“ Don ’ t eat anything white ”
I’ve heard this advice countless times, as I’ll bet you have, too. I’ve also witnessed many people try it (though certainly not on my advice), only to experience modest (if any) benefits that quickly come a halt. And, of course, this advice makes no sense.
“White,” of course, refers primarily to refined grain products such as breads, rolls, and bagels made with white flour, as well as sucrose table sugar. Non-white primarily refers to whole grains that are darker based on the commonly held misconception that whole grains are not just better for you, but healthy. (I’ve discussed this logi...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 19, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Screening Recommendations Based on Doctor Personal Experiences
Recently in JAMA," ...a research letter... explores howsocial interactions with friends, family and colleagues who have been diagnosed with breast cancer may affect a physician ’s recommendations to patients. "What it found was that a doctor ' s personal experiences impact what they recommend for their patients. They did not necessarily follow the current guidelines. " Physicians familiar with someone with a poor prognosis who was not diagnosed via screening were much more likely to recommend routine checks for women between 40 and 44 years old and those over 75. "“Describing a woman whose breast cancer was not di...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - December 19, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: arthritis treatment cancer history cancer screening medical history Source Type: blogs
The Dangers of Carb Loading
Carb loading is viewed as an essential practice by people who engage in vigorous exercise. But it is a practice that can lead, over time, to disastrous health consequences, including heart disease, dysbiosis, and fatty liver.
And it is also entirely unnecessary, a dietary mistake created by a misinterpretation of scientific studies conducted 70 -80 years ago.
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Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation low-carb Source Type: blogs
A New Gimish Model of Complex Disease?
By DAVID SHAYWITZ, MD
The appeal of precision medicine is the promise that we can understand disease with greater specificity and fashion treatments that are more individualized and more effective.
A core tenet (or “central dogma,” as I wrote in 2015) of precision medicine is the idea that large disease categories – like type 2 diabetes – actually consist of multiple discernable subtypes, each with its own distinct characteristics and genetic drivers. As genetic and phenotypic research advances, the argument goes, diseases like “type 2 diabetes” will go the way of quaint descriptive diagnoses like “dropsy”...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Broad Institute CAD Circulation Disease Categories Gimish Model of Disease Kathiresan Khera Massachussetts General Hospital Source Type: blogs
A More Precise Definition of Precision Medicine?
By DAVID SHAYWITZ, MD
The appeal of precision medicine is the promise that we can understand disease with greater specificity and fashion treatments that are more individualized and more effective.
A core tenet (or “central dogma,” as I wrote in 2015) of precision medicine is the idea that large disease categories – like type 2 diabetes – actually consist of multiple discernable subtypes, each with its own distinct characteristics and genetic drivers. As genetic and phenotypic research advances, the argument goes, diseases like “type 2 diabetes” will go the way of quaint descriptive diagnoses like “dropsy”...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Broad Institute CAD Circulation Disease Categories Gimish Model of Disease Kathiresan Khera Massachussetts General Hospital Source Type: blogs
Why “ Precision Health ” May Not Be the Precise Word
By DAVID SHAYWITZ, MD
The appeal of precision medicine is the promise that we can understand disease with greater specificity and fashion treatments that are more individualized and more effective.
A core tenet (or “central dogma,” as I wrote in 2015) of precision medicine is the idea that large disease categories – like type 2 diabetes – actually consist of multiple discernable subtypes, each with its own distinct characteristics and genetic drivers. As genetic and phenotypic research advances, the argument goes, diseases like “type 2 diabetes” will go the way of quaint descriptive diagnoses like “dropsy”...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: OP-ED Uncategorized Broad Institute CAD Circulation Disease Categories Gimish Model of Disease Kathiresan Khera Massachussetts General Hospital 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
Do Gena and Chuck Norris Have a Right to Sue Over GBCAs?
Hollywood street fighter Chuck Norris and his wife, Gena Norris have filed a lawsuit in the San Francisco Superior Court claiming that Gena was poisoned by a gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA), the substance used in MRI or MRA procedures to enhance image quality. The couple is seeking over $10 million in damages from several healthcare companies, including pharmaceutical company McKesson Corp and Bracco S.p.A., an Italian healthcare company. Their attorneys at Cutter Law P.C. of Oakland state that these manufacturers knew of the toxins these agents carry and neglected to distribute warnings. Gena underwent MRI for her ...
Source: radRounds - November 11, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Researchers may have discovered a cause of multiple sclerosis
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that causes damage to the substance that covers nerve cells. This interrupts normal communication between nerves, leading to problems with movement, speech, and other functions. We don’t know what causes MS but we think it is an autoimmune disease.
What is an autoimmune disease?
Autoimmune diseases develop when a person’s immune system goes after its own tissues and organs. Autoimmune disease can affect all parts of the body. For example:
Type 1 diabetes. This is the type that usually affects kids and develops when abnormal antibodies attack cer...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Brain and cognitive health Injuries Neurological conditions Prevention Safety MS multiple sclerosis Source Type: blogs
Happy Halloween!
Today is Halloween. But we will not have trick or treaters until Friday night. Significant portions of the town do not have power and there are still trees downed all over the place.We had a little storm on Sunday night with wind gusts here to around 50 mph but other places on the coast in the 80-90 mph. A little hurricane came up the east coast and joined up with another front moving east across the country. Their little party was slammed by a Canadian cold front which turned into a massive storm. We got 5 " (just think if that was snow) of rain. So no trick or treating for safety ' s sake for a few days. (But I think all...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - October 31, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: ailments appearances being a patient cancer awareness Halloween Source Type: blogs
Klarus Automatic Auto-Injector System Preps Drugs for Dosing
Cambridge Design Partnership, a company that helps other firms design new products, is touting its recent work on the Klarus auto-injector management system. Auto-injectors, such as those used by people with multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, are a bit of a hassle to maintain. They need to be stored in the fridge and warmed up before injecting, making sure to prepare everything at the right time.
The Klarus automates this process by being a mini fridge for the auto injector, which automatically warms up the drug cartridge in preparation for injection time. Uri Baruch, who worked on the Klarus at Cambridge Design ...
Source: Medgadget - October 26, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Medicine Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
When it comes to consumer choice, more is not always better
Mark Letterman’s rheumatoid arthritis had been progressing unrelentingly despite popping dozens of pills each week — eight methotrexate pills on Mondays alone. Letterman felt like he was 63 going on 93.
If rheumatoid arthritis progresses unchecked, it is as debilitating of a disease as can be imagined. Don’t think garden variety arthritis that only interferes with activities like, um, gardening. Think: finger and wrist joints so inflamed it feels like your hands have suffered a heat stroke from the inside out. Imagine: the joints of your toes so damaged you have to purchase shoes at a medical supply store, even t...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 18, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/peter-ubel" rel="tag" > Peter Ubel, MD < /a > Tags: Policy Public Health & Rheumatology Washington Watch Source Type: blogs
Nitric Oxide Absorbing Hydrogel Releases Drugs to Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Diseases
At the Institute for Basic Science in Daejeon, South Korea, scientists have developed a hydrogel that responds to the presence of nitric oxide (NO) and releases drugs when so activated. This kind of drug delivery system may be particularly effective for treating rheumatoid arthritis, as immune cells within inflamed joints release toxic NO in large quantities. Injecting a gel that actively responds to inflammation, absorbs NO, and immediately delivers anti-inflammatories or other drugs may allow for automatic long-term control of inflamed joints. The same applies to many other diseases and conditions involving inflammation...
Source: Medgadget - October 16, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Women and pain: Disparities in experience and treatment
In August, The New York Times published a guest op-ed by a man named David Roberts who suffered from severe chronic pain for many years before finally finding relief. The piece immediately went viral, with distinguished news journalist and personality Dan Rather posting it to his Facebook page with the addendum that it could “offer hope” to some pain patients. However, for many of us in the chronic pain community, particularly women, the piece was regarded with weariness and frustration.
The first and most prominent source of annoyance for me regarding this piece was the part when the author finally discloses his pain ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laura Kiesel Tags: Behavioral Health Pain Management Women's Health Source Type: blogs
More on US Healthcare Prices
In a recent post, I showed two drugs that were much more expensive in the United States than elsewhere. One was for rheumatoid arthritis and the other for hepatitis C. Today we get to look at a cancer drug, Avastin, … Continue reading →
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - October 5, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Peter Ubel Tags: Health Care cancer healthcare costs Peter Ubel syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
