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Health capsules from the first part of October, 2018 including: flu shots; prevention of non-fatal injuries; FDA approvals of Gardasil 9 and a Bose hearing aid, a drug to prevent diabetes, prevention of macular degeneration, how to avoid raising a bratty child, danger of gastric reflux medications, pediatricians boot unvaccinated kids, sports and bone density, pre-eclampsia association with dementia, how to avoid raising bullies, calorie counts on menus. PLUS bonus: using body aromas to review movies; why we shiver, checklist for winterizing your home, and why Stephen King is a nice guy! VidCast: https://youtu.be/mVx74gdi96Q _________________ Kirsty R. Short, Katherine Kedzierska, Carolien E. van de Sandt. Back to the Future: Lessons Learned From the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018; 8 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00343 Mark R. Zonfrillo, Rebecca S. Spicer, Bruce A. Lawrence, Ted R. Miller. Incidence and costs of injuries to children and adults in the United States. I

Excepts from WBZ Radio evening talk program with discussion about dealing with the IRS and personal finance.

Program inviting call-ins for ANY problem: health, legal, home maintenance.

Demo covering Health Capsules and morning show on WBZ Radio.

Creating see-saw weight loss-gain and fluctuations of your other body numbers by yo-yo dieting can lead to disaster. Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/ZL-pqiWi9uA ________ Mee Kyoung Kim , Kyungdo Han , Yong-Moon Park , etal. Associations of Variability in Blood Pressure, Glucose and Cholesterol Concentrations, and Body Mass Index With Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the General Population. Circulation, 2018 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034978

The hospital ratings on social media are inaccurate. Learn where you can get the most accurate information before you or your family must be admitted. VidCast:  https://youtu.be/kIgB1-w-7lg ___________ Victoria Perez, Seth Freedman. Do Crowdsourced Hospital Ratings Coincide with Hospital Compare Measures of Clinical and Nonclinical Quality? Health Services Research, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13026 https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html https://www.qualitynet.org/dcs/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=QnetPublic%2FPage%2FQnetBasic&cid=1228776614455

Fraudulent products, procedures, and people abound on the web. Here are some ready strategies that will help prevent you from being taken. VidCast: https://youtu.be/8zG96y1wniw ____________ Bernie Garrett, Sue Murphy, Shahin Jamal, etal. Internet health scams-Developing a taxonomy and risk-of-deception assessment tool. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12643

Drink extra glasses of water can prevent bladder infections. Here how much to drink and why. VidCast: https://youtu.be/b_Cuvi_by2I _________ Thomas M. Hooton, Mariacristina Vecchio, Alison Iroz, Ivan Tack, Quentin Dornic, Isabelle Seksek, Yair Lotan. Effect of Increased Daily Water Intake in Premenopausal Women With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4204

A2 Milk is in a line of dairy products with a unique milk protein. Should you buy and try it? VidCast: https://youtu.be/tCASKU3lij4 _______________________ A2 Milk: Breakthrough of Science or Marketing? Medscape - Aug 10, 2018. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/900365_2

EPT can help us curb the epidemic of sexually-transmitted diseases. VidCast: https://youtu.be/dPaeclaRCbE ___________________ https://www.cdc.gov/std/ept/legal/default.htm

Dr. Smith reviews tips for extending your healthy life rather than only the duration of your life. VidCast: https://youtu.be/OUBxRCTfk3k __________________ S. Jay Olshansky. From Lifespan to Healthspan. JAMA, 2018; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.12621 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db293.pdf

What do you look for in the ideal doctor? Here’s a checklist assembled by the British Medical Journal and MDLinx that you should use. Vidcast: https://youtu.be/emFPgwnruQ8 https://www.mdlinx.com/internal-medicine/article/2631

Are you a good or a bad boss? Do you have a good or a bad boss. The latest study shows management style definitely affects the bottom line. VidCast: https://youtu.be/xLTvkqWNGVU  ______ An-Chih Wang, Chou-Yu Tsai, Shelley D. Dionne, Francis J. Yammarino, Seth M. Spain, Hsiao-Chi Ling, Min-Ping Huang, Li-Fang Chou, Bor-Shiuan Cheng. Benevolence-dominant, authoritarianism-dominant, and classical paternalistic leadership: Testing their relationships with subordinate performance. The Leadership Quarterly, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.06.002

Azathioprine can curb IBD and arthritis but the latest study implicates it as a possible cause of skin cancer. Vidcast: https://youtu.be/x1VLkU920Kc _______ Gareth J. Inman, Jun Wang, Ai Nagano, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Karin J. Purdie, Richard G. Taylor, Victoria Sherwood, Jason Thomson, Sarah Hogan, Lindsay C. Spender, Andrew P. South, Michael Stratton, Claude Chelala, Catherine A. Harwood, Charlotte M. Proby, Irene M. Leigh. The genomic landscape of cutaneous SCC reveals drivers and a novel azathioprine associated mutational signature. Nature Communications, 2018; 9 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06027-1

Learn why some people get colds and others don't. Improve your chances of dodging the common cold bullet. VideoPodcast: https://youtu.be/KSq2867eDAI Valia T. Mihaylova, Yong Kong, Olga Fedorova, Lokesh Sharma, Charles S. Dela Cruz, Anna Marie Pyle, Akiko Iwasaki, Ellen F. Foxman. Regional Differences in Airway Epithelial Cells Reveal Tradeoff between Defense against Oxidative Stress and Defense against Rhinovirus. Cell Reports, September 11, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.08.033

Back. pain in teens is associated with self-destructive and anti-social behavior. VidCast: https://youtu.be/MPiYL1Xvzxc ______________ S J Kamper, Z A Michaleff, P Campbell, K M Dunn, T P Yamato, R K Hodder, J Wiggers, C M Williams. Back pain, mental health and substance use are associated in adolescents. Journal of Public Health, 2018; DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy129

Intro to podcast: Back pain in teenagers is a sign of trouble.

Dr. Smith reveals how you can use a sunscreen’s SPF number to calculate just how long you can safely stay out in the sun.

Common surgery for shoulder pain no more effective than medical and physical therapy. Mika Paavola, Antti Malmivaara, Simo Taimela, Kari Kanto, Jari Inkinen, Juha Kalske, Ilkka Sinisaari, Vesa Savolainen, Jonas Ranstam, Teppo L N Järvinen. Subacromial decompression versus diagnostic arthroscopy for shoulder impingement: randomised, placebo surgery controlled clinical trial. BMJ, 2018; k2860 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k2860