Lexington Herald Leader Abundant Living clinic executive to repay $150925 to investors in plea deal Lexington Herald Leader The former organizer and managing partner of a hormone replacement clinic has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors on a charge that he defrauded investors. Michael Betts, formerly with Abundant Living Medical Clinic in Lexington, entered into ... See the original post here: Abundant Living clinic executive to repay $150925 to investors in plea deal - Lexington Herald Leader … Continue reading →

Standard current treatment Over the past decade, there has been much controversy about the use of HRT after the publication of the Womens Health Initiative (WHI) and Million Women studies. Recent re-analysis of the WHI data, along with results from other studies, has clarified the benefits and risks of HRT for specific populations.1 It is now known that low-dose HRT has a better safety profile when initiated within 10 years of the menopause and before the age of 60.1,2 Starting HRT around the time of the menopause may even reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline.1 Starting HRT 10 or more years after the last natural period is associated with increased risks.1 Women notice an improvement in their hot flushes within four weeks of starting HRT, with maximum benefits achieved by three months.3 Oestrogen-only replacement therapy should only be used in women who have had a hysterectomy. For women who still have a uterus, oestrogen is given continuously alongside a progestogen. The progestogen can either be given sequentially (if the woman is still menstruating) or continually (if there has been 12 months or more of amenorrhoea). The addition of progestogen is vital to provide endometrial protection against the … Continue reading →

In honor of Mothers Day, I will discuss women and eye health. There are many diseases that cause vision loss. The most common diseases are: age-related macular-degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. According to Prevent Blindness America, which is a volunteer organization that fights blindness and saves sight, the amount of Americans with age-related eye disease is expected to double in the next three decades. They also said that of the 4.1 million people who are older than 40 and have poor eyesight or are blind, 2.6 million of them are women. Here are some facts about women vs. men when it comes to eye health. In America, women are living longer than men. The United States Census Bureau data shows that there are double the amount of women living over the age of 85, while men are dying younger. Since women are outliving men, women are naturally more prone to developing age-related eye disease. In addition to the four most common eye diseases, women are more likely to have refractive errors such as near/far sightedness and astigmatism. These can cause significant vision problems but easily treatable with contact lenses, glasses or procedures such as LASIK. To figure out if … Continue reading →

Long before the Internet and direct-to-consumer advertising, the medical profession tried to reassure people about their health concerns. Remember take two aspirins and call me in the morning? Flash forward to todays online symptom checkersquizzes to see if someone has a certain disease and exhortations to see their doctor even if they feel fine. Once Pharma discovered that health fears and even hypochondria sell drugs, there seems to be no end to the new diseases, symptoms and risks people need to worry about. This ad appeared in Canadian publications in 2002. (Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose/Flickr/CC BY 2.0) In fact, since drug ads began on TV, Americans take so many drugs it inspires satirical T-shirts like the one that says I take aspirin for the headache caused by the Zyrtec I take for the hay fever I got from Relenza for the uneasy stomach from the Ritalin I take for the short attention span caused by the Scopoderm I take for the motion sickness I got from the Lomotil I take for the diarrhea caused by the Xenical for the uncontrolled weight gain from the Paxil I take for the anxiety from Zocor I take for my high cholesterol because … Continue reading →