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      Surgeons Don’t Discuss Post Operative Options With Their Patients.

      December 18, 2011 /

      Surgeons don’t discuss options with their patients.

      The survey’s results, published in the Annals of Surgery, found that more than four out of every five surgeons discussed which forms of life support the patients would like to limit. But only about one half specifically asked about the patient’s advance directive, which can include restricting the use of feeding tubes and ventilators to keep a person alive.

      Wen it comes down to specifics, surgeons are reluctant to discuss directives which could greatly impact the care received if a surgery fails.

      Patients could be kept alive against their will leaving families with crippling medical bills.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Hospitals, Quality Control

      The American Lifestyle is Making Us Sick

      December 18, 2011 /

      The American lifestyle is the biggest threat that our nation faces today.

      Better treatments are saving and preserving lives, however, lifestyle and overall health does not account for any drop in fatalities due to cardiovascular illness.

      Lives may be saved but the quality of life enjoyed on an expensive diet of pharmaceuticals comes with it’s own disadvantages.

      The authors of the report, which appears online Dec. 15 in the journal Circulation, looked at seven markers of cardiovascular health: smoking, weight, exercise, diet, cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting blood sugar levels, as well as whether or not a person had a diagnosis of heart disease.

      Using those criteria, 94 percent of U.S. adults — that’s almost everyone — have at least one risk factor for heart disease. For example, one-third of U.S. adults have high blood pressure while 15 percent have high cholesterol.

      American’s demand for fast food and sedentary entertainment is undoing the health of men, women and children nation wide.

      Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

      Dentists Could Provide The First Line Of Defense For America’s Health

      December 18, 2011 /

      Dentists may be the un-utilized answer to America’s health care woes.

      Trips to the dentist could include some basic primary screening of patients.

      It seems that people will forgo trips to their primary care physicians in a tight economy but trips to the dentists remain a high priority to consumers of health care.

      Dentists could perform such primary care as blood pressure monitoring and blood screening for high cholesterol and diabetes; catching symptoms early.

      Based on those findings, the researchers determined that 26 percent of U.S. children did not see a general health care provider (physician, physician assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner), but more than one-third (7 million) of those children did visit a dentist at least once in 2008.

      One-quarter of U.S. adults did not visit a general health care provider, but nearly a fourth (13 million) of those adults visited a dentist at least once in 2008.

      Eighty-five percent of the adults and 93 percent of the children had health insurance. This suggests that many of those who did not see a general health care provider may have had access to general care, but chose not to seek it, the researchers said.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Resources, Wellness

      HPV Testing for All Women Over 30 Recommended by New Study

      December 15, 2011 /

      A new study recommends HPV testing for all women over 30 years.

      The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has been shown to be present in women who later develop certain types of cervical cancer.

      Detecting the virus leads to closer screening for cervical cancer.

      Results of a five-year study involving 45,000 women provided the strongest evidence yet in favor of using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, Chris Meijer and colleagues from the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam reported in The Lancet Oncology.

      Health Care Policy, Research

      Young Adults Now Covered Due to Health Care Reform

      December 15, 2011 /

      Health care reform measures which President Barack Obama signed into law last year will help provide coverage for about 2.5 million people aged 19 to 25.

      The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday that the provision that lets young adults remain on their parents’ insurance plans through age 26,

      Federal officials credited the gains to the Affordable Care Act, legislation championed by President Barack Obama that took effect last year and is deemed the biggest overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system in nearly 50 years.

      The law aims broadly to eventually provide medical coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans, and already allows young adults to stay on their parents’ private insurance plans through age 26.

      Since the policy helping young adults took effect in September 2010, the percentage of adults ages 19 to 25 covered by a private health insurance plan has increased significantly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance

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