Recent Blog Posts in December 2009 |
| December 03, 2009 |
| Bulging Discs Can Bring Down A Giant |
| Posted By Elyse Stern |
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New York Giant's middle linebacker, thirty-one year old Antonio Pierce, has been sidelined "indefinitely" from completing his 2009 football season with a bulging disc in his neck. It may pose not just an end to his season, but quite possibly an end to his football career.
Damage to spinal discs is the most common of all "soft tissue" injuries experienced by people involved in accidents. This is most significant in motor vehicle accidents where sudden deceleration or acceleration cause enormous forces to collide behind the weight of heavy metal, all in an instant. Herniated discs which pinch nerves and cause chronic pain are often seen on the MRIs of accident victims as a result of these sudden and intense forces. Unlike fractures which often result in complete healing without residual limitations, often neck and back injuries pose chronic conditions which leave victims with permanent limitations and life long injuries.
Age can often influence disc problems as well. Attempting to downplay the significance of neck and back pain which impacts on the work place, household responibility, and social events is a fallacy as Antonio Pierce now understands. These types of injuries are debilitating and must be taken very seriously. It is very important to find a medical doctor who specializes in trauma and rehabilitation therapy to manage your care and provide the best chance of recovery.
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| December 01, 2009 |
| New Mammography Dilemma |
| Posted By Alan Stern |
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No one doubts that mammograms save lives! The new guidelines issued recently by the government task force on mammograms states: annual mmamography for women over age 50, rather than age 40, should be the norm because of the high rate of false positives and the costly biopsies that follow. The United States has had a 30% decrease in the death rate from breast cancer since the advent of wide spread screening and annual mammograms starting at age forty.
When women under 50 are diagnosed with breast cancer, the cancer tends to be more aggressive. If women in the general population get fewer mammograms in this age group, there will be a failure to diagnose cancer early and fewer lives will be saved.
What the government task force has essentially stated is the risk of false positives does not justify the expense of early breast cancer detection. If health insurance companies follow these new guidelines, mortality rates from breast cancer will rise, as will insurance company profits. The American Cancer Society is not changing its recommendations that women get routine annual mammograms starting at age 40.
Attention Women of New York, Women Everywhere, whether you live in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester, Long Island, Staten Island or Upstate, PLEASE DISREGARD THE NEW GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE GUIDELINES ON MAMMOGRAMS! |
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