Follow-up
If heart attack victims have to wait to be transferred to another hospital for emergency angioplasty, the delay is life threatening.
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Month: February 2012
Heart Beat: New from Medicare: Free counseling for heart disease and obesity
Medicare recipients are eligible for counseling programs designed to help people prevent heart disease or deal with obesity.
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On call: An obesity virus?
I was very interested in your article on how obesity seems to spread through social networks. I understand that it’s a new type of research, but I wonder if it might have overlooked the possibility that obesity might also be spread by an actual virus.
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Ask the doctor: Will exercising less vigorously fix my heart rhythm problem?
I’m a fit 61-year-old who had bypass surgery 15 years ago. Recently, I’ve been having rapid heartbeats (what my doctor calls supraventricular tachycardia) during or just after vigorous exercise. Should I tone down my exercise?
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Heart Beat: A direct drug hit with alteplase busts up leg clots
Blood thinners keep clots at bay, but a different medication delivered by catheter directly to the site of a leg vein clot could eradicate it altogether.
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Ask the doctor: Can vitamin B6 cause tingling?
Is it true that you can get a tingling feeling from taking too much vitamin B6?
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Pot smokers can maybe breathe a little easier
Regular marijuana use does not appear to have a negative effect on lung function.
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Putting more brain in the bank
Mental and physical activity seem to be equally important in keeping the brain active to ward off cognitive decline in older age.
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On call: Flowers for patients
I recently brought a nice bouquet of flowers for my elderly aunt, who was hospitalized for a broken hip. To my surprise, the hospital had a policy against bedside flowers, and I could not deliver my gift. What’s behind this policy, and is it reasonable?
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Medications: No more than necessary
Taking a thyroid medication or a proton-pump inhibitor for too long may lead to bone problems or increased susceptibility to certain infections.
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