Interesting news for today

Lots of interesting news today: A drug recall, Bayer freezes sales of anti-bleeding drug Trasylol , tops my list. Trasylol is a medication that surgeons give their patients who are undergoing heart surgery. The medication is supposed to help limit the blood loss during surgery. It was approved for use in the US by the FDA in 1993, but they began re-evaluating it in 2006 after receiving reports of serious adverse events.

Another story that caught my eye is 'You're not a victim of domestic violence, are you?' Effective communication requires asking open ended questions – not ones that require only yes or no answers, and definitely not questions that already imply a negative response. Discovering domestic abuse requires a much better approach than this.

Several of the other stories are about the same topics that we’ve been reading about lately – blood pressure – for example. But this one, Bystander-delivered defibrillation improves survival after cardiac arrest was interesting. I renewed my CPR certification a few months ago and I also learned how to use one of the bystander defibrillators. It was so much easier than I had anticipated. I had imagined it was so much more difficult than it was – but it truly is mistake proof. The directions are clear and concise; you just follow the steps and do your thing.

News for Today:
Bayer freezes sales of anti-bleeding drug Trasylol
Pain medications may ward off Parkinson's
Maternal alcohol drinking during pregnancy associated with risk for childhood conduct problems
Behavior therapy plus medication may help teens with depression and substance use disorders
'You're not a victim of domestic violence, are you?'
High blood pressure, chest pains speed up progression of Alzheimer's disease
Bystander-delivered defibrillation improves survival after cardiac arrest
Blood-incompatible infant heart transplants safe, may save more lives
Heart failure patients benefit from nurse-led intervention
Large VA study finds seasonal differences in blood pressure