Jumat, 31 Oktober 2008

Acne Free in 3 Days? - Is it Possible?

Have you been in search for acne cure in the internet these past few weeks? Chances are, you will be directed to a site that says in big bold letters Acne Free In 3 Days! Sounds too good to be true, isn't it? But skeptics are asking what cure is this and if this really works.

Many years ago, I have cystic acne and the feeling is as bad as ever. I tried to surf the net if there is such a thing as effective acne cure that could save me from distress. You see, my acne experienced almost all kinds of acne treatments available in the planet but none of them became my best friend. So when I learned from a site that I could be acne free in three days, I did not hesitate to give it a shot.

The program speaks of a 3-day apple fasting and according to the information, the apples will flush away colon toxins from my system thus it will make my skin acne free in three days. At first I was skeptical at this apple fasting program but out of desperation, I found myself surrounded with apples for three days.

After three long days, I could smell the aroma of apples everywhere I go but hey, I have few to no acne during those days, like magic! It was incredible and I thought the long search of effective acne cure was over. Until day 4 came...

My skin welcomed acne again and they seem to be more dominant than ever! It was like a nightmare so I grabbed the instructions again. Silly me, I did not notice that apple fasting should be a ritual every month, one or twice a month to be exact. But the problem is I can't maintain this.

I can't go on with my life eating only apples even if it will only be for 3 or 6 days every month. So I researched again and I found a more realistic solution. According to the site, I should try to avoid foods that are rich in vegetable oil. Well, this approach is better and more practical and I find it very effective.

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Senin, 27 Oktober 2008

Imaging technologies, Connectivity and the markets.

Let the commoditization of medicine begin! | Trusted.MD Network


I was tempted to read this article, though the headlines(COMMODITIZATION of medicine) don't appeal to the Human rights aspect of my personality. I find the choice of word very cynical and it brings to question the motives of the author. But the services he describes are definitely noteworthy.


I believe the author talks about providing the best radiology service in the most cost-effective manner. Looked at it this way, the services provided by Nighthawk teleradiology services is a boon for patients.It has the potential for bringing down the costs of healthcare. Any measure taken to reduce health costs will benefit the patient, even if the healthcare is being provided via third party ( Insurance) paying for the service.


Telerays.com is a new service allowing bidding for radiology services. You can understand more about the process here.


Since radiology involves interpretation of digital images, it makes real sense to get the best doctors at the best prices (wherever they may be) by making good use of technology.. Simple economics here. And, i dont think quality will really suffer. After a few possible initial hiccups and pruning out of "sub-standard" opiners, I am sure only quality work will prevail.Quality radiologists will always get work, wherever they are. Teleradiology services now being woven into this kind of business model shall definitely be a positive step towards health rights.After all, "TIMELY, best possible quality healthcare for all without discrimination" is what health rights is all about, in essence.


Wonder when will a chunk of pathology services go this way. Very soon, i believe.

Also see http://teleradproviders.com/, a complete radiology diagnostic support from Dr. Sumer Sethi

Sabtu, 25 Oktober 2008

Acnezine - Finally a Real Acne Cure

Acnezine is a one-of-its-kind Acne Skin Care System that has been formulated for the treatment of acne from the inside out.

This solution is not only another ordinary topical acne treatment product. This is an entire skin management system that will zoom in on the source of your acne and it will not only heal any blemishes that you have, but it will treat future outbreaks that you cannot even see yet! Many of the acne products on the market today will only treat the blemishes that you already have. This amazing product helps your skin prevent more zits from forming! It can become quite costly and frustrating to try different acne creams one after another with little or no success. You will find that Acnezine has the following benefits:

• Works for teenagers and adults who suffer from mild to moderate blemishes on the face and body

• Eliminates spots, redness, blackheads, pimples, pus and whiteheads

• Effective and fast cure for acne from the inside out

Acne's major cause is from imbalances and impurities inside of the body, and that is why the problem is treated with an internal cleansing treatment that goes straight to the source and fights the acne before it begins. This solution provides antioxidants that will also help eliminate free radicals that may be a cause of mild acne.

It can be hard to control mild to moderate acne. Even after the acne is gone, you must continue on with the usage of an effective acne treatment to keep new blemishes from flaring up again. This product uses several different ingredients all in one system to heal your blemishes now and keep new ones from forming.

Great pride is taken in the superior quality of this acne solution and you must be pleased with your purchase. The manufacturers of this excellent product believe that it is the very best quality, value, and selection for our customers. If you are not satisfied with the way Acnezine works for you, just return any unused or unopened item within 90 days of purchase for a full refund!

Click Here for Acnezine and a full product report including customer testimonials and user feedback. Acnezine is a REAL acne solution!

Selasa, 21 Oktober 2008

- Imaging techniques in Pathology-

Israel's ASI gives pathologists a vital second opinion - ISRAEL21c

-I have written previously about the subjectivity involved in the practise of Pathology. Its difficult to get two pathologists to agree on any one diagnosis if both pathologists insist on looking at the case through the prism of their own experiences.Besides, it is always tough disputing any one"s diagnosis as it is merely an opinion and reflects the Pathologists own "view" of the case.

Now, ASI (Applied Spectral Imaging), a privately held company in Israel has come up with a colorful solution for the problem. Instead of depending totally on the "morphology", ie shape and size, it provides a way to visualize the antigenic proteins present in the tissue. Using their Spectracube family of products, It allows researchers to distinguish between
different materials on a chromosome by highlighting its features with
unique colors, instead of the black dye that had been used previously. This leads to better identification in suspicious cases and the test also lends itself to reproducibility.

The company has already launched " TB Finder" in the market.In addition to TB Finder, ASI is already selling
or planning to market additional tools for pathologists, including
PathEx, as well as for morphologists, who examine protein structures
and alterations in cell structures.


The company presently promotes its products only as a backup / second opinion. But this seems to be more out of its desire not to rub the so-called "Specialists" the wrong way. Being able to corroborate one"s opinion by a scientific and a reproducible test is a tool sorely needed in the practise of Pathology. I shall not be surprised if such corroboration of opinion of a pathologist soon becomes a norm rather than an option.

All in all, a very very useful service to improve accuracy of diagnosis.

Minggu, 19 Oktober 2008

3 Deadly Reasons Why People Never Get Rid of Acne - You Should Know This Before It's Too Late

Acne is one condition no one wants to deal with and the longer you have it the more you have to suffer not only on the physical scale but on the emotional scale as well. Acne hammers a person's self esteem in ways one can't imagine. But there are certain reasons due to which a lot of people out there only tend to make their condition worse by doing or not doing certain things. This is the major reason why you should know this too before you end up making the same mistakes. Read on to discover some of the major reasons why people never get rid of acne.....

Thinking that it would go away by itself- Some people simply feel that letting acne run it's course will make it go away with time but that's not true at all. Often with time your acne condition might only get worse if you don't do something about it right now. It is very important to take good care of your skin when you are suffering from acne or else you might only end up making it worse and more difficult for yourself to deal with.

Not altering your diet- What you eat has a lot to do with how healthy your skin would be. A lot of people out there want to get rid of acne but at the same time want to eat all those unhealthy foods which are high in oil content. You will have to alter your diet and try to have as many natural fruits and vegetables as possible if you want to see some real results.

Not being consistent- Whenever people see some results on their face they feel that acne is gone and will never come back now and often end up going back to their old lousy habits. You see this is where people always get major breakouts again and they often struggle to deal with it again. This is the main reason why you must be consistent with your efforts no matter what.

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Sabtu, 18 Oktober 2008

- Telepathology made simple-

MEDTING - MedicalTube, medical meeting; exchange video and image

As a pathologist, I know the importance of collaboration and second opinions. The practice of pathology is sometimes very subjective and its not unusual to get three different diagnosis for the same tissue sample/ histopatholgy slide from three different pathologists.Besides, all pathologists at one institute tend to think along similar lines, further increasing chances of bias. But getting distant doctors to review any one case and histopathology slide has been difficult till date. The best we could do was "store-and-forward" telepathology, where the images of a histopathology slide were forwarded to known experts via email for second opinion. A very primitive means of practicing telepathology, if i may say so!

Enter Medting.

"MEDTING is a clinical web portal that provides a platform for
exchanging clinical cases, images, and videos. Physicians can post
clinical cases with associated images or videos for discussion among
colleagues. In addition, independent images or videos can be sent to
the Atlas space for other to review. Other members of the community can
then vote and write comments on the cases and images posted
."

Medting allows doctors from around the globe to offer their opinions on any histopathology slide (or any other clinical image). Any doctor can upload the facts and images related to any case for second opinions from experts all over the globe.Patient privacy is not compromised as names are not revealed and the site claims to be 100% HIPAA compliant.

The images uploaded presently on the site were of very good resolution. One could easily scan the whole slide, Zoom in on interesting areas of the slide, leave comments, tag images, share them, etc. It provides an excellent collaboration platform and can serve as an excellent educational tool. At present, it boasts of 1840 cases and 15760 images and videos. Cases and images are tagged with keywords using the SNOMED CT terminology.

Medting also offers premium membership and individual institutional support.

I like their service, though it is still very BASIC and has tremendous scope for improvement.

Rabu, 15 Oktober 2008

-Web 2.0 strategy for Business-

Ten Aspects of Web 2.0 Strategy That Every CTO and CIO Should Know [Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog]

Web 2.0 has changed the way things are or can be done. Organizations need to adapt to these new trends ASAP. A few key points of note for business to survive in the new world-

# It's not about technology, it's about the changes it enables.
# The implications of 2.0 stands many traditional views on their head and so change takes more time than usual.
# Get the ideas, concepts, and vocabulary out into the organization and circulating.
# Existing management methods and conventional wisdom are a hard barrier to 2.0 strategy and transformation.
# Avoiding external disruption is hard but managing self-imposed risk caused by 2.0 is easier.
# Incubators and pilots projects can help create initial environments for success with 2.0 efforts.
# Irreversible decisions around 2.0 around topics such as brand, reputation, and corporate strategy can be delayed quite a while, and sometimes forever.
# The technology competence organizations have today are inadequate for moving to 2.0.
# The business side requires 2.0 competence as well.
# Start small, think big.

Health wisdom , not just information

I am always on the look out for web services delivering knowledge services in the field of health. I run a non-profit organization, RAKSHA, for exactly this purpose and seek new ways of achieving democratization of knowledge in health.

Organized wisdom is a well thought out web service. This interview with the team at Organized wisdom clearly spells out their views and visions for this knowledge service. The talk with their Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Howard Krein and Esther Dyson , one of the investors was very interesting.




The service claims to be " a free service that provides patients with easy access to the best information available in easy to navigate Wisdomcards, helps patients to prepare for their appointments and helps streamline some to the conversations that must take place."
So, I decided to explore this service logged in as a patient searching for information about my imaginary headache. The first thing i noticed was the cleanliness of the welcome page. Simple, no unnecessary multimedia ( as is VERY often the case with medical information sites) and therefore, fast navigation between pages.

The fonts were friendly, the letters bold and easily legible. It didn't intimidate me, as a patient, with its vastness of information. There was a large search box in a major location with built in prompts via a drop down menu. So far so good.

What really won me over was the neatly laid out information. Not too deep on the first page, just plain English medical speak for an average person.There were links to more scholarly items, but everything i could possibly want to know as a patient was easily available within 2 degrees of separation. There were links to support forums, foundations and drug information ( again in plain English).There were chat rooms, message boards, personal blogs, every useful service i can think of today. They were also initiating a" LIVE chat with a doctor" service, which is now in a beta phase.

All in all, I really liked this service and i am sure something like this will soon be up and running in India, preferably in the Hindi language.
Amen.

Selasa, 07 Oktober 2008

Acne Free - The Biggest Lie You've Ever Heard and How to Finally Wipe Out Acne For Good

Let's be honest, acne is downright embarrassing and unpleasant. Not only does it hinder your confidence but it can also leave permanent scars for life, if not treated quickly enough. In this article I am going to discuss a natural way to remove even the most severe acne.

I know what it's like to walk into a room and feel that everyone is looking right at you, giving their "Oh, nevermind" kind of smiles, leaving you feeling like the ugly duckling or something. I had severe acne for months and although my family made light fun of it to try and make me see the "funny side" of things, the reality is that acne hurts deep down, not just on the surface.

The big ugly lie

Going through many months of acne in the worst possible stages, I was always looking for the latest medication or soap scrub, along with any advice that I could to clear up my face. The advice that seemed to get hurled about the most was "Stop eating fatty foods and get more exercise". Ok, tried that and still no results. I think I now know why...

According to Diane S Berson, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Medical College of Cornell University in New York, "Some people think that acne is caused by eating chocolate and greasy foods. But while it's true that hormonal shifts can cause a craving for chocolate, the acne is associated with the hormonal changes themselves, not with the chocolate or other food."

I know this is true, because now that my acne is cleared up I still enjoy my favourite chocolate cheesecake and there's no signs of the acne returning, and it was only a few months back that I managed to completely wipe it out for good.

So if that's not the solution, then what is?

Well, remember that I mentioned that there's a natural cure that I used recently to clear up my chronic acne? Well, it's a system that I found out about that allows you to use natural foods combined in a specific way, which allows you to completely clear the acne naturally and quickly.

I first heard about it on the news channels on TV and due to the fact that the foods are all cheap to buy and perfectly natural and safe, I went ahead and took the plunge.

If you'd like to learn more about my story and why I strongly warn other acne sufferers to avoid 2 particular methods, please click here. You'll see how I went from months of acne ridden misery to naturally clearing up my acne in just over 1 week, and how you can do the same totally risk free!

An open letter to the Physicians of the world

Open Letter to the Physicians of the World « ScienceRoll



I am attaching a link to an open letter published on the internet.



That we doctors need to use Web 2.0 applications to ease our burden and improve the quality of our work is given. I have never come across any colleague or senior who disputes the usefulness or necessity of using these applications.



The biggest hurdle is achieving relevant computer skills. No doctor who wants to continue practicing even for next 5-10 years can shy away from regular use of computers and the internet to ease and improve work. But the inbuilt inertia of our seniors is hard to overcome.I should know that. I had this teacher during my pathology post graduation who didn't allow me to introduce evidence based practices in our department. He insisted that HIS opinion was the final and the best opinion and to think of using information retrieval technology for improving diagnostic skills and education was not encouraged ( Frankly, i would say " actively discouraged". He flunked me in my exams a few times after that, from spite or otherwise).



But i sincerely hope and KNOW that there is a vast majority of doctors out there who require and seek appropriate training in the use of the Internet for medical practice. What is required is a method to tap into this enthusiasm and train all currently practicing doctors in proper use of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 applications like email lists,blogs, social networks, bookmarking, wikis, medical search engines, instant messaging, podcasts, vodcasts.... the list could go on.



Anyways, read this letter here.

Minggu, 05 Oktober 2008

Everyday things i do, put here concisely.

eLearn: Feature Article

Ten Web 2.0 Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes to Be a More Successful E-learning Professional

The following list was inspired by eLearn Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lisa Neal's blog post "
Ten Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes To Be a More Successful e-learning Professional." We'd like to offer the "Web 2.0 Edition" of Lisa's list:

  1. Listen to a conference presentation. When you run across conference presentations while reading your RSS feeds (EDUCAUSE Connect is a prime source, as is OLDaily), save the conference site as a bookmark and revisit it to hear a presentation.
  2. Record a 10-minute presentation about something you are working on or learning about, either as audio (use Odeo) or video (use Ustream), and post it on your blog.
  3. Do a search on the title of your most recent post or on the title of the most recent thing you've read or thought about. Don't just use Google search, use Google Blog Search and Google Image Search, Amazon, del.icio.us, Technorati, Slideshare, or Youtube. Scan the results and if you find something interesting, save it in del.icio.us to read later.
  4. Write a blog post or article describing something you've learned recently. It can be something you've read or culled from a meeting, conference notes (which you just capture on the fly using a text editor), or a link you've posted to del.icio.us. The trick here is to keep your writing activity to less than 10 minutes—make a point quickly and then click "submit."
  5. Tidy your e-portfolio. For example, upload your slides to Slideshare and audio recordings to Odeo and embed the code in your presentation page. Or write a description and link to your latest publication. Or update your project list.
  6. Create a slide on Zoho. Just do one slide at a time; find an image using the Creative Commons licensed content on Flickr and a short bit of text from a source or yourself. Add this to your stick of prepared slides you use for your next talk or class.
  7. Find a blogger you currently read in your RSS reader and go to their website. Follow all the links to other blogs in their blogroll or feedroll, or which are referenced in their posts. Well, maybe not all the links, or it will take hours, not ten minutes.
  8. Write a comment on a blog post, article, or book written by an e-learning researcher or practitioner.
  9. Go to a website like Engadget, Metafilter, Digg, Mixx, Mashable, or Hotlinks and skip through the items. These sites produce much too much content to follow diligently, but are great for browsing and serendipitous discovery. If you find something interesting, write a short blog post about it or at least a comment.
  10. Catch up on one of your online games with a colleague—Scrabulous on Facebook or Backgammon on Yahoo. Or make a Lolcat. Or watch a Youtube video.

Rabu, 01 Oktober 2008

Edutools for medical education

Edheads - Virtual Hip Surgery - Total Hip Replacement Surgery - THR

Follow this link and perform virtual surgery.
A great tool with immense potential in medical education..
Virtual Hip Replacement :


Take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a hip replacement surgery!







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