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Thanks for sharing Angela McQuire Bohles. Remember--the flu is a respiratory illness with fever, muscle pain and coughing--like a really bad cold. If you've got the flu there are treatments available to shorten its duration and reduce the risk of flu-related complications.

Is it a cold or the flu? The sooner you know what you have, the better you'll be able to treat it. https://wb.md/2M43tOy

Treating hypertension reduces dementia risk. It doesn’t appear to matter what class of blood pressure medication is used.

Dementia Risk and Blood Pressure Tx Re-examined Meta-analysis finds no differences between one drug class vs others on dementia, Alzheimer risk

Managing hypertension appears to protect against dementia.

Mild cognitive impairment risk slashed by 19% in SPRINT MIND Clinicians are calling blood pressure drugs the first disease-modifying therapy for MCI.

Yes, saturated fats (including butter and coconut oil) are still bad for you, just don’t eat bad carbs in their place. Good Fats, Bad Fats https://nyti.ms/2GrVzbC?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Good Fats, Bad Fats Studies on saturated fats often failed to take into account what people ate in their place.

Affected generics are made by Teva, Solco and Major Pharmaceutical. Other generics and Valsartan brand should be safe.

Blood Pressure Medicine Is Recalled https://nyti.ms/2Loc1vI?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Blood Pressure Medicine Is Recalled The F.D.A. announced that batches of a widely used generic drug, valsartan, made in China, might be tainted with a probable cancer-causing ingredient.

Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 45, not 50, American Cancer Society says The new recommendation reflects rising rates of colorectal cancer in adults younger than 50.

This describes our mission at Personalized Primary Care

Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship In its push for profits, the U.S. health care system has made it difficult for patients to get personal attention from doctors. But what if hands-on medicine actually saves money — and lives?

https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicinenews/article/145220/alzheimers-cognition/fueling-alzheimers-brain-fat?utm_source=News_IM_eNL_123117_F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Internal+medicine%3A+Top+10+from+2017

Fueling the Alzheimer’s brain with fat LONDON – In small studies, ketogenic interventions boost cognition for Alzheimer’s patients.

High blood pressure redefined for first time in 14 years: 130 is the new high | American Heart Association Highlights: High blood pressure is now defined as readings of 130 mm Hg and higher for the systolic blood pressure measurement, or readings of 80 and higher for the diastolic measurement. That is a change from the old definition of 140/90 and higher,...

Unfortunately, the options in Georgia are extremely limited.

Obamacare Sign-ups See Early Surge ( The Hill ) Double the number of people signed up on the first day of enrollment over last year

A better shingles vaccine is coming soon: C.D.C. Panel Recommends a New Shingles Vaccine https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/health/cdc-shingles-vaccine.html

C.D.C. Panel Recommends a New Shingles Vaccine GSK’s Shingrix is considered much more effective than the older vaccine, Zostavax. Health officials urged consumers over age 50 to be vaccinated.

https://www.wired.com/story/you-can-get-your-whole-genome-sequenced-but-should-you/

You Can Get Your Whole Genome Sequenced. But Should You? Having a gene for a rare disease might not give you symptoms. But it could beef up your medical bills.

Patients Take Big Risks When Stopping Statins https://www.wsj.com/articles/patients-take-big-risks-when-stopping-statins-1501522926

Patients Take Big Risks When Stopping Statins One in five patients taking the cholesterol drugs report muscle aches, new research shows. Many doctors warn the benefits outweigh the discomfort from side-effects.

Good news for those who've been worried about chronic PPI use https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/28/5.htm?utm_campaign=FY17-18_NEWS_GASTRO_DOMESTIC_072817_EML&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=e22e15813909433b8839ab09b66f4b7e&elq=b397c41a30d54760b6fcaece258beaec&elqaid=1105&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=472

Spotlight on PPI use and cognition | ACP Gastroenterology Monthly Studies published in July found no unfavorable association between proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use and cognitive function.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/well/live/what-i-wish-id-known-about-my-knees.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share NYTimes: What I Wish I’d Known About My Knees

What I Wish I’d Known About My Knees There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/well/live/chondroitin-eases-the-pain-of-knee-arthritis.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Chondroitin Eases the Pain of Knee Arthritis Patients taking chondroitin did as well as those on a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

I've had some questions about the utility of Human Growth Hormone as an anti-aging treatment. It appears that this could be a risky practice.

Fountain of Youth? Perils of Growth Hormone for 'Antiaging' Although growth hormone is approved for a narrow indication--for patients who are truly deficient in this hormone--"antiaging" clinics abound, and numerous unscrupulous doctors prescribe it illegally.

Emory Healthcare to treat Ebola patient Emory University Hospital is expected to receive a patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus within the next several days, the university announced Thursday.

Interestingly, according to the findings we did well on preventive care, but poorly on coordinated and safe care.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, 2014 Update: How the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally Despite having the most expensive health care system, the United States ranks last overall among 11 industrialized countries on measures of health system quality, efficiency, access to care, equity, and healthy lives, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.

Do you drink enough water to keep hydrated?

DrDialogue: Maintaining Adequate Hydration

http://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/health/

Apple - iOS 8 - Health The new Health app gives you a dashboard of all your health data. And a new tool for developers allows health and fitness apps to work together.

My buddy from medical school, Andy Pasternak, on online doctor rating sites. This is worth discussion.

25% of adults check online doctor-rating sites and a third choose a doctor on the ratings, a... More websites let patients rate doctors, but many physicians are wary of bad reviews. A workshop at a psychiatrists' convention was entitled 'Are You a Sitting Duck Online?'

I prefer to think of it as cost-effective concierge primary care--a good and affordable option for many.

Physicians Abandon Insurance for 'Blue Collar' Concierge Model - US News Once the bastion of high-end specialists, more and more primary-care and family physicians are launching concierge practices for middle- and lower-income patients.

In Southwest Georgia, The Affordable Care Act Is Having Trouble Living Up To Its Name

Southern Georgia counties have one of the highest cost health insurance markets in the nation.

kaiserhealthnews.org ALBANY, Ga. — If Lee Mullins lived in Pittsburgh, he could buy mid-level health coverage for his family for $940 a month. If he lived in Beverly Hills, he would pay $1,405.

New guidelines recommend that about 1/3 of adults between ages 40 and 75 take statins. Are you one of them?

DrDialogue: Should you be on cholesterol medication? How the new guidelines are different

This is why I opened Personalized Primary Care Atlanta LLC

A Doctor's Formula for Care Under pressure to be productive, how much health advice can a physician produce while still providing quality?

Really interesting discussion on alternative medicine as "magic" in this book by Dr. Paul Offit

Do You Believe in Magic? Topol, Offit on Alternative Medicine: The Oprah Effect Dr. Eric Topol talks with Dr. Paul Offit about his new book, which takes on the supplement and alternative medicine industries.

Fill 'er Up! Health Effects of Coffee A recent observational study made headlines for finding a positive association between heavy coffee consumption and an increased risk for death among men, but the research had some substantial limitations.