What Can Women Do to Prevent Early Menopause?
About Early Menopause
The average age a woman goes into menopause is 51. Menopause is considered abnormal when it begins before the age of 40 and is called “premature ovarian failure.” Common symptoms that come with menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems, sexual issues, vaginal dryness, pain during sex, pelvic floor disorders (urine, bowel leakage, pelvic organ prolapse), losing bone mass, and mood swings.
Menopause is mostly genetically predetermined, which means you generally can’t do much to delay it from happening. What we can do is work to counter-balance or prevent the symptoms and effe...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - March 13, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UMMC Tags: Health Tips Women's Health diet and exercise early menopause tatiana sanses Source Type: blogs
Child Life Month
How Play is Helping UMMC’s Youngest Patients
By: Colleen Schmidt, System Communications Intern
As many parents know, the hospital can be a scary and unfamiliar place for a child. To help relax these fears, UMMC’s team of child life specialists and assistants use a variety of techniques to help children adjust to the hospital setting. Child life specialists, or CLS, aim to provide a positive and non-traumatic hospital experience for all patients at the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital. UMMC’s Child Life team consists of six CLS and two assistants. They work in the Pediatric Progressive Care Unit (PPCU)...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - March 8, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hope Gamper Tags: Children's Health Emergencies Employees & Staff Kids patient care Patient Safety and Quality Patient Stories Source Type: blogs
Answering Your Colon Cancer Questions with Dr. Jiang
A new study released by the National Cancer Institute shows colon and rectal cancers have increased dramatically and steadily in young and middle-age adults in the United States over the past four decades. Dr. Yixing Jiang, a Medical Oncologist at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, answers all the questions you’re now asking yourself about colon cancer.
Q. What are the risk factors for colon cancer?
A. The risks for developing colon cancer are: obesity; insulin resistance diabetes, red and processed meat; tobacco; alcohol; family history of colorectal cancer; certain hereditary syndromes (...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - March 6, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hannah Braun Tags: Cancer Health Tips colon cancer maryland research study treating colon cancer Source Type: blogs
Joint Replacement Q & A with Dr. Theodore Manson
Theodore Manson, MD is an Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center and an Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Dr. Manson specializes in hip and knee replacements and orthopaedic trauma. Below he answers the most common questions about joint replacement.
Q. What advances have there been in joint replacements including new technologies, changes in patient-management and rehabilitation?
A. One significant advancement in the last 10 years has been around pain management and early recovery protocols. The goal is to minimize the amount of narcotics...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - March 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hannah Braun Tags: Doctors Health Tips Orthopaedics Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Could Grains Cause Autoimmunity?
The prolamin proteins of grains— the gliadin of wheat, secalin of rye, hordein of barley, and zein of corn— initiate the small intestinal process that cause a perfect storm in our bodies. And they do so in more than one way. You could even argue that prolamin proteins are perfectly crafted to create autoimmunity.
Prolamin proteins of grains are masters at molecular mimicry. The prolamin proteins have been found to trigger immune responses to a number of human proteins, including the synapsin protein of the nervous system; the transglutaminase enzyme found in the liver, muscle, brain, and other organs; the endomysium of...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Autoimmunity Dr. Davis Grain Free Lifestyle Grains Grains and Grasses Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Success Stories Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat-Free Lifestyle Inflammation low-carb Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
What To Ask Your Doctor (and Why) When You ’ ve Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer
Heather Mannuel, MD, MBA is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a Medical Oncologist at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. Below are a few questions she says to ask your doctor when you’ve been diagnosed with lung cancer, and why they’re important to ask.
What kind of lung cancer is this? Lung cancers are divided into small cell and non-small cell types, and the treatment is very different for each of these.
What is my stage? The stage helps to give information on whether the cancer is only in the lung or whether it has sprea...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - February 27, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Winter Wives ’ Tale
The University of Maryland Children’s Hospital sets the record straight…
“Put on your hat since you lose most of your body heat through your head.”
This is not necessarily true! Your body heat escapes from any exposed area- so if you had on snow pants and a T-shirt and you forget your hat and jacket, the most amount of heat would escape through your arms- since that would be the largest exposed part of your body. Putting on winter accessories such as hats, mittens and scarves is still a very good idea to avoid the outside dangers of frostbite and hypothermia.
“You will get sick if you go outside with wet...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - February 13, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Children's Health Health Tips Kids pediatrics University of Maryland Children's Hospital University of Maryland Medical Center winter weather Source Type: blogs
The Latest Analysis of Calorie Restriction in Primates: Benefits to Health and Longevity
In conclusion, the NIA and UW nonhuman primate ageing and CR studies address a central concept of relevance to human ageing and human health: that the age-related increase in disease vulnerability in primates is malleable and that ageing itself presents a reasonable target for intervention. The last two decades have seen considerable advances in ageing research in short-lived species and investigations of the mechanisms of CR have been prominent in this work. It will be particularly informative to determine the degree to which consensus hallmarks of ageing described in recent publications also manifest in primate ageing. T...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 18, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Setting the Table for Celiacs: Q & A with Celiac Disease Program ’s Nutritionist
University of Maryland Medical Center nutritionist Pam Cureton answers questions about celiac disease and gluten-free diets.
Q: What is gluten?
A: Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. These grains in any form must be avoided. Foods labeled gluten free are safe to eat but if a food item is not labeled gluten free look for these six words in the ingredient list to see if it contains a gluten containing ingredient: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Malt, Brewer’s yeast and Oat (only use oats that are labeled gluten free).
Q: What exactly is wrong with gluten?
A: The problem with gluten is that it is not completely brok...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - December 20, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hope Gamper Tags: Children's Health Health Tips Nutrition celiac gluten gluten free Holidays Pam Cureton UMCH Source Type: blogs
Building Better Breastfeeding Awareness at UMMC
Breastfeeding is recognized as the best nutritional source for healthy infants. Unfortunately, breastfeeding rates in Baltimore city are well below the national average, so the University of Maryland Medical Center acknowledges the need to focus efforts on breastfeeding practices and do more to educate and support mothers within the community.
After a thorough evaluation, UMMC kicked off a commitment to embark on the journey to become a Baby Friendly designated hospital. UMMC follows the “10 Steps to Breastfeeding success” as outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNIC...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - December 13, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
University of Maryland Ear, Nose & Throat Team Preparing, Fundraising for Annual Volunteer Medical Mission
The University of Maryland Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) team is gearing up for their next volunteer medical mission trip – and they’re hoping you can help them help more people. The team, led by head and neck surgeons Rodney Taylor, MD and Jeffrey Wolf, MD, has begun fundraising for their March 2017 medical mission to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The team is kicking off fundraising with a happy hour at Pen & Quill in Mount Vernon this Thursday, December 8th, from 5-8 pm. A portion of the proceeds and silent auction earnings will contribute to the team’s fundraising efforts.
Every year, the ENT team travels to differe...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - December 6, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Chris Lindsley Tags: Doctors Events Service dr jeffrey wolf dr rodney taylor ear nose throat medical missions vietnam volunteer Source Type: blogs
World Prematurity Day
In celebration of World Prematurity Day, I want to introduce Disruptive Women in Health Care readers to Once Upon a Preemie and its author, Jenné Johns. It is a short inspirational story for parents whose children are born prematurely and need a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay. Jenné is a mother who made that journey with her son and is now shining a light to help others.
Jenné, I learned about Once Upon a Preemie when we met recently. As a busy working mother, how did you find the time to write something with such depth and beauty?
I love it when I hear that the book touches someone’s heart, just as I l...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Premature Babies Women's Health Source Type: blogs
You're Invited to Listen to Us Talk About Our New Book on NPR's Diane Rehm Show this coming Thursday
Thursday, Nov 10 2016•11 a.m. (ET)The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric CareGuest Host: Indira LakshmananTwo psychiatrists explore the ongoing debate over involuntary treatment through first hand accounts of those hurt and helped by it.Guests Dinah Miller, MD psychiatrist in outpatient practice; instructor in psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.; co- author of "Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care" Annette Hanson, MD assistant professor of psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;...
Source: Shrink Rap - November 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
“Could you repeat that?” Study links hearing loss to brain aging
It’s Not Your Ears, It’s Your Brain (UMD release):
“Could you repeat that?” The reason you may have to say something twice when talking to older family members at Thanksgiving dinner may not be because of their hearing. Researchers at the University of Maryland have determined that something is going on in the brains of typical older adults that causes them to struggle to follow speech amidst background noise, even when their hearing would be considered normal on a clinical assessment.
In an interdisciplinary study published by the Journal of Neurophysiology, researchers Samira Anderson, Jonathan Z. Simon, and Ales...
Source: SharpBrains - October 31, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience aging brain hearing neurophysiology Source Type: blogs
