October 29th, 2009 by RamonaBatesMD in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, History, Infected Toe, Infectious Disease, Ingrown, Ingrown Toenail, Internal Medicine, Nail, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Primary Care, Pus, Surgery, Toenail
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Flipping through the 1908 textbook, A Text-Book of Minor Surgery by Edward Milton Foote, MD I found at an antique store last month, I came across the section on ingrown toenails. The causes of ingrown toenails were much the same as one hundred years.
This is a condition in which the edge of the nail, usually of the great toe, by its too close contact with the flesh beneath causes irritation, ulceration, or suppuration. There has been much discussion as to whether the nail or the flesh is the more at fault. This discussion is without profit. It is much better to study the normal conditions, and see what can be done to restore them. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
October 29th, 2009 by Joseph Scherger, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Diabetes, Diet, Endocrinology, Food and Nutrition, Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, Hunger, Mabel Blades, Reduced, South Beach
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I’ve written before here about the glycemic index, that measure of how fast a food causes your blood sugar to rise. High glycemic foods, like simple sugars, cause our blood sugars to rise quickly resulting in a pouring out of insulin, a rapid fall in our blood sugar, and we become hungry again soon. Protein in our diet blunts this glycemic index effect, as does eating more complex carbohydrates such as vegetables.
An new concept has emerged that complements the glycemic index, called the glycemic load. The glycemic load reflects how much total carbohydrate is released in your body from various foods. While carbohydrates, sugars and starches, are a core part of our nutrition, we know that eating a lot of them results in more hunger and we end up eating more calories and gaining weight. Low carbohydrate diet plans have shown some advantage over low fat diet plans for losing weight, although both work if the total calories eaten are reduced. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at eDocAmerica*
October 28th, 2009 by Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News
Tags: Addiction Medicine, Chemical, Cigarettes, Gateway, Menthol, Primary Care, Pulmonology, smoking cessation, Tobacco
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I’m writing from the second conference on menthol and cigarettes, in Washington DC. This conference was organized to review the evidence on the effects of menthol in cigarettes and to discuss what further research is necessary and what actions should be taken.
To me, the presentations appeared to suggest that right now the evidence that menthol cigarettes are more harmful to health is weak. However, the evidence that menthol cigarettes are a starter product for youth and that menthol cigarettes can (under certain circumstances) be more addictive and harder to quit, is quite strong and getting stronger all the time. Read more »
This post, Menthol: Mounting Evidence That It Makes Smoking Cessation More Difficult, was originally published on
Healthine.com by Jonathan Foulds, Ph.D..
October 27th, 2009 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: Death, Flu, H1N1, Infectious Disease, Influenza, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Pregnancy, Risks, Vaccine
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Doctors are often compelled to make quick decisions in life threatening cases with only limited information. Unfortunately, pregnant women are now going to be put in the same situation.
The H1N1 flu has taken an extraordinary toll among pregnant women. A new vaccine is now available. Because of the nature of the emergency, there has not been time to do any long term studies of the vaccine. Yet pregnant women will need to make a decision as soon as possible on whether to be vaccinated. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
October 25th, 2009 by BarbaraFicarraRN in Better Health Network, Health Tips
Tags: FDA, Food and Nutrition, Food Labels, Nursing
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The next time you head down the food aisle, check out the front food labels.
The front of food labels or front-of-packages (FOP) are misleading and often confusing, leading the consumer to believe that the food they are about to buy is healthy, when in fact it is not.
In a recent post, Healthy Eating? Find Out What Could Be Hiding In Your Foods, I asked the question if we need to be detectives to find out what’s hiding in our foods.
Unless you turn the package over to read the list of ingredients, it’s impossible to tell. The front of the food label is constructed in such a creative way. Words and symbols highlight the product as healthy. It captures your attention and it gives you the impression that the food you are about to buy is good for you, but it is not. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Health in 30*
