Leaky gut: What is it, and what does it mean for you?
Before the medical community had better understanding of the mechanisms that cause disease, doctors believed certain ailments could originate from imbalances in the stomach. This was called hypochondriasis. (In Ancient Greek, hypochondrium refers to the upper part of the abdomen, the region between the breastbone and the navel.) This concept was rejected as science evolved and, for example, we could look under a microscope and see bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The meaning of the term changed, and for many years doctors used the word “hypochondriac” to describe a person who has a persistent, often inexplicable fear ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marcelo Campos, MD Tags: Digestive Disorders Health Source Type: blogs
Is bee venom a good anti-aging ingredient? Episode 163
Is bee venom a good anti-aging ingredient?
Monika asks…Korean Bee Venom essence but it does seem to work. My question is the bee venom really magic or is there something else that removes the spots?
RS: Thanks Monika…this gives me the perfect excuse time to remind listeners to go back to Episode 105 and listen to the story about how Perry got stung in the eye by a bee. If nothing else, just go the webpage and check out the picture of his face. It’s horrific. I’m not kidding. But let’s put my personal revulsion aside and try to figure out why this product seemed to work on Monika’s acne.
PR: We found a study pub...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
How to Read News About Breakthrough Medical Technologies?
In the era of “fake news”, click-bait articles and a tremendous amount of spam, it is important to be vigilant. We have to spot what’s real and what’s fake medical news. It is easy to over-hype a technology or get false hope, but we must battle this. I summarized the best methods that help filter gold out of the information garbage.
Don’t let online scam artists (or anyone else for that matter) fool you!
I received an e-mail recently. It looked just as my phone bill, every detail of it seemed to be real. The sender was noreply@telekom.hu, which also seemed believable since the phone company’s name is also ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - July 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Social media in Healthcare fake news gc4 hype medical news online online scam technology Source Type: blogs
Times of India article on infertility
Dr Malpani, however, offers a different view. "Victim blaming is a big issue across India. People tell women that they are unable to conceive because they don't eat healthy or work too much. It is unfortunate that women feel stressed and inadequate due to the inability to have babies,'' he says. "I have had women crying and asking if they are too fat or if the anti-acne medicine they used previously is responsible for infertility .''http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/why-more-and-more-indians-cant-have-kids/articleshow/59587740.cms (Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog)
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - July 14, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Undoctored: Health Should Be (Almost) Free
Follow the current debate on “healthcare reform”–which has NOTHING to do with healthcare reform, but healthcare insurance reform, by the way–and you will hear comments about the escalating and uncontrolled cost of healthcare and how people need access to it.
What you will NOT hear is that fact that, because the healthcare system fails to deliver genuine health, real health is actually quite easy, straightforward, and inexpensive–nearly free.
We achieve a life of being Undoctored, not becoming a profit source for the healthcare industry, not being subjected to the predatory practices of Big P...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle acid reflux anti-aging autoimmune blood sugar bowel flora cholesterol Dr. Davis energy Gliadin gluten gluten-free grain-free grains health healthcare Inflammation joint pain low-carb Source Type: blogs
How can you find a cheaper natural lip balm? Episode 161
How can you find a cheaper natural lip balm?
Abby says…I have a question about Bite Beauty’s Agave Lip Mask. It claims its natural formula smoothes, nourishes and moisturizes lips with a bio active combination of organic agave nectar, jojoba oil, vanilla co2 extract, and triple the amount of the antioxidant trans-resveratrol found in red wine. It doesn’t mention anything about it containing lead so I’m wondering if it’s safe and effective to use on dry lips. I’m also wondering if you can tell me if there’s anything else on the market that might be similar to this because this is very expen...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
Pharmaceutical Product Hopping: A Proposed Framework For Antitrust Analysis
Skyrocketing drug prices are in the news. Overnight price increases have riveted the attention of the public, media, and politicians of all stripes. But one reason for high prices has flown under the radar. When drug companies reformulate their product, switching from one version of a drug to another, the price doesn’t dramatically increase. Instead, it stays at a high level for longer than it otherwise would have without the switch. Although more difficult to discern than a price spike, this practice, when undertaken to prevent generic market entry, can result in the unjustified continuation of monopoly pricing, burdeni...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - June 1, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael Carrier and Steve Shadowen Tags: Costs and Spending Drugs and Medical Innovation antitrust drug reformulations Hatch-Waxman Act prescription drug prices product hopping Source Type: blogs
FDA Public Meeting on Training Health Care Providers on Pain Management and Safe Use of Opioid Analgesics
In 2012, FDA instituted a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioids that required companies marketing ER/LA opioids to provide a medication guide and make training available to prescribers.
Under the REMS, the training must be provided by accredited providers and cover all elements of the agency's Blueprint for Prescriber Education for Extended-Release and Long-Acting Opioid Analgesics. However, while the agency set goals for prescriber participation, prescribers were not required under the REMS to go through with the training.
On May 9th and 10th, 2017, the...
Source: Policy and Medicine - May 23, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Collagen P.I.N. – Percutaneous Collagen Induction Needling
Collagen PIN. produces results through the stimulation of elastin, collagen and other skin growth factors promoting new skin cells to surface.
As our skin ages our collagen production naturally slows down. New collagen and elastin production results in younger, healthier, plumper, and firmer skin, effectively reducing the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, acne scars for an overall better tone and texture. New collagen and elastin has been documented, from just one Collagen P.I.N. treatment, as much as one year later.
The Collagen P.I.N. treatment provides “flawless” results on the: Face, Neck, Décolletage, Hands, A...
Source: aloha-dermatology.com - May 6, 2017 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Doctor_Micki-Ly Tags: Aloha Dermatology News Source Type: blogs
Collagen P.I.N. – Percutaneous Collagen Induction Needling
Collagen PIN. produces results through the stimulation of elastin, collagen and other skin growth factors promoting new skin cells to surface.
As our skin ages our collagen production naturally slows down. New collagen and elastin production results in younger, healthier, plumper, and firmer skin, effectively reducing the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, acne scars for an overall better tone and texture. New collagen and elastin has been documented, from just one Collagen P.I.N. treatment, as much as one year later.
The Collagen P.I.N. treatment provides “flawless” results on the: Face, Neck, Décolletage, Hands, A...
Source: aloha-dermatology.com - May 6, 2017 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Micki Ly MD Tags: Aloha Dermatology News Source Type: blogs
A Health Plan CEO Daydreams
By MICHEL ACCAD, MD
Jim was at his desk, looking weary.
The last few weeks had been brutal. Despite working twelve-hour days, he felt that he had little to show for it. His annual board meeting was to take place the next day, and he expected it to be tense.
With a replacement bill for the ACA about to be voted on, and with Trump in the White House, the situation seemed particularly precarious. The board members had asked him to present a contingency plan, in case things in DC didn’t go well.
As CEO of a major health insurance company, Jim was well aware that business as usual had become unsustainable in his l...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized AHCA health reform MICHEL ACCAD repeal and replace Source Type: blogs
Overselling the microbiome award: Marie Claire for its "article" on Mother Dirt
Wow. And not in a good way. Marie Claire has bough in to the Mother Dirt sales pitch wholesale. Here are some quotes form an article by Roxanne Adamiyatt published today in Marie Claire (see Probiotic Mist - Cleansing Body Mist)"Like Febreze for your body, Mother Dirt's AO + Mist is a live probiotic spray that restores essential bacteria to our microbiomes. How? In short, the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria works to consume sweat on your body and turn it into a beneficial byproduct your skin can use."Ugh. No that is just not true. This is what the people from Mother Dirt may claim. But I have ...
Source: The Tree of Life - May 1, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
Madeline ’ s Wheat Belly success . . . in a real world
Madeline shared her story on our Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox private Facebook page. Her experience highlights many important aspects of this lifestyle, but especially how health can be transformed by sticking to this lifestyle and not being confused by “gluten-free” foods, the misguided advice of doctors, and overcoming stress that is inevitable in everyone’s lives.
Her reward? Magnificent transformation in her health and appearance, all achieved by rejecting conventional dietary advice.
“I’m posting to show that not everyone looses at the same speed–don’t be discouraged. I l...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 5, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle asthma diabetes gluten grains skin rash Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Undoctored: Giving back control over individual health
The new Undoctored book is scheduled for release this coming May 9th, 2017, a book that shows how you can be freed from the bonds of a predatory, profit-seeking healthcare system. Here’s a bit more from the book, now available in pre-release.
Undoctored: An excerpt
Unquestionably, there are situations in which doctoring and the healthcare system are needed. If you are bleeding, injured, or struggling to breathe with pneumonia, some old-fashioned suturing, bone-setting, or antibiotics can still do the trick. Nobody around here is going to replace their own hip joint or treat a urinary tract infection with sal...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat-Free Lifestyle autoimmune diabetes gluten grains hypertension Inflammation metabolic undoctored Weight Loss wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Kathleen Casamiquela, Board certified dermatologist
We at Skinema.com are pleased to welcome Dr. Kathleen Casamiquela, latest dermatologist atUnion Square Dermatology in San Francisco. Raised in Orange County, Dr. Casamiquela completed her training at the University of Mississippi in Jackson. Adept at treating medical skin issues, such as acne, psoriasis, skin cancer, she also excels in the cosmetic arena, providing treatments such as Botox, Xeomin, Juvderm and laser treatments for tattoos, sun spots and facial redness/rosacea. Appointments are scheduled by simply calling the office, 415 393-9550, oronline.. (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - March 8, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: vail reese Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
