Based on a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah and clinicians at Veteran Affairs  (VA) Salt Lake City Health Care System, overuse of antibiotics is a nationwide concern. The new study points to health care providers as being the major contributors regarding this issue, noting that 10 percent of them write antibiotic prescriptions for around 95 percent of patients who visit them complaining of sharp respiratory infection. Assistant professor of medicine at the University of Utah and clinician at the VA (Veteran Affairs) Salt Lake City Health Care System, UT, and study author Dr. Barbara Jones and her team published their discoveries in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Continue reading →

Based on a new study, cannabidiol, which is a nonpsychotropic constituent of marijuana, could in fact accelerate the healing process of bones by a significant margin. Due to the recent legislative moves to legalize marijuana for medicinal use and/or purposes across various states, researchers are now uncovering the beneficial possibilities marijuana may hold. Continue reading →

If you recently had devastating medical news delivered to you, it may be a good time to consider getting a second opinion. A person can become overwhelmed with diagnosis of a fatal disease such as cancer, or other pressing diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons, etc. Although this does not mean a second opinion should be sought after only if diagnosed with major diseases, but can valid for any diagnosis regardless of scale. A second opinion is left up to the patient. It remains his or her decision to make. If they feel confident in their doctor’s prognosis and suggested forms of treatment, then a second opinion may be of no real value. If, however, a patient is unsure, or would like further assessments to be made, then a second opinion is the best solution. Continue reading →

As we continue to progress using the latest technological gadgets to keep us occupied clamors on the U.S. healthcare system to reinvent itself using the popular Uber model. Uber utilizes the virtual world accessed by smartphones to offer transportation services in the physical world. This efficiency through technology is starting to seep its way in the field of medicine, as the efficiencies of a Uber-based model are quite appealing to millions of technologically savvy citizens who utilize and depend on business and consumer type apps to operate their daily tasks. By utilizing the same model, readily available and organizational medical services/tools could be adapted to reinvigorate the way in which the U.S. health care system operates. Continue reading →

In most cases, some brain tumors can prove to be quite arduous to completely eradicate, even following the best treatment. However, a group of researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, have potentially discovered a means to cutting off the spear of brain tumors by examining the source by which the brain tumor stem cells regenerate. Continue reading →

Based on a new study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and published in the journal PLOS One, individuals who regularly use a specific heartburn medication over a long period of time may have inadvertently increased their chances of experiencing an adverse cardiac event. Continue reading →

In recent news, researchers from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have set their hopes high, following the discovery of increasing bone formation which could help effectively treat bone loss disease. Their findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications.

Osteoporosis is a bone condition that makes bones thinner and more fragile due to reduced bone density, putting people at risk of fractures, specifically of the hip, spinal vertebrae, and wrist. Continue reading →

Based on the findings of a new study, it has been found that a stroke has the ability of tacking on 8 years on the brain, causing distortion of memory and slowing overall thinking speed. The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Michigan. The researchers examined and analyzed national data from over 4,900 African-American and Caucasian Americans who were aged 65 and older; in addition to undergoing a number of memory tests and thinking speed tests between 1998 and 2012. Continue reading →

A new discovery of a molecule that could serve as a key factor in accelerating cell recovery after bone marrow transplants, in addition to liver disease, and colon disease has recently been discovered. Such a discovery came at the hands of a joint investigation comprised of UT Southwestern, Case Western Reserve, and the University of Kentucky. The study was published in the journal Science Continue reading →