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Cardiovascular Issues of ADHD Medications

Recently there has been controversy over the use of ADHD medications, specifically in children. Side-effects of these medications include increases in blood pressure, heart rate and other potential cardiovascular risks. Patients with known cardiovascular structural abnormalities or who have family histories of cardiac events should not take stimulant drugs associated with treatment of ADHD according to the FDA.

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Is Obesity Contagious?

Recent research suggests that some forms of obesity may be transferred through a virus in the same way that people catch a cold. People who have this have a low cholesterol level. The science behind maintaining body weight is complex and treatment is usually the same as if you didn’t have the infection. The virus is active for approximately 3 months and the propensity to gain weight during that time is high.

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What’s The Best Exercise For Type 2 Diabetics?

Resistance Training combined with aerobic exercise are both beneficial when added together at controlling type 2 diabetes. Four study groups were used. The exercise group combining aerobic and resistance training far outweighed the benefits of any of the other groups. HbA1C levels dropped significantly as well.

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Stanford Interventional Radiology: A Definitive Treatment for Deep Venous Thrombosis

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is one area of expertise of interventional radiologists, who use image guidance to locate and dissolve blood clots. The cutting edge treatments can remove the clot and restore blood flow very quickly, with the patient often resuming normal activities within 24 hours.

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Kaunitz on Women’s Health: A Safer Approach to Prescribing Menopausal Estrogen

The focus is on prevention of venous thromboembolism which occurs in about 2 per 1,000 menopausal women. Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) have shown that conjugated estrogen with methyoxy progesterone acetate increases risk of thromboembolism. Is there a safer way? Studies from France show that transdermal estrogen does not increase vasomotor symptoms.

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Cord Blood and Diabetes

New Hope for children with type 1 diabetes may lie in cord blood. Researchers found that cord blood infusions decrease the need for insulin. It is thought that stem cells in the blood prevent pancreas from destroying insulin producing cells. Researchers hope that infusing type 1 diabetic infants with their own umbilical cord blood will eventually become standard treatment.

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Hyperbaric Medicine

Hyperbaric Medicine, the delivery of pressurized oxygen to the body – is best known for its ability to treat decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, difficult wounds, certain types of infections and several other conditions. High atmospheric pressure is used to drive pure oxygen into tissues starved for oxygen. This is especially beneficial for diabetic patients with severe ulcers or chemotherapy patients.

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Duodenal Ulcers

Dr. Robert Berger, Talks about the “Duodenum Ulcer”. What is a duodenum ulcer? An ulcer is an open sore, or lesion usually found on the skin or mucous membrane areas of the body. . An ulcer in the lining of the stomach or duodenum when hydrochloric acid and pepsin are present is referred to as a peptic ulcer. When the ulcer is in the stomach it is called a gastric ulcer. When the ulcer is in the duodenum it is called a duodenal ulcer. Gastrin is secreted by the stomach which relaxes the pyloric valve. If too much hydrochloric acid gets through the pyloric valve to the duodenum, then the rest of the stomach contents end up in the body cavity or at the least with an ulcerous lesion. A duodenal ulcer can be caused by too much HCL in the duodenal area.

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Beijing Denies Bird Flu Outbreak- Woman Dies

A Beijing woman died from the bird flu virus, yet despite this Communist China’s denying there being any indication of an outbreak. The Ministry of Agriculture says experts found no trace of the deadly H5N1 virus after searching Tianjin city, where a 19-yar-old woman reportedly bought and gutted ducks before passing away. A spokesman was swift to say the case would be closed within seven days if no further evidence is found. This comes almost a year since China declared the bird flu had been eradicated. Experts believe this latest incident reveals holes in the surveillance of the virus. Part of the problem lies in that there are hundreds of millions of farmers who raise poultry in their backyards making surveillance difficult.