Brianne N. Hobbs, OD DISCLOSURES April 17, 2019 Dry eyes should not be dismissed as a minor inconvenience and something quickly remedied with over-the-counter eye drops. Dry eye disease is actually an impressively complex condition that significantly affects patients’ quality of life. In fact, one study[1] found that the self-reported impact of severe dry eye disease was similar to...
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Time-restricted eating shows benefits for blood glucose
UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE By restricting the time period during which they could eat, researchers have seen promising results for controlling blood glucose levels in men at risk of type 2 diabetes. In a small study now published in the journal Obesity, researchers from the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute...
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Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugar
by Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain You might love sugary doughnuts, but your friends find them too sweet and only take small nibbles. That’s partly because your genes influence how you perceive sweetness and how much sugary food and drink you consume. Now our recently published study shows a wider range of genes at...
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Take a deep breath: how to cope with panic attacks
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: CC0 Public Domain With symptoms that often mimic heart attacks, panic attacks can be extremely scary for people who experience them. To help, Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Asim Shah gives his recommendations on recognizing the signs of a panic attack and relaxation strategies you can use if you are...
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Itchy skin affects the health and quality of life of many patients with kidney disease
by American Society of Nephrology New research reveals that pruritus, or itchy skin, affects a substantial percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD). The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), also indicates which patients are more likely to experience pruritus, and demonstrates that pruritus may affect quality of life and sleep. In studies of patients on dialysis, pruritus is common and has...
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One-third of cancer patients use complementary and alternative medicine
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS – April 11, 2019 – A stunning one-third of people with a cancer diagnosis use complementary and alternative medicines such as meditation, yoga, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and supplements. Watch video: Complementary and alternative medicines: Are they a good for cancer patients? UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Dr. Nina Sanford made the discovery that’s now drawing renewed attention to habits she said cancer patients must disclose during treatment. Dr. Sanford is...
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Rewiring the brains of stroke patients
by Jennifer Rainey Marquez, Georgia State University Neuroscientist and physical therapist Andrew Butler, professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and associate dean for research at the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions, discusses how he is mobilizing the healing power of brain plasticity. Your work is grounded in the idea of neuroplasticity....
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INNOVO Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulator for Urinary Incontinence Coming to U.S.
APRIL 11TH, 2019 MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, OB/GYN, REHAB, UROLOGY Atlantic Therapeutics, a company out of Galway, Ireland, will soon be releasing its INNOVO transcutaneous electrical stimulator to treat stress urinary incontinence in women. The device was FDA approved late last year as the first transcutaneous stimulator with such an indication. It delivers electric current through the...
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Smart Fabric Can Sense Motion to Help Physical Therapy Patients to Optimize Recovery
Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a low-cost motion-sensing fabric that physical therapy patients can wear on their arm. The fabric can provide patients with feedback about the most appropriate arm angles to take in order to help accelerate recovery. It also allows clinicians to test an injured patient’s recovery and the effectiveness of physical...
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Epilepsy or Not? PNES Mistaken for More Common Seizure Disorder
When someone collapses to the floor, back arching, arms and legs thrashing, your first thought may be epileptic seizure. And you wouldn’t be alone—until recently, most doctors thought the same thing. During an epileptic seizure, the brain, which normally operates in an orderly way by sending electrical messages from neuron to neuron, becomes overloaded. If a healthy brain...