The President Got His H1N1 Flu Shot and the Photo Proof is on Flickr

A White House nurse prepares to administer the H1N1 vaccine to President Barack Obama at the White House on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) (public domain).

The photo is from the official White House Flickr channel which provides an unprecedented access to photos of the President and his staff - all of them free for use and in the public domain.

Check some of the comments under the photo:

"OK you are going to feel a little pinch

This is the best-dressed nurse I've ever seen.

This is a Wonderful Capture and hopefully it will prod everyone in getting a H1N1 vaccine shot!

From the thumbnail I thought it was Obama getting a tattoo

The President has not been lifting weights. His arms are almost as bad as mine.

Baraccination"

References:

The White House's photostream
The Presidents Club | Photos: Oval Office Secrets from Truman to Obama | TIME, 2012.

Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

Alcoholics May Never Fully Regain Balance - Ex-drinkers still tend to sway, study finds http://bit.ly/6LPTa7

The U.S. largest health insurer plans to offer a service that connects patients and doctors using video chat next year. Virtual Visits May Expand Access to Doctors but state medical associations resist "a pale imitation of a doctor visit". For $45, anyone in Texas can have a virtual doctor visit with a real-life physician at NowClinic.com... NYT http://bit.ly/86J3af

"Drug giant uses libel law to 'gag' doctor over safety" - Telegraph.co.uk http://bit.ly/7NiEz2 -- "Highly respected academic radiologist is being sued by GE because his findings are inconvenient" http://bit.ly/4ULaiQ

"How Fosamax Got Into America’s Medicine Cabinet" - NPR http://bit.ly/86YBsP - Long article, definitely worth spending 10 minutes to read.

Teenagers trying to break the Facebook habit: “It’s like any other addiction" - NYT http://bit.ly/4CzvHF

"The terms "nerd" or "geek" are damaging, much like racial epithets, and should be avoided altogether" - NYT http://bit.ly/4TaOyI

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Video: People willing to do dangerous (and pointless) stunts on TV shows

Some people are willing to do dangerous (and pointless) stunts on various TV shows. The two videos below show some activities that could inflict serious long-term damage to vital organs:


"Headbanger Fail"


"Coconut Breaking Fail"

Social Media Related Tweets and Insights

From my Twitter account:

"Should Twitter be Banned at Conferences? People need to learn how to be negative properly." http://bit.ly/8uqtbn -- @SarahStewart "I think people need to learn how to give constructive feedback that can aid learning, development and improvement"

What to Do to Prevent Your Gmail Account from Being Hacked and How to Deal With It If It Happens http://bit.ly/8iRtEw - A must read.

LIFE 2009 Photos of the Year http://bit.ly/7JkSSq - See all 51 - probably the most dramatic/emotional photos of this year.

"Say Hello to the Google Tablet in 2010" http://bit.ly/73qWG4 - Will see.

"PubMed on Tap for the iPhone: the NLM in your pocket" http://bit.ly/8GsCaW

Bloggers, Should We Be Worried About Fast Food Content? http://bit.ly/5kZc1S

Web content farms "pump out an endless stream of bulleted lists and tutorials about the most esoteric of subjects" http://bit.ly/4D2zKb -- Content farm Demand Media will be publishing 1 million items/month, equivalent of 4 English-language Wikipedias/yea. In an era overwhelmed by FlickrYouTubeWikipedia-BloggerFacebookTwitter-borne logorrhea, here come the content farms http://bit.ly/2j59VT

Webmaster advice from the medical blog Life in the Fast Lane http://bit.ly/77kZZ3

"Things I Learned in Medical Training That Have Influenced Me in My Non-Medical Life" - from a psychiatry resident http://bit.ly/73hjLO

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Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

People 70 and older who drank 4 or more cups of green tea daily were 44% less likely to have depression http://bit.ly/5TYELd

Radiation Risk Calculator for Different Imaging Studies at XRayRisk.com http://bit.ly/5CEstt

Sharp Rise in Autism; Causes Unclear - one in every 110 U.S. children reportedly has autism http://bit.ly/8jdHBo

A patient shares the reality of recovery from prostate cancer surgery http://bit.ly/56Iorc

The concepts of "food as health and food as indulgence have battled for the soul of Whole Foods" http://bit.ly/5V6i8t

2 Kidney Recipients Contract Brain Disease (amoeba, Balamuthia mandrillaris) From Donor http://bit.ly/4LO9Ws

"The Chocolate Wars." Sorry, locavores. All cocoa is grown within 15 degrees of the equator. http://bit.ly/64OQMm

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Health News of the Day

Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:

Treatment with IV iron in patients with CHF and iron deficiency - with or without anemia - improves symptoms. Iron therapy may have a role in treating heart failure when iron deficiency is also present http://bit.ly/7ZHo4F

Vitamin C at dose of one gram per day may increase the risk of age-related cataracts by 25% http://bit.ly/5VEL2i

Survey: Southern states are the happiest while coastal rivals New York and California are at the bottom of the list http://bit.ly/5rsAov

Videos that depict different options for end-of-life care may help terminally ill patients decide on what they want http://bit.ly/4FucaL

Australian Hospital Social Network List 2009 http://bit.ly/6LCmMj

Glucometer in a USB drive: Tech Meets Health http://bit.ly/6Dks6d

"Are We Seeing the Death Spiral of Conventional Medical Conferences?" by Dr. Wes http://bit.ly/6NhcGb - There is a similar trend in most specialties. Many conferences will become virtual meetings - using videoconferencing, podcasting, etc.

"In Dec 2008 alone, Americans sent 110 bln text messages. What is wrong with us?" http://bit.ly/6cCjG3 - From an ER doctor perspective, a lot.

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Whiplash injury: 2% are permanently disabled

Whiplash and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) represent a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck. Whiplash is commonly associated with motor vehicle accidents, usually when the vehicle has been hit in the rear; however, the injury can be sustained in many other ways, including falls from bicycles or horses.

Most cases of whiplash injury occur as the result of rear-end vehicle collisions at speeds of less than 14 mph.

Patients present with:

- neck pain and stiffness

- occipital headache

- thoracolumbar back pain and upper-limb pain

- paraesthesia

Over 66% make a full recovery and 2% are permanently disabled.

References:
Whiplash injury. G. Bannister et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 91-B, Issue 7, 845-850. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B7.22639

Related:

Whiplash (medicine). Wikipedia.

Image source: A side collision in Tokyo, Japan. Wikipedia, Shuets Udono, Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License.