Report: FDA Strengthens NSAIDs Warnings
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening an existing label warning that non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke. Based on the FDA’s review of new safety information, it is now requiring updates to the drug labels of all prescription NSAIDs.
Report: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Affordable Care Act Subsidies
The Supreme Court today voted to uphold the previous IRS ruling that the Affordable Care Act allows for tax subsidies in the 34 states that use federally funded health-care exchanges. The 6-3 decision preserves health-care coverage for millions of Americans who enrolled for health care on the federal exchange.
Report: Gout Vastly Undertreated in USA & UK
Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis worldwide, is treatable but vastly undertreated, according to epidemiologic studies that now encompass three continents. The undertreatment problems previously reported in the United Kingdom and the United States also characterize gout in Taiwan, according to a nationwide population study. Chang-Fu Kuo, MD, from the Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and […]
Dr. Daniels Ranked In Top Podiatrists on LinkedIn
We Treat Feet’s Dr. Mike Daniels is ranked in the Top 1% of all podiatrists listed on the business social network LinkedIn! Dr. Daniels is continually ahead of the curve in connecting with both his patients and colleagues and it’s great to see him recognized. You can view his LinkedIn profile here!
REPORT: Office Visits by Patients With Diabetes Rising Rapidly in United States
Office visits in the United States for diabetes rose 20% from 2005 to 2010, with the largest increase in adults in their mid-20s to mid-40s, according to a new data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Nearly 29 million people in the United States have […]
What is driving a physician shortage and how can it be stopped?
As its name insists, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is supposed to give more American access to reasonably-price healthcare, but this affordability would prove fruitless if the number of primary care physicians in the United States continues to decrease. Recent findings from the likes of SERMO, the largest online community of physicians, show that amongst […]
Fashionable Footwear – Good for Style, Bad for Foot Health
More than half of Americans suffer from foot problems, and often those problems are directly related to shoes. But no matter how cute a shoe looks, Orly Avitzur, medical adviser at Consumer Reports, said that having fashionable footwear isn’t worth the health risks. “Wearing the wrong shoes can lead to lifelong deformities that require surgery […]
8 Great Suggestions for Diabetic Foot Care
1.) Maintain a blood sugar level of 70 to 130 mg/dL before your meals and less than 180 mg/dL two hours after you’ve started your meal, with a haemoglobin A1C level that is less than 7 percent. This can be achieved through regular exercise, monitoring how often and what you are eating, keeping up with […]
What’s at stake if Congress repeals the Medical Device Tax?
During the battle to reopen the government, a pot With that in mind, here are some frequently asked questions about the tax. Q: What is the medical device tax? A: Since the beginning of this year, medical device manufacturers and importers have paid a 2.3 percent tax on the sale of any taxable medical device. […]
“We Shouldn’t Be Doing It”: Lecturer Calls Out Serious Podiatric Myths
During his lecture entitled “Righting the Wrong: Exploding Myths in Podiatric Medicine” last month, Bradley W. Bakotic, DPM, DO, Bako Pathology Services in Alpharetta, GA called out some myths which have inexplicably become part of the modus operandi of the modern podiatrist. “Podiatry is a little bit incestuous,” Dr. Bakotic said. “If you go to MD […]