Fight Aging! Newsletter, September 16th 2019
In this study, researchers studied 438,952 participants in the UK Biobank, who had a total of 24,980 major coronary events - defined as the first occurrence of non-fatal heart attack, ischaemic stroke, or death due to coronary heart disease. They used an approach called Mendelian randomisation, which uses naturally occurring genetic differences to randomly divide the participants into groups, mimicking the effects of running a clinical trial.
People with genes associated with lower blood pressure, lower LDL cholesterol, and a combination of both were put into different groups, and compared against those without thes...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 15, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Author Suggestions for Addressing Reviewer Comments
To complement the tips for addressing reviewer
comments that we shared yesterday, today we’re sharing suggestions from
longtime Academic
Medicine authors. This post is part of a series on
tips for addressing reviewer comments during the revisions part of the
publication process. You can read the other posts in the series here.
Daniel
J. Schumacher, MD, MEd, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
It’s important to not take reviewer comments personally. They
want to see the paper published or they would not have asked for revisions.
Rememb...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - September 10, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Addressing Reviewer Comments Series Featured author resources peer review scholarship writing series Source Type: blogs
Oral Bacteria Mediate Short Term Lowering of Blood Pressure Following Exercise
One of the benefits of exercise is improved cardiovascular function, and one of the ways in which this manifests is a reduced blood pressure. Maintaining a lower blood pressure is very influential over the course of aging; age-related hypertension is very damaging. Exercise tends to exhibit short term benefits immediately following a session, and then similar long term benefits when exercise is regular. Here, researchers show that the short term reduction in blood pressure following exercise is mediated in large part by oral bacteria, a most interesting finding. Whether this holds up over the long term and regular use of a...
Source: Fight Aging! - September 10, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Are Essential Oils Essential?
When it comes to food, the colors you see in plants provide powerful information. They often signal the rich nutrient density of the plant. When you look at a blueberry and see that color, you see delphinidin-3-galactoside. When you look at a carrot and see that color, you see beta carotene. Our eyes are adapted to notice the critical nutrients in food. The flavor molecules that we taste and seek after in plants are often important molecules for our health. That’s why our tongue is adapted to taste them.
The color in food can also be a sign that the plant is dangerous, like a poisonous berry. It’s meant to alert us...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - August 26, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Bambini Essential Oils Herbal Natural Source Type: blogs
Are Essential Oils Essential?
When it comes to food, the colors you see in plants provide powerful information. They often signal the rich nutrient density of the plant. When you look at a blueberry and see that color, you see delphinidin-3-galactoside. When you look at a carrot and see that color, you see beta carotene. Our eyes are adapted to notice the critical nutrients in food. The flavor molecules that we taste and seek after in plants are often important molecules for our health. That’s why our tongue is adapted to taste them.
The color in food can also be a sign that the plant is dangerous, like a poisonous berry. It’s meant to alert us...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - August 26, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Bambini Essential Oils Herbal Natural Source Type: blogs
Strategies to Help Children with Autism Overcome Challenges at the Dentist
Many people feel anxiety when they go to the dentist. For a child with autism, the sensory elements of the dentist might overwhelm them and make them resist visits. However, through home practice, familiarization appointments, and support, most children with autism or other communication disorders can overcome their anxieties about dental care and enjoy positive appointments for years to come.
I’ve been practicing family dentistry for 17 years. I always try to make patients as comfortable as possible during visits. I share this list of tips for a successful and positive dental experience with professionals who treat chil...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 19, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Greg Grillo Tags: Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Language Disorders Source Type: blogs
‘I Apologize for What You Are About To See’
By HILARY HATCH, PhD
The growing movement to include the patient voice in medicine through
Motivational Interviewing, patient-reported outcomes, social determinants of health
and shared decision-making
One day in 2011, as a part of my research on ways
to improve patient-provider communication about health behaviors, I was
shadowing Dr. G., a talented young internist with a cheerleader demeanor. He marched
through 12 afternoon patient appointments with confidence and purpose. But when
he saw the name of the last patient on her schedule, he turned pale, faced me
and said, “I apologize for what you are about to see.â€...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Patients Psychology Hilary Hatch motivational interviewing patient-reported outcomes Phreesia Social Determinants of Health Source Type: blogs
Dean Podcast on Health Care Suicides
“I think this is just part of the story of stressful work environments for all health care professionals. We know that the spotlight has been on physicians and dentists previously. Now, there’s increasing investigation with nurses.”—Dean Patricia Davidson in her latest podcast. Program Notes: 0:19 Rate of suicide increasing 1:20 How are current events now
The post Dean Podcast on Health Care Suicides appeared first on Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine. (Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University)
Source: Nursing Blogs at Johns Hopkins University - July 29, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Danielle Kress Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Tags: Davidson Podcast Nursing Podcasts On the Pulse Ethics ethics in nursing Isabel Hampton Robb Nursing Ethics Series suicide Source Type: blogs
Opioids for acute pain: How much is too much?
In this study, the researchers looked at opioid prescriptions in 2016, and the numbers are shocking. In the US, 22% of prescriptions written by dentists were for opioids, compared with just 0.6% for British dentists, and US dentists prescribed about 35 opioids per 1,000 population, compared to just 0.5 opioid prescriptions per 1,000 population in England. Additionally, the opioid prescribed in England was a relatively weak codeine-like drug, whereas in the US the majority of prescriptions were for hydrocodone, a stronger opioid with greater abuse potential.
When does an opioid prescription make sense?
It is simply impossib...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scott Weiner, MD Tags: Addiction Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Review Body on Doctors ’ and Dentists’ Remuneration: forty-seventh report 2019
This report sets out the DDRB ’s analysis of evidence given by relevant organisations and makes recommendations for doctors’ and dentists’ pay and associated issues in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 22, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Dermal fillers: The good, the bad and the dangerous
The four major structural components of our face are skin, fat, muscle, and bone. As we age, volume loss in these structures contributes to many of the visible signs of aging. Dermal fillers may help.
Over time, age-related bone loss in the face can lead to retraction of the jawline, descent of the nose, and loss of high cheekbones. The facial muscles also decrease in volume and elasticity, and deflation and movement of facial fat further accentuates the signs of aging. Finally, the skin stretches and loses elasticity — compounded by the loss of scaffolding provided by fat, muscle, and bone, this leads to wrinkles, saggi...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kristina Liu, MD, MHS Tags: Cosmetic surgery Health Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
How to Be Happier at Work
You're reading How to Be Happier at Work, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Let’s face it - work isn’t always fun and games. Between stress, deadlines and occasional long hours, your job can start to feel more dreadful than enjoyable, and more meaningless than fulfilling. However, as working takes up so much of our lives – for Americans roughly 1,700 hours per year – feeling happy and less stressed at work is important. The negativity that you have at work can begin to affect other aspects of your l...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: kateowilson Tags: career featured happiness happiness at work work life balance workplace Source Type: blogs
The 6 don ’ts of caring for your child’s teeth
Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic disease of childhood? And that 40% of children have tooth decay by kindergarten? This is a big deal, not only because of the pain and infection it can cause, but also because children with tooth decay are more likely to miss school and have poorer grades — and because tooth decay is linked to a higher risk of many health problems later in life, including heart disease and premature birth.
Tooth decay is simple to prevent, yet sadly, many families don’t take the steps that are needed.
1.  Don’t skip the fluoride. Fluoride is very helpful when it comes to prev...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Dental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Everything You Need To Know About Importance of Dental Care
Conclusion
Therefore, as you can see that these are some of the important aspects of dental care which you should consider, no matter what. Always visit your dentist for oral check-up and hygiene twice a year.You've read Everything You Need To Know About Importance of Dental Care, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you've enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. (Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement)
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Layla01 Tags: health and fitness dental care Dentist Source Type: blogs
