Part 1 By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Kevin Pho, MD, primary care physician in Nashua, N.H., blogs at KevinMD.com, member of USA TODAY’S board of contributors and a guest to the Health in 30® Radio Show, writes about the importance of doctors engaging in social media to communicate with patients. He writes in an op-ed in USA TODAY “Doctors ignore Internet at their own peril” on January 27, 2010: “Raise your hand if you’ve…
Read More...What Moms Ought to Know About Pouring Their Child’s Medicine
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA A Spoonful of Medicine: Not a good thing A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who use a kitchen spoons to pour liquid medicine aren’t getting the right dosage. Here’s what to use to get it right. Measuring Precisely is Vital Ask any pastry chef or professional baker, and they’ll tell you that using exact measurements in baking is critical for a successful end…
Read More...The Best of HealthIn30 2009
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Here’s the best HealthIn30 content of 2009. Thank you all so much for your continued support, comments and enthusiasm. The swine flu takes the lead as the most read blogs on HealthIn30. Let’s take a look at the rest of the popular content here on HealthIn30. Swine Flu- H1N1 Category H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Fears Addressed – Single vs. Multi-Dose, Adjuvants, Thimerosal and More – H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine…
Read More...Medical Experts Respond to Swine Flu: H1N1 Flu Vaccine – Who Should Get It, Who Shouldn’t Get It and Is It Safe?
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA In a recent post, Swine Flu: H1N1 Flu Vaccine – Who Should Get It, Who Shouldn’t Get It and Is It Safe, a Healthin30 reader, Doriorio posted a comment and questioned the safety of the H1N1 Flu Vaccine. Doriorio writes: “Hi. Thanks for a great post. My pediatrician expressed concern to me about potential adjuvents in the H1N1 vaccines, saying that there are six manufacturers and potentially a wide…
Read More...Swine Flu: H1N1 Flu Vaccine – Who Should Get It, Who Shouldn’t Get It and Is It Safe?
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA In April I co-authored, “Swine Flu Vs. Soap: Our bet’s on the soap!” with pediatrician, Dr. Gwenn O’Keefe, founder of Pediatricsnow. We gave a brief overview about the swine flu H1N1 and discussed preventative measures. While the information remains the same in our post, I’d like to now add a little info about the the H1N1 flu vaccine. Health information about H1N1 is circulating the web faster than tweets…
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