Medical Update back issues from Tuesday, January 1:
Legs for life: Dr. Matthew Johnson.
Jan 01, 2002 ... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of early prevention and proper diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease (PVD), patients can lose limbs or even die. During a recent TV interview with Medical Update executive editor Pat ...
Neighborhood heart watch: saving time saves lives.
Jan 01, 2002 ... Shouldn't you consider a defibrillator just as important as your life insurance policy or fire extinguisher? "Education and making AEDs available are absolutely critical," says Dr. Douglas Zipes, president of the American College of Cardiology. "We need to be able to deliver ...
Pancreatic cancer survey.
Jan 01, 2002 ... Join other Medical Update readers who are helping researchers discover a Cure for pancreatic cancer by completing this survey. If more than one answer applies, please explain in space provided. Small numbers in red indicate tabulated responses received to date. Has ...
The Whipple procedure.(for treating pancreatic cancer)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Dr. John Cameron, chief of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, has performed more Whipple resections for pancreas cancer than anyone in the world. Choosing a hospital and surgeon with experience is a key factor in the success of the operation and in the patient's outcome. ...
Health recipe of the month.(Soy Patties)(Recipe)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Americans have a five times higher incidence of prostate cancer than men living in Asian countries who eat a traditional diet that is low in fat and high in soy proteins. This soy recipe is high in protein and low in sodium and fat. <Pre> Soy Patties (Makes 4 servings) 1 cup ...
Healing from the heart: Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Jan 01, 2002 ... Coronary artery disease is this nation's #1 killer. Dr. Mehmet Oz, director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, often suggests nutritional guidelines and a regimen of dietary supplements to compliant heart patients who have healthy ...
Tiny camera provides inside view. (Colitis Club Quarterly).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine are using a new device that moves naturally through the patient's digestive system while taking pictures of the intestine. The images are transmitted to sensors applied on the abdomen and recorded on a small monitor worn on a belt. ...
The genetics of lactose intolerance. (Colitis Club Quarterly).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Researchers hope their new findings might someday lead to a more accurate test and better treatment for lactose intolerance, an inability to digest the principal sugar--lactose--in milk. A team of Finnish and American biologists report that they have identified two single-unit DNA changes ...
New drug for Crohn's disease. (Colitis Club Quarterly).
Jan 01, 2002 ... A new steroid therapy was recently approved by the FDA for treating active Crohn's disease affecting the last part of the small intestine (called the ileum) and the first part of the large intestine (called the ascending colon). In five clinical trials, 48 to 69 percent of patients treated ...
Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Dear Editor, My son, 48, has been diagnosed with gastroparesis, the failure of the stomach to empty food into the small intestine. He is not a diabetic. He has been taking Reglan, but the side effects are undesirable. Are there other medicines, and is there hope for a cure? ...
Diet curbs kidney stones. (Kidney Stone Formers Club Quarterly).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Eating less meat and salt can help kidney stone formers avoid recurrent stones, according to new research from Italy. The new data also show that low-calcium diets might promote stones and bone-weakening osteoporosis. For the study, investigators at the University of Parma ...
CT scans reveal structure of stone. (Kidney Stone Formers Club Quarterly).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Recent research from the Indiana University School of Medicine shows that advanced CT scans can predict the fragility of a kidney stone and help doctors determine the best treatment for the painful ailment. In the study, spiral CT scans detected crystalline leaves of calcium oxalate on ...
What to do about stone fragments. (Kidney Stone Formers Club Quarterly).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Urologists say that residual stone fragments after lithotripsy can sometimes lead to new kidney stones. Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada, studied whether a noninvasive treatment could help patients with residual fragments become stone-free. A total of 69 ...
Kids with kidney stones. (Kidney Stone Formers Club Quarterly).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is an effective treatment for kidney stones in children and adults, according to researchers from the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. The recent study tested whether the thin ureter of a young child could ...
Letter to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Dear Editor, Do you know of any facility that has the ability to crush kidney stones in people weighing over 350 pounds? Thank you for any information. Charles Ray, via e-mail Lithotriptors direct high-energy shock waves into the body to disintegrate ...
Diabetes research.
Jan 01, 2002 ... Emerging treatments can help treat and prevent diabetes and its many complications. Post managing editor Patrick Perry spoke with Dr. Charles Clark, one of the country's leading authorities on diabetes, to learn about promising new research developments. New Insulins ...