The Birmingham Hip: for the young and the active.

Some days ago, there was an article in Forbes about the "new" hip protheses(introduced in 1997, but recently approved for FDA; maybe because they are english? ) for baby boomers. This successful, bone conserving total hip system is well documented through independent clinical and laboratory studies. Additional clinical evidence supporting the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System is published in multiple registries. This bone conserving procedure, combined with the virtual elimination of dislocation and excellent survivorship make the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing ideal for the younger or more active patient.
In Barcelona we have at Clínica CIMA one the most experienced professionals in this technique in Europe: Rafael Gonzalez-Adrio Wagner, MD. As you know, when it comes to surgery “practice makes perfect”, and he is on the road to perfection...

What does 100%?? (thanks, Edu)

What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people
who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these
questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But,
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And,
B-U-L-L- S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%
AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.
A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that while Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it 's the Bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top...

PS3 as research tool in Health

In agreement with the published in the spanish Diario Medico for
Daniel Arbós 15/12/2006, a team of the Unit of Investigation in Biomedical Computer science (GRIB) of the Municipal Institute of Medical Investigation (IMIM) in Barcelona (Spain) uses the processor of the PlayStation 3 for their works in the simulation of proteins.

As Gianni De Fabritiis, promoter of the idea, explains "the processor of this console is extremely powerful. The maximum number of operations that is able to do are 10 times superior to any regular processor. If besides one adapts the technology, some applications can go fifty times faster than with a conventional puter ". One only PlayStation can do the work of 50 computers, with important advantages as for "cost, facility of maintenance, occupation of space or expense of electricity ". Perhaps this seems too much to get credit, but it is not bad in order that they give a couple to them...
They say also that the GRIB has been the first group in applying this technology to their research, but Stanford's University is preparing an initiative similar to the program SETI (of looking for signs in the universe of foreign life) in order that any owner of a PlayStation disburdens a software that allows that there should be used part of the capacity of his/her device for the investigation.

I already have another argument to convince my wife that the PS is to come this year…

Managing joint doctors: An offer for you

In this beginning of year, and just in case that someone is interested in changing life (despite that theoretically this year we will pay in Spain 6 % less of tax average), an interesting job offer: the Hospital of the Brotherhood For Foundation Chinguetti are looking for The Medical Director. The Foundation Chinguetti is an Spanish NGO that it has constructed, equipped and supports a Hospital in Chinguetti (Mauritania), which aim is to help to the development of Mauritanian population, improving their health conditions. The functions of the DM will be directing, coordinating the human team under his/her guardianship and giving sanitary assistance. The economic conditions are negotiable, but approximately they expect to pay 30.000 € brute per year.
Requirements:
To be Pedantic in Medicine (in case of foreigners - I understand that of out of Spain-, they demand the homologation of the degree). It will be valued to have high level of French, and availability to fix your residence in Chinguetti. They Look for a person with initiative, a person in charge, with aptitude for teamwork and decisive ... do you know about someone?

Chinese are strange people...

Chinese demonstrate, day after day, they can be "the most" of everything, in that case the freakiest. The new Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology in Chengdu is incredible. Even in the most lysergic of the chapters of Akira Toriyama's manga Dr Slump nobody could ever imagine something more strange. The building is intended to look like a cell from the outside and to include an assortment of forms inspired by molecular biology inside. I can't imagine how could they design an Institute for Colon Diseases...

The blogosphere, the last frontier...

The fact is that I shouldn't be here. But some years ago, I met a friend who told me that blogs were the future in communication: Everybody could be a key oppinion leader in his/her knowledge field. I believed him, and then I started to blog. Now, despite of my awful english, I've decided try to develope my thougts about healthcare business and medical world in Shakespeare's language. Please try to be tolerant with me, at least as tolerant as your patients could be with you...