The “Other” Youth Vaping Epidemic: Why Has It Been Ignored?
While the CDC and many health groups have been obsessed with youth e-cigarette use, an even more troubling epidemic has been spreading among our nation ’s youth. In contrast to the e-cigarette use explosion, which has not caused any significant disease or deaths, this other, ignored epidemic has caused hundreds of youth to develop life-threatening respiratory failure and has been responsible for 13 deaths.What is this “other” vaping epidemic?It ’s not vaping of e-cigarettes. It’s the vaping of marijuana.In my analysis of data from the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey, I found that the majority of youth who curr...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - October 1, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Why Would a Libertarian Want School Choice? Suppose Canned Peaches...
Neal McCluskeyPeter Greene, an affable defender of public schooling and critic of most things “reformy,”is nonplussed: How could libertarians argue that religious freedom requires school choice? Writes Greene about “Libby folks”—presumably libertarians and not fans ofcanned fruit—“you have, of course, always been free to send your child to a religious school. What’s new here is the argument that the government should pay for it.” He goes on, “Libbys are saying that citizens should be taxed so that their children can practice their religion,” which doesn’t seem like a very libertarian thing to do.I a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 1, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Neal McCluskey Source Type: blogs
To Protect Youth from Progression to Cigarette Smoking, Truth Initiative Wants to Ban the Fake Ones But Let Real Cigarettes Remain on the Shelves
In anop-ed piece published byCNN last Friday, the president of the Truth Initiative bemoaned the " epidemic " of vaping among our nation ' s youth, arguing that electronic cigarette use leads to smoking. She citedresearch which shows " that young people who vape are more likely than their peers who don ' t vape to smoke traditional cigarettes in the future. "And what does the Truth Initiative propose should be done to prevent a massive youth migration to cigarette smoking?A. Ban or severely restrict the sale of cigarettes.B. Ban or severely restrict the sale of both cigarettes and e-cigarettes.C. Neither of the above.The a...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - September 30, 2019 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Already Missing New Orleans
“…Ole Mississippi, she’s callin’ my name.”
Just got back from a trip to New Orleans for our anniversary.
We stayed in a glorious old hotel, the Monteleone. Our room was smallish but very sumptuous, with a wall of windows looking over the rooftops out to the Mississippi. Ben had given us a book about haunted New Orleans and we found out that there were twelve spirits in our hotel, one of whom hung out on our floor! Never saw him or felt his presence though. They had a nice pool on the roof, and just off the lobby was the Carousel Bar, that actually rotates.
First day there we ate beignets at...
Source: Susan's Blog - July 7, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Susan Senator Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Phytonutrients: Paint your plate with the colors of the rainbow
Did you know that adding color to your meals will help you live a longer, healthier life? Colorful fruits and vegetables can paint a beautiful picture of health because they contain phytonutrients, compounds that give plants their rich colors as well as their distinctive tastes and aromas. Phytonutrients also strengthen a plant’s immune system. They protect the plant from threats in their natural environment such as disease and excessive sun.
When humans eat plant foods, phytonutrients protect us from chronic diseases. Phytonutrients have potent anti-cancer and anti-heart disease effects. And epidemiological research sug...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Our Visit to WIRED Health 2019 at London ’s Francis Crick Institute
WIRED Health, now in its sixth year, returned to London’s Francis Crick Institute. The event was opened by Crick Institute director Paul Nurse who introduced the institute and its mission to understand the fundamental biology of human health and disease. The team at the Crick, consisting of 1500 researchers and three Nobel Prize winners, make up Europe’s largest biomedical research facility with an already impressive slate of research, despite being only two years old. The theme of WIRED Heath and the venue’s vision was perfectly summarized by Sir Paul, who closed his address with the charge “from this crucible th...
Source: Medgadget - April 2, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Exclusive Medicine Public Health Society Source Type: blogs
Future Healthcare 2019: A Medgadget Report
Future Healthcare 2019 came to London’s Olympia with a two-day exhibition and conference featuring speakers from industry, the clinical setting, and a strong showing of start-up companies. The event was opened by former UK Secretary of Health Patricia Hewitt and former UK Science Minister Lord Drayson who addressed a crowd drawn from both the UK and internationally.
The event was a prime opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the B2B healthcare market, collaborate with colleagues spread across scales—from healthcare providers to start-up companies—and to explore future commercial opportunities.
Topics...
Source: Medgadget - March 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Exclusive Medicine Society Source Type: blogs
It Helps to Be Humble
At the end of each semester, I require my writing students to evaluate in essay-form both themselves and my class. In evaluating themselves, they consider such criteria as their attendance, their grades, their participation and the new knowledge they’ve learned that semester. In critiquing the class, they judge the quality of the day-to-day life in English 11011. Did they like the textbooks? Did they appreciate the workshop format? Did they enjoy and learn from the assignments?
In doing this, I’ve been called many things by my students. This semester one student called me a “brilliant professor.” Another called me ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laura Yeager Tags: Bipolar Creativity Grief and Loss Personal Stigma Cancer Diagnosis Cancer Treatment Coping Skills Ego humble Humility Kindness Teaching Source Type: blogs
Heart Healthy Recipes for the Holidays
Having problems deciding how you can cook healthy meals during the holidays? Check out these weekly posts for heart-healthy recipes on MedlinePlus. This week’s recipe is for a warm and tasty peach cobbler. (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - December 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Burda Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Healthy, wholesome easy lunches
Just the idea of packing a lunch elicits a stress response in so many of us. Maybe we’re packing lunch for our kids, maybe it’s for us, but the pressure is on to create a simple yet satisfying, healthy yet hearty, easily transportable meal. This seemingly impossible task is daunting to many people. So much easier to rely on the school cafeteria, lunch trucks, and takeout, right?
Wrong! Let us consider the short- and long-term effects of poor choices at lunchtime. Yes, the school cafeteria may offer some healthy-ish options. I can count on my kids not to choose any of them. Likewise our workplace food trucks and fast fo...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Food as medicine Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
What is a plant-based diet and why should you try it?
Plant-based or plant-forward eating patterns focus on foods primarily from plants. This includes not only fruits and vegetables, but also nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, legumes, and beans. It doesn’t mean that you are vegetarian or vegan and never eat meat or dairy. Rather, you are proportionately choosing more of your foods from plant sources.
Mediterranean and vegetarian diets
What is the evidence that plant-based eating patterns are healthy? Much nutrition research has examined plant-based eating patterns such as the Mediterranean diet and a vegetarian diet. The Mediterranean diet has a foundation of plant-based foo...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
5 tips for the farmers market
It’s peak farmers market season and the stalls are overflowing with piles of attractively arranged yummy fruits and veggies. Buying local and eating organic sounds good, but there are so many choices, and it’s easy to overspend.
Here are five tips to help you get the most bang for your buck at the stalls this fall:
Is it really local?
Not all farm stands represent your local farmers. There are a few ways to tell. The market in our town features an online newsletter, and every week, they send out a list of farmers market vendors. Most have a link, and it’s easy to see which ones are truly local family farms. Other way...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Food as medicine Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Immunexpress Saving Lives with Improved Sepsis Diagnosis: Interview with Rolland Carlson PhD, CEO
Sepsis is the overwhelming response of the body’s immune system to infection, leading to life-threatening tissue and organ damage. The condition is poorly understood, hard to diagnose, and currently kills 30-50% of those with a confirmed diagnosis in the developed world and 60-80% of those diagnosed in developing countries. Sepsis is estimated to be the most common cause of death of hospitalized patients, and typically kills more people in Europe and North America annually than bowel, breast, and prostate cancers combined.
Seattle-based in vitro diagnostic company Immunexpress has developed the first FDA-approved sepsis ...
Source: Medgadget - August 30, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Critical Care Diagnostics Exclusive Medicine Pathology Public Health Source Type: blogs
Self-Adhesive Drug-Eluting Patch to Treat Mouth Ulcers
Researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK and the Danish company Dermtreat have jointly developed an innovative patch, known as the Rivelin, to improve treatment for mouth ulcers.
The patch allows for highly-targeted treatment of ulcers with steroids and other drugs, while providing a protective barrier around the affected area. Current treatments require mouthwashes or ointments that distribute the treatment over the entire mouth and only offer short contact times between the drug and lesion.
The patch is created with a manufacturing technique known as electrospinning, where a scaffold of ultrafine biocompatible fibe...
Source: Medgadget - June 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tom Peach Tags: Dentistry Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Dietary rut? 5 ways to snap out of it
Why is it that despite so many interesting foods in the world, we sometimes fall into dietary rut? For busy working families, lapsing into a boring menu routine may be due to a lack of time, planning, or know-how. Years ago, when I anchored the local TV news at dinnertime, my husband Jay made noodles with takeout meatballs so often that our three kids (even the baby) would tease him about it. “I didn’t know how to cook and I didn’t give much thought to dinner until everybody was hungry,” remembers Jay, my prince who would work all day, pick up the kids, and feed them before I got home. “We’d have leftov...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - June 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
