Treatment Options for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Dr. Kumar explains the complexity of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and the various medical and surgical treatment options that are used to help prolong a person’s remission and prevent relapse.
Aspirin Therapy
Important study ASCEND published in the NEJM and presented at the European College of Cardiology. Over 15,000 asymptomatic well controlled diabetics studied for 7 1/2 years to whether low dose aspirin prevented their first heart attack or stoke. It did! Reduced the risk by about 12%. However, the number of bleeding events (gastrointestinal bleed, intracranial…
Nosebleeds & Children
Nosebleeds occur in 30% of kids age 2-tween. The nasal mucosa is thin and the vasculature is rich. When a child is dehydrated, has nasal congestion, or picks the nose, the thin mucosa is not much protection. The noses starts bleeding. It’s usually at the tip of the nose (Keisselbach’s plexus). Parents should have the…
Do Heartburn Drugs Increase the Risk of an Early Death?
Recent research shows heartburn medication has been associated with bone fractures, demesne, heart and kidney problems, and now death. But is this study just a observational study done on patients only using heartburn drugs? Learn more below as Dr. Kumar discusses the issue. https://youtu.be/mW-e6tDmYDU
Holiday Health
Dr. Kumar discusses holidays and weight gain. Most importantly, weight gained during the holidays people usually never lose. Don’t wait until the new year to make resolutions, create healthy habits year round. Eat and drink in moderation, get a good night’s sleep, and exercise.
Keto Diet Dangers
Low carb diets work to lose weight. But they come at a cost. The reason I personally do not employ it in my life, is that it is not maintainable. Very few people are able to commit to it life long. If it is not life long , then why are you doing it? If…
Shingles Vaccine
CDC recommends everyone over 50 get the new shingles vaccine, which is over 90% effective. Shingles can be extremely painful, cause a rash, fever, headache, chills, and upset stomach.
Sleep Study
A study recently found that people who don’t get enough sleep tend to be less healthy. Adults are recommended to get 7 1/2 – 8 hours of sleep. Everyone knows you are grumpy and less productive when you don’t get adequate sleep, but did you know your health is at risk too?
Tick and Flea Bites
Over the last dozen years, vector borne diseases (carried by mosquitoes and ticks) have tripled in the U.S! Over 600,000 such illnesses have been reported and they are on the rise. Reasons for the rise is influenced by more international travel bringing these vectors from other lands back, increased recognition and reporting of these diseases,…
New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines
The American Cancer Society came out with new recommendations regarding colon cancer prevention. Most significantly, they’ve recommended that screening begin at age 45 for all races, whereas previously it had been recommended to start at age 50 for all except African Americans for whom the age 45 start date was already accepted.
