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Precision medicine is coming, but not anytime soon
President Obama’s announcement of a Precision Medicine Initiative was one of the few items in this year’s State of the Union address to garner bipartisan support. And for good reason. Precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, offers the promise of health care — from prevention to diagnosis to treatment — based on your unique DNA profile. Who wouldn’t want that?
We’ve already had a taste of precision medicine. Relatively low-tech therapies like eyeglasses, orthotic devices, allergy treatments, and blood transfusions have long been personalized for the individual. Genetic analysis o...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - March 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beverly Merz Tags: Health care personalized health care precision medicine Source Type: news
The Most Promising Cancer-Fighter In Years
For a while now, I’ve been recommending a powerful antioxidant with the unpronounceable name, pyrroloquinoline quinine – or PQQ for short.
And although I recommend this compound to almost everyone who comes to see me at my wellness clinic in South Florida because of its energy-giving qualities, I’ve also observed its extraordinary power to fight cancer.
For years, I’ve seen PQQ work wonders with my older patients, because it keeps you feeling young by giving your cells extra energy.
PQQ was first discovered back in 1979 by a team of Japanese scientists, who knew little about the substance, except that i...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - March 24, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Andrew Britton Tags: Anti-Aging antioxidants Cancer energy Source Type: news
11 Reasons Your Crazy Cat Obsession Makes You Happier And Healthier
Feline fans, rejoice: Your cat isn't just a cute and cuddly ball of fluff -- he's also incredibly good for your health.
Even pet owners who prefer puppies can't deny the major benefits that come along with caring for a furry friend of either species. Science shows that pets can help prevent allergies in kids, ward off respiratory infections, improve your mood and even boost self-esteem.
Whether you're a crazy cat lady or a dude ready to publicly proclaim your obsession with your feline friend, get ready to celebrate the many pros of being a proud cat owner -- all negative stereotypes aside.
Here are 11 reasons we should...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
8 Whole Grains You're Probably Not Eating
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD
You've probably had oatmeal for breakfast, and if you haven't yet tried quinoa I bet you've heard of it, or have seen it on a menu or social media recipe (it's all over Pinterest!). But there are many other whole grains you may not be familiar with, and incorporating them into your food repertoire is well worth the learning curve.
Whole grains are white hot among chefs and nutritionists. They're versatile, satisfying and in addition to providing slow-burning starch (think sustained energy!), vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, whole grains are health protective. Their consumption is tied to a lo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Things You Should Know About Vascular Disease
Vascular disease is known as a silent killer because many people don’t experience symptoms until it is too late. Read on to learn about the risk factors for vascular disease and what tools are available to you to prevent it.
1. It can lead to a limb loss, aneurysm or stroke. This is caused by the build-up of plaque in the arteries of your legs, neck and aorta.
2. It leads to more deaths than cancer. This is an indisputable fact. Fortunately, there are easy tests to screen for vascular disease,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - October 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dr. Joel Reginelli Source Type: research
The Week Ahead: Stroke, Prostate Ca, Sports Med
(MedPage Today) -- After learning he has localized prostate cancer, what key factors influence a patient's choice of active surveillance over treatment? That question will be answered in the week ahead.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 13, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
June 2014
Managing Asthma: Learn To Breathe Easier...Protect Your Tendons: Preventing the Pain of Tendinitis...Patient’s Own Cells Helped Fight Cancer...Videos and Eye Health Resources for Kids...Featured Web Site: Know Stroke
Source: NIH News in Health - June 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NICE: 'Obese should be prescribed slimming clubs'
“GPs told to prescribe £100 slimming courses for millions of obese patients,” the Daily Mail reports.
The news is based on new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) that aim to encourage sustainable weight loss in the obese; “lose a little, and keep it off”.
The guidance is mainly aimed at commissioners (who plan and agree which services will be provided in the NHS and monitor them), health professionals and groups who provide lifestyle weight management programmes. The recommendations may also be of interest to members of the public, including people who are overweight or o...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 28, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Food/diet Obesity QA articles Source Type: news
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery review
Patients see neurosurgeons as gods, but what is the reality? Henry Marsh has written a memoir of startling candourWe go to doctors for help and healing; we don't expect them to make us worse. Most people know the aphorism taught to medical students, attributed to the ancient Greek Hippocrates but timeless in its quiet sanity: "First, do no harm." But many medical treatments do cause harm: learning how to navigate the risks of drug therapies, as well as the catastrophic consequences of botched or inadvised surgical operations, is a big part of why training doctors takes so long. Even the simplest of therapies carries the ri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 19, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Gavin Francis Tags: The Guardian Private healthcare Culture Society Reviews Books Neuroscience UK news Hospitals NHS Source Type: news
Vegans and Colon Cancer Risk
Vegans have a lower risk of chronic disease such as colon cancer, heart disease and stroke. You can maintain a nutritionally based diet as a vegan, but it requires some planning and knowledge. Learn more about veganism and colon cancer risk here.
Source: About.com Colon Cancer - March 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: coloncancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Genetically encoded FRET-based biosensor for imaging MMP-9 activity.
Abstract
A genetically encoded Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)-based biosensor that continuously monitors matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) activity was developed. MMP-9 is an extracellularly acting endopeptidase with a prominent role in development, learning and memory, cancer metastasis, and stroke. To assess the biological function of the protease, determining the precise kinetics and localization of MMP-9 activity is required. The nontoxic, genetically encoded FRET biosensor presented herein is anchored in the cellular membrane and thus provides an important advantage over currently employed probes....
Source: Biomaterials - November 26, 2013 Category: Materials Science Authors: Stawarski M, Rutkowska-Wlodarczyk I, Zeug A, Bijata M, Madej H, Kaczmarek L, Wlodarczyk J Tags: Biomaterials Source Type: research
Music gives people a voice when words fail them at the end of their lives | Bob Heath
A music therapist describes how improvising songs can open a vital channel of communication in palliative careAll that was dear to me, down below the seaI cannot hold this piece of driftwoodWhen life abandons meLiz, a patient at the Sobell House hospice, 2013In palliative care, when clients and their therapists get to know one another they do so with a shared knowledge, whether voiced or not, that while both of them are going to die eventually, at least one of them is going to be doing it very soon.The relationship between client and therapist is always unique. And whatever you may think about "therapy", all (or most) of i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 5, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Psychology theguardian.com Music Health Medical research & wellbeing Society Life and style Editorial Science Source Type: news
Heart disease risk 'higher in men who skip breakfast'
Conclusion
This large cohort study of middle-aged and older male American health professionals has found that eating breakfast and not eating after going to bed are associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease.
As this was a cohort study, it cannot prove cause and effect, as it is not possible to exclude the possibility that there are other factors responsible for any of the associations seen.
The results remained the same when researchers adjusted for diet, demographic factors and activity level, but were no longer significant if the researchers adjusted for obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol level...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Source Type: news
157 E-Books New to JEFFLINE
Scott Library added these 157 e-books to the growing collection in May and June:
Accurate Results in the Clinical Laboratory
Adult Emergency Medicine
Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination (4th ed.)
Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses (2nd ed.)
Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing (5th ed.)
Arrhythmia Essentials
Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery
Atlas of Clinical Neurology (3rd ed.)
Atlas of Hematopathology: Morphology, Immunophenotype, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Approaches
Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases
Atlas of No...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gary Kaplan Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news
If you could propose one idea to help improve health care delivery in the United States, what would it be?
Thumbnail: Tags: conversationsphrma conversationslarry hausnermyrl weinbergchris hansennancy brownContributors: 11621161115911631173Contributions: Read Larry Hausner's bio
Despite the rapid development of innovative technologies in the health care field, we have yet to discover a panacea that will easily transform our health care system into one that provides high-quality and cost-effective care. What we have discovered and come to agree on over the last decade is that our sick care system must be reconfigured to a health care system that emphasizes wellness and prevention. For that reason, I offer ...
Source: PHRMA - June 24, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: rlowe Source Type: news
