Flu Vaccine Risks - NYTimes.com
"Bottom line, Dr. Doron said, is that the risks of flu, which causes thousands of deaths each year, "are much higher than the risks of the flu vaccine."Vaccination helps people around you, too, including babies under six months, those whose bodies don't mount a good response to the vaccine, and those who are too immunocompromised to get it."When you get the flu shot, it's for yourself and it's for everybody else," she said."http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2015/10/16/ask-well-flu-vaccine-risks/?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=Sent from my iPhone (Source: Dr Portnay)
Source: Dr Portnay - October 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Younger Women Less Likely to Take Meds After Heart Attack – WebMD
This amazes me. We need to find ways to ensure that women, especially young women, survivors of a heart attack get the same treatment as men. Here were some startling results from this new study: "For at least 80 percent of the year after their heart attack, only one-third of the survivors filled all of their prescriptions. Among women younger than 55, just 65 percent started taking all of their medications as prescribed, compared with 75 percent of men of the same age." http://www.m.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20151013/younger-women-less-likely-to-take-meds-after-heart-attack?src=RSS_PUBLIC (Source: Dr Portnay)
Source: Dr Portnay - October 13, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
TCT: 'Disappearing' Metal Stent Shows Promise | Medpage Today
Absorbable coronary artery stents are progressing in their development. While current third generation drug eluding stents are amazingly effective and durable, they are permanent structures that remain inside the artery forever. The newest stents under development are aiming to be as effective as the current "gold standard" permanent stent but be absorbable over a short period of time. Researchers are hoping that this will enable the artery to act normally and be able to expand and contact (unlike arteries that are fixed in size by a permanent stent) While not ready for prime time just yet, these stents are continuing to...
Source: Dr Portnay - October 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Red Wine Boosts Heart Health in Type 2 Diabetes
While still too soon to know for sure, it appears that drinking a glass of wine for dinner in middle aged diabetics is beneficial http://www.m.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20151012/red-wine-boosts-heart-health-type-2-diabetes?src=RSS_PUBLICSent from my iPhone (Source: Dr Portnay)
Source: Dr Portnay - October 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
TCT:'Disappearing' Metal Stent Shows Promise | Medpage Today
Absorbable coronary artery stents are progressing in their development. < br > < br > While current third generation drug eluding stents are amazingly effective and durable, they are permanent structures that remain inside the artery forever. < br > < br > The newest stents under development are aiming to be as effective as the current " gold standard " permanent stent but be absorbable over a short period of time. Researchers are hoping that this will enable the artery to act normally and be able to expand and contact (unlike arteries that are fixed in size by a permanent stent) < br > < br > While not ready for prime ti...
Source: Dr Portnay - October 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
This is the best fitness/diet article I've read in a long time
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Source: Dr Portnay - October 8, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Weight Gain Possibly Tied to Later Bedtimes
As I have stated in the past, I believe getting a good night sleep is vital to good health. This is not the first study that has linked lack of sleep with weight gain.Well: Weight Gain Possibly Tied to Later Bedtimeshttp://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640346/s/4a767d8d/sc/28/l/0Lwell0Bblogs0Bnytimes0N0C20A150C10A0C0A60Cweight0Egain0Epossibly0Etied0Eto0Elater0Ebedtimes0C0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm (Source: Dr Portnay)
Source: Dr Portnay - October 8, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
This is the best fitness/diet article I've read in a long time
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Source: Dr Portnay - October 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Americans Are Finally Eating Less - From the New York Times
Americans Are Finally Eating LessAfter decades of worsening diets and sharp increases in obesity, Americans' eating habits have begun changing for the better.Calories consumed daily by the typical American adult, which peaked around 2003, are in the midst of their first sustained decline since federal statistics began to track the subject, more than 40 years ago. The number of calories that the average American child takes in daily has fallen even more — by at least 9 percent.The declines cut across most major demographic groups — including higher- and lower-income families, and blacks and whites — though they vary s...
Source: Dr Portnay - July 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
So true
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Source: Dr Portnay - June 21, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
My life-long relationship with exercise
As you have read in many of my prior blog posts, I believe very strongly in the overall health and also the specific heart health benefits of frequent exercise. I've been exercising for years. It has not been consistent or easy but it's always somehow a part of my life. Throughout high school I played organized team sports. In college, I played intramural and pickup basketball. I also was introduced to weight lifting in college. In medical school, although time began to be more and more scarce, I still wanted to and made time to play pickup basketball and intermittently work out in the gym. I also started mountai...
Source: Dr Portnay - May 27, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Simple Rules for Healthy Eating — from the New York Times
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Source: Dr Portnay - April 22, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Article: Women Having A Heart Attack Don't Get Treatment Fast Enough
Women Having A Heart Attack Don't Get Treatment Fast Enoughhttp://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/04/06/397281837/women-having-a-heart-attack-dont-get-treatment-fast-enough (Source: Dr Portnay)
Source: Dr Portnay - April 6, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Exercise May Boost Mobility in Old Age
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Source: Dr Portnay - March 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Possibilities
I'm very excited about the Apple Watch. I can see endless possibilities for its applicability towards moving health forward. As a busy clinician, being able to quickly and discreetly glance at my wrist for a notification (phone call, text or email) from a patient, other physician or my office staff without have to pull my entire phone out of my pocket will enable me to spend more time focused on the patient in front of me and less time looking at my phone. As a health and fitness tool, I see the watch being able to help my patients move more and eat better. Already there are applications designed to track...
Source: Dr Portnay - March 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
