More on the dosage and route of corticosteroids for acute exacerbation of COPD
A recent feature on Med Page Today prompted me to revisit this study which showed equivalence of lower dose oral steroids and high dose IV steroids in treatment of AECOPD. The Med Page feature, which interviewed one of the study authors, made a stronger case for lower dose oral steroids than was apparent from the [...]
Special issue: Functionally graded materials: an integrated approach
International Journal of Materials and Product Technology 39(1/2) 2010 Includes papers from the 1st Portuguese Workshop on Functionally Graded Materials: an Integrated Approach, held in Guimarães, Portugal, 9-10 October 2008. In situ fabrication of Al3Ti-Al functionally graded composites by centrifugal casting Functionally Graded Materials: bulk processing techniques On the ability of producing FGMs with an [...]
BLOGSCAN – Care and Feeding of Key Opinion Leaders
On the Hooked: Ethics, Medicine and Pharma blog, Dr Howard Brody looked further into how cultivating “key opinion leaders” has now been industrialized. Given how many key opinion leaders have vigorously defended their intellectual independence despite the marketing money lavished upon them, I wonder how any who happen upon such evidence of how they are regarded as [...]
Trade Offs in Health Insurance Benefit Design
Appendicitis can teach us about the trade-offs in health insurance. Not all abdominal pain is from appendicitis. So, when physicians worry about appendicitis in an emergency room patient with severe belly pain, they also worry that its rupture can lead to complications. However, they also know that unnecessary surgery should be avoided. So, should doctors: [...]
WPC Opening Ceremonies Part II
Last night’s opening ceremonies of the 2nd World Parkinson Congress included not only inspirational words, but also action…in the form of the newly-announced Global Parkinson’s Pledge. With just one click, you can make your voice heard and help to make Parkinson’s a priority around the world. The final two lines of the Global Parkinson’s Pledge [...]
