Weight Watchers no more after 37 years
Carol posted this interesting comment about her weight loss and health success experienced after reading Wheat Belly:
“I have been mesmerized by the book. Being a lifetime member of Weight Watchers since the age of 21 (now 58), I am amazed at how I feel and the weight lost.
“I have also suffered from severe scoliosis all of my life and have been on prescription naproxen for since 1987. Since I eliminated the wheat I have not taken any meds, I’ve lost my sweet and salty cravings that often consumed me. Now, with spring in the air, I have not had the sneezing and itchy eyes that I’ve suffered with in the pas...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 12, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Weight loss Wheat-elimination success stories Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Update Satellite – 10-21-2013
Setting the record straight about EMS myths. Well … really one myth … going to an emergency department by ambulance doesn’t mean you’ll go to the front of the line. The places that I work will frequently have patients who come by ambulance go directly to the waiting room. Other times when it isn’t as busy, the patients would have gone straight to a bed regardless of how they arrived. Calling an ambulance to try to game the system isn’t worth the expense.
One of the things people don’t think about when filing a lawsuit is called “subrogation.” If insurance has paid for care that is related to your lawsuit,...
Source: WhiteCoat's Call Room - October 21, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: WhiteCoat Tags: Healthcare Update Source Type: blogs
Medical Mispronunciations and Misspelled Words: The Definitive List.
Hearing medical mispronunciations and seeing misspelled words are an under appreciated joy of working in healthcare. Physicians often forget just how alien the language of medicine is to people who don't live it everyday. The best part about being a physician is not helping people recover from critical illness. The best part is not about listening and understanding with compassion and empathy. Nope, the best part about being a physician is hearing patients and other healthcare providers butcher the language of medicine and experiencing great entertainment in the process. Doctors c...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - October 2, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, September 20, 2013
From MedPage Today:
Orlistat Helps Trim Waistlines. Treatment of overweight and obese individuals with orlistat (Xenical, Alli) was associated with decreased waist circumference to a greater extent than either placebo or standard care.
Less Radiation Works in Early Breast Cancer. Hypofractionated radiotherapy after surgery for early breast cancer is at least as effective and safe as the historical standard regimen.
Screening Cuts Colon Cancer Mortality. Colorectal cancer screening — be it colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or fecal occult-blood testing — reduced risks of colorectal cancer mortality.
Study Supports B...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 20, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Cancer Obesity orthopedics Source Type: blogs
Cardiology MCQ Test 3
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Source: Cardiophile MD - July 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
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Source: Cardiophile MD - July 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
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Source: Cardiophile MD - May 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
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Source: Cardiophile MD - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
Marfan’s Disease
Pathophysiology of Marfan’s disease
Marfan’s disease is
1) disease of connective tissue
2) marked by dilation of aorta and aortic dissection in a young person
Signs and Symptoms
1) tall stature with long lower torso
2) long limbs and digits
3) pectus carinatum (pigeon breast)
4) inguninal hernias
5) hypermobile joints
6) severe chest pain
7) lightheadedness
8) retinal detachment
9) myopia
10) bilateral subluxation of lines in outward and upward direction (ectopia lentis)
11) aortic regurgitation
12) mitral prolapse and “floppy” mitral valve
13) abnormal head (enlarged supraorbital ridges)
14) kypho...
Source: Inside Surgery - March 17, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Pediatrics Surgpedia ectopia lentis FBN1 lens subluxation rfibrillin 1 Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 20-year-old man with a 6-month history of low back pain
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.A 20-year-old man is evaluated for a 6-month history of low back pain accompanied by prolonged morning stiffness. His symptoms improve over the course of the day, but he is now unable to play recreational soccer. Rest, physical therapy, and acupuncture have not improved his symptoms. Use of ibuprofen or diclofenac provides only partial relief. He has no other pertinent medical history and takes no additional medications.On physical examination, vital signs are normal. There is loss of normal lumbar lordosis, and f...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 16, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Conditions orthopedics Source Type: blogs
ApiFix Scoliosis Correction Ratchet Gets EU CE Mark (w/video)
ApiFix of Misgav, Israel received European regulatory approval to market its ratcheting spinal correction implant. Designed for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, the device consists of a ratchet that spans between two screws implanted into the spine. Some time after surgery, the patient stretches until the ratchet clicks a step, forcing in place the new minimum angle. Once soft tissue has adjusted, the patient proceeds to the next step, and so on gradually through the whole regimen. From the announcement:Recently, ApiFix successfully completed a pilot clinical trial in Europe, during which implants were executed in patient...
Source: Medgadget - February 15, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Orthopedic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Better than any NSAID
Karen posted this story of dramatic relief from the inflammatory effects of wheat:
I’ve been experimenting with this diet for the past two weeks. I’m 26 years old and I have scoliosis.
At the age of 23, I got in a car accident and ever since I’ve had constant pain in my back. I just always associated the pain with scoliosis and the accident. When it got really bad, I would go to the doctor and they’d always prescribed NSAIDS [non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs] and muscle relaxers (which I hate because they make me sleep for and extended period of time). I would only take the NSAIDS and still never got relief,...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Inflammation Joint pain Wheat-elimination success stories Source Type: blogs
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pathophysiology
1) increased arterial pressure in lungs 2) primary or idiopathic form occurs in absence of known precipitating causes 3) secondary form caused by – mitral stenosis, pulmonary venous occlusive disease, extreme obesity (Pickwickian syndrome), chronic hypoxemia, recurrent pulmonary embolism, kyphosis, infiltrative lung disease, chronic bronchitis, long periods at high altitude
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1) insidious onset of dyspnea idiopathic form 2) right heart failure with venous distention of neck 3) peripheral cyanosis late in disease 4) palpable right ventricular heave (owing to cor pulmonale) 5) fatigue ...
Source: Inside Surgery - January 23, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Pulmonology arterial pressure cyanosis dyspnea high altitude lungs obesity right heart failure Source Type: blogs
Back Pain Tip of the day
Prevent back pain by using a lumbar roll – this will support the lumbar lordosis and maintain the alignment of your entire spine in the normal anatomical position. Lumbar rolls are cheap (don’t pay more than $10) and easy to find. When you buy one, get one with a strap so that you can fix it’s position on your seat so every time you move, it doesn’t end up on the floor. I use a lumbar roll all the time and it really does work…..let me know how it works for you. (Source: Alison's Physical Therapy Blog)
Source: Alison's Physical Therapy Blog - August 29, 2006 Category: Physical Therapists Authors: Alison Tags: Back pain health PT tips RSS Feeds Source Type: blogs
