Table
This link is table of the muscles with origins, insertions, and actions.
Bone Health
This is great information on how to have healthy bones and what you can do to promote them.
History of Heart Disease
An interesting article about how ancient hunters and gatherers also had heart problems.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Dr. Lazarus on Miracles
In Dr. Lazarus' book he breaks down the different aspects of being a pediatric oncologist. One of his sections is all about miracles that he has experienced while being in the field and one of them in particular was rather odd to me. He took care of a boy that came in with a tumor on the back of his brain, this tumor had spread to many different areas by the time they got to him and so his outlook was very grave. His parents decided to take him home so he could die peacefully, but then something happened. He actually started improving every day. The odd part about this story however is that when he regained enough strength to start communicating through arm and hand gestures he said yes by waving and no by flipping the bird. This gets even stranger, after that as he continued to improve and was able to talk he used curse words like we use please and thank-you. Though Dr. Lazarus did not offer an explanation for this kind of behavior it was extremely interesting to me that these things are what came to this child first.
Dear Shay
Dear Shay,
My I recently took my two year old child to the park for a birthday party, I have not noticed until now that she is much smaller than the other children her age. She also seemed to tire out much faster than the other kids on the playground. I had to take her home before the cake and ice cream because she was so exhausted.
I have noticed since she could stand that her knees never fully came together suggesting that she was bow legged, but I dismissed the notion that anything was wrong because my father too is bow legged. In the recent months however her wrist has been swollen because her baby bracelet won't fit anymore and she has been complaining about back pain. I figured this was just part of her growing until the incident at the park. I think something might be wrong, but I am not for sure. Is this just part of her growing or should I be concerned?
Sincerely,
Overly Concerned Parent
Dear Overly Concerned Parent,
Through my experience with bone disease it sounds to me like your child might have a disease called rickets. Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones due to a vitamin D deficiency. Some common symptoms of this disease include delayed growth, pain in the spine, and muscle weakness. This would explain why your child appeared so much smaller than the other children. Also it explains the tiredness she was feeling along with why her back hurts. Since the disease softens the growth plates, rickets can also cause bowed legs and swollen ankles or wrists, this could be the reason for those also. The deficiency of vitamin D causing this could be from lack of sunlight or not getting enough in her diet. Foods with lots of vitamin D include fatty fish, egg yolks, milk, cereal and some fruit juices like orange juice. Certain diseases also make it difficult to absorb vitamin D like Celiacs Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, and Inflammatory bowel disease. There are also different risk factors for developing this disease and one of them is the child being between 6 and 24 months of age, because of rapid bone growth during this period. Pre-mature births and anti-seizure medication could also put a child at risk. Sounds to me like you should get your child to a doctor to discuss the disease more and come up with a plan of action for treating it!
Sincerely,
Shay
My I recently took my two year old child to the park for a birthday party, I have not noticed until now that she is much smaller than the other children her age. She also seemed to tire out much faster than the other kids on the playground. I had to take her home before the cake and ice cream because she was so exhausted.
I have noticed since she could stand that her knees never fully came together suggesting that she was bow legged, but I dismissed the notion that anything was wrong because my father too is bow legged. In the recent months however her wrist has been swollen because her baby bracelet won't fit anymore and she has been complaining about back pain. I figured this was just part of her growing until the incident at the park. I think something might be wrong, but I am not for sure. Is this just part of her growing or should I be concerned?
Sincerely,
Overly Concerned Parent
Dear Overly Concerned Parent,
Through my experience with bone disease it sounds to me like your child might have a disease called rickets. Rickets is the softening and weakening of bones due to a vitamin D deficiency. Some common symptoms of this disease include delayed growth, pain in the spine, and muscle weakness. This would explain why your child appeared so much smaller than the other children. Also it explains the tiredness she was feeling along with why her back hurts. Since the disease softens the growth plates, rickets can also cause bowed legs and swollen ankles or wrists, this could be the reason for those also. The deficiency of vitamin D causing this could be from lack of sunlight or not getting enough in her diet. Foods with lots of vitamin D include fatty fish, egg yolks, milk, cereal and some fruit juices like orange juice. Certain diseases also make it difficult to absorb vitamin D like Celiacs Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, and Inflammatory bowel disease. There are also different risk factors for developing this disease and one of them is the child being between 6 and 24 months of age, because of rapid bone growth during this period. Pre-mature births and anti-seizure medication could also put a child at risk. Sounds to me like you should get your child to a doctor to discuss the disease more and come up with a plan of action for treating it!
Sincerely,
Shay
Harmful Meat
Combining the meat of multiple animals and then selling it to humans have consequences. Connecting thousands of animals with thousands of consumers means that an average meat eater will consume pieces of millions of animals during their lifetime. Cooking meat eliminates the risks, but the mass number of interactions increases the potential that an microbe can make the jump to humans. Try to eat 100% beef, and check the background of how the animal was fed out.
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