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Abstract 14: The Influence of Provider Specialty on Anticoagulation Prescription Fills and Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With History of Cancer Session Title: Poster Session Reception: Young Investigator Award Semi-Finalists
Conclusion: AF patients with cancer were less likely to see a cardiologist, and less likely to fill an anticoagulant prescription than AF patients without cancer. However, cardiology involvement was associated with increased anticoagulant prescription fills and reduced risk of stroke, suggesting a beneficial role for cardiology providers to improve outcomes in AF patients with history of cancer.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: ONeal, W. T., Claxton, J., MacLehose, R., Chen, L., Bengtson, L. G., Chamberlain, A. M., Norby, F., Lutsey, P., Alonso, A. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session Reception: Young Investigator Award Semi-Finalists Source Type: research

Acute aortic occlusion in a patient without risk factors
A 94-year-old female with a history of ischemic stroke, mild right hemiparesis, vascular dementia, breast cancer with right mastectomy, colon cancer resulting in colectomy, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension presented to the emergency department (ED) with bilateral leg pain. Patient had no smoking history, and her medications included Donepezil, Aspirin, Citalopram, Losartan, and Pantoprazole.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 28, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Trina Stoneham, Erin L. Simon Source Type: research

Mortality Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups in the Veterans Health Administration: An Evidence Review and Map.
CONCLUSIONS: Although the VHA's equal access health care system has reduced many racial/ethnic mortality disparities present in the private sector, our review identified mortality disparities that have persisted mainly for Black veterans in several clinical areas. However, because most mortality disparities were supported by single studies with imprecise findings, we could not draw strong conclusions about this evidence. More disparities research is needed for American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, and Hispanic veterans overall and for more of the largest life expectancy gaps. Public Health Implications. Because of the ...
Source: American Journal of Public Health - February 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peterson K, Anderson J, Boundy E, Ferguson L, McCleery E, Waldrip K Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: research

Predictors of unknown cancer in patients with ischemic stroke
AbstractStroke is the second most frequent neurologic finding in postmortem studies of cancer patients. It has also been described as the first expression of an occult cancer. We have studied patients diagnosed with cancer after an ischemic stroke (IS) and we analyze differences with non-tumor patients. Single cohort longitudinal retrospective study of patients admitted to our center with IS diagnosis from 1 January 2012 to 12 December 2014. All patients were followed for 18  months. Patients with transient ischemic infarction or cerebral hemorrhage, active cancer or in the last 5 years, inability to follow-up or absence...
Source: Journal of Neuro-Oncology - January 8, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

UCLA helps many to live long and prosper
In Westwood, more than 100 faculty experts from 25 departments have embarked on anall-encompassing push to cut the health and economic impacts of depression in half by the year 2050. The mammoth undertaking will rely on platforms developed by the new Institute for Precision Health, which will harness the power of big data and genomics to move toward individually tailored treatments and health-promotion strategies.On the same 419 acres of land, researchers across the spectrum, from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside, are ushering in a potentially game-changing approach to turning the body ’s immune defenses again...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 9, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

In Defense of Progesterone: A Review of the Literature.
Conclusions • Physicians should have no hesitation prescribing natural progesterone. The evidence is clear that progesterone does not cause breast cancer. Indeed, progesterone is protective and preventative of breast cancer. PMID: 29055286 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - October 21, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lieberman A, Curtis L Tags: Altern Ther Health Med Source Type: research

Combining risk communication strategies to simultaneously convey the risks of four diseases associated with physical inactivity to socio-demographically diverse populations
AbstractA single risk factor can increase the risk of developing multiple diseases, but most risk communication research has been conducted in the context of a single disease. We explored which combination of three recommended risk communication strategies is most effective in simultaneously conveying risk estimates of four diseases associated with physical inactivity: colon cancer, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease. Participants (N  = 1161, 50% no college experience, 50% racial/ethnic minority) were shown hypothetical risk estimates for each of the four diseases. All four diseases were placed at varying heights on 1 o...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - October 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Physical Inactivity and Life Expectancy in Canada.
CONCLUSIONS: Life expectancy could be increased by over 10 months if Canadians could be encouraged to be physically active. PMID: 28834494 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - August 25, 2017 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: J Phys Act Health Source Type: research

Morning Rounds: Colon cancer deaths, stroke rates among women
Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss a surprising and concerning rise in colon cancer death rates among younger Americans, a new study that shows stroke rates are going down for men but not women and a new development in the on-going battle with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

MicroRNAs Mediated MMP Regulation: Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Metabolic Syndrome.
Abstract Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a global socioeconomic problem rapidly progressing in accordance with increasing body mass index (BMI) and age. It is a consortium of risk factors, such as dyslipidaemia, insulin resistance, leptin resistance, reduced adiponectin, glucose intolerance, hyperglycemia, and hypertension. Collectively, these factors accelerate the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and certain cancers such as breast, liver pancreatic, and colon cancer. Extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane remodeling play a central role during pathogenesis of MS as they regu...
Source: Current Gene Therapy - July 7, 2017 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Saxena S, Jain A, Rani V Tags: Curr Gene Ther Source Type: research

Chemotherapy induced stroke mimic: 5-Fluorouracil encephalopathy fulfilling criteria for tissue plasminogen activator therapy
Stroke mimics, especially those involving chemotherapy related neurotoxicity, can confound the clinical diagnosis of acute stroke. Here we describe the case of a 63year-old male with a recent history of stage IIIC colon cancer who presented with confusion on the second day of modified FOLFOX6 (5-fluorouracil/oxaliplatin) chemotherapy and subsequently received alteplase, tissue plasminogen activator therapy (tPA), for presumed ischemic stroke. Magnetic resonance imaging scans after tPA administration did not reveal evidence of an infarction and the patients' neurological symptoms resolved completely after discontinuation of...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 6, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: May Thuy Nguyen, Robyn Stoianovici, Luigi Brunetti Source Type: research

1931 Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Risk of Cancer, CVD, Dementia and All-Cause Mortality in Adults: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
Conclusions These findings provide a strong basis for modelling the health impacts of walking and cycling, provided that exposure measures can be standardised and total leisure time activity estimated. Given the strongly non-linear nature of the relationship, going beyond relative risks based on walking and cycling alone is necessary.
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - June 24, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research

Luteolin: How To Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
More than 100 women die of breast cancer in the U.S. every day. It's the second leading cause of cancer deaths in American women. But in my opinion, many of those women really die of a tragic medical error. Let me explain… Millions of women in the U.S. have taken Big Pharma's hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Their doctors prescribe it to try to relieve the symptoms of menopause. Like hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and weight gain. But what the drug companies try to pass off as hormones are actually synthetic concoctions. They are fake versions of the estrogen and progesterone that your body makes n...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 23, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news