The untimely death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of Hollywood film stars John Travolta and Kelly Preston, sheds light on a poorly understood acquired heart disease that mostly affects children under five years of age, and rarely occurs in children over the age of eight. Though we don’t know the cause of his death, pending the results of an autopsy, he was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at the age of 2. You can read more about my post on Kawasaki disease.
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Published by January 6th, 2009 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News, Children's & Women's Health - Leslie, RN, BSN and MyDocHub. 0 CommentsMy Take on The All New Atkins Advantage Diet
Published by January 5th, 2009 in Nutrition & Wellness and MyDocHub. 1 CommentI knew that just like product companies come out with “new and improved” versions, the Atkins Diet would do the same. With weight loss as a perennial top new year resolution, the all new Atkins Advantage is out. Like most diet plans, I never believed in the Atkins diet anyway, and I prefer eating in moderation and exercising. Why diet only? You may lose weight, but still have flab. Why not exercise and tone up as you lose weight or convert the fat to muscle and look good in that skinny jeans you have been dying to wear. That is my take, but I know some of my readers will say, “I have a hectic lifestyle with two kids and a husband and there is no time to workout!” Remember, no pain no gain.
Back on the new Atkins Advantage Diet. I won’t go into detail of the four phases, but they include:
- The Restrictive Induction Phase
- The Ongoing Weight Loss Phase (OWL)
- Pre-Maintenance Phase
- Lifetime Maintenance Phase
Get Your Pet A Checkup
Published by January 4th, 2009 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 CommentsI know that we typically talk about human medical health, but maybe we should show some love to our animal friends, especially when it comes to zoonotic diseases, diseases pets can carry that are transmitted to humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges all pet owners to have regular checkups, including fecal exams to ensure that pets are free of intestinal parasites. This is important especially when young children or those with compromised immune systems live alongside a pet. So, in this new year, as you plan your annual physical, do so for your pets too.
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Published by January 3rd, 2009 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 Comments
People who want pieces sucked/chopped/frappéd out of them declined last year in the
University of Central Florida Professor Creates Two Compounds For Destroying Breast Cancer Tumors
Published by January 2nd, 2009 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 CommentsUniversity of Central Florida (UCF) Associate Professor, Dr. James Turkson, who worked with researchers at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, the Beckman Research Institute and the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the City of Hope National Medical Center, has created two new compounds that will help in the fight to destroy breast cancer tumors.
The two new compounds, S3I-201 and S3I-M2001, break up a cancer-causing protein called STAT3, and researchers have observed no negative side effects so far. Read the full article about his new discovery that may help in the fight against breast cancer.
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Published by January 2nd, 2009 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 CommentsBritain’s Department of Health, which is in charge of the National Health Service (NHS), published a comment indicating that patients in Britain would soon be able to do doctor ratings by posting reviews on a National Health Service website.
According to the NHS website, it employs more than 1.5 million people, including some 90,000 hospital doctors, 35,000 general practitioners (GPs), 400,000 nurses and 16,000 ambulance staff. In simple terms, they are an extremely large health system. According to the AFP, “doctors’ representatives voiced concern that it would descend into a meaningless popularity contest rather than providing accurate information about medical skills.” What do you think? I do think that the wisdom of crowds will prevail, and if too many patients complain about a doctor with poor service or bad bedside manners, there could be some truth to that. Few bad reviews does not necessarily mean that a doctor is bad, but you get the gist.
Sphere ItCancer Risk Not Reduced By Antioxidants Supplements
Published by January 1st, 2009 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 Comments
Maybe according to a new study by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, antioxidants, vitamin C, and/or vitamin E supplements may not measurably reduce ones risk of cancer, but taking the supplements in the case we cannot consume them through our foods, has other significant benefits. I say, do it for your health, and as we know studies come and go, and things always change based on different clinical trials.
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Published by December 31st, 2008 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 CommentsAs the year 2008 is about to enter the history books, we’d like to thank all our readers for your patronage and support, and to wish you a happy, safe, and prosperous new year. We will see you here next year!
Sphere ItEnd of Big Pharma Gifts For Doctors
Published by December 31st, 2008 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 CommentsMy two cents is really? Maybe there will be other ways for pharmaceutical companies to drop some “goodies” to doctors that they want to push their drugs through. An article in the New York Times, reports that big pharma is cutting back on branded promotional items. Do you think it is really voluntary? Or is it because of a tough economic climate?
It seems like a very convenient time to impose a voluntary moratorium on themselves, when they have been doing this for so long. Estimates are that pharmaceutical companies spend more than $20 billion on “detailers.” Detailers are pharma reps that stop at doctors offices with goodies like pens, mugs, ply staff with coffee, food and distribute samples etc. Don’t get me wrong, I have been a recipient of some of those nice pens that I carry around, but I think we are heading in the right direction starting January 1, 2009.
Sphere ItExtra Sleep and Reduced Heart Risk
Published by December 30th, 2008 in Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News and MyDocHub. 0 CommentsWhen news came out in the Dec. 24 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association regarding how an extra hour of sleep can help control coronary artery calcification, a major risk factor for heart disease, I wondered how effective their research was. Don’t get me wrong, a good night’s sleep has many benefits, but how many people get an average of 7.1 hours of sleep per night? The 7.1 hours includes an extra hour from the sleep subjects 6.1 average hours used in their study.
One any given night, if I am in bed for 7 hours, I actually sleep for 5 hours or less, and the rest of the time I am “conscious of my surroundings,” basically laying in bed and thinking. At my average hours of sleep a night, I am heading for coronary artery calcification. Thank God for exercise, which I do daily! Maybe that can offset my chronic insomnia. Kinda like carbon offset, but “heart offsets.”
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