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Stem Cells Help Heart Attack Victims
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Fourteen patients were randomized to see if adipose-derived adult stem cells would help limit the damage from an acute heart attack. Infarct size was decreased by 50%, the perfusion defect was 17% smaller, and the left ventriclular ejection fraction was increased about 6% better than the control group.
Stem cell vocabulary was reviewed and highlighted that...
Stereo Mammograms
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Taking a double set of mammograms allows radiologists to see the breast in 3D. However, there is twice the radiation and no clear evidence that they do better than digital mammograms. The pros and cons are discussed.
Steroids and Sports with Phillip Miller, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Are steroids unfair in sport. Hear the unusual perspectives of Dr. Miller. Both testosterone and growth hormone are illegal, but how much good do they do? He also feels that these antiaging hormones are valuable as we get older. If we are active weekend warriors, by the time we're 50, we start getting injuries...these hormones can prevent them.
Steroids Can Cause Osteoporosis in 3 Months
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Glucocorticoids such as Prednisone and Prednisolone can cause osteoporosis within 3-6 months of use and lead to fractures, especially vertebral fractures. Nearly 5% of women in the US are on these drugs for a variety of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, vasculitis, and a myriad of skin disorders. The risk...
Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, but Words...
submitted by: admin on 11/25/2024
Emotional abuse can be as severe as physical and sexual abuse and any form can lead to severe disabilities later in life. This includes belittling, denigrating, terrorizing, exploiting, emotional unresponsiveness, or corrupting a child in a way that jeopardizes safety and often leads to making the child feel worthless, unloved, or unwanted.
This...
Stopping the Scourge of Cancer
submitted by: admin on 04/07/2015
Plant based diets help prevent cancer and its spread. Refined carbohydrates stimulate the growth of cancer. Real foods with sugars do not stimulate cancer. How can you clean up your act: create a natural environment. This in combination with oncology is a reasonable approach that works. We need open-minded oncologists for this.
Strategies for Cancer
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Cancer is a terrifying diagnosis and making decisions about what to do is not an easy task. Where can you go to get reliable mainstream and complementary and alternative information. www.cancerdecisions.com and www.peopleagainstcancer.com are good resources. There are two main approaches to deal with cancer. First, kill the cancer; this is the approach...
Stress
submitted by: admin on 10/29/2017
In the short term, the stress response prepares us for the flight or fight effects and heightens our ability to react. In the long term stress causes inflammation and decompensation.
Stress Increases the Risk for a Heart Attack
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
A Danish study published in April of 2013 of 11,000 patients without heart disease were followed for 16 years and grouped on the basis of mental vulnerability (tendency for psychosomatic problems or poor interpersonal relationships). They found that the mentally vulnerable had a 36% higher risk for a cardiovascular event.
A second study of 14,000...
Stress Management and its Effect on Cancer
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
Does stress management help people with cancer? It is clear that stress management helps everyone. Whether or not we can prove a beneficial effect on cancer depends on how a study is done. Hope, placebo, and positive attitude are a good things whether or not it helps the cancer itself.
Stress Reduction During the Holidays with Meir Schneider, PhD
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
The difference between living and being alive is highlighted. Relaxation and being present are prerequisites for being fully alive. Muscle tension leads to rigidity and stress. Muscle relaxation exercises can help us relax and be present.
Stress, Anxiety, and PTSD Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/15/2016
Stress in the short term boosts our ability to cope with stress, but when it becomes longterm it creates major problems with our health. When we're stressed and don't have the tools to deal with it, we repress the situation but it remains in our uconscious unresolved. This can lead to PTSD. It is possible to identify and re-address these problems at a...
Stress, Coping, Illness, and Health with Martin Rossman, MD
submitted by: admin on 10/29/2017
It is important to look at the underlying causes for disease rather than treat symptoms with drugs that suppress symptoms. Most of what we see in medical practice is related to disease. Who is this person, what is their history, how do they manage their lives and how do they cope with stress are critical questions that should be part of our inquiry.
Stress, the GI Tract, and Immunity
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
The effects of stress on immunity has been studied and shows that it even affects the number and types of microbes that can survive in the human GI tract. Probiotics have a lot to do with digestion, synthesis of vitamins such as vitamin K, B5, B6 and biotin, stimulation of immunity, and regulation of immunity. Many scientists consider the stool in the gut an...
Stroke
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
The types, causes, and treatment of stroke are reviewed from both the mainstream and CAM approaches.
Stroke is Becoming More Common in Younger People
submitted by: admin on 11/25/2024
According to an article published in the October issues of the journal, Neurology, stroke is affecting people at a younger age. In 1995 13% of all strokes occurred in people between 20 and 50 years old. That number rose to 19% in 2005.
The reason for this increase in incidence in younger people is that we're seeing conditions such as type 2...
Stroke Overview
submitted by: admin on 11/25/2024
This is an extensive overview of stroke. The cause of most strokes is the result of interrupted blood flow to the brain from plaque, clots, and bleeding. Transient ischemic attacks are often the warning of an impending stroke and it is a medical emergency. Guidelines for recognizing and managing stroke are reviewed. The importance of a healthy lifestyle...
Stroke Recovery and Acupuncture
submitted by: admin on 11/25/2024
Acupuncture has been touted to help stroke victims, but a study was done showing that it doesn't work. The study suffered from selection bias. Placebo effect is discussed. Getting better should be the bottom line, not whether or not the beneficial effect is placebo.
Strokes Health Assessment
submitted by: admin on 02/20/2015
Dr. Saputo's Stroke Health Assessment will assess your risk for stroke, the medications you may be taking for stroke management, tests you may want to consider to see if your blood is prone to coagulation, and the best way to prevent a stroke.
The cause of most strokes is the result of interrupted blood flow to the brain from plaque,...
Subclinical Hypothyroidism
submitted by: admin on 10/16/2013
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