May 7th, 2010 by Toni Brayer, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion, Research
Tags: American Heart Associate Conference, Atkins Diet, BMI, Body Mass Index, Calories, Diet and Nutrition, Dietetics, Dr. Mindy Dopler Nelson, Failed Weight Loss, Food and Nutrition, Genes, Genotype, Learn Diet, Low-Carb Diet, Low-Carb Losers, Low-Fat Losers, Obesity, Ornish Diet, Overweight, Skinny, Stanford University, Thin, Weight Loss Diets, Women's Health, Zone Diet
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Why do some diets work better than others? Why can your best friend lose 10 pounds with a low-carb diet and your weight just hovers? Why can some people eat just about everything and still stay skinny?
It’s all in the genes.
Mindy Dopler Nelson, Ph.D., of Stanford University reported the results of her study at the American Heart Associate Conference. She found that a single nuceotide polymorphism caused women to loose five times as much weight on the Atkins diet compared with women who didn’t have the gene. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth*
May 6th, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News, Research
Tags: "See", Blind, Blindness, Disability, Doctoral Student, Expressed Emotion, Facial Emotions, Facial Expressions, Ophthalmology, Shafiq ur Rehman, Sweden, Tactile Sensations, Umea University, Vibrations, Visual Aid, Visual Impairment, Visually Impaired, Webcam
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Shafiq ur Réhman, a doctoral student at Umeå University in Sweden has unveiled his thesis project — a technology that converts facial emotions into special tactile sensations for the visually impaired.
The system uses a webcam to capture faces, and then subsequently converts the captured emotion into a series of vibrations that correspond with the expressed emotion.
The users are expected to train themselves by making their own faces into the webcam and getting a feel for how the vibrations change with the faces they’re making. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
May 6th, 2010 by Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Accessible to Children, Accidental Ingestion, Addiction Medicine, Addiction Therapy, Awareness, Camel Orbs, Cardboard Boxes, Child Safety, Childproof Containers, Cigarettes, Cigars, Flip-Top Containers, Greg Connolly, Harvard University, nicotine, Nicotine Addiction, Poison Control, Poisoning In Kids, Poisonous To Children, Prevention, Preventive Health, Smokeless Tobacco, Snus, Sticks and Strips, Tobacco Candy, Tobacco Control, Tobacco Mints, Tobacco Products, Tobacco Users
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A number of colleagues recently mentioned to me that they’ve heard that new smokeless tobacco products are very dangerous because they cause a lot of poisonings to children.
When I checked the Internet, sure enough — there were plenty of news headlines along the lines of “Tobacco mints tied to poisoning in kids” and “Tobacco candy poisoning kids, study shows.” I thought this looked interesting, particularly as I was unaware of any “tobacco candy.” Read more »
This post, Why Tobacco Should Be Childproof, was originally published on
Healthine.com by Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D..
May 4th, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research
Tags: Baby, Columbia, Crib, Fetal Brain Stimulation, Fetus, Hands-Free Listening, Health Apps, In Utero, iPod, iUtero, Mom, Mother, Music, Nirvana, Nuvo Group, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System, South Carolina, Stroller, Toys
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The new Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System from the Nuvo Group of Columbia, South Carolina, gives an interesting twist to “In Utero,” the title of the famous Nirvana album.
“Research in human fetal development shows that babies exposed to music while in-utero display advanced intelligence, coordination, and learning abilities,” says the product website. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
May 4th, 2010 by Davis Liu, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, Opinion, Research
Tags: American Board of Medical Specialties, Bedside Manner, Board Certification, Choosing a Doctor, Excellent Doctors, Expertise, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, Federation of State Medical Boards, General Medicine, Good Physician, Great Doctor, Handwashing, Medical History, Medical License, National Committee of Quality Assurance, NCQA, Primary Care, Public Reporting, Quality of Care, Sitting Down, So-So Doctors
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As a practicing family doctor, it’s easy for me to figure out how to choose a great doctor. Let me tell you the secrets in finding the best one for you and what I tell my family and friends. Look for the following:
— Board certification
— Report card on quality
— Licensing/public reporting
As a doctor, I know many doctors who have great bedside manner but aren’t particularly reliable in giving the right medical care you deserve, and these traits separate the so-so doctors from the truly excellent ones. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Saving Money and Surviving the Healthcare Crisis*
