I don't recall hearing much about repetitive motion injury before personal computers. Most of us probably know someone who has suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful condition caused by compressing the median nerve in the wrist, often linked with keyboard use. Symptoms include burning, tingling, or itching in the palm and fingers of the ...

If your lab uses a card file to track patient blood bank history, some cards are misfiled. Depending on where in the file they are placed, they may be good as gone. A blood banker won't be able to compare blood types or know that the patient has a positive antibody history. And for your patients, this can be fatal. How many cards are ...

According to a recent study by the Center for Studying Health System Change, Americans are increasingly using the Internet to get health information. In 2007, almost 58 percent of the U.S. population--or more than 122 million people--sought health information from sources other than their doctor, as compared to only about 38 percent or ...