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This website started as my way of enjoying the passion to educate and inform. Glad to know from my Brother in Law, Wlison Ng, whose blog site, The Bizdrivenlife… is widely read among enterpreneurs…that such a thing as a blog exist in the online community! I am glad that he showed me the way and am happy that I did heed his advise.
Now, I have been getting 400 hits per day …thanks to links from prestigoius online journals like the Wall Street Journal, CNN Health Online, Community Chat Forum like Optionz from Australia, ...
Childhood obesity is now becoming a major health problem not only in the US but also in the developing world. We know the consequences of our child becoming obese and how it will impact on out kids future in terms of their chances to become obese FOR LIFE.
What we dont know are the cardiac or heart consequences associated with increasing obesity in childhood. This recent 2007 study published in the Journal of Cardiometabolic Syndrome looked at changes seen as markers that can lead to early heart problems among our obese children.
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Childhood obesity is a major health ...
The risk of stroke with OTC cough medicines had been with us since 2003 after the publication of the study in STROKE linking OTC cough and colds meds to stroke. Apparently these decongestants contribute to around 200 to 400 cases of stroke annually. The study eventually led to FDA giving advisory against the use of Phenylpropanolamine ( PPA ) in any medications for sale as cold remedies.
Now comes a new FDA advisory targetting the cold remedies we use for children. Apparently the cold remedies have not been proven to be safe but ...
This is just an information sheet to those who are on Byetta as part of the treatment regimen for Diabetes. Any new drug in the market has post marketing survey done to determine any untoward events once a drug is marketed and used worldwide. After its approval in 2005, it has just been available in the Philippines this year.
Byetta is known to cause nausea due to its effect in delaying gastric emptying. This symptom usually goes away after weeks to months of use. However if abdominal pain occurs and becomes persitsent… ...
If you think of peanuts… you dont associate them with health food but rather… a kind of junk food? or an unhealthy snack alternative? and pretty salty!!!!
But the FDA has considered nuts as a healthy snack alternative based on the data that nuts have lots of protein and fiber and contain a lot of the good fat called monounsaturated fats as well as certain antioxidants.
BUT not all nuts are created equal: the health claim recognized by the FDA only includes peanuts and certain tree nuts like:
walnuts because of its omega 3 fatty ...
I just saw a special patient this morning. Routine checkup? or an emergency I asked after receiving a call from the secretary yesterday.
Doctors…let it be known are the worst patients! We doctors also have this longstanding fear that someday, we will be hit by an illness that we specialize in. As For me… I am extra careful because my mother is a diabetic and I am specializing in endocrinology dealing with diabetes and therefore I am concerend that I will have to deal with treating my diabetes in the future! Whew…scary…..
So going ...
One of the top posts of this website is about eggs. It has really been a puzzle to the medical community as to how this seemingly affordable and easy available food can be so intriguing in terms of its good and bad effect on health. Its really an option for anyone to take which sides you are depending on what study you read.
A recent publication from the Harvard Health Publications regarding the myths and facts on eggs is worth mentioning here for my readers to know my answer when they ask…Can ...
Forgot about something? Missed an appointment? Where are my KEYS????
Persistence to take something to boost ones memory has always been in the back of the minds of patients hoping to improve their memory. They be 40 or 80 years old … does not make a difference. Blame it on anesthesia or old age…memory enhancers as supplements are a big hit because people are so afraid to lose their memory!!!
Instead of trying your luck on these supplements which…forget it…DONT Work ( dont be fooled by their marketing strategies)… I have come ...
We do get palpitations once in while…its the sensation of your heart that is racing and then you feel like having a skipped heart beat! Almost always this is Benign meaning…nothing to worry about BUT palpitations may signal the onset of certain diseases.
When you get palpitations…the first thing you have to make sure….is if you are taking medications like decongestants that may cause it. Likewise check if you have been drinking too much caffeinated drinks lately… the frappucino, the Kafe latte…. or simply munching on your favorite chocolates!
If you have ruled out any medications of drinks responsible ...
As physicians, we always encourage people to be active. Patients know they need to exercise to feel better, to reduce their chances of developing diseases and of course to help “cure” and treat their ailments like arthritis or obesity.
It is therefore not surprising that in one survey done in UK that even the threat of premature death to NON exercising adults did not bother them to change their lifestyle. In short… health may not be a primary reason for people to exercise!
In that new survey by The British Heart Foundation,
When the participants were ...
We know the bad effects of cholesterol in our body. Marketing strategies have incorporated cholesterol as part of the game plan: low fat, low cholesterol, no cholestrol in their products. As physicians, we also take note of patients lipid profile which gives us the whole picture on patients cholesterol profile. It is therefore not sufficient to jut check a total cholesterol because ones total cholesterol may be high because of a high Good cholesterol or HDL. Targeting the BAD cholesterol or LDL has been the mainstay in our practice especially ...
Spending quality time with your kids have a lasting impact not only in the way children will remember us as caring parents but have been shown to have lasting impact in the way these kids eat as adults. The way kids eat help the way they shape their health because lifestyle habits have been shown to have the most impact if started early in life!
A new study that looked at the impact of eating together as a family involved more than 1,500 students surveyed once during high school and again when they were ...
America as a nation is really becoming “overweight”. Inspite of what we know about obesity and its dreaded complications, the urge to eat or the habit to enjoy food continues to be a challenge especially among Americans.
During this recent trip to San Antonio, Texas… everything seems to be status quo. Nobody seems to care about the kind of food that is being ordered or served in the restaurants to the amount or serving sizes that everyone is given as choices. Or are there choices? It seems that if one orders ...
A rewarding experience to anyone writing about something… is if that something turns into an important thing that caught the media attention! As my advocacy to educate through this medium has benefitted a lot of my patients who get to me through this website and learning from what I believe is right… not because I say so but based on studies published in reputable journals by reputable institutions.
It is just a rewarding experince also if your work has caught the attention of respectable online media. My article on ” Can Coffee Prevent Diabetes?” ...
Aspartame has been at the forefront in terms if its use among diabetic patients as a low calorie sugar substitute. It is the primary component of the low calorie sodas that allow us to enjoy these drinks once in a while without feeling too much guilt of the calories they have. But controversies surround the popularity of this sweetener due to reports of associated illnesses related to its intake.
Just recently an international expert panel from 10 universities and medical schools gathered together and evaluated the safety of aspartame for people of ...
Exercise as we all know has all the benefits to promote and maintain health. Several guidelines have come up based solely on experience rather than observed studies. Recently, a new study looked at and concluded thast there indeed is a significant impact and benefit of both aerobics and resistance training among diabetic subjects as published in the Annals of Internal Mediicne , Sept issue.
However, when the general issue of exercise is discussed… the main question has been… what’s the best way to exercise? How long and how much activites are needed to protect oneself ...
Just recently, I came across a patient who brought all his supplements mainly vitamins apparently given by his nephew residing in the US. He is one of the many patients who complains of taking too many medications for his diabetes… but unmindful of the other extra drugs in a form of vitamins.
It is always true that Diabetics will require multiple drug therapy due to concomitant illneses associated with it like Hypertension and High Cholesterol. These supplements always include Vitamin C, E or B because apparently it is their belief that these supplements boost ...
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