The Dangers of Alcohol
The dangers of alcohol begin at the first sip of the first drink. Although most responsible drinking habits shouldn’t be cause for major concern, everyone who drinks runs the risk of encountering the negative effects of alcohol.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans defines moderate drinking as up to 1 drink per day for women and up to 2 drinks per day for men. A single drink is considered as:
12 ounces of beer (5% alcohol content)
8 ounces of malt liquor (7% alcohol content)
5 ounces of wine (12% alcohol content)
1.5 ounces of 80-proof (40% alcohol content) distilled spirits or liquor (e.g., gin, rum, vodka, whiskey)...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - December 27, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Alcohol Alcohol Rehab Information Alcoholism alcohol abuse alcohol dependence alcohol dependency alcohol detox alcohol treatment alcohol treatment center alcohol treatment facility Alcoholics Anonymous Source Type: blogs
A Vaccine for Every Cold
by Gertrud U. Rey It is cold outside. My throat is scratchy, I can’t stop sneezing, and I have a runny nose. These are the typical symptoms of a human rhinovirus (HRV) infection, better known as the common cold. The average adult suffers from two to four colds a year, while the average child can […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 5, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey Information adjuvant antibody common cold multivalent vaccine rhinovirus viral viruses Source Type: blogs
Ear, nose and throat surgery: GIRFT programme national specialty report
Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) - The GIRFT review of ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery services visited 126 units across the country and found that thousands more people could be treated on a day case basis rather than having an overnight stay in hospital. Through a series of recommendations and by sharing the good practice of units with higher-than-average day case rates, GIRFT aims to: ensure more patients are treated without the worry or inconvenience of a stay in hospital; make ENT departments more resilient to pressures on beds; and allow trusts to free up beds for use by other specialties.ReportMore detai...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 4, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: NHS finances and productivity Source Type: blogs
New medication advances treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Chronic rhinosinusitis is a long-lasting medical condition, usually caused by infection or exposure to irritants, such as allergies, that affects one in seven American adults. Symptoms include nasal obstruction, nasal congestion, nasal drainage, loss of smell and taste, and facial pain and pressure. Some people with chronic rhinosinusitis also develop additional symptoms, such as asthma and nasal polyps, that are exacerbated by underlying allergies. A nasal polyp is a noncancerous tumor that grows from the lining of the nose or sinuses and affects the drainage system of the sinuses.
While chronic rhinosinusitis is not a li...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Maxfield, MD Tags: Allergies Cold and Flu Drugs and Supplements Ear, nose, and throat Health Source Type: blogs
Angry Your Doctor Won ’t Tell You What That Test Costs? You Should Be!
Steve B. wasn’t going to be fooled twice. He’d recently seen an ear, nose, and throat specialist for a “tickle in the throat” that wouldn’t go away. He’d forked over a co-pay at check-in, but then the doctor said he … Continue reading →
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 20, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: PeterUbel.com Tags: Health Care Peter Ubel syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Cilia: Tiny Cell Structures With Mighty Functions
Credit: Zvonimir Dogic, Brandeis University.
Imagine an army of tiny soldiers stationed throughout your body, lining cells from your brain to every major organ system. Rather than standing at attention, this tiny force sweeps back and forth thousands of times a minute. Their synchronized action helps move debris along the ranks to the nearest opening. Other soldiers stand as sentries, detecting changes in your environment, relaying that information to your brain, and boosting your senses of taste, smell, sight, and hearing.
Your brain may be the commander in chief, but these rank-and-file soldiers are made up of mic...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - July 3, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Cells Cellular Processes Cool Video Source Type: blogs
A poor sense of smell might matter more than you thought
As one of the five major senses, you could argue that our sense of smell is the least important. Sight, hearing, touch, and taste may poll better than smell, but try telling that to someone who has lost their sense of smell entirely.
The truth is that loss of the ability to smell comes with a significant cost, because olfaction serves several purposes that affect quality of life and even safety, including
stimulation of appetite
enhancement of the sense of taste
alerting you to which foods should not be eaten (if they’re rotting, for example)
warning you of danger (as with smoke warning of fire).
Loss of smell can also...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Alzheimer's Disease Brain and cognitive health Ear, nose, and throat Source Type: blogs
Should The Experience of Sleep Apnea Treatment Be Like An Alien Attack?
Loud snoring ruins the lives of millions: the snorers’ as well as those who have to listen to it frequently. However, snoring isn’t just an annoyance. It can hint at a serious sleeping disorder: sleep apnea. Not only does the condition cause frustration in itself, but when looking at the comfort of it, its treatment could be compared to an attack of Aliens. How could digital health help patients who undergo sleep apnea treatment? Are there any ways to get rid of the Aliens?
Almost 1 in 7 people have sleep apnea worldwide
‘Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you
sleep alone’, that’s one of the tro...
Source: The Medical Futurist - June 13, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Empowered Patients Health Sensors & Trackers adherence health app patient engagement sleep sleep apnea sleep apnea treatment sleep app technology therapy Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 20th April, 2019.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.statnews.com/2019/04/11/electronic-health-records-lag-clinical-care/Electronic health records are still waiting to be transformedBy Lloyd B. Minor April 11, 2019Early in my career as an ear, nose, and throat physician and surgeon, two different patients came to me with the same set of bizarre symptoms. Certain noises made their eyes move involuntarily...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - April 19, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Tough germs
Well, well…well.
I mean, you try to be oh soooo careful whenever you set foot outside your house, especially during the flu season…For example:
you never go food shopping during peak times
you avoid seeing friends if they have the slightest sniffle
you never shake hands or kiss anyone, or, well, you try not to…
My “try to avoid getting sick” list goes on and on…I repeat, I try to be sooo careful. I always carry a little bottle of hand sanitizer in my purse, for emergencies, such as, well, let’s say that, due to social circumstances, I’ve been forced to shake hands with some...
Source: Margaret's Corner - March 21, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Margaret Tags: Blogroll germs and myeloma Source Type: blogs
Thinking about rhinoplasty?
A rhinoplasty, or nose job, is surgery performed to alter the way your nose functions and looks. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 220,000 rhinoplasties are performed yearly, making this the most common facial plastic surgery procedure. Rhinoplasty can simultaneously help you improve breathing and achieve a more balanced appearance.
Is rhinoplasty right for me?
A common medical reason for rhinoplasty is difficulty breathing through the nose. Nasal obstruction can cause problems with exercise, disturb sleep, contribute to snoring and sleep apnea, or interfere with other activities. If medical tre...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David A. Shaye, MD, MPH Tags: Cosmetic surgery Ear, nose, and throat Source Type: blogs
Bodily Fluids As The Basis For Digital Health
Blood, saliva, urine, sweat or even ear wax can carry valuable information about an individual’s medical state. Until now, even simpler tests on such bodily fluids had to be carried out at medical facilities, but with the recent uptick in the development of digital diagnostic technologies, more and more solutions appear on the market which enable the patient to do such tests at home. Here we take a look around the bodily fluid business.
From bloodletting to digital sweat measurement
Blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm. Although it
doesn’t sound appealing, the ancient Greek already thought that bodily fluids ma...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 27, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers Portable Diagnostics blood bodily fluid digital digital health digital solutions digital tattoo saliva smart smart healthcare sweat technology urine Source Type: blogs
What to do if you think your child has the flu
We are in the thick of influenza season now, and so it’s natural that if you hear your child start coughing, you wonder: could this be the flu?
The flu is different from the common cold, but it’s not always easy to tell them apart, especially at the beginning. The flu usually comes on suddenly, and its symptoms can include fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, feeling tired, and generally just feeling rotten. Some people have vomiting and/or diarrhea, too. Not everyone has all these symptoms, and the illness can range from mild to severe. So what do you do if you think your child might have the...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Cold and Flu Infectious diseases Parenting Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Network and Voice Administrator
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Network and Voice Administrator position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat and is located in North Carolina. Here’s a description of the […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 9, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT CCNA CCNP CEENTA Jobs Cisco Unified Call Manager Cisco Voice Jobs Healthcare Communication Jobs Healthcare IT Jobs Job Seekers MCSA Source Type: blogs
Smell disorders: When your sense of smell goes astray
We spend our days interacting with the world around us through our senses of sight, sound, and touch. But anyone who has developed complete nasal obstruction from an infection or severe allergies has experienced what it’s like to be without one of our most basic senses: our sense of smell.
The many functions of smell
In other animals, the sense of smell is absolutely crucial for survival, reproduction, and rearing of young. Although humans can survive without smell, research has shown that losing the sense of smell negatively impacts quality of life, even driving some people toward clinical depression. Just as other ani...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eric Holbrook, MD Tags: Allergies Ear, nose, and throat Health Source Type: blogs
