Patent foramen ovale in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - April 16, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Tags: cardiovascular pulmonary Source Type: blogs
Do Alzheimer's Medications Work, Who Should Take Them?
Over the years my clients have asked me, “Should my loved one be taking any of the Alzheimer’s medications?”
By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Over the years my answer has differed depending on how much I knew about the medications, the relative costs of the medications, and how much research has been done on the effectiveness of the medications. Here is what I’m saying currently.
There are only 5 medicines that the FDA has approved for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
None of the medications cure the disease. None of the medications stop the disease process from continuing on long term,...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 15, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Prevention and Palliation: Together Forever
What do the following patients have in common?
A 45 year old man who has a 60 pack-year history develops lung cancer and is diagnosed at an advanced stage.*
A 33 year old woman with post-traumatic stress disorder who has been drinking since the age of ten and develops fulminant hepatic failure.
An 82 year old man ends up in the surgical intensive care unit after a self-inflicted gunshot wound three months after his wife of 60 years dies.
The mother of a 55 year old woman with morbid obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and pulmonary hypertension laments that the park nearby isn't safe for people to use.
All four patients ...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - April 15, 2013 Category: Palliative Carer Workers Authors: Lyle Fettig, MD Source Type: blogs
Papilledema and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
CONCLUSIONS: We propose that PE in SAS is due to episodic nocturnal hypoxemia and hypercarbia resulting in increased ICP secondary to cerebral vasodilation. In these individuals, intermittent ICP elevation is sufficient to cause persistent disc edema. These patients may be at increased risk for developing visual loss secondary to PE compared with patients with obesity-related pseudotumor cerebri because of associated hypoxemia. The diagnosis of SAS PE may not be appreciated because daytime cerebrospinal fluid pressure measurements are normal and because patients tend to present with visual loss rather than ...
Source: neurologyminutiae - April 12, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Looking into the Crystal Ball for Renal Denervation
This post is authored by Michael Scherlag, MD, FACC, governor of the Oklahoma chapter of the ACC.
As a pious devotee to evidence-based therapies, forgive me for reciting the (unproven in large trials) litany of diseases which have been benefited from renal denervation (RDN): hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetes, sleep apnea, ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, PVCs, SVT, rapid ventricular response with atrial fibrillation, diastolic dysfunction, anxiety, depression, etc. Whenever it is shown to regrow hair, you can count me in. However, it is quite clear that resistant hypertension is dramatically ...
Source: ACC in Touch Blog - April 9, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Administrator Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Causes of pappilledema (bilateral) with good optic nerve function
increased intracranial pressure malignant hypertension toxins (amiodarone,cyclosporine) sleep apnea syndrome uveitis, eg. sarcoidosis (Source: neurologyminutiae)
Source: neurologyminutiae - April 8, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Who Me? Getting Alzheimer’s? You’ve Got to Be Kidding
By Marie Marley
Alzheimer's Reading Room
I thought I was getting Alzheimer’s. I really did. And how ironic would that be?
I blog on the Huffington Post and here on the Alzheimer’s Reading Room about my experiences as an Alzheimer’s caregiver to my Romanian life partner, Edward Theodoru.
I even published an award-winning memoir about my relationship with Ed that focuses on the years he had Alzheimer’s.
For more than three years I’ve been having hallmark symptoms of the disease. I frequently forget things, lose things, mix things up and screw things up.
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Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - April 8, 2013 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
IDS Days 3- IDS Is In Full Swing!
Day 3 IDS 2013The sun was shining today as I got to the convention.Philips, which announced updates to the AirFloss and the Flexcare. AirFloss now has a self-firing function to speed up your flossing. Unfortunately, this new AirFloss will not be available in the U.S. for some time, according to the company. The new FlexCare Platinum has three levels of intensity and three modes.Acteon has some interesting new products: the ultrasonic scalers the Newtron P5 and P5XS. The flagship P5XS can deliver medicants for periodontal treatment and also disclosing solution to aid in finding plaque and removing it while scaling....
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 21, 2013 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
Elizabeth Kolbert: The Science of Sleeplessness : The New Yorker
Nathaniel Kleitman, known as the "father of modern sleep research," was born in 1895 in Bessarabia—now Moldova—and spent much of his youth on the run. First, pogroms drove him to Palestine; then the First World War chased him to the United States. At the age of twenty, he landed in New York penniless; by twenty-eight, he'd worked his way through City College and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Soon after, he joined the faculty there. An early sponsor of Kleitman's sleep research was the Wander Company, which manufactured Ovaltine and hoped to promote it as a remedy for insomnia.
Until ...
Source: Psychology of Pain - March 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Anxiety with Sleep Apnea May Be Helped with CPAP Machines
Anxiety disorders and sleep apnea are often comorbidities. Sometimes a CPAP machine can help both problems.Contributor: Rena SherwoodPublished: Mar 01, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - March 1, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Obstructive sleep apnea, stroke and dementia
(Source: Notes from Dr. RW)
Source: Notes from Dr. RW - February 22, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Tags: neurology pulmonary Source Type: blogs
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Charles Whitney, MD Says Dentistry Will Play a Major Role in the“Third Era of Medicine” to Help Reverse the Declining Health of The American Public Third Era Medicine is Focused on Creating and Restoring Health Rather Than Diagnosing and Treating Preventable Conditions Washington Crossing, PA – February 13, 2013 – Charles (Chip) Whitney, MD owner of Revolutionary Health Services in Washington Crossing, is one of the nation's leading advocates and educators regarding the Third Era of Medicine, which represents a major change in the mindset of physicians, where the focus is to empower motivated patients to cre...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - February 19, 2013 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
Sleep Apnea Puts African Americans Who Refuse to Use a CPAP Machine at Risk
African Americans, as a group, are the greatest sufferers from sleep apnea, but are the least likely to use the most effective treatment, the CPAP machine. Yet overcoming the challenges of using the device yields great gains in health and quality of life.Contributor: Ronald E. FranklinPublished: Feb 14, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - February 14, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Self-Care for Pain
By David Spero
Last week I wrote about all the different medicines available to treat chronic pain. But there are many nondrug approaches as well. Here are a few:
You can do physical things at the point of pain. Massage is good, and it doesn't have to be professional. Any kind of caring touch may distract from pain sensations and help tissues heal. Self-massage helps, too.
Topical creams like something that includes capsaicin or Arnica reduce pain for a lot of people.
Ice or heat can help healing and reduce pain. It doesn't seem to matter which — some people like cold and others like heat, or you can alternate them....
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - February 13, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs
The Sleep Education Blog has moved!
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine thanks all of the readers who have been following the Sleep Education Blog since its launch in January 2009. We hope that the blog has kept you informed with the latest news, updates and tips about sleep and sleep disorders.We are excited to announce that the blog recently moved to the AASM’s website at www.sleepeducation.com. On the website you will continue to find the same relevant and insightful content that you have come to expect from the blog.Launched in 2005, www.sleepeducation.com has received a complete overhaul. The new site includes online videos and fu...
Source: Sleep Education - January 22, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: blogs
