URO-1 ’s Repris System for Injecting Botox Into Bladder
URO-1, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, got FDA approval for its Repris Bladder Injection System. The product is designed for delivering Botox injections into the bladder as a treatment option for overactive bladder.
The device, which is supposed to make such procedures easier on the physicians and more comfortable on the patients, will be unveiled at the American Urological Association in San Francisco later this month.
The Repris relies on a disposable polymer sheath and a shape memory polymer-based cannula that snaps into its previous shape when inside the bladder. This allows easier navigation through the anato...
Source: Medgadget - May 9, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Urology Source Type: blogs
What Is an ExpertInjector?
Did you know that virtually any physician can purchase and administerinjectables? That ' s more than 1 million doctors who are allowed to perform cosmetic injectables in the U.S. — and less than 3% who have appropriate qualifications. You can rely on theExpertInjector™ designation, the only organization to have the endorsement of the prestigiousAmerican Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery andthe American Society for Dermatological Surgery.Beware of doctors practicing outside of their specialty, offering cosmetic injectables without proper training. This puts you at risk of mediocre or unexpected results, even deformi...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 2, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: botox expert injector facial fillers hamori sculptra Source Type: blogs
Make a resolution that will change your life forever!
Get ready for a New Year’s challenge that will change your life forever. How many times have you promised yourself to finally lose that unwanted weight? How many times have you failed? This is nothing more than an exercise in self-destruction. This annual ritual results in lowering your self-esteem, not your weight.
You can feel good about yourself again. You can achieve a physical makeover that makes you look 10, even 20 years younger without Botox, filler injections, surgery, or without any unwanted health consequences. You can actually enjoy shopping for clothing. You can eliminate the need for a multitude of pres...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 29, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Detox Undoctored Wheat Belly 10-Day Detox Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Wheat Belly Challenge Wheat Belly Detox Wheat Belly/Undoctored Cruise acid reflux blood sugar cholesterol diabetes Dr. Davis grain-free health IBS Infla Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 203
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 203.
Question 1
Which Welsh comedian died on stage whilst performing live at Her Majesty’s Theatre?
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Tommy Cooper
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five beri beri botox botulinum cardiac arrest carolina reaper chillies ghost pepper smoke alarms tommy cooper Source Type: blogs
Aging Wisely
This study, published in 2012 in The Journal of the American Medical Association, examined the relationship between attitudes about aging and recovery from disabilities. Researchers found that seniors who have positive outlooks on aging are forty percent more likely to recover from a disability than those with negative attitudes.
So how can we feel better about aging? Is it as simple as ignoring the anti-aging ads on television? Maybe not, but it’s a start. Like so many things, it’s all about how we look at it — how we choose to view ourselves and those around us.
Surely feeling well can help us look at aging in ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Janet Singer Tags: Aging Happiness Health-related Inspiration & Hope Memory and Perception Mental Health and Wellness Ageism Baby Boomers cosmetic surgery Dementia Diet Exercise Gerontology Memory Loss Wrinkles youth Source Type: blogs
Acupuncture: A point in the right direction, or a stab in the dark?
Acupuncture is a treatment that dates back to around 100 BC in China. It is based on traditional Chinese concepts such as qi (pronounced “chee” and considered life force energy) and meridians (paths through which qi flows). Multiple studies have failed to demonstrate any scientific evidence supporting such principles. Acupuncture involves the insertion of thin needles into the skin at multiple, varying locations based on the patient’s symptoms. Once inserted, some acupuncturists hand turn the needles for added therapeutic benefit. Although there are many uses for acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine, in Wester...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paul G. Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Headache Health Pain Management 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
Why Bother?
For some reason I have had a similar conversation with different women on the same topic: why take tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors after initial breast cancer treatment. Aromatase inhibitors are Arimidex (anastrozole), Aromasin (exemestane), and Femara (letrozole)The conversations all boil down to:What if I get side effects? They have heard they are awful and could cause them some real problems. But if you don ' t even try them how will you know if you will experience the side effects?What exactly do they do? They don ' t really understand that they would reduce their recurrence risk by being on themWhy do I have to be o...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - March 8, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: doctors medications side effects Source Type: blogs
Unlocking the lock jaw: Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) dysfunction
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is one of the most heavily utilized and underappreciated joints in the human body. Mechanically, the TMJ is what allows you to open and close your mouth, and to a lesser extent, extend and move your jaw from side to side. Functionally, it facilitates eating, talking, and facial expressions. Without a TMJ, McGruff the crime dog would not be able to “Take a bite out of crime,” and Jaws would have never become a savage predatory superstar of the deep blue sea. Just kidding. We all know from “Shark Week” that sharks do not actually have a TMJ, but you get the idea.
Structurally, the ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paul G. Mathew, MD, FAAN, FAHS Tags: Dental Health Headache Pain Management Source Type: blogs
What If You Had a Priceless Gift?
This holiday season we are all in search of the perfect gift. What is the one thing you truly desire? Don’t you think we all want it? What if you were handed a beautifully wrapped box containing a miraculous tool that caused dramatic weight loss without limiting calories or requiring exercise?
What if this gift reduced appetite, shrunk belly fat, dropped your dress size into the single digits, and accomplished all of this while sparing you from a Biggest Loser sob fest?
What if that same gift freed you from acid reflux, heartburn, bowel urgency, and diarrhea, but also improved mood, increased energy, deepened sleep, ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Dr. Davis Priceless Gift Weight loss Wheat allergy Wheat Belly Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat Watch Wheat-Free Lifestyle Detox diabetes gluten gluten-free grain grains Source Type: blogs
The best gift of all
This holiday season we are all in search of the perfect gift. What is the one thing you truly desire for yourself and your family? Don’t you think we all want it? What if you were handed a beautifully wrapped box containing a miraculous tool that caused dramatic weight loss without limiting calories or requiring exercise?
What if this gift reduced appetite, shrunk belly fat, dropped your dress size into the single digits, and accomplished all of this while sparing you from a Biggest Loser sob fest?
What if that same gift freed you from acid reflux, heartburn, bowel urgency, and diarrhea, but also improved mood, incre...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Dr. Davis Priceless Gift Weight loss Wheat allergy Wheat Belly Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat Watch Wheat-Free Lifestyle Detox diabetes gluten gluten-free grain grains Source Type: blogs
A Weak Admission
A 64-year old woman presented to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, dry eyes, and difficulty keeping her eyes open. She admitted to eating mandarin oranges out of a can the night before, and at that time she thought they "tasted funny" but did not think much of it.The next morning she noticed she was having trouble opening her eyes and that her mouth was dry. She looked inside the can of oranges and saw it was discolored.Her presenting vital signs were unremarkable. The patient was alert and awake. She had ptosis bilaterally, with mydriatic pupils unresponsive to light. The patient h...
Source: The Tox Cave - November 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Kybella Double Chin TV Ad: Are the BEFORE & AFTER Photos REALLY Unretouched as Claimed?
Perhpas you've seen the recent TV ad ("Ancestors") for Allergan's Kybella, a new drug approved for the treatment of double chins (read"Pfizer May Own Your Penis, But Allergan, Maker of Botox& Kybella, Owns Your Face"). The ad claims that double chins may be inherited. You can view it on iSpot.tvhere.To prove the efficacy of Kybella, several screens are devoted to showing BEFORE and AFTER photos as in the following example:You clearly can see from these"unretouched photos" of an"Actual KYBELLA patient" that the double chin is gone.But are these photos really"unretouch...
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog - September 30, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Allergan DTC Advertising Kybella TV Source Type: blogs
No reason to smile – Another modern psychology classic has failed to replicate
Image via Quentin Gronau/Flickr showing how participants were instructed to hold the pen
By Christian Jarrett
The great American psychologist William James proposed that bodily sensations – a thumping heart, a sweaty palm – aren’t merely a consequence of our emotions, but may actually cause them. In his famous example, when you see a bear and your pulse races and you start running, it’s the running and the racing pulse that makes you feel afraid.
Consistent with James’ theory (and similar ideas put forward even earlier by Charles Darwin), a lot of research has shown that the expression on our face see...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - September 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: researchdigestblog Tags: Emotion Faces Methods Replications Source Type: blogs
