily. A lower risk for drinkers than abstainers also was evident in women who drank with food, as well as without, and in those who primarily drank wine or a variety of alcoholic beverages.Similar, but weaker, associations were found when patterns and volume were analyzed among drinkers only. Among these women, drinking alcohol in moderation in general was more important than the actual amount consumed. However, getting drunk at least once a month puts women at a significantly increased risk of heart attack, negating any of alcohol’s potential protective effect.

So, if you read the above carefully you will see one very important key factor, moderation! A small amount of alcohol here and there won’t hurt your health, but in no way am I giving you the okay to become intoxicated on a regular basis. After all, alcohol does carry the risk of other complications.

via Science Daily

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Moderate Alchohol Consumption Lowers Women’s Risk Of Heart Attack

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey study found a wireless system that enables on-call cardiologists to view full ECGs on “smart” phones can cut in half the time it takes to begin the treatment of heart attack with catheter-based techniques such as angioplasty and stenting.

The door to intervention time of patients having an acute MI was cut to 73 minutes using this wireless system. It used to take almost that long to just to notify the cardiologist of the patient’s positive MI.

I haven’t seen this used in clinical practice yet, but I sure do welcome it. The outcome of the patient depends so much on the amount of time between the onset of the heart attack and the treatment.

I will keep you posted on when this technology will be available to most emergency rooms.

via Science Daily

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Wireless System To Decrease Door To Intervention Time Of MI Patients