From my Nov 1, 2010 Napa Valley Register Column Head injuries come to mind Like many of you, I grew up with football. I would cheer and applaud the big hits. In high school, college and especially the pros, people worried about broken bones and joint injuries. With helmets, we rarely worried about head injuries.… Read More
This February 24, 2017 study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Society concludes that adults who ate home cooked meals and didn’t watch television during meals had a lower incidence of obesity. The study looked at over 12,000 Ohio Medicaid patients and surveyed them as to how much television they watched… Read More
This February 21, 2017 JAMA Internal Medicine article concludes that testosterone improves bone density and bone strength in men with low testosterone. Although they couldnt determine if there was lower fracture risk, the investigators found that the treatment of older men with low testosterone increased volumetric trabecular bone mineral density of the lumbar spine. They… Read More
A study in the the February 2017 issue of Epidemiology discusses one of the untoward side effects of gluten free diet. The downside is increased blood levels of heavy metal toxicity primarily arsenic and mercury. An initial thought was increased intake of fish but the the hypothesized cause is thought to be increased rice which tends… Read More
This March 2014 CDC report shows a high incidence of tick borne pathogens causing including the usual Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete that causes Lyme disease and also a relatively new B. miyamotoi, which causes a similar syndrome and relapsing fever. B. miyamotoi has also been found in the Midwest and East Coast U.S. This CDC… Read More
Most Americans support requiring the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for public school children in order to protect public health. They see high preventive health benefits of such vaccines, and low risk of side effects, and they consider the benefits of the vaccine to outweigh the risks.Yet, public concerns about childhood vaccines linger in the… Read More
A study, in February 8, 2017 Mayo Clinic Proceedings, looked at whether the core motivation of physicians to help people was related to burnout. The study tried to examine a physician’s passion to help others by examining their responses on six true-false questions: “I find my work rewarding” “My work is one of the most… Read More
This January 31, 2017 JAMA Viewpoint article examines whether Hemoglobin A1c should be used as an outcome (quality) measure Type 2 diabetes and its complications are one of the most expensive issues facing U.S. healthcare. An obvious goal is to reduce the number and scope of diabetic complications which should in return improve diabetic’s quality and likely longevity. The… Read More
More than 1 in 3 adults in the United States live with obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2008, obesity was estimated to cost $147 billion in medical care. Medical costs for a person with obesity were around $1,429 higher than for people without obesity. Obesity and related conditions… Read More
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