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Confessions of a former TV doctor
I was the “TV doctor” at the CBS, NBC, and ABC affiliates in Minnesota and Chicago for 25 years. I was on air several times a day and anchored my own news block.
I did some good. I organized a colon cancer early detection campaign while presenting a series on the illness. One-hundred thousand viewers picked up Hemoccult tests, 25,000 sent them in, and I received a plaque that says, “Thank you for saving 40 lives.”
Very heady … as was the power. I could wake up with an arcane idea (e.g., viewers should know capitated care means every dollar your doctor spends on you is a dollar less for him.) Then if...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 21, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/michael-breen" rel="tag" > Michael Breen, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Mainstream media Source Type: blogs
Nanodiscs Train Immune System to Attack and Kill Tumors
Immunotherapy has great great potential for fighting cancer, but controlling it is difficult. At University of Michigan investigators have developed an approach that uses specially designed nanodiscs to train the immune system to attack tumors. The n...
Source: Medgadget - January 11, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Nanomedicine Oncology Source Type: blogs
MKSAP: 29-year-old man with ulcerative colitis
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 29-year-old man is evaluated during a routine examination. His medical history is significant for ulcerative colitis involving the entire colon, which was diagnosed 4 years ago. His symptoms responded to therapy with mesalamine and have remained in remission on this medication. His family history is significant for a maternal uncle who died of colon cancer at the age of 50 years.
Physical examination is unremarkable.
Serum alkaline phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase levels ar...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 7, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mksap" rel="tag" > mksap < /a > Tags: Conditions GI Source Type: blogs
3 Topics in the Wheat Belly Forefront.
How important is bowel flora?The status of bowel flora can spell the difference between having an autoimmune condition and not having an autoimmune condition, being diabetic or not being diabetic, being emotionally happy or not being happy, and developing colon cancer or not developing colon cancer. The composition of bowel flora and their ability to metabolize prebiotic fibers/resistant starches to butyrate and other fatty acids play important roles in insulin responses, nourishing and maintaining intestinal health, and intestinal permeability.I like to think of bowel flora, the thousand or so species of microorganisms th...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 5, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Dr. Davis Weight loss Wheat Belly Wheat Belly Forefront Wheat Belly Lifestyle Wheat Belly Success Stories Wheat Belly Total Health Wheat Watch gluten grain grains yeast Source Type: blogs
A Post for Every Oncology Medical Practitioner
I have often spoke about how nurses, doctors and other medical practitioners just don ' t ' ' get it ' because they have never been through it themselves. They also don ' t understand what they do not understand, because they haven ' t been there.It has been my greatest desire to have medical practitioners who have had the ailment they are treating. Especially oncology medical practitioners.An oncology nurse recentlywrote an apology letter to all her patients. She had not ' gotten it ' in all her dealings with patients in her care. Now she knows what she did not get because she has now been diagnosed with a stage III colon...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - January 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: education nurses oncologist sharing Source Type: blogs
Health Update
I finally made it to the doctor yesterday, needing medication for my asthma/bronchitis, and had kind of a laundry list of other issues since I had not been in for awhile.He prescribed the needed steroid I had come for (I have just given in since that is the only thing that works), then we moved on to my...I guess I do need to document this, my apologies to anyone reading this. My bowel movement issues?Not just blood, but once, only blood, and lots of it. That should suffice for details. I had to use a pad that day to catch all of the blood from the WRONG end!No, I did not race to the doctor when it happened,...
Source: bipolar.and.me - January 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
"Jeopardy!" show contestant battled colon cancer and gave winnings to cancer organizations
By now, a growing number of people are hearing about the game show "Jeopardy!" contestant Cindy Stowell. She was battling advanced colon cancer and she died before her episodes aired. She won five consecutive games, then gave her winnings to the Cancer Research Institute. Her ambition and passion inspire many who are battling cancer.Cindy Stowell - you will be missed and we offer our deepest condolences to your family and friends.Thank you for being an inspiration to a community that understands the devastating impact of cancer.Thank you for donating your winnings to help cancer organizations fight this disease.
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - December 22, 2016 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
" Jeopardy! " show contestant battled colon cancer and gave winnings to cancer organizations
By now, a growing number of people are hearing about the game show " Jeopardy! " contestant Cindy Stowell. She was battling advanced colon cancer and she died before her episodes aired. She won five consecutive games, then gave her winnings to the Cancer Research Institute. Her ambition and passion inspire many who are battling cancer.Cindy Stowell - you will be missed and we offer our deepest condolences to your family and friends.Thank you for being an inspiration to a community that understands the devastating impact of cancer.Thank you for donating your winnings to help cancer organizations fight this disease.
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - December 22, 2016 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
Colon cancer screening: Is there an easier, effective way?
Are you, or is someone you know, postponing their colonoscopy? Maybe it’s the idea of that prep. At best, it requires being home and near a toilet for a day. Worse, it can make people feel awfully ill. Or maybe it’s the invasiveness of the test. At best, it’s unpleasant. At worst, there can be serious complications, including an instrument puncturing the bowel, bleeding, and organ damage. It’s also time-consuming, requiring time off work for you and whoever will be driving you home.
Why is a colonoscopy worth the hassle?
Cancers of the colon and rectum are common, and lives can be saved with early detection. Colore...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Cancer Digestive Disorders Health Healthy Aging Screening Source Type: blogs
This holiday season, pass the family history
This morning, I diagnosed a 49-year-old female with stage 4 colon cancer. She will probably not be alive in 5 years. She could have possibly prevented this diagnosis if she had known her family history. Many people don’t know the health history of their family. This holiday season is a perfect time and opportunity to delve into this history and prevent more senseless deaths.
The apple really doesn’t fall too far from the tree. When it comes to genetics, neither does health. The fact remains that, while a person’s genetic makeup is not the sole determining factor of health, it does account for up to 30 percent of ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/cedrek-l-mcfadden" rel="tag" > Cedrek L. McFadden, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Cancer 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
Collabody System for The Delivery of Anticancer Drugs
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), based in Taiwan, has developed the Collabody drug delivery platform, a molecular therapy to enhance and supplement anti-cancer protein drugs. Currently, many anticancer drugs demonstrate poor speci...
Source: Medgadget - November 14, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Oncology Source Type: blogs
