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Older Patients With Female Doctors Are Less Likely To Die, Harvard Study Finds
CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – Want to live longer? Having a woman for a doctor instead of a man may help.
A new Harvard University study reveals that older patients are less likely to die or end up back in the hospital if they have female doctors.
The study looked at more than 1 million patients over the age of 65 who were hospitalized for common conditions including pneumonia, stroke and heart attack.
Researchers say women physicians are more likely to practice evidence-based medicine and stick with clinical guidelines.
“The difference in mortality rates surprised us,” said lead study author Yusuke Tsugawa. “The gender of the...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Harvard University Source Type: news
Reflections on the Future of Medicine
Recently, I traveled through China. I climbed mountains, hiked through forests, crossed deep valleys. I visited cities of every size. I floated across lakes and traveled beautiful shorelines churning with life. As a man of a certain age, I began to compare the permanence of the timeless landscape with the evanescence of my own existence. Yet, as a scientist, I knew these reflections were flawed.
Scientists are trained to think in terms of aeons, millenia, and lifetimes. Consider the paradox. Is it the solid mountain or fragile the forest that is permanent? Is it the massive shoreline cliffs or the teeming shore life that...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 9, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Migraine sufferers are at high risk of having a stroke during surgery, study finds
Despite being viewed as a benign condition, having a migraine also increases the chances of being readmitted to hospital, a new study by Harvard Medical School discovered.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Increased Activity In Part Of Brain Could Predict Stress-Related Heart Attack Risk
BOSTON (CBS) — Stress and heart attacks have long been linked, but researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital may now know exactly why.
Published in the Journal Lancet, Mass General researchers found a link for the first time between the area in the brain that processes stress and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Doctor Ahmed Tawakol, a cardiologist at MGH and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who took part in the study, said activity in the amygdala could provide answers.
“We found that the amount of activity in that tissue of the brain actually very nicely predicted th...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Heard On WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Local Syndicated Local Brain Heart Attack Massachusetts General Hospital Stress Source Type: news
How Stress Can Cause A Heart Attack
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lab notes: what a mammoth week for science!
Yes it ’s a big story in more ways than one – a team of Harvard scientists say that scientists say they are on thebrink of being able to create a hybrid elephant-mammoth embryo. There are lots of technical and ethical concerns to address before we actually have real, live mammoths (or mammophants, as they ’re being called by some) but the idea of “de-extinctifying” something that’s been gone for 4,000 years is pretty exciting. This isn’t the only genetic engineering story in town this week, though, as amajor US report out this week has prepared ground for genetic modification of human embryos, eggs and sperm ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Tash Reith-Banks Tags: Science Source Type: news
Is red hair gene linked to increased risk of Parkinson's?
Conclusion
This study looked at the role the red hair gene MC1R plays in the brains of mice. The findings suggest the gene has a part to play in keeping certain nerve cells in the brain alive.
The cells in question are those that die off in Parkinson's disease and cause the condition's characteristic movement problems.
These findings in mice are likely to need further investigation in human cells and tissue in lab studies.
Exactly what causes brain cells to die, causing Parkinson's disease, is unknown. As with many conditions, it's thought both genetic and environmental factors could play a role.
Research like this helps...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Genetics/stem cells Source Type: news
The Health And Beauty Benefits Of Green Vegetables
For Allure, by Ramona Emerson.
The other day, my mother asked if we should have waffles for breakfast, and my response shocked even me: “What if we had a salad?” In the weeks since Allure asked me to write about leafy greens, I’ve changed. Once a kale agnostic, I’m now a Devout Kale Orthodox. The kind of person who eats spinach for breakfast and offers unsolicited advice to strangers in line at the salad bar: “You know, romaine is actually healthier than arugula.” (I know, spoiler alert. Just sit tight for a minute.)
All the Good They’re Doing
The more I learned about leafy greens...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poor Sleep Hygiene Is Killing You And Your Career
The next time you tell yourself that you'll sleep when you're dead, realize that you're making a decision that can make that day come much sooner. Pushing late into the night is a health and productivity killer.
According to the Division of Sleep Medicine at the Harvard Medical School, the short-term productivity gains from skipping sleep to work are quickly washed away by the detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on your mood, ability to focus, and access to higher-level brain functions for days to come. The negative effects of sleep deprivation are so great that people who are drunk outperform those lacking sleep.
Why...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Brief Dementia Screening Test in South Africa: Results from the Health and Aging Longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH community (HAALSI) (P4.191)
Conclusions:There is a potentially protective and long-lasting impact of secondary school education on cognitive status later in life in this setting. Using a brief screening test in this relatively poor cohort of older South Africans, patterns of low cognition are similar to those in the USA and other countries.Study Supported by:The National Institute on Aging at the National Institute of Health (NIH) (1P01AG041710-01A1; 1R01AG051144–01; 3U54HG006938-03S1). F. Mateen is supported by a subgrant of P30AG024409 from the NIH for the Harvard Center for Global Demography and Aging. The Agincourt HDSS was supported by the...
Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Mateen, F., Jennings, E., Montana, L., Wagner, R., Kahn, K., Tollman, S., Berkman, L. Tags: Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology: Neurodegenerative Disorders Source Type: research
In unique deal, Amgen offering full refund to Harvard Pilgrim if $14,000 drug fails
Amgen is so sure its cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha works that it has agreed to fully cover the costs for Harvard Pilgrim patients taking the drug if they land in the hospital with a heart attack or stroke, in a deal the insurer calls groundbreaking.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care announced the broadened agreement with Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) on Tuesday, saying the contract guarantees that patients properly taking the drug for at least six months will receive a full reimbursement of their hospital…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 2, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Jessica Bartlett Source Type: news
Low-gluten diet linked to heart attack risk
Conclusion
This study has found that while overall gluten consumption in people without coeliac disease may not be related to heart disease risk, avoiding whole grains (wheat, barley and rye) in order to avoid gluten may be associated with increased heart disease risk.
This study has several strengths, including its large size, the fact that data was collected prospectively and diet assessed at several time-points, the long period of follow up, and that it took into account a wide range of potential confounders.
As with all studies of this type, it is possible that other factors may affect the results. However, the researc...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news
Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Tax On Soda, Sugary Drinks
BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are joining activists in other states pushing for taxes on sodas that they say will ease the rise in obesity-related diseases and bring in money for programs aimed at improving the health of children in Massachusetts.
Supporters of the tax say that too many children and families in Massachusetts are suffering from chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and tooth decay.
They say that the single largest source of added sugar in the American diet comes from sugary drinks and cutting down the intake of sugar could ease some of those health concerns.
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Local News Soda Tax Source Type: news
Chocolate Might Lower Risk Of Irregular Heartbeat, Study Finds
CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – Looking for an excuse to eat chocolate?
There’s good news out of Harvard University, where researchers say including chocolate in your diet could keep your heart healthy.
A study involving more than 55,000 people in Denmark found that those who ate moderate amounts of chocolate were at a lower risk for being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation – a dangerous type of irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure, dementia and death.
Men who love chocolate will be happier than women about the results of this study. The irregular heartbeat risk went down as much as 20 percent for men who ate...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Chocolate Harvard University Study Source Type: news
