• My body made me do it. Or how I learned to hate (Ghrelin Part II)

    Updated: 2011-11-03 20:52:53
    It’s that time of year again.  Over the holiday period, most people put on some weight.  Too many trays of cookies and pies and too many meals.  It’s just one of the challenges of the season. The study that I cited in my last blog was done in Australia, and although small, points out some very [...]

  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring Cost-Effective

    Updated: 2011-10-30 15:25:33
    Affecting a billion people, hypertension is the cardiovascular risk factor associated with the highest mortality worldwide. There are well-documented problems in the detection of hypertension, as it varies throughout the day and in response to various stimuli. Out-of-office options have been developed that monitor blood pressure either at home or whilst ambulatory, and have been [...]

  • One year is the tipping point

    Updated: 2011-10-27 22:46:40
    As America waits with breathless excitement to do what Europe is already doing — TAVI –  an article has been published in this week’s JACC that gives those of us that hope to do this work pause. This article “Long-Term Outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in High Risk Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis” (J Am [...]

  • FDA: Black licorice treats can cause heart tricks

    Updated: 2011-10-27 14:00:00
    One of the many staples of Halloween, black licorice candy, can be a real treat for those with a sweet tooth. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns the tangy-tasting morsel can be tricky if eaten in large amounts...

  • We are at 6%

    Updated: 2011-10-26 00:46:18
    Although at times it doesn’t seem like it, we seem to be making progress with our nation’s leading killer: heart disease.  Published in the MMWR or the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on October 14, 2011 are the latest statistics on the prevalence of coronary heart disease.  The MMWR is the publication of the Centers [...]

  • Two local events spotlight lung cancer

    Updated: 2011-10-24 19:41:22
    A candlelight vigil and a 5k run are among the events taking place around town in November to raise awareness and support for lung cancer. In Casselberry, on Tuesday Nov. 1, local advocates will be one point of light in a national candlelight vigil that will occur simultaneously in 100 towns in more than 30 states. [...]

  • Now you see it now you don’t. An update on the disappearing stent.

    Updated: 2011-10-20 23:13:44
    I have blogged about new stent technology in the past and why it is perceived by us to be of value.  Coronary arteries were not meant to be filled up with “stainless steel” as I call it.  Actually, the stents used now are alloy and no longer steel.  They are not ferrous, and for the [...]

  • Dynamite Money: A not so funny thing happened on the way to the Nobel Prize for Medicine Part II

    Updated: 2011-10-19 01:45:04
    Most of my readers have probably never heard of Rockefeller University in New York City.  It is basically an advanced research facility that offers postgraduate and postdoctoral education.  It was founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1901.  In 1912, the faculty received its first Nobel Prize awarded to Alexis Carrel for suturing techniques and was [...]

  • Where You Live Plays a Big Role in Health: Study

    Updated: 2011-10-12 05:30:04
    Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that black and white patients who lived in poor areas had around the same level of health disparities when compared to people who lived in more affluent neighborhoods.

  • How are we doing with smoking?

    Updated: 2011-10-12 04:12:03
    Smoking is probably the single greatest healthcare challenge that we face.  The monetary cost of smoking to the healthcare system is astounding: during 2000-2004, $97 billion in productivity losses and $96 billion in annual healthcare costs.  The anguish that it causes to families is heartbreaking: 443,000 premature deaths. Why, then, does it continue?  Two recent articles [...]

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