Type 2 diabetes rates have risen drastically over the last eight years, especially among American tweens and teens, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Our study is really the first in the US to quantify the burden of type 2 diabetes at the population level — and not just […]
Obesity Increases Cost of Knee Surgery
An eight-year study consisting of more than 8,000 patients found that as BMI increases, so too does the cost of knee surgery. The study examined 8,129 patients who had undergone 6,475 primary total knee arthroplasties and 1,654 secondary knee operations from 2000-2008. Researchers classified patients into eight groups based on the BMI at the time […]
New Treatment Can Rebuild Tissue Lost To Traumatic Injury
Doctors announced on Wednesday that they have been successful in regenerating muscle tissue with the help of an unlikely source – a pig. A pig’s bladder, to be precise. U.S. doctors say that by implanting some material from the bladder into a wound that has undergone severe trauma, they can spur muscle tissue growth. Although […]
Can Beer Help Prevent Multiple Sclerosis?
A group of Swedish researchers recently published findings that suggest alcohol may help lower a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis. According to researchers, the two new studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption may help lessen inflammatory effects inside the body. Since MS is an inflammatory condition, researchers sought to uncover the effects of alcohol […]
Should POLICE Replace RICE When It Comes To Ankle Care?
This week, Medscape published an article that questioned if the current method of ankle sprain care – RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation) – was the optimal course of care for most patients. In lieu of RICE, the authors suggest that physicians switch to an acronym known as POLICE, which keeps the ICE, but replaces Rest […]
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