Diabetic foot ulcers linked to cognitive decline
Among patients with type 2 diabetes, those with foot ulcers show cognitive impairment across all domains when compared with those without, according to a report published in Diabetes Care.
In what... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - May 19, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Are broken bones, loneliness and poor sleep really hidden killers?
Conclusion
As the researchers say, the WHO definition of health encompasses physical, mental and social wellbeing – not just the presence or absence of disease.
But how often are these extra dimensions taken into account when assessing a person's health status?
In this sample of older adults, just looking at their disease status puts the majority of them into an apparently "robust" health group.
Yet when you consider the additional dimensions of psychological health and wellbeing, you seem to get a much better indication of those who were at higher or lower risk of dying or being incapacitated in the coming...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Medical practice Source Type: news
Health Consequences of Eating Disorders
Eating disorders — such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating — are serious, potentially life-threatening conditions that affect a person’s emotional and physical health. Eating disorders are neither a fad nor a phase that a person goes through. Such a belief minimizes the seriousness of these disorders and discourages their treatment. There are serious health consequences that result from leaving these disorders go untreated,
Eating disorders are real, complex, and devastating conditions that can have serious consequences for health, productivity, and relationships. People struggling with an eating diso...
Source: Psych Central - May 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jane Framingham, Ph.D. Tags: Anorexia Binge Eating Bulimia Disorders Eating Disorders General Healthy Living anorexia health problems Binge Eating Disorder bulimia health problems Health Consequences Source Type: news
What Causes Vomiting?
Discussion
Regurgitation is a passive expulsion of ingested material out of the mouth. It is a normal part of digestion for ruminants such as cows and camels. Nausea is an unpleasant abdominal perception that the person may describe as feeling ill to the stomach, or feeling like he/she is going to vomit. Anorexia is frequently observed. Nausea is usually associated with decreased stomach activity and motility in the small intestine. Parasympathetic activity may be increased causing pale skin, sweating, hypersalivation and possible vasovagal syndrome (hypotension and bradycardia). Retching or dry heaves is when there are sp...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 2, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Amniotic Membrane Allograft for Chronic Diabetic Foot UlcersAmniotic Membrane Allograft for Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Is dehydrated amniotic membrane allograft safe and effective in the management of chronic diabetic foot ulcers? Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
