@prabir Virtual care was associated with estimated savings of 3.2 billion km in patient travel, 545 million to 658 million kg of carbon dioxide emissions, and $569 million to $733 million CAD (US $465 million to $599 million) in expenses for gasoline, parking, or public transit.
Carbon dioxide emission avoidance and patient cost savings were more apparent for patients living in rural areas, for those with higher comorbidity, and for patients older than 65 years.
@navin Using data from a Korean national health database, the researchers identified roughly 1.5 million adults aged 20-39 years (mean age 29.5 years, 72% male) who had four consecutive annual health examinations during which they were asked about their alcohol use.
During a median follow up of roughly 6 years, a total of 3153 individuals suffered a stroke (1773 ischemic and 1535 hemorrhagic).
After multivariate adjustment accounting for other factors that could affect the risk for stroke, such as hypertension, smoking and body mass index, the risk of stroke increased steadily with the number of years of moderate to heavy drinking, defined as 105 grams or more of alcohol per week
Maintaining a healthy body weight, being physically active, and following a healthy dietary pattern can help women live longer after breast cancer diagnosis, according to a major new analysis of the latest research. Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women around the world, with roughly 2.3 million cases and 700,000 deaths in 2020 alone. Currently, there are about 7.8 million women worldwide living at least 5 years beyond their diagnosis.
@navin In the prospective randomized trial, patients with hypertension were randomly assigned to self-measure their blood pressure using a standard device that paired with a connected smartphone application or to self-measure their blood pressure with a standard device alone. Both groups achieved about an 11 mm Hg reduction in systolic BP over 6 months, reported similar levels of satisfaction with the monitoring process, and shared their readings with their physicians with similar frequency.
Taking notes from blockbusters such as Outbreak and World War Z, viruses are typically seen as harmful agents to be wary of. But scientists have found they may be the key to helping the millions of people living with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD. New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown that bacteriophages — viruses that infect bacteria cells — can be used to target gut bacteria that worsen symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease.
@miraj The pathogenesis of osteoporosis is thought to involve both genetic and environmental input, such as smoking, which is itself environmental air pollution, Adami said. The biological rationale for why air pollution might contribute to risk for osteoporosis comes from studies showing that exposure to indoor air pollution from biomass combustion raises serum levels of RANKL (receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa ligand 1) but lowers serum osteoprotegerin — suggesting an increased risk of bone resorption — and that toxic metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and aluminum accumulate in the skeleton and negatively affect bone health.
@navin As many as two thirds of people with depression do not realize that they have a treatable illness and do not seek treatment. Only 50% of persons diagnosed with major depression receive any kind of treatment, and only 20% of those individuals receive treatment consistent with current practice guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). More alarming, in a large Canadian study, 48% of patients who had suicidal ideation and 24% of those who had made a suicide attempt reported not receiving care or even perceiving the need for care
If your patients are regular visitors to certain popular nutritional-lifestyle websites, they might have heard some alarming news — their stomachs are teeming with Candida and it's wrecking their health. On Goop they can find an interview with physician Amy Myers, who estimates that 90% of her patients, and approximately half of all women, have an overgrowth of this yeast. Courtesy of Dr Oz, they'll learn that Candida overgrowth is likely causing their chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, or spastic colon. The constellation of symptoms attributed to the fungus is so wide-ranging that mainstream news publications have labeled the diagnosis as pseudoscience. Yet, according to other websites, the only hope are what have been variously termed "anti-Candida diets," "anti-yeast diets," or "Candida cleanses." These dietary interventions share a common goal of curbing or eliminating the sugars and carbohydrates that have been linked to Candida growth. Take aim at these components, the theory goes, and you'll starve the Candida that's at the root of your health problems. There's even a celebrity endorsement of this dietary approach via actress Rebel Wilson, who attributes it to her recent 60-pound weight loss.
Low to moderate levels of physical activity in later life significantly mitigate the increased risk for age-related dementia, new research suggests. New data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA) show that adults aged 80 years and older who engaged in moderate to high levels of physical activity were at lower risk for all-cause dementia than inactive adults who were in their 50s and 60s.
@minti As midlife is when women enter menopause, fluctuating estrogen levels may help explain the differential impact on cognition among women. Midlife is when many women are still taking care of their children at home, are also taking care of their adult parents, and may be undergoing more stress while continuing to do a job. Structural brain development and genetics may also contribute to the greater effect on cognition in women. The more we understand about risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, the better we understand how we can reduce the risks.
Hello, my friend is having achondroplasia. He has difficulty bending his elbows and experiences recurrent ear infections due to narrow passages in the ears. He has also develop an abnormal curvature of the spine called kyphosis or lordosis. Is achondroplasia curable?
@rikrounak Conductive hearing loss is frequent in infancy; they are usually secondary to acute or chronic otitis media with or with no effusion. Other congenital or acquired causes of conductive hearing loss, such as otospongiosis and tympanosclerosis, are generally underdiagnosed or diagnosed late, which may result in delayed language development. Treatment approaches to otospongiosis include antienzyme or bone resorption moderating drugs, PSAD, and surgery. Surgery is not recommended in children below age 5 years; in such cases, PSAD are the treatment of choice.
Hey, I am an 18-year-old female. How will I differentiate between normal stomach pain and appendix pain? What does appendix pain feel like?