Day: December 28, 2016

From Brita

I’m concerned about using Brita filters after reading the following as I see your filters increase aluminium content instead of decreasing it. Aluminium DOES cause Alzheimer’s: Expert says new findings confirm the metal plays a role in the devastating brain disease Chris Exley is a professor in bioinorganic chemistry based at Keele University A link between between aluminium and Alzheimer’s has existed for many years But a lack of evidence has caused the scientific community to remain unsure However, his new research confirms the metal plays a role in cognitive decline A link between aluminium and Alzheimer’s disease has long existed.

Lemmy Kilmister’s Death: One Year Later

… months to live. Unfortunately, the end came far, far more quickly. The Los Angeles county Department of Public Health’s death certificate for Kilmister later confirmed that he also suffered from cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure. His …

Here’s another health benefit of Vitamin D

Growing up, our bodies require vitamin D in order to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. Humans mostly get this nutrient from sunlight – we produce the vitamin when our skin is exposed to the ultraviolet rays – while supplements also offer the health benefits required throughout life.

The Best Body Positive Moments of 2016

Model Iskra Lawrence is one of those few women out there in the public eye that we can say always represents body confidence and positivity without fail. This year, she continued all the hard work she does to bring awareness to the body pos movement.

Staying Safe from Superbugs

… Despite these recently reported cases, most of us are, in fact, very safe. Cuyahoga County’s Commissioner of Public Health Terry Allan says the best defense is the old stand-by. ‘We know that at a very basic level, the most simple thing you can do …

Disease outbreak guarantees: A proposal to build public health…

In 2005, the World Health Assembly adopted a revised version of its International Health Regulations , a legally binding treaty among 196 nations to boost global health security and strengthen the world’s capacity to confront serious disease threats such as Ebola and SARS. A decade later, just one-third of countries have the ability to respond to a public health emergency.

FDA puts Seattle Genetics drug trials on hold after 4 deaths

Seattle Genetics Inc said four people had died in trials testing its experimental cancer drug, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to impose a clinical hold on several early-stage studies. Six patients with acute myeloid leukemia , a type of blood cancer, have been identified with liver toxicity and four have died, the company said on Tuesday.

Returning home

Brother and sister, Dave and Charlene Buescher, stand together in front of Essentia Health’s Christmas tree with presents flown to International Falls from Duluth’s St. Mary’s hospital. Brother and sister, Dave and Charlene Buescher, stand together in front of Essentia Health’s Christmas tree with presents flown to International Falls from Duluth’s St. Mary’s hospital.

Diabetes takes biggest bite out of u.s. health care spending

Diabetes leads a list of just 20 diseases and conditions that account for more than half of all spending on health care in the United States, according to a new comprehensive financial analysis. U.S. spending on diabetes diagnosis and treatment totaled $101 billion in 2013, and has grown 36 times faster than spending on heart disease, the country’s No.

How Carrie Fisher helped fight mental illness stigma

The world lost more than a smart, funny, beloved actress and writer when Carrie Fisher died Tuesday; it also lost a powerful advocate for mental health. Fisher’s death after suffering a cardiac emergency Friday drew an outpouring of comments lauding her courageous openness about her personal struggle with bipolar disorder and addiction to drugs and alcohol.

Patients suffer over gap between physical and mental health care

Family doctors are the first point of contact for most people seeking diagnosis and care, but a disconnect between physicians and mental health professionals leaves many stranded. Esme Hurst says her son took his own life after their family physician repeatedly told the family he was not suicidal, and failed to refer the Hursts to timely mental health treatment.

Case managers recognized

… program, Community Care Services assigns case managers to facilitate the delivery of behavioral and medical health services to Medicaid-eligible adults who have serious mental illness. Ohana Health Plan has been the sole provider of Community Care …

Apolipoprotein e genotype, plasma cholesterol, and cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.

Observational studies have shown an association between low plasma cholesterol levels and increased risk of cancer, whereas most randomized clinical trials involving cholesterol-lowering medications have not shown this association. Between 1997 and 2002, the authors assessed the association between plasma cholesterol levels and cancer risk, free from confounding and reverse causality, in a Mendelian randomization study using apolipoprotein E genotype.

USA Medical shares 3 tips to help people stick to New Year’s resolutions for better health

At the beginning of each new year, many people make resolutions to improve their health; they may aim to lose weight, stop smoking, exercise more, remember to take prescriptions as directed. USA Medical offers to help people live healthier lifestyles by providing discounts on medications through its customized prescription savings programs in all 50 states including: Texas Prescription Assistance Program, Florida Prescription Assistance Program and California Prescription Assistance Program.

Opicapone as levodopa adjunct cuts motor fluctuations in Parkinson’s disease

For patients with Parkinson’s disease receiving levodopa therapy and experiencing end-of-dose motor fluctuations, treatment with 50-mg/day opicapone is associated with a reduction in mean daily off-time, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Neurology . Andrew J. Lees, M.D., from University College London, and colleagues enrolled 427 patients with PD receiving levodopa therapy who experienced signs of end-of-dose deterioration into a phase 3 trial.

Epithelial tight junction structure in the jejunum of children with acute and treated celiac sprue.

Tight junction morphology was analyzed in freeze fracture electron micrographs from biopsies at two locations along the surface-crypt axis in the jejunum of children with treated and untreated sprue and in control subjects. In control jejunum, strand number, meshwork depth, and total depth of the tight junction decreased from surface to crypt, consistent with the concept of the crypt being more permeable than the surface epithelium.

New study finds overuse of hospital ICUs

… who are less likely to benefit from this level of care. These findings are a concern for patients, providers and the health care system because ICU care is frequently invasive and comes at a substantial cost.” The researchers added up the number of …

Military health system to test U-M-developed V-BID approach

A health care reform idea originated by University of Michigan faculty will get a major test among members of the nation’s military and their families, thanks to a provision in the national defense spending bill signed by President Obama on Friday. Called Value-Based Insurance Design , the approach departs from the traditional “one size fits all” approach to health insurance out-of-pocket costs.