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Disease Management: Know Your Risks
Thanks in part to technology and continuing medical research the world’s industrial populations continue to live longer. Unfortunately living longer is not analogous to living healthier or indicative of our body’s ability to fight disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report this summer announcing the increased prevalence of multiple chronic conditions … Read More
New Generation Alzheimer's Drugs: Do They Work?
We’ve all been hopeful that a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs (monoclonal antibodies) would soon bring effective treatment to the growing number of Alzheimer’s patients. The latest approach is based on using antibodies that bind with harmful amyloid protein. The idea is that the antibodies will be naturally flushed from the body by the immune … Read More
Wired for Action: Nine Inch Nails in your brain
?By MICHAEL BRANT-ZAWADZKI MC FACR / For The Current Ever wish you could put your brain on remote control? Some people have to. Our brain’s activity comes from certain chemicals released by nerve cells. Their release sends an electrical current down the cells’ extensions. That activity is triggered in two ways. The first is voluntary. … Read More
How Technology is Transforming Health Care
We are living longer than ever. Mortality risk in America has decreased by over 50 percent since 1935 1and much of this can be attributed to advances in medical technology. Just during my medical career, technology has changed and become more “individualized” for the patient, rather than one size fits all. In a world where … Read More
Top Five Stretches for Sedentary Workers
Is your waistline feeling a bit more snug? Your workplace may be contributing to your unhealthy habits. According to a recent survey by CareerBuilder.com, 44 percent of workers said they have gained weight at their current job due to stress eating, eating out regularly, skipping meals due to time constraints, workplace celebration, temptation of the … Read More
'Friend' or foe: An Army psychiatrist says Facebook hurts our troops
By Mayrav Saar August 18, 2012 Our soldiers are being devastated on an unexpected front: Facebook. Troops who have survived shellings and shootings can find themselves emotionally wounded by online photos of spouses partying with strangers and innuendo-laden updates that betray a very different “status” than that of a devoted girlfriend back home. Access to … Read More
Workplace Depression
How happy are your employees and what can be done to improve the work environment Stress, certain environments and repetitive tasks can all lead to depression among employees. Although many outside factors, such as family trauma, financial issues and medical conditions can also contribute to an employee’s depression, it is important for employers to recognize … Read More
How technology is transforming healthcare
As seen in The Orange County Register Imagine a future in which every surgery requires a very small to non-existent incision. A future in which nano-robots are injected into your body to fight heart disease. Where your pacemaker will text your doctor if it senses there is something wrong. Some of this technology is already … Read More
Preferred Treatment for Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
For more than 20 years, Interleukin-2 (IL2) was the preferred treatment for medically fit metastatic melanoma patients, but recently two new agents were approved for stage IV disease. Click here to read the journal article.
Hoag Health – Brain Matters: When the Joker is Wild
?Obsessed with a comic book character? You may be courting tragedy. When voices compel you to act like a villain, your tragedy may visit others. With each new mass murder, grief grips yet another large group: We rightfully think first of the lives lost needlessly. The media vilifies the killer: His photo shows what could … Read More