Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Dr. Howard Smith Reports

By Howard G. Smith MD, AMHealth & Fitness
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Dr. Howard Smith Reports episodes

  • Parents Should Stay with Kids at Hospitals

    Premies thrive on parent-delivered care versus that from nurse teams.

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    O'Brien, KarelO'Brien, Karel et al.  Effectiveness of Family Integrated Care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes: a multicentre, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trials The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health; https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30039-7

    2 min
  • Parents Should Stay with Kids at Hospitals
    Premies thrive on parent-delivered care versus that from nurse teams.
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    O'Brien, KarelO'Brien, Karel et al.  Effectiveness of Family Integrated Care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes: a multicentre, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trials The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health; https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(18)30039-7
    2 min
  • Screening Prevents Handicapping Bone Thinning

    Simple screening permits maintenance of bone strength and prevention of handicapping loss of mobility.

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    Lee Shepstone, Elizabeth Lenaghan, Cyrus Cooper, etal. Screening in the community to reduce fractures in older women (SCOOP): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 2017; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32640-5

    2 min
  • Screening Prevents Handicapping Bone Thinning
    Simple screening permits maintenance of bone strength and prevention of handicapping loss of mobility.
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    Lee Shepstone, Elizabeth Lenaghan, Cyrus Cooper, etal. Screening in the community to reduce fractures in older women (SCOOP): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 2017; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32640-5
    2 min
  • Exercise Improves Lung Function

    Regular vigorous exercise improves lung function, particularly for current cigarette smokers.

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    Elaine Fuertes, Anne-Elie Carsin, Josep M Antó, et. al. Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function: the prospective ECRHS study. Thorax, 2018; thoraxjnl-2017-210947 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210947

    2 min
  • Exercise Improves Lung Function
    Regular vigorous exercise improves lung function, particularly for current cigarette smokers.
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    Elaine Fuertes, Anne-Elie Carsin, Josep M Antó, et. al. Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function: the prospective ECRHS study. Thorax, 2018; thoraxjnl-2017-210947 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210947
    2 min
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Triggers Cancer

    Breast cancer survivors are at greater risk for heart and lung disease.  Careful monitoring is necessary.
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    Laxmi S. Mehta, Karol E. Watson, Ana Barac, Theresa M. Beckie, etal. On behalf of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease in Women and Special Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer: Where These Entities Intersect: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association; Circulation. 2018;CIR.0000000000000556, originally published February 1, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000556

    2 min
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Triggers Cancer
    Breast cancer survivors are at greater risk for heart and lung disease.  Careful monitoring is necessary.
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    American Heart Association CV Disease in Women and Special Populations Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular- Stroke Nursing; Council on questions or concerns and Outcomes Research. Cardiovascular Disease and Breast Cancer: Circulation. 2018;CIR.0000000000000556, originally published February 1, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000556
    2 min
  • WBZ Archives: 032491.OPEN LINES.USE OF COMPUTERS FOR HEALTH

    30 minutes of an 80 minute edited program discussing use of computer programs about health, how to select a health club, Bell’s Palsy, dimples, shingles, biorhythms, prostate cancer, and metastatic breast cancer.

    The entire 80 minute program may be accessed on my YouTube channel:

    https://youtu.be/_fhj6-wberw

     

    34 min
  • WBZ Archives: 032491.OPEN LINES.USE OF COMPUTERS FOR HEALTH
    30 minutes of an 80 minute edited program discussing use of computer programs about health, how to select a health club, Bell’s Palsy, dimples, shingles, biorhythms, prostate cancer, and metastatic breast cancer.
    The entire 80 minute program may be accessed on my YouTube channel:
    https://youtu.be/_fhj6-wberw
    34 min

About Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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Howard G. Smith MD, AM has been reporting health and wellness news for more than 35 years on radio and via podcasts. Harvard Medical School, MD; Harvard University, AM, Immunology; former Medical…