How Does Cholesterol Medication Work? Reducing Your Risk of Heart Disease
Discussions with Physicians) online on behalf of Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., within the United States from July 7- August 4, 2017, among 5,014 U.S. adults aged 45 or older, who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, and have ever used a statin to treat high cholesterol. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact Erin Bittner at W2O Group, 212-301-7226.
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Source: Embrace Your Heart Wellness Initiative - October 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eliz Greene Tags: Heart Disease Risk Factors Heart Health Women's Wellness cholesterol communication with doctor Statin Source Type: blogs
Taking medicines like you ’re supposed to: Why is it so hard?
It’s so hard to remember to take your medicine, let alone take it correctly (with food, on an empty stomach, not at the same time as other things you’re taking, at night, without grapefruit juice… the list seems endless). There are so many barriers and distractions that can get in the way. Many people aren’t thrilled about having to take medications because they worry about side effects, or they’re having side effects, or they just don’t like the idea of needing to take medicine. If it’s for prevention, like aspirin to prevent strokes, or to treat an “invisible” condition like high blood pressure, they ma...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Behavioral Health Drugs and Supplements Managing your health care Source Type: blogs
What to Expect During Your Second Trimester
Congratulations you are at the beginning of your second trimester!
“At the beginning of the second trimester, babies are about 3 1/2 inches long and weigh about 1 1/2 ounces. Tiny, unique fingerprints are now in place, and the heart pumps 25 quarts of blood a day. You’re likely to feel kicks and flutters soon if you haven’t already.”
Week 14
This week you baby is more fluid in his/her movements as they reposition their arms. Your baby’s intestines are producing meconium, the waste that will make up your baby’s first bowel movement after birth.
Your baby is now the size of a peach!
Week 15
This week, your baby...
Source: Cord Blood News - March 13, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: babies parents pregnancy second trimester Source Type: blogs
Physical Health and Mental Health, Part 1: Eating Healthfully
Mental health and physical health are closely related. Keeping physically fit actually helps our mental health too; because it is very hard to stay psychologically healthy when our physical health is poor. If we are physical functioning poorly it takes an emotional toll on us as well.
Caring for your body and mind may mean you’ll not only live longer, but better. Eating healthfully, exercising regularly and getting a good night’s sleep are all important aspects to both the health of our mind and body. Just as there are many effective treatments for physical illnesses, besides therapies and medications, lifestyle inter...
Source: World of Psychology - January 5, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Staci Lee Schnell, MS,CS,LMFT Tags: ADHD and ADD Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Anxiety and Panic Depression Health-related Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Healthy Eating Major Depressive Disorder Mental Health Disorders Omega-3 fatty acid Source Type: blogs
A harrowing C-section, performed on a close friend
We chat about the day, as I use a sharp knife to cut into her. We joke about my kids, as the blood is spurting. We reminisce about our friendship, as I rip open her tissue.
For most surgeons, their patients are asleep as they perform their surgery. In obstetrics, however, we want our patients awake, not only to witness their baby’s arrival, but also because it is safer. When I step back, it is a surreal moment, to be inside someone’s body while also talking with them. It is particularly challenging when it is one of your closest friends, and it is one of the hardest deliveries you have ever performed.
When she ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 5, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/andrea-eisenberg" rel="tag" > Andrea Eisenberg, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
What ’s The Story With Obamacare?
States, patients, and voters are wrestling with the pros and cons of dramatic changes in public health insurance coverage, including extending, maintaining, or rolling back Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) — an often emotional topic of debate. The stories that are told about the effectiveness—or lack thereof—of coverage in improving health and health care usually relate compelling personal experiences, putting a human face on an otherwise abstract argument.
Policies are not enacted in the abstract; they affect real people’s lives, and we should all be concerned with how polic...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - December 9, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Katherine Baicker and Amy Finkelstein Tags: Featured Following the ACA Insurance and Coverage Medicaid and CHIP Medicaid expansion Oregon Source Type: blogs
Can Baby Foot really make your feet smoother? Episode 152
How does baby foot work?
Leslie asks…Can you please explain how Babyfoot works and if it is truly safe to use. I have used it and my feet did peel but I really don’t understand how it works.
In case our listeners aren’t familiar with this product, it’s a special type of exfoliator designed just for your feet. For $25 you get two “booties” lined with a gel product.
Here’s what the website says about it:
Our scientifically formulated product contains 17 types of natural extracts…
The principal ingredient …is fruit acid which…penetrates into the layers of dead skin cells and breaks down the desmosome...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
How does Tresemme Beauty-Full Volume Reverse Wash haircare system work? Episode 151
This study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology says that citrus products contain psoralens and fur-O-coumarins which can stimulate certain cancers when they’re exposed to light. The study looked at the diets of over 100,000 people over the course of 4 years. After controlling for other factors, the melanoma risk was found to by 36% higher in people who ate citrus fruits more than 1.5 times per day. So I’m sure it won’t be long before some enterprising beauty company starts selling sunscreen in the produce aisle of the grocery store.
Millennials aren’t buying soap bars
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Source: thebeautybrains.com - September 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
Gulf War Syndrome: Emotional Disorder or Vaccine Injury?
The words of the “Star Spangled Banner” were written during the war of 1812. Amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, wrote the words to what is now our national anthem after a night of watching bombs drop on Fort McHenry. As bombs dropped in the dark of night, flashes of light illuminated our flag. As each bomb dropped, Key would look to Fort McHenry to see if that star spangled banner was still waiving.
As long as our flag was still there, he knew we were maintaining our advantage and holding the Fort. The most famous line of our national anthem is, “Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave, O’er the land of the fr...
Source: vactruth.com - August 30, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sarah Carrasco Tags: Physical Sarah Carrasco Top Stories adjuvant Direct Order Gulf War Syndrome squalene vaccine injury Source Type: blogs
Toe Nail Fungus: Understand What it is, How you Got it and How to Treat It
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Sometimes referred as Onychomycosis, toenail fungus starts as a yellow or white spot at the tip of the nail and works its way under the nail bed.
The moist and dark environment of nail bed serves as a perfect breeding ground for the fungus.
It starts growing quickly into a colony of fungi that covers the entire nail or even other nails if not treated immediately. The nail may get thi...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dylan_moran Tags: Community Posts fungus treatment how to get rid of toe nail fungus pickthebrain self improvement Source Type: blogs
Welcome to my World: Perpetual Alarm Fatigue
By HANS DUVEFELT, MD
Part of a series on primary care challenges and their solutions.
I missed a drug interaction warning the other day when I prescribed a sulfa antibiotic to Barton, a COPD patient who is also taking dofetilide, an uncommon antiarrhythmic.
The pharmacy called me to question the prescription, and I quickly changed it to a cephalosporin.
The big red warning had popped up on my computer screen, but I x-ed it away with my right thumb on the trackball without reading the warning. Quite honestly, I am so used to getting irrelevant warnings that it has become a reflex to bring the cursor to the spot where I can ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
“Don’t roll your eyes. Odds are, you’d be...
"Don't roll your eyes. Odds are, you'd be awful at duckpin bowling. The grapefruit-size ball weighs less than 4 pounds and has no finger holes, and the squat duckpins look like out-of-shape cousins to the more familiar bowling pin. And even though a turn can include throwing 3 balls, instead of the 2 in the more common game of tenpin bowling, scores are still much lower. But this sport of yesteryear is inexorably fading away, a casualty of the fundamental change in how Americans choose to spend their leisure time. Today there are just 41 congress-certified duckpin bowling alleys, down from nearly 450 in 1963. The photograp...
Source: Kidney Notes - May 25, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
No, you don't need to read the whole thing . . .
. . . but here are the new official U.S. government dietary guidelines for Americans. No, the Nanny State isn't actually forcing you to eat broccoli. (But try it, you'll like it!) They're just giving you information that you can take or leave.There is one really important nugget in here. It really is very close to a magic bullet. That is the recommendation to limit added sugar to less than 10% of calories per day. This is the first time they've had the nerve to stand up to Big Soda and name a number.Actually the number is still too high. The American Heart Association thinks it should be 5%. Anyway, just to be clear, one (...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 12, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
“You may have had #grapefruit warm before, most likely a...
"You may have had #grapefruit warm before, most likely a classic '50s-style half-grapefruit sprinkled with sugar and broiled until the sugar caramelizes on the top. But here's a modern take from @nytfood: Sear ruby red grapefruit rounds very briefly in hot butter and drizzle on maple syrup spiked with fresh ginger juice. The surface is warm, but each bite is juicy and refreshing. @andrewscrivani photographed this tasty twist on morning grapefruit for @nytfood. Visit the link in our profile to get the recipe." By nytimes on Instagram. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - February 24, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
