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Friday, August 26, 2005

Quotes and News

"He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope."
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Don't expect to learn about people from books; a person can't fit in a bookcase."
-Unknown

"A milligram of prevention is worth a kilogram of cure."
-John Robert Colombo

WHO declares Tuberculosis – ‘An Emergency’ in Africa

"The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Tuberculosis as an emergency in Africa. It is killing more than half a million people every year. WHO Regional Committee for Africa comprising health ministers from 46 Member States has declared tuberculosis an emergency in the African region. The deaths have quadrupled in the last few years."

You don't hear about TB too much in America. If it wasn't for articles like this, one would believe that TB no longer existed. When we transport a patient with a productive cough (especially blood) we are required to wear a N-95 respirator to guard against TB. I'm surprised how many patients think that TB no longer exists and that it is a "long gone" disease like smallpox. Wrong.

Study: Newer Malaria Drug Saves More Lives

"LONDON Aug 26, 2005 — Treating adults with severe cases of malaria with the drug artesunate rather than quinine could save tens of thousands of lives in the developing world, new research suggests.
A study reported this week in The Lancet medical journal shows for the first time that artesunate is better at saving lives than the standard medication, quinine, reducing the chance of death from malaria by 35 percent. "

Problem is, Malaria is developing a resistance to quinine and the same will probably happen with artesunate.

Goodnight everyone.

posted by bravomedic @ 10:28 PM   2 comments

2 Comments:

TB an emergency in Africa? thats a sick joke.
TB has been bad in Africa for decades already and they are only decalring it an emergency now?

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:33 PM  

I know, it is rediculous how slow things are to move. It says in the article that $2.2 billion will be spent to help. That's nothing, it's going to take a lot more to fix it.

By Blogger bravomedic, at 4:43 PM  

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