Archive for December, 2009
Lipid disorders and diabetic neuropathy
More and more research is linking cholesterol and lipid disorders to the development and management of diabetic neuropathy. Most recently a review in the Journal of the Pheripheral Nervous System (Hyperlipidemia: a new therapeutic target for diabetic neuropathy
Andrea M. Vincent, Lucy M. Hinder, Rodica...
Is MRSA in infecting or contaminating organism?
In the latest issue of Current Diabetes Reports, Bowling, Jude and Boulton ask the question as if wound colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the cause of infection or just a contaminating organism. A number of studies have found the bacterial content of diabetic foot...More than half of Scotland are obese
Data from 2008 was disclosed by Public Health Minister Shona Robison in answer to Tory questions in parliament show that two-thirds of men and more than half of women in Scotland are overweight. Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw said the statistics disclosed the true scale of "Scotland's obesity epidemic"...Guidelines for the treatment of Psoriasis
Several issues of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology has some definitive review and guidelines on teh treatment of psoriasis for those that can access the journal:
Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: Section 1. Overview of psoriasis and guidelines...New Rheumatoid Arthritis Criteria
The current criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were developed in 1987. At its October meeting, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) released revised the guidelines. The revised criteria rate patients on a scale of 0-10 points,...Cuboid Syndrome
Cuboid syndrome is due to what is thought to be a subluxation of the cuboid bone. When the peroneus longus muscle muscle contracts, it tries to dorsally displace and evert the cuboid as the tendon passes under the bone. To prevent this from happening the cuboid needs to be very stable against the calcaneus....Foot orthotic mechanisms of action
A recent review in the British Journal of Sports Medicine show just how much we don't now about how foot orthotics work (Foot Orthoses and Gait: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Literature Pertaining to Potential Mechanisms. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Dec 8)
The authors did a systematic review...Web sites for Podiatry Clinics
Web sites these days are almost essential for anyone in business. Yellow pages and similar directories are going out of print around the world as more and more people search online for what they used to use the yellow pages for. A web site offers a great way to get your message out to potential patients.
It...How good are MBT shoes?
Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) shoes are marketed by the manufacturers as the 'anti-shoe' as they are supposed to mimic barefoot working. They also claim that they increase muscle activity so give the wearer a workout when using them. The shoes design is supposed to have been inspired by the barefoot...BBC Story on Podiatric Surgery
The BBC have a sensationalised story on podiatric surgery in the NHS being "unregulated":
Podiatric Surgeons are chiropodists who go on to learn surgical techniques to operate on feet and ankles. But BBC London has learned that there is no independent body which accredits these training courses. Furthermore,...
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I would have thought that if MRSA was present, then that is enough to treat it, if it was the infecting organism or not. MRSA is nas
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