Dick Cheney's physical: An analysis Straightfromthedoc

Vice-president Dick Cheney completed his physical: Cheney, 64, was at George Washington University Hospital for a colonoscopy, an upper endoscopy and a vascular screening. The procedures completed his yearly medical checkup. In the first part of the exam last week, an annual heart checkup produced good news for Cheney, who has had four heart attacks, though none since he became vice president in 2001. The latest tests found Cheney's colon, or large intestine, [...] Read More


The physical exam of George W. Bush: An analysis Straightfromthedoc

Clinical Cases and Images asked for it, and now you have it. Following up my analysis of Dick Cheney's physical, here's my take on President Bush's recent physical: President Bush was pronounced "fit for duty" after an annual checkup Saturday that showed that the 59-year-old commander in chief, an avid mountain bike rider, has lost 8 pounds since his last physical exam in December.How often should a 59-year old have a [...] Read More


Mom's Blood Analysis: Non-invasive Prenatal Genetic Testing Straightfromthedoc

Invasive procedures are required for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases and genetic monitoring of fetal development. If you've been pregnant before, for sure you have heard or at least read about amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) which are both invasive procedures. Now, prenatal genetic diagnosis may be possible to conduct non-invasively, by just analysing the pregnant mother's blood: In the study, it was shown that a common pattern of fetal mRNAs, [...] Read More


Dick Cheney's memoirs Sox First

Can't wait to read it!! Associated Press reports that former puppet master and vice president Dick Cheney is writing his memoirs. According to that report, Cheney will be paid a cool $2 million for the book.Reading his spin on how he dragged the US into a destructive war will be fascinating.Would love to read his take on certain issues. Like, for example, the story of Huntergate where he shot Texas [...] Read More


Cheney's Got a Gun Digital Music - The Future

Cheney's Got a Gun animated music video - Great fun from The Bob rivers Show and Tooned In! [...] Read More

On the horizon: An injectable hormone for weight loss Straightfromthedoc

In the investigational stages is an injectable hormone with some favorable preliminary results for weight loss: A team from Imperial College say the four-week trial suggested oxyntomodulin - naturally found in the intestine - could be a new way of tackling obesity. The research in Diabetes said those on the hormone lost an average of 2.3kg (5lbs) in four weeks, compared to 0.5kg (1lb) for those on a dummy treatment. Experts said more [...] Read More


The Magic Weight Loss Pill Is Coming To OTC! Straightfromthedoc

For an uncountable number of years, people have been looking for a "magic pill" that is the solution to weight loss. Over the course of those uncountable number of years, the market has seen many pills flood the over the counter (OTC) market, most either did not work (Grapefruit 45, anyone?) or did work, but came with health risks such as the much maligned stimulant ephedrine. For years, the most power [...] Read More


CLA Effectively Lowers Weight and Fat Gain Due to Overeating and Aging Straightfromthedoc

According to a new study published in the International Journal of Obesity suggests that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may have long-term health benefits by preventing common weight and fat gain attributable to overeating and aging. The study findings showed that participants taking CLA supplements did reduce body fat by 2.2 pounds and their body weight by 1.3 pounds. In comparison, those in the placebo group gained 1.5 pounds of body fat [...] Read More


Weight Loss and Love The Dating Weblog

// Does your weight go up and down when you're dating? A recent article suggested that a woman's weight can go up and down several times depending on how happy she is in her relationship. When a woman is first dating a guy, she tends to lose weight. Perhaps it's the nerves and excitement of a new relationship, or maybe she just wants to look better. After that, she may get [...] Read More


Weight Loss - It's All in Your Head Well Woman Blog

Sure. We exercise, but is it doing us any good? Probably not, if we don't believe we're benefitting from it. So all that straining and sweating may be just a waste of time. For exercise to help lose weight, we have to put our whole body into it, and that includes our brains. According to Aphrodite Womens Health, your mind-set may be influencing how well your exercise routine works. Researchers at [...] Read More

On the horizon: A portable CPR machine Straightfromthedoc

A portable chest compressor does CPR better than paramedics: "We're probably not compressing hard enough," said Dr. Paul Pepe, chair of Emergency medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. "We're probably not compressing fast enough, and we're probably interrupting to give breaths too often to be effective, or as effective as we could be." The solution, say some paramedics, is a new portable chest compressor. Once the victim has been strapped [...] Read More


Portable dialysis machines on the horizon Straightfromthedoc

Portable dialysis machines have been recently approved by the FDA. Currently, people have to go to dialysis centers several times per week. If at-home dialysis takes off, many lives of those with kidney failure will change: When Karen Everts wants to go camping, kidney failure no longer slows her down: She simply rolls the first portable hemodialysis machine out of her kitchen and into her motor home, ready to hook up [...] Read More


Vagus Nerve Stimulator: Mood Machine, Too Good To Be True? Straightfromthedoc

There is a novel treatment available for adults with severe depression who aren't relieved by drugs, psychotherapy and shock treatments, called "the pacemaker of the brain", the vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) which has been approved eight months ago by the USFDA. Cybetronics of Houston is the manufacturer of VNS which is being implanted in the patient'c chest to activate parts of the brain costing $25,000 per operation. More than 3,700 psychiatrists, including [...] Read More


TV Show Feature's Mega Dollar Slot Machine Jackpot Winners The Gambling Weblog

Source:www.biz.yahoo.com Here's a Reality TV show that's quite a bit different from "survivor", or "The Apprentice". "Player's Network" has announced a new "VOD", Video On Demand program that will feature the real lives of winner's of million dollar plus jackpots on MegaJackpots® slot machines. The show is co-sponsored by "IGT", International Game Technology, and is called "Winners and Jackpots", and will air over certain cable systems starting in January of 2008. I prefer [...] Read More


Slot Machine Savvy The Gambling Weblog

Source:www.download-game.com Fans of slot machines are being treated to an ever increasing number of new and exciting machines almost every time they walk into a casino. But, are slot machines truly different from each other in terms of payout percentage or frequency of hits? That's a simple question without a simple answer but it is possible, with a bit of research, to perhaps increase your odds of winning at slots. Here's a good explanation [...] Read More

Salmonella found in the ice cream Straightfromthedoc

Five people in Washington contracted Salmonella in the ice cream: Five people in Washington have contracted food poisoning after eating cake batter-flavored ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery stores. The victims -- a woman in King County, a man in Whatcom County, two girls in Snohomish County and a woman in Spokane -- were infected with a rare strain of the salmonella bacteria called salmonella typhimurium, according to the state Department of [...] Read More


Generic Lamisil® Tablets and OTC Terbinafine Cream, Approved by the FDA Straightfromthedoc

A product of Novartis, Lamisil® (terbinafine hydrochloride) Tablets is a prescription drug for the treatment of nail fungus infection (onychomycosis). Now, the FDA has approved the first generic versions of Lamisil® (terbinafine hydrochloride tablets in 250-milligram formulations) from multiple generic drug manufacturers: Amneal Pharmaceuticals Apotex Corporation Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. Gedeon Richter USA Inc. Genpharm Inc. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Orgenus Pharma Inc. Roxane Laboratories Inc. TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Watson Laboratories Inc. Wockhardt USA Inc. In addition, [...] Read More


Trying to Conceive? Go for Whole Fat Milk and Ice Cream Instead of Low-Fat Dairy Products Straightfromthedoc

According to new research published February 28 in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction, women trying to conceive should drink whole fat milk and eat ice cream instead of going for low-fat dairy products like skimmed milk and yoghurt. A low-fat dairy diet and has been found to increase the risk of Infertility due to lack of ovulation (anovulatory infertility). The presence of a fat-soluble substance (which improves ovarian function) [...] Read More


Genetically Modified Salmonella Delivers Vaccine The Biotech Weblog

Scientists have successfully genetically engineered Salmonella enterica to deliver an antigen that protects against pneumonia. The method apparently effectively delivers the antigen in the body, does not infect the body with salmonella and does not leave any vaccine cells in the environment. "If we tried to use live Streptococcus pneumoniae causing pneumonia for a vaccine, we would obviously kill the patient. The benefit of a live vaccine that uses a weakened [...] Read More


Probiotic Strain Bifantis Shows Anti-Inflammatory Properties in Arthritis and Salmonella Infection Models The Biotech Weblog

During the 38th annual Digestive Disease Week, the biotechnology firm Alimentary Health presented results indicating that a natural probiotic bacterial strain of human origin, Bifantis(R) (Bifidobacterium infantis 35624), has anti-inflammatory activities in models of arthritis and Salmonella infection. [snip] four bacterial strains were fed to mice. Of these four strains, researchers determined that only Bifantis delayed the onset of artificially induced arthritis and resulted in less severe arthritic symptoms. In the [...] Read More

A new instant A1c kit was approved by the FDA at Straightfromthedoc

A new instant hemoglobin A1c test was approved by the FDA, giving results in 3 minutes (which is the fastest time on the market): The company, which has headquarters in Dundee and Oslo, said the US Food and Drug Administration had granted marketing clearance for the multitest Afinion system and an HbA1c haemoglobin test, one of several tests Afinion is used for. The devices itself allow doctors to carry out blood tests [...] Read More


DPP-4 Inhibitor by Merck: JANUVIA™, Approved by the USFDA for Type 2 Diabetes at Straightfromthedoc

Belonging to a class of class of prescription medications called dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, Merck's JANUVIA™(sitagliptin phosphate) has recently been approved by the USFDA for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In a recommended dose of 100 mg once daily, JANUVIA™ is designed to improve blood sugar (glucose) control in patients with type 2 diabetes when diet and exercise is not enough. However, JANUVIA™ should not be used in patients with [...] Read More


November is Diabetes Awareness Month at Straightfromthedoc

November is American Diabetes Month or National Diabetes Awareness Month. There are "many faces of diabetes." Nearly 21 million children and adults in the United States are living with diabetes, and another 54 million people are at-risk. But those aren't the only faces affected by diabetes. If you are a parent or loved one caring for someone with diabetes, your face is in the picture too. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) will [...] Read More


10 Tips for Using Instant Messaging In Your Business at Business Computer Blog (UK)

Technology can help your business in a lot of ways. It has transformed communication. Cell phones took it mobile, then email and instant messaging (IM) went online, and finally, SMS texting gives people instant access to eachother. Today I want to talk a little about IMing. Its an easy thing to incorporate into your company culture. But there are some precautions to consider as well. So we'll do 5 "do's" [...] Read More


Instant Messaging Productivity Tips at Home Based Business

Nowadays, communication via instant messengers is not new for anyone wishing to maintain continuous communication with their clients or team members. And for those who would like to improve their productivity while using this great online business tool, Web Worker Daily's Leo Babauta featured an informative blog post about the 17 Tips to Be Productive with Instant Messaging. I'm all for this specific tip about improving productivity through block your unproductive [...] Read More