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Health and Lifestyles

  • Microchip medicine: Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug

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  • Dr. Cheryl McFarland-Bryant, Better Health, 02/21/12

    Just recently, I was asked why we don’t have a cure for arthritis. In order to address a cure, we need to look at the commonality in all forms of arthritis inflammation. Then we need to examine the causes and contributing factors of inflammation.

    There are acute and chronic states of inflammation with different causes. Both states can be brought about by a hereditary auto-immune response.

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  • Yvonne Hess, Walking the Walk, 02/21/12

    A few years ago, my husband shared a short story in our family Bible study.

    He talked about an older woman he’d met who was struggling with her finances and couldn’t pay to have her car fixed. She had to make a choice between her rent and her transportation to work.

    He used it as a teaching moment for our kids by explaining that many people are so strapped that they often had to make very difficult choices. He spoke about how we should all find ways of helping others, that we should have “kind eyes toward the world.”

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  • Dr. Sunil Gandhi, Cancer & Blood Disease, 02/21/12

    Mr. Smith went to see his physician for a routine visit. He was found to have a high white blood cell count. He was referred to his hematologist. He had a bone marrow biopsy, which showed he has Chronic Myelomoncytic Leukemia or CMML. This is a rare condition and it is a form of myelodysplasia.

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  • Dr. C. Joseph Bennett, American Cancer Society, 02/21/12

    Through the years of writing this column, I have covered the topic of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) on many different occasions.

    One of the hot topics regarding Barrett’s esophagus is its relationship to the eventual development of esophageal cancer.

    The incidence of esophageal cancer is on the rise in developed countries, and a great deal of research is going into understanding the cause, detecting the disease early, and improving treatment outcomes.

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  • Dr. Denis Grillo, Ear, Nose & Throat, 02/21/12

    Medicine in the 21st century has advanced rapidly, and is at a very sophisticated level, and people are living longer and healthier lives.

    But one of the things that has not kept up the pace with research and science and development of new techniques is language and communication between the patient and the doctor.

    Physicians spend many years to learn and hone their skills to treat and cure patients. But if doctors do not listen, and patients do not tell us the truth, it is difficult to get the optimal result.

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  • Dr. Richard Hoffmann, Ask the Pharmacist, 02/21/12

    Q: Why is the FDA warning people about using drugs for heartburn?

    A: On Feb. 8, the FDA issued a Safety Announcement that the use of stomach-acid-reducing drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with an increased risk of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).

    Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea that does not improve. Symptoms include watery stool, abdominal pain and fever, and patients may go on to develop more serious intestinal conditions.

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  • Dr. Frank Vascimini, Sound Bites, 02/21/12

    Q: I am a 62-year-old and have a very loose tooth on the bottom in the front.

    In the past, it had a root canal and then a surgery to remove some infection. I have been to the dentist and he told me the tooth is not savable.

    When I asked him how to replace it, he told me to remove the other three front teeth and make a bridge from one eye tooth to the other. I am not sure I want to remove those three teeth to replace the one giving me a problem now.

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  • Volunteer honored by state foundation

    On Friday, Feb. 17, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation — the philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida — presented the 2012 Sapphire Awards to recognize eight honorees for positively impacting the health of fellow Floridians.

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  • Dr. Frank Vascimini, Sound Bites, 02/14/12

    After last week’s column, I received the following comment:

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