Daily Archives: September 29, 2014
Artificial Sweeteners May Raise Diabetes Risk
Consumption of noncaloric artificial sweeteners appeared to induce glucose intolerance in both mice and humans by altering gut microbiota in a series of experiments conducted by researchers in Israel.
Rather than helping to prevent obesity and metabolic disease, use of noncalorie sweeteners may have contributed to the epidemic rise of these conditions, wrote Eran Elinav, MD, of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, and colleagues, online in the journal Nature.
Their research is among the first to examine the impact of a specific food additive on gut microbiota and the findings are compelling, said microbiome researcher Suzanne Devkota, PhD, of Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School. Devkota was not involved with the research.
“This was a very well done study, and the fact that they had a human component was a big plus,” she told MedPage Today.
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The death of JOAN RIVERS and what it means for patients contemplating surgery and anesthesia.
Joan Rivers died at an endoscopy center while undergoing biopsy of larynx. She was 81. She will be missed for her unforgiving red carpet coverage and her controversial comedic persona.
Lessons to be learned from her unexpected death:
1. Be wary of deep anesthesia for simple procedures.
2. If you are going to get deep sedation or general anesthesia, always ask your surgeon the credentials and experience of the person who will be putting you to sleep for any procedure.
Anesthesiologists not only put people to sleep or give them deep sedation, they are responsible for your safety during the procedure. For example, if a surgeon accidentally cuts a blood vessel, an anesthesiologist is the person who makes sure that you stay alive.
Be informed!
Know your anesthesia provider and check out the facility before you opt to have any surgical intervention.
wishing you good health,
Sarosh Saleemi, M.D.,