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ED managers are not often thought of as inventors, but David Soria, MD, chief of emergency medicine at Wellington (FL) Regional Medical Center, has created a device that has helped his department knock an average of 2-3 minutes off its triage time, which was already an impressive 10-15 minutes.
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Citing a growing body of evidence showing that patients who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) are at a significant risk of having a stroke within 48 hours, authors of a four-article supplement in the latest edition of the Annals of Emergency Medicine have underscored the need to diagnose and treat TIA much more quickly than previously believed.
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Gomberg S, Horn B. Breast Cancer and Botanical Medicine. Alter Ther
Women’s Health. 2008;10:73-77.
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O’Mathuna D. Cranberries and Urinary Tract Infections. 2008;10:77-78.
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O’Mathuna D. Vaginal, Endometrial, and Reproductive Hormone Effects of Herbal Remedies and Soy. 2008;10:78-79.
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Obstructive sleep apnea may be both a cause and a consequence of uncontrolled epileptic seizures.
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Increased migraine attack frequency and overuse of acute medication, especially barbiturates and opiates, are risk factors for the chronification of migraine, which occurs in up to 2% of individuals.
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Two animal models of dystonia reveal that cerebellar activity influences abnormal involuntary dystonic movements, and implicate dysfunction of a cerebellar-striatal network in the development of dystonia.
