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Stroke Prevention Diet and Supplementation
“…greens turned out to be associated with the strongest protection against major chronic diseases, including a 20% reduction of stroke for every additional serving.” I live with an increased
Continue readingMyeloma- Dysphagia aka Difficulty Swallowing
Dysphagia is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty in swallowing. the term is sometimes used as a condition in its own right (multiple myeloma side effects) Dear David- I would like to share my
Continue readingAYA Surviving Stem Cell Transplant- Therapy Plan
“AYA (and Pediatric Survivors) who undergo hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo, auto SCT) are at significant risk for long-term and late effects in survivorship.” Boy, is that an understatement.
Continue readingEvidence Heart Disease is “Weak”
This problem (weak evidence) is by no means unique to heart disease. Many medical decisions are based on weak evidence or even human hunches rather than high-quality evidence… Evidence-based medicine
Continue readingHospitalized? Reduce Blood Clot (VTE) Risk-
Patients with an acute medical illness such as pneumonia, stroke, or congestive heart failure are highly susceptible to the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during their hospital stay and up
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Stem Cell Transplant- ASCT Exercise PreHabilitation- Finally!
“Patients with myeloma undergoing autologous SCT (ASCT) experience treatment-related morbidity and reduction in function and well-being for many months post-treatment.” Granted, the first study
Continue reading40% of Seniors A-fib- Reduce Risk of Stroke W/ Non-Toxic Therapy
“By 30 months, 40 percent of patients were determined to have suffered at least one episode of this type of abnormal rhythm (A-fib)…” If you take away only two pieces of information from
Continue readingChemo-Induced Atrial Fibrillation, A Fib- Non-Toxic Therapy
“Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib or AF, is the most common type of treated heart arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way.” According
Continue readingMyeloma Chemotherapy- Proteasome Inhibitors
“More importantly, a low concentration of RSV was synergistic with a low dose of the proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib (CFZ) to induce apoptosis in myeloma cells… Bortezomib (velcade), Carfilzomib
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma, Pernicious Anemia, PCD and B12 Deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency was prevalent in patients with PCD (multiple myeloma), especially in patients with the IgA subtype. Serum vitamin B12 measurements should be part of the initial evaluation and subsequent
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Symptom, Side Effect, COD- Heart Damage, CICM
“For patients, the benefits of chemotherapy may be partially obfuscated by deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system (CICM), resulting in a significant increase in morbidity and mortality.” I
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Symptom, Side Effect, Cause of Death- Bone Lesions, Damage, Pain
“…study finds significant variation in how drug side effects are reported, potentially making some drugs seem safer or less safe than they really are.” Multiple myeloma (MM) is both a
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