How to sleep during pregnancy ? must read
Sleeping in pregnancy! Is it comfortable for you? If you are a stomach sleeper then you have to switch sleep positions to put up your growing girth. Once you are pregnant, getting comfortable at night is no easy achievement. Finally your back is painful; your belly is threatening to take over the bed and your legs are cramping. Overall, you have to understand that which position is the safest as well as best for sleeping during pregnancy.
Sleep During Pregnancy
There are numerous reasons why pregnant ladies might have trouble receiving sufficient sleep, for example getting up regularly to urinate, stomach problems such as ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
A medical student as a patient. She thanks her support systems.
Two weeks ago, while I was helping with an emergency medicine course that I ’m a teaching assistant for, I started feeling extremely light-headed, and the chest tightness that I had dismissed as heartburn earlier that morning got worse. I was tended to by the emergency medicine doctor who I was teaching with, admitted to the […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/natasha-abadilla" rel="tag" > Natasha Abadilla < /a > Tags: Education Hospital-Based Medicine Medical school Source Type: blogs
Humor for the Heartbroken
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come. ~ Matt Groening
Social psychologist Daniel Gilbert of Harvard University said, “In many ways, navigating the social world is more complicated than a voyage to the moon. But it’s a journey we have to take, because whether we like it or not, our happiness is in each other’s hands.” Our sadness is also in each other’s hands, and is most easily induced by those we most love.
Rejection from a loved one can feel like the end of the world and can elicit profound feelings of worthlessnes...
Source: World of Psychology - November 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nichole Force, M.A. Tags: Books Creativity Grief and Loss Marriage and Divorce Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Relationships Self-Help Heartbreak Sense Of Humor Source Type: blogs
Coffee may help your skin stay healthy
Here’s a medical news story that combines a common habit (drinking coffee) with a common skin condition (rosacea) — and it even has a happy ending.
What is rosacea?
Rosacea is probably something you’ve seen plenty of times and didn’t know what it was — or perhaps you have it yourself. It’s that pink or red discoloration on the cheeks some people have, especially fair-haired women. Sometimes there are small bumps that may look a bit like acne. If you look closely (after asking nicely for permission, of course), you’ll see tiny blood vessels just under the surface of the skin. In more severe cases it may involv...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
The Wheat Belly Timeline: The First Few Weeks
With all our talk of opiate withdrawal syndromes accompanied by nausea, headache, fatigue, and depression, it can be daunting, even terrifying, to people who face the prospect of tossing all wheat and grains into the trash bin, vowing to never let a Danish, donut, or dish of pasta cross your lips again. So it may help to lay out a timeline of what and when various changes can develop in the Wheat Belly wheat- and grain-free lifestyle.
You can expect different symptoms and health conditions to recede at different rates, since they are caused by a variety of different mechanisms. For instance, the direct gastrointestinal tox...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle acid reflux detoxification grains IBS Inflammation joint pain opiates withdrawal Source Type: blogs
Drip bar: Should you get an IV on demand?
For many people receiving care in a hospital or emergency room, one of the most common occurrences (and biggest fears) is getting an IV, the intravenous catheter that allows fluids and medications to flow into a vein in your arm or hand.
A trained health professional puts in an IV by sticking a needle that’s inside a thin tube (catheter) through the skin into a vein. Once inside the vein, the needle is removed. The catheter is left in the vein and taped down to keep it from moving or falling out. While IV lines are typically painless, the initial needle stick can be quite painful, especially for those who are a “diffic...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Health trends Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 48-year-old man with a 4-week history of heartburn
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 48-year-old man is evaluated for a 4-week history of heartburn that awakens him at night. The symptoms occur about three times per week. He has been taking over-the-counter antacids with incomplete relief. Food triggers include coffee and spicy foods. He has not had unintentional weight loss or difficulty swallowing.
Physical examination and laboratory studies are normal.
Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
A. Ambulatory esophageal pH monitoring
B. Esophageal manometry
C. Tr...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 11, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
Why is test tube baby treatment so expensive?
Many infertile patients get major heartburn when they realize that they aren't able to afford test tube baby treatments because they are so expensive. They can't understand why IVF doctors charge so much, and lots of patients end up thinking of IVF clinics as being greedy.Patients need to understand that part of test tube baby treatment is clinical – and this is what the patient sees. This includes: consultations, blood tests, ultrasound scans, egg collection, and embryo transfer.However, the heart of the IVF treatment is the IVF laboratory, and the patient doesn ’t get to see what goes on behind the scenes in the IVF ...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - August 18, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Susanne: Goodbye, gluten-free
It’s no exaggeration to say that lives are transformed by the Wheat Belly lifestyle. Look what happened to Susanne after her health was ruined by being gluten-free, reversed by following the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox.
Food manufacturers, out of ignorance or ruthless profiteering, have chosen to replace wheat and gluten with cornstarch, rice flour, tapioca starch, or potato starch—among the few foods that provoke high blood sugar and insulin more than even our favorite grain to bash, wheat. It means that people who are gluten-free and consume such garbage replacement products gain weight in visceral inflamm...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Detox gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
How doctors take advantage of IVF patient's ignorance
A patient sent me this email.-----Original Message-----From:To: Aniruddha MalpaniSubject: Re: Two ivf cycles failedSir,Can U pls suggest ivf success supplements?Next month I m going for third cycleCan I use mothers Horlicks?How to get good eggs and embryos?Any diet chart before, during and after embryo transfer?Sir, pls kindly suggest meLifelong I will be really thankful to youNow I m taking1. apcod sachets2. Metformin3. Normoz4. Ultra CoQ105. Folic acidMy previous ivf failure reasons are poor quality eggs and embryos, implantation failure and may be unexplained infertility reason Actually, the most likely reason for ...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - July 21, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 70-year-old man with heartburn
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 70-year-old man is evaluated in follow-up for heartburn of 7 years’ duration. He has frequent nocturnal reflux but has not had odynophagia or dysphagia, and his weight has been stable. He was recently started on once-daily omeprazole with good control of his symptoms. He has a 30-pack-year history of cigarette smoking and continues to smoke.
On physical examination, vital signs are normal; BMI is 29. The remainder of the physical examination is normal.
He is concerned about his long-term heartburn sympto...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 21, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Source Type: blogs
Test yourself: how many hours between your diagnosis of OMI and positive STEMI criteria?
Written by Pendell Meyers, with edits by Steve SmithA male in his early 40s presented with intermittent chest/abdominal pain. He admitted to several episodes over the past two days, including one episode several hours prior to presentation, described as severe (8/10), substernal " burning, " non-radiating, associated with diaphoresis, described as " feeling food stuck in my throat, " or " like I ate too fast, " but not associated with eating, relieved by belching and flatulence, relieved by lying flat. The episode on the day of presentation was similar except he had the additional new features of " burning ears " and " blu...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - July 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Combining heartburn drugs and aspirin could help prevent oesophageal cancer in people at high risk
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Source: OnMedica Blogs - July 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: blogs
How can we make IVF more affordable in India ?
I often see lots of infertile patients who could get pregnant if they did IVF treatment. Unfortunately, they just cannot afford to do an IVF cycle for financial reasons, and they end up without a baby. It fair to say that this causes them a significant amount of frustration and heartburn when you know that IVF can help you get pregnant; but you can ’t, because you just can’t afford the treatment.Can this be changed? But it ’s not just the patients who are affected; IVF specialists also go through a lot of anguish when this happens. It’s very difficult to come to terms with the fact that ...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - May 19, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Digestive enzyme supplements for heartburn?
My love affair with spicy food came to a sad end a few years ago. Age — and I’m guessing too many jalapenos — have left me prone to heartburn if I eat meals with a fiery flare. My doctor says there’s no underlying condition causing the problem, and advises me to avoid the foods that seem to trigger symptoms. But that’s tricky sometimes.
So I was particularly interested when a friend suggested that an over-the-counter (OTC) digestive enzyme supplement might help. I learned pretty quickly that there are lots of ads for the pills and powders. It’s a booming business, with sales for OTC digestive enzymes of all kin...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Digestive Disorders Health Source Type: blogs
