The AASM Will Actively Support IOM Recommendations That Both Enhance Patient Safety And Promote Quality Physician ... (Medical News Today)

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) commends the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) for its independent analysis of current duty-hour regulations for medical residents. The AASM will conduct a thorough review of the recommendations made in the IOM report, "Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety.

My Pharmiweb.com (PharmiWeb)

20 November, 2008, London ? The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) has announced that ?Isentress?® (raltegravir) is recommended as an option for use within NHS Wales for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-experienced adults with evidence of HIV-1 replication despite ongoing antiretroviral therapy, in accordance with British HIV Association (BHIVA) guidance.

eCommerce Merchants Trade Association Offers 30+ Affordable Discount Dental Plans (PRWeb)

eCommerce Merchants Trade Association now offers access to more than 30 discount dental plans to its extensive network of merchants through an agreement with DentalPlans.com, the leading online marketer of discount dental plans. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ECMTA/dental_plans/prweb1652014.htm

eCommerce Merchants Trade Association Offers 30+ Affordable Discount Dental Plans (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

eCommerce Merchants Trade Association now offers access to more than 30 discount dental plans to its extensive network of merchants through an agreement with DentalPlans.com, the leading online marketer of discount dental plans.

Portrait of a Healthy Family: Pass the Turkey, Hold the Diabetes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

WALTHAM, Mass.----When Yolanda Myers was diagnosed with diabetes at age 17, she was living a lifestyle similar to many Americans ? a lifestyle high in calories and low on exercise. As an African-American woman, Myers was at an increased risk for diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.

Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage girls treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) become highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sometimes just weeks or months after treatment, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center report.

Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs Category: Health News Created: 11/14/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2008

Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs (Health Scout)

Behavioral counseling needs to go beyond merely urging safe sex practices, study says.

Women need to learn about pelvic inflammatory disease (Tacoma News Tribune)

1. Explanation: Pelvic inflammatory disease, also known as PID, is an infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes and other reproductive organs. It can lead to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, abscess formation and chronic pelvic pain. Each year, it affects more than 1 million women.

New advances in diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases (News-Medical-Net)

Researchers are presenting more than 450 abstracts on investigational findings in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases at the ACAAI Annual Meeting in Seattle, Nov. 6-11. Following are highlights of some key studies in allergy-immunology.

Lesson Learned - Beware used machines

Subject: Lesson Learned - Beware used machines ORIGINAL POST: I have the opportunity to purchase a lightly used Mac 2000 V1 for $1200. I was considering a Vivaldi II but don't really want to spend that much.

Silvia V3 for 2009

So with all this talk about the Rancilio Silvia being overpriced these days , if they were to redesign it for 2009, what changes would you like to see and what price would you be willing to pay? Posted Wed Dec ...

PID Silvia for sale

Jim Galt PID Silvia for sale, $550 plus shipping. Excellent condition, steam valve recently overhauled.

Opinions on Steam Control PID for Silvia

OK, so I know I'm going to PID my Silvia. At least I won't have to tinker with temp.

Health

Stay healthy throughout your pregnancy--and throughout flu season Never thought of yourself as high-risk, health wise? If you're pregnant during flu season, consider yourself on the list.

CA seeks permanent admin structure for BBBF

Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed presides over the sixth meeting of Bangladesh Better Business Forum at his office yesterday.

Keeping Tabs on Your Network Traffic

"Unlike most bandwidth monitoring tools, which display network usage per IP address or per protocol, NetHogs monitors the network and presents bandwidth usage per application.

Sharp 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV, $1,199.99

One of the reasons why we love the holidays is because some of our favorite electronic devices get a whole lot cheaper.

Gilani removes press secretary

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday removed his press secretary Zahid Bashir with immediate effect.

National

The clashes took place in several areas of Bajaur where troops are engaged in fighting with the Taliban since the launch of an army operation in August.