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Consultant cardiologist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica Dr Handel Emery has highlighted the need for more resources to address cardiovascular complications, which account for the majority of diabetes-related deaths. Dr Emery was speaking Wednesday against the background of the observation of Heart Month, under the theme 'The Diabetic Heart: Are you at Risk?'. “I think it is of paramount importance that we recognise this connection, and direct a lot of our attention to identifying, preventing and treating the cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes,” he emphasised. Dr Emery said it is important to note that diabetes is extremely common, pointing out that the current data suggest that about 12 per cent of the population over the age of 15 Jamaican is diabetic. “When you look at the international data, it's even more alarming,” he noted. The consultant said that about 400 million people worldwide are diabetic, and the number is expected to grow to about ...

Getty Getty Picture this: You come into the office one day to find an employee asleep at their desk. What do you do? For many, the first reaction might be a disciplinary action, but for one of my clients, this was literally a wake-up call about the impact of chronic conditions on their workforce. This employee wasn’t napping — she had actually lost consciousness. After the employee ensured my client that she was safe in the immediate term, she visited her primary care provider and mentioned symptoms that included chronic fatigue and blurred vision. A blood test revealed she suffered from undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes. Six in 10 Americans live with a chronic disease, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  defines as a condition lasting one year or more and requiring ongoing medical attention, a condition that limits activities of daily living, or both. But why should HR leaders care about chronic conditions? Not only do more than half of American...

Dive Brief: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is adding remote patient monitoring to its tableau of telehealth capabilities, via collaboration with multinational technology company Royal Philips. NYP's affiliated doctors at Weill Cornell Medicine will deploy Philips eCareCoordinator and eCareCompanion remote patient monitoring software to track patients' conditions and consult with them when needed. The aim is to reduce hospital length of stay, preventable readmissions and high-cost emergency room visits, according to Thursday's announcement . NYP-affiliated physicians at Columbia University Irving Medical Center will also be able to use the RPM tools. Dive Insight: Remote patient monitoring is a growing part of the digital health space, fueled by an aging population and efforts to better manage chronic diseases.  In a recent KLAS Research report , a fourth of healthcare organizations said RPM results in fewer ER visits and readmissions, while 38% said it reduces inpa...

Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASH, FNLA [embedded content] Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASH, FNLA: I’m Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand, professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine in cardiology at the Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute. Today I’m talking about diabetes and cardiovascular care. If you look at persons who have diabetes—specifically, type 2 diabetes—the No. 1 cause of death is not poor control of glucose but actually ischemic heart disease. Persons with diabetes die more from ischemic heart disease than from any other cause. If we look at the control of glucose itself, it may have benefits specifically for microvascular disease; that is, retinopathy, kidney disease, and maybe even peripheral arterial disease. But for macrovascular disease, major heart attacks, and dying from heart failure, this is the most common cause of death for adults with diabetes. Some of the newer data using, for instance, the SGLT2 [sodium-glucose cotransporter-2] ...

News of a woman in a vegetative state for more than a decade giving birth to a boy on December 29 has stirred emotions nationwide. The rare medical event raises many questions, including: How can a woman who is unconscious give birth? "It is very rare," said Dr. Deborah Feldman, who has heard about "maybe two or three cases" in the past two decades. Feldman, director for maternal fetal medicine at Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, treated a woman 20 years ago who had a stroke that rendered her brain-dead during her second trimester and who went on to have the baby. Feldman has read about, but has no direct knowledge of, the Arizona case. The new case "speaks to the fact that the patient actually had largely normally functioning organs," Feldman said. "I can say that, biologically, her body actually was functioning very well in order to grow a full-term baby." Because she is the victim of sexual abuse, CNN is not reporting the name of th...

Please enable Javascript to watch this video RICHMOND, Va. -- Jazmin Hooks says she's now living life to the fullest. At 29 years old, the Henrico woman is enjoying her new found health. "I'm always active now," Hooks said. "I still look in the mirror and see a new and totally different person." Getting to this point has been a lifelong struggle for Hooks, who once weighed 350 pounds. Her inability to run the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K in 2015 finally convinced Jazmin she needed help losing weight. "Diet and exercise alone are rarely successful when we’re talking about trying to lose 100 pounds or more," Dr. Elizabeth Barrett, a bariatric surgeon with advanced surgical partners at HCA Parham Doctor’s Hospital, said. "Most of my patients [80 percent of whom are women] are concerned about not just how they look, but they’re concerned about the impact [the weight is] having on their life." Obesity is commonly linked to a whol...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Terry Colley's kidneys were failing. She had type 2 diabetes and hypertension. She was struggling with obesity. Now, she's living a healthy, active life. All because of a surgery that helped her manage her diet. The type of bariatric surgery she had is called the gastric sleeve surgery. Dr. John Webb performed the surgery. He believes that the surgery should be more common because of the high rate of obesity. Colley is a nurse. She chose the surgery, because of its success rate. There are three aspects: the surgery, nutrition and exercise. The last two last a lifetime. The surgery takes about 30 minutes. "I got deer hunting," Colley said. "We go camping all the time. I stay busy." She's sticking with it. "The patient has to own this problem," Webb said. The surgery is recommended for people 100 pounds or more overweight and recovery is usually a day.  http://bit.ly/2RI26rr

1. Among patients admitted for suspected acute coronary syndrome but discharged without a specific diagnosis, higher cardiac troponin levels were associated with elevated all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Study Rundown: Cardiac troponin is one of the most commonly ordered lab tests in acute care facilities, and there are numerous cardiac and non-cardiac conditions that can cause troponin elevations. This retrospective cohort study with almost 50,000 patients in Sweden found that among patients admitted to specialized units for suspected acute coronary syndrome who were then discharged without a specific diagnosis, higher levels of cardiac troponin were linked with higher all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), cardiovascular mortality, non-cardiovascular mortality, hospitalization for heart failure, ischemic stroke, and major adverse events (MAE) defined as composite all-cause mortality and all non-fatal outcomes. This effect remained ...

Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top 10 cardiometabolic news reports posted in 2018. Healio.com/Endocrinology readers in 2018 were interested in predicting weight gain with insulin resistance, cardiometabolic risks of hormonal contraception, metabolic syndrome and more. In metabolically healthy obesity, no link between proinflammatory diet, all-cause mortality Among adults with metabolically healthy obesity, a proinflammatory diet is not associated with increased risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, but this risk persists for those with metabolically unhealthy obesity who adhere to the same diet, according to findings published in Clinical Nutrition . READ Fasting insulin, insulin resistance may predict weight gain over 10 years In a population-based cohort, each 1 µU/mL increase in fasting insulin level was associated with an average half-pound increase in body weight over 10 years, whereas each unit increase in insulin resistance was associated with an a...

Dr. Arif Maghribi Khan Srinagar, Publish Date: Dec 25 2018 11:26PM | Updated Date: Dec 25 2018 11:26PM Representational pic Most of us think therapies are only for patients suffering from psychiatric ailments, but there are many motivational therapies for patients suffering from diabetes and hypertension too. Many of them are referred to with acronyms — such as PCT (Person-Centered Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), and CCT (Client-Centered Therapy). Figuring out which type is best for you often requires trial and error, so don’t worry if you aren’t sure about what you’re looking for. Some types of therapy are more oriented toward behavioral changes and goal-setting, while others afford you the chance to explore your personal history and make sense of your patterns of thought and behavior. There is no right answer, nor is one type of therapy necessarily going to be your preference forever. To help you weigh your options, I have provided an abridged glossary below. ...

Global  Dialysis Market generated a revenue of $86,621 million in 2016 and is likely to accrue a sum of $118,512 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 4.5% during the forecast period, 2017 – 2023. The impact of the driving factors is expected to surpass the effect of restraints. Moreover, the technological advancements leading to higher adoption rate and untapped markets in the developing countries are expected to provide new avenues for the growth of dialysis market in the near future. Get Sample Report:  https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/request-sample/374 The kidney helps to remove waste products such as urea and creatinine and excess fluid from the blood. It is carried out with a procedure known as dialysis when the kidney fails or stops functioning. The waste products are flushed out from the blood through artificial and natural semipermeable membranes. The hemodialysis type involves the purification of blood using an artificial membrane, while the peritoneal di...

It’s really easy to totally ignore your pee if everything is running according to plan (i.e., a light colour, steady stream and faint smell). But when something is very noticeably off – like  if it reeks  of, well, urine, or if it looks super-yellow – it definitely gets your wheels turning; and that’s a good thing because your pee can actually tell you a whole lot about your overall health. If your pee looks like the colour of light beer, for example, it could mean you definitely need to drink more water; and if it’s  cloudy , it might signal that you’ve got a bacterial infection going on…but what if it looks foamy? Something’s definitely up right? Here’s what you need to know if your pee looks like it just came out of a steamer. 1. You might just have a super-fast urine stream. Really, though. “Some amount of bubbles in the urine is normal and this can be affected by how fast the urinary stream is and how far the urine has to travel befo...

Written by Harrison Cook | December 14, 2018 | Print  | Email The American Medical Association says it wants to improve national U.S. health next year by creating ways to treat chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. It also suggests seven ways physicians can assist patients who need a nudge to make healthy lifestyle changes in next year: 1. Physicians can educate patients about the link between nutrition and good health. 2. Physicians can learn to use  "nudge theory"  tools, such as email and text reminders, to boost patient medication adherence.   3. Physicians can educate themselves more about how good nutrition can prevent hypertension so they'll feel comfortable discussing this with their patients. 4. Physicians can encourage patients to get routine blood pressure checks, especially black men, who are "often underrepresented in [hypertension] intervention trials." 5. Learning how to cook is important in enforcing life...

Apple has been careful to keep its future healthcare plans under wraps, but whatever it is, expect that it will be big. “Apple has a huge opportunity in health … and I don’t want to talk about the future because I don’t want to give away what we’re doing, but this is an area of major interest to us,” CEO Tim Cook said during Apple’s earnings call in November, according to Seeking Alpha transcripts . The ECG app recently became available to Apple Watch Series 4 customers in the United States, and U.S. customers with an Apple Watch Series 1 or later are now able to check themselves for irregular heart rhythms. “These are unprecedented and potentially life-changing features showing how Apple Watch is not only an indispensable communication and fitness companion, but also an intelligent guardian for your health,” Cook said. “More broadly we see this as just one further example of the kind of contribution we can make in the health space, and we look forward to making more in the future...

Please enable Javascript to watch this video If you’re one of the many people who has already tried every diet and exercise plan imaginable to try to lose weight, but nothing has worked long-term, it may be time to consider weight-loss surgery. Sometimes, in spite of our diligent efforts, we may not be able to achieve long-term results by ourselves. In cases of severe obesity, bariatric surgery can serve as a tool toward achieving significant, long-term weight loss. First, eligibility guidelines for surgery must be considered. Bariatric surgery involves a major life change; therefore, several factors are considered when determining eligibility, including: A body mass index (BMI) of (a) at least 40, or (b) a BMI of 35 with 2 comorbidities (serious obesity-related diseases such as sleep apnea, diabetes and hypertension). No severe psychological or medical conditions that would make surgery a high risk. No drug or alcohol dependency, unless involved in a recognized treatment ...