Tag: usa today

Vitamin D may be a key ingredient your body needs to recover from Covid19 according to USA Today.

Posted on by bill
Vitamin D may be a key ingredient your body needs to recover from Covid19 according to USA Today. On our Covid19 blog, I discussed a study that had shown that people who were vitamin D deficient had a more difficult time dealing with the effects of Covid19. Vitamin D is important for immune system function and especially important for preventing the acute respiratory stress caused by the Covid19. Genetics may play a part in how much vitamin D you naturally have with people of color and older people having less naturally produced vitamin D. You need vitamin D to fight Read More »

Vitamin D; is it a potential sunburn and skin cancer remedy? Check out this USA Today article.

Posted on by bill
Vitamin D; is it a potential sunburn and skin cancer remedy?  Check out this USA Today article. Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem that has been verified in recent studies. Years ago, most of us would spend hours in the sun, often without any protection. Years and many sunburns later, dermatologist offices are treating many skin growths and cancers that were thought to be caused by these activities.   The growing concerns of skin damage from the sun has reduced the amount of time most of us spend in the sun and most of the public is more careful about Read More »

Safely remove ticks; 5 myths presented by USA Today

Posted on by bill
Safely remove ticks; 5 myths presented by USA Today The beginning of tick season has arrived. Most of us in NJ are aware of deer ticks and the hazards they can present with Lyme Disease. Other varieties of Ticks can present other diseases into our blood, so safe removal and evaluation is essential to avoid many of those tick borne illnesses. USA Today recently offered some great advice, and myths as well as facts.  Check it out here Should I burn a tick off? 5 common myths about ticks By Mary Bowerman Tick season is officially here. A recent population Read More »

High quality heart surgery for $1800. Why aren’t insurers paying attention to and globalizing our care?

Posted on by bill
High quality heart surgery for $1800.  Why aren’t insurers paying attention to and globalizing our care?  The USA has the best healthcare system in the world, right?  Is it the best or the most expensive? Sometimes when we hear about what surgeries cost in other countries for replacement knees or other medical interventions, we often are prejudiced by the idea that the healthcare system in other countries is less safe or effective, yet current data suggests otherwise. We are perhaps the most overpriced and inefficient system in the world.   If insurers wanted to lower the overall cost of care and Read More »

Is your mammogram a good idea? According to USA Today, you may end up having unnecessary treatment and stress from the test.

Posted on by bill
Is your mammogram a good idea?   According to USA Today, you may end up having unnecessary treatment and stress from the test. Mammograms are supposed to save lives and sometimes they can.   Unfortunately, more often than not, it is being shown that the test itself cannot differentiate between certain tumors or growths and a normal process of aging. Just the word cancer makes people crazy to begin with, especially if it is suggested that you have the disease.   Some tumors are slow growing and left alone, are not harmful however, when you do a biopsy or break them open, something Read More »