Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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Victims of bullying and sexual exploitation are more likely to suffer a lower quality of life than those with current heart disease, diabetes, and mental illnesses.  This is the conclusion of an Australian study of some 3,000 persons of all ages and socioeconomic levels.

The researchers used the presence of multiple self-destructive behaviors including smoking and binge eating as signs of troubled lives.  Those who had been bullied and sexually abused were twice as likely as controls to be problem smokers, 3 times more likely to have an eating disorder, and four times more likely to be depressed.

Bullying, both physical and now electronic, is becoming epidemic, and more sexual abuse is discovered yearly in synch with the #metoo movement.  If these plagues affect you or yours, combat them vigorously knowing the impact they’ll have on health and wellness.

#bullying #sexualabuse #metoo #smoking #eatingdisorder #depression #healthnews #healthtips

David Alejandro González-Chica, Julio Licinio, Michael Musker, Mali Wong, Jacqueline Bowden, Phillipa Hay, Catherine Chittleborough, Nigel Stocks. Bullying and sexual abuse and their association with harmful behaviours, antidepressant use and health-related quality of life in adulthood: a population-based study in South Australia. BMC Public Health, 2019; 19 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-6367-8

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/ZG9QzEod8iY

Victims of bullying and sexual exploitation are more likely to suffer a lower quality of life than those with current heart disease, diabetes, and mental illnesses.  This is the conclusion of an Australian study of some 3,000 persons of all ages and socioeconomic levels.

The researchers used the presence of multiple self-destructive behaviors including smoking and binge eating as signs of troubled lives.  Those who had been bullied and sexually abused were twice as likely as controls to be problem smokers, 3 times more likely to have an eating disorder, and four times more likely to be depressed.

Bullying, both physical and now electronic, is becoming epidemic, and more sexual abuse is discovered yearly in synch with the #metoo movement.  If these plagues affect you or yours, combat them vigorously knowing the impact they’ll have on health and wellness.

#bullying #sexualabuse #metoo #smoking #eatingdisorder #depression #healthnews #healthtips

David Alejandro González-Chica, Julio Licinio, Michael Musker, Mali Wong, Jacqueline Bowden, Phillipa Hay, Catherine Chittleborough, Nigel Stocks. Bullying and sexual abuse and their association with harmful behaviours, antidepressant use and health-related quality of life in adulthood: a population-based study in South Australia. BMC Public Health, 2019; 19 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-6367-8

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/NXeOBr57VNY

Beware of missing those doctors’ appointments.  Now, I’m not shilling for my colleagues but merely reporting a warning from the latest and largest study of its kind from Britain and Scotland. 

After reviewing the appointment histories of one-half million persons, researchers report that patients with continuing medical issues of all kinds who missed 2 or more appointments in a year had a 3 fold higher risk of dying from any cause compared with those who showed up as scheduled.  The situation was even more dire for those with emotional disorders, and appointment no-shows in that group had a whopping 8 times higher risk of death.

If you tend to miss or repeatedly reschedule doctor’s appointments, don’t be surprised if their offices get on your case.  Look at it as a sign of caring and concern rather than harassment.  You may not be as healthy as you think.

#misseddoctorsappointments #appointmentcancellations #appointmentpostponements #healthnews #healthtips

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/NXeOBr57VNY

Beware of missing those doctors’ appointments.  Now, I’m not shilling for my colleagues but merely reporting a warning from the latest and largest study of its kind from Britain and Scotland. 

After reviewing the appointment histories of one-half million persons, researchers report that patients with continuing medical issues of all kinds who missed 2 or more appointments in a year had a 3 fold higher risk of dying from any cause compared with those who showed up as scheduled.  The situation was even more dire for those with emotional disorders, and appointment no-shows in that group had a whopping 8 times higher risk of death.

If you tend to miss or repeatedly reschedule doctor’s appointments, don’t be surprised if their offices get on your case.  Look at it as a sign of caring and concern rather than harassment.  You may not be as healthy as you think.

#misseddoctorsappointments #appointmentcancellations #appointmentpostponements #healthnews #healthtips

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/IyL2_-NFP3w

Missed Doctors’ Appointments Can Be DeadlySocial and Sexual Abuse Drive Substantial Health DeclineHELP: 3 Tips Every Infant’s Parent Should KnowBursts of Any Physical Activity Add YearsFirst Uses of Marijuana Trigger Permanent Brain ChangesFutureMed: Smart TattoosAromas of Fattening Foods Can Stir or Curb AppetiteRunners’ Wearable Sensors Will Not Prevent Stress FracturesAcupressure Comforts Breast Cancer SurvivorsZebra Design Repels Biting InsectsTRY A LITTLE KINDNESS: Lyft Driver Help Seizure Sufferer

Show Notes: https://www.drhowardsmith.com/jan-2019-4th-week-health-news

#misseddoctorsappointments #bullying #sexualabuse #newborns #infantbreathing #gerd #reflux #exercise #marijuana #tattoo #sugar #UV #fats #sugar #cookies #wearablesensors #stressfracture #acupressure #breastcancer #zebra #bodypainting #mosquitoes #flys #Lyft #seizures #healthnews #healthtips

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/IyL2_-NFP3w

Missed Doctors’ Appointments Can Be DeadlySocial and Sexual Abuse Drive Substantial Health DeclineHELP: 3 Tips Every Infant’s Parent Should KnowBursts of Any Physical Activity Add YearsFirst Uses of Marijuana Trigger Permanent Brain ChangesFutureMed: Smart TattoosAromas of Fattening Foods Can Stir or Curb AppetiteRunners’ Wearable Sensors Will Not Prevent Stress FracturesAcupressure Comforts Breast Cancer SurvivorsZebra Design Repels Biting InsectsTRY A LITTLE KINDNESS: Lyft Driver Help Seizure Sufferer

Show Notes: https://www.drhowardsmith.com/jan-2019-4th-week-health-news

#misseddoctorsappointments #bullying #sexualabuse #newborns #infantbreathing #gerd #reflux #exercise #marijuana #tattoo #sugar #UV #fats #sugar #cookies #wearablesensors #stressfracture #acupressure #breastcancer #zebra #bodypainting #mosquitoes #flys #Lyft #seizures #healthnews #healthtips

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/MJwjbyGChDU

Disabled veteran Marc Walsh was frantic and disheartened when he noticed that his wallet, filled with cash, credit cards, and difficult to replace identification cards, was not in his pocket.  Meanwhile, two teen sisters, walking along a snow-covered West Detroit street, saw the wallet and picked it up. 

Opening the wallet, Walsh’s military ID card immediately caught the girls’ attention.  They thought of their grandfather, himself a veteran, and they hoped that anyone finding his wallet would return it.

Return it they did to a nearby store that then notified Walsh.  Thrilled and grateful, he appealed to  Fox 2 in Detroit to help him find the girls.  They broadcast the story on the news and arranged for him to meet the Vincent sisters.  His faith in humanity restored, he met and hugged them generously giving them the money in the wallet as a reward.   

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/vet-gets-to-meet-reward-detroit-teens-with-wallet-money/

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/MJwjbyGChDU

Disabled veteran Marc Walsh was frantic and disheartened when he noticed that his wallet, filled with cash, credit cards, and difficult to replace identification cards, was not in his pocket.  Meanwhile, two teen sisters, walking along a snow-covered West Detroit street, saw the wallet and picked it up. 

Opening the wallet, Walsh’s military ID card immediately caught the girls’ attention.  They thought of their grandfather, himself a veteran, and they hoped that anyone finding his wallet would return it.

Return it they did to a nearby store that then notified Walsh.  Thrilled and grateful, he appealed to  Fox 2 in Detroit to help him find the girls.  They broadcast the story on the news and arranged for him to meet the Vincent sisters.  His faith in humanity restored, he met and hugged them generously giving them the money in the wallet as a reward.   

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/vet-gets-to-meet-reward-detroit-teens-with-wallet-money/

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/W9pIH4Cq7zc

Half of the millions using the most common type of sleeping pills might never wake to escape a fire.  Taken to induce sleep and relaxation, the popular benzodiazepine medications or benzos for short include Restoril, Halcion, Ativan, Xanax, and Valium.  This class of drugs induces drowsiness but also suppresses emergency arousal.  Even newer drugs such as Ambien and Lunesta trigger sustained drowsiness and some disorientation.

A new class of medication called DORAs, dual orexin receptor antagonists, induce sleep but permit retention of sensory input including sound, vibration, smell, and lack of oxygen.  This makes for a safer sleeping pill.  After a threat has passed, the medication also re-induces sleep.

To date, only one DORA sleeping pill has won FDA approval.  Belsomra (suvorexant) may only be prescribed those 18 years or older, but its expensive and often not covered by insurance.  As other DORA drugs become available, competition will drive down price and increase availability.

Shouhei Iwakawa, Yuichi Kanmura, Tomoyuki Kuwaki. Orexin Receptor Blockade-Induced Sleep Preserves the Ability to Wake in the Presence of Threat in Mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2019; 12 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00327

#insomnia #sleeping pill #benzo benzodiazepine #health news #healthtips

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/W9pIH4Cq7zc

Half of the millions using the most common type of sleeping pills might never wake to escape a fire.  Taken to induce sleep and relaxation, the popular benzodiazepine medications or benzos for short include Restoril, Halcion, Ativan, Xanax, and Valium.  This class of drugs induces drowsiness but also suppresses emergency arousal.  Even newer drugs such as Ambien and Lunesta trigger sustained drowsiness and some disorientation.

A new class of medication called DORAs, dual orexin receptor antagonists, induce sleep but permit retention of sensory input including sound, vibration, smell, and lack of oxygen.  This makes for a safer sleeping pill.  After a threat has passed, the medication also re-induces sleep.

To date, only one DORA sleeping pill has won FDA approval.  Belsomra (suvorexant) may only be prescribed those 18 years or older, but its expensive and often not covered by insurance.  As other DORA drugs become available, competition will drive down price and increase availability.

Shouhei Iwakawa, Yuichi Kanmura, Tomoyuki Kuwaki. Orexin Receptor Blockade-Induced Sleep Preserves the Ability to Wake in the Presence of Threat in Mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2019; 12 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00327

#insomnia #sleeping pill #benzo benzodiazepine #health news #healthtips