Tropical Travel Trouble 007 Mega Malaria Extravaganza
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When you think tropical medicine, malaria has to be near the top. It can be fairly complex and fortunately treatment has become a lot simpler. This post is designed to walk you through the basic principals with links to more in depth teaching if your niche is travel medicine, laboratory diagnostics or management of severe or cerebral malaria. If you stubbled on this post while drinking a cup of tea or sitting on the throne and want a few basi...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - April 5, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Clinical Cases Tropical Medicine malaria Plasmodium plasmodium falciparum plasmodium knowles plasmodium malariae plasmodium ovale plasmodium vivax Source Type: blogs
Using Big Data to Discover Comorbitities Associated with Psoriasis
Discussion about Big Data; Relevance for Healthcare). A commonly accepted definition for big data is the use of extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations. I am particularly interested in the use of big data for predictive analytics in healthcare (see: Big data analytics in healthcare: promise and potential). Now comes an article about the use of big data to discover the co-morbidities associated with psoriasis (see:Researchers receive $6.5 million NIH grant to use big data to tackle psoriasis). Below is an excerpt from it:An experienced int...
Source: Lab Soft News - February 27, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Innovations Medical Research Preventive Medicine Source Type: blogs
Knitted Fabric Delivers Laser Light to Treat Skin Conditions
A number of diseases are treated using light therapy. These include acne, actinic keratosis, jaundice, Paget’s disease, and psoriasis. Modern light blankets use arrays of LEDs to produce illumination, but light emitted by LEDs can be quite weak compared to light produced by a laser. Photodynamic therapy light lamps, on the other hand, can create painful therapy sessions because of their indiscriminate and intense light.
Texinov Medical Textiles, a company based outside of Lyon, France, with help from the European health consortium PHOS-ISTOS, has announced developing a knitted soft fabric called FLUXMEDICARE that ...
Source: Medgadget - February 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Dermatology Source Type: blogs
Fermented foods to beat back SIBO and dysbiosis
If you’ve been following the Wheat Belly discussions, you already know that efforts to cultivate healthy bowel flora in the wake of wheat/grain elimination is a key factor in regaining health. While I’ve emphasized the importance of a high-potency (e.g., 50 billion or more CFUs per day), multi-species probiotic supplement and prebiotic fibers, I’ve not focused on the importance of fermented foods. This issue comes to light in particular with our experience in battling small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO.
Dysbiosis, or disrupted composition of bowel flora in the colon, is exceptionally common, e...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora fermented foods grain-free Inflammation kefir kimchi kombucha probiotic sibo small intestinal bacterial overgrowth yogurt Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 40-year-old woman with amenorrhea
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 40-year-old woman is evaluated for amenorrhea of 4 months’ duration. She has had weight gain, facial hair, alopecia, and debilitating fatigue. Her medical history is significant for psoriasis. She seems to be gaining weight in her face, abdomen, and neck. She also bruises easily. Her only medication is clobetasol for psoriasis.
On physical examination, temperature is 37.6 °C (99.7 °F), blood pressure is 148/90 mm Hg, pulse rate is 88/min, and respiration rate is 12/min. BMI is 38. She is obese with a r...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 25, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions Endocrinology OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
FDA Approves Sixth United States Biosimilar
Recently, the FDA announced that it approved Boehringer Ingelheim’s Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm), the second biosimilar to AbbVie’s blockbuster Humira and sixth biosimilar in the United States. “Cyltezo is the first biosimilar from Boehringer Ingelheim to be approved by the FDA and marks an important step towards our goal of providing new and more affordable treatment options to healthcare providers and patients,” said Ivan Blanarik, Senior Vice President and Head of Therapeutic Area Biosimilars at Boehringer Ingelheim. “Chronic inflammatory diseases collectively affect 23.5 million people in the U.S., and Cyltezo h...
Source: Policy and Medicine - November 17, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
First Electronic Device for Opioid Withdrawal Therapy Approved by FDA
The FDA has given a regulatory green light to the first device that reduces opioid withdrawal symptoms. The NSS-2 Bridge from Innovative Health Solutions, a Versailles, Indiana firm, is stuck to the skin behind the ear and relies on four electrodes that are attached around the ear. The electrodes are used to deliver electric current to a set of occipital and cranial nerves (V, VII, IX, and X), hopefully helping addicts to avoid agitation, insomnia, and other symptoms of kicking opioids. The same device was approved by the FDA three years ago for use in acupuncture and the current approval went under the de novo review pro...
Source: Medgadget - November 15, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Medicine Neurology Pain Management Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
9 Tips to Manage Stress to Maintain Better Health
Increasingly, stress is considered a risk factor for dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s. Stress is also a risk factor for stroke and heart attack as well as a trigger for many diseases from arthritis to psoriasis. Obviously, limiting stress in our lives is a good idea. But how? Simply living what we call modern life seems to make stress the norm.
Zap perfectionism: Get rid of perfectionism. I know that I can be more stressed than I need to be simply because I think I have to do everything right now and do it perfectly. Likely you are similar. Perfectionism can lead us in an even more stressful cycle as we fa...
Source: Minding Our Elders - November 6, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia
The understanding of cognitive decline and dementia has advanced considerably over the past decade, despite the drug industry’s numerous failed attempts to develop a drug to treat the condition. But a successful effort at preventing, even reversing, cognitive decline and dementia requires a multi-faceted approach that involves diet, correction of nutritional deficiencies, exercise, learning new skills, and a number of other efforts.
This is the first in a series of videos exploring all these issues, all designed to arm you with the best information available. The remainder of the series will be posted on the Undoctor...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle alzheimer alzheimer's cognition cognitive dementia diy health Dr. Davis Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Pursuing a career as a physician: A reminder why
Last week, I spent a few hours completing an online module for one of my immunology courses. The purpose of this module was simply to expose students to the format of lecturing and assessments that would take place throughout the length of this course.
The portion of the module that I found really exciting was a series of videos depicting scenes at a local clinic where a physician examined a patient with psoriasis. Although learning about the biology behind the condition was intellectually stimulating, the video reminded me once again of my purpose of pursuing a career as a physician: to educate patients while comforting t...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 12, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sangrag-ganguli" rel="tag" > Sangrag Ganguli < /a > Tags: Education Dermatology Medical school Primary Care Source Type: blogs
“There’s a Person in There”
By Joe Burns The elderly female patient was a frequent visitor of the dermatology clinic. Her physician had provided routine care for her, removing suspicious spots for decades. Today she was presenting for an exacerbation of her psoriasis. We entered the room and the patient was visibly distraught. She was wearing a wrinkled t-shirt and […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 5, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: reflectivemeded Tags: Health Care humanistic care patient care social determinants syndicated Source Type: blogs
The 2017 Skinnies Awards: Eczema seen in HBO's " The Night of "
The Skinnies Awards are back at skinema.com! Included in this year's roundup of media skin issues is the John Turturro's rash playing a central role in the HBO miniseries"The Night of." Eczema has long been the neglected sibling of psoriasis, but with new treatments now available, it's the Rash of the Year. See it all only atSkinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - July 16, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: vail reese Tags: Health Television Source Type: blogs
The 2017 Skinnies Awards: Eczema seen in HBO's " The Night of "
The Skinnies Awards are back at skinema.com! Included in this year's roundup of media skin issues is the John Turturro's rash playing a central role in the HBO miniseries"The Night of." Eczema has long been the neglected sibling of psoriasis, but with new treatments now available, it's the Rash of the Year. See it all only atSkinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - July 16, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: vail reese Tags: Health Television Source Type: blogs
The 2017 Skinnies Awards: Eczema seen in HBO's " The Night of "
The Skinnies Awards are back at skinema.com! Included in this year's roundup of media skin issues is the John Turturro's rash playing a central role in the HBO miniseries"The Night of." Eczema has long been the neglected sibling of psoriasis, but with new treatments now available, it's the Rash of the Year. See it all only atSkinema.com... (Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog)
Source: Skinema, dermatology in the media blog - July 16, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: vail reese Tags: Health Television Source Type: blogs
Behind the scenes of a detox scam
It is surprisingly easy to sell snake oil. I know, because I’ve done it. In 2014, I helped create and sell The Right Detox. This was a bogus detoxification program that purported to improve anyone’s well-being and perhaps, cure disease. I was the face of the scam. I launched The Right Detox at a spring-time women’s health expo in Tucson, Arizona.
I kicked off my sales-pitch in front of a small audience with an inspirational story about curing myself of psoriasis using natural remedies and diet changes like those promoted in the The Right Detox program. My presentation began this way:
Processed foods, pesticides, and ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 7, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/britt-marie-hermes" rel="tag" > Britt Marie Hermes, ND < /a > Tags: Meds Medications Source Type: blogs
