Strokes, treatment delayed
Too many people die from strokes because treatment is delayed A film x-ray of a human skull and cervical spine. (stockdevil/Getty Images/iStock) By Kevin Sheth April 8 Recently, I cared for an 82-year-old grandfather who was having some trouble opening a jar of jelly. Twenty minutes later, the fork he was using fell out of his hand. Feeling tired, he lay down, and on waking four hours later, he and his wife discovered that his arm was flaccid. That’s when they called 911 and he was taken to a local hospital. The hospital wasn’t a specialized stroke center and transferred him to Yal... mais »
Carta de fevereiro de 1896
*Em 1896 meu avô paterno, Antônio Mansur Achutti, enviou para sua noiva, Magdalena Miolo Borin, uma carta, escrita por um amanuense, Simão Stefani.* Há poucos dias reencontrei cópia da carta que vovô Antônio enviou para sua noiva Madalena (Madaglena?) em fevereiro de 1896, portanto seis meses antes do casamento (14/07/1896). Ela morava em zona rural próximo a Santa Maria, no Campestre de Santo Antâo. Solicitou os serviços de um amanuense (Simão Stefani) porque não escrevia com nossos caracteres. O documento original, duas páginas, inclusive com envelope com logo colorido, estava com... mais »
Polluted Cities
Evidence Mounts for Increased Alzheimer’s and Suicide Risks in Polluted Citiesby Neuroscience News A new study adds to growing evidence that early exposure to pollution can increase both suicide risks in younger people and Alzheimer's disease as people age. Read more of this post
Hippocampus: anxiety and depression
Hippocampus May Hold Clues For Anxiety and Depressionby Neuroscience News Researchers reveal specific parts of the hippocampus may play a key role in emotional regulation. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | April 14, 2018 at 9:20 am | Tags: University of Toronto, ventral hippocampus | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-csr [image: hippocampus] The hippocampus is a seahorse-shaped structure located deep inside the brain. As part of the limbic system, it plays an important role in memory processing and spatial cognition, including how mammals learn to understand and navigate their env... mais »
Break-fast Londrino...
Hoje tive a grata satisfração de receber uma cesta de break-fast encomendada de Londres onde mora uma querida cliente que atendi pela primeira vez com 3 meses de vida, no início de 1981. como se tratava de uma malformação rara, encaminhei-a ao Dr. Sérgio Almeida Oliveira em São Paulo que a operou com pleno sucesso.
Alcohol
More Than Five Drinks a Week Could Shorten Lifespanby Neuroscience News A new study reveals drinking more than five pints of beer or glasses of wine per week could decrease life expectancy. Drinking more than 10 alcoholic drinks a week is linked to a one to two year shortened life expectancy, researchers report. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | April 13, 2018 at 10:27 am | Tags: alcohol consumption | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-cs4 Comment See all comments
phage therapy
Essay / Medical Research Viral rescue When antibiotics fail, could phage therapy succeed? The germ’s-eye view of infection might open up revolutionary treatments Emily Monosson
Health Happens outside
[image: DASH-NYC] Good health is achieved by a combination of factors many of which are not within the walls of a doctor's office. Where we live, work, learn and play all influence our health. Join us in spreading awareness and encouraging involvement to build a healthier city. Watch, learn, and share our videos, fact sheets and resources. But most importantly, get engaged and speak up for increasing access to healthy food, supporting affordable and quality housing for all, and advocating for safe street design. Let’s all work together to build a healthier NYC! We hope you'll watch... mais »
Funerals of the future
Why undertakers are worried The bereaved, better-informed, no longer always do what they are told or pay whatever they are asked Print edition | International Apr 12th 2018| AMSTERDAM AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTSEVERY minute more than 100 people die. Most of these deaths bring not just grief to some, but also profit to others. America’s 2.7m-odd deaths a year underpin an industry worth $16bn in 2017, encompassing over 19,000 funeral homes and over 120,000 employees. In France the sector is worth an estimated €2.5bn ($3.1bn). The German market was worth €1.5bn in 2014 and employed nearly ... mais »
breastfeeding
10 steps to successful breastfeeding Share Tweet Forward Share Breastfeeding all babies for the first 2 years would save the lives of more than 820 000 children under age 5 annually. Breastfeeding is also good for mums! WHO and UNICEF have issued a 10-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health facilities that provide maternity and newborn services. Read the news release *Spread the word * Breastfeeding gives children the best possible start in life. It has cognitive benefits as well as health benefits for both babies and mothers. Share the messages on your soci... mais »
Nations at Risk
Link to Nations at Risk Live Webcast on Friday, April 13
Ethics Based Medicine...
Dr. Jason FungFollow Nephrologist. Special interest in type 2 diabetes reversal and intermittent fasting. Founder of Intensive Dietary Management Program. Apr 10 The Corruption of Evidence Based Medicine — Killing for Profit The* idea* of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is great. The reality, though, not so much. Human perception is often flawed, so the premise of EBM is to formally study medical treatments and there have certainly been some successes. Consider the procedure of angioplasty. Doctors insert a catheter into the blood vessels of the heart and use a balloon like device to op... mais »
Biomarkers for AD
Researchers Propose New Alzheimer's Definition Based on BiomarkersAmyloid-tau framework would apply to research, not clinical care - SAVESAVED - - - - - - Activate MedPage Today's CME feature and receive free CME credit on Medical stories like this one. - by Judy George, Contributing Writer, MedPage TodayApril 10, 2018 - - Researchers for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Alzheimer's Association (AA) have proposed a new biomarker-based definition of Alzheimer's disease for research purposes. In this framework, Alzheimer's d... mais »
Defining Death
Defining Death—Making Sense of the Case of Jahi McMath Robert D. Truog, MD1,2 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. Published online April 9, 2018. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.3441 Clearly distinguishing between the living and the dead is an essential function in any society, necessary for determining when people may be buried, when their wills may be executed, when efforts to keep them alive may be terminated, and when they may donate their organs, among other issues. The recent and ongoing case of Jahi McMath has raised some doubts about how this distinction is made in the United S... mais »
Cardiology Guidelines
[image: Medscape] *New Cardiology Clinical Practice Guidelines, April 2018* Stay current on new guidelines and recommendations. *View Guidelines* *New Cardiology Guidelines including the following:* Arrhythmia/Cognitive Function *European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society* Cardiac Screening in Young Patients *British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young* Syncope *European Society of Cardiology* *And 12 Others*
A reforma de 68
*A reforma universitária de 1968: 50 anos depois* Enquanto são celebrados e discutidos os 100 anos do Manifesto da Reforma Universitária de Córdoba de 1918, é pertinente também que se discutam os 50 anos da reforma da universidade brasileira, nos termos da Lei número 5.540, de 28 de Novembro de 1968. (Neste ano eu era estudante da UFRGS). Como disse a lei, a universidade brasileira foi então reestruturada em departamentos e foi instituída a profissionalização do professor universitário. Os professores de horário parcial, em regra proeminentes personalidades das corporações de ofício,... mais »
Old enough to die
*When do You Know you are old Enough to die?* henby When do you know you're old enough to die? Barbara Ehrenreich has some answersWhen do you know you're old enough to die? Barbara Ehrenreich has some answers[image: Lucy Rock] Sat 7 Apr 2018 11.01 BST - - - - View more sharing options Shares 26,718 Voss for the GuardianWhen Four years ago, Barbara Ehrenreich, 76, reached the realisation that she was old enough to die. Not that the author, journalist and political activist was sick; she just didn’t want to spoil the time she had left undergoing myriad preventive medica... mais »
Brain and live music
Brain Waves Synchronize at Live Music Performancesby Neuroscience News Brain waves of music listeners synchronize better when they attend a live concert, researchers report. Researchers say the findings indicate people enjoy music more when the performance is live and when experienced as part of a group. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | April 9, 2018 at 7:44 am | Tags: musical performances | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-cpV Comment See all comments
"Speak Silently"
Computer System Transcribes Words Users ‘Speak Silently’by Neuroscience News Researchers have developed a new computer interface and headset system that can transcribe our internal voice. Read more of this post *Neuroscience News* | April 8, 2018 at 11:13 am | Tags: AlterEgo, deep learning, neuromuscular signals, subvocalization | URL: https://wp.me/p4sXNK-cpR Comment See all comments
Low back pain
*Recomendado pelo AMICOR Enrique Barros*What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention Prof Jan Hartvigsen, PhD* , Mark J Hancock, PhD* , Alice Kongsted, PhD , Prof Quinette Louw, PhD , Manuela L Ferreira, PhD , Stéphane Genevay, MD , Damian Hoy, PhD , Prof Jaro Karppinen, PhD , Glenn Pransky, MD , Prof Joachim Sieper, MD , Prof Rob J Smeets, PhD , Prof Martin Underwood, MD[image: ']Correspondence information about the author Prof Martin UnderwoodEmail the author Prof Martin Underwood on behalf of the [image: show] Lancet Low Back Pain Series Working Group† *Joint f... mais »
Is the Doctor in?
*Recomendado pela AMICOR Maria InEs Reinert Azambuja* The Disappearing Doctor: How Mega-Mergers Are Changing the Business of Medical Care Dr. Navya Mysore was frustrated while working for a large New York health system, so she moved to One Medical, a venture-backed practice, where she gets to spend more time with her patients. CreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times By Reed Abelson and Julie Creswell April 7, 2018 Is the doctor in? In this new medical age of urgent care centers and retail clinics, that’s not a simple question. Nor does it have a simple answer, as primary care doct... mais »
Antidepressants addiction
*Rcomendado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja* Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit Victoria Toline needed nine months to taper off Zoloft. “I had to drop out of school,” she said. “My life’s been on hold.”Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times By Benedict Carey and Robert Gebeloff April 7, 2018 Victoria Toline would hunch over the kitchen table, steady her hands and draw a bead of liquid from a vial with a small dropper. It was a delicate operation that had become a daily routine — extracting ever tinier doses of the antidepressant she had taken for th... mais »
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