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ANOTHER REASON TO GET MOVING

 

Exercising is good for your health and keeps the extra pounds at bay. Researchers at the University of California have found that getting your sweat on might also act as an anti-inflammatory and can be used to treat
inflammatory-related disorders, like arthritis and fibromyalgia. The most
intriguing finding from the study is that you don’t need to exercise intensely to reap its anti-inflammatory benefits. Taking a brisk 20-minute walk each day can be enough to stimulate the
immune system and produce an anti-inflammatory response in the body.
 
POSSIBLE VACCINE FOR THE GROWING AMOUNT OF FATAL OPIOID OVERDOSES
Since 1999, the number of opioids (chronic pain medication) sold has almost quadrupled. In turn, this deadliest class of drugs is the culprit for 78 deaths every day in the U.S. alone. Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, have created a possible vaccine to reduce the toxic effects of two opioids (oxycodone and hydrocodone). They named it the “oxy/hydro vaccine,” as they utilized the structure of the opioid and a molecule. The vaccine stops the fatal effects of the two opioids from reaching the brains of mice by triggering an immune system response to target, bind, and remove the drug from the bloodstream. The vaccine also blocked the pain-reducing effects of the drugs—which would allow patients to feel the pain as a form of alert, while slowing down the rate of opioid toxicity, to lengthen the amount of time for emergency help in the event of an overdose.

HEALTH APPS – MORE HARM THAN GOOD?
With over 165,000 health apps on the market, patients have been self-diagnosing with the assumption that they’ve received a physician’s advice. That couldn’t be further from the truth. The fact is that you don’t have to be a medical professional to develop a health app. And this is where it gets gray. Though the FDA has stepped in, current federal regulators have only been monitoring the high-risk apps (like EKGs and blood glucose measurements). Apps designed for lower-risk health issues (like asthma) don’t require much FDA regulation in monitoring. “It’s like having a really bad doctor,” said the University of Michigan’s Singh. Beware of diabetic apps that award patients points for entering data—instead of giving alert push notifications to dial 911 when their sugar levels are dangerously low to possibly enter diabetic coma. There is much room for improvement in the health app designing, and until it’s physicians manning the app monitoring, nothing beats a face-to-face visit with your general practitioner.
 
E-VIVE
A new revolutionary device is available to the medical professional to prehab and rehab for patients that have ACL repair, or total knee replacements. The system is designed to deliver wireless, app-controlled muscle stimulation therapy individualized for each patient’s comfort and convenience. It helps to keep patients engaged with their rehab by tracking their progress and allowing data sharing with their doctors. “The launch of E-Vive represents a breakthrough in the treatment of muscle atrophy of the knee. The E-Vive technology captures key data points, such as range of motion, activity levels, pain scores and more.
 
GUY'S IF YOU GOT E.D. IT'S TIME TO VISIT YOUR DOC.
Men who suffer from Erectile Dysfunction have a 70% increased risk for premature death. Poor cardio health, bad diets, and genetics are the top culprits in causing the limpness and the embarrassing moments in the bedroom. The blood vessels that surround the penis are small, only one to two millimeters across, and are often the first blood vessels to clog, making E.D. an early indicator of heart problems.

MODERATE DRINKING MAY BE GOOD FOR  ‘GOOD’ CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
New research on ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL) and moderate to light alcohol consumption has found another possible reason to “Cheer!” The research team - from Pennsylvania State University and Kailuan Hospital in China found women participants who drank half-a-drink to one-drink of beer a day to possibly have a slower rate of decline of ‘good’ cholesterol, and one-to-two beers daily for men.  Hard liquor showed a slowerEGER rate of decline as well, but only with moderate to light consumption. Sorry, wine lovers—it wasn’t tested.