Food, Food, Food! It’s the Holidays! What would the holidays be without food, especially forbidden foods? Are you afraid of eating too much? Here are a few strategies that may help you eat less during the holidays. And they are based in psychology. Food psychology, that is. There is a program at Cornell University that tries to understand cues...
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The American Cancer Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have joined forces to build guidelines that can be used to treat survivors of breast cancer by primary care physicians. This is great news because there hasn’t been any standardized follow-up for those breast cancer patients that have undergone surgery, radiation and...
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Thank you to the Centre For Sight for a fun and interesting history of cataract surgery. Cataract Surgery...
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Waiting at the Doctor’s Office If there’s a professional emergency, like a patient who is extremely sick or a personal emergency, like the physician or her family is ill, most patients are okay with waiting to see their doctor. But if waiting at the doctor’s office occurs on a regular basis, what’s the message? That’s right…the...
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“Have not seen this example of carbs before. I need to understand more. I am NID type 2 diabetic.” “I have type2 diabetes..I don’t understand too much about carbs..could send me a list of the amounts of carbs in food please…thanks..“ Carbs and carb counting help people with diabetes keep their blood glucose levels under control. But the...
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November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month. Two of the most common disorders of eye for diabetics is diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. The causes of both of these disorders is changes in the small blood vessels that feed the retina. These tiny blood vessels provide oxygen and energy to the cells of the retina. Without necessary nourishment, the...
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There is a substantial segment of the population working unseen and without pay in the U.S. They are tireless, unsung heroes helping those who may not be able to care for themselves. They are family caregivers. A few surveys have been conducted in recent years to finally document who these people are and what they do. The latest is The National...
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Prediabetes is a condition that can lead to the development of Type 2 diabetes according to the CDC. You have prediabetes if your blood glucose is higher than normal (though not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes). Other risk factors include Your age: you are “45 years of age or older” Your weight: you “are...
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“Whether they realize it or not, journalists reporting on health care developments deliver public health messages that can influence the behavior of clinicians and patients.” ~Susan Dentzer Hope Hope is powerful. It should be treasured and protected. It keeps humans moving forward, despite enormous obstacles. This is especially true for people with...
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Awareness Ribbons What does white symbolize? It depends on where you live. In some countries, white is the color of purity, in others; it is the color of mourning. In November in the US, white is the color for the lung cancer awareness ribbon. As an awareness color, it represents a characteristic of lung cancer; lung cancer symptoms often go...
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month Lungevity, a non-profit devoted to education and research on lung cancer, provided this infographic to provide some basics on the incidence and prevalence of lung cancer. The organization also supports lung cancer survivors. Thank you Lungevity for sharing this...
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