The Gut Microbiome Differs in Characteristic Ways in Patients with Precancerous Colon Polyps
The gut microbiome changes with age, the relative abundance of microbial populations shifting in ways that appear connected to chronic inflammation and dysfunction of the intestinal epithelium and intestinal barrier function. Cancer of the colon is an important cause of human mortality, and there is some hope that finding ways to prevent or reverse gut microbiome aging, such as via fecal microbiota transplant from young individuals, will go some way to minimizing colon cancer incidence.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S., and rates of colorectal cancer are rising amon...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
The Alternative Meat of the Matter
Samuel Becher (Victoria University of Wellington), The Alternative Meat of the Matter, 98 Tul. L. Rev. (Forthcoming): Technological, social, and scientific advances are transforming the nature of everything we eat. This Article focuses on the most pressing topic within this... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - May 6, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
SNAP and Obesity
Chris EdwardsCongress is scheduled to reauthorize the Farm Bill this year, the largest part of which is the $127 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The SNAP, or food stamp, program is run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It was created in 1964 to improve nutrition for low ‐income families, but the economic situation and food consumption of such families has greatly changed since then.Cato ’s John Early and colleagueshave described how real levels of poverty in America have plunged over the decades. One change has been food consumption. Chart 1 shows that calories have risen subs...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Nutrition: Major Government Fail?
Chris EdwardsAmericans are getting used to failures by government experts. Government economists have a dismal forecasting record. Government actions and advice during the pandemic were often misguided. And dozens of former government intelligence experts got the Hunter Biden laptop storywrong.A less recognized but also important failure may be in nutrition. Federal experts appear to have issued faulty advice for decades, even as American obesityexploded from 15 percent in the 1970s to 42 percent today. Federal guidance on nutrition has a large influence on health practice across society. Some researchers argue that Am...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 26, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Farm Bill 2023 and Obesity
This study found U.S. farm policies “have generally small and mixed effects on farm commodity prices, which in turn have even smaller and still mixed effects on the relative prices of more‐ and less‐fattening foods.”Farm subsidy/ nutrition issues are hotly debated, and I have not done a detailed research review. If Congress withdrew subsidies from corn, wheat, soybeans, and rice, would U.S. farming shift toward healthier fruits and vegetables? Are the subsidized crops and related oils a cause of obesity, and has the go vernment given Americans bad nutrition advice about these products for decades, asNina T...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 6, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 714
Answer to theParasite Case of the Week 714:Taeniaspecies proglottid. Examination of the uterine branching pattern is required for species level identification when using morphology alone. Gravid proglottids (which we know we have here since we see eggs) can be categorized into 2 groups:Taenia soliumproglottids have 7-13 primary lateral branches off of the central stem, whereasT. saginataandT. asiaticahave 12-30. Of the three species, onlyT. soliumcauses human cysticercosis, so it is helpful to identify whenT. soliumis present.Options for determining the species of gravid proglottids are:1. Transilluminating the progl...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - April 2, 2023 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
poem
Op Note XXXVIIAfter surgery she had a lot of questions. Mostly to do with eating. Can I have milk? Can I have cheese? Can I eat a salad? What about meat? Fried or grilled? When can I have nuts again? Or fruit? Ones with seeds? Bananas that are still a little green? Should I cut my carrots into dimed slivers? Popcorn without butter? Popcorn with butter? Mushrooms. Beef jerky. Cereals with marshmallows. Cereals that turn the color of the milk aquamarine. Chocolate covered cherries. Chocolate covered strawberries. Chocolate dripped into my mouth like candle wax. A hot candle next to my leg. The taste of tiramisu on a lo...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - March 5, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
The Small Change To Diet That Lowers Blood Pressure
A dietary pattern that can reduce blood pressure effectively, even if consumed with some dairy and meat products. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - February 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
Let ’s Finish The Job
BY MIKE MAGEE
In President Biden’s State of the Union Address, the most oft repeated phrase was “Let’s Finish The Job!” This came as part of an appeal for partnership as well as an assertion that in his first two years as President much had been accomplished.
Several days later, as if on cue, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), joint chairs of the Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, announced that two bipartisan pieces of legislation focused on reducing the price of drugs to consumers had passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Both bil...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act Biden Mike Magee state of the union Source Type: blogs
Antibacterial Smart Sutures Visible in CT Scans
Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed ‘smart stitches’ that can fight bacteria and reveal the location of the sutured area in CT scans. The sutures have been developed to reduce the chances of surgical site infections and also make life a little easier for clinicians, as the material shows up in CT scans, allowing for identification of the location of the sutures in the body and quick assessment if they are performing as required. In particular, the researchers envisage the sutures as a replacement for vaginal meshes that are used to treat prolapses, for which surgical site infection rates tend to ...
Source: Medgadget - February 9, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Radiology Surgery RMIT Source Type: blogs
Say Goodbye To High Blood Pressure Forever: The Secret Is On Your Plate
A dietary pattern that can reduce blood pressure effectively, even if consumed with some dairy and meat products. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - February 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs
The “Antebellum Paradox”: What is it and why it matters.
BY MIKE MAGEE
I recently made the case that “Health is foundational to a functioning democracy. But health must be shared and be broadly accessible to be an effective enabler of good government.” I also suggested that the pursuit of good health is implied and imbedded in the aspirational and idealistic wording of our U.S. Constitution, and that the active pursuit of health as a nation is essential if we wish to rise to Hamilton’s challenge in Federalist #1 and prove that we are “capable of establishing good government from reflection and choice.” So why are native white males lagging behind in health?
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Source: The Health Care Blog - January 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy antebellum paradox health informatics Mike Magee Population Health Source Type: blogs
A few things you can do
Voluntary action is not going to solve the planetary environmental crisis. We need a massive public policy response including public investment, regulatory and tax policy. So please don ' t think that any of your individual small acts of virtue mean you can stop being politically engaged. Still, we might as well do what little we can, in part because their can be multiplicative and synergistic effects. I ' m going to point to a few things that basically won ' t cost you a penny, or inconvenience you, or make you give up anything you like.There are a lot of more sustainable food products becoming available. Obviously, you c...
Source: Stayin' Alive - January 23, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Chicken with Dried Mushrooms & Tomatoes
When it comes time to figure out what to make for dinner, I love the internet as much as anyone. I usually head straight to the NY Times Cooking section, or to Epicurious, Saveur or Food 52 for ideas and inspiration. But one weekend this past year, with our Philly travel plans cancelled by an upcoming storm (there is nothing worse than the Jersey turnpike in a thunderstorm with tornado and flood warnings), I had the unexpected luxury of free time on a Saturday morning. Sitting with a cup of coffee, I opened Biba’s Taste of Italy, a cookbook whose spine I had yet to crack in the year since it had been gifted to me by ...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - January 19, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Meat & Poultry Borgotaro braised Chicken Dinner party Dried mushrooms Emilia Romagna italian Make-ahead PGI Porcini recipe Stove top Tomatoes Source Type: blogs
Eating Processed Meats Causes Colorectal Cancer — But Increased Risk Is Small
For someone who consumes processed meat frequently rather than moderately, their lifetime risk of colorectal cancer increases from 5% to 6%. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 16, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: P R Tags: PR Source Type: blogs
