Top 10 Free Medical Apps | Physician’s Weekly.
I have one of the ten apps listed on my phone. At my age I consider this to be a little victory.
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Mass Destruction
ISSUE: The FDA is advising consumers to immediately stop using a product called Mass Destruction, marketed as a dietary supplement for muscle growth. The product is labeled to contain at least one synthetic anabolic steroid and has been linked to at least one reported serious illness.
BACKGROUND: The FDA was alerted by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services of a serious injury associated with use of Mass Destruction. The report described a previously healthy 28-year-old male with liver failure requiring transplant after several weeks of product use. Mass Destruction is manufactured for Blunt Force Nutrition in Sims, N.C. and sold in retail stores, fitness gyms, and on the Internet. An investigation is underway to identify the product’s manufacturer.
Finally a product that lives up to its name.
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Herbal Supplements – Safe?
Furthermore, data presented in early November at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases meeting found that liver failure caused by herbal supplements, especially those used in bodybuilding, increased almost three-fold from 2004 through 2012.
via Herbal supplements may be natural, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe.
Ethanol Toxicity Medication – Thiamine (Vitamin B1)
An essential coenzyme of carbohydrate metabolism. Given to all patients with suspected chronic alcohol abuse.
MI Admissions on Upswing in Younger Women
Bucking the trend in other groups, younger women in that province experienced an increase in the hospitalization rate of 1.7% per year from 2000 through 2009 (P=0.04), according to Karin Humphries, MBA, DSc, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and colleagues.
In addition, in that younger group, women had a greater risk of dying within 30 days of hospital discharge compared with men, a difference that persisted through the end of the study period (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.25-2.08), the researchers reported online in the Journal of Women\’s Health.
Nipple Aspirate Test Is Not An Alternative To Mammography
BACKGROUND: A nipple aspirate device is a type of pump used to collect fluid from a woman\’s breast. A nipple aspirate test can determine whether the fluid collected from the breast contains any abnormal cells.
RECOMMENDATION: Do not use a nipple aspirate test as a substitute for mammography or by itself for breast cancer screening or diagnosis.
Chikungunya in Saint Martin Caribbean!!!
Chikungunya is an illness caused by a virus that spreads through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of chikungunya are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash.
‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams: How to Fail Your Way to Success – US News and World Report
Your best bet is to have a system for acquiring new and complementary skills over your lifetime while always looking for better opportunities. It’s analogous to diversifying your investments.
via ‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams: How to Fail Your Way to Success – US News and World Report.
Vitamin D Dosing: Too Low to Matter?
Autier and colleagues found that vitamin D deficiency, in the observational studies, was associated with cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, glucose metabolism disorders, infectious diseases, mood disorders, declines in cognitive function, and even all-cause mortality.
With the exception of colorectal cancer, being vitamin D sufficient did not appear to reduce the risk of developing various types of cancer.
Vitamin D sufficiency was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events (up to 58%), diabetes (up to 38%), colorectal cancer (up to 33%), and all-cause mortality (29%).
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