Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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Fifty-four percent of us have no idea what the label “BEST if used by” means and a whopping 76% don’t know the specific safety impact of the “USE by” label.  George Washington University and Johns Hopkins researchers studied the responses of 2,607 subjects confronted with common food labels.

“Best if used by” lists a date after which the taste, look, and smell of a given food will be less than satisfying.  The more important “Use by” date is used for a smaller number of foods including deli meats, soft cheeses, and prepared foods and is the date after which contaminating bacteria such as listeria and molds might be present.

https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(21)00091-9/fulltext

#foodlabelling #expiration #date #contamination #flavor

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Fifty-four percent of us have no idea what the label “BEST if used by” means and a whopping 76% don’t know the specific safety impact of the “USE by” label.  George Washington University and Johns Hopkins researchers studied the responses of 2,607 subjects confronted with common food labels.

“Best if used by” lists a date after which the taste, look, and smell of a given food will be less than satisfying.  The more important “Use by” date is used for a smaller number of foods including deli meats, soft cheeses, and prepared foods and is the date after which contaminating bacteria such as listeria and molds might be present.

https://www.jneb.org/article/S1499-4046(21)00091-9/fulltext

#foodlabelling #expiration #date #contamination #flavor

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Better adherence to the Mediterranean diet consisting of fish, monounsaturated fats including olive oil, beans, fruits, and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of dementia.  German neurologists draw this conclusion from their study of 512 subjects looking at clinical, radiologic and biochemical indicators of brain health as a function of their dietary choices.

The 343 subjects at higher risk for Alzheimer’s had reduced cognitive function, more brain atrophy by MRI scanning, and elevated biomarkers for amyloid and tau degenerative proteins. Their diets reflected a greater and consistent deviation from the Mediterranean compared with the 169 healthy controls.

Avoiding  red meats, saturated fats, and abundant sugar keeps your brain healthy.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.04.21256593v1.full.pdf+html

#dementia #alzheimers #Mediterranean #meat #fish #oliveoil

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/FIaupv65Q1s

Better adherence to the Mediterranean diet consisting of fish, monounsaturated fats including olive oil, beans, fruits, and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of dementia.  German neurologists draw this conclusion from their study of 512 subjects looking at clinical, radiologic and biochemical indicators of brain health as a function of their dietary choices.

The 343 subjects at higher risk for Alzheimer’s had reduced cognitive function, more brain atrophy by MRI scanning, and elevated biomarkers for amyloid and tau degenerative proteins. Their diets reflected a greater and consistent deviation from the Mediterranean compared with the 169 healthy controls.

Avoiding  red meats, saturated fats, and abundant sugar keeps your brain healthy.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.04.21256593v1.full.pdf+html

#dementia #alzheimers #Mediterranean #meat #fish #oliveoil

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More than 63% of CoVid patients surviving an ICU stay were diagnosed with sleep apnea.  Pulmonologists at the All India Institute of Medical Science report their analysis of 103 CoVid patients.

Of that number, 67 underwent a formal sleep study.  Of those studied, 65 or 97% met the criteria for clinically-significant sleep apnea.  Even more worrisome: 49/67 or 73% had moderate to severe sleep apnea.

Those discharged from the ICU after a CoVid bout require long-term followup to assess any multi-organ damage including that to their lungs.  Included in their assessment should be screening for possible sleep apnea.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.04.21256593v1.full.pdf+html

#CoVid #apnea #icu

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/ILmDKzEneYE

More than 63% of CoVid patients surviving an ICU stay were diagnosed with sleep apnea.  Pulmonologists at the All India Institute of Medical Science report their analysis of 103 CoVid patients.

Of that number, 67 underwent a formal sleep study.  Of those studied, 65 or 97% met the criteria for clinically-significant sleep apnea.  Even more worrisome: 49/67 or 73% had moderate to severe sleep apnea.

Those discharged from the ICU after a CoVid bout require long-term followup to assess any multi-organ damage including that to their lungs.  Included in their assessment should be screening for possible sleep apnea.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.04.21256593v1.full.pdf+html

#CoVid #apnea #icu

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Moderna issues a preliminary report that their variant booster protects against both the South African and Brazilian variants.  Side-effects of this booster vaccine were mild.

In this small phase 1/2 trial, 60 participants received the mRNA-1273.351 booster.  Two weeks after the boost, all but one participant enjoyed an increase in protective titers against both variants and an antibody bump agains the original Wuhan strain.  The levels of both local and systemic side effects to the booster were on the order of those seen after the second Moderna shot.

More testing with various dosages of this booster vaccine are underway, but these initial results are promising indeed.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.05.21256716v1.full-text

#moderna #booster #safrican #brazilian #variant #CoVid

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/LLmUBaxZ1Mc

Moderna issues a preliminary report that their variant booster protects against both the South African and Brazilian variants.  Side-effects of this booster vaccine were mild.

In this small phase 1/2 trial, 60 participants received the mRNA-1273.351 booster.  Two weeks after the boost, all but one participant enjoyed an increase in protective titers against both variants and an antibody bump agains the original Wuhan strain.  The levels of both local and systemic side effects to the booster were on the order of those seen after the second Moderna shot.

More testing with various dosages of this booster vaccine are underway, but these initial results are promising indeed.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.05.21256716v1.full-text

#moderna #booster #safrican #brazilian #variant #CoVid

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Women with heart attack symptoms are significantly less likely than men to receive timely therapy.  This the conclusion of an NYU study just presented at the American College of Cardiology’s spring scientific sessions.

Though women with chest pain arrived at the ED as quickly as men, they were less likely to be triaged as first priority emergencies, they waited for attention 11 minutes longe.  Women were less likely to undergo a timely EKG, less likely to begin cardiac monitoring, and less likely to have a timely cardiology consult.

FYI: potential heart attack victims should be seen and evaluated with an EKG within 10 minutes.  Don’t be put off ladies!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210506105435.htm

#women #heartattack #ekg #delay #emergency

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/v97MbXHcrX8

Women with heart attack symptoms are significantly less likely than men to receive timely therapy.  This the conclusion of an NYU study just presented at the American College of Cardiology’s spring scientific sessions.

Though women with chest pain arrived at the ED as quickly as men, they were less likely to be triaged as first priority emergencies, they waited for attention 11 minutes longe.  Women were less likely to undergo a timely EKG, less likely to begin cardiac monitoring, and less likely to have a timely cardiology consult.

FYI: potential heart attack victims should be seen and evaluated with an EKG within 10 minutes.  Don’t be put off ladies!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210506105435.htm

#women #heartattack #ekg #delay #emergency