10 signs that a child ’s stomachache could be something serious
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Stomachaches are incredibly common in children. Most of the time they are nothing serious at all. Most are just from a mild stomach bug, or some constipation, or hunger — or are a child’s way of getting out of something they don’t want to do. But a stomachache can sometimes be a sign of a more serious problem.
A stomachache worries doctors when…
1. The pain is severe. By severe, I mean that the child cannot be distracted from it, and is crying or otherwise showing that they are extremely uncomfortable. Any severe pain warrants a trip to the doctor, whether it’s unrelenting or it c...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Digestive Disorders Parenting Source Type: blogs
Seeds, popcorn, and nuts in diverticulitis: fact and fiction
Diverticulitis is a common and sometimes serious problem that affects several hundred thousand people each year. Diverticulitis is the condition where small outpouchings or “pockets” in the wall of the large intestine called diverticula become inflamed and infected, and typically presents as a constant lower abdominal pain, associated with fever or chills, and often bloating or constipation symptoms. Despite becoming even more common in recent years, not much is understood about why diverticulitis occurs.
The blue arrows highlight small outpouchings in the colon wall, which are called diverticula.
Diet has long been i...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 2, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/frederick-gandolfo" rel="tag" > Frederick Gandolfo, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
The Modern-Day Plague
Part 1 in a Four-part SeriesA 32-year-old man was taken to the ED by EMS after being found unresponsive in a subway station. His pupils were pinpoint, and he was breathing at fourth breaths per minute. He had a blood pressure of 94/63 mm Hg, pulse oximetry of 91% on room air, and a heart rate of 51 beats per minute. He was given 2 mg of intranasal Narcan by EMS and became more responsive, breathing at 14 breaths per minute with a blood pressure of 125/82 mm Hg, heart rate of 74 bpm, and 98% on room air. He admitted in the ED to using three bags of heroin.The opioid epidemic is a national public health crisis in the U...
Source: The Tox Cave - November 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
The Benefits of Working Out While Pregnant
When you’re pregnant the last thing you are thinking about is working out. However pre-natal exercise not only helps reduce the amount of weight you gain during pregnancy but helps alleviate some of the symptoms you suffer during it. And let’s face it, if you’re in your first trimester you may be willing to do just about anything to feel better!
In general, we know that exercising gives you more energy. When you’re pregnant you may be feeling more tired than usual and even a little moody. Working out will help give you that extra energy and will also help with any mood swings and trouble sleeping.
Exercise also hel...
Source: Cord Blood News - October 30, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Urinary incontinence: Common and manageable
As a primary care doctor, I see a lot of women dealing with the inconvenience, discomfort, and embarrassment of urinary incontinence (unintended leaking of urine). Some are comfortable bringing this up right away. Others suffer needlessly because they feel too shy or awkward to mention it.
The truth is, an estimated 45% of women experience some form of urinary incontinence at some point in their lives. That’s almost half of all women! It’s a very big deal. Urinary incontinence can negatively affect physical and emotional well-being. For example, women may avoid going out because they’re worried about having an accide...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Kidney and urinary tract Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Food Fight
Given the void in dietary wisdom due to the ineffectiveness and blunders of “official” dietary advice, there is no shortage of books or diet programs trying to fill that void, many wildly at odds with each other—paleo, Atkins, vegan, vegetarian, high-carb, low-carb, ketogenic, etc.
The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the USDA’s MyPlate and food pyramid, and organizations such as the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association, as well as many of the diet programs in the popular press, I believe, fail to acknowledge several fundamental principles that really need to be address...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 7, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle atkins carbs Fat gluten gluten-free grains low-carb low-fat paleo protein undoctored vegan vegetarian Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
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Seniors are prone to many different digestive disorders, but even in spite of these disorders, are probably reluctant to give up their daily coffee habit. Thankfully, there’s a solution which will allow seniors to retain their coffee habit and its proven benefits while avoiding the downsides: low acid coffee.
Reduced acid coffee or acid-free coffee is a modern chemical marvel which removes one of the least desirable flavor and health elements from coffee: acid. Acid ruins the flavor of many different coffees and also is the source...
Source: Shield My Senior - October 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
View Original Article Here: How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
Seniors are prone to many different digestive disorders, but even in spite of these disorders, are probably reluctant to give up their daily caffeine habit. Thankfully, there’s a solution which will allow seniors to retain their coffee habit and its proven benefits while avoiding the downsides: low acid coffee.
Reduced acid coffee or acid-free coffee is a modern chemical marvel which removes one of the least desirable flavor and health elements: acid.
Acid ruins the flavor of many different coffees and also is the source of most (...
Source: Shield My Senior - October 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
Seniors are prone to many different digestive disorders, but even in spite of these disorders, are probably reluctant to give up their daily caffeine habit. Thankfully, there’s a solution which will allow seniors to retain their coffee habit and its proven benefits while avoiding the downsides: low acid coffee.
Reduced acid coffee or acid-free coffee is a modern chemical marvel which removes one of the least desirable flavor and health elements: acid.
Acid ruins the flavor of many different coffees and also is the source of most (but not all) of the potential health issues caused by coffee consumption. In this article, w...
Source: Shield My Senior - October 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
The Case For Confronting Long-Term Opioid Use As A Hospital-Acquired Condition
The first principle of medicine is to “do no harm.” Over the past two decades, the medical community has attempted to honor this principle by treating patient pain with opioid prescriptions. Unfortunately, these good intentions have driven an epidemic of opioid addiction and drug overdoses, now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States.
Inpatient overprescription of opioids such as morphine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone happens in a variety of ways—doctors prescribe too many doses, too large a dose, or allow patients to continue opioid treatment for too long. And many times, doctors could avoid opi...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - September 8, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael Schlosser, Ravi Chari and Jonathan Perlin Tags: Featured Health Professionals Hospitals Population Health hospital-acquired condition opioid epidemic overprescribing opioids pain management Source Type: blogs
The Conversation Placebo - The New York Times
In my daily work as a primary care internist, I see no letup from pain. Every single patient, it seems, has an aching shoulder or a bum knee or a painful back."Our bodies evolved to live about 40 years," I always explain,"and then be finished off by a mammoth or a microbe." Thanks to a century of staggering medical progress, we now live past 80, but evolution hasn't caught up; the cartilage in our joints still wears down in our 40s, and we are more obese and more sedentary than we used to be, which doesn't help.So it's no surprise that chronic arthritis and back pain are the second and third...
Source: Psychology of Pain - August 29, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Drink Healthy Water from Enagic ’s products
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Most of you like to stay fit throughout the journey of life. But you do face health issues as you get older. It is inevitable. But you can make a better living by consuming pure water throughout your lifetime. Is it interesting? Of course you might be wondering where to get pure water in the present situation. There is a lot of demand for pure water because of the water scarcity all over the world. People are movin...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sudesh Malik Tags: health and fitness productivity tips Kangen water filter system LeveLuk SD501 Source Type: blogs
Ketogenic diet: Is the ultimate low-carb diet good for you?
Recently, many of my patients have been asking about a ketogenic diet. Is it safe? Would you recommend it? Despite the recent hype, a ketogenic diet is not something new. In medicine, we have been using it for almost 100 years to treat drug-resistant epilepsy, especially in children. In the 1970s, Dr. Atkins popularized his very-low-carbohydrate diet for weight loss that began with a very strict two-week ketogenic phase. Over the years, other fad diets incorporated a similar approach for weight loss.
What is a ketogenic diet?
In essence, it is a diet that causes the body to release ketones into the bloodstream. Most cells ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marcelo Campos, MD Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
