“Everything You Need To

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Cancer, The Silent

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Do you have a friend or relative that has gone through the embarrassment of colon cancer or colon cancer treatment? Through intrusive in nature, colon cancer pre-screening is important to save your life. If your colon is susceptible for cancer due to heredity or predetermined hormones in your genetic code, you can be at danger of contracting colon cancer. If gone untreated the cancer can spread to your lymph nodes, liver, blood, or lungs. The cancer can spread fast and can be in your body without you even knowing about.

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The curious case of Nadya Suleman

If you’ve turned on the TV in the past few weeks, you couldn’t miss one of two sets of images. The first is our new president attempting to weave his way through a long list of complex issues to stir the country down a different financial path. The second was  Nadya Suleman, a young divorced parent of six who just gave birth to eight more children, with the aid of a reproductive specialist. What do these two stories have in common? In both cases, the roles and responsibilities of individuals, communities, and society are up for grabs. Putting it bluntly, who should be allowed to do what?

The focus of the government for now is clearly on the financial sector, and new rules or regulations to deter the types of behavior that got us into this mess. I’ll let the experts deal with that.

As for our young mother of 14, I have to agree with medical ethicist, Arthur Kaplan, who thinks that the idea of a physician being allowed to implant 8 embryos in a young women with 6 children is "ethically bonkers". Dr Jamie Grifo, director of the NYU Fertility Clinic, in a joint appearance with Kaplan on the Today Show, reaffirmed the voluntary standards of a maximum of 2 embryos implanted at one time in women under 35 of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and seemed to suggest there was not much more that could be done to control occasional "crazy" cases.

This aversion to placing into law protective rules that would assure some logical limits to human misbehavior I find bizarre. If something is clear enough and defensible enough to be the basis for a national organization’s endorsement as a "voluntary guideline", why not have the guts to do it right? If the American Society of Reproductive Medicine had been as focused on supporting legislation to assure sane limits as they likely were in preventing unwanted government intrusion in the private practice of medicine, would we be wondering this week what will be the destiny of these 8 new lives, let alone the other 6 and their mother who, with the support of her doctor, played out her dream unencumbered and free?

This is not the first time the issue of regulation and the practice of  US Reproductive Specialists has been front and center. I’ve covered it several times in the past.

The most common risk associated with IVF is multiple births. While 1% of natural pregnancies result in twins, approximately 1/3 of parents who have live births after IVF have twins. Twins from IVF are more common in the US than in many other nations because laws in other countries prohibit implanting more than one embryo at a time. The US has no such laws but increasingly, fertility specialists are voluntarily not implanting more than two embryos at a time.

Twins do have higher rates of preterm birth and low birth rate. Mothers giving birth to twins require more bed rest, and are more vulnerable to premature labor, hypertension, birth hemorrhage and the Caesarean section delivery. Triplets and beyond up’s the ante with much greater risk for mother and child. To their credit, most US programs fully inform parents of these issues prior to deciding to proceed with IVF, and parents are often more than happy to make whatever sacrifices necessary.

According to Nadya Suleman, her reproductive specialist fully informed her too. Technically everyone followed the rules. But that doesn’t mean that either doctor or patient here were playing with a full deck. The time has come for professional organizations of all types to encode legally broad terms of responsible behavior. "Voluntary guidelines" in this instance and in so many others provide little protection, except to those in charge who lack the wisdom to do what is right.

See Also

• “Did Suleman’s Doctor do the Wrong Thing?”
  Watch the Today Show interview of Nadya Suleman, mother of 14.

Abnormalities in auditory and language processing may be evaluated in children with autism spectrum disorder by using magnetoencephalography (MEG), according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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The curious case of Nadya Suleman

If you’ve turned on the TV in the past few weeks, you couldn’t miss one of two sets of images. The first is our new president attempting to weave his way through a long list of complex issues to stir the country down a different financial path. The second was  Nadya Suleman, a young divorced parent of six who just gave birth to eight more children, with the aid of a reproductive specialist. What do these two stories have in common? In both cases, the roles and responsibilities of individuals, communities, and society are up for grabs. Putting it bluntly, who should be allowed to do what?

The focus of the government for now is clearly on the financial sector, and new rules or regulations to deter the types of behavior that got us into this mess. I’ll let the experts deal with that.

As for our young mother of 14, I have to agree with medical ethicist, Arthur Kaplan, who thinks that the idea of a physician being allowed to implant 8 embryos in a young women with 6 children is "ethically bonkers". Dr Jamie Grifo, director of the NYU Fertility Clinic, in a joint appearance with Kaplan on the Today Show, reaffirmed the voluntary standards of a maximum of 2 embryos implanted at one time in women under 35 of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and seemed to suggest there was not much more that could be done to control occasional "crazy" cases.

This aversion to placing into law protective rules that would assure some logical limits to human misbehavior I find bizarre. If something is clear enough and defensible enough to be the basis for a national organization’s endorsement as a "voluntary guideline", why not have the guts to do it right? If the American Society of Reproductive Medicine had been as focused on supporting legislation to assure sane limits as they likely were in preventing unwanted government intrusion in the private practice of medicine, would we be wondering this week what will be the destiny of these 8 new lives, let alone the other 6 and their mother who, with the support of her doctor, played out her dream unencumbered and free?

This is not the first time the issue of regulation and the practice of  US Reproductive Specialists has been front and center. I’ve covered it several times in the past.

The most common risk associated with IVF is multiple births. While 1% of natural pregnancies result in twins, approximately 1/3 of parents who have live births after IVF have twins. Twins from IVF are more common in the US than in many other nations because laws in other countries prohibit implanting more than one embryo at a time. The US has no such laws but increasingly, fertility specialists are voluntarily not implanting more than two embryos at a time.

Twins do have higher rates of preterm birth and low birth rate. Mothers giving birth to twins require more bed rest, and are more vulnerable to premature labor, hypertension, birth hemorrhage and the Caesarean section delivery. Triplets and beyond up’s the ante with much greater risk for mother and child. To their credit, most US programs fully inform parents of these issues prior to deciding to proceed with IVF, and parents are often more than happy to make whatever sacrifices necessary.

According to Nadya Suleman, her reproductive specialist fully informed her too. Technically everyone followed the rules. But that doesn’t mean that either doctor or patient here were playing with a full deck. The time has come for professional organizations of all types to encode legally broad terms of responsible behavior. "Voluntary guidelines" in this instance and in so many others provide little protection, except to those in charge who lack the wisdom to do what is right.

See Also

• “Did Suleman’s Doctor do the Wrong Thing?”
  Watch the Today Show interview of Nadya Suleman, mother of 14.

Older adults who exercise regularly show increased cerebral blood flow and a greater number of small blood vessels in the brain, according to findings presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

The study, conducted at the University of North Carolina (UNC) - Chapel Hill, is the first to compare brain scans of older adults who exercise to brain scans of those who do not.

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The curious case of Nadya Suleman

If you’ve turned on the TV in the past few weeks, you couldn’t miss one of two sets of images. The first is our new president attempting to weave his way through a long list of complex issues to stir the country down a different financial path. The second was  Nadya Suleman, a young divorced parent of six who just gave birth to eight more children, with the aid of a reproductive specialist. What do these two stories have in common? In both cases, the roles and responsibilities of individuals, communities, and society are up for grabs. Putting it bluntly, who should be allowed to do what?

The focus of the government for now is clearly on the financial sector, and new rules or regulations to deter the types of behavior that got us into this mess. I’ll let the experts deal with that.

As for our young mother of 14, I have to agree with medical ethicist, Arthur Kaplan, who thinks that the idea of a physician being allowed to implant 8 embryos in a young women with 6 children is "ethically bonkers". Dr Jamie Grifo, director of the NYU Fertility Clinic, in a joint appearance with Kaplan on the Today Show, reaffirmed the voluntary standards of a maximum of 2 embryos implanted at one time in women under 35 of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and seemed to suggest there was not much more that could be done to control occasional "crazy" cases.

This aversion to placing into law protective rules that would assure some logical limits to human misbehavior I find bizarre. If something is clear enough and defensible enough to be the basis for a national organization’s endorsement as a "voluntary guideline", why not have the guts to do it right? If the American Society of Reproductive Medicine had been as focused on supporting legislation to assure sane limits as they likely were in preventing unwanted government intrusion in the private practice of medicine, would we be wondering this week what will be the destiny of these 8 new lives, let alone the other 6 and their mother who, with the support of her doctor, played out her dream unencumbered and free?

This is not the first time the issue of regulation and the practice of  US Reproductive Specialists has been front and center. I’ve covered it several times in the past.

The most common risk associated with IVF is multiple births. While 1% of natural pregnancies result in twins, approximately 1/3 of parents who have live births after IVF have twins. Twins from IVF are more common in the US than in many other nations because laws in other countries prohibit implanting more than one embryo at a time. The US has no such laws but increasingly, fertility specialists are voluntarily not implanting more than two embryos at a time.

Twins do have higher rates of preterm birth and low birth rate. Mothers giving birth to twins require more bed rest, and are more vulnerable to premature labor, hypertension, birth hemorrhage and the Caesarean section delivery. Triplets and beyond up’s the ante with much greater risk for mother and child. To their credit, most US programs fully inform parents of these issues prior to deciding to proceed with IVF, and parents are often more than happy to make whatever sacrifices necessary.

According to Nadya Suleman, her reproductive specialist fully informed her too. Technically everyone followed the rules. But that doesn’t mean that either doctor or patient here were playing with a full deck. The time has come for professional organizations of all types to encode legally broad terms of responsible behavior. "Voluntary guidelines" in this instance and in so many others provide little protection, except to those in charge who lack the wisdom to do what is right.

See Also

• “Did Suleman’s Doctor do the Wrong Thing?”
  Watch the Today Show interview of Nadya Suleman, mother of 14.

Personalised medicine - why drugs don’t always work (Part 2 of 2)
Pick up a prescription from your pharmacist and you hope the pills you pop will work well. But they often don’t and your individual genetics can play a big role. The Human Genome Project made big promises about personalised medicine - drugs designed with individual genetics in mind - but has it delivered? And what pull will personalised medicine have on the purse strings of pharmaceutical companies and public health?

Combining an ultrasound-guided technique with steroid injection is 95 percent effective at relieving the common and painful foot problem called plantar fasciitis, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

“There is no widely accepted therapy or standard of care for patients when first-line treatments fail to relieve the pain of plantar fasciitis,” said the study’s lead author, Luca M. Sconfienza, M.D., from Italy’s University of Genoa. “Our new technique is an effective, one-time outpatient procedure.”

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Blisters are the bane of hikers and runners. This post explains their causes and formation.

The Wilderness Medical Society Annual Meeting & 25th Anniversary held in Snowmass, Colorado from July 25-30, 2008 was fantastic in every aspect. The meeting was attending by more than 300 individuals, and included lectures, workshops, evening presentations and a celebration banquet complete with costume ball. I can’t imagine how the meeting might have been better, unless each and every one of you could have been in attendance.

In this post, I am going to feature information adapted from a meeting presentation and syllabus entry, graciously contributed by Dr. Grant S. Lipman, who is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University.

The cause of a friction blister is the repeated action of skin rubbing against another surface. As the external contact, such as a coarse, sweat- and dust-impregnated sock, moves across the skin, the opposing force is called the frictional force (Ff). The combination of the magnitude of the Ff and the frequency of the rubbing of the object across the skin determines the probability of a blister development. Therefore, the greater the Ff, the lower the number of rubbing cycles needed for blister development.

The outermost layer of the skin is known as the epidermis. The epidermal skin layers are, from superficial to deep, called the stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, and stratum basale. In terms of foot blister formation, shear forces extend horizontally between skin layers, between the skin and sock interface, between socks, and between socks and footwear. When the forces within a shoe or boot overcome resistance, sliding occurs. Repeated sliding at a friction point causes an initial sensation of heat – the so-called “hot spot.” Further friction on a hot spot causes blister formation. Skin cells in the stratum spinosum tear and separate. The superficial cells of the overlying layers remain relatively intact, forming a blister’s “roof.” The underlying skin layer, and associated interface between the epidermis and dermis, are usually unaffected. The separated space in the area under the blister roof quickly fills with fluid.

Thick skin like that found on the palms and soles is more likely to undergo blister formation. The epidermis in these areas is usually thick, tightly adhered to underlying structures, and relatively immobile, which causes greater friction than that induced in thinner, more supple skin, such as that found on the back of the forearm.

Blister healing is rapid if one can reduce further friction and worsening of the injury. In a mere 24 hours after blister formation, there is regenerative growth in the blister wound, and at 48 hours, evidence of healing in the basal layer. However, in the presence of continued friction and pressure, as is often the case in the backcountry, the body benefits from medical attention that provides healing assistance.

As in all of medicine, prevention is paramount. To prevent blisters, one must minimize friction generated by the normal biomechanical forces of walking and the contributors to friction. The force between the foot and the insole is determined by the weight of hiker as well as any weight being carried. Reducing the magnitude of the forces on the feet can be as simple as reducing the carried load, whether than means losing personal weight or shedding pounds from the backpack. Another way to minimize the force on the feet is to use a padded insole or arch support. This does not technically reduce the force, but it helps to evenly distribute pressure over the bottom surface of the foot, which thereby decreases the tendency for blister formation.

Either increasing or decreasing the ease with which two surfaces rub against each other can reduce frictional forces. If there is easy sliding, then coefficient of friction is small, reducing the chances for blister formation. At the opposite extreme, if there is no rubbing, then there is no movement at the skin-surface interface.

Shoes or boots should fit properly and comfortably. Shoes that are too tight can increase contact points of pressure on the foot. Those that are too loose can allow excess movement that allows generation of friction. Overly narrow shoes typically cause blisters on the large and small toes. Loose shoes can create blisters on the tips of toes from sliding and jamming the tips into the toe box. A toe box that is too shallow can cause blisters on the tops of the toes from repeated contact.

In general it is best to fit (size) shoes in the evening, because feet tend to swell throughout the day. When trying on shoes or boots, make sure to wear the same socks and/or insoles or orthotics that you will be using on the trails. Size boots to compensate for thicker socks. Allow for ample time to break in new footwear. This will stretch the material, sometimes loosen it and increase flexibility, and thereby reduce friction points against the foot. The breaking-in period also conditions the skin itself by causing epidermal thickening.

Soft and supple feet are better able to withstand frictional stress than are cracked and horny feet. Many podiatrists recommend preparing feet with Bag balm, a moisturizer, petrolatum, or other softening agent. Calluses should be filed down to prevent them from tearing off or contributing to the development of deep blisters underneath that are extremely painful and difficult to drain. Toe nails should be kept trimmed short and beveled downwards to reduce the development of bleeding underneath the nails (subungal hematomas).

It is possible to reduce shear forces in the footwear system by deliberately creating a weak shear layer using two pairs of socks. The goal is to have friction occur between the two layers of socks, not between the skin and the socks. A smooth, thin, snug fitting synthetic sock worn as an inner layer against the foot will move with the foot, while a thick, woven sock worn as an outer layer tends to move with the footwear and cushion against shocks. The thinner synthetic liner sock will also assist in moisture control by wicking moisture and perspiration away from the skin surface.

A preventive barrier between the footwear and a potential point of blister formation can save many an outing. Barriers are best utilized as preventive measures before blisters form, either at the beginning of the day or as soon as a hot spot develops. The barrier needs to be adhesive so it can remain fixed to skin, despite the action of friction, warmth and/or moisture. Micropore paper tape, cloth tape, Elastikon elastic tape, moleskin, Spenco Blister Pads, Blist-O-Ban, and duct tape are methods to prevent blister development. Using an adhesive such as tincture of benzoin or Pedi-Pre Tape Spray will help keep the barrier adherent to the skin.

A cardinal rule of taping is to smooth out any wrinkles, and cut off “dog ears” that may lead to further pressure points. ENGO Blister Prevention Patches are slick fabric-film composite patches that are placed on the inside of the shoe or insole. Silicon gel toecaps and sheaths reduce friction between the toes and therefore blister formation in this common and frustrating location to.

Keep the skin clean and dry to minimize friction. Skin hydration leads to increasing contact area and friction, so moist skin results in more frequent blisters. However very wet skin has a low incidence of blister formation, likely due to the lubricating effects of water on the skin surface.

High-technology oversocks combine waterproof materials with traditional socks to help keep feet dry when repeatedly exposed to water. Combining GORE-TEX oversocks with wicking liner socks and foot antiperspirant is a method to reduce foot moisture. Consider the addition of gaiters to help eliminate dirt, gravel, sand, and rocks from entering the sock-shoe system. If your feet are often moist or sweaty, then try to change socks frequently.

Drying powders decrease moisture for short periods of time and are useful in the evening to dry out feet, but after about one hour may actually increase the friction between surfaces. Lubricants have been developed that are more advanced than traditional Vaseline, which is greasy and tends to trap grit particles, which are irritating and may increase friction and blister production. Advanced lubricants that combine silicone and petrolatum have a silky feel, prevent friction, and repel moisture from the skin. Lubricants can be applied preemptively, or over tape when hot spots develop. However, after about 3 hours, friction is increased as the lubricants are absorbed into the skin and socks. Lubricants should be tested before use on the trail to assess for allergic reaction, and if used, reapplied frequently.

Antiperspirants irritate and block sweat ducts, reducing the amount of perspiration. People who suffer from a condition called hyperhidrosis experience excessive foot perspiration and subsequently have extremely moist feet. These people may benefit the most from antiperspirants.

The curious case of Nadya Suleman If you’ve turned on the TV in the past few weeks, you couldn’t miss one of two sets of images. The first is our new president attempting to weave his way through a long list of complex issues to stir the country down a different financial path. The second was  Nadya Suleman, a young divorced parent of six who just gave birth to [...] Continue Reading…

Faint magnetic signals from brain activity in children with autism show that those children process sound and language differently from non-autistic children. Identifying and classifying these brain response patterns may allow researchers to more accurately diagnose autism and possibly aid in developing more effective treatments for the developmental disorder.
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Adolescent gymnasts are developing a wide variety of arm, wrist and hand injuries that are beyond the scope of previously described gymnastic-related trauma, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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Federal Trade Commission Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test After 42 years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ended a test to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in cigarettes. According to the Associated Press, the FTC decided to discontinue the testing for two reasons: the test itself was flawed, and tobacco companies could use the results to promote one brand of cigarette over another. [...] Continue Reading…

Prior generations often shared wonderful memories of active and healthy grandparents — typically because seniors didn’t live far past their prime years. In the last century, with life expectancy having increased by an average of 30 years, the “golden ages” are much more encumbered by health care concerns, which may make older loved ones unable to live alone or care for themselves.
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Dilon Technologies, Inc., a leader in molecular breast imaging, announced today that leading physicians will present studies at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) that demonstrate Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) goes beyond mammography, MRI and ultrasound, and is emerging as a cost-effective adjunct imaging modality for breast cancer diagnostics.
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Most consumers may not be as eager for information as we’ve thought they areLast weekend I heard several great presentations at a meeting convened by Jeff Goldsmith, but one contained a point I hadn’t heard nailed down before. Kaveh Safavi MD JD, from Thomson Healthcare’s Center for Healthcare Improvement, detailed the results of several large sample surveys on consumers’ attitudes toward web-based health care information. One of Dr. Safavi’s [...] Continue Reading…

Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that patient share for GlaxoSmithKline’s Advair is declining in all lines of therapy for newly diagnosed asthma patients.
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Twenty-five years after HIV was first isolated by researchers, there is still no cure or vaccine against AIDS. It is estimated that today, more than 30 million people worldwide live with HIV/AIDS, and about 2 million people die every year. Over two thirds of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. In Europe, more than 700,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS with 30,000 new infections reported annually.
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As the holiday season begins, the Georgia Department of Human Resources wants to remind parents not to allow a time meant for family to turn into an opportunity for family tragedy. Make sure your children have proper supervision at all times. Know where your children are and what they are doing.
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The curious case of Nadya Suleman If you’ve turned on the TV in the past few weeks, you couldn’t miss one of two sets of images. The first is our new president attempting to weave his way through a long list of complex issues to stir the country down a different financial path. The second was  Nadya Suleman, a young divorced parent of six who just gave birth to [...] Continue Reading…

Chinese health officials and UNAIDS on Sunday pledged to fight HIV-associated stigma and discrimination by displaying a large red ribbon, an international symbol of HIV/AIDS awareness, at the Olympic Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, AP/Google.com reports.
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