Category: Quality Control (Page 40 of 74)

      Birth Control Pill Recall

      February 1, 2012 /

      Birth control pill recall could help prevent a surprise pregnancy.

      Although it’s not a number 1 selling brand, the Pfizer product in question could lead to unwanted pregnancies by it’s users.

      Mechanical and visual inspection failures on the packaging line caused the need for a recall.

      Patients with the affected lot numbers should return them to the pharmacy. Lot numbers of the recalled pills are at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm289770.htm.

      The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. Both products are manufactured by Pfizer and marketed in the U.S. by Akrimax Rx Products under the Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand.
      Pfizer found that some packets of the drugs had too many active tablets, while others had too few. Oral birth control products use a series of 21 hormone tablets and 7 inactive sugar tablets to regulate the menstrual period while providing contraception.
      The risk of an accidental pregnancy depends on how many doses a patient misses in the pill cycle, pharmacist Mike Parker said. Patients normally can miss a dose and then catch up the next day, but the risk rises if a woman goes more than a couple of days without the right dose.

      Quality Control

      A Must Read Critique on Health Care in America

      January 31, 2012 /

      We all expect doctors to make us well but can they do harm?

      Dr. Otis Webb Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society wrote, “How We Do Harm: A Doctor Beaks Ranks About Being Sick In America”.

      He describes the ways in which the whole medical system is broken and who is responsible.

      Spoiler: We all are.

      It is amazing the number of health care professionals who seemingly reject the scientific method. They prescribe treatments they believe to be appropriate as opposed to therapies that are known to be appropriate based on objective scientific evidence. This form of ignorance is a root cause of much of the overuse of medical therapy.
      Too often, doctors fail to distinguish what is scientifically known from what is unknown, from what is believed. This is beyond mere disagreement about interpretation of the science. There is often selective reading of the science, especially by those trained in a specialty wanting to advocate for it.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Hospitals, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      To Get An Accurate Measure of Blood Pressure Use Both Arms

      January 30, 2012 /

      The authors found that different blood pressure readings in the two arms were a sign of the narrowing or hardening of a person’s arteries, particularly on one side of the body.

      It’s important to take blood pressure in both arms.

      Although seemingly minor, a difference of 15 millimeters of mercury or more between systolic readings in the two arms meant the risk of peripheral vascular disease was two and a half times greater and the risk of cerebrovascular disease was 1.6 times higher. It was also associated with a 70 percent greater risk of dying from heart disease. The precise number of the higher or lower systolic reading was less important than the extent of the difference between them. A difference of even 10 millimeters was enough to raise the risk of peripheral vascular disease.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Men Lose Their Cognitive Ability Sooner Than Women

      January 29, 2012 /

      Men are losing their thinking ability ahead of women, study shows.

      Don’t fear, however, a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment doesn’t mean you are fated to get Alzheimer’s disease.

      Scientists have yet to come up with a reliable test for who is vulnerable.

      What is known is that continuing to learn, read and solve puzzles show positive signs of keeping your mind sharp.

      The studied followed 1,450 people between the ages of 70 and 89 in Olmsted County, Minn., who were free of dementia in 2004. They went through testing every 15 months. After three years, 296 people had developed mild cognitive impairment. The study was published in the journal Neurology.

      Men were more likely to be diagnosed, with 72 per 1,000 people developing a mild cognitive impairment; in women, the rate of diagnosis was 57 per 1,000. Overall, 6 percent were diagnosed with memory loss.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Home Births Are On The Rise

      January 29, 2012 /

      Home births are making a comeback.

      It used to be the only way to give birth but now it’s a choice being made by many.

      The increase in home births isn’t occurring among all women. The trend appears to be being driven primarily by older white women, according to the report. Home births increased 36 percent among white women between 2004 and 2009, the report found.

      The report didn’t examine the reasons for the increase. But some experts said that it may be partly a reaction to the sharp increase in caesarean section deliveries in recent years. Some women may hope to avoid a C-section, and other medical procedures that often occur in hospital deliveries.

      Many women are looking for a more natural, unmedicated experience where they can control their experience.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

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