HIV, Circumcision, Hotter Sex, and Tamponade

Tamponade
1. Tamponade is a condition of blood flow stoppage either by insertion of a tampon (a wadded cotton plug) into a blood vessel or by a constriction of the vessel by an outside force.
2. Collection of fluid between the heart muscle and the pericardial sac
3. A yummy drink that tastes good on a hot, sunny day.


In the Hospital

In the Hospital, the mighty Hospital,
Patients sleep tonight.

In the Hospital the mighty Hospital,
Patients sleep tonight.

Drugs and plugs, and docs in scrubs,
Drugs and plugs, and docs in scrubs.

Drugs and plugs, and docs in scrubs,
Drugs and plugs, and docs in scrubs.

To be continued........

Websites of Note
American Medical Students Association
Medical Notes From BBC
Genpets
Med School Ready

News Stories of Note
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1. The Grassroots Abortion War
"Wood is the CEO of Asheville Pregnancy Support Services in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the thousands of crisis pregnancy centers in the U.S. that are working to end abortion. Hers is the new face of an old movement: kind, calm, nonjudgmental, a special-forces soldier in the abortion wars who is fighting her battles one conscience at a time....."

2. Assembly Gives 14-Year-Olds A Say on Key Medical Care
"Virginia lawmakers passed a bill called "Abraham's Law" yesterday after agreeing that 14 is the appropriate age for a teenager with a life-threatening condition to have a hand in making medical decisions."

3. Walgreens-based medical centers offer limited care at fixed prices
"Take Care Health Systems LLC, based in a Philadelphia suburb, plans to open five clinics in Walgreens drugstores this spring."

4. Circumcision cuts HIV risk more than thought
"In an “extraordinary development” in the fight against AIDS, a medical journal article published Friday says that conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men’s chances of catching HIV by up to 60 percent."

5. One preacher's message: Have hotter sex
".... I have come here expecting exactly this scene. The occasion is a seminar called “Love, Sex and Marriage,” being given by Joe Beam, a Southern preacher out of the old school, a self-described “book-chapter-and-verse guy,” who runs an outfit based in Franklin, Tenn., called Family Dynamics. So I’m anticipating condemnation of American culture — especially America’s sexual culture — that has made conservative Christians feel besieged."