4 ways to protect against skin cancer (other than sunscreen)
It’s almost May and here in the northeast, front-of-the-pharmacy aisles are filled with myriad brands and types of sunscreen. While sunscreen is essential to lowering your risk for skin cancer, there are other simple, over-the-counter options you can incorporate into your summer skin protection routine.
Nicotinamide may help prevent certain skin cancers
Nicotinamide is a form of vitamin B3 that has been shown to reduce the number of skin cancers. In a randomized controlled trial performed in Australia (published in the New England Journal of Medicine), the risks of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma were si...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily S. Ruiz, MD, MPH Tags: Cancer Health Prevention Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
MedCline Reflux Relief System: A Medgadget Product Review
Conclusion:
Overall, Amenity Health has created a very high quality product in their MedCline Reflux Relief System. It effectively prevents reflux and is, in my opinion, more comfortable than the more traditional wedges on the market. However, higher quality comes with a higher price tag. New users might find it somewhat challenging to adapt to the new sleeping position used with MedCline Reflux Relief System, but once acclimated, those suffering from nocturnal reflux may finally be able to enjoy a peaceful and restful night’s sleep.
The MedCline Reflux Relief System is available on Amazon and through the company’...
Source: Medgadget - March 7, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Kenan Raddawi Tags: Exclusive GI Medicine Source Type: blogs
Think twice before tapering opioids in some patients
Bill is a 58-year-old male with a history of head and neck cancer as well as chronic low back pain who presents to his new primary care doctor for a routine checkup and visit for a medication refill. He works in construction and has been on chronic opioid therapy after his cancer — with a stable dose of 15 mg of oxycodone for over five years.
At his new primary care visit, after a few meet and greet pleasantries, his new primary care doctor discusses his current medication regimen with him — ibuprofen 400mg TID and oxycodone 15mg BID. His physician expresses significant concern with his medication regimen, telling Bill...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 4, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/casey-grover-and-lee-goldman" rel="tag" > Casey Grover, MD and Lee Goldman, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
Sensus Healthcare ’s Technology Uses Low-Energy X-rays Directly on Cancer Cells: Interview with CEO Joe Sardano
Sensus Healthcare is a medical device company that focuses on providing non-invasive and cost-effective treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers and keloids utilizing superficial radiation technology (SRT). Their proprietary, FDA-cleared SRT technology is used to effectively and safely treat oncological and non-oncological skin conditions. The radiation is focused onto cancer cells almost exclusively, and it penetrates no more than 5mm under the surface of the skin, sparing nearby tissues.
In 2013, Sensus Healthcare received FDA clearance in the United States to treat keloids with the SRT-100 device. Earlier this summer, Chi...
Source: Medgadget - November 20, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Dermatology Exclusive Oncology Source Type: blogs
Alcoholic Beverages Cause Cancer; Industry Groups Advocate " Responsible " Drinking
Clear patterns have emerged relating alcoholic beverage consumption to the development of head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer (see:Alcohol and Cancer Risk). Hence, when countries experience high consumption of alcoholic beverages, public health officials worry that their populations may experience a surge in the incidence of such lesions in the future. A recent article discussed this possibility in Europe, particularly GI cancers (see:Love Affair With Alcohol Is Driving GI Cancers). Below is an excerpt from the article:Europe could be headed for sharp increases in rat...
Source: Lab Soft News - September 13, 2017 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Medical Consumerism Medical Education Medical Ethics Medical Research Preventive Medicine Source Type: blogs
An Immune Response to Viral Infection can Promote Cancer
Here, researchers find an unrelated mechanism by which an immune response to invading viruses might as a side-effect damage DNA in cells, and thus raise the risk of certain types of cancer. Both bacterial and viral infections of various types have been linked to increased cancer risk. There is no doubt a diverse set of mechanisms yet to be discovered that might explain these correlations. You might recall a recent paper suggesting that some bacteria force a more rapid pace of replication in stem cells, boosting the occurrence of mutational damage as a result, for example. That is very different from the mechanism uncovered...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 25, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Confessions of a Healthcare Super User
BY JEFF GOLDSMITH
On July 17 of this year, I journeyed from Charlottesville Virginia, where I live, to Seattle to have my cervical spine rebuilt at Virginia Mason Medical Center, whose Neuroscience Institute has a national reputation for telling patients they don’t need surgery. It was my fifth complex surgical episode in 29 months, after more than fifty years of great health. My patient experience has been wrenching, and it made me question yet again the conventional wisdom about doctors and patients that dominates much of our current health policy debate.
None of these interventions was remotely elective: head and ne...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
What 9 SLPs Learned at ASHA ’ s Private Practice and Health Care Connect Conference
Caption: Gary Altobella, owner of The Synapse Health Group, LLC, talks to Private Practice Connect participants about aligning clinical and business approaches.
Juliane Pearson took the leap from working as a school-based speech-language pathologist to opening her own private practice a year ago. So she came to ASHA’s Private Practice Connect to get some ideas and strategies—and she was not disappointed.
“I’m lucky I’m still small,” she said after attending a presentation on the importance of tracking patient and practice-pattern data by Shannon Butkus. “I can put the tracking system in place now, and it will...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 10, 2017 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Carol Polovoy Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Practice Management private practice Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Artificial intelligence in medicine is still a long ways off
“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.”
– Sir William Osler
Two people presented to my clinic on the same day with classic symptoms of head and neck cancer.
Each reported several weeks of unilateral throat discomfort, ear pain, and a neck mass. Each was having some trouble swallowing and had changed his diet to accommodate the soreness. When they opened their mouths, each had a mass with a tinge of blood visible in his throat. Red flags were everywhere.
Here are more things they had in common.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/bruce-campbell" rel="tag" > Bruce Campbell, MD < /a > Tags: Tech Cancer Surgery Source Type: blogs
Shopping for sunscreen: Are all brands equal?
Last week in the playground another mom remarked that she had just ordered all her sunscreen from Europe: “They have much better ingredients. I ordered one with Tinosorb.” This conversation ironically occurred on the same day that I was asked to write this post and I realized that my sunscreen knowledge was a bit passé. As I started to research sunscreen ingredients — in both medical journals and blogs — I discovered why Americans are compelled to go to international markets to find the “best” products.
What is indisputable is the need to protect skin from both UVA and UVB — the type of cancer-causing rays t...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily S. Ruiz, MD, MPH Tags: Cancer Health Prevention Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
More Evil Cancer Cells
So I didn ' t know (or maybe I kind of knew and was pretending I didn ' t) that some cancer cells go hide in your body to come out later as metastases. However,current research has been working on this issue." ...researchers have discovered the conditions by which specific signals in primary tumors of head and neck and breast cancers can pre-program cancer cells to become dormant and evade chemotherapy after spreading. "How nice. Or actually how evil! I think it is pretty nasty when cancer cells hide so they can recur and try to kill you. The elude conventional treatments including chemotherapy.However I think its pretty d...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - February 14, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer treatment cancer cells cancer recurrence cancer research Source Type: blogs
Building a career and a life around the difficult moments
“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
– Niels Bohr
Five experienced, well-published, and widely respected head and neck cancer surgeons are sharing the dais at the national medical meeting to explore the topic “Can We Be Better?” The panel represents a spectrum of experts from around North America, and they have served as program leaders, department chairs, and deans. Those of us in the audience know that these people collectively have seen everything. They are smart, compassionate, and gifted. We would trust any one of them to care for a family member....
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 6, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/bruce-campbell" rel="tag" > Bruce Campbell, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Surgery Source Type: blogs
University of Maryland Ear, Nose & Throat Team Preparing, Fundraising for Annual Volunteer Medical Mission
The University of Maryland Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) team is gearing up for their next volunteer medical mission trip – and they’re hoping you can help them help more people. The team, led by head and neck surgeons Rodney Taylor, MD and Jeffrey Wolf, MD, has begun fundraising for their March 2017 medical mission to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The team is kicking off fundraising with a happy hour at Pen & Quill in Mount Vernon this Thursday, December 8th, from 5-8 pm. A portion of the proceeds and silent auction earnings will contribute to the team’s fundraising efforts.
Every year, the ENT team travels to differe...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - December 6, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Doctors Events Service dr jeffrey wolf dr rodney taylor ear nose throat medical missions vietnam volunteer Source Type: blogs
Cancer: Alcohol ’s Dirty Little Secret?
What Doctors Don ’t Tell YouIt is, in fact, no secret at all thatalcohol causes cancer. Rather than conferring any demonstrable metabolic benefit, alcohol is more likely to damage your health in a variety of ways. The body converts alcohol (ethanol) into acetaldehyde as part of the metabolic process, and acetaldehyde is carcinogenic in sufficient quantities. Drinkers are particularly susceptible to cancers of the head and neck, as well as the liver, breast, and bowel.However, you wouldn ’t know this if you only talked to doctors. In acommentary written for the journalAddiction, Terry Slevin and Tanya Chikritzhs o...
Source: Addiction Inbox - November 26, 2016 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
Collabody System for The Delivery of Anticancer Drugs
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), based in Taiwan, has developed the Collabody drug delivery platform, a molecular therapy to enhance and supplement anti-cancer protein drugs. Currently, many anticancer drugs demonstrate poor specificity for cancer cells, meaning that they negatively affect many non-cancerous cells in the body, leading to dose-limitation and off-target effects. The Collabody system enhances the crosslinking activity of anticancer protein drugs with target molecules on the surface of cancer cells, helping to increase protein drug specificity and reduce the interaction of the drug with non...
Source: Medgadget - November 14, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Oncology Source Type: blogs
