HISHIKI-T.BLOGSPOT.COM

Health Informatics: Preventing secondary infection of influenza

https://hishiki-t.blogspot.com/2009/01/preventing-secondary-infection-of.html

Ask PubMed, and ask your doctor. Preventing secondary infection of influenza. What are the effects of hand-washing and masks? Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households. Cowling BJ, Fung RO, Cheng CK, Fang VJ, Chan KH, Seto WH, Yung R, Chiu B, Lee P, Uyeki TM, Houck PM, Peiris JS, Leung GM. 2008 May 7;3(5):e2101. The secondary attack ratios were lower than anticipated, and lower than reported in other countries. TRIAL REG...

Health Informatics: Elevated GGT (gamma-glutamyltransferase = gamma-GTP)

https://hishiki-t.blogspot.com/2009/01/elevated-ggt-gamma-glutamyltransferase.html

Ask PubMed, and ask your doctor. Elevated GGT (gamma-glutamyltransferase = gamma-GTP). Today's topic: elevated serum GGT in spite of normal cholesterol and fatty acids. Does it matter? What could be the causes? Risks in elevated GGT: baseline risk, absolute increases in risks, relative risks, etc. Searched PubMed with gamma-glutamyltransferase AND elevated. 966 documents hit, including 26 reviews. Add to a keyword: cardiovascular. 54 documents hit, including 2 reviews. And the VHM&PP Study Group. I am a ...

Health Informatics: Preventing viral infections by air: two meta analyses

https://hishiki-t.blogspot.com/2009/01/preventing-viral-infections-meta.html

Ask PubMed, and ask your doctor. Preventing viral infections by air: two meta analyses. 1 Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review. Jefferson T, Foxlee R, Del Mar C, Dooley L, Ferroni E, Hewak B, Prabhala A, Nair S, Rivetti A. 2008 Jan 12;336(7635):77-80. Epub 2007 Nov 27. Review. Meta-analysis of six case-control studies suggests that physical measures are highly effective in preventing the spread of SARS: handwashing more than 10 times daily.

Health Informatics: Effects of coffee on recurrence of cerebral infarction

https://hishiki-t.blogspot.com/2009/01/effects-of-coffee-on-recurrence-of.html

Ask PubMed, and ask your doctor. Effects of coffee on recurrence of cerebral infarction. Can coffee consumption reduce/increase risks of recurrence of cerebral infarction? No hits for coffee AND recurrence AND infarction. 11 hits for coffee[ti] AND stroke AND risk. Coffee and tea consumption and risk of stroke subtypes in male smokers. Larsson SC, Männistö S, Virtanen MJ, Kontto J, Albanes D, Virtamo J. Stroke. 2008 Jun;39(6):1681-7. Epub 2008 Mar 27. Caffeine content in various types of coffee. Effects ...

Health Informatics: Services connected to PHR

https://hishiki-t.blogspot.com/2009/01/services-connected-to-phr.html

Ask PubMed, and ask your doctor. Services connected to PHR. Take Google Health, for example. 2 Medications and treatments (pharmacies and clinics). 3 Uploading paper records to PHR. 4 News and personalized content (risks for diabetes, heart attacks, etc). I welcome comments and suggestions. A Google account is necessary. Caffeine content in various types of coffee. Fever and infection in older adult residents: an e. Cost-effective clinical detection of respiratory v. Effects of humidifiers: a review.