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JUNE 2014
JUNE
is National Fireworks
Safety Month
This year let’s bring down that number of injuries by following these safety tips: 1. Never use fireworks in your home. Always set them off outside on a driveway or sidewalk. 2. Obey local laws. If fireworks are not legal where you live, do not use them. 3. Always have water handy (a hose or bucket). 4. Be aware of other people around you and make sure they are out of range of the firework you are using. 5. Never point or shoot fireworks at another person. 6. Use common sense. Spectators should keep a safe distance from the shooter and the shooter should wear safety glasses. 7. Do not try to re-ignite a “dud” as it could explode near your hands or face. 8. Only light one at a time. 9. Do not try to make your own fireworks. 10. NEVER drink and use fireworks at the same time! Remember to make smart decisions when using fireworks and to take proper precautions as indicated on the labels. If you or someone with you is injured due to fireworks, seek immediate help or dial 911. Fireworks safety is in your hands, and it is your responsibility to not risk injury. Let us make it through this Independence Day weekend with no injuries!
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Diet Drinks &
Headache Pain
Back to School
Body Weight
Back to Doctor
Pages 9-10 Finding A Doctor Near You
DIET DRINKS & BoDY WEIGHT
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Overweight and obese adults who drink diet beverages take in more calories from solid foods— especially snacks—than those who drink sugary beverages, according to a new study. The findings raise questions about using diet drinks for weight control in heavier adults.
weight adults drank diet beverages, compared to about 20% of over-weight and obese adults.
Excess weight can raise your risk for many health problems, including type 2 diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Many people use diet drinks to help control their weight. But studies of how these beverages affect weight control have had mixed results.
Among adults who were over-weight or obese, total calorie intake was similar between those who drank diet or sugary beverages. Heavier adults who drank diet beverages tended to eat more calories in the form of solid foods.
To examine the link between diet drinks and calories, National Institutes of Health scientists looked at data on nearly 24,000 adults. The researchers found that about 10% of healthy-
Healthy-weight adults who drank diet beverages ate less food and fewer total calories on a typical day than those who drank sugared beverages.
Taking a look at solid-food intake, the scientists found that obese adults who consumed diet drinks ate significantly more calories per day in salty snacks and sweet snacks than those who drank sugared beverages. The results suggest that overweight and obese adults
looking to lose or maintain their weight—who have already made the switch from sugary to diet beverages—may need to look carefully at other components of their solid-food diet. Future studies might test whether diet drinks help healthy-weight adults maintain their weight. For more information, please call:
Family Medicine Diane Begley, MD - 765.446.5161 Clinic of Family Medicine - 219.866.4135 Robert E. Darnaby, MD Louck Family Medicine - 219.866.4300 Christopher Louck, MD Pickerill, Adler & Reed Family Medicine - 765.807.2320 Jeremy Adler, MD Casey Pickerill, MD Darren Reed, DO Mark Williams, MD Rossville Family Medicine - 765.379.2222 Duane Estep, MD Wanda Estep, MD
Southside Family Practice - 765.471.9146 John Cusack, MD Shadi Resheidat, MD Immediate Care Unity Immediate Care Center - 765.446.1362 Internal Medicine Abramovitz Internal Medicine - 765.742.6774 Ruth Abramovitz, MD Gagan Chadha, MD - 765.497.2428 Gary Prah, MD - 765.742.5254 West Lafayette Internal Medicine - 765.423.6556 Carlos Gambirazio, MD Pediatrics Froberg Pediatric Center - 765.447.6936 Linda Froberg, MD Lara Weeks, MD Anna Wildermuth, MD Preferred Pediatrics of Lafayette - 765.807.8180 Ann Jonkman, MD Jewel Marino, MD Source: Healtharticlesnow.com
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Headache
PAIN Most of us get headaches from time to time. Some are mild. Others cause throbbing pain. They can last for minutes or days. There are many different types of headaches. How you treat yours depends on which kind you have. Headaches might arise because of another medical condition, such as swollen sinuses or head injury. In these cases, treating the underlying problem usually relieves headache pain as well. But most headaches—including tension headaches and migraines—aren’t caused by a separate illness. A headache may feel like a pain inside your brain, but it’s not. Most headaches begin in the many nerves of the muscles and blood vessels that surround your head, neck, and face. These pain-sensing nerves can be set off by stress, muscle tension, enlarged blood vessels, and other triggers. Once activated, the nerves send messages to the brain, and it can feel like the pain is coming from deep within your head. Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. They can cause a feeling of painful pressure on the head and neck. Tension headaches occur when the muscles in your head and neck tighten, often because of stress or anxiety. Intense work, missed meals, jaw clenching, or too little sleep can bring on tension headaches.
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Over-the-counter medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen can help reduce the pain. Lifestyle changes to relax and reduce stress might also help, such as yoga, stretching, massage, and other tension relievers. Migraines are the second-most common type of headache. They affect more than 1 in 10 people. Migraines tend to run in families and most often affect women. The pain can be severe, with pulsing and throbbing, and can last for several days. Migraine symptoms can also include blurry vision and nausea.
A less common but more severe type of headache comes on suddenly in “clusters” at the same time of day or night for weeks. Cluster headaches may strike one side of the head, often near one eye, with a sharp or burning pain. These headaches are more common in men and in smokers. In rare cases, a headache may warn of a serious illness. Get medical help right away if you have a headache after a blow to your head, or if you have a headache along with fever, confusion, loss of consciousness, or pain in the eye or ear.
Migraines are complex and can be disabling. Certain smells, noises, or bright flashing lights can bring on a migraine. Other triggers include lack of sleep, certain foods, skipped meals, smoking, stress, or even an approaching thunderstorm. Keeping a headache diary can help to identify the specific causes of your migraines. Avoiding those triggers or using prescription medications could help prevent or lessen the severity of future migraines.
Know what kind of headache you have and, if you can’t manage it yourself, seek help. Remember there are preventive behavioral steps and medicines that can help manage headaches. But if the pain is severe or lasting, get medical care.
Be careful not to overuse headache medications. Overuse can cause “rebound” headaches, making headaches more frequent and painful. People with repeating headaches, such as migraines or tension headaches, are especially at risk. Experts advise not taking certain pain-relief medicines for headaches more than 3 times a week.
Source: Healtharticlesnow.com
For more information, please call: Neurology Lafayette Neurology - 765.446.5220 Khaled Hammoud, MD
GET WITH THE
GUIDELINES. STROKE
Although stroke can happen to anyone, certain risk factors can increase chances of a stroke. However, studies show that up to 80 percent of strokes can be prevented by working with a healthcare professional to reduce personal risk. It is important to manage personal risk and know how to recognize and respond to stroke signs. The following Stroke Prevention Guidelines will help you learn how you may be able to lower your risk for a first stroke. Talk to a healthcare professional and follow these guidelines. KNOW BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION) High blood pressure is a major stroke risk factor if left untreated. Have blood pressure checked yearly by a doctor or at health fairs, a local pharmacy or supermarket or with an automatic blood pressure machine. IDENTIFY ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AFIB) Afib is an abnormal heartbeat that can increase stroke risk by 500%. Afib can cause blood to pool in the heart and may form a clot and cause a stroke. A doctor must diagnose and treat Afib. STOP SMOKING Smoking doubles the risk of stroke. It damages blood vessel walls, speeds up artery clogging, raises blood pressure and makes the heart work harder.
CONTROL DIABETES Many people with diabetes have health problems that are also stroke risk factors. A doctor and dietician can help manage diabetes. MANAGE EXERCISE/DIET Excess weight strains the circulatory system. Exercise five times a week. Maintain a diet low in calories, salt, saturated and trans fats and cholesterol. Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. TREAT CIRCULATION PROBLEMS Fatty deposits can block arteries carrying blood to the brain and lead to a stroke. Other problems such as sickle cell disease or severe anemia should be treated. TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) A TIA is a temporary episode of stroke-like symptoms that can last a few minutes to 24 hours but usually causes no permanent damage or disability. TIA and stroke symptoms are the same. Recognizing and treating a TIA can reduce stroke risk. Up to 40 percent of people who experience a TIA may have a stroke. Source: Healtharticlesnow.com
CONTROL ALCOHOL USE Alcohol use has been linked to stroke in many studies. Most doctors recommend not drinking or drinking only in moderation - no more than two drinks each day. KNOW CHOLESTEROL LEVELS Cholesterol is a fatty substance in blood that is made by the body. It also comes in food. High cholesterol levels can clog arteries and cause a stroke. See a doctor if your total cholesterol level is more than 200.
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No matter what grade your child is about to enter, there’s the yearly back-to-school checklist of to-dos: shopping for school supplies, filling out permission forms, and the pediatric checkup.
are not as detailed or in-depth as a pediatrician’s exam. Of course, there’s nothing wrong at all with the child having both a pediatric exam with the family doctor and the school-sponsored sports exam.
While it may not seem as urgent, a yearly physical exam by your family’s pediatrician is an important part of your child’s health care. The back-to-school season is a convenient time for putting the exam on your family’s schedule.
Building a Medical History
Beyond the Athlete’s Physical
Back-to-school checkups are often the only visit most kids and teenagers have with their doctor every year. The annual physical gives the pediatrician a chance to give the child a thorough physical exam. It’s also a good chance to address important questions, especially with teenagers, including adolescent issues of drinking, smoking, drugs, sexual activity, and depression. Children involved in school athletic programs often receive a sports-specific exam through the school. These exams are good at screening for potential athletic health problems. But the school sports physicals alone tend not to address the child’s overall health.
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The mass school physical can certainly provide a quick identification of immediate danger to a child in relation to the child’s participation in sports. But it is not a substitute for a general physical performed by the family pediatrician. Mass physicals
Doctors remind parents that the school sports exam doesn’t get into the detailed medical history that the pediatrician knows. The continuity of regular physical exams is invaluable. Having a long-term history with a child or adolescent gives the doctor the awareness of the child’s progress and development over time. This helps the doctor detect emerging problems, as well as being informed by the detail of the patient’s history, such as important past illnesses or injuries the child may forget to mention on the sports physical questionnaire. That detail includes immunization records. A school exam will generally include a check box asking whether all vaccinations are up-todate, requiring the parents to remember whether or not they are. The family pediatrician will have accurate records.
Total Teen Health
Adolescence is a time when vital changes are taking place. It’s important to have your child see the pediatrician during the transition years from later childhood to puberty. That is in terms of both development and the aches and pains your child sometimes feels. It also provides the pediatrician a sense of your child’s level of self-esteem and emotional balance.
Back to the Doctor The annual pediatric exam also offers the doctor time to provide wellness guidance and advice. This has become critical as the nation wrestles with the childhood obesity epidemic. Certainly pediatricians are paying more attention to obesity and related issues. In addition to monitoring heart and blood pressure and testing for diabetes, pediatricians can use this annual visit with your child to discuss diet and exercise options. We can talk with the child and the parents about safe approaches to transitioning from little or no exercise to a sound, achievable exercise program.
Examining the Young Athlete
The other side of the exercise issue is the student athlete who is already involved in an exercise and training program. Overuse and overtraining injuries are huge problems. They’re on the brink of becoming a national epidemic nearly as large as obesity. The doctor’s annual exam of a young athlete should be similar to one for any other child. Most pediatricians will address some sportsspecific issues, including injuries, nutrition, training and exercise programs, and even attitudes in the course of the exam. Sports can improve a child’s self-esteem. But they can also harm it. If there’s too much pressure, if there are brewing emotional issues, if the child is involved in the sport because of parent or peer pressure — anything like this can become an issue that affects the young athlete’s well being.
Getting the Balance Right
Doctors are quick to point out that those issues are not limited to children involved in athletics. Whatever the child’s interest — sports, academics, the arts — they want to be sure that the interest is a healthy one, and that it’s balanced with the other aspects of the child’s life. A healthy childhood and adolescence calls for balancing home life, school, social activities, sports, and extracurricular pursuits. This is not easy, especially during a time when the child is passing through the years of growth, learning, exploration, and emotional and physical development. Which is all the more reason to set aside one day during each of those years for your child to see the pediatrician. For more information, please turn to pages 9-10 and look under: Family Medicine Immediate Care Internal Medicine Pediatrics Source: healtharticlesnow.com
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HELMET
HABIT To select and properly fit a bicycle helmet, follow the helmet fitting instructions below. It may take some time to ensure a proper fit. STEP 1 - SIZE Measure your head for approximate size. Try the helmet on to ensure it fits snuggly. While it is sitting flat on top of your head, make sure the helmet doesn’t rock side to side. Sizing pads come with new helmets; use the pads to securely fit the helmet to your head. Mix or match the sizing pads for the greatest comfort. In your child’s helmet, remove the padding when your child’s head grows. If the helmet has a universal fit ring instead of sizing pads, adjust the ring size to fit the head. STEP 2: POSITION The helmet should sit level on your head and low on your forehead—one or two finger-widths above your eyebrow.
Does your helmet rock back more than two fingers above the eyebrows? If so, unbuckle, shorten the front strap by moving the slider forward. Buckle, retighten the chin strap, and test again. Does your helmet rock forward into your eyes? If so, unbuckle, tighten the back strap by moving the slider back toward the ear. Buckle, retighten the chin strap, and test again. Roll the rubber band down to the buckle. All four straps must go through the rubber band and be close to the buckle to prevent the buckle from slipping. ADDITIONAL TIPS
The Helmet Should Be Comfortable. If it feels small, put in the thinner sizing pads or purchase a larger helmet. Ideally, select a helmet brand and size that fits well prior to any adjustments. If you buy a helmet that you find comfortable and attractive, you are more likely to wear it.
STEP 3: BUCKLES Center the left buckle under the chin. On most helmets, the straps can be pulled from the back of the helmet to lengthen or shorten the chin straps. This task is easier if you take the helmet off to make these adjustments. STEP 4: SIDE STRAPS Adjust the slider on both straps to form a “V” shape under, and slightly in front of, the ears. Lock the slider if possible. STEP 5: CHIN STRAP Buckle your chin strap. Tighten the strap until it is snug, so that no more than one or two fingers fit under the strap. STEP 6: FINAL FITTINGS Does your helmet fit right? Open your mouth wide…big yawn! The helmet should pull down on the head. If not, refer back to step 5 and tighten the chin strap.
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The Helmet Should Fit Now. Buy a helmet that fits your head now, not a helmet to “grow into.” Replace any helmet that has been outgrown.
The Helmet Must Cover Your Forehead. The Chin Strap Must Be Tight and Properly Adjusted. The Helmet Should Not Rock Forward or Backward on Your Head. If it does, see step 6. When to Replace a Helmet Replace any helmet that has been involved in a crash or is damaged. A bicycle helmet can protect your head and brain ONLY if you wear it each time you ride! Source: Healtharticlesnow.com
Healthy Recipes
Southwestern Beef Roll-Ups INGREDIENTS: 4 whole-wheat tortillas (6½ inch) 4 red leaf lettuce leaves, rinsed and dried 4 oz low-sodium deli roast beef
BEAT THE
HEAT
FOR SPREAD: 1 Tbsp light mayonnaise 1 tsp lime juice (about ½ fresh lime) ½ tsp hot sauce DIRECTIONS 1. Combine ingredients for the spread. Mix well. 2. Spread about 1 teaspoon of spread on each tortilla. 3. Top each tortilla with one lettuce leaf and 1 ounce roast beef (about two slices). 4. Fold sides in, and roll. 5. Serve with a side of salsa Nutrition information (per serving): calories 190, total fat 5 g, saturated fat 0 g, cholesterol 21 mg, sodium 302 mg, total fiber 2 g, protein 11 g, carbohydrates 23 g
SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESS
Common symptoms of heat illness are headache, dizziness, muscle weakness or muscle cramps, nausea, and vomiting. If you experience any of these symptoms, stop all activity immediately and go to a shady, cooler area. Remove any excess clothing and sponge your body with lukewarm water. Slowly sip water or other fluids. If you experience any of the following symptoms, get medical help immediately: • red, hot, dry (not sweaty) skin • confusion or loss of consciousness, • frequent vomiting, • shortness of breath/trouble breathing, or • rapid pulse. Source: Healtharticlesnow.com
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Choosing A Primary Care Physician - The Smart Way Choosing a new physician can be a difficult task. Asking for recommendations is a good way to start, but ultimately you will have to decide which physician is best suited to your individual needs and situation. It is important to establish a relationship with a primary care physician (PCP), especially before you ever get sick. Primary care doctors should be the first line of defense in protecting your health, but millions of Americans don’t have a PCP. Even patients who regularly visit specialists don’t always have a PCP, leaving them unprepared when the flu or an infection strikes. Everyone gets sick at some point, so selecting a PCP ahead of time means you don’t have to scramble around when you need medical care. Here are some questions and answers that can help you select a PCP who understands your particular needs. What information should I find out about the doctor? It may help to ask the doctor’s office these questions: • At which hospitals does the doctor have privileges? • How long does it take to get in to see the doctor for a routine visit and for urgently needed care? • Who covers for the doctor when the need arises? • Is the doctor board certified? (This means he or she has had training after medical school and has passed an exam to be certified as a specialist in a certain field.) What personal qualities should I look for in a doctor? Find a doctor who listens carefully, explains things clearly, anticipates your health problems and allows you to ask questions. What information should I bring to my appointment? It is important to provide your doctor with the following: • Your health history. • A list of medications you’re taking. • Any vitamins or supplements you take. • A description of any current health problems you’re having. If you have symptoms, the doctor will want to know when they first appeared, how often. • A list of questions. Ask your doctor to explain any answers you don’t understand.
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