ResMed Introduces Two New Easy Fitting CPAP Masks
ResMed, a big name in continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for treatment of sleep apnea, has just unveiled new sleeping masks. The AirFit N20 is a nasal mask and the AirFit F20 is a full-face device. Both are new generation masks that were designed to improve the comfort and ease of use of CPAP therapy.
The masks use ResMed’s new “InfinitySeal” silicone to make contact with the face, which provides a comfortable feel while keeping an airtight seal. The material also helps to make the masks fit different shape faces by conforming to various curves and bends.
There are also magnetic clips on ...
Source: Medgadget - November 1, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Cardiology Medicine Source Type: blogs
The Required Shift in How Patients View Wearables
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
We’ve all seen the explosive growth that’s occurred in the wearables market. The most extraordinary part of the wearables explosion is that the majority of wearables growth has been in the healthcare space. The problem we now see in healthcare is that most people don’t look at wearables as a disease management tool as much as they see them as lifestyle tools. This was described really well by Megan Williams on the Samsung Insights blog:
Perhaps the most challenging part of meeting that desire [Physician Access to Patients&#...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 27, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Digital Health Digital Therapies Healthcare HealthCare IT mHealth Clinically Relevant Data Fitbit Health Data Healthcare Wearables Sleep Apnea Wearables Source Type: blogs
ADHD: Living Your Life Backwards
I live my life backwards.I don ’t wake up refreshed; I wake up exhausted. There could be many reasons to explain this, from sleep apnea to mischievous imps poking me throughout the night. It might also be stress from my hectic family life at the moment. Alright, it’s probably stress, but I prefer to believe in mischievous imp s. That’s a far more exciting explanation than the horrid mundanity that is my life.The big problem with poor sleep is that I spend my day slowly ramping up until I am working at all cylinders by the end of the day, rushing around getting things done before it ’s bedtime. I would love to pop o...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - September 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Family Goodreads Source Type: blogs
Are women with AF being under-treated with ablation?
This post is an introduction to commentary I made recently over at theHeart.org on Medscape. Gender features in the discussion, but there are lessons for men and women with AF.
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A large study from a group of Stanford researchers made three big observations on AF ablation:
Women, compared with men, presented for first AF ablation at an older age and with more risk factors (higher CHADSVASC score.)
At 30 days after the ablation, women compared with men, suffered from more complications.
At one year after the ablation, women compared with men, had more re-hospitalizations but fewer cardioversions and repeat AF ablation.
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Source: Dr John M - August 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs
Everything Seniors Must Know About High Blood Pressure
Each time we visit our doctor, we have our blood pressure taken. This reading is a way to find out if our hearts and arteries are healthy and functioning properly. High blood pressure readings can be warnings that we are due for some lifestyle changes. When our readings elevate beyond what is considered normal we can become more at risk for serious complications.
Types of High Blood Pressure
According to the NIH, there are two types of high blood pressure. The first is primary (or essential) high blood pressure which is the most common and develops over time as a person ages. The second type is called secondary high blo...
Source: Shield My Senior - August 10, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Stevie Compango Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
Vaccines Blamed for Alarming Increase in Seizure Disorders Among Children
Conclusion
Epilepsy is a serious medical condition with far-reaching implications for children, adults, and their families who are affected by this neurological disorder. Many different vaccines put children at an increased risk of developing epilepsy, and the effects of suffering repeated seizures can last for years or for a lifetime.
Has your child suffered a seizure following vaccination? If so, please share your story in the comments below, and share this article with other parents to help them learn about the true risks of vaccines.
References:
http://www.examiner.com/article/parents-question-vaccines…
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Source: vactruth.com - July 25, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Missy Fluegge Tags: Logical Missy Fluegge Top Stories Epilepsy seizures truth about vaccines Source Type: blogs
Benzodiazepine addiction is real. This physician shares his story.
Say the words, “drug addiction,” and most of us think of heroin, alcohol, cocaine, or opiates. However, lurking in the shadows is a less talked about epidemic: addiction to benzodiazepines, commonly known as “benzos.” I should know because after taking a nighttime dose of lorazepam (Ativan) for about ten years; I finally weaned myself off this and all other prescription sleep medications.
About twelve years ago, my father died and then my dog. But that was nothing in comparison to the fight to save my marriage from alcohol addiction: not mine, but my wife’s. It occurred around the same time. S...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/david-mokotoff" rel="tag" > David Mokotoff, MD < /a > Tags: Meds Medications Source Type: blogs
Should AF ablation require approval from a heart team?
A patient presents with atrial fibrillation (AF) and a rapid rate. He doesn’t know he is in AF; all he knows is that he is short of breath and weak.
The doctors do the normal stuff. He is treated with drugs to slow the rate and undergoes cardioversion. During the hospital stay, he receives a stress test and an implantable loop recorder.
He goes home on a couple of medications. The expensive implanted monitor shows rare episodes of short-lived AF, less than 1% of the time. The patient feels great.
But here’s the kicker: his doctor recommends an AF ablation.
This is nuts. The man has had one episode of AF. He has...
Source: Dr John M - July 13, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs
How Does Vaccinated Children’s Health Compare to Unvaccinated Children?
Conclusion
While government groups maintain that no studies have been done to compare the health of vaccinated to unvaccinated, the reality is that several comparative studies have been completed by independent researchers in the US and in other countries.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to conduct such studies, claiming they would be unethical to perform. In reality, these studies could easily be performed, since many educated parents choose to not vaccinate their children.
The evidence is overwhelming. Studies completed in New Zealand, Germany, Africa, Great Britain and the United States have come ...
Source: vactruth.com - June 3, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Top Picks Top Stories truth about vaccines vaccinated vs. unvaccinated Source Type: blogs
How Does Vaccinated Children ’s Health Compare to Unvaccinated Children?
Conclusion
While government groups maintain that no studies have been done to compare the health of vaccinated to unvaccinated, the reality is that several comparative studies have been completed by independent researchers in the US and in other countries.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to conduct such studies, claiming they would be unethical to perform. In reality, these studies could easily be performed, since many educated parents choose to not vaccinate their children.
The evidence is overwhelming. Studies completed in New Zealand, Germany, Africa, Great Britain and the United States have come ...
Source: vactruth.com - June 3, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Top Picks Top Stories truth about vaccines vaccinated vs. unvaccinated Source Type: blogs
Will The Medical Tricorder From Star Trek Become Real?
Analyzing disease instantly: the medical tricorder has been one of the most exciting futuristic technologies in medicine since Star Trek. But will it ever get to the black bag of General Practitioners?
As a movie fan, I love talking about how the science fiction movies of the last 100 years have shaped our ideas about medical technology. When university students doing film studies asked me to give a talk on how sci-fi influenced medical technology, I dedicated a whole section to technology inspired by Star Trek. The long list includes telepresence, the hypospray for painless injections, voice–activated communicators, the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 25, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Portable Diagnostics GC1 Source Type: blogs
Sleep Drugs: What Every Woman Should Know
The post below first appeared on Law Street.
Sleepless nights; nights full of tossing and turning. It happens to all of us–but for some it’s more frequent than others. In fact, an estimated 50 to 70 million American adults suffer from sleep disorders like insomnia or obstructive sleep apnea. Many turn to prescription sleep medications for relief– but women are more likely to take sleep drugs than men. About 3.1 percent of American men and 5 percent of American women report having used a prescription sleep medication within the last 30 days.
What does this use of sleep aids mean for women? Read on to learn more...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - May 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Women's Health Source Type: blogs
AF ablation still has a role
In this study, Prash Sanders and Rajeev Pathek and others showed that lifestyle measures before and after the an ablation procedure increases the odds of success 5-fold.
Given the modest success rates, costs, and risks of AF ablation, it’s imperative to improve the odds of the procedure.
JMM
Related posts:
AF Ablation Update – 2016
A cautionary note on AF ablation in 2015
Dabbling in ablation is not so good… (Source: Dr John M)
Source: Dr John M - April 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr John Source Type: blogs
Respironics Settlement and Corporate Integrity Agreement
One more False Claims Act case has been settled; this time Respironics, Inc., who allegedly violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to durable medical equipment suppliers that bought its services. Respironics, who makes breathing masks for people who suffer from sleep apnea, allegedly provided free customer support through its medSage call center to suppliers whose customers used Respironics masks. Medical product suppliers that sold masks made by Respironics' competitors had to pay for the call center services based on the number of patients who used masks manufactured by other companies. Such a setup essentiall...
Source: Policy and Medicine - March 27, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Sleep And Health/Tech – It’s National Sleep Awareness Week
The post below originally ran on Health Populi on March 9.
One in three people suffer from some form of insomnia in the U.S. With sleep a major contributor to health and wellness, we recognize it’s National Sleep Awareness Week.
As a health economist, I’m well aware of sleep’s role in employee productivity, absenteeism and presenteeism. U.S. companies lose 11.3 days of lost work performance per person who suffers from insomnia, according to research from a Harvard-based team published in the journal Sleep. The cost of this to U.S. business is about $63 billion annually.
Science writers at the BBC developed a long lis...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - March 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Consumer Health Care Source Type: blogs
