American healthcare has received heavy criticism in recent decades due to its cost/outcome profile. The sources of poor performance in the United States are many, to be sure, and yet one source rarely gets mentioned, namely, primary care. Anyone following healthcare trends in the United States over the past decade will find few critiques of… Read More »
A new study has revealed that our chairs our killing us, suggesting that sedentary behavior and lack of physical activity are linked with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Prolonged sitting time and reduced physical activity contribute to the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a study of middle-aged Koreans, supporting the importance of both… Read More »
As a preventive cardiologist, Dr. Erin Michos knows the importance of exercise. As a marathon runner, she practices what she preaches.So imagine her surprise when Dr. Michos realized she is a victim of “sitting disease,” a revelation she had after donning an activity tracker.”I run an hour a day, but I was shocked to see… Read More »
EVERY summer for many years now, my family has kept to our ritual. All 20 of us — my siblings, my dad, our better halves, my nieces and nephews — find a beach house big enough to fit the whole unruly clan. We journey to it from our different states and time zones. We tensely… Read More »
Three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has written a book about her post-athletics foray into the world of high-priced escorts.In “Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness,” Hamilton chronicles her struggles with undiagnosed bipolar disorder that began in earnest after the 2000 Summer Games and eventually drove her into thrill-seeking behavior.See the most-read stories… Read More »
Turmeric’s ‘Smart Kill’ Properties Put Chemo & Radiation to Shame The ancient Indian spice turmeric strikes again! A new study finds turmeric extract selectively and safely killing cancer stem cells in a way that chemo and radiation cannot. A ground-breaking new study published in the journal Anticancer Research reveals that one of the world’s most… Read More »
Researchers have invented a “vomiting machine” that demonstrates just why the nauseating norovirus spreads so far and so fast. The nasty stomach bug can infect hundreds of passengers on a cruise ship, or every single person who sits at the same restaurant table as a victim. It sticks to silverware and counters, and survives… Read More »
Earlier this year, TIME explored the promise of precision medicine in treating cancer patients. We featured one woman who was taking a drug typically used for melanoma to treat her brain tumor. Here’s an update on how she’s doing In November 2013, MaryAnn Anselmo—who was on the cover of TIME in March—heard the words that… Read More »
“New Solution Cures Snoring – And Lets EVERYONE Sleep At Night” I am a simple man. I enjoy my quality of life, generally speaking, but I’ve been in desperate denial of the fact I have a snoring problem. Deep down, I know my wife is miserable when I snore, and that this persistent condition of… Read More »
It’s World Breastfeeding Week and this got us thinking about how breastfeeding is equal parts wonderful and difficult for too many women today. The American Academy of Pediatrics has long recommended that women breastfeed children to age one, a goal a lot of women find nearly impossible. With a typical paid maternity leave (if there… Read More »
Cancer survival in England remains lower than countries with similar healthcare systems, according to a new study. Cancer survival in England has steadily improved but the gap in survival remains. The research, from the London School of Hygiene&Tropical Medicine, compared survival for colon, breast, lung, ovarian, rectal and stomach cancers in England, Australia, Canada, Denmark,… Read More »
Very high doses of vitamin D may help critically ill patients with respiratory failure leave the hospital sooner, a small study suggests. Vitamin D is thought to increase the ability of immune cells to fight infection—but hospitalized patients often have insufficient levels of it because of their lack of exercise and exposure to the sun. For the study,… Read More »
I keep getting the same email over and over again, and my heart aches each time I read it: “I have tried everything to overcome my depression, but nothing has helped. Is there anything else I can do or will I have to live the rest of my life plagued with sadness?” First, hear these… Read More »
Scientists Scan the Brain To See How Stress Undermines Your Diet | Sci-Tech Today.
Calcium and vitamin D supplements have been shown repeatedly to have no beneficial effect on preventing or treating osteoporosis, as I’ve pointed out here many times before. In fact, the evidence has not only demonstrated that calcium and vitamin D supplements do not reduce the risk of bone fractures, it has also found that they… Read More »
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Vitamin D has been known for promoting strong bones, regulating blood pressure and even improving one’s mood. Could it be the key to fighting one of the most deadly cancers? U.S. researchers are testing the impact of adding vitamin D to the treatment regimen for some pancreatic cancer patients. Daryl Fair,… Read More »
Guest post written by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Ms. Lavizzo-Mourey is the president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As a geriatrician who practiced for years in some of Philadelphia’s most disadvantaged communities, I have seen the profound impact that Medicare and Medicaid can have. These two programs help mothers, fathers, grandparents and children get… Read More »
Vitamin D is a key player in bone health, but do we need to take supplements to get enough of it? The United Kingdom’s independent Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition, a community of experts that advises government agencies, thinks so. It announced draft recommendations last week for a 10 microgram dietary supplement of vitamin D… Read More »
Low vitamin D levels are linked to a greater risk of bone fractures in women after menopause — but taking high doses of supplements is not the answer, according to new research. A study published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests the common practice of prescribing vitamin D supplements to fill the gap does… Read More »
Patients’ medical records sit on shelves in an office, pictured Nov. 7, 2015. The most expensive aspects of medical care in the United States—administrative costs, and fixing medical errors—can be addressed by expanding Medicare benefits, for which those same administrative costs are lower. Cultura/Alamy Medicare turns 50 this week. It was signed into law July… Read More »
A potentially deadly amoeba has been found in the New Orleans water supply for at least the second time in two years. Water from the St. Bernard Parish neighborhood in New Orleans has tested positive for Naegleria fowleri and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals ordered a 60-day chlorine “burn” starting Thursday to ensure… Read More »
Everybody knows if you don’t pay to repair your car, you limit its life. The same is true with people. We need medical care to avoid becoming clunkers. For a half-century, Medicare has enabled seniors to get that care. But now the Obama administration is pressuring hospitals to skimp. Last week, the administration announced the… Read More »
The properties of marijuana are legend and legion. Now scientists in Israel have added an unexpected feature to the list: a compound in weed can help heal broken bones. In rats at least. Whether it would work for the kids remains to be seen. The compound – which does nothing to the mind – is… Read More »
Indiana Declares Public Health Emergency to Battle Worst HIV Outbreak in State History – ABC News.
Earlier this month a guy named Todd Fassler was bitten by a rattlesnake in San Diego, KGTV San Diego reports. In itself this isn’t terribly unusual—the CDC estimates that roughly 7,000 to 8,000 people a year get bit by a venomous snake in the U.S. And somewhere between five and six people die from these bites… Read More »
People are social beings, we like to gather with like-minded people who are on the same wavelength as we are, and there is nothing wrong with having a small circle of friends for occasional social gatherings. It is a known fact that some people are more outgoing than others, but certain people simply fail to… Read More »
Bartonella, A Chronic Lyme Disease Coinfection, is More Causing Chronic Fatigue Problems.
A Conventional Scientific Overview of CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) and Fibromyalgia Causatives Below, is a quick list of idiopathic disease causes — we will give a clinical review and explanation as to what takes place. Brain abnormalities Genetic factors (HPA) axis A hyper-reactive immune system Viral or other infectious agents like (Chronic Lyme disease Complex)… Read More »
‘Cure for terminal cancer’ found in game-changing drugs Immunotherapy, which harnesses the body’s own immune system to destroy deadly tumours, has been hailed as one of the biggest breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer for decades 25K 840 0 209 26K Email X-rays showing a patient’s tumor, circled, before, leftm and after immunotherapy By… Read More »
America’s Seniors Find Middle-Class ‘Sweet Spot’ – The New York Times.
Pregnant California mom sucks venom from son’s leg after snake bite | Fox News.
Report: Digital Health Solutions Expected Save $100B by 2018.
We’re a culture obsessed with parenthood, or “parenting,” as we like to call it. Countless websites, books, and magazines provide advice for parents aspiring to perfection. And paramount on any good parent’s priority list is making sure our kids are safe and healthy. So we pay extra for organic milk and banish trans fats from… Read More »
The progress achieved each year is monumental, and the rate at which we are progressing is exponential. Industries are being disrupted, conventions are being proven wrong, and the world at large is completely transforming right before our eyes. Here are five tech industries that are exploding with startups, venture capital and innovation: 1. Education The… Read More »
Cuba Has a Lung Cancer Vaccine—And America Wants It | WIRED.
(NaturalNews) According to the document you’re about to see, for the last eight years, government scientists have actively engineered viral vaccines designed to alter thoughts and beliefs by infecting the brain and suppressing genetic expression of neurological cells. Dispersal of these vaccines has been tested via high-altitude aerosolized sprays, highway vehicles, the water supply and… Read More »
In 1961, a DuPont toxicologist warned colleagues that exposure to their company’s increasingly popular Teflon chemicals enlarged the livers of rats and rabbits. Studies over the following decades found no safe level of exposure in animals and determined that humans, too, got sick when exposed to the chemicals — which were also seen to build… Read More »
Pre-marital sex is more tolerated among youth than it’s ever been but millennials are having less sex than their baby-boomer parents did, a study has revealed. Better sexual education may play a role, according to the research. A survey of 33,000 people published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that 58 per cent of… Read More »
he Neurology Advisor take: It is not uncommon for people with depression or bipolar disorder to complain that their thinking has gotten less sharp. And new research, using brain scans, indicates that activity in the part of the brain involved in executive functioning, such as working memory, problem solving, and reasoning, is indeed impacted in… Read More »
HealthDay News — Fecal transplantation appears to be a safe and effective way to combat Clostridium difficile infection, according to findings published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The risk for a first reoccurrence is 10% to 20%, but the rate increases to 40% to 60% after one recurrence, according to an accompanying editorial written… Read More »
We spend our lives reaching out to the people we love. But could it be that some people can make contact — even after they’re gone? Here’s Tracy Smith: In a way, this story is like almost the view from across the Golden Gate: intriguing, even beautiful, but sometimes hard to see through all the… Read More »
Could that smoke break actually be healthy? How to improve your health in two minutes – CBS News.
Based on the case, officials are now telling male Ebola survivors to avoid unprotected sex indefinitely. via 5 Months After Infection, Man Spreads Ebola Via Sex: Report – ABC News.
he assortments of bacteria that live within the intestines of isolated tribes are far more diverse than the microbes found in the guts of Americans — and scientists say such findings have implications for modern-day maladies ranging from obesity to antibiotic resistance. The latest studies into the varying genetic signature of microbes found in the… Read More »
What is Angiogenesis? Angiogenesis is the body’s process of growing blood vessels. Blood vessels deliver blood rich in nutrients and oxygen all throughout the body. These vessels adapt to the environment where they form to complement the structures of the organs they support. Most of the blood vessels were created while growing in… Read More »
This is your last chance, after this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends; you wake up in your bed, and believe whatever you want. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.I know you’re out there,… Read More »
Once contracted, there is no treatment for the virus, and the disease can often be fatal, Andreadis said. While there have been no reported human cases in the areas, Andreadis said that people who venture into wooded areas may encounter deer carrying ticks. “These ticks will transmit this virus when they feed within a matter… Read More »
Brain scan predicts autism outcome | UTSanDiego.com.
A Temecula, California, mother is raising “amoeba awareness” after her newlywed daughter died last October from brain-killing amoeba called Balamuthia. Sybil Meister started what she’s named the “Team Koral Reef Amoeba Awareness” campaign on Facebook after losing her daughter Koral Reef Meister-Pier to amoebic meningoencephalitis, a brain infection, she told ABC News today. “My daughter… Read More »
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) – A new study just released by the Centers for Disease Control suggests people who make more money get more sleep. Researchers found about 35 percent of adults with incomes below the poverty line report getting less than six hours of sleep a night. While about people making well above the… Read More »