May 3rd, 2010 by BobDoherty in Better Health Network, Health Policy, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: ACP, American College Of Physicians, Anger, Bipartisan, Doctors, Healthcare Law, Healthcare Policy, Healthcare Politics, Healthcare reform, Hope, Internal Medicine, Internists, Mark Blumenthal, Medicare SGR, National Journal, Rancor, Stat, Uncertainty
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I just got back from a wonderful week in Toronto, Canada. No, I wasn’t up there to take tips on how to impose socialized medicine on an unsuspecting public, notwithstanding what some of you may incorrectly-surmise about my political leanings.
Rather, I was there to attend ACP’s annual scientific meeting, during which I had the opportunity to serve as faculty for three separate scientific sessions that discussed the impact of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACPA) of 2010 on internists and their patients. Several hundred ACP members attended these sessions.
And guess what? Rather than encountering doctors who were angry at the new law and ACP’s support for it, I instead found an engaged and curious group of internists who are looking at health reform in a reasoned, measured and open-minded way. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty*
May 2nd, 2010 by Shadowfax in Better Health Network, Humor, True Stories
Tags: Dr. Ambition, General Medicine, iPad, Japan, Mac, Orthopedics, OsiriX DICOM, Radiation, Technology, X-ray
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An orthopedic doctor in Japan wanted to see what made the iPad tick, so he threw it under an X-ray machine and posted the images to his blog.
We guess the good doctor (whose name is Dr. Ambition, according to his blog) wasn’t happy with all of the teardown photos and videos of the iPad. Or maybe he just wanted to see what happens when you pump it full of radiation.
Appropriately enough, the iPad’s X-ray was processed with OsiriX DICOM medical imaging software for Mac.
The good news for the iPad is that nothing was broken and, as long as the stool samples come back negative, it seems it can look forward to a long life.
*This blog post was originally published at Movin' Meat*
May 2nd, 2010 by Happy Hospitalist in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Active Lifestyle, Cancer, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Family Medicine, Fat, Fitness and Exercise, Food and Nutrition, Fun Activities, Healthy Adults, Healthy Kids, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hospitalist Medicine, Hospitals, Immobility, Lazy, Lifestyle Changes, Obesity, Overweight, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Race, Role Models, Running, Stop Smoking, Stopped Moving, Stroke, Walk
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Kids are like dogs — you can train them until they’re too old to train. Then they’re going to do whatever they want.
The key to getting kids to exercise is to make it fun for them. But they aren’t going to exercise if it isn’t made a part of their normal routine. It’s up to adults to train them.
Mrs. Happy and I had the joyous opportunity of inviting our 10-year-old niece to her first-ever running event. She had never ever run in a race before. We did the two-mile race and she loved it. And amazingly, she finished without stopping — not even once.
Our nation is raising a nation of fat and lazy kids because we’re lazy adults. We drive everywhere. We sit at our desks. We get food on the run. We watch a lot of television. We surf the Net a bunch. And we have stopped moving. We have literally stopped moving. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist*
May 2nd, 2010 by DrWes in Better Health Network, Patient Interviews, True Stories, Video
Tags: Cardiology, Emotional Component, Heart Transplant, Organ Donation, Organ Transplantation, Ron Murray, Spiritual Component, Transplant Heart Recipient, Transplantation
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Mr. Ron Murray, a tranplant heart recipient, tells his story:
From the video:
“If the transplant issue ever comes up for anyone listening, that’s almost the first thing they would think, too. If I had time to think about it over that year, I would have realized ‘Oh, my God.’ I would have apprehension all built up about how I would react to…I mean is it going to change my way of thinking? Is it going to alter my own thoughts? None of that holds up, ultimately.
When I realized that there was going to be forever an emotional component, and maybe a spiritual component to this thing that I hadn’t thought about, is when I became –- God, I don’t even know if I can tell you about it –- that I began to grieve for the donor, that brought me to tears several of those nights. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
May 2nd, 2010 by BarbaraFicarraRN in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion
Tags: Avocados, ChefMD, Cholesterol, Diet and Nutrition, Dietetics, Dr. John La Puma, Eating Healthy, Farmer's Market, Fighting Infections, Food and Nutrition, Food Labels, Food Shopping, Fresh Produce, Fruits and Vegetables, Healthy Bones, Healthy Teeth, Heart Health, Immune System, Ingredients, Oatmeal, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Organic Foods, Salmon, Super Foods, Super-Healthy Foods, Supermarket, Walnuts, Whole Foods
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Raise your hand if you want to eat healthy.
Healthy eating isn’t just good for cinching your waistline — it’s great for overall health.
From glowing skin, to heart health, to maintaining healthy teeth and bones; eating foods packed with certain nutrients can also protect your immune system and fight infections. It can boost your libido and decrease that lousy (LDL) cholesterol and boost your good (HDL) cholesterol.
Healthy eating shouldn’t be a struggle. It’s easy to get sucked into the marketing trap when you’re food shopping and you encounter all those in-store specials. Sometimes, those specials are just bad for your health. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Health in 30*
