Let ’ s Keep Genetic Information an Individual Affair
These times train us to seek continually for more data and more transparency, always assuming that more is better. But some types of data and transparency bring risks, because “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” In particular, sharing genetic information with family members raises daunting ethical issues, along with the need for a mature understanding of consequences, as illustrated by a court case from the UK recently reported in The Guardian.
Superficially, this case seems to be a simple balancing act concerning how far a doctor is responsible to fulfill a family member’s right to know. But in con...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 29, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Genomics Data Transparency Privacy Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Visiting a Psych Ward as a Guest after Having Been a Patient
Recently, Michelle had to take a friend to the hospital because of her friend’s thoughts of suicide. This was the first time Michelle had experienced the mental health system from any viewpoint other than that of a patient. In this episode, she describes everything she experienced and how it made her feel.
For many people living with mental illness, being committed to a psychiatric hospital is one of our deepest fears. Even people who aren’t mentally ill fear psychiatric hospitals – something that is on public display during Halloween.
Our hosts, Gabe & Michelle, have discussed their experiences as patients ...
Source: World of Psychology - November 26, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Tags: A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast Schizophrenia Trauma Source Type: blogs
What Does ‘ True Love ’ Really Mean?
Once you understand, it’s a game-changer.
Many people find themselves disappointed when what they thought was “true love” goes wrong. You may have been through a series of relationships you thought would last forever, only to see each of them end in a matter of months.
If you’ve you been deceived by what you thought was the real deal with someone who seemed to meet all of the criteria on your checklist, you may find yourself wondering not only why finding and keeping true love is so difficult, but what is true love, anyway? What does real love feel like?
Sadly, most men and women have been devastate...
Source: World of Psychology - November 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Publishers Relationships YourTango Love True Love Source Type: blogs
The heartbreak of an infertile patient
I am still not able to cope up with negative pregnancy test. I just wished that the test still comes positive. My good looking embryos do not like to settle in my good looking endometrium lining. I wish that I could know what these beautiful embryos wants more from me? Why all these medicines,efforts, patience, care, precautions and prayers for having a baby is not paying off. What else can we do to fulfill our dream to have a baby ?Crying is also not helping. After getting result, I spent entire day in reading positive ivf stories on internet I know that in this journey nobody get success immediately, every couple have th...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - November 13, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Your Gut Bacteria Get Jet Lag Too
Many processes in our bodies are orchestrated on a ~24 hour schedule called the circadian rhythm. Body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, the immune system, melatonin and other hormones, alertness and sleepiness, and much more, rise and fall over the course of a day timed by our internal clock.
When we travel between time zones faster than our internal clock can adjust, we experience jet lag. Our internal clock is out of sync with local time. We notice this with difficulty being alert during the day and difficulty sleeping at night. We might not notice it, but our physical and mental performance may be impaired as we...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - November 13, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Jet Lag Microbiome Source Type: blogs
Your Gut Bacteria Get Jet Lag Too
Many processes in our bodies are orchestrated on a ~24 hour schedule called the circadian rhythm. Body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, the immune system, melatonin and other hormones, alertness and sleepiness, and much more, rise and fall over the course of a day timed by our internal clock.
When we travel between time zones faster than our internal clock can adjust, we experience jet lag. Our internal clock is out of sync with local time. We notice this with difficulty being alert during the day and difficulty sleeping at night. We might not notice it, but our physical and mental performance may be impaired as we...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - November 13, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Jet Lag Microbiome Source Type: blogs
GE Healthcare fetalHQ Automatic Fetal Heart Assessment Tool
About the size of a grape, a baby’s heart at five months of gestation is very difficult to image using ultrasound. Moreover, because it beats considerably faster than adult hearts, recognizing its size and shape with one’s eyes can be even more of a challenge. GE Healthcare is now addressing this issue with its fetalHQ software on the company’s women’s health Voluson ultrasound systems.
The tool provides functional assessment of the heart, in addition to measuring its size and shape as it beats up to 150 times a minute. It was the brainchild of Dr. Greggory DeVore, a fetal medicine expert in Calif...
Source: Medgadget - October 30, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Ob/Gyn Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 29th 2018
This study shows that some genetic changes linked to cancer are present in surprisingly large numbers of normal cells. We still have a long way to go to fully understand the implications of these new findings, but as cancer researchers, we can't underestimate the importance of studying healthy tissue."
Early Onset of Menopause Correlates with Shorter Life Expectancy
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2018/10/early-onset-of-menopause-correlates-with-shorter-life-expectancy/
Aging is a phenomenon affecting all organs and systems throughout the body, driven by rising levels of molecular damage. The varia...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 28, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Autumn Chill
Fall is the empty nest time of year; even the trees must deal with the fact of their seeds dropping off to start new lives. And I am an old mother, dealing with my children’s departure for years. My son Nat has lived away from us for eleven years. But this particular autumn I find myself unable to shake my sadness, the feeling that there has been a permanent shift, and that I’m not ready for it.
Like many families, Nat, who is my oldest moved into a residential school at 17. Unlike many families, this was a school for students with severe autism. The move out of the home is so dreaded by most autism families ...
Source: Susan's Blog - October 25, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Susan Senator Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
New At-Home Fetal Heart Rate Monitor with Clinical Accuracy
These days patients that are still in the womb have their heart rates measured on a regular basis to spot conditions such as fetal bradycardia or tachycardia or decreased variability. This is typically done in a hospital using specialty equipment that is too expensive for use in the home. Now researchers at the University of Essex in the UK have developed a new sensor that can be by the pregnant mother at home while achieving an accuracy that rivals that of in-clinic equipment.
Existing fetal monitoring relies on silver chloride electrodes and ultrasound, but the U of Essex device works like an electrometer using so-call...
Source: Medgadget - October 22, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Ob/Gyn Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Flu vaccination in pregnant women reduces risk of hospitalization
Influenza is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable deaths in the United States. Influenza also tops the list of the burden of disease and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) according to a Eurosurveillance article.
The flu is more likely to cause severe illness and harm pregnant women as compared to women who are not pregnant. Changes in the immune system, heart, and lungs during pregnancy make pregnant women (including women up to two weeks following childbirth) more susceptible to severe illness from flu, including illness that directly results in hospitalization. Pregnant women with influenza also have a higher ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/melvin-sanicas" rel="tag" > Melvin Sanicas, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
DAI Course – Public Feedback From Alumni
This is a continuation of yesterday’s post on the impact and results of the recently created Deep Abundance Integration course, which was designed to help people shift from scarcity to abundance in many areas of life.
In the previous post, I shared some feedback in summary form as well as charts and graphs of people’s ratings. In this post I’ll share the direct words from course alumni who offered to share some public feedback about the experience.
My exact wording of the invite was:
If you’re willing to share any thoughts, results, or feedback that we can post publicly (especially to help others de...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - October 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Creating Reality Source Type: blogs
Should we change what we call infertility clinics?
Lots of infertility clinics call themselves infertility clinics because they treat infertile patients, and this makes a lot of sense. After all, cancer specialists treat cancer, and cardiologists treat patients with heart disease, so this is quite reasonable.One the other hand, a lot of infertile patients object to this . They say that these are pro-fertility clinics, because they are helping patients to have a baby . Since they promote fertility, why do they continue to use such a negative name ? Why not call them fertility clinics or pro-fertility clinics – wouldn’t this be much more positive and hopeful?On one ...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - October 3, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Replying to comments
Perhaps the best way to get caught up is to just reply to comments. Yes....2 1/2 months and I'm still busy with grief, paperwork, banks, finances, research, cables.....calvinnme wrote:Both of my parents died earlier this year within two weeks of one another. They were past 90, so I can't say it was a complete surprise, yet it was a shock and it was very sudden. Yes, the sluggish rate that the system moves at as far as insurance, settling estates, etc. was quite a shock. My dad died last, and the first issue we hit was his death certificate. Nobody at the hospital wanted to sign off on it. He died alone in his room in ...
Source: Wife of a Diabetic - October 2, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
