Fun health news:
Fun health news:
1. MEASLES
The measles outbreak is officially over.You can all go back to not getting vaccinated. Until the next one.
2. KIDNEY FAILURE
Database study shows association between drugs like prilosec and acute kidney injury. Even the authors of the study point out that this is straight-up database mining. It doesn't mean there isn't any useful info there. However, they state themselves that they have no way of using tissue biopsies or other information to determine a real cause and effect. But it's being reported everywhere as old people kidney failure (specific) antacid meds. To which I say, be informed, Don't Panic.
3. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
So much for Al Gore's (remember him?) vision of a lifelong, easily accessible, portable (that's the "P" in HIPAA) medical record for everyone. The NY Times seems to think there are problems like different systems don't want to play nicely with their rivals' products, and somebody still has to push that button to send the information but some people seem not interested in doing so (purportedly because it's a rival hospital or doctor?). Shame we couldn't just have national health electronic systems standards that required a level of accessibility that essentially meant you didn't have to ask for anything, you just put in your credentials, and queried your personal info or your patient's info. All across the US.
1. MEASLES
The measles outbreak is officially over.
2. KIDNEY FAILURE
Database study shows association between drugs like prilosec and acute kidney injury. Even the authors of the study point out that this is straight-up database mining. It doesn't mean there isn't any useful info there. However, they state themselves that they have no way of using tissue biopsies or other information to determine a real cause and effect. But it's being reported everywhere as old people kidney failure (specific) antacid meds. To which I say, be informed, Don't Panic.
3. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
So much for Al Gore's (remember him?) vision of a lifelong, easily accessible, portable (that's the "P" in HIPAA) medical record for everyone. The NY Times seems to think there are problems like different systems don't want to play nicely with their rivals' products, and somebody still has to push that button to send the information but some people seem not interested in doing so (purportedly because it's a rival hospital or doctor?). Shame we couldn't just have national health electronic systems standards that required a level of accessibility that essentially meant you didn't have to ask for anything, you just put in your credentials, and queried your personal info or your patient's info. All across the US.
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ReplyDeleteDatabase study shows association between drugs like prilosec and acute kidney injury. Even the authors of the study point out that this is straight-up database mining.}}
Well, then I am well and truly fucked.
But I mean, it doesn't really have anything to do with the fact that Prilosec has to do with digestion, right? Kidney and liver failure are the two toxicity failure points for most drugs, yes?
Ugh. G+ ate my answer. Anyway, yes. Kidney and liver do most of the body's detox. I don't believe there's any specific hypothesis that's been tested as to why they found this association. They were specifically looking at people over the age of 65, so I think you're safe on that part for a while.
ReplyDelete...not for as long as I'd like
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