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October 2010 Blog Posts (47)

The Ails and Perils of Evidence Based Medicine

We are all very proud that we practice "scientific" Medicine. But 99% of all medical practitioners agree that what we teach or preach, we never practice and what we practice, we never care to teach.

The practice of Medicine has advanced technologically by leaps and bounds, pari passu with the latest discoveries and inventions of Modern Science like Angiography, CT Scan, MRI, PET scan, stem cells etc. But from the patient's point of view, modern medicine has become "sour…

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Added by Ankala Subbarao on October 7, 2010 at 5:54pm — 4 Comments

Angiotensin receptor blockers: do they protect against dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the elderly?

Evaluation of: Li NC, Lee A, Whitmer RA et al.: Use of angiotensin receptor blockers and risk of dementia in a predominantly male population: prospective cohort analysis. BMJ 340, B5465 (2010).

A large observational study with a relatively long period of follow-up was designed to evaluate whether angiotensin receptor blockers are associated with protection against Alzheimer's disease or dementia. In the almost entirely male study population (mean age: 74 years) with cardiovascular… Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 7, 2010 at 5:54pm — No Comments

Primordial Prevention -- Check the Lipid Levels Early On

Hi, I'm Dr. Henry Black. I'm a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine and a member of the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. I'm also the Immediate Past President of the American Society of Hypertension.

When we talk about prevention, we talk about secondary prevention; that is, people who have had an event and we try to prevent other events. We talk about primary prevention, those are people who have risk factors but… Continue

Added by Doctors Hangout Team on October 7, 2010 at 5:53pm — 1 Comment

Continuing Medical Education: Diabetes and COPD

Hi there! I want to share an exciting new continuing medical education portal I came across yesterday when I was searching for new CME activities. It focuses on diabetes and COPD and is adding activities in hypertension and immunization later this year. It looks to be an exciting resource for physicians and patients who are looking for new cutting edge research, resources and CME activities. Check it out at …

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Added by John Walk on October 6, 2010 at 9:39pm — No Comments

Traditional cooking oil like Mustard oil, Coconut oil and Ghee redused the cardiovascular risk.

The essential fatty acids such as omega-6(n-6) and omega-3(n-3) fatty acids have to be derived from food and cannot be made in the body. They must be eaten in adequate amounts and the relative ratio must be optimal. The optimal n6/n3 ratio is around 4:1. This ratio is important to maintaining cardiovascular health.
Indian diets usually contain too much of n-6 fatty acids and little if any of n-3 fatty acids which is mostly found in
fish. Indian diet usually give a ratio of around… Continue

Added by Dr. Ashok Kumar Prasad on October 4, 2010 at 11:54pm — No Comments

Homeopathy or Hoaxopathy?

"You cant fool all the people all the time", is an old saying. But Dr Hahnemann has been fooling all the people all along when he introduced his "Homeopathy concept". In fact, it is nothing new and it has already been mentioned in our Ayurveda: "Ushnam ushnesha sheethalam". This concept was extended to ludicrous extremes and now we find one homeopath at every street corner doling out sugar pills for umpteen number of diseases promising a distant cure.…

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Added by Ankala Subbarao on October 2, 2010 at 7:30pm — 91 Comments

Healthy Options for School Parties

Now that school is back in session, there will be plenty of birthdays and holidays where high calorie, junky foods will be served in the classroom. We need to rethink these caloric traditions as we are in the midst of an extremely dangerous child obesity epidemic. I agree with the idea that all kids should be able to eat a cupcake every once in a while but I think parents and teachers underestimate how frequently these parties occur.
Most classes contain about 28 children which equals 28… Continue

Added by Joanna Dolgoff on October 1, 2010 at 6:33pm — 1 Comment