Do you know about behcet’s syndrome?
I was reading some medical records the other day and came upon a condition known as Behcet’s syndrome. It is actually a rare disease, but more frequent and severe in patients from the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia. Inherited (genetic) and environmental factors, such as microbe infections, are suspected to be factors that contribute to the development of Behcet’s. The syndrome is not proven to be contagious. The symptoms of Behcet’s syndrome depend on the area of the body affected. Behcet’s syndrome can involve inflammation of many areas of the body. These areas include the arteries that supply blood to the body’...
Source: Nursing Comments - January 24, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Stephanie Jewett, RN Tags: Advice/Education Caregiving General Public Nursing/Nursing Students Patients/Specific Diseases Behcet's disease Behcet's syndrome cortisone genital ulcers inflammation mouth ucerations skin test Source Type: blogs
Do you know about behcet ’s syndrome?
I was reading some medical records the other day and came upon a condition known as Behcet’s syndrome. It is actually a rare disease, but more frequent and severe in patients from the Eastern Mediterranean and Asia. Inherited (genetic) and environmental factors, such as microbe infections, are suspected to be factors that contribute to the development of Behcet’s. The syndrome is not proven to be contagious. The symptoms of Behcet’s syndrome depend on the area of the body affected. Behcet’s syndrome can involve inflammation of many areas of the body. These areas include the arteries that supply blood to the body’...
Source: Nursing Comments - January 24, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Stephanie Jewett, RN Tags: Advice/Education Caregiving General Public Nursing/Nursing Students Patients/Specific Diseases Behcet's disease Behcet's syndrome cortisone genital ulcers inflammation mouth ucerations skin test Source Type: blogs
Have you heard of henoch-schonlein purpura?
I sure don’t remember this condition in nursing school! Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is a disease involving inflammation of small blood vessels. It most commonly occurs in children. The inflammation causes blood vessels in the skin, intestines, kidneys and joints to start leaking. The main symptom is a rash with numerous small bruises, which have a raised appearance over the legs or buttocks. Although HSP can affect people at any age, most cases occur in children between the ages of 2 and 11. It is more common in boys than girls. Adults with HSP are more likely to have more severe disease compared to children. HSP usua...
Source: Nursing Comments - October 18, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Stephanie Jewett, RN Tags: Advice/Education Caregiving General Public Nursing/Nursing Students Patients/Specific Diseases blood in urine children diarrhea HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA inflammation of blood vessels joint pain joint swelling kidney disease loss Source Type: blogs
Cataracts, Wrinkles, and Dowager’s Humps: Wheat and the Aging Process
Discussion continued on page 135 of Wheat Belly.)
The post Cataracts, Wrinkles, and Dowager’s Humps: Wheat and the Aging Process appeared first on Dr. William Davis. (Source: Wheat Belly Blog)
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle aging anti-aging excerpt gluten grains youth Source Type: blogs
The human cost of breast cancer screening
This article originally appeared in Forbes.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Peter Ubel, MD Tags: Conditions Cancer Source Type: blogs
Why I am a Crusader in the Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Drug Movement
Conclusion
The doctors gave my daughter drugs they knew would cause her kidneys to stop working. They gave her these drugs in spite of both of us telling them on a day-to-day basis not to give them.
The hospital covered it up. The hospital refused to give us the incident report. The hospital refused to give us a copy of the notes from the meeting with the ethics committee.
The hospital denied my daughter’s right to make her own decisions. The hospital tried to deny me from being my daughter's advocate. The hospital administrator threatened to charge me with practicing medicine without a license. The CEO refused to talk t...
Source: vactruth.com - September 11, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jim O'Kelly Tags: Case Reports on Vaccine Injury Human Jim O'Kelly Top Stories truth about vaccines Vaccine Death Source Type: blogs
The Great Glycation Race: An Excerpt from Wheat Belly
Here’s a discussion on a very important–and empowering–topic: hemoglobin A1c, or HbA1c. It sounds dull and tedious, I know, but if understood and put to work properly yields enormous power in health, preservation of youth, and weight loss.
I was planning on writing a new discussion about it, but decided instead to share an excerpt from the original Wheat Belly book that provides the essential background information on this important number. (The full discussion can be found in Wheat Belly on page 130, Chapter 9: Cataracts, Wrinkles, and Dowager’s Humps: Wheat and the Aging Process).
The Great Glyc...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle anti-aging blood sugar diabetes glycation HbA1c pre-diabetes Source Type: blogs
Senescent Cell Presence in Skin Correlates with Skin Aging
Researchers here show that a greater number of senescent cells in skin correlates with a greater loss of skin elasticity. As we age, skin becomes less elastic. Damage to the structures of the extracellular matrix that determines this and other physical properties of tissue occurs due to a number of processes, such as cross-linking and the activities of senescent cells. Developing methods to remove cross-links and clear senescent cells would allow the production of therapies to reverse these and numerous other issues associated with aging:
Senescent cells are more prevalent in aged human skin compared to young, but evidenc...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 20, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
This is great medical care. With a large helping of unnecessary suffering.
I watched helplessly as a dear friend went through the emotional meat grinder of a new cancer diagnosis. Her husband was found to have melanoma on a recent skin biopsy, and she knew that this was a dangerous disease. Because she is exceptionally intelligent and diligent, she set out to optimize his outcome with good information and the best care possible. Without much help from me, she located the finest specialists for her husband, and ultimately he received appropriate and state-of-the-art treatment. But along with his excellent care came substantial (and avoidable) emotional turmoil. The art of medicine was abandoned as...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 17, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Val Jones, MD Tags: Physician Cancer Source Type: blogs
Is the crusade against pill mills turning into a witch hunt?
I care for a 65-year-old woman suffering from sarcoidosis affecting her lungs, her skin, her bones, her nerves, her blood chemistries, her kidneys, her colon and her mind. She has gone from an active spouse, mother, grandmother, tearing up the dance floors with her husband, to a home recluse calling friends to drive her to medical and care appointments while ambulating with assistance of another strong individual supported by a 4 wheel walker with a seat. She describes her foot pain as feet burning on fire.
An evaluation with the Cleveland Clinic and ultimate biopsies of her skin and nerves led to a diagnosis of severe sma...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Steven Reznick, MD Tags: Meds Pain management Source Type: blogs
When Great Healthcare Is Served With A Large Helping Of Unnecessary Mental Anguish
Better Health first ran the post below on August 5.
I watched helplessly as a dear friend went through the emotional meat grinder of a new cancer diagnosis. Her husband was found to have melanoma on a recent skin biopsy, and she knew that this was a dangerous disease. Because she is exceptionally intelligent and diligent, she set out to optimize his outcome with good information and the best care possible. Without much help from me, she located the finest specialists for her husband, and ultimately he received appropriate and state-of-the-art treatment. But along with his excellent care came substantial (and avoidable) e...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Consumer Health Care Patients Quality Source Type: blogs
When Great Healthcare Is Served With A Large Helping Of Unnecessary Mental Anguish
A wrist graft similar to what my friend's husband required.
I watched helplessly as a dear friend went through the emotional meat grinder of a new cancer diagnosis. Her husband was found to have melanoma on a recent skin biopsy, and she knew that this was a dangerous disease. Because she is exceptionally intelligent and diligent, she set out to optimize his outcome with good information and the best care possible. Without much help from me, she located the finest specialists for her husband, and ultimately he received appropriate and state-of-the-art treatment. But along with his excellent care came substantial (and ...
Source: Better Health - August 5, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: True Stories Anxiety Bedside Manner Genetic Testing Healthcare Quality Oncology Source Type: blogs
A father keeps his cancer secret from his daughter. The reason will break your heart.
Norman cried the night his daughter was born. For hours and hours. Each time he looked at her perfect head, touched the few strands of blond hair, held her in his arms, soft, smooth skin, soapy smell, pale blue eyes, tears poured down his cheeks. He felt alive. He felt alone. They named her Matilda, after his father. It was the right thing to do, because his father, Matthew, had dropped dead the day before.
He got over his Dad’s death, as much as any of us heal from the loss of someone we need. We live in a new world. Still, Mattie’s birthdays were bittersweet. Norm’s lost dream of giving his Dad that first grandchil...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 4, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: James C. Salwitz, MD Tags: Physician Cancer Source Type: blogs
My Wheat Belly turning point
Many of you know that the Wheat Belly concepts got their start when I was trying to help patients in my cardiology practice obtain better control over risk for coronary disease. An exceptionally common combination of abnormalities in people with heart attacks, survivors of sudden cardiac death, those who have undergone stent implantation or bypass surgery, or have high coronary calcium scores (an early quantifier of coronary atherosclerotic plaque): large quantities of small LDL particles and high blood sugars (high fasting glucose and/or hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, reflecting long-term blood sugar fluctuations).
Because wheat...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories cholesterol gluten grains lipids lipoproteins ulcerative colitis Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
