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Is your cell phone dangerous to your health?
This study may be the first to provide details regarding the relationship between cell phone use and head and neck injuries. However, it had some significant limitations. Keep in mind that the study focused on head and neck injuries. People with multiple injuries or more serious injuries (such as a heart attack or an ankle fracture) might not have been included in the count. Individuals who sought care at their doctor’s office or urgent care centers would also be excluded from this study.
In addition, information about the circumstances of an injury can be incomplete. Embarrassment or concerns about legal liability might...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Source Type: blogs
Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of pain
More than three decades ago, when Tom Norris was fighting cancer, he underwent radiation therapy on his groin and his left hip. His cancer disappeared and hasn't come back. But Norris was left with a piercing ache that burned from his hip up his spine to his neck.Since then, Norris, now 70, has never had a single day free from pain. It cut short his career as an aircraft maintenance officer in the U.S. Air Force. It's been his constant companion, like the cane he uses to walk. On bad days, the pain is so excruciating, he's bedridden. Even on the best days, it severely limits his ability to move about, preventin...
Source: Psychology of Pain - January 6, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Ride the Fluid Wave Before Performing a Paracentesis
Before you break out the bottles for a paracentesis, you may want to consider doing a test for ascites. Many procedures require executing an old-school test before even looking at a result or grabbing an ultrasound machine. Knowing what to look for on a physical exam may guide your practice and intervention dramatically. Using noninvasive tools first could help your patient avoid other tedious or unnecessary testing, which may also result in lost time. Incorporating ultrasound into your practice may also help you nail a diagnosis or allow you to perform a procedure better than you expected.A markedly distended abdomen d...
Source: The Procedural Pause - January 2, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 30th 2019
This study presents the effects of berberine (BBR) on the aging process resulting in a promising extension of lifespan in model organisms. BBR extended the replicative lifespan, improved the morphology, and boosted rejuvenation markers of replicative senescence in human fetal lung diploid fibroblasts. BBR also rescued senescent cells with late population doubling (PD). Furthermore, the senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal)-positive cell rates of late PD cells grown in the BBR-containing medium were ~72% lower than those of control cells, and its morphology resembled that of young cells. Mechanistically, BBR im...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 29, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Chill Out Before You Burn Out
Our speedy, success-oriented culture pressures us to work faster, harder, better. This is troublesome for many, but it’s particularly tough for those who are pleasers. Why? Because pleasers are inclined to say “yes” to so much. Add on the cultural command to do, do, do, and life can easily spin out of control. Though others may think of you as a workaholic, the dizzying array of tasks you take on may not be because you can’t stop working but because it’s tough for you to say “no” to others.
Though many media stories try to convince you that you can have it all and do it all, you can’t! Attempt to do too ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 20, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Linda Sapadin, Ph.D Tags: Stress Burnout Calm Relaxation Source Type: blogs
Six Simple Ways to Rest the Mind
Activities that take attention and demands away from the self can rest and refresh the mind. We use distraction, focus, and just “being” for this purpose automatically, whether we realize it or not. Binge watching a television series, playing a sport or a game of chess, and daydreaming are examples. But life is stressful. Having a few extra coping strategies can help ease that stress and bring a feeling of control back to both body and mind. Here are six options to consider.
1. Exercise
It might sound strange to talk about exercise as being restful, but moving the body creates changes that help clear the mind as well a...
Source: World of Psychology - December 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: Mental Health and Wellness Mindfulness Self-Help Stress Relaxation stress reduction Source Type: blogs
When I Felt Miserable and Worthless at Work
Imagine you’re in your early thirties, in a job you enjoy at a company you love, and you just got promoted (without lobbying for it), so you’re living a great life.
All of a sudden, you’re bombarded with negative feedback from your manager. Despite previously being commended on how you demonstrate accountability, maximize relationships, and a whole host of other “leadership dimensions” there is now not one area you’re strong in, and everything you do is regarded as not good enough. You’re devastated, stunned, confused, hurt, embarrassed, lost, scared, and basically frozen with fear.
This was me back in 200...
Source: World of Psychology - December 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Anxiety and Panic General LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Personal Professional Publishers Self-Esteem Self-Help Stress Tiny Buddha career stress Employment Mean Boss Worthlessness Source Type: blogs
" Pericarditis " strikes again
Written by Pendell MeyersA man in his late 40s with several ACS risk factors presented with a chief complaint of chest pain. Several hours prior to presentation, while driving his truck, he started experiencing new central chest pain, without radiation, aggravating/alleviating factors, or other associated symptoms. On review of systems the patient reported back pain for approximately 1 week which he was treating with NSAIDs with minimal relief. On exam the patient was well appearing, with normal vitals signs other than BP 155/82, no murmurs or rubs, normal pulses, no reproducible chest pain.Here is his triage ECG:Wha...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - December 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
What Therapists Do When They Feel Overwhelmed
Therapists are real people. It might seem funny to say that, but we forget that clinicians struggle, too. They, too, grapple with depression, trauma, guilt, and self-doubt. They, too, stress out over daily tasks and responsibilities. They, too, feel stuck and paralyzed.
We asked six therapists to share what frays their nerves, and how they cope when these stressors strike. Overall, we hope you realize that you’re really not alone and there are many healthy strategies you can turn to.
Karissa King
Therapist Karissa J. King, LMFT, regularly travels with her husband to speak at marriage retreats. They have two children, age...
Source: World of Psychology - December 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Self-Help Stress Meditation overwhelm Self Care Therapy Yoga Source Type: blogs
“ Wheat Belly hit like a bomb ” : Author Dana Carpender reviews the Revised & Expanded Edition of Wheat Belly
Dana Carpender, friend and author of many low-carb cookbooks, provided this review of my new Revised & Expanded Wheat Belly, below.
For more of Dana’s signature wit and conversation, you can join her on her engaging Facebook page “Hold the toast press” or visit her Amazon page that lists all her wonderful low-carb cookbooks.
It’s funny how things happen. Nine years ago I had already been eating a low carbohydrate diet for 16 years. During that time I had occasionally eaten low carb tortillas and low carb bread. These things were hardly a staple of my diet, but I kept ’em around for the oc...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 8, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Open autoimmune joint pain wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Artificial Intelligence vs. Tuberculosis, Part 1
By SAURABH JHA, MD
Slumdog TB
No one knows who gave Rahul Roy
tuberculosis. Roy’s charmed life as a successful trader involved traveling in his
Mercedes C class between his apartment on the plush Nepean Sea Road in South
Mumbai and offices in Bombay Stock Exchange. He cared little for Mumbai’s weather.
He seldom rolled down his car windows – his ambient atmosphere, optimized for
his comfort, rarely changed.
Historically TB, or
“consumption” as it was known, was a Bohemian malady; the chronic suffering produced
a rhapsody which produced fine art. TB was fashionable in Victorian Britain, in
part, because c...
Source: The Health Care Blog - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Artificial Intelligence Health Tech Saurabh Jha TB tuberculosis Source Type: blogs
The Digital Health Future of Oncology
It’s in the early morning of April 15th, 2030 that when looking at your smart mirror, the latter beeps a warning notification: that new mole on your chin should be checked by your dermatologist. That was to be expected. After all your genetic test revealed that you possess a mutation in the CDKN2A gene. But you also get the recommendation to have your esophagus and stomach checked as your connected smart scale registered a noticeable drop in weight and this mutation also carries an increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancer.
With such increased awareness and early stage diagnosis methods, will the cancer de...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Future of Medicine Personalized Medicine cancer digital health cancer treatment digital technology oncology cancer research cancer care digital health technologies Source Type: blogs
What Are Opioid Overdose Signs?
On average, 130 Americans die from an opioid overdose every day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers opioid overdose an epidemic in the United States, estimating it responsible for nearly 68 percent of 70,000 drug-related deaths in 2017. Understanding the effects of opioids can prevent opioid overdose, and knowing the opioid overdose signs can save lives.
What Are Opioids?
Opioids are a class of drugs naturally found in the opium poppy plant. Opioid drugs reduce pain by binding to opioid receptors in your brain, spinal cord and other areas of the body, creating morphine-like effects.
The CDC ide...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - November 21, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Addiction Heroin Painkiller Substance Abuse drug overdose opiate opiate abuse opiate addiction opiates opioid opioids Source Type: blogs
Mandated Queries of the Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: A Three-Month Experience from a Cancer Center-Based Outpatient Palliative Medicine Clinic
This article represents the findings from the queries over the first three months ’ queries and brings further clarity to our initial findings.Methods This quality improvement (QI) project was reviewed and approved by the Orlando Health/UFHealth Cancer Center Joint Oncology Committee for 2018-19. We began recording results of all E-FORSCE queries occurring after the law ’s implementation of July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018. We informed each patient that the PDMP query had become mandatory in Florida, and we discussed the results of each query with each patient. Each query examined the last 12 months of the patie...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - November 18, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Tags: kollas opioid pain quality improvement statte Source Type: blogs
Heart-Talk: The Power of Togetherness
Chances are you know someone who has lost a loved one to suicide. Maybe it was you. Maybe you are not sure what to think or what to do now. But did you know you have a great power, a power to heal yourself and those left in the aftermath?
Heart-talk — a way of connecting that is deeper than the everyday exchange of words — enables healing to take place. As music touches us with an emotional impact, even without words, so does speaking from the heart. We are hardwired to connect with each other in a language of understanding.
For many different reasons, however, a lot of people shield their hearts. They wear...
Source: World of Psychology - November 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: Communication Grief and Loss Suicide Bereaved Depression grieving Heart-talk Source Type: blogs
