An April 13, 2016 issue of New England Journal of Medicine concluded that an increased BMI(Body Mass Index) in late adolescence was strongly associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in young adulthood or midlife. From the Article Overweight and obesity in adolescents have increased substantially in recent decades and affect a third of the adolescent… Read More
The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and certain cancers was first reported in 1980. They determined that people residing at higher latitudes, were more likely to have Vitamin D deficiencies also had higher rates of colon cancer. Vitamin D has since been linked to other cancers including breast, lung, and bladder. A study published in… Read More
Stomach cancer – also known as gastric cancer – is the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Almost a million cases of stomach cancer are diagnosed annually and this accounts just under 10% all cancer. The average age at diagnosis in the United States is 72 years. Stomach cancer is the third most common cause of… Read More
“Double chin”, “turkey neck”, “neck waddle” or “baggy neck” and otherwise known as submental fullness is one of the most common anesthetic complaints. It doesn’t matter if you a guy or a gal, this solution is effective.pproximately two thirds of people said they are bothered by submental fullness. This can be enforced by multiple factors… Read More
There is an interesting article in the March 3, 2016 issue of NEJM that discusses obesity and that there are two new areas of research including the manipulation of brown adipose tissue and the role played by the gut microbiome in energy balance. With the tremendous epidemic of obesity, type II diabetes and dyslipidemia, it… Read More
Chrohn’s disease, Ulcerative Collitis, inflammatory bowel disease and C. difficile infections plague millions of Americans every year. Chrohn’s disease alone affects approximately 700,000 Americans. Many of these diseases are considered autoimmune disorders and are thought to occur when the immune system attacks healthy tissue. Typical treatments are toxic and have variable efficacy. However, a relatively… Read More
There are countless new health related apps for your smartphone coming on the market every month. They can measure your heart rate, help with differential diagnosis and possibly even measure your blood pressure. Researchers at John Hopkins University looked to see how accurate one of the most popular blood pressure measuring apps was. They published… Read More
A February 29, 2016 study in JAMA Pediatrics found that parents discovered a surprising number of physician errors in the care of their children. Although it was a small study involving 383 children who were hospitalized during 2013 and 2014, researchers concluded that approximately one in 10 parents caught a mistake their child’s physicians did… Read More
With reports of burnout and forced retirement mandated for U.S. pilots, and military personnel, the question is whether forced retirement should be mandated for physicians as well. The AMA’s Council on Medical Education wrote a report that says “physicians should be allowed to remain in practice as long as patient safety is not endangered.” But physicians should… Read More
