https://www.instagram.com/p/C8AXSILuqtj/

Preeclampsia is marked by escalating and dangerous levels of high blood pressure with kidney, liver, and brain toxicity.  Women experiencing it at the completion of their pregnancies are 2.6 times more likely to develop dementia over the following decade.  French researchers report this startling association following their study of nearly 2 million pregnant women over the age of 30.

The risk of early-onset dementia was the highest for those women with previous hypertension, 4.8 fold higher, and for those developing preeclampsia before 34 weeks of gestation.

We already know that elevated blood pressures lead to brain damage in the form of strokes, but this study suggests that, even short of catastrophic paralysis and loss of higher brain function, high pressures drive more subtle cerebral dysfunction that relatively quickly manifests itself as dementia.

All prregnant women should monitor their own blood pressures at home to insure that the blood feeding their brains is arriving at acceptable and safe pressure levels.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2819207?resultClick=3

#pregnancy #preeclampsia #dementia

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8AWS54v41-/

The high fat dietary therapy that has successfully controlled difficult-to-manage childhood epilepsy improves the symptoms of those with schizophrenia and bipolar disease.   Psychiatric researchers at Stanford University conducted a pilot study of the diet in 23 subjects, 5 of whom suffered from schizophrenia and 16 of whom suffered from a bipolar disorder.  All were already receiving appropriate medicinal management.

Overall, 79% of the entire group on the ketogenic diet showed marked symptomatic improvement.  Those most adherent to the diet enjoyed a 92% improvement while those semi-adherent enjoyed a 50% improvement demonstrating a type of dose-response phenomenon.  For those with bipolar disease, 88% achieved marked improvement if diet-adherent while 60% improved if semi-adherent.  For those with schizophrenia, the diet triggered only a 32% improvement.

This pilot study suggests that adding a ketogenic diet to standard psychiatric pharmacotherapy improves disease control and symptom relief.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165178124001513?via=ihub

#psychiatry #ketogenicdiet #schizophrenia #bipolar #pharmacotherapy

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8AVgPHMvQV/

 While many parents of children entering a university teaching hospital for a tonsillectomy will say, “ I don’t want a student involved in my child’s surgery,” they would be making the wrong choice since the answer is YES.  A University of Buffalo study now shows that children having their tonsils removed are 40% more less likely to require an urgent post-op ER visit if a resident takes part in the surgery.

The researchers reviewed the cases of 2,051 children having tonsillectomies.  Those kids who had a resident take part in their operations were 42% less likely to require an emergency visit later on.  Even more interesting: the rate of post-op bleeding, the most dreaded tonsillectomy complication, was the same whether or not a resident took part.  Only age was a factor in such bleeding with older patients experiencing more.

If your child’s surgeon plans to include a trainee, the best bet is to welcome that young doctor to the team.  Remember that residents are in training to learn techniques from their attending.  When I and most of my colleagues operate with residents, we instruct the trainee to perform the procedure exactly as we would.  If they stray from our roadmap, we take over.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196070924000991?via=ihub

#tonsillectomy #resident #bleeding #ERvisit 

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8AUq2Xt7z-/

That junk food you wolf down during the day increases your chances of a wakeful night by up to 9%.  Doesn’t sound like much, but it can be the difference between a good night of uninterrupted sleep and lots of tossing and turning.

French investigators at the Sorbonne surveyed 38,570 subjects with an average age of 50 years about their sleep and eating habits.  Almost one in every five suffered from insomnia and 16% of the group’s dietary intake consisted of ultra-processed food (UPF).

The data showed that even a 10% increase in dietary junk food led to a 9% greater risk of insomnia for the males snd a 5% greater risk for females.  Both increases were statistically significant.

What are the junk foods we’re talking about?  Sugary breakfast cereals, flavored potato chips, fried chicken, frozen blended coffee drinks, energy drinks, artificially flavored cheese crackers, sugary granola bars, and sodas.  A diet of these will not only interrupt your nightly sleep but will also help guarantee that you will get to that eternal sleep that much sooner.

In another study, sHarvard researchers, studying 114,000 subjects, found that ultra-processed breakfast cereals increase your risk of dying by as much as 7% while sugar-sweetened drinks increase your risk of early death as much as 12%.

https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(24)00094-7/fulltext

https://www.bmj.com/content/385/bmj-2023-078476

#junkfood #ultraprocesseddfood #insomnia #mortality

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8ANzjGPrRr/

Nearly two-thirds of binge eaters continued to suffer from this dangerous disorder 2.5 years after the initial diagnosis and about half of them still have it 5 years later.  Harvard psychologists at the McLean Hospital followed 137 adults in the community suffering from this disorder over a 5 year period.

Previous retrospective studies, most of young women, had shown that those with this most prevalent American eating disorder either recovered from it much faster or had it linger much longer.  In this prospective study, subjects of both gender with ages from 19 to 74 were seen at 2.5 and 5 years.  It demonstrates that 61 percent of them had uncontrollable eating habits at the first visit and that an additional 23 percent had abnormal eating patterns that failed to meet the strict criteria for binging.  At 5 years those numbers were 45 percent an additional 33 percent.  Most discouraging was the observation that 35 percent of those in remission at 2.5 years had relapsed by 5 years.

Big problem.  From 3.4 to 10 million Americans are suffering from a binge eating disorder as we speak.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1045906

#binge #eatingdisorder #harvard #psychology

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cfyNrr3bS/

The Food and Drug Administration and Sammy’s Milk are warning parents that 

Sammy’s Goat Milk Toddler Formula fails to meet FDA nutritional requirements for infant formulas.  It fails to provide sufficient nutrition for infants.  Affected is lot SD348 with a Best by date of August, 2025.  The company emphasizes that its product is only intended for consumption by children between the ages of 12 and 36 months.  The label does say toddler, but it is in small print.

The product is sold exclusively online.

For more information, contact Sammy’s at 949-646-GOAT for via the email [email protected].

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sammys-milk-providing-warning-against-use-goat-milk-toddler-formula-infant-formula

#sammysmilk #goatsmilk #infants #toddlers #nutrition #recall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cfFU7rr0b/

The Food and Drug Administration and Infinite Herbs LLC have recalled Infinite Herbs and Melissa’s fresh organic basil due to contamination with salmonella.  This bacterium causes a severe gastroenteritis that may progress into a life-threatening systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.  Affected is Infinite basil sold from February 1 to April 6, 2024 and Melissa’s basil sold between February 10-20, 2024,.

The Infinite product was sold at Trader Joe’s in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and to two Fruit Center Marketplace stores in Massachusetts and the Melissa’s product was sold at Dierberg's stores in Illinois and Missouri.

Check your refrigerators, freezers, and shelves for this product and return any you have to the place of purchase for a refund.  For more information, call Infinite Herbs at 1-305-599-9255 x 148 or reeach them via email at [email protected].

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/infinite-herbs-llc-voluntarily-recalls-25-ounce-fresh-organic-basil-sold-february-1-through-april-6

#infiniteherbs #melissas #basal #salmonella #infection #recall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ceX15LYeA/

The Food and Drug Administration and Primal Kitchen have recalled Primal Kitchen Avocado Oil due to easy cracking of the 750 milliliter jars.  This leads to spillage, possible glass in the food, and lacerations.  Affected is product with a Best When Used By dates from August 19-22, 2025.  No other sizes or batches are affected by the recall.

If you have this product, return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of the product. For more information, contact Primal Kitchen at 1 (888) 774-6259.  The company apologizes for this packaging issues.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/primal-kitchen-issues-voluntary-recall-primal-kitchen-avocado-oil-750ml-glass-due-packaging-issue

#primalkitchen #avocadooil #packaging #cracking #laceration #spillage

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cdzXRLjh1/

The Food and Drug Administration and Tama Corporation are recalling 24 ounce containers of Queso de Mano PAISA due to listeria monocytogenes contamination.  Listeria causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.  Listeria can also trigger miscarriages and stillbirths.  Affected is lot # 2420104 Best By date of May 16, 2024.

This product was sold in and around Salt Lake City, Utah.

If you bought this product, return it to the place of purpose for a full refund.  For more information, call Tama at 1-305-592-1717.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/tama-corporation-recalls-product-because-possible-health-risk

#PAISA #queso #listeria #infection #recall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6cdMUhLSdn/

The Food and Drug Administration and H-E-B are recalling H-E-B Creamy Creations ice cream.   Twelve count packs of 3 oz. Cups of those ice cream in chocolate and lime/orange flavors contain metallic fragments.

This ice cream was sold at H-E-B stores in Texas and Mexico at Central Market, Joe V’s Smart Shop, and Mi Tienda stores.

If you have this ice cream in your freezer, don’t consume it.  Return it to the place of purchase for a refund.  For more information, contact H-E-B Customer Service at 1-855-432-4438.

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/h-e-b-issues-voluntary-recall-3-ounce-cups-creamy-creations-ice-cream-select-flavors

#HEB #icecream #foreignbodies #metal #laceration #infection #recall