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Can vaping help you quit smoking?
It’s hard to overstate the dangers of smoking. Nearly 500,000 people die of tobacco-related disease each year in the US. Over the next decade, estimates are that around eight million people will die prematurely worldwide each year due to tobacco use. The list of tobacco-related diseases and conditions is long and growing. It includes:
cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke
emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma
lung and other types of cancer
tooth decay
weathering of the skin
having a low-birthweight baby
diabetes
eye damage (including cataracts and macular degeneration).
And there are others. The point i...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Prevention Smoking cessation Source Type: blogs
Should I be eating more fiber?
You probably know the basics about fiber: it’s the part of plant foods that your body cannot digest, and there are two types — soluble fiber and insoluble fiber. Both types of fiber are good for us.
Soluble fiber dissolves in water, forming a gel. It is the form of fiber that helps lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart disease, and regulate blood sugar levels. Soluble fiber is found in black beans, lima beans, Brussels sprouts, avocado, sweet potato, broccoli, turnips, and pears.
Insoluble fiber passes through the digestive system relatively intact, adding bulk to stools. It is the form of fiber that preve...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Johnson and Johnson ' s Latest Ethical Misadventures: Settled Kickback Allegations, Reportedly Concealed Knowledge of Adverse Effects of a " Sacred Cow " Product
Giant pharmaceutical/ biotechnology/ device company Johnson& Johnson has its famous" credo " which starts withWe believe our first responsibility is to the doctors, nurses and patients, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services. In meeting their needs everything we do must be of high quality..Nonetheless, the company has a long history of ethical misadventures (lookhere, and see appendix below). Now late in 2018, we note two more Johnson& Johnson misadventures. In chronological order,$360 Million Settlement of Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare/ Medicaid Patients to...
Source: Health Care Renewal - December 15, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: adulterated drugs adverse effects deception impunity Johnson and Johnson kickbacks legal settlements Source Type: blogs
Alcohol, Smoking, Drugs: Can Digital Solutions Give A Helping Hand To The Addicted?
Alcohol content measuring wristbands, smart lighters, nicotine tracking wearables, stop smoking apps, virtual reality therapies, automated messaging platforms are the newest elements in the arsenal of digital health technologies supporting everyone in the fight against addiction to cigarettes, alcohol or drugs.
Addiction and dependency ruins lives
Once you become addicted, it sticks with you for a long time, if not for life. It doesn’t matter whether it’s about cigarettes, alcohol, medication, drugs, gambling, sex, etc., any of these substances or phenomena could cause you strong dependency and might impact your everyd...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 6, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Future of Pharma Medical Professionals Patients Researchers alcohol cigarette digital health drugs health technology Innovation medication opioid opioid crisis smartphone smartphone apps smoking virtual Source Type: blogs
The Return of the Beauty Brains – Episode 166
After a brief hiatus, the Beauty Brains podcast is back.
Covered on this episode:
Beauty Science stories:
Cruelty free products are free from cruelty.
What does it mean for consumers? Getting rid of animal testing means that products will not be much different than what you could ever make.
EWG on the Kardashian’s show –
We got an email from the PR firm that does the work for the Environmental Working Group (the EWG). This is the group that seems to exist to propagate fear about cosmetics. Well, they sent me a notice crowing about how they were mentioned on the Keeping up with the Kardashian reality tv show. I ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast hair care natural Source Type: blogs
The Return of the Beauty Brains – Episode 166
After a brief hiatus, the Beauty Brains podcast is back.
Covered on this episode:
Beauty Science stories:
Cruelty free products are free from cruelty.
What does it mean for consumers? Getting rid of animal testing means that products will not be much different than what you could ever make.
EWG on the Kardashian’s show –
We got an email from the PR firm that does the work for the Environmental Working Group (the EWG). This is the group that seems to exist to propagate fear about cosmetics. Well, they sent me a notice crowing about how they were mentioned on the Keeping up with the Kardashian reality tv show. I ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast hair care natural Source Type: blogs
Questions Raised about the American Cancer Society ' s Corporate Partners
The EVP and CMO of the American Cancer Society has resigned, reportedly over the organization's corporate relationships (see:Cancer Society Executive Resigns Amid Upset Over Corporate Partnerships). In 2009, I posted a note stating that theAmerican Academy of Family Physicians had received a six-figure grant from Coca-Cola and also that theAmerican Academy of Pediatric Dentists took a $1 million payment from Coca-Cola In 2003 (see: American Academy of Family Physicians Cozies Up to Coke). Below is an excerpt from the article about the ACS:A top official of the American Cancer Society has resigne...
Source: Lab Soft News - November 15, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Healthcare Business Healthcare Delivery Medical Consumerism Medical Ethics Public Health Source Type: blogs
Conference on Drug Pricing Injects New Statistics Into Debate, Few New Insights (Part 1 of 2)
The price of medications has become a leading social issue, distorting economies around the world and providing easy talking points to politicians of all parties (not that they know how to solve the problem). Last week I attended a conference on the topic at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.
On one level, the increasing role that drugs play in health care is salutary. Wouldn’t you rather swallow a pill than go in for surgery, with the attendant risks of anesthesia, postoperative pain opiates, and exposure to the increasingly scary bacteria that lurk in h...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 8, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Healthcare Reform Medical Economics Personalized Medicine Precision Medicine Drug Pricing Healthcare Costs Medication Pricing Source Type: blogs
Cancer Care: The Deceptive Marketing of Hope
Truth in Advertising.org (TINA) has released a new report that finds 90 percent of the 50 cancer centers that spent the most on advertising were "deceptively promoting atypical patient experiences through the use of powerful testimonials."
TINA’s investigation found "hundreds of testimonials featuring patients with cancer types that have a less than 50 percent five-year survival rate, being used in direct-to-consumer marketing materials to advance the narrative, either explicitly or implicitly, that treatment at a specific cancer center will provide patients with a therapeutic advantage, allowing them to beat the odd...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - October 30, 2018 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Managing Digital Health Regulatory Uncertainty
Uncertainty abounds when managing digital health regulatory uncertainty regarding the FDA and other international regulatory bodies. For this discussion we'll divide uncertainty into two categories, uncertainty due to a lack of knowledge about the potential regulations on the part of manufacturers and uncertainty about just what various regulatory agencies are doing - or going to do - about new and innovative products that meet the definition of a medical device.
What is a Medical Device?
Let's start with the first category; there is an astounding amount of misinformation and just plain wrong-headedness on the part of many...
Source: Medical Connectivity Consulting - October 24, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tim Gee Tags: Regulatory Bibliography Standards & Regulatory Source Type: blogs
New PICO 7Y Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System to Treat Two Sites at Once
Smith & Nephew is launching its brand new PICO 7Y negative pressure therapy system designed to be able to treat two wounds at the same time. The system uses a single pump that can support two dressings via a special Y extension, helping with cost...
Source: Medgadget - October 16, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Is Crowdfunding The Grim Future of Health Insurance?
A growing number of people, mostly Americans, is forced to use crowdfunding sites to ask for money to cover medical expenses. While in many cases, the option is a potential source of hope binding people together for a good cause that would otherwise be lost due to financial reasons, the phenomenon also shows the desperate state of a healthcare system where victims of terrible illnesses have to “commodify” themselves on online donation forums. Should it stay that way? Should we fear for a dark future of health insurance in some parts of the world?
The patchwork called crowdfunding
Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Indiegogo, Crowd...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 13, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Health Insurance Healthcare Design Social media in Healthcare crowdfunding digital health digital health insurance ethics future health data medical medical expenses Source Type: blogs
August 2010 Man of the Month: E-Patient Dave
Richard Davies deBronkart Jr , known by many as e-Patient Dave, is a cancer patient and blogger who, in 2009, became a noted activist for health care transformation through participatory medicine and personal health data rights. In 2010, he became a published author and Disruptive Women in Health Care’s August Man of the Month.
I was a middle-aged guy going through life, as involved with my own health care as I was with my car’s carburetor, which is to say, virtually not at all. And then I found out I was almost dead.
That’s how my interview with Dave started.
Dave was diagnosed in January 2007 with Stage IV, Grade 4...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
FDA permits marketing of new endoscopic device for treating gastrointestinal bleeding
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of Hemospray, a new device used to help control certain types of bleeding in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.“The device provides an additional, non-surgical option for treating upper and lower GI bleeding in certain patients, and may help reduce the risk of death from a GI bleed for many patients,” said Binita Ashar, M.D., director, division of surgical devices, in the FDA’s Center for Devices and R adiological Health.GI bleeding can occur in the upper GI tract (esophagus, stomach or small intestine) or the lower GI tract (colon and rectum). Causes of GI blee...
Source: Medical Hemostat - September 23, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: hemostatguy at gmail.com (hemostat guy) Source Type: blogs
Inside Hologic ’s Evolving Definition of Women’s Healthcare
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX), known in the medtech industry for its mammography and diagnostics devices, is rethinking what it means to be a women’s healthcare company.
The 6,000-person company wants to expand its reach to include products that care for wo...
Source: Medgadget - September 5, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Sponsored Content Source Type: blogs
