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Research Demonstrates Emotion’s Effect On The Human Heart
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How could it have happened?
He was strong; do you remember how he could get uphill? He was fit; can you ever recall seeing him out of shape? His blood pressure was perfect, low even. He bragged about his exemplary cholesterol levels.
He was lean and mean.
Wait a minute…what was that about being mean?
When an endurance athlete in middle age is felled by a sudden heart attack, these questions always arise. It’s mysterious, as the idea holds that exercise and fitness should inoculate one from heart disease. But it does not.
There is more to the story of heart attacks than just the big five: genetics, smoking, high blood p...
Source: Better Health - September 10, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: John Mandrola, M.D. Tags: Research Anger Artery Constriction blood Vessel Constriction Cardiac Disease Emotion Endothelium European Society of Cardiology Healthy Living Heart Attack Heart Health Inflammation laughter Smile Type-A Personality Source Type: blogs
Beauty Challenges and Changes During PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pregnancy can bring a whole host of beauty challenges from acne, to eczema and to mask of pregnancy to name a few. Solutions range from a visit to the dermatologist to over the counter products. Most importantly, though, is to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a healthy diet. You can read more here to see other solutions many of the challenges we face when we are pregnant.
Remember that when you are trying to become pregnant be aware of your environment and eating habits. Planning ahead can be an asset when it comes to a healthy pregnancy. Planning ahead may also incl...
Source: Cord Blood News - September 8, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells acne during pregnancy affordable cord blood banking beauty challenges during pregnancy eczema during pregnancy hair during pregnancy mask of pregnancy nails during pre Source Type: blogs
What is the Likelihood We Will Need the Baby’s Cord Blood?Email this article to a colleague.
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Cord blood stem cells are instrumental in the treatment of many diseases, and the list is continually growing. Therefore, the answer to the above question is complicated. Stem cells are harvested from cord blood, which are then used to treat disease. You can read more about this topic here.
Entry Filed under: babies,brain development,Cord Blood,medical research,parents,pregnancy
Source: Cord Blood News - September 6, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking cord blood banking fees cord blood banking information cord blood treatments healthy pregnancy new baby Source Type: blogs
Stanford Researchers Find A New Method For Reattaching Blood VesselsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Gluing blood vessels together, just like gluing a cut garden hose together, does not seem like a great idea at first, but Stanford researchers just might have figured out how to do this safely and effectively.
Over the past century and still currently used today is to hand-sew the cut ends of the blood vessel together using stitches. This method of reattaching blood vessels is time-consuming and tedious, especially when the blood vessels are tiny.
In this new glue method which is FIVE times faster, a special substance is (more…)
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Source: Better Health - September 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: ChristopherChangMD Tags: Research Biodegradable Liquid blood blood Vessels Dermabond Glue Halogen Lamp Hand-sew Microvascular Surgery Poloxamer Stanford Stitches Time-consuming Source Type: blogs
Migraines During PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some women who have a history of migraines have them more often when they’re pregnant; others (luckily) experience fewer of them. Many women also have migraines for the first time during pregnancy.
Because some research shows that women who suffer from pregnancy migraines may also be at increased risk for hypertension, preeclampsia, and other vascular disorders, check in with your doctor if you’re constantly suffering from a pregnancy migraine. You may want to be screened for these complications. YOu can read more about it here.
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Source: Cord Blood News - September 2, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking cord blood collection cord blood cost cord blood information healthy pregnancy migraine headaches mig Source Type: blogs
Mother Of 6 Winning Battle Against Leukemia Thanks To New MethodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thanks to umbilical cord blood cells and a new way to increase the number of cells exponentially, this Colorado mother of 6 is on her way to getting better. After giving birth prematurely she began chemotherapy treatments as well an infusion of almost 2.3 billion ( thats billion with a B!!) new cells harvested from umbilical cord blood. It seems that this could be the wave of the future, and although this is still in its experimental stages, there is hope for this mom and many others. You can continue reading here.
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Source: Cord Blood News - September 1, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking bone marrow transplant cord blood banking information cord blood collection cord blood information cord Source Type: blogs
Apixaban Finally Showing Superiority Over Warfarin In Clinical TrialEmail this article to a colleague.
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With the publication of “Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation” (the ARISTOTLE trial) in the New England Journal of Medicine, the third drug in a series of medications designed to attack thrombin in the clotting cascade. The study was announced with quite a fanfare in Europe as cardiologists, financial analysts and reporters gushed forth with ‘mega-blockbuster’ praise this past weekend.
And for good reason.
This is the first trial to conclude that (more…)
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
Source: Better Health - September 1, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrWes Tags: News AFib Apixaban ARISTOTLE Trial Atrial Fibrillation blood Clots Clinical Trial direct Factor Xa inhibitor Major Bleeding Mortality Equivalence New England Journal of Medicine Warfarin Source Type: blogs
Not enough deep sleep could raise blood pressureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Sleep Education - August 30, 2011 Category: Sleep Medicine Tags: slow wave sleep high blood pressure men Source Type: blogs
How to Soothe a Crying BabyEmail this article to a colleague.
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There are days you can soothe your baby and then there are days you can’t. We have ALL been there, and not just once! Each time your baby cries and can’t be soothed, we are thinking of the next step and solution. Sometimes all it takes is a certain way you are rocking them, or a certain type of music (maybe even your own voice!) Its easy to say either 1) i will pick them up or 2) i won’t pick them up. But when it comes right down to it each day and each time he cries and won’t stop is completely different from the time before. Here are some tips to help you cope with a cry...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 30, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy affordable cord blood banking breast feeding colic cord blood banking fees cord blood banking information cord blood processing healthy pregnancy helping coli Source Type: blogs
Preparing Your Child to Be a Big SiblingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Preparing for a new baby? You’ll also have to prepare your firstborn for life with a newborn sibling. Here’s how to get him ready for (and even looking forward to) the newbaby’s debut and — his debut as a big sibling.It is one of those terribly frightening thoughts, that your older child will become the demon child once your newborn arrives. There are several ways to introduce the new baby and give the your older one big brother/sister responsibilities so that he is involved and welcoming of your nest addition.
Read more at this terrific article on www.whattoexpect.com
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Source: Cord Blood News - August 26, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ilene at mazelabs.com Tags: babies Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells new baby brother new baby sister siblings what to expect while you're expecting Source Type: blogs
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices for a Heathy PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some risks in life are a matter of chance. Others are a matter of choice.
In your new role as an expectant mother, learning how to minimize the risks over which you have control is very, very important.
Avoiding behaviors that could affect your baby is especially critical in the first trimester (the first 3 months of pregnancy). Your baby is at a time when it’s organs and tissues are beginning to form and the baby is most vulnerable.
We encourage you to discuss any special concerns you have with our doctors and nurses at your next prenatal visit.
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Source: Cord Blood News - August 25, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ilene at mazelabs.com Tags: Cord blood Source Type: blogs
First steps in improving phlebotomy: The challenge to improve quality, productivity and patient experienceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scan or click to download 'First steps in improving phlebotomy: The challenge to improve quality, productivity and patient experience'
Title: First steps in improving phlebotomy: The challenge to improve quality, productivity and patient experience
The Skinny: Report from NHS Improvement testing whether Lean methodology could meet the challenge of improving the quality, productivity, and patient experience for phlebotomy services. Among the four cases are examples from Whiston.
Publisher: NHS Improvement
Published: May 2011
Size: 44p.
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Source: Fade Library - August 23, 2011 Category: Medical Librarians Authors: western4uk Tags: Ooops Missed Category! blood letting Clinical support workers Economic efficiency Grey Literature Lean Thinking Medical laboratory assistants Phlebotomists Productivity Support staff Source Type: blogs
Vaccine Ingredients: Non-Ionic Surfactants (Tween 80, Triton X-100, Nonoxynol-9)Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, treatment of human and nonhuman cells with detergent at concentrations below the level that causes cytolysis induced apoptotic death.”
Cancer and Tween-80 Injections
Effects of repeated subcutaneous injection of Tween-80 in rats
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“In the rats injected with Tween-80, 1 subcutaneous sarcoma was found at the site of injection, and 2 similar sarcomas were also found in the rats injected with Tween-80 and small amounts of 3′-me-DAB. In mice 2 subcutaneous sarcomas were induced by injections of Tween-80 alone. These results raise the possibility t...
Source: vactruth.com - August 23, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jeffry John Aufderheide Tags: Jeffry John Aufderheide Top Stories blood Brain Barrier Cancer ischemia Nonoxynol-9 Triton X-100 Tween 80 Source Type: blogs
Dental care during pregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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For years, we’ve been told that a woman may experience dental problems during pregnancy. But popular wisdom has held that any extensive dental care to resolve a problem during pregnancy should be put on hold till after the baby is born to avoid any unanticipated issues with the treatment.
Now a study reports that it is imperative to resolve dental problems when they happen and not to wait till post-delivery. Apparently, the bacteria that may form as a result of dental problems can be transmitted to newborns in a number of ways common to mothering (you know, kissing your baby, feeding your baby, etc). Infants ar...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 20, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood parents pregnancy bacteria during pregnancy cord blood banking dental care during pregnancy Source Type: blogs
Cord blood bill signed into Florida lawEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to the Orlando Sentinel, a new bill in Florida last month requires health care providers to educate their clients about cord blood banking options, including public and private banks. In addition, the Florida Department of Health website has now included a link to a non commercial site, www.parentguidecordblood.org which explains the process of collecting cord blood at birth, the options, costs and accreditation. On this site is a cost comparison chart explaining initial and yearly costs for some private cord blood banks. Once you have done research on each bank, try to find the one that ...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 17, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking bone marrow transplant cerebral palsy cord blood news cord blood processing cord blood research cord Source Type: blogs
Epidurals – What are they? Are they for you??Email this article to a colleague.
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Whether you’ve known from day one that you’d be asking for an epidural or have your heart set on a medicine-free birth, here’s the lowdown on epidurals and how they can take some of the pain out of labor and delivery. Remember that we are all individuals and our different thresholds of pain span the gamut from high to low. It is fortunate that for those who want medication, it is available. Here is a comprehensive article about epidurals, what they are, how they work and who can best benefit from them. You can read more here.
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Source: Cord Blood News - August 16, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy affordable cord blood banking due dates epidurals healthy pregnancy new baby pain management pain medication in pregnancy parenting Source Type: blogs
Mobile Application Shown To Enhance Diabetes CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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It seems intuitive (at least to Medgadgeteers) that mobile technology can be used to improve health outcomes, but we still need studies to actually put data behind this idea. A recent study of the DiabetesManager mobile health platform from WellDoc is a step in this direction. We last reported about WellDoc’s mobile diabetes application in 2010, and since that time it has been tested in a clinical trial and was shown to reduce HgbA1c by 1.9%.
The DiabetesManager is a behavioral coaching and clinical decision support system. Patients enter details about blood glucose values, medications, and behaviors via mobile phon...
Source: Better Health - August 12, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Medgadget Tags: Health Tips Research blood Glucose Charlene Quinn Diabetes DiabetesManager Diabetic Patients Glucose Meter HgbA1c Insulin Pump Medical Technology Medicine Mobile App Pediatrics University of Maryland School of Medicine WellDo Source Type: blogs
Mayim Bialik Discovers That Her Son is Color BlindEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mayim Bialik found out , quite by accident, that her son was color blind. Would you know the telltale signs? Her son was not yet 6 years old and after an ordinary request to play checkers, she found out just what her son was seeing. The article is thoughtful and clearly comes from the heart. Read here for more information on color blindness. You can also read her blog here
Source: Cord Blood News - August 10, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies medical research parents pregnancy breast feeding color blindness cord blood banks due dates healthy pregnancy mayim bialik new baby Source Type: blogs
10 ways grandparents can stay out of troubleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Being a grandparent is easy, you get to lavish all the love and hugs to your new grandchild and then you get to leave. Or not. Its a slippery slope being a grandparent these days. There is so much information on the internet about pregnancy, labor and delivery, cord blood banking, and child rearing that it is dizzying. Things are different now than they were ‘back in the day’ and as grandparents you must learn to move forward with your child and grandchild in order to promote a successful grand-parenting experience for everyone. Here is a great article about how to do just that.
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Source: Cord Blood News - August 9, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking breast feeding child rearing childbirth due dates grandparenting grandparents healthy pregnancy l Source Type: blogs
Baby Body Language: The BasicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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So here you are, your baby has arrived and what?? no manual??? We have all been to ‘that place’ where we just don’t know what to do with our) crying baby 2) wakeful baby and 3) always hungry baby. It isn’t as easy as 1) soothe your baby 2) put y our baby to sleep and 3) feed your baby.
Here are some helpful hints and answers to the out of the ordinary questions about parenting and newborns.
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Source: Cord Blood News - August 8, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy affordable cord blood banking breast feeding colic due dates healthy pregnancy infant colic new baby newborn Source Type: blogs
Research Finds Success In Small, Cheap And Strong Test For HIV And SyphilisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from Columbia University have developed a “lab on a chip” HIV and syphilis test, and are now reporting the first results from tests in the field conducted in Rwanda. The mChip, as it is called, is the size of a credit card and replicates all steps of an ELISA test, at a lower total material cost and within 20 minutes. After application of a blood sample, the chip is inserted into a $100 battery-powered handheld analyzer. It needs only 1 μl of unprocessed whole blood and does not require any user interpretation of the signal, providing a clear-cut yes or no result.
Right now, HIV testing in developing count...
Source: Better Health - August 6, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Medgadget Tags: News Research AIDS blood Test Cheap Medical Test Columbia University Developing World Diagnostics ELISA Test HIV Infectious Diseases mChip Medical Technology Medicine Microfluids Nature Medicine Pathology Public Health Source Type: blogs
Tips To Beat The HeatEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dehydrated, cramped, limping? on a bike. Road nationals 2010.
People who exercise outdoors face a new threat.
It’s unrelenting.
Consistent.
Inescapable.
Perhaps, even more dangerous than distracted or mean motorists.
It’s the heat. Gosh, is it hot. If only I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, “Doctor M, you aren’t riding in this heat; are you?”
Well…Other than the fortunate souls smart (or lucky) enough to live in cooler climates, most of us are facing an extreme wave of hotness. As a Kentuckian, I live in the epicenter of this summer’s cauldron. Louisville sits in a wind-protected valley alon...
Source: Better Health - August 6, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: John Mandrola, M.D. Tags: Health Tips True Stories blood Thickness Caffeine Chills Cycling Dehydration Diuretics Exercise Exercising Outdoors Fluid Loss Heart Health Heart Rate Heat Heat Exhaustion Heat-Related Illness Labored Breathing Salt Intak Source Type: blogs
A Diet Enriched With Olive Oil Is Associated With A Lower Stroke Risk In One Age GroupEmail this article to a colleague.
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More on the Mediterranean diet shows that olive oil is the key component associated with less stroke risk in seniors, a French study found.
The Mediterranean diet has already been linked to better cardiovascular effects, so researchers poured it on to assess its link to stroke. A study of people 65 and older in the French cities of Bordeaux, Dijon and Montpellier divided 7,625 residents into three categories of olive oil consumption: no use, moderate use for cooking or dressing, or intensive use for both cooking and dressing. Researchers used plasma oleic acid as an indirect biological marker of oleic acid intake from oliv...
Source: Better Health - August 5, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: RyanDuBosar Tags: Research blood Lipids blood Pressure Bordeaux Cardiovascular Diet Dijon Elderly Endothelial function France Mediterranean Diet Montpellier Neurology Olive Oil Oxidative Vascular Damage Plasma Oleic Seniors Stroke Stroke Source Type: blogs
Strokes Are Quite Common In Pregnant Women: How Can They Be Prevented?Email this article to a colleague.
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According to CDC, there has been a 54 percent increase in the number of pregnant women who’ve had strokes in 1995 to 1996 and in 2005 to 2006. While this may surprise some researchers, it certainly would not surprise clinicians who take care of pregnant women who have risk factors such as obesity, chronic hypertension or a lack of prenatal care. Ten percent of strokes occur in the first trimester, 40 percent during the second trimester and more than fifty percent occur during the post partum period and after the patient has been discharged home. Hypertension was the cause of one-third of stroke victims during pregnancy a...
Source: Better Health - August 5, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Linda Burke-Galloway, M.D. Tags: Health Tips Research CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention Childbirth High blood Pressure Hypertension OB/GYN Obstetrics And Gynecology Pre-eclampsia Pregnant Women Prenatal Care Second Opinion Trimester Source Type: blogs
The Perspective Of The Clinical Trial That You Need To KnowEmail this article to a colleague.
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There are big companies like Quintiles that run clinical trials around the world. There are local clinics that specialize in clinical trials and make a lot of money at it. There are, of course, pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers who depend upon the results to gain marketing approval for new products. People in all those groups know a lot about trials.
But the perspective that counts is the view from you and me – patients. Most of us do not enroll in clinical trials. We don’t want to get too up close and personal with anything “experimental.” And often our doctors never tell us about available trials ...
Source: Better Health - August 4, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: AndrewSchorr Tags: Opinion Research blood-Thinning Clinical Trials Control Group Coumadin Deep Vein Thrombosis Double Blind Study DVT Experimental Group FDA Approval Hokusai Leukemia Pharmaceutical Companies Quintiles Warfarin Source Type: blogs
Facebook Lets Expectant Parents Add Unborn Children to Friends & FamilyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Expectant parents can announce the good news to their Facebook friends via a brand new Facebook family member status option. We’ve told you about the online blogging FB journal set up by some expectant parents. This new section allows parents to be to update their pregnancy, including due dates, photos and perhaps the baby’s name. Once added, the unborn child is listed alongside family members on the user’s profile, and a notification is posted on the user’s Facebook wall. Is this TMI? Or just another way to enjoy your pregnancy? Its all about social media these days, so it se...
Source: Cord Blood News - August 3, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking blogging journal about pregnancy due dates Facebook healthy pregnancy new baby parenting sonogram Source Type: blogs
Why do I need prenatal vitamins, and how do I pick the best kind?Email this article to a colleague.
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If your body is lacking in certain vitamins and minerals, taking prenatal vitamins is a must. Besides the obvious like calcium and iron, it is very very important to make sure you get enough folic acid. This helps to reduce the risk of neural tube defects,such as spina bifida among others. Making sure you are healthy inside and out during your pregnancy can only increase your chances of a having a healthy baby. If you are planning on becoming pregnant, make sure to start taking your prenatal vitamins before you try to conceive. It can only help !!
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Source: Cord Blood News - August 1, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking bone marrow transplant due dates healthy pregnancy neural tube defects parenting prenatal vitamins Source Type: blogs
A Casual Low.Email this article to a colleague.
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"Mama? Ma. Ma. Ma. Ma. Dumbledore. Ma." Her voice comes over the monitor, stumbling me from sleep. "BEEEEEEEEEP!!!" The Dexcom wails at me from the bedside table. "[insert the sound of my awful alarm clock noise, which is actually this song and makes my whole head spin with cat rage]" "You people all want me awake right now, don't you?" I grumbled, reaching for my meter, despite the fact that my eyes weren't even close to open. Damn it, the meter is in the bathroom.I moved casually from the bed, down the hallway,...
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Tired Of Needles? Measure Your Glucose Levels With An iPhoneEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at Northeastern University are using nanosensors implanted into the skin — similar to a tattoo — and a modified iPhone to measure sodium and glucose levels in patients. The implications for this could be tremendous, but first, here’s how it works:
“The team begins by injecting a solution containing carefully chosen nanoparticles into the skin. This leaves no visible mark, but the nanoparticles will fluoresce when exposed to a target molecule, such as sodium or glucose. A modified iPhone then tracks changes in the level of fluorescence, which indicates the amount of sodium or glucose present.”
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Source: Better Health - July 31, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Iltifat Husain, M.D. Tags: News blood Draw Diabetes Diabetic Patients Glucose Levels iPhone Medical Apps Metabolic Panel Nanoparticles Nanosensors Nanotechnology Noninvasive Modality Sodium Levels Source Type: blogs
The Best Time To Be Treated For A DVTEmail this article to a colleague.
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You know I am a cancer survivor – 15 years down the road from a leukemia diagnosis and enjoying a 10 year remission. So whenever something seems weird about my health it’s cancer coming back, right? Wrong! Just how wrong was proven last night. I am writing this from my hospital bed in Seattle.
The first symptom of a possible problem came three days ago when I had soreness in my right calf. A pulled muscle? Maybe. But I had not noticed straining it. Back at the gym the next day I had soreness again but thought it was no big deal. Last night it was worse. It hurt some to walk. I got home and, after my wife and son were a...
Source: Better Health - July 28, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: AndrewSchorr Tags: Health Tips True Stories blood Clot blood Thinners Cancer cancer recurrence Cancer Survivor Coumadin Deep Vein Thrombosis Diagnosis Drug Therapy DVT Leukemia Lovenox Remission Treatment Source Type: blogs
Fun Ways to Announce your PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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How did you tell your significant other about your pregnancy? How did you tell your parents/in-laws?
There are so many different ways to surprise people with your announcement, that you can make that special moment a very unique one indeed. You can prepare a romantic dinner or make a funny video. If they are away on business or deployed you might think about sending a care package with some baby items in it. However you do it you will always remember the look on their faces, surprise, happiness and joy all rolled into one.
You can read here for some more inventive ideas.
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Source: Cord Blood News - July 28, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies Cord blood parents pregnancy stem cells pregnancy announcements Source Type: blogs
VBAC — or Not VBAC?Email this article to a colleague.
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It used to be the norm, that once you had a Caesarian section, you always had to have one. Not any more. However, opinions differ greatly when it comes to VBAC decision. VBAC is now considered a safe option for most women expecting twins, moms who have had two prior c-sections with a transverse incision, and even for those with an unknown incision type. Recovery for VBAC is usually faster which means a shorter stay in the hospital. This is a decision for you and your doctor together. If you feel you want to try, about 80 % of VABCs are successful. If you like the odds, then go for it, if you cho...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 27, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized Heidi Murkoff vaginal birth after caesarian VBAC what to expect when you're expecting whattoexpect.com Source Type: blogs
What Is The Most Costly Healthcare Expenditure?Email this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute for Healthcare Management Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on healthcare. The foundation just published an excellent report on the distribution of healthcare costs in the population.
The results indicate that reducing healthcare cost is all about reducing and managing chronic diseases.
U.S. healthcare spending has sharply increased between 2005 and 2009 by 23 percent from $2 trillion to $2.5 trillion per year.
This is a result of a combination of factors. Chief among them is the increasing incidence of obesity.
Who spends the money? (more…)
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Source: Better Health - July 27, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Stanley Feld, M.D. Tags: Health Policy Opinion Chronic Disease Chronic Disease Treatment Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus Disease Management Healthcare Costs Healthcare spending High blood Pressure Hyperchloesterolemia Hypertension Insurance Companies National Source Type: blogs
Harlem Hospital Promotes Collection of Life-Saving Umbilical BloodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since its inception in December, the Harlem Hospital has collected 20 units of cord blood, well above their expectations and a desperately needed boost in the African-American and Latino communities where donations of bone marrow and cord blood lag severely behind that of whites. Umbilical cord blood has unique characteristics that make it desirable for transplants. Of the 9 million potential bone marrow donors on the national registry, only 650,000 — or 7 percent — are African American. Caucasians make up almost 80 percent of the national donor registry . It’s a disparity that leaves Af...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 26, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells affordable cord blood banking bone marrow cerebral palsy cord blood and minorities cord blood banking information cord blood collection cord blood Source Type: blogs
NSAIDs Might Be Risky For People With Heart ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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As if people with the combination of high blood pressure and heart disease don’t already have enough to worry about, a new study suggests that common painkillers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) pose special problems for them.
Among participants of an international trial called INVEST, those who often used NSAIDs such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin and others), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn, and others), or celecoxib (Celebrex) were 47% more likely to have had a heart attack or stroke or to have died for any reason over three years of follow-up than those who used the drugs less, or not at all. The results w...
Source: Better Health - July 26, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: HarvardHealth Tags: Health Tips Research Aleve Alternative drugs American Journal of Medicine Arthritis Aspirin blood Pressure Cardiac Health Cardiology Celebrex Heart Disease Heart Health Ibuprofen INVEST Motrin Naprosyn Naproxen NSAIDs Source Type: blogs
New Blood-Thinner Shifts Responsibility To PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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I recently came across a very important blog post on the use of the novel new blood-thinner, dabigatran (Pradaxa).
Fellow Kentucky cardiologist, and frequent TheHeart.org contributor, Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley wrote this very detailed case presentation involving a cantankerous non-compliant rural patient with AF (atrial fibrillation) that sustained a stroke while “taking” dabigatran.
Dr. Walton-Shirley details the very commonly done procedure of cardioversion (shock) for AF. As she clearly points out, the most important safety feature of shocking AF back to regular rhythm entails adequate blood thinning before and aft...
Source: Better Health - July 24, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: John Mandrola, M.D. Tags: Opinion Research Apixaban Atrial Fibrillation blood Thinners Cardiology Cardioversion Compliance Dabigatran Doctor Responsibility Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley Non-Warfarin blood Thinners Patient Responsinility Pradaxa Rivaroxaban Source Type: blogs
Do You Know What Metabolic Syndrome Is?Email this article to a colleague.
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People with metabolic syndrome are twice as likely to develop heart disease, and five times as likely to develop diabetes, as those who don’t have metabolic syndrome. But many people are not yet familiar with this relatively new term. Do you know what metabolic syndrome is?
OECD Country Populations with a BMI > 30 (1996-2003)
Metabolic syndrome is the combination of several medical problems associated with morbid obesity. In addition to obesity, these conditions include: (more…)
*This blog post was originally published at Columbia University Department of Surgery Blog*
Source: Better Health - July 24, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DeborahSchwarzRPA Tags: Health Tips Research BMI Body Mass Index Cardiovascular Disease Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery Diabetes Diabetes Surgery Study Excess Body Fat Gastric Bypass Surgery Glucose Intolerance Heart Disease High blood Pressu Source Type: blogs
Cord Blood Banking – a decision for Mom and DadEmail this article to a colleague.
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Examiner.com/Grand Rapids MI has just posted a comprehensive article explaining cord blood banking, its uses and what to look for if you are choosing to bank your baby’s cord blood privately as well as publicly. The author, Nancy Zielinski, is an expert in the fields of public and sexual health. You can read more here.
Source: Cord Blood News - July 21, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking bone marrow transplant cerebral palsy cord blood cost cord blood donation cord blood processing cord Source Type: blogs
Blood Money at the Border - The Red Cross and a Local Blood Bank Fight Over DonorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Writing in our local Providence Journal, Felice Freyer reported on a story that becomes less bewildering when viewed in the context of how nominally not-for-profit health care organizations are now run. The Border DisputeIt seems that two such non-profits are having a border dispute:Two local charities are fighting for your blood.The Rhode Island Blood Center, long the sole blood-collection agency in the state, is objecting to incursions by the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts, which recently started holding blood drives here.A war of words has resulted, with the blood center accusing the Red Cross of a 'c...
Source: Health Care Renewal - July 21, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: blood banks executive compensation oligopoly concentration of power Red Cross mission-hostile management Source Type: blogs
Must-Know Tips for Summer SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Have you seen the summer forecast across the country???? The heat wave started in the West and is gradually moving towards the East Coast. Here are a few suggestions on how to have fun, safely, in the sweltering summer heat….
If you go to the beach, earlier in the morning and later in the afternoon after 4:00 are the best times to keep you and your family from sunburn. Remember, you still need sunscreen but the sun is at its hottest mid-day.
Wearing a hat and a lightweight cover-up are 2 excellent ways to prevent sunburn as well. Wearing a hat can prevent sunstroke, when your body cannot m...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 20, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking beach bone marrow transplant DEET free repellent due dates healthy pregnancy new baby SPF nature tr Source Type: blogs
What Is an Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant?Email this article to a colleague.
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An umbilical cord blood transplant is a procedure used to treat various forms of blood disease, such as leukemia, certain types of anemia, and other forms of cancer. The umbilical cord contains stem cells, which can develop into healthy blood cells. Cord blood for an umbilical cord blood transplant can be used from the patient’s own umbilical cord, if it was banked, or from a donor’s cord blood.
Banking your baby’s umbilical cord blood is very important in case your child ever needs it. There are many diseases it can help such as cerebral palsy, leukemias, myeloldysplastic syndromes (pre-leukemia) l...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 19, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking blood disease bone marrow transplant cancer. cerebral palsy cord blood banking fees cord blood bankin Source Type: blogs
Joint Commission Releases Patient Blood Management MeasuresEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Implementation Guide for The Joint Commission Patient Blood Management Performance Measures 2011 is now available. Detailed specifications are provided for seven measures related to transfusions and select elective surgery patients.
The 2011 JC Patient Blood Management Implementation Guide
Source: MSSPNexus Blog - July 18, 2011 Category: Health Managers Authors: Rita Schwab Tags: blood Management Patient Safety joint commission patient blood management Source Type: blogs
How vitrifying IVF embryos helps to improve IVF success ratesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fresh or frozen embryos – which are betterView more presentations from Aniruddha Malpani.
Source: The Patient's Doctor - July 17, 2011 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: In vitro fertilisation Business Embryo transfer Mumbai blood test Human chorionic gonadotropin Aniruddha Source Type: blogs
Advice I’m tired of hearing…Email this article to a colleague.
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Sometimes, people just say the wrong thing, other times they say nothing at all. Giving advice to a pregnant woman is never, ever, a good idea, even if you have the best of intentions. People mean well, but there are times during pregnancy that we just want to make the important decisions that are right for us. Topics from having pain medications during labor and delivery, to breast feeding are very personal indeed. Read here for one woman’s take on getting advice from other new moms, and people who think their advice is the last word..
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Source: Cord Blood News - July 15, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking babble.com breast feeding pregnancy advice Source Type: blogs
Pregnant Women: How Sleeping Position Might Affect Baby’s HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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A little knowledge is dangerous; especially when it relates to medicine. A recent article in the British newspaper, Daily Mirror discussed a medical study that attempted to prove there was a link between pregnant women’s sleeping positions and stillbirth. The author is of the opinion that the study was small and biased and therefore “there is a serious need for more research before we’re in a strong position to make ¬any recommendations.” Obviously this author has limited knowledge about the cardiovascular system of a pregnant woman.
Our organs and tissues require oxygen to function. Without it, they essentially d...
Source: Better Health - July 15, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: DrLindaBurke-Galloway Tags: Health Tips Research Back blood Flow blood Pressure Cardiac Output CO Dr. Linda Burke-Galloway Fetal Complications Inferior Vena Cava IVC Oxygen Suppy Pregnant Women Sleep Sleeping Position Stillbirth Supine Hypotensive Dis Source Type: blogs
Finally pregnant after a frozen ET !Email this article to a colleague.
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Here's a heartfelt success story from one of our patients.I think our journey to IVF started like for most couples. First, we got married and were perfectly content childless. Then, we started thinking about when to have kids and soon decided that “now” was the right time. After a few months, I started to read more and more on the internet about the fertile days, printed out ovulation calendars, and made temperature charts. Finally, I bought one of those electronic ovulation kits and invested quite some money in these gadgets. Well, but that still didn’t make me pregnant.My gynecologist said everything was fine, apar...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - July 13, 2011 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Health In vitro fertilisation Pregnancy Mumbai Pregnancy test blood test Infertility Human chorionic gonadotropin Source Type: blogs
What are Umbilical Stem Cells?Email this article to a colleague.
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Cord-Blood Banking
Here is an excerpt from an article on kidshealth.org
After a baby is delivered, the mother’s body releases the placenta, the temporary organ that transferred oxygen and nutrients to the baby while in the mother’s uterus. Until recently, in most cases the umbilical cord and placenta were discarded after birth without a second thought. But during the 1970s, researchers discovered that umbilical cord blood could supply the same kinds of blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells as a bone marrow donor. And so, umbilical cord blood began to be collected and stored.
What are blood-forming stem cel...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 13, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Ilene at mazelabs.com Tags: babies Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking cord blood banking fees cord blood donation cord blood treatments healthy pregnancy umbilical stem cells Source Type: blogs
Prenatal Massage Tips to Relieve Headaches, Fatigue, Nausea & more…Email this article to a colleague.
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The quiet, the calm, the massage, the alone time…… When you are pregnant, your body can ache, you may get headaches from hormones or exhaustion. You might feel nauseous and over all malaise. If you have the time try to get a prenatal massage. During pregnancy, women suffer from all sorts of discomforts. Unfortunately, traditional medicine offers few ways of alleviating these problems. By learning how to soothe aches and pains with safe, therapeutic massage techniques, moms-to-be can learn to better cope with the changes of pregnancy. Learning how to take charge of her own pregnancy can help an expec...
Source: Cord Blood News - July 12, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Joyce Tags: babies brain development Cord blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking baby cord blood maze cord blood breast feeding cord blood banking information cord blood processing cor Source Type: blogs
AABB SmartBrief: Mismatched cord blood transplants can be effectiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Studies: Mismatched cord blood, marrow transplants can be effective Results of transplants with unrelated umbilical cord blood or mismatched bone marrow were comparable with results of transplants that used fully matched tissue, according to two studies involving patients with advanced leukemia or lymphoma. The studies, reported in Blood, found that the one-year survival rate for those who had unrelated cord-blood transplant was 54% and 62% for those who underwent mismatched bone marrow transplant. "Taken together, these results set the stage for a multicenter, randomized phase III trial to evaluate the relative risks...
Source: The Daily Sign-Out - July 11, 2011 Category: Pathologists Authors: Mark D. Pool, M.D. Tags: blood Banking Stem/Progenitor Cells Source Type: blogs
New Blood Pressure Monitor For iPhone Costs 4 Times More Than Off-The-Shelf VersionEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of the most interesting things I saw at this year’s Doctors 2.0 and You event was Withins’ Blood pressure monitor.
This iPhone-connected blood pressure monitor made its first appearance at CES, but you’ll finally be able to order one of your own today. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, the $129 accessory costs three to four times as much as off-the-shelf blood pressure monitors, but integrates well if you’re looking to pair it with your Withings scale for a complete vitals management solution.
*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*
Source: Better Health - July 8, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Berci Tags: News Video blood Pressure Monitor Cardiology Cost Health 2.0 iOS iPad iPhone Medicine Medicine 2.0 Vital Signs Withing's Source Type: blogs
