April 27th, 2010 by Toni Brayer, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Opinion, Research
Tags: Annual Report, Causes of Death, CDC, Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic Conditions, Diet and Exercise, Family Medicine, Food and Nutrition, Food Revolution, General Medicine, Health of Americans, Healthcare Costs, Internal Medicine, Jamie Oliver, Life Expectancy, Lifestyle Changes, Preventive Health, Preventive Medicine, Primary Care, U.S. Health, U.S. Morbidity, U.S. Mortality
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issues an annual report on the state of health in the United States. The 33rd edition is out and has some surprising findings, especially about the use of procedures, tests and medical technology.
The life expectancy in the United States is now 77.9 years. Are you over that age? If so, congratulations — you beat the odds. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth*
April 26th, 2010 by BobDoherty in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Opinion, Research
Tags: ACP, AMA, American College Of Physicians, American Medical Association, Center for Practice Improvement and Innovation, General Medicine, Health Insurance, Healthcare Economics, Healthcare reform, Hospital-Based Physicians, Internal Medicine, medicaid, Medicare, Office-Based Physicians, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Primary Care Practices, Private Medical Practice, Small Private Practice, Solo Practice
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This blog was written from Toronto, Ontario, where ACP’s elected Board of Governors met to provide direction on the policies to be advocated by the organization.
One issue raised by many of the governors is the enormous economic pressure on smaller internal medicine practices, and what the ACP might be able to do about it. Today, most physicians work in private practices of ten or fewer. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty*
April 25th, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, Research
Tags: Brain, Female Arousal, Female Orgasm, fMRI, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Gynecology, MRI, Neurofeedback, Neuroimaging, Rutgers University, Sexual Health, Sexual Homunculus, Women's Health
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Scientists at Rutgers University are studying the female orgasm using functional MRI (fMRI).
During the experiment, women masturbate with the help of a dildo inside the fMRI machine so the team can study which areas of the brain are activated by arousal.
First they map the cervix, uterus, and clitoris to regions of the brain to create a sort of sexual homunculus. Then the women get ten minutes to stimulate to an orgasm, which is signaled to the researchers by raising a hand. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
April 25th, 2010 by BarbaraFicarraRN in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research
Tags: 911, American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Committee, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Chest Compressions, CPR Training, Emergency Medicine, Hands-Only CPR, Mouth-To-Mouth CPR
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By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
You witness an adult collapse to the ground. What do you do? Would you just stand by and watch? Would you call 911? Would you initiate CPR?
Research reveals that bystanders have been reluctant to perform CPR on a person who drops to the ground because they’re hesitant about putting their mouth on a stranger’s mouth. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Health in 30*
April 24th, 2010 by Toni Brayer, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Tips, Research
Tags: Aspirin, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, General Medicine, Head Pain, Metoclopramide, Migraine Headaches, Neurology, Phonophobia, Photophobia, Placebo, Reglan, Sensitivity to Light, Sensitivity to Sound
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There are many expensive and complicated treatments for migraine headaches, but a new literature review shows that a single, 1,000mg-dose of aspirin is effective for more than half of all migraine sufferers.
Compared with placebo, aspirin reduced the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light (photophobia) and and sound (phonophobia), and eliminated severe or moderate pain within two hours in 24 percent of people. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth*