The Pacey Cuff Urethral Control Device: Interview with CEO and a Practicing Urologist
Pacey Medtech, based in Vancouver, Canada, has developed the Pacey Cuff, a urethral control device for urinary incontinence in men, post-prostate cancer treatment. Treating prostate cancer can sometimes lead to urinary incontinence, which can have significant consequences for patient confidence and comfort. The psychological impact of incontinence can be enormous, and can affect people’s ability to work and socialize.
The Pacey Cuff has been proposed as a solution to the issue. It fits around the penis, and applies pressure to the urethra to prevent urine leakage. However, what makes the device different from traditional...
Source: Medgadget - October 18, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Rehab Urology Source Type: blogs
When diagnosing colon cancer isn ’t in a patient’s best interest
So much of life depends upon timing. Sure, we plan, but we know how much of our life’s events are unplanned and unexpected. So often, our jobs and our mates — two of our most defining accomplishments — are the result of a chance encounter or a random act. Life does not reliably proceed in an orderly manner.
This is often true in the medical profession. Here, physicians in our quest to seek out and squelch disease, often discover what would should have been left alone. For example, is discovering prostate cancer in an older man a true benefit if the tumor would have remained silent throughout the man’s life?...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-kirsch" rel="tag" > Michael Kirsch, MD < /a > Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Oncology/Hematology 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
When men struggle with treatment decisions
It usually starts with a phone call:
“Doc, can I come and talk to you about something?”
The “something” might be erectile difficulties or other side effect(s) from prostate cancer treatment. It might be confusion or indecision about what treatment to agree to. I always inform the caller that any of these issues are better resolved if their spouse/partner is present and then leave it at that. I can make referrals to a pelvic floor physiotherapist for the man who has incontinence issues. I work with social workers who can deal with financial challenges or applications for social assistance. There are always men who w...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/anne-katz" rel="tag" > Anne Katz, RN, PhD < /a > Tags: Conditions Oncology/Hematology 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
10 superfoods to boost a healthy diet
No single food — not even a superfood — can offer all the nutrition, health benefits, and energy we need to nourish ourselves. The 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines recommend healthy eating patterns, “combining healthy choices from across all food groups — while paying attention to calorie limits.”
Over the years, research has shown that healthy dietary patterns can reduce risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Dietary patterns such as the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and the Mediterranean diet, which are mostly plant-based, have demonstrated significant ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Source Type: blogs
What's in a name?
From time to time I have commented on the controversies over cancer screening. Most people assume that screening is an unqualified good, that early detection of cancer saves lives. Whenever some panel proposes recommending less screening, we hear screaming and yelling from advocates who claim they are trying to " ration " health care to save money at the expense of people ' s lives.In fact,as a bunch of Australians and a Minnesotan explain in BMJ, there are a few conditions called " cancer " that you are better off not treating, or perhaps treating very conservatively. These include what is called ductal carcinoma in situ ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - August 13, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
As I ’ve always suspected, Health Care = Communism + Frappuccinos
By MATTHEW HOLT
Happy 15th birthday THCB! Yes, 15 years ago today this little blog opened for business and changed my life (and at least impacted a few others). Later this week we are going to celebrate and tell you a bit more about what the next 15 years (really?) of THCB might look like. But for now, I’m rerunning a few of my favorite pieces from the mid-2000s, the golden age of blogging. Today I present “Health Care = Communism + Frappuccinos”, one of my favorites about the relationship between government and private sector originally published here on Jan7, 2005. And like the Medicare one from last we...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Matthew Holt OP-ED 15th Birthday Celebration Commumism Frappuchinos Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 13th 2018
We report that the disruption of excitation-contraction coupling contributes to impaired force generation in the mouse model of Sod1 deficiency. Briefly, we found a significant reduction in sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) activity as well as reduced expression of proteins involved in calcium release and force generation. Another potential factor involved in EC uncoupling in Sod1-/- mice is oxidative damage to proteins involved in the contractile response.
In summary, this study provides strong support for the coupling between increased oxidative stress and disruption of cellular excitation contraction mac...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 12, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Attempts Continue to Link Blood Group to Natural Variations in Longevity
If we are to judge from the findings of genetic association studies, natural variation in human longevity occurs due to countless distinct factors, each of which provides a small contribution, is highly dependent on environmental circumstances, and is highly linked to other factors. Scientists have struggled to replicate more than a few known associations across different study populations, and those that have been replicated between study groups have small effects.
Blood group is genetically determined, and data on patient blood group is included in many of the data sets that report on disease incidence and mortali...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 6, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
New blood test may someday help guide the best treatment for aggressive prostate cancer
Tumors that spread, or metastasize, in the body shed cells into blood that doctors can scrutinize for insights into what a patient’s cancer might do. Analyzing these so-called circulating tumor cells (CTCs) isn’t part of routine care yet, in part because they’re so hard to pick out of the millions of normal cells in a blood sample. Still, scientists are making progress in this area. And in June, a research team reported that treatment decisions made on the basis of CTC testing had increased lifespans in men with an aggressive type of metastatic prostate cancer.
Doctors usually treat metastatic prostate cancer with d...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlie Schmidt Tags: Cancer Health Men's Health Prostate Health Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 68-year-old man with heart failure
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 68-year-old man is evaluated at a follow-up appointment. He has a 7-year history of heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy. Over the past 6 months, he has had three hospitalizations for exacerbations of his heart failure. He currently has exertional dyspnea while getting dressed, and his maximal activity level is limited to riding to the store with his wife but staying in the car. Medical history is significant for disseminated prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy. Medications ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions Cardiology Source Type: blogs
T2 Bacterial Panel Obtain FDA Approval; Provides Rapid Diagnosis of Sepsis
There is exciting news in the area of clinical bacteriology. The FDA has approved the T2 Biosystems bacterial panel for the rapid detection of septicemia (see: T2 Biosystems Receives FDA Clearance to Market T2Bacteria Panel for Detection of Sepsis-Causing Pathogens), Below is an excerpt from the article:T2 Biosystems...announced that it has received market clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the T2 Bacteria Panel for the direct detection of bacterial species in human whole blood specimens from patients with suspected bloodstream infections. The T2Bacteria Panel... provides sensitive d...
Source: Lab Soft News - July 3, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Industry News Clinical Lab Testing Cost of Healthcare Food and Drug Administration Lab Industry Trends Medical Research Quality of Care Source Type: blogs
More MRI Machines = More Happy Patients
The University of Minnesota ’s Clinics and Surgery center will be installing a new MRI as a response to the increasing wait times and high number of patients seeking imaging services.According toThe Minnesota Daily, the Center has experienced a 10 percent increase in MRI appointments each year. Patients typically wait between two to three weeks for their imaging appointments. To prevent long wait lists, the Center has had to extend their hours and book more procedures on Saturdays and Sundays. Around 20,000 MRI procedures are performed each year across the university ’s health centers. They are purchasing a new MRI eve...
Source: radRounds - June 29, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
