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Non-Alternative Facts About the Healthcare System
By JOE FLOWER The economic fundamentals of healthcare in the United States are unique, amazingly complex, multi-layered and opaque. It takes a lot of work and time to understand them, work and time that few of the experts opining about healthcare on television have done. Once you do understand them, it takes serious independence, a big ornery streak, and maybe a bit of a career death wish to speak publicly about how the industry that pays your speaking and consulting fees should, can, and must strive to make half as much money. Well, I turn 67 this year and I’m cranky as hell, so let’s go. The Wrong Question We are ba...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

never a dull moment: the blood clot edition
On Monday, I got a call from the nurse who works with my oncologist. I had a CT scan last week, so the phone call made me I brace myself for the worst kind of news.Instead, she said " You have a blood clot on your lung. "What unfolded next is a bit blurry but I know that I asked if there was cancer on the CT (no), whether this was life-threatening ( " absolutely not " ) and what I should do next.I was instructed to get myself to a specific ER (at the General Campus of the Ottawa Hospital, which also houses the Cancer Centre). They would be told to expect me. Tim and I gathered up our stuff, made sure Daniel would be OK and...
Source: Not just about cancer - February 18, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer cancer blog chronic illness CT scan health care metastatic pissed off Source Type: blogs

Socialized Medicine: From Anecdote to Data
Last night ’s CNN duel between Senators Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz on the future of Obamacare was pretty illuminating for a recent arrival to the United States, with Senator Sanders’ playbook all-too-familiar to those of us from the UK.Sanders wants a single-payer socialized healthcare system in the United States, just as we have in Britain. Any objection to that is met with the claim that you are “leaving people to die.” The only alternatives on offer, you would think, are the U.S. system as it exists now, or the UK system. Sanders did not once acknowledge that the UK structure, which is free at the point of use,...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 8, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Ryan Bourne Source Type: blogs

Chronic Pain and the Opioid Epidemic: Wicked Issues Have No Simple Solutions
Written By Myra ChristopherMy mom was a steel magnolia (i.e., southern and perfectly charming), but she had a steel rod up her back. After her first surgery for stomach cancer at age 53, she refused pain medication because she said that she “could take it.” She was young and strong and committed to “beating cancer.” After nearly two years of chemotherapy, radiation and two more surgeries, the cancer won. Eventually, I watched her beg nurses to give her “a shot” minutes before another was scheduled and be told they were sorry but she would have to wait. I could tell by the expressions on ...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 23, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Bioethics Tags: Health Care chronic pain Opioid addiction Opioid Epidemic Opioid prescriptions syndicated Source Type: blogs

7 Simple Smoothies to Boost Your Mood
I have mentioned in some of my posts that drinking a green smoothie is one of my more effective sanity tools. For fear of sounding like an infomercial, I must say that I realize there is no simple cure for depression. But I do think chugging down two or three of these leafy-green concoctions a day has significantly impacted my health and begun the healing process for some of my conditions. The Benefits of Green Smoothies Why green smoothies? “Greens are the primary found group that matches human nutritional needs most completely,” explains Victoria Boutenko in her book Green for Life. They are nutrition powerhouses, pa...
Source: World of Psychology - January 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Diet Digestion green smoothie juicing Source Type: blogs

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis: How Rare?
I recently read a CBS news story about CHS, or Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome, describing a 100% increase in cases in Colorado since the legalization of marijuana there.  A search for ‘THC’ and ‘CHS’ pulls stories from a range of sources including High Times, Wikipedia, Fusion.net, and Current Psychiatry.  A broader search reveals articles calling the disorder ‘fake news‘. Most articles about CHS describe the condition as ‘rare’, but becoming less rare as the legalization movement takes root and grows (like a weed).  The syndrome occurs in heavy, long-time users of marij...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - January 4, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Jeffrey Junig MD PhD Tags: Acute Pain Chronic pain pharmacology receptor actions abdominal pain and THC cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome CHS marijuana nausea and THC Source Type: blogs

Is aspirin a wonder drug?
Follow me on Twitter @RobShmerling Imagine that after years of painstaking research, scientists announced the development of a breakthrough treatment that costs pennies a pill, saves lives, and could reduce healthcare spending by nearly $700 billion in the coming years. And you wouldn’t even need a prescription to get it. Perhaps this all sounds too good to be true. But, according to a new study, we already have such a drug: it’s called aspirin. An analysis of aspirin use Based on current recommendations, only about 40% of people who should be taking aspirin are doing so. In this new report, researchers asked: what mig...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Drugs and Supplements Health Managing your health care Prevention Source Type: blogs

Emotional Detachment in People with Alzheimer ’s
By Elaine C PereiraAlzheimer's Reading RoomThere are numerous adverse changes that befall a person living with Alzheimer ’s. Initially the most remarkable areshort-term memory issues and confusion.There are also many subtle,often explained away behaviors especially in the early phase of dementia that can baffle observers. By themselves, they may present as an occasional odd remark, illogical idea and/or a goofy action.Confusion and Dementia CareSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:What ’s significant about these early behaviors is how infrequently they happen. Other than a headshake or raised eyebrow, most fa...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - December 15, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: care of dementia patients caregiver dementia care dementia help for caregivers elderly dementia care health help alzheimer's help with dementia care memory care facility Source Type: blogs

Resilience: The Gift You Get from Multiple Failures
I no longer chase happiness. I believe, much like renowned psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, that you can’t PURSUE happiness. It ensues when you live a meaningful life. What you CAN chase after is resilience. And I have been pursuing that bad boy with everything I have for the last 10 years. My self-help bookshelves in the living room, in my bedroom (bad Feng shui, I know), and in my son’s bedroom (where I work) are lined with books that contain the word “resilience” in the subtitle, by authors promising to make me more resilient in 5 or 8, or sometimes 12 steps. I recently read Stronger: D...
Source: World of Psychology - November 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Books Depression Inspiration & Hope Mental Health and Wellness Motivation and Inspiration Personal Self-Help Coping Skills Failure Personal Growth Resilience Worry Source Type: blogs

From Nuclear DNA Damage to Inflammatory Immune Aging via Cellular Senescence
Today I'll point out an open access paper in which the authors discuss some aspects of DNA damage with a particular focus on age-related inflammation and immune system dysfunction. Cells are fluid, dynamic landscapes of molecular machinery, near every component constantly damaged by inappropriate chemical reactions, but also constantly repaired and replaced. Little is static or lasting. The greatest, most intricate, and effective repair mechanisms are those that attend nuclear DNA, the blueprints for proteins and cellular operations that reside in the cell nucleus. One of the characteristics of aging is that despite the pa...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 16, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs

Smoking Linked to One-Fourth of All US Cancer Deaths
For me personally, the noxious habit of smoking does not seem to exist any more. At home and when traveling to large cities in the U.S., I rarely see anyone smoking. And yet, here's an article that indicates that smoking is linked to one-fourth of all U.S. cancer deaths (see:One-fourth of US cancer deaths linked with 1 thing: smoking). Below is an excerpt from it:Cigarettes contribute to more than 1 in 4 cancer deaths in the U.S. The rate is highest among men in Southern states where smoking is more common and the rules against it are not as strict. The American Cancer Society study found the hi...
Source: Lab Soft News - November 15, 2016 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: General Healthcare Medical Consumerism Medical Education Medical Research Preventive Medicine Public Health Informatics Source Type: blogs

National Health Observances for November
There are several days and the month itself dedicated to raising awareness about various health topics in November. From the National Health Observances put together by the National Health Information Center, we have American Diabetes Month, Bladder Health Month, COPD Awareness Month, Diabetic Eye Disease Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, National Family Caregivers Month, National Healthy Skin Month, National Hospice Palliative Care Month, and National Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. In addition these are special days and weeks in November, ...
Source: BHIC - November 4, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: General Public Health Source Type: blogs

Stress is Bad for My Waistline
This isn ' t a good week. (I swear I do have good weeks, just not right now.) The reasons why it isn ' t a good week is that I had an MRI Monday night so I was up way too late - meaning after midnight. Today I have a deep cleaning at the periodontist. This means they will inject Novocaine and then scrape way under my gums. I expect I will have soup or scrambled eggs for dinner. Then tomorrow night I have the sleep lab so I don ' t expect to get a good night ' s sleep again. I know Iwhined blogged about this earlier this week but I want to whine some more.Yesterday I needed a two hour nap to recover from Monday night. I als...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - September 28, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: eating food stress whininess Source Type: blogs

What truly palliates? Do we choose or do we allow the patient to choose?
The day I met Mr. Lightfoot, he was a medical curiosity on teaching rounds, “a great example of a Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule,” a sign of metastatic stomach cancer. Earl was lying in a hospital bed in the cancer unit of the hospital, his stomach completely distended, nauseous and vomiting, unable to eat anything. He had undergone a cycle of chemotherapy only days before. I organized Mr. Lightfoot into a problem list: 1. Nausea / vomiting. Zofran and Compazine 2. Diet. IV fluids, PO intake as tolerated 3. Gastric cancer. Status post cycle of chemotherapy, hold for now. The plan seemed simple. Continue reading ... You...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 21, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/divya-yerramilli" rel="tag" > Divya Yerramilli, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Cancer Source Type: blogs

How Going Paleo Saved My Life
I have been fascinated by the entire Paleo and Primal movement that has exploded over the last few years. Initially seen as a fad diet craze by most, similar to the Atkins Diet, it has gathered momentum and not a little medical support. It has also been adopted by a great many athletes, which can be seen as a litmus test for such things as you don’t easily persuade triathletes and other endurance athletes to switch from tried and tested ‘carb loading’ prior to events. I experimented with going Paleo in 2010, but never stuck at it even though during my research I couldn’t find anybody who had stuck to ...
Source: A Daring Adventure - September 20, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Guest Posts paleo primal Source Type: blogs