Medical Training: How long does it take to make a doctor?

http://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2015/jan/30/medical-training-how-long-does-it-take-to-make-a-doctor

Completely different Haemophilia treatment

http://rss.sciam.com/~r/sciam/health-and-medicine/~3/d9IKlv24OBs/

Apples and Listeria outbreak

http://rss.sciam.com/~r/sciam/health-and-medicine/~3/jdTJBZud0gM/

New treatment for rabies

http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_health/~3/IlyeFHkG_v8/150126164650.htm

Rabies vaccine failure

http://www.livescience.com/49583-rabies-vaccine-failure.html

PS
The importance of washing thoroughly the wound of a dog-bite with soap and water and not to suture the wound early, should be emphasised.

Obituary - Tissa Kappagoda.

Photo taken in 1960

Tissa Kappagoda - 1960 entrants batch.

Passed away on the 28th January 2015.

Request from family not to disturb them till they come to terms with their loss.

email from Brahman

Vijayalakshmi Sivaprakasapillai" <vjsiv@aol.com>, Brahmesh Sanjeevan Sivaprakasapillai <brahmesh_siva@hotmail.com>

Viji and I were completely taken aback when our son called to tell us about Tissa.  Oddly, I was sending him an email about Palitha Kohona being recalled when my son called.  C'est la vie!  The good die young
I was extremely fond of Tissa from the time he came to do his Residency at Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride.  I still recall his trying to help Sujaee Athulathmudali get a Residency (she turned it down) at Hairmyres
I pushed Tissa to do his MRCP telling him that he was too bright to do it at the pace of the "normal" guy and I still recall meeting Mary in London, probably before any of Tissa's relatives or friends
May the Blessings of the Triple Gem be with him
I am too upset to say anything more

Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs

http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_health/~3/D9h3_kouVFM/150126124721.htm