May 1st, 2010 by Paul Auerbach, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Health Tips, Opinion, Research
Tags: Adipose Tissue, American, CAD, Caloric Intake, Cholesterol, Coca Cola, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition, Dr. Kelly Brownell, Elevated Blood Pressure, Fat, Food and Drink, Health Economics, Health Effects, Heart Disease, High-Calorie Drinks, Increased Blood Triglyceride Levels, Insulin Resistance, New England Journal of Medicine, Obesity Epidemic, Overweight, Pop, Public Health, Soda, Sugar Consumption, Sugar Intake, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Sweetness, Tax System, US, Weight Gain
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We are a nation stricken with an epidemic of obesity, which contributes to the incidence of diabetes and heart disease. Each of these has been linked to consumption of sugar intake, and in particular, sugar-sweetened beverages.
There’s nothing evil about sugar — it’s just that too much of it in certain forms is bad for you. For the purpose of definition, sugar-sweetened beverages contain added, naturally-derived caloric sweeteners such as sucrose (table sugar), high-fructose corn syrup, or fruit juice concentrates. Read more »
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May 1st, 2010 by RamonaBatesMD in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion
Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Limiting Sun Exposure, Plastic Surgery Practice, Primary Care, Reapplying Sunscreen, Skin Cancer Prevention, Sunblock, UV Rays, UVSunSense, Wristband Monitor
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We’re past spring break and headed toward the end of the school year and summer vacations. I noticed this product in the April issue of Plastic Surgery Practice.
UVSunSense is a wristband that monitors your exposure to sun. If you and your children have trouble remembering to reapply sunscreen or to just get out of the sun, then this might be just the ticket. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
May 1st, 2010 by Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, M.D. in Better Health Network, Interviews, Opinion, Patient Interviews, True Stories
Tags: Adam and Donna Bell, Annette Orlando Figueiredo, Birth Defects, Children, Cleft Lip and Palate Repair, Cleft Palate, Ethan Bell, Infants, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, kids, Langone Medical Center, Lip Opening, New York University, Nigel Barker, Non-Profit, Pediatrics, Photographer, Smiley Faces Foundation
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We live in a society obsessed with outside beauty, so it’s no wonder that parents whose children are born with any imperfection worry endlessly about how their child will be accepted in society.
As parents, though, our job is to make sure our kids see themselves as much more than whatever obstacles are tossed their way, as tough as that may be.
Adam and Donna Bell felt that anguish first hand in 2005 when their son Ethan was born with cleft lip and palate. Ethan now has an adorable smile and hardly a scar at all thanks to the amazingly talented doctors at the NYU Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.
Wanting to do more to raise awareness about the nearly 1 in 600 infants born with cleft (opening) lip or palate each year, the Bell’s founded Smiley Faces Foundation, a nonprofit who strives to not only assist the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, but also help provide treatment for all children who need cleft lip and palate repair in the United States. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Gwenn Is In*
April 30th, 2010 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Humor, News, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Arcade Games, Donkey Kong, Dr. Hank Chien, General Surgery, Hand-Eye Coordination, Laparoscopic Skill, Plastic Surgeon, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Skill, Video Games, World Record
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Donkey Kong has a new recordholder — and he’s a plastic surgeon.
Hank Chien, M.D., scored 1,061,700 points in 2 hours and 35 minutes, breaking the world-record score for the classic arcade game.
Read the piece to learn how he did it, and more interestingly, the painstaking steps he had to take to verify his score.
The feat does lend some anecdotal support linking video games and the hand-eye coordination required for surgery. There are small studies linking the laparoscopic skill of surgeons with how well they do on video games. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
April 30th, 2010 by Happy Hospitalist in Better Health Network, Humor, News, Opinion, True Stories
Tags: Anna Godfrey, Ear Bitten Off, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Room, ER, Fat, Felony Assault, Hospital, Insult, Lincoln, Mental Health, Nebraska, Obesity, Overweight, Plastic Surgery, Saturday Night Live, Violent Behavior
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So I’m listening to the radio [yesterday] when I hear a story about a woman who was called “fat” by a 24-year-old man at a party. What does she do?
The Omaha World Herald is reporting that she bit off more than she could chew by literally biting off his ear.
Police at a Lincoln, Nebraska hospital responded to a call in the emergency room at 3:25AM on April 28th when the unnamed, one-eared man claimed 21-year-old Anna Godfrey bit off his ear for calling her “fat” at a party. The ear chunk is missing in action. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist*
We are a nation stricken with an epidemic of obesity, which contributes to the incidence of diabetes and heart disease. Each of these has been linked to consumption of sugar intake, and in particular, sugar-sweetened beverages.
