Medgadget Visits The Medical Alley Innovation Summit in Minneapolis 2017
MedTech Strategist working together with The Medical Alley Association for the very first time brought their premier innovation summit to Minnesota, a place now considered by many to be the global epicenter of health innovation and care. Over the two-day long event more than 35 start-up and emerging medical companies presented their technologies and devices to representatives of leading venture capitalist and investment banks, and also to large medical device companies.
Considering that funding is of major importance to the field of medical innovation, this event gave both investors and entrepreneurs a chance to explore fu...
Source: Medgadget - October 19, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Kenan Raddawi Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Why are you seeing the gastroenterologist?
Gastroenterologists, as specialists, are called upon by other doctors to address digestive issues in their patients. For example, our daily office schedule is filled with patients sent by primary care physicians who want our advice or our technical testing skills to evaluate individuals with abdominal pain, bowel issues, heartburn, rectal bleeding and various other symptoms. The same process occurs when we are called to see hospital patients. If a hospital admitting physician, who is usually a hospitalist, wants an opinion or a test that is beyond his knowledge level, then we are called in to assist.
The highest quality re...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 18, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-kirsch" rel="tag" > Michael Kirsch, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Gastroenterology Primary Care Source Type: blogs
How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
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Seniors are prone to many different digestive disorders, but even in spite of these disorders, are probably reluctant to give up their daily coffee habit. Thankfully, there’s a solution which will allow seniors to retain their coffee habit and its proven benefits while avoiding the downsides: low acid coffee.
Reduced acid coffee or acid-free coffee is a modern chemical marvel which removes one of the least desirable flavor and health elements from coffee: acid. Acid ruins the flavor of many different coffees and also is the source...
Source: Shield My Senior - October 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
View Original Article Here: How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
Seniors are prone to many different digestive disorders, but even in spite of these disorders, are probably reluctant to give up their daily caffeine habit. Thankfully, there’s a solution which will allow seniors to retain their coffee habit and its proven benefits while avoiding the downsides: low acid coffee.
Reduced acid coffee or acid-free coffee is a modern chemical marvel which removes one of the least desirable flavor and health elements: acid.
Acid ruins the flavor of many different coffees and also is the source of most (...
Source: Shield My Senior - October 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
How Does Low Acid Coffee Help Seniors With Digestive Disorders?
Seniors are prone to many different digestive disorders, but even in spite of these disorders, are probably reluctant to give up their daily caffeine habit. Thankfully, there’s a solution which will allow seniors to retain their coffee habit and its proven benefits while avoiding the downsides: low acid coffee.
Reduced acid coffee or acid-free coffee is a modern chemical marvel which removes one of the least desirable flavor and health elements: acid.
Acid ruins the flavor of many different coffees and also is the source of most (but not all) of the potential health issues caused by coffee consumption. In this article, w...
Source: Shield My Senior - October 7, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
Why IVF patients need to be optimistic !
Most IVF patients are extremely optimistic that their IVF cycle is going to work for them. If every patient didn't think in their heart of hearts that the cycle was going to be successful, no one would ever have the courage to start one. After all, a failed cycle causes a lot of heartache and heartburn . Patients are putting a lot on the line when doing IVF - not just in terms of money, but also in the form of hope, time and energy . They know that a lot rides on the outcome of the cycle , and because IVF gives them the best chance of having a baby , they're gather up all their courage and start off on a cycle. ...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - October 7, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
The latest scoop on the health benefits of coffee
In conclusion…
It’s unusual that a food on the “cancer risk list” comes off of it — and it’s even more unusual that such foods then become considered a healthy choice. But, as the millions of people drinking coffee every day will tell you, when it comes to coffee, there’s nothing like it.
The post The latest scoop on the health benefits of coffee appeared first on Harvard Health Blog. (Source: Harvard Health Blog)
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
What ’s up with hiccups?
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If you do an Internet search on “hiccups” you’ll find lots of supposed cures for this annoying but usually fast-passing condition — one site lists 250 of them! One thing you won’t find, though, is a good reason for why we hiccup.
Hiccupping is a more complex reflex than it might seem: a sudden contraction or spasm of the diaphragm and the muscles between the ribs makes you inhale quickly and involuntarily. It ends with “glottic closure” — the space in the throat near the vocal cords snaps shut, producing the typical hiccup sound. The technical term for hiccups (singultus) ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 54-year-old man with dysphagia
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 54-year-old man is evaluated for a 4-month history of intermittent, nonprogressive solid-food dysphagia. He has a long-standing history of heartburn that has been well controlled with once-daily proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for the past 5 years. Results of a screening colonoscopy 4 years ago were normal. There is no family history of colorectal cancer.
Physical examination findings are unremarkable.
Upper endoscopy reveals a 3-cm hiatal hernia, an esophageal (Schatzki) ring, and approximately six polyps...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 12, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions GI Medications Source Type: blogs
The Impetus for GSE Reform
In an environment of heightened partisanship there is at least one policy issue that people across the political spectrum agree on: The current status quo for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac –the government-sponsored enterprises dedicated to creating and buttressing the market for mortgage-backed securities–needs to be fixed soon.There is an arithmetic exigency underlying this sentiment: under the terms of the third Amendment to HERA in 2012, the two GSEs will be utterly bereft of capital next year, and will thereafter need Treasury to provide them with such if they are to continue buying, packaging, and reselling mortgages...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 15, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Ike Brannon Source Type: blogs
Pharmaceutical Product Hopping: A Proposed Framework For Antitrust Analysis
Skyrocketing drug prices are in the news. Overnight price increases have riveted the attention of the public, media, and politicians of all stripes. But one reason for high prices has flown under the radar. When drug companies reformulate their product, switching from one version of a drug to another, the price doesn’t dramatically increase. Instead, it stays at a high level for longer than it otherwise would have without the switch. Although more difficult to discern than a price spike, this practice, when undertaken to prevent generic market entry, can result in the unjustified continuation of monopoly pricing, burdeni...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - June 1, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael Carrier and Steve Shadowen Tags: Costs and Spending Drugs and Medical Innovation antitrust drug reformulations Hatch-Waxman Act prescription drug prices product hopping Source Type: blogs
7 ways to save cash on prescription drugs
The prescription retinoid that my dermatologist suggested sounded like a great idea. It was a topical vitamin A-based cream, which has been shown to help reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Now that I’m a middle ager, I thought I’d give it a try. Then I got to the drugstore, and found that the little tube had a huge price: $371! I didn’t want to shell out that much for a mere face cream, so I didn’t fill the prescription.
But my case was only skin-deep. What about people who can’t — or don’t want to — pay for prescription medications to treat chronic or serious illness? “It’s a real problem. Medications onl...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Drugs and Supplements Health Managing your health care Source Type: blogs
The Enemies of Sleep – Avoid These 5 Foods to Sleep Better
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Can't capture that elusive eight hours of sleep? Waking up in the middle of the night restless? It may be what you're eating during the day that is stopping you. Here are seven things that may be robbing you of the sleep you need. And sleep is crucial for your well-being.
Caffeine. This may be a no-brainer, but many are surprised by how soon they should stop drinking caffeinated ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - May 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hilary Thompson Tags: Uncategorized bad food choices get better sleep how to sleep better pickthebrain self improvement sleep problems Source Type: blogs
Your on-call doctor probably didn ’t receive training in telephone medicine
Physicians spend a lot of time counseling patients on the phone. Often, these conversations occur at night with patients we have never met before. When I am on-call in the evenings or on the weekends, these are some typical phone calls I receive from patients I have never met.
I have a very bad stomach ache for the last hour.
I started having rectal bleeding an hour ago.
My wife tells me that my eyes are yellow.
My chest is hurting. It feels different from my usual heartburn.
How do we manage patients with issues like those above? We get hundreds of calls like this every year. Do we send every patient to the emerg...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 3, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-kirsch" rel="tag" > Michael Kirsch, MD < /a > Tags: Physician GI Source Type: blogs
Do doctors charge too much ?
A doctor's income seems to have become an extremely sore issue in this day and age. Lots of people, right from the average citizen to the PM , feel that doctors charge way too much. Their belief is that medicine is supposed to be a noble profession, and doctors should not allow their minds to be contaminated by base commercial considerations . After all, doctors are highly educated professionals, and they should take delight in helping their patients to get better, rather than trying to maximize their income.Lots of people believe that doctors have become too commercial and uncaring, and that their primary focus ...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - April 24, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
