The shortage of American doctors has arrived, and it is becoming critical. There are more physicians who are retiring than we are training, and fewer people are entering medical school as a profession.
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At the Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society, researchers shared that parents underestimate the calories in their children’s fast food meals. The study involved 330 children. Kids consume approximately 7 trillion calories per year on sugary beverages.
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In spite of a recent study about acupuncture, it does not overcome the bias of the person performing the acupuncture, or the placebo effect. Acupuncture is attempting to find a place in chronic pain, where treatments don’t work well- but cannot find a place in acute pain- such as that caused by an acute injury.
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Two new drugs have been approved by the FDA for weight loss, but with very limited indications, and without knowing the long-term effect of these drugs on the heart. The drugs, Belviq and Qsymia have warnings and side effects.
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Prostate cancer now has a new weapon- waiting. Prostate cancer that is confined to the prostate, and is small may be best observed as opposed to removed with radical surgery.
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Modern medical ethics is, like medicine, evolving. It is more than “do no harm” – and this is just a brief introduction to the pillars of ethics, in contrast with the Hippocratic oath. It is from this that we form the basis for our own actions, as physicians.
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Jelly fish stings can turn a nice day at the beach into a miserable experience. The latest Health News came out with a report of what are the best remedies for those stings- at least in North America. Adding a few things to your beach bag will help.
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A recent report about increased alcoholism and weight loss surgery found that it did not apply to the Lap-Band but did apply to the RNY gastric bypass. Patients who have risk factors for alcohol use might find that the Lap-Band would be a better choice for weight loss surgery.
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Calcium no longer recommended to prevent osteoporosis in the under 65 age group, and doubtful it will help those who are over 65. The imaging business – stop ordering all those CAT and MRI scans, says the radiology groups.
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