Synthetic marijuana and a “forgotten pharmaceutical” sold as a recreational stimulant have brought patients to the emergency department with symptoms ranging from psychosis to cerebral hemorrhages, according to two papers published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine. “Patients using ‘spice,’ or synthetic cannabis, looking for a so-called legal high sometimes end up getting sick enough [...]
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Legal Recreational Drugs Can Lead to Seizures, Brain Bleeds
May 10th, 2012 
John Buck
Posted in Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Lab, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory 
Tags: ACEP, American College of Emergency Physicians, Synthetic Marijuana 
No Comments »American Heart Association Praises IOM’s National Approach to Obesity Epidemic
May 8th, 2012 John BuckAmerican Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement on the Institute of Medicine’s new report, “Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention”: “Once again, we commend the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for keeping the obesity epidemic front and center in our national dialogue on health. As this report makes clear, the prevention of obesity requires [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Professions, Respiratory Tags: American Heart Association, Institute of Medicine, Nancy Brown, Obesity No Comments »Comorbidities Increase Risk of Mortality in COPD Patients
May 7th, 2012 John BuckComorbidities are common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a number of these comorbidities are independently associated with an increased mortality risk, according to a new study. “We followed 1,664 COPD patients recruited from five pulmonary clinics in the United States and Spain for a median of 51 months,” said lead author [...]
Pleasure Eating Triggers Body’s Reward System and May Stimulate Overeating
May 3rd, 2012 John BuckWhen eating is motivated by pleasure, rather than hunger, endogenous rewarding chemical signals are activated which can lead to overeating, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The phenomenon ultimately affects body mass and may be a factor in the continuing rise of [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Tags: Endocrine Society, Hedonic Hunger, JCEM, Obesity, Palmiero Monteleone MD No Comments »Varenicline Decreases Alcohol Consumption in Heavy-Drinking Smokers
May 3rd, 2012 John BuckThe smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. “Alcohol abuse is a huge problem, and this is a big step forward in identifying a potential new [...]
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