Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical. Show all posts
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Boston Glaucoma Specialist on Medical Marijuana
Boston Glaucoma Specialist on Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana is promoted as a treatment for many diseases, including glaucoma. Boston Glaucoma Specialist Bin Wu, M.D. discussed medical marijuana and glaucoma. “Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve becomes damaged over time, reducing peripheral vision. If not properly diagnosed and treated it can lead to blindness. One cause of the optic nerve damage in glaucoma is higher-than-normal pressure within the eye, called intraocular pressure or IOP,” explained Dr. Wu of D’Ambrosio Eye Care with offices in Athol, Lancaster, Acton & Gardner, Massachusetts. Currently glaucoma treatment for the most part is to lower IOP levels with eye drops, laser treatment, oral medications and sometimes surgery depending on the type of glaucoma and how severe it is.”
The effect that marijuana has on your ability to function is not the only side effect from the drug, however. Marijuana cigarettes contain hundreds of compounds that damage the lungs. Research has shown that regular and frequent use of marijuana, particularly in high doses, can cause problems with short-term memory and concentration.
As scientists learn more about glaucoma, they have also come to understand that IOP is not the only factor that damages the optic nerve. Recent studies characterize glaucoma as a neurologic disease similar to Parkinsons or Alzheimers. And, there is increasing evidence that reduced flow of blood to the optic nerve may also cause damage in patients with glaucoma. Unfortunately, marijuana not only lowers IOP, but it lowers blood pressure throughout the body. As a result, it has the potential to lower the blood flow to the optic nerve, effectively canceling out the benefit of a lowered IOP. So, while marijuana can temporarily lower your IOP, its not recommended for treating glaucoma. Prescription medications, laser and surgical treatments have been tested and proven as effective treatments for the glaucoma.
If you or someone you know has questions about eye exams, glaucoma and medical marijuana they are encouraged to schedule an eye examination at D’Ambrosio Eye Care by calling us at 800-325-3937, visiting D’Ambrosio Eye Care or facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that we can help recommend an appropriate treatment plan.
Staffed by a team of Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Opticians, technical and administrative staff who provide eye examinations for adults and children, cataract surgery and intraocular lens implants (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK, diagnosis and treatment of cornea disease including cornea transplants, care for diseases of the retina including diabetes and age related macular degeneration and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma as well as contact lenses, eyeglasses, eyewear and optical services.
DAmbrosio Eye Care is a leading eye and LASIK care practice in Athol, Lancaster, Gardner and Acton that serves the greater Boston and central Massachusetts area including Acton, Athol, Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Boxborough, Chelmsford, Clinton, Concord, Fitchburg, Gardner, Greenfield, Groton, Harvard, Hudson, Lancaster, Leominster, Lexington, Littleton, Lowell, Lunenburg, Marlborough, Milford, Shelburne Falls, Shirley, Sterling, Stow, Sudbury, Templeton, Westminster, Westborough, Winchendon and Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
Skin lesion removal aftercare MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Skin lesion removal aftercare MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Skin lesion removal-aftercare: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Skin lesion removal-aftercare
06/10/2016 09:12 AM EDT
Related MedlinePlus Page: Skin Conditions
A skin lesion is an area of the skin that is different from the surrounding skin. This can be a lump, sore, or an area of skin that is not normal. It may also be a skin cancer.
You have had a skin lesion removal, a procedure to remove the lesion.
You may have sutures or just a small open wound.
It is important to take care of the site. This helps prevent infection and allows the wound to heal properly.
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Thursday, November 10, 2016
Medical Cannabis for ill pets
Medical Cannabis for ill pets
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Medical cannabis proves miraculous for terminally-ill pets Tuesday, May 06, 2014 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer Tags: cannabis, pets, terminal illness |
---------------------------- (NaturalNews) If your pet was sick, you would do anything possible to help it get better, right? Well the verdict is in, and medical cannabis is the way to go. Pet owners everywhere, thanks to the devoted work of people like California veterinarian Dr. Doug Kramer (who unfortunately passed away last summer), are coming to the realization that cannabis works, and that prohibition of a substance with such limitless therapeutic potential is a waste of resources and an affront to health freedom.
During an interview last spring with Vice.com, Dr. Kramer, who was also known as "The Vet Guru," provided insight into the beneficial effects of cannabis for pets. A longtime advocate of the therapy, Dr. Kramer told the story of how he was first introduced to the idea through one of his clients who successfully treated her terminally-ill dog Nikita, who had been diagnosed with "untreatable" cancer, using medical cannabis.
"She had a pet that was not responding well to any of the pain medications or the steroids that we were giving it, and she wanted to talk about getting medical marijuana," explained Dr. Kramer to Vice.coms Harry Cheadle. "She had gone through all of the traditional pain medications, even steroids. When it became clear that she was nearing the end, thats when she had nothing to lose, as long as it didnt hurt her. At the first dosage, she was up and around."
Dr. Kramer quickly learned that the therapy could be applied to all sorts of medical conditions, and that it worked safely without causing harmful side effects. As a result, he became somewhat of a pariah within his profession, at least initially, as he began to treat more and more pets with medical cannabis. Prior to his untimely death last August, he had been aggressively advocating for more widespread acceptance and legalization of the plant for veterinary purposes.
"Any animal that has the cannabinoid receptors would respond [to THC] the same way we do," he stated, noting that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, one of the primary active ingredients in medical cannabis, helps alleviate chronic pain, reduce nausea, spur appetite and in many ways improve quality of life for mammals, including humans. "There are studies out there that show that pigs, chickens, monkeys, and rats all have those same receptors."
Cannabis as a first choice for health rather than a last resort
During a separate interview with Mother Jones, Dr. Kramer also told of how other pet owners had used medical cannabis to treat chronic arthritis in cats. One woman, he explained, even used cannabis-infused butter to treat her sick horse, which suffered from a foot condition known as laminitis. The solution helped ease the horses swelling, allowing it to function as normal.
"A glycerin tincture is, to me, by far the optimal way to administer it because it offers the greatest accuracy in dosing," he said. "Its also sweet tasting. Obviously you can make it into butter or oil, so anything that you can cook or make with butter or oil would work, like homemade dog biscuits."
And while many pet owners might consider medical cannabis only as a last resort when all else has failed, its track record of success suggests that it might be better off as the primary choice. In fact, based on the way the cannabinoid receptors in mammalian physiology respond to cannabis, it may even be beneficial to preventatively use the plant in disease prevention.
"I cured my dogs brain tumor with cannabis oil," wrote one affirming Vice.com commenter. "It took only 3 1/2 weeks and both seizures and hallucinations have stopped. Its now been almost 6 months and she has had no recurring episodes."
Sources for this article include:
http://www.vice.com
http://newsfeed.time.com
http://thedailygolden.com
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Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/044995_cannabis_pets_terminal_illness.html#ixzz49VxI7Q00
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Telehealth MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Telehealth MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Telehealth: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Telehealth
06/10/2016 09:12 AM EDT
Related MedlinePlus Page: Talking With Your Doctor
Telehealth is using electronic communications to provide or get health care services. You can get health care using phones, computers, or mobile devices. You find health information or talk with your health care provider using streaming media, video chats, email, or text messages. Your provider can use telehealth to remotely monitor your health with devices that can remotely record vital signs, medicine intake, and other health information. Your provider can also communicate with other providers using telehealth.
Telehealth is also called telemedicine
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
The Labs Second Day on Medical Watch
The Labs Second Day on Medical Watch
Im down for another day today due to muscle spasms and in case I thought Laurel and Hardys behavior of taking turns laying on my legs yesterday was a fluke, they are proving today that it wasnt. Because of the spasms, I let Hardy sleep with us in bed last night instead of in his crate (which is usual). Even then, at least one of them had part of his/her body draped over my legs. And today, if theyre not outside or eating, they are continuing to take turns laying partially across me. Right now, Laurel is with me and Hardy is taking a break on his bed. Its amazing to watch them work together! Ive said this before but what Laurel and Hardy do for me really does defy belief and if I didnt see them do it; hadnt been tracking the alerting since Laurel began 4 years ago in her training journals; and didnt know that other people had seen the proof of what they do, Im not sure that I would believe! As a result, although I do think that my Labs are amazing, intelligent, and talented, I have to believe that many other dogs have the ability to alert and probably do so ... we just dont recognize it and untrain the behaviors. And that is a real shame, because the alerting has changed my life in such dramatic ways and I know it would do the same for others as well!
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