Top articles in medicine in May 2012

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in May 2012 so far: Point-of-care genetic testing for personalisation of antiplatelet treatment is effective http://goo.gl/ZWLvzPatient empowerment - who empowers whom? Virtually all people are patients at some point in their lives http://goo.gl/4YKjqDoctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs http://goo.gl/wd74FWhy U.S. spends more on healthcare...

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Top articles in medicine in May 2012

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles in medicine in May 2012 so far: Point-of-care genetic testing for personalisation of antiplatelet treatment is effective http://goo.gl/ZWLvzPatient empowerment - who empowers whom? Virtually all people are patients at some point in their lives http://goo.gl/4YKjqDoctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs http://goo.gl/wd74FWhy U.S. spends more on healthcare...

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Health care social media # HCSM-top articles

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks: Social media “likes” healthcare: From marketing to social business. Social media and health care: opportunities and obstacles - PWC 2012 report, free download http://goo.gl/GtSgE8 Chrome Extensions that Make Blogging Easier http://goo.gl/fFKye"News Squares" for Chrome is a new visual RSS reader...

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Health care social media # HCSM-top articles

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks: Social media “likes” healthcare: From marketing to social business. Social media and health care: opportunities and obstacles - PWC 2012 report, free download http://goo.gl/GtSgE8 Chrome Extensions that Make Blogging Easier http://goo.gl/fFKye"News Squares" for Chrome is a new visual RSS reader...

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Health care social media # HCSM-top articles

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks: Social media “likes” healthcare: From marketing to social business. Social media and health care: opportunities and obstacles - PWC 2012 report, free download http://goo.gl/GtSgE8 Chrome Extensions that Make Blogging Easier http://goo.gl/fFKye"News Squares" for Chrome is a new visual RSS reader...

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Health care social media # HCSM-top articles

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks: Social media “likes” healthcare: From marketing to social business. Social media and health care: opportunities and obstacles - PWC 2012 report, free download http://goo.gl/GtSgE8 Chrome Extensions that Make Blogging Easier http://goo.gl/fFKye"News Squares" for Chrome is a new visual RSS reader...

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American drivers turn to smaller, better engines

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota DETROIT (AP) — Back when gas was cheap, Americans bought cars with V-8 engines like the Big Block, Cobra Jet and Ramcharger. Acceleration was all that mattered, even in family cars that never made it to full throttle.The 427-cubic inch Chevrolet Tri-Power was the siren song of the gearhead, sending Corvettes roaring down the highway at up to 140 mph.But now, thanks to government regulation and gas-price gyrations, the motors that move the nation's cars and trucks are shrinking.Whether they drive hulking...

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Health care social media # HCSM-top articles

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks: Social media “likes” healthcare: From marketing to social business. Social media and health care: opportunities and obstacles - PWC 2012 report, free download http://goo.gl/GtSgE8 Chrome Extensions that Make Blogging Easier http://goo.gl/fFKye"News Squares" for Chrome is a new visual RSS reader...

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Health care social media # HCSM-top articles

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Here are my suggestions for some of the top articles related to healthcare social media in the past 2 weeks: Social media “likes” healthcare: From marketing to social business. Social media and health care: opportunities and obstacles - PWC 2012 report, free download http://goo.gl/GtSgE8 Chrome Extensions that Make Blogging Easier http://goo.gl/fFKye"News Squares" for Chrome is a new visual RSS reader...

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Obama, Romney duel over economy

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Speaking to skeptical voters nationwide from the pivotal battleground of Ohio, President Barack Obama defiantly defended his record on the economy Thursday and painted Mitt Romney as the standard-bearer for those who would bring back George W. Bush's policies."I want to speak to everybody who is watching who may not be a supporter, may be undecided, or thinking about voting the other way," Obama said. "If you want to give the policies of the last decade another try, then you should vote for Mr. Romney."That...

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Best of Medical Blogs-weekly review and blog carnival

The "Best of Medical Blogs-weekly review and blog carnival" is a weekly summary of the best medical Blog post. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best medical blog (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.Cultivate followers on social media, if you want to communicate scienceFrom the blog science Soapbox http://goo.gl/cPQq1 and medical Museion http://goo.gl/QmEU7:Social media platforms...

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Best of Medical Blogs-weekly review and blog carnival

The "Best of Medical Blogs-weekly review and blog carnival" is a weekly summary of the best medical Blog post. Feel free to send your suggestions to my email at clinicalcases@gmail.com. Best medical blog (BMB) is published every Tuesday, just like the old Grand Rounds.Cultivate followers on social media, if you want to communicate scienceFrom the blog science Soapbox http://goo.gl/cPQq1 and medical Museion http://goo.gl/QmEU7:Social media platforms...

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Decision in Costner vs. Baldwin oil cleanup case

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota In the New Orleans courtroom clash of Hollywood actors, Kevin Costner is the winner. A federal jury this evening rejected a claim by the actor Stephen Baldwin and his friend, Spyridon Contogouris, that Costner and a business partner duped them by keeping them uninformed on a multimillion-dollar deal between Costner's company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, and the oil company BP. Baldwin and Contogouris sold their shares in Ocean Therapy Solutions before it sold cleanup devices to BP for use in the 2010...

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Industry editorial makes outlandish claim about impact of medical devices

Minnesota is the home of several medical device makers.  So there’s been a lot of editorializing about the medical device tax in the Affordable Care Act. There has been some criticism of Minnesota politicians over whose interests they represent on the issue. Today’s Star Tribune carries a commentary from an industry spokesman – Dale Wahlstrom, president and CEO of LifeScience Alley. He retired from Medtronic in 2006 after 24 years.  His commentary includes this claim:Medical devices save and improve lives. Between 1980 and 2000,...

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Industry editorial makes outlandish claim about impact of medical devices

Minnesota is the home of several medical device makers.  So there’s been a lot of editorializing about the medical device tax in the Affordable Care Act. There has been some criticism of Minnesota politicians over whose interests they represent on the issue. Today’s Star Tribune carries a commentary from an industry spokesman – Dale Wahlstrom, president and CEO of LifeScience Alley. He retired from Medtronic in 2006 after 24 years.  His commentary includes this claim:Medical devices save and improve lives. Between 1980 and 2000,...

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