Blog Buzz: April 20 – May 3

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The KevinMD blog this week included content about continuing problems related to scientific publication that are of  interest to our readers:

The first is Your Librarian Can Protect You Against Predatory Publishers, from fellow librarian Dina McKelvy, who discusses the problem of unscrupulous publishers and open access publishing scams. This issue was covered on our blog last year in Authors Beware…, but it remains a concern and is something authors should be aware of. If you have any questions about a particular journal or regarding open access, don’t hesitate to ask us, we are here to help!

A second problem topic from KevinMD is Planting Drug Industry-Funded Papers in Medical Journals, by Martha Rosenberg, regarding research published in medical journals that has been written by drug companies or authors receiving funding from them.

Finally, for those following reports about the forthcoming DSM-5 diagnostic manual of mental disorders or interested in mental health research funding, Vaughan Bell writes that the National Institute of Mental Health is moving away from DSM categories.

 

Tech Zone: Guideline Central

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Looking for clinical practice guidelines?  Check out Guideline Central, a new app currently available for the iPhone and iPad.  This comprehensive resource was created by the International Guidelines Center and features:

  • Evidence-based treatment guidelines for a variety of specialties
  • Easy navigation
  • Full-text searching
  • Offline functionality
  • Options for customizing background, icons and layout
  • Broad audience to include physicians, nurses, pharmacists and healthcare educators

Visit the MSK Library’s Mobile Resources LibGuide to view this app as well as others that you can download.

Visit MSKCC’s Web site on Herbs and Botanicals

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Created by MSKCC’s Integrative Medicine Service, the web page on herbs, botanicals and supplements offers a wealth of information which can be useful for oncologists, healthcare professionals and consumers.    There are over 500 profiles which include an image, topics of concern to healthcare professionals such as pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action and herb-drug interactions, as well as topics of interest to the consumer, including patient warnings and side effects.

The inclusion of numerous references to the literature found in the healthcare professional portion of the profiles, contributes to the credibility and reliability of this comprehensive and well researched resource.