Archive for March, 2010
Simple Form Can Improve Accuracy Of Clinical Breast Examination
Using a simple form to help focus their attention can help physicians increase the quality and accuracy of clinical breast examinations, increasing the likelihood of detecting cancers missed by mammograms. That’s the finding of a new study coming out in the April 1st issue of The American Journal of Medicine…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsAlaska Northern Lights Offers Bright Light Therapy To Combat Common Health Problems
Alaska Northern Lights manufactures a bright light therapy box that aids in treating chronic health problems such as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), depression, bipolar disorder and sleep problems…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsNEWSFLASH: New Sanofi-Aventis Glucose Meters, Brought to You By AgaMatrix
Today, Sanofi-Aventis announced that it#8217;s getting into the glucose meter manufacturing business, by partnering with a small company known for highly accurate meter technology, AgaMatrix (makers of WaveSense products, based on a patented electrochemistry formula).
Reports say the new Sanofi-branded meters will be out later this year, and that this move is part of a larger [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsSecretary Sebelius Awards Funding For Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs For Older Americans
Older Americans with chronic diseases can learn how to manage their conditions and take control of their health using the $27 million in grants announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius…
Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsHigh fructose corn syrup: Even bad guys deserve a fair trial
If all the high fructose corn syrup on the planet were to disappear tomorrow, you wouldn#39;t find me shedding a tear. Thanks to government subsidies and a glut of cheap corn, HFCS is produced in massive quantities. As a result, our food supply has been flooded with cheap, empty calories and we#39;re fatter and sicker as a result.
But I was disappointed by the latest research on HFCS and the way it#39;s being reported.#0160;
In an effort to put the last nail in the HFCS coffin, Princeton researchers have hit the newswires with a sensational research result: Rats fed high fructose corn syrup gain significantly more weight than rats fed sucrose, even when both groups eat the same amount of calories.#0160; That sounds pretty damning.#0160; But if you read the entire study, I think yo…
Original post by The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.
No commentsFor Irritable Bowel Syndrome, A Chronic Problem That’s Not Easily Identified, Vidazorb(R) Probiotics Offer A Promising Solution
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. IBS is a chronic condition affecting between 15 and 20 percent of all adults in the Western world. However, IBS is difficult to identify due to the numerous symptoms associated with it…
Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
No commentsFake Factor V, Heparin, and the Puffy Pregnant Girl.
I have fake Factor V Leiden.Okay, not exactly quot;fake,quot; but this blood disorder can come in two forms:nbsp; heterozygous and homozygous.nbsp; I have Factor V Leiden heterozygous, which means I have one mutated allele and am a higher risk for deep vein thrombosis than your average blogger, but not as high as my homozygous counterparts.nbsp; I didn’t know this disorder was part of my genetic makeup until about a year and a half ago, after a family member was diagnosed and prompted the rest of us to get screened.nbsp; And at that time, I didn’t have to make many changes, other than switching my birth control pill and popping a baby aspirin before I got on a plane.But playing host to my little lady friend now, Ms. BSparl, raises risk factors for clotting across the board.nbsp; Whi…
Original post by Six Until Me.
No commentsOn Being Famous.
The other day I was chatting with someone about bloggers, and I mentioned that this other blogger wasn#8217;t a #8220;famous blogger#8221; because she is mostly read just by her immediate friends and family. The person I was talking to laughed and said, #8220;She#8217;s not a famous blogger like you?#8221;
I laughed too, but I wanted to protest. I am not a famous blogger.
When I first started blogging, I didn#8217;t even know you could be famous from blogging. I didn#8217;t even really know much about blogging at all, but simply had picked up on the fact there were other people using these strange contraptions to talk about themselves. At the time, I wanted to talk about diabetes and there seemed to be an audience for that. It was until much later that I learned there were other ty…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsDesign Challenge: Medgadget Editor Talks Medical Innovations
Russian-born Michael Ostrovsky is a board certified anesthesiologist, practicing cardiac anesthesia here in the San Francisco Bay Area. He#8217;s one of the few MDs who#8217;s not only extremely web-savvy, but is actually part of the Health 2.0 and Social Media movement as co-founder of Medgadget.com, sort of the #8220;Engadget#8221; of the medical technology world. Lucky [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsUnveiling Prototype Bionic Eye
Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) unveils their wide-view neurostimulator concept – a bionic eye that will be implanted into Australia’s first recipient of the technology…
Original post by Consumer Reports Health Blog
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