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Archive for May, 2016

Genital plastic surgery among teenage girls, new guidelines on breast

May
31

Date: May 31st, 2016

The guidelines for the inner labia

There was a growing interest among teenage girls in plastic surgery on their breast and genitals that has boosted a primary ob-gyne group that leads to a recommendation that the doctors first told the women about the usual sexual development.  The membership has been telling them that it is by far coming more frequently with the teenage girls. This is in accordance with the report given by Dr. Strickland. She is the chairman of an adolescent care in an American college.  There was a new recommendation that also suggests that the doctors screen out the patients for the body dysmorphic disorder. That will be an obsession with the imagined defect in the physique.

Smoking Cessation Pills with Suicidal Risks

May
30

Date: May 30th, 2016

Why there is a restriction?

Just after 7 years after the US regulation took place has slapped the very strict restriction on 2 famous smoking cessation medicines, thus it has cited the risks of having a suicidal behavior. There was a big international study that has discovered no risk for the suicide. Now Chantix maker Pfizer and even Zyban maker, Glaxo SmithKline hoped that the FDA that told them to conduct a double study to get rid of the black box warnings. It will be placed on the prescription drugs because of an anecdotal patient report of having serious psychiatric side effects.

Association of Coronary Artery Calcium with a Sedentary Life

May
29

Date: May 29th, 2016

What the researchers have discovered?

There is a reason behind everything. It was said that being sedentary is bad for one’s health. This may boost the hardening of the arteries with will calcify the deposits. There was a research conducted to middle aged people and the researchers have discovered that every hour of sedentary time was associated with 12% higher risks of having a calcium buildup in the coronary arteries of a person. This is linked to the early sign of coronary heart disease. This is by far the primary study conducted to be of help in teasing out the methods wherein the sedentary time is linked to heart disease risk, thus by checking the early marker of atherosclerosis in the heart arteries, according to a study conducted at a university in Texas.

BMI Plays a Vital Role in the Early Detection of Obesity

May
28

Date: May 28th, 2016

Infancy and BMI

A high BMI of a baby will put its life at risk for being obese by the time the baby reaches 2 years old. This is in accordance to the new study. The researchers at a child hospital in Philadelphia says that they have found out that the BMI during infancy is a good determining factor for later obesity than the standard weight being measured during the first 2 years of life. This was according to the study that has been published in a Pedia journal. Before the baby turned 2 years old, the doctors all over the globe suggest that there must be a follow weight for length guidelines more than just using the BMI as a guide. It will be used for kids more than 2 years old to know if they have or will have health issues in life. The weight for the length guides will not respond to the age, such as the BMI charts, but the researchers said that it can make it hard to know if a child is obese or not.

Chronic Conditions linked to Low Health Condition of a Child

May
27

Date: May 27th, 2016

Kids who survived cancer

Youngsters who were able to survive cancer as a child had enjoyed a healthy life when compared to the people who are 20 years older. This is in accordance with the new research.  The research is the principal to utilize a summary to measure the health quality and wellness of a person. To comprehend furthermore, how the entire wellbeing of an adult from infantile sarcoma survivors when compared with those deprived of a sarcoma background. This study was led by an author and a doctor at the public health school in Boston.

History Might Affect the Survival Rate of a cancer patient after an Organ Transplant

May
26

Date: May 26th, 2016

Organ transplant and cancer

On April 22 of this year, the organ transplant patients who had cancer might be at risk of having new cancer. This is in accordance with the death when compared to the organ recipient any cancer history. This is based on the new research conducted. The findings have indicated that the transplant patients with the background of cancer might be in need of a closer monitoring to know the coming back and new cancers early. This was in accordance with the senior author according to a Dr. in a hospital in Toronto. The doctor and her colleagues have reviewed thirty-three studies that include a total of more than 400 patients in twelve nations. They have found out that the organ recipients with the previous cancer were around 1.5 times more prone to dying prematurely from any cause than those without past cancer.

The Patients are not Always Asked after a Stroke Hospitalization

May
25

Date: May 25th, 2016

The cases of stroke and hospital admittance

All of the patients that have been admitted to the hospital for a stroke case must have gone through a conversation with the clinical team when it comes to their goals of care that must also include a discussion about life supporting interventions. This is in accordance with the author of a Neuro department at Mayo Clinic in Florida. It has been ideally the start of the conversation about advance care planning and that must also include an advance hospitalization for a serious ailment.  Some of the clinicians, family members and even patients who are may be hesitant in addressing the end of life issues. This is due to the fact that it is hard or it may also be uncomfortable, she said to the health team of Reuters through an email.

What is the Scope of an Aggressive Treatment to Mini Strokes?

May
24

Date: May 24th, 2016

Mini Strokes and Major Stroke

The secondary preventive method

In a report last April 21, better and even quicker use of a secondary stroke preventive technique after a transient ischemic attack can actually help in the reduction of the risk of furthermore strokes and even death. This is in accordance to the researchers involved with the international studies. With the most aggressive kind of care being given to those who suffered from a stroke, the researchers in more than twenty-one sites across the globe were cut in ½ the risk of a second stroke among those who joined in the 5-year study program.

Alcohol Pressed Meats Might Raise Stomach Cancer Risk

May
23

Date: May 23rd, 2016

What the report has to say?

In a report made last April of this year, the processed meats with alcohol like hot dogs, bacon, ham and the like may all boost a person’s risk of having stomach cancer. This was based on the new studies conducted. Moreover, the risk may be to boost the urge of a person to drink more alcohol, eat more processed or even gain more weight. This was based on a review conducted in the US.  The report has been released on Wednesday by the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund. The review has concluded that in the US, around 1 in every 7 stomach cancer instances may be prevented if the person will not drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages daily.

Depression Screening is Essential among Adults

May
22

Date: May 22nd, 2016

The essence of depression screening among adults

The American adults must be checked for depression, this is according to a panel of government experts in an interview conducted by Reuters.  The screening that will be made to detect depression can actually help in the reduction of the symptoms and from its come back again. It can help in lessening the other health care needs and it can help in improving the health of those who are pregnant or women who suffers from postpartum depression. This is according to the American Preventive Services Task Force. After conducting a review about the prior studies, the panel has discovered that if you just wait for the patients to say that they are depressed, you will be missing out the important number of people who are actually depressed and may find advantage from the treatment. This is according to Dr. Pignone of the USPSTF. He is a member & a lecturer at a university in North Carolina.