Author: Tom Patriot

Functional nasal surgery relieves chronic headache for some patients

Tom Patriot

Nasal surgery to relieve obstructed breathing can reduce or eliminate chronic headaches in selected patients, reports a paper in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®. Eighty-five percent of patients undergoing functional nasal surgery had at least partial improvement in their headaches, according to a research summary and update by Ahmed M. Afifi, MD, and colleagues of University of Wisconsin, Madison. They write, “These results suggest that the use of nasal surgery to improve headache symptoms is a viable treatment option in appropriately selected chronic headache patients.” Nasal Surgery Improves…

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Eggs for breakfast benefits those with diabetes

Tom Patriot

While some cereals may be the breakfast of champions, a UBC professor suggests people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) should be reaching for something else. Associate Professor Jonathan Little, who teaches in UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences, published a study this week demonstrating that a high-fat, low-carb breakfast (LCBF) can help those with T2D control blood sugar levels throughout the day. “The large blood sugar spike that follows breakfast is due to the combination of pronounced insulin resistance in the morning in people with T2D and because…

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Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal Sweetly Reunite for the 30th Anniversary of When Harry Met Sally

Tom Patriot

Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, and director Rob Reiner reunited last night to celebrate When Harry Met Sally‘s 30th anniversary at the opening night of the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. “It was thrilling when they said, ‘We want to honor the film after all these years,’ and to see the attention that it’s getting and to see how people are reacting to seeing all of us together,” Crystal told the Associated Press on the red carpet. While Ryan posed on the red carpet in a sleek suit and platform boots, her beloved…

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A topical gel to protect farmers from lethal effects of pesticides

Tom Patriot

Farmers are exposed to toxic pesticides, through skin contact and inhalation, during the spraying of pesticides. This is a severe health hazard. In the last year, from the Vidharbha region in Maharashtra alone, spraying is thought to have led to over 40 deaths, 25 cases of lost vision, and over 1000 hospitalizations. This is just one example demonstrating the severity of this unmet need. Despite this need, at present, no single technology exists to chemically deactivate pesticides on the skin to protect farmers from pesticide exposure. Organophosphates, are a major…

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