Nonpartisan Agency says House Bill will reduce Senior Care

In June, I wrote about why the proposed health care reforms will end up reducing benefits for seniors.  This week, a major nonpartisan agency agreed.  Today’s Washington Post has a story about the report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  It reads: “The report… found that Medicare cuts contained in the health package approved by the House on Nov. [...]

Talked to Dennis Miller Today!

I had the chance to attend a live broadcast of The Dennis Miller Show at Navy Pier.  I took it upon myself to grant him an honorary MD for the health benefits of his humor.  Listen here.

This Week’s Health Headlines

Are “green” products really green? Not always, according to study
Eating too fast contributes to weight gain
Breakdown of the House Health Care Bill
Experts: H1N1 spread is outrunning vaccine
Study: Surgeons-in-training need a work week of more than 80 hours

This Week’s Health Headlines

CDC: Kids’ deaths from H1N1 jump to 114
New injection could cure snoring
Survey: Doctors performing Pap test too often
High cost of malaria medicine costs millions of lives
Down syndrome births decline as more moms abort

This Week’s Health Headlines

President Obama declares H1N1 a national emergency
Knee pain? Don’t rest, exercise
Doctor’s group: media sex and violence threatens kids
Food labeling program halted over FDA warnings
Rotavirus season shortened since introduction of vaccine

Natural sleep aids in pregnancy

uesday morning on WMBI a caller asked if there was something safe that her daughter could take in her 7th month of pregnancy to help her sleep. In the midst of a busy morning of calls, I gave her a kneejerk response by recommending the antihistamine diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. This approach is safe, as diphenhydramine is a pregnancy category B medication (meaning that studies in humans have proven it to be generally safe for the unborn child). However, I did not take the opportunity to discuss other natural remedies, as well as behavioral strategies for sleep in the later stages of pregnancy.

Feature on Albert Schweitzer Fellowship website

The fine people at the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship recently invited me to participate in their “Five Questions for a Fellow” feature on their blog Beyond Boulders. Read the article here. Read more about Albert Schweitzer here.

This Week’s Health Headlines

Manufacturers come up short in expected H1N1 vaccine production
FDA warns H1N1 products purchased over internet could be phony
More MRI scanners may lead to unnecessary back surgeries
FDA approves another vaccine for virus that causes cervical cancer
More progress in the fight against breast cancer
Pregnant women with back pain might benefit from acupuncture of the ear

This Week’s Health Headlines

Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to a little-known virus
Exercise improves survival in chronic kidney disease
Another big step taken in adult stem cell research
Feelings of being wronged may worsen your recovery from whiplash
Trying to quit smoking? Texting may help
Cruising in a convertible could harm your hearing

The 411 on H1N1

Here it is: the breakdown you’ve been looking for on the flu vaccines. Who should receive them? First- the regular seasonal flu vaccine, available now. You should get the flu vaccine this year. The only people who should not are infants less than 6 months, people with an egg allergy, and people with a previous reaction [...]

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