November 30, 2007
Temptation of alcohol in the hospital?
The alcohol in infection-control hand wipes used in hospitals and nursing homes may entice alcoholics or be a risk for confused patients, researchers here found.
In a search of a toxicology database for poison-control reports related to children and adults exposed to alcohol hand wipes after their use became widespread, 66% [...]
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November 29, 2007
“Dr. Drug Rep” is going on a mission to give evidence-based drug talks to physician offices:
I received many helpful suggestions for how to part with my “dirty thirty.” I’ve decided that the most logical solution is to donate time to “counter-detailing,” which is essentially the opposite of giving drug talks. Pioneered as “academic detailing” by [...]
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