Healthcare Update Satellite – 04-15-2015
You’ve heard of a CAT scan? Get ready for the dog sniff. Dogs can identify bladder and prostate cancer with a 98% accuracy rate when smelling male urine samples.
Not into the whole dog sniffing thing as a screen for prostate cancer? A $1 screening test using gold nanoparticles 10,000 times smaller than a freckle is more accurate than PSA screenings and gives results in minutes. When blood is mixed with the nanoparticles, tumor biomarkers cling to the surface and cause clumping. I’m guessing the test will cost consumers several hundred dollars.
Doctors are using scorpion venom to create “tumor paint”...
Source: WhiteCoat's Call Room - April 16, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: WhiteCoat Tags: Healthcare Update Source Type: blogs
Mina shows off her weight loss but experienced a HEALTH transformation
Just look at Mina’s fabulous 1-year Wheat Belly success.
53 lbs down and counting. “Before” pic is from March, 2014 and “after” pic is Feb, 2015. You can see the weight loss.
What you can’t see is the drastic improvement in my health. My joints don’t ache anymore, no more skin rashes, bloating, or hair loss. I’m 34 years old, have 3 kids, and have never felt better! All thanks to Dr. Davis and his wonderful work.
She makes a crucial point: we show off all the weight loss transformations, but some pretty darned spectacular health transformations typically accompany the lost...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 25, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories acid reflux gluten grains joint pain Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Why do people look YOUNGER on the Wheat Belly lifestyle?
We see this over and over again in the photos people provide on the Wheat Belly Facebook page: people look younger. It’s not uncommon for people to look like they’ve shed 10 or 20 years, such as the beautiful couple, Debi and Wayne, seen in the photos above.
But why does this happen?
As with many aspects of youth preservation or anti-aging, we suffer from lack of hard science. Given what we know about the health consequences of wheat and grains, however, along with the phenomena that recede with their removal, I can speculate on why people seem to look so much younger with this lifestyle. Among the likely facto...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle anti-aging gluten grains Weight Loss youth Source Type: blogs
Can Pantene reverse the damage of 100 blow drys? Episode 70
Listen to this week’s show to learn how shampoo can fix blow dry damage. Plus, more Beauty Science News!
Claim to Fame: Can Pantene reverse the damage of 100 blow drys?
This is a new feature where we look at the claims of popular beauty products and explain what the claim really means, how the company might support the claim, and most importantly, if the claim really makes enough of a difference for you to buy the product. Today we’re talking about Pantene Nourishing Shampoo. Here’s the claim:
“Erases the damage of
100 blow drys
for silky hair*
”
Of course there’s always an asterisk:
&...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerDiscover the beauty and cosmetic products you should use and avoid Source Type: blogs
Yet Another Application of Stem Cell Based Regenerative Medicine to Hair Restoration
It would be an interesting and possibly rather depressing exercise to compare funding for reversal of age-related hair loss to that for the effective treatment of various other aspects of aging. Hair restoration, I think, is fairly well funded in comparison with many lines of research that I consider to be far more important. What moves the needle for you: looking good or living in good health? It would be a tremendous improvement over the present state of the human condition to find oneself at age 80 and balded, yet with internal organs repaired by rejuvenation biotechnologies, and the health and vigor to complain loudly ...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 27, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
If It’s Not Your Heart or Your Age, It Could Be Your Thyroid
If your heart starts pounding and skipping beats what is your first thought? For Mary M., 49, it was, “Oh No! Is this a heart attack? Is it heart arrhythmia? I know my mother has an irregular heartbeat and my grandmother died from a stroke. Is it my turn?” So, off she went to the doctor. Her pounding heart had been waking her up at night and she was ready for the diagnosis and sat pretty calmly through the EKG test. Her mother took heart medication, exercised and watched her diet so she knew how to handle it. When the doctor returned to the room and told her “Your heart looks fine and your heart rate is...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - January 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Women's Health Source Type: blogs
I’m all about that bass, no treble
Months ago I visited the doctor to investigate a weird little symptom that came up. A small section of hair had fallen out on the left side of my head. It wasn’t much, about the size of a coin. Complete hair everywhere else but that one spot. No biggie. I hid it easily with my other hair. Turned out after some blood work that I had/have hypothyroidism, which means my thyroid gland is under producing its hormones (thyroid hormones control metabolism/how food converts to energy in different parts of the body). One of its symptoms can sometimes show up as hair loss.
My hair is all grown back now, and I have been taking ...
Source: Cancer, life, and me - December 31, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chris Tags: General Source Type: blogs
I ’ m all about that bass, no treble
Months ago I visited the doctor to investigate a weird little symptom that came up. A small section of hair had fallen out on the left side of my head. It wasn’t much, about the size of a coin. Complete hair everywhere else but that one spot. No biggie. I hid it easily with my other hair. Turned out after some blood work that I had/have hypothyroidism, which means my thyroid gland is under producing its hormones (thyroid hormones control metabolism/how food converts to energy in different parts of the body). One of its symptoms can sometimes show up as hair loss.
My hair is all grown back now, and I have been taking ...
Source: Cancer, life, and me - December 31, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chris Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Do hair growth inhibitors really work? The Beauty Brains Show episode 57
Do those hair growth inhibitor products (the ones that say they let you shave less often) really work? This week Randy and I explain what to look for when shopping for a shave minimizing lotion.
Click below to play Episode 57 or click “download” to save the MP3 file to your computer.
Show notes
Strange beauty science search terms
You’d be surprised at some of the search terms that lead people to our website. Randy reviews a few of the more amusing ones and we talk about where they might have come from…
Rachael Ray panties
Human hair clothing
Mascara eating bugs
Paris Hilton ptosis
How to tell if...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry RomanowskiThe Beauty Brains Tags: Podcast Problems Source Type: blogs
Can hair predict your health? The Beauty Brains Show episode 56
From hairballs to hair jewelry, this is a special (almost) all hair episode of Beauty Science News. Also, you WON’T want to miss our NSFW feminine hygiene version of “Improbable Products.”
Click below to play Episode 56 or click “download” to save the MP3 file to your computer.
Show notes
Improbable Products
Believe it or not, two of these products are real. That means one is fake – can you guess which one?
Ta Ta Tanner: If you’ve ever wanted an all over tan but you’re afraid to sunbathe topless then you’ll love ta ta tanner – the first self tanning lotion designed espec...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - November 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerThe Beauty Brains Tags: Beauty Biz Podcast Source Type: blogs
The Funding Issues of Longevity Science
Aging research receives very little funding in comparison to other lines of medical research, which makes little sense given that it is the cause of the overwhelming majority of deaths in wealthier regions of the world with large research communities. Within aging research, very little funding is devoted towards intervening in the aging process, the work of producing treatments for aging. Within that set of funding, very little indeed is going towards research programs like SENS that have a shot at producing real results in the decades ahead.
Indeed, if one were to be cynical, one might view the past ten to fifteen years...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 7, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Platelet Rich Plasma for Hair Growth versus Hair Surgery
While PRP is effective in stimulating new hair growth and thickening existing hair, its effect lasts up to 12 months. In order to sustain fuller hair, PRP needs to be given about every 9 months. With a successful hair transplant surgery, the effects are significantly longer in
duration. Properly done hair surgery transplants may last years. However, hair surgery is a complicated process that must be done with precision to have desirable outcomes. The final outcome may not be seen for a year. The effects of PRP on hair growth can usually be seen in 3 months with the duration of full effect for about 9 months. Think of PRP ...
Source: Sarasota Neurology - October 21, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dan Kassicieh, D.O. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Platelet Rich Plasma for Hair Growth versus Hair Surgery
While PRP is effective in stimulating new hair growth and thickening existing hair, its effect lasts up to 12 months. In order to sustain fuller hair, PRP needs to be given about every 9 months. With a successful hair transplant surgery, the effects are significantly longer in
duration. Properly done hair surgery transplants may last years. However, hair surgery is a complicated process that must be done with precision to have desirable outcomes. The final outcome may not be seen for a year. The effects of PRP on hair growth can usually be seen in 3 months with the duration of full effect for about 9 months. Think of PRP ...
Source: Sarasota Neurology - October 21, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: admindan Tags: General Medicine Platelet Rich Plasma Uncategorized FDA Hair hair growth hair surgery PRP Quality of Life Source Type: blogs
Thinning hair, and a heavy soul
My patient suddenly leaned forward, swung her hair up, and began to push it this way and that, determined to find and show me the partitions that her hair made when rested in a new equilibrium.
It was a warm Thursday afternoon and we were in dermatology clinic. This 20-something young professional had come to have her scalp examined. She’d noticed a sudden increase in the quantity of hair follicles that parted ways in the shower, after an ordinary brush, on her pillowcase, and she was worried that she had developed female-pattern hair loss.
Continue reading ...
Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Ma...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 5, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Samyukta Mullangi Tags: Conditions Dermatology Source Type: blogs
Will micro-needling help acne scars?
Vic says…I’d like to know what you think of micro needle therapy to reduce acne scars? It says it also stimulates cell regeneration, reduces wrinkles, reduces pores, adds collagen. I’m not too sure… I think it does more harm than good, they are sharp needles after all. But my daughter wants to reduce her acne scars.
The Beauty Brains respond:
It sounds crazy but poking holes in your skin can actually help!
Collagen Induction Therapy
Poking your skin with a needle studded roller is technically referred to as Percutaneous Collagen Induction Therapy (or CIT). CIT has been used by dermatologists for the...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Best Claims Problems Source Type: blogs
