The Health Based Tutorials

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently: Nearly half of high school students had ever tried tobacco in 2013, and nearly a quarter were current users http://buff.ly/1xw5dCe Every Kiss Begins With 80 Million Germs – study published in journal Microbiome. Kissing is a courtship behavior unique to humans and is common in over 90% of known cultures http://buff.ly/1qoEsxy Generic Versions of ADHD Drug Concerta Not Therapeutically Equivalent - FDA http://buff.ly/1qNSCCU Colors used in tattoo ink need to be absolutely water-insoluble. That alone makes them a health risk. Only two thirds of the ink used in a tattoo stays in the skin. The other one third spreads through the body. "Tattoo ink migrates into the blood, lymph nodes, organs. Nobody knows where exactly or what happens with it." Red tattoo pigment 22 may decompose in sunlight. The resulting compounds are toxic and can cause cancer. Phthalocyanines make blue or green tattoos, contain metals such ni...

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently: What Kids Around the World Eat for Breakfast . “In many parts of the world, breakfast is tepid, sour, fermented and savory.” After birth, babies prefer the foods they were exposed to in utero, a phenomenon called “ prenatal flavor learning ” http://buff.ly/1tbjAYf High Milk Consumption Linked to Higher Mortality in Adults, Without Fracture-Prevention Benefits http://buff.ly/1wET24c 90% of workers perform better when listening to music , different genres of music are better tailored to certain tasks http://buff.ly/1xE1RJK A Push to Back Traditional Chinese Medicine With More Data. Researchers Marry Modern Analytical Techniques to Centuries-Old Theories on What Makes People Sick - WSJ. U.S. government has a budget of $120 million to fund research on the efficacy and safety of alternative medicines http://on.wsj.com/1tKufv1 What You Learn in Your 40s - We still have time for a second act, but we’d better get moving o...

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently: 'To Burn Off Calories in This Soda, Walk 5 Miles' - new label http://buff.ly/1vzbCKH Two new medications for IPF : Pirfenidone (Esbriet) affects scarring, Nintedanib (Ofev) is a kinase inhibitor http://buff.ly/1psam6m 80% of people have at least 1 distressing symptom in a given month , yet fewer than 1 in 4 persons sees a doctor. At least one third of common symptoms do not have a clear-cut, disease-based explanation. History and physical examination alone contribute 73% to 94% of the diagnostic information. The patient's history alone yields 75% of the diagnostic information. Most patients have multiple symptoms rather than a single symptom. Symptoms become chronic or recur in 20% to 25% of patients.  http://buff.ly/1yf7S0w A Small Practice's Fight to Stay Independent: Can It Work? Walk-ins only mornings work for this Chicago practice. 40% of patients seen at convenience clinics do not have a "...

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently: Once-weekly insulin shot - Novo Nordisk's next idea http://buff.ly/1tiUC6v How Lufthansa Cares for Passengers' Medical Needs http://buff.ly/1pK4ILC How scammers trick your mind - they repeatedly use one or more of the same 7 persuasion principles. Scammers have used these principles for centuries. For instance, the Nigerian email scam might seem the product of the digital age, but a version of it existed in 16th Century Europe. http://buff.ly/1rIf4jo -- Understanding scam victims: 7 principles for systems security (University of Cambridge report) - PDF http://buff.ly/1uH14df The prevalence of celiac disease in screening studies is 0.5 to 1% . The serologic test of choice for celiac is IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase - specific (94%), and sensitive (97%) http://buff.ly/1CIEr9x Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness ? - NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/1EVWdZ5 History of rheumatology http://bit.ly/...

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently: Hand-grip strength is an amazingly good predictor of future rates of mortality and morbidity, or sickness http://buff.ly/1BK759H -- Hand grip strength should be considered as a vital sign useful for screening middle-aged and older adults http://buff.ly/1DglFaI -- Measuring hand-grip strength is very simple and cheap. Every primary care doctor should have a dynamometer in their office. At every visit, the doctor could check grip strength for older patients. If someone was in the 45th percentile for their age and the measurements were stable, great. But if that person suddenly dropped to the 25th percentile, then that’s a sign that the doctor should look seriously at what might be going on. Full fat milk (3%) cut the risk of getting diabetes type 2 by 20% http://buff.ly/1m9ghRL Urine Test for Diagnosis of HPV Works Well (not yet available in practice) http://bit.ly/1pnswES Weekly Injectable Drug for DM2 Approved...

A collection of some interesting medical articles published recently: FDA Approves Inhaled Insulin: Afrezza, is a rapid-acting insulin to be taken at mealtime or soon after http://buff.ly/1qd6lFF Can meditation help prevent the effects of ageing? BBC http://buff.ly/1qzXyzm New Weapon in Fight Against 'Superbugs': aspergillomarasmine A (AMA) extracted from a common fungus found in soil http://buff.ly/1oqhscL -- Soil sample from a Canadian national park produced a compound that may reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria. British Airways launches in-flight 'slow TV' to calm passengers, with 7 hour film of train journey http://buff.ly/1wzPLBQ Essential medical apps for surviving intern year of residency | iMedicalApps http://buff.ly/1sZHTeG A Headbanger's Headache: hearing loss at a Motörhead concert is almost certainly a greater risk than a brain bleed http://buff.ly/1jiz0bL -- Chronic subdural haematoma secondary to headbanging : The Lancet http://buff.ly/1jiz5f...