Future of Healthcare. Healthcare as an industry is changing through technology, medical and research innovations, physician reform and hospital re-organizations. Dr. David Samadi will explore long term issues, debates innovations directly influencing the healthcare industry and what both healthcare professionals and patients need to know.
Health officials expect to avoid a repeat of last winter, when immunizations weren't a good match for a surprise strain. Manufacturers project that more than 170 million doses of influenza vaccine will be available this season. Options range from traditional shots, a nasal spray, a high-dose version for seniors and even a needle-free injection for the squeamish.
Read MoreThe best way to reduce your risk for obesity, prevent obesity, or get your obesity under control is to exercise regularly, eating a healthy diet, knowing your triggers that make you want to eat more than you should, checking your weight on a regular basis, and learning how to live a healthy lifestyle that lasts for the rest of your life instead of just temporarily. But now staggering new statistics about the obesity rates in America by state have been released. Read on.
Read MoreSix-year-old Nhaijah Russell swallowed three or four squirts of seemingly innocuous liquid hand sanitizer at school. It tasted good, she said, like strawberry. It also contained enough alcohol to make her dangerously drunk. She arrived at the emergency room slurring her words and unable to walk. Many poison control center hotlines across the US has seen a nearly 500% increase in calls related to children younger than 12 ingesting hand sanitizer, according to new analysis by the Georgia Poison Center, which has been going on for awhile.
Read MoreAnti-inflammatory drugs are some of the most common drugs taken every day. We have all taken them at some point, including Advil, Aleve, and Ibuprofen. These medications are also known as NSAIDs, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They are commonly used to help with things like pain, fever, and muscle cramps. However, there have been studies popping up saying that NSAIDs are linked to an increased risk of conditions like heart attacks, stroke, kidney failure, and stomach ulcers.
Read Morenew study recommends that doctors should take a more aggressive approach to treating high blood pressure. The study claims that treating high blood pressure more aggressively reduces the risk of heart disease and death. The study comes from the National Institute of Health and the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial.
Read MoreA new HIV preventative medicine called Truvada seems to be working better than people thought. New research around this medicine says so. Over 1.2 million Americans are estimated to have HIV. New research finds that HIV may be able to be prevented in some people with a daily pill. New pill called Truvada has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection in people who are at high risk by up to 92%.
Read MoreElectronic cigarettes are around 95 percent less harmful than tobacco and should be promoted as a tool to help smokers quit, according to a study by an agency of Britain's Department of Health. E-cigarettes, tobacco-free devices people use to inhale nicotine-laced vapor, have surged in popularity on both sides of the Atlantic but health organizations have so far been wary of advocating them as a safer alternative to tobacco and governments from California to India have tried to introduce bills to regulate their use more strictly.
Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration scolded makers of three brands of cigarettes for labels saying they are "natural" or "additive-free". It issued warning letters to Winston maker ITG Brands LLC; Natural American Spirit maker Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Inc.; and Nat Sherman maker Sherman's 1400 Broadway N.Y.C. Ltd.
Read MoreAnother antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' was found at Los Angeles-Area hospital where some of the patients contracted the disease that has been linked to a type of medical scope and infected dozens people around the United States. Huntington Memorial Hospital released in a statement to public health authorities after several patients who had procedures using the Olympus Corp duodenoscopes were found to have the resistant pseudomonas bacteria. The hospital quarantined the scopes while it investigates whether they may be linked to the infections.
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