B cells & Covid-19

One of the things which Covid-19 has illustrated to immunologists is that people who have a greater diversity of B cells are much more equipped to fend off a new pathogen, and particularly the ever-evolving variants of Covid-19 - David Cox

B-cells (B cells)

Memory B cells were discovered more than half a century ago. But scientists are just beginning to understand the crucial role they play in protecting people from serious illness - David Cox

B12 Injections

It should be noted that there’s some controversy when it comes to Vitamin B12 as a weight loss tool. However, most of criticism is the lack of scientific studies surrounding it, rather than an actual critique of its effectiveness - Vitagene

B52

Diphenhydramine may not be necessary when using haloperidol + lorazepam to treat agitation in the ED. ED length of stay is increased with the addition of diphenhydramine to haloperidol + lorazepam - Bryan D Hayes PharmD

BA.2

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 mutate all the time as they replicate. When a virus acquires enough distinct mutations, it’s categorized as a variant. But if the changes aren’t that drastic, a mutated virus might be described as a subvariant, like BA.2 - Umair Irfan

Babesiosis

Even though it's rare, babesiosis is the pathogen most often spread by blood transfusions, according to reports in The New England Journal of Medicine and Infectious Disease in Clinical Practice - Tech Insider

Baby Bottles

Plastic or glass? That is the question for many new parents choosing a baby bottle - Norbert Sparrow

Baby Food Diet

The trendy so-called “baby food” diet — which involves eating pureed fruits and vegetables 14 times a day — is showing signs of staying power. And the real surprise? It’s not that bad for you - Katherine Bindley

Baby Formula

There are formulas for newborns, young infants, older infants, and toddlers. I think in total, there are 7,341 infant formulas to choose from. (I made that number up, but that’s the way it feels. The only time I’ve been more overwhelmed by choices is trying to pick out a decent dog food - Chad Hayes MD

Baby Formula Crisis

If, God forbid, a family member of President Joe Biden or Jeff Bezos or someone influential had one of these diseases, this crisis wouldn’t have made it to Day Two - Phoebe Carter

Baby Health

For many of us, parenthood is like being air-dropped into a foreign land, where protohumans rule and communication is performed through cryptic screams and colorful fluids - Michaeleen Doucleff

Baby Teeth

Those temporary chompers actually play an important role - Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Back Injuries

Notably, the ACA reports that the majority of lumbar pain is mechanical in nature. That is to say, it is caused by unusual strain or stress, not disease - Mario McKellop

Back Pain

If you have never suffered from lingering low back pain, you’re lucky or, more likely, young. Up to 80 percent of us will experience low back pain at some point. And for most, there won’t be an identifiable cause - Gretchen Reynolds

Back Pain Invasive Management

Spinal surgery has a role in alleviating radicular pain and disability resulting from neural compression, or where back pain relates to cancer, infection, or gross instability. Spinal surgery for all other forms of back pain is unsupported by clinical data - Lachlan Evans

Baclofen

Baclofen is primarily used for the treatment of spastic movement disorders and now more ubiquitously for the treatment of chronic back pain - Sarah Joseph MD

Bacon

The health risk of bacon is largely to do with two food additives: potassium nitrate (also known as saltpetre) and sodium nitrite. It is these that give salamis, bacons and cooked hams their alluring pink colour - Bee Wilson

Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi)

Unlike the potentially addictive and forceful action of widely used psychostimulants, chronic and moderate administration of BM appears to nourish rather than deplete neurons, an action compatible with 1400 years of Ayurvedic study - Sebastian Aguiar & Thomas Borowski

Bacteria

For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are bacteria, and each one of our trillions of cells is a colony of bacteria - Richard Dawkins

Bacterial Vaginosis

BV is not a sexually transmitted infection, but it can develop after sex, and any woman might get it including those in same sex relationships and those who have never had sex - Paul Casey

Bacteroides Fragilis

The bacteria maintain a complex and generally beneficial relationship with the host when retained in the gut, but when they escape this environment they can cause significant pathology, including bacteremia and abscess formation in multiple body sites - Hannah M Wexler

Bad (Contaminated) Blood

Over the past few years, new and re-emerging pathogens including viruses, parasites and bacteria have been showing up in donated blood, including the three primary components used in transfusions—red blood cells, platelets and plasma - Laura Landro

Bad Breath

Truthfully there are a lot of different causes — food, tobacco, dry mouth, alcohol, poor oral hygiene...the list is almost endless. But truthfully, most of those are precursors to the real culprit — volatile sulfur compounds(VSCs) - Thomas P Connelly DDS

Bad Cholesterol

Bad cholesterol isn't actually always bad. But pinpointing the exact moment it turns against you can be surprisingly tricky - Markham Heid

Bagged Lettuce

And if you’re tempted to seek out those plastic containers of triple-washed lettuce the next time you’re at the grocery store, you might want to think again - Sarah Gibbens

Baggy Eyes

The important thing for most people is to take good care of the skin to help keep it taut and minimize the bags that can come with aging - Dr. Scot Glasberg

Baker's Cyst

A Baker's cyst is often found incidentally during a physical exam or an ultrasound performed for other reasons. It may cause no symptoms at all or just a bulge at the back of the knee, but it can also cause pain - Celeste Robb-Nicholson MD

Balance of Nature Supplements

Save the $100 and buy some produce at your local farmer’s market if you’re trying to up your fruit and vegetable intake. This company has too many red flags - Calloway Cook & Taylor Graber MD

Balanitis

Saline baths are also useful and medicated OTC talcum powders are helpful in drying the area. This advice is simple, but compliance may be challenging. Many patients will present having tried antifungal creams, often obtained OTC. Such cases usually come with relapse. The simple measures have a more durable effect - Ipsa Pandya

Balantidiasis

Balantidiasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Balantidium coli, the largest enteric and only ciliate protozoan parasite that affects humans. Symptomatic balantidiasis affects the large intestine, causing dysentery that rarely complicates with intestinal bleeding, intestinal perforation, or extra-intestinal involvement - VisualDx

Bananas

The banana, we think, is like this wonderful athletic package where you get the sugars you need, you get the vitamins and electrolytes that the body likes during exercise, and this very unique molecule dopamine that can help with the oxidative stress, all at one third the cost of Gatorade - David Nieman

Barbiturates

Many people mistakenly believe that barbiturates are obsolete drugs that are no longer prescribed - Ashwood Recovery

Barbiturates & Seizures (Phenobarbital)

Phenobarbital, the oldest of the currently available antiepileptic drugs, has lost its popularity in this era of multiple new drugs and is seldom used after infancy in developed countries - Tally Lerman-Sagie MD

Barefoot

Walking in shoes is physical walking, but walking barefoot is spiritual walking - Mehmet Murat ildan

Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery can solve more than just weight issues, but lifestyle changes are the key to sustained success - Leslie Garisto Pfaff

Baricitinib/Olumiant

Baricitinib, a Janus-associated kinase (JAK) inhibitor, reduces mortality and may reduce progression to mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients, with no increase in serious adverse events - Amanda K. Hempel

Barley

This little grain is often overlooked and forgotten. Wheat, oats, and brown rice are the ones we think of when someone starts talking about grains. Poor barley gets relegated to the occasional soup recipe. To be fair, barley does shine in soups and veggie stews, but it deserves a little more attention than we tend to give it - Sun Warrior

Barre

Barre has morphed from a class for nimble dancer-types to become the workout of choice for fitness fiends everywhere - Locke Hughes

Barrett's Esophagus

Barrett’s Esophagus is a gastrointestinal condition that can strike without symptoms—and may even serve as a precursor to esophageal cancer - Shireen Pais MD

Barrier Contraceptives

The diaphragm, cervical cap, and sponge are among the least effective forms of birth control. Pregnancy rates are among the highest for all birth control methods - Harvard Health

Bars: Energy Protein Nutrition

Remember the good old days when your choice in energy bars was between Clif and Powerbar? Yeah, well, those days are gone - Marygrace Taylor

Barth Syndrome

Barth syndrome is a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder, which primarily affects males. It is caused by a mutation in the TAFAZZIN gene, resulting in an inborn error of phospholipid metabolism, affecting many systems of the body - Barth Syndrome Foundation

Bartholin Abscess

A Bartholin gland abscess is not a subtle condition. It elicits pain while walking or sitting, and few women can handle the discomfort for long - James R. Roberts MD

Bartholin Cyst

Believe it or not many women don't even know that these glands exist. And many cysts are not diagnosed until an examination such as a smear is carried out by a medical professional - Linda Hobbis

Bartholin Glands

Your Bartholin glands sit right next to your vagina. There’s two of them – if your vagina is a clock, your Bartholin glands are the 4 and the 8. They’re very small (less than 0.5 cm) and have the glamorous job of secreting mucus for vaginal lubrication - Sara Twogood MD

Bartonella (Bartonellosis)

Bartonella bacteria are highly evolved, survive in multiple insect vectors and in dessicated flea feces, and enter our bodies in a stealth-like manner, switching off our immune response as it takes residence in our tissues - Dr. Lesley Ann Fein

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Basal cell carcinoma typically is the most common type of non-melanoma skin cancer. This type of cancer often looks like a pink waxy bump that may bleed following minor injury - Michael Austin

Basal Ganglia

The diversity in the pathways of the basal ganglia through the cortex suggest the basal ganglia are involved in other functions besides movement, such as learning, attention, habit formation, motivation, and emotion - Know Your Brain

Basal Metabolic Rate

It’s time you know the burning truths about your metabolism - C J Burton, Yahoo Health

Baseball & Softball

Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field - Juliana Hatfield

Basil

It is a near-universally accepted rule that leafy greens like kale or spinach are going to be good for you, and basil is certainly no exception. Packed with antioxidants and phytochemicals such as flavonoids to provide a wide range of health benefits, basil shares much of its nutritional benefits with other vegetables - Silva International

Basilar Skull Fracture

Basilar Skull Fracture (BSF) involving one of the five bones that form the base of the skull represents a life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality. They are relatively less common due to the resilience of the skull base (occurring in 4% serious head injury cases and up to 21% of all skull fractures)1 and need significant blunt trauma to occur - Saran S. Pillai

Basketball

Football, the kind that actually uses the feet, may still be the most popular sport among kids globally, but few sports can match the explosive international growth of basketball - Bruce Y. Lee

Basophils

Basophils are large multi-lobed cells that circulate in the blood of humans and other animals. They are structurally and genetically related to neutrophils and eosinophils and they originate in the bone marrow. They have a variety of clinical functionalities and disease syndromes associated with their presence but perhaps the most important and certainly the most studied surrounds allergic reactions - Clyde Schultz

Bat Bites

Over the last decade, increased surveillance and improved techniques for disease detection have implicated bats as likely reservoirs and vectors for a lengthening list of pathogens that can affect humans and domestic animals - Batcon.org

Bath Salts

Bath salts aren’t likely to cause a dawn of the dead any time soon — if for no other reason than that most Americans still prefer downers - Robert Moor

Batteries

Suspect a battery ingestion in every presumed “coin” or other foreign body ingestion. Carefully observe for the battery’s double-rim or halo-effect on AP radiograph or step off on the lateral view - Poison.org

BCAA Supplements

While there is some research linking BCAAs to insulin resistance and diabetes, the long-term effects of taking amino acid supplements really aren’t known - Mark Moyad

BCG

Besides being relatively weak, BCG comes with another major disadvantage—it creates a lifelong false-positive skin test. This makes TB tougher to diagnose among the vaccinated, unless their symptoms are severe - Natalie Shure

BCP Side Effects

To counter social-media conspiracy theories, we need more honest information about contraception and its side-effects - Kate Muir

BCPs

There are risks associated with hormonal contraception, and these shouldn’t be underplayed - Sarah Byrne

Beans (Pulses)

From the Bean Protocol Diet to longevity experts like Dan Beuttner and even the United Nations, beans are taking center stage - The Food Ocracy

Beat Insomnia

Sleep is one of the most important factors contributing to our health and happiness. And yet it’s often the most neglected — or at least the most elusive - Christina Bonnington

Beauty

Beauty products can be remarkable and magical tools that help you to express your personal identity and style, enhance what makes you unique, and feel your best - Jessica Cruel

Bebtelovimab

For individuals with weakened, suppressed or no immune response to vaccination” prophylactic antibody injections offer “a realistic alternative to perpetual isolation and risk for serious illness or death from Covid-19 - Howard J Huang

Bed Nets

The most effective means of preventing malaria is sleeping under a mosquito net, specifically a long-lasting insecticide treated net (LLIN) - Against Malaria

Bed Sores

Preventing pressure ulcers and specifically heel ulceration among nursing home residents remains a clinical challenge, often resulting in sub-optimal care - A Bangova

Bedbugs

The Internet abounds with so-called miracle cures for bed bugs. But bed bugs are hard to get rid of, so anything that advertises an immediate solution is not accurate—it's snake oil - Scientific American

Bedwetting

Accidents and bedwetting are often dismissed with excuses like, “kids get busy and forget to go” or “he’s a deep sleeper.” But these notions are wrong - Steve J Hodges MD

Bee Envenomation

Most reactions to a sting are mild to moderate and do not involve a severe allergy - in children, for example, only about 3% experience any allergic reaction - MNT

Bee Pollen

Fans may call it ‘nature’s multivitamin,’ but this bee byproduct’s benefits aren’t proven, and it can bring some serious allergy risks - Clevland Clinic

Bee Stings

Most reactions to a sting are mild to moderate and do not involve a severe allergy - in children, for example, only about 3% experience any allergic reaction - MNT

Beef

Grass-fed beef is all the rage these days. Everyone says it tastes better and is more humane for the cattle. But what about the environment - Brian Palmer

Beef Tallow

The new dietary guidelines give federal approval to a fat that has slowly caught on with consumers, even as doctors have warned against it - Kim Severson

Beer

Of course, beer isn’t good for everyone...Few medical experts will suggest that a non-drinker take up the habit just for the health benefits, when exercise and a good diet can produce similar benefits - Allison Van Dusen

Bees

It’s hard to imagine a world without honey bees. After all, vast swaths of our agricultural system rely on this amazing pollinator. Food as we know it depends on bees - Randy Verhoek

Beet Supplements

Don’t get mislead by unethical companies or experts trying to sell you on the media hype benefits of nitric oxide from beetroot extract when their products only contain a fraction of the amount cited in studies - Kaged

Beets (Beetroot)

You look at a beet and think, What can it do for me?, They actually have more benefits than you would think - Catherine Champagne

Behavioral Health

When distinguishing between behavioral health and mental health, it is important to remember that behavioral health is a blanket term that includes mental health. Behavioral health looks at how behaviors impact someone’s health — physical and mental - Alvernia University

Behavioral Therapy

Behavior therapy refers to a set of therapeutic interventions that aim to eliminate maladaptive, self-defeating behaviors and replace them with healthy, adaptive behaviors - Jo Nash PhD

Behcet's Disease

A chronic disease involving inflammation of blood vessels, Behçet’s is so rare and mysterious that there is no standard of care - Celgene

Beliefs Need to Change Before We Enjoy Full Benefits of Flu Vaccination

It’s that time of year again. No, not the holidays—we’re talking about the flu. But with half of parents believing that flu vaccines can cause the flu, call it the season of misinformation.

Bell Peppers

The bell pepper known as tatase is a sweet, no-heat chilli pepper. It is the only member of the genus Capsicum that does not produce capsaicin. Red bell peppers pack the most nutrition because they have been on the vine longest - Olufunke Faluyi

Bell's Palsy

The conventional wisdom is that if you don’t heal in three months you are not likely to heal, and if you do heal there will always be residual effects - Jonathan FitzGordon

Belly Fat

Whereas other forms of the unwanted substance just sit around and...well...chew the fat, midsection fat causes several serious health problems - Shilo Zylbergold

Benadryl (Diphenhydramine)

Benadryl is no longer recommended as the first-line treatment for any allergic condition (including allergic rhinitis and urticaria) by any recent U.S. or international guideline. It’s not 1946. The time has come for Benadryl to retire - Roy Benaroch MD

Benadryl for Sleep

The evidence linking a large class of drugs which includes diphenhydramine to dementia is of low quality and no cause-and-effect relationship has been established with diphenhydramine yet - Jonathan Jarry MSc

Benfotiamine

Unlike traditional thiamine supplements, Benfotiamine is fat-soluble, enabling better absorption and tissue penetration, a crucial factor for its clinical effectiveness. Interestingly, recent pharmacokinetic data suggest a five-fold enhancement in bioavailability - Bill Reddy

Benign Childhood Epilepsy

Although in the past it was considered as a benign and self-limited entity, more and more evidences are accumulating to suggest that this condition may be associated with learning deficits in children - Manish Parakh

Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH)

Up to 90 percent of men in their 70s have benign prostatic hyperplasia, or B.P.H., a nonmalignant growth of the prostate gland - Jane E. Brody

Bentyl (Dicyclomine)

Anticholinergic agents, especially dicyclomine, are commonly used as antispasmodic drugs. Dicyclomine has high central nervous system penetration and produces central anticholinergic effects apart from the peripheral effect - Virendra Vikram Singh

Benzene

The benzene problem – unsafe at any level - Environmental Working Group

Benzodiazepine Use Disorder

Just as overprescribing opioids contributed to the use of heroin and illicit fentanyl and related deaths, overprescribing benzodiazepines may herald the dawn of a new era of illicit and deadly benzodiazepines - Anna Lembke

Benzodiazepines (Benzos)

Benzodiazepines do not produce euphoria; they leave you indifferent to the world. Benzos are like the drug soma in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, in which “a gramme is better than a damn”.- Lily Lynch

Benzoyl Peroxide

If you're always dealing with pesky breakouts or acne, then you should familiarize yourself with one of the best over-the-counter ingredients to treat it: benzoyl peroxide - Rachel Dube

Berberine

TikTokers have been bringing on a new phrase to describe berberine, a dietary supplement that’s been around for a while. They’ve been calling it “Nature’s Ozempic,” claiming that berberine can help you lose weight like Ozempic can - Bruce Y. Lee

Beriberi

And beriberi is rare, but now treatable with a bit of thiamine - Sarah Laskow

Bernie Sanders

If the political system is broken—a popular notion these days—shouldn't the Americans vote for candidates who fall outside the status quo? Luckily, there's someone running for president who can lead us somewhere better.

Berries

Whether there is a single component that is responsible for the benefits of berries or whether there are many phytochemicals that work together to provide benefits is unknown - Beth Fontenot

Best Sources Covid-19

You’ve just got to be humble enough to realize that we don’t know it all from the get-go and even as we get into it - Anthony Fauci MD

Beta 2 Agonists

History suggests β agonists, the cognate ligand of the β2adrenoceptor, have been used as bronchodilators for around 5000 years, and β agonists remain today the frontline treatment for asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The β agonists used clinically today are the products of significant expenditure and over a hundred year's intensive research aimed at minimizing side effects and enhancing therapeutic usefulness - Charlotte K. Billington

Beta Blocker Toxicity

Many centers throughout the country are becoming much more comfortable with high dose insulin (hyperinsulinemia-euglycemia therapy) - Patrick M. Lank MD MS

Beta Blockers

The cheap and popular heart drugs known as beta-blockers may be overused in many patients, exposing them needlessly to bothersome side effects - Dr. Sripal Bangalore

Beta Carotene

Beta-carotene is the vitamin A precursor and most familiar member of the carotenoid family that’s found in carrots and many other foods. Beta-carotene when ingested gives rise in the body to vitamin A (retinoic acid), which activates hundreds of genes and is critical for eye and skin health, metabolism and immune function. The vitamin A added to foods and supplements is usually a synthesized form of this end product. But the researchers found beta-carotene can give rise to other compounds, too, and not all of them are helpful - Hank Schultz

Beta Lactams

With the discovery of penicillin early in the twentieth century, treatment of infectious diseases entered the modern era in which antibiotics control and eliminate infections that would otherwise be intractable. Even now when our reliance upon antibiotics is threatened by the ever-increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, the β-lactam class of compounds accounts for >50% of all antibiotic prescriptions - Kapil Tahlan

Beta-Sitosterol

Several human studies have shown that the supplement can improve urological symptoms in men with BPH, though it does not reduce the size of the prostate gland and its efficacy appears to depend on the type of beta-sitosterol preparation used - Elena Conis

BHA & BHT

These two chemicals are linked to a wide range of serious health problems, organ-system toxicity, skin irritation and more. BHA has been linked to reproductive and developmental toxicity - The Chalkboard

BHB Beta-hydroxybutyrate Supplements

BHB serves as the only alternative fuel that the majority of our brain cells can use to replace sugar. By using BHB, it allows us to conserve muscle mass and experience numerous health benefits - Craig Clarke

BHRT (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy)

Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is a tricky subject for the average person to navigate. Especially since the media has had a field day with both bio-identical hormone therapies and the health repercussions of synthetic hormones - Michael Forbes

Biathlon

Biathlon is the ultimate test of physical and mental stamina - Jen Murphy

Bicillin L-A (penicillin G benzathine)

Penicillin production is difficult. This is a product with no alternatives and you rely on a few huge global suppliers - Andy Gray,

Bier Block (Intravenous Regional Anesthesia)

Since Bier’s initial introduction of this method of anaesthesia it has been substantially modified and protocols for Biers block differ depending on the country, local protocols and which limb is undergoing the procedure - Alex Johnson and Mike Cadogan

Big Data

The healthcare industry, perhaps more than any other, is on the brink of a major transformation through the use of advanced analytics and big data technologies - Carol McDonald

Big Pharma

Drug companies tend to say they are unique in needing to spend a higher proportion of their capital on research... But of all the companies... the one that invests the most in research and development is not a drug company. It’s Amazon - Ezekiel Emanuel

Big Tech Healthcare

The world’s biggest tech firms see an opportunity in health care, which could mean empowered patients, better diagnosis of disease and lower costs - The Economist

Big Toe (Hallux)

The big toe is the most essential lever in your lower body. When it’s not being pulled, the big toe is a key component of your balance - React Physical Therapy

Bigorexia (Muscle Dysmorphia)

With bigorexia, the afflicted person is obsessed with becoming more muscular and preoccupied with the idea that their body isn’t brawny enough ― even if they actually have the physique of a bodybuilder - Caroline Bologna

Biguanides

Biguanides are a family of antidiabetic drugs with documented anticancer properties in preclinical and clinical settings. Despite intensive investigation, how they exert their therapeutic effects is still debated - Laura Di Magno

Bike Helmets

Let's start thinking of biking as a normal, safe activity, like walking — and helmets as an optional accessory for people who are really into it - Joseph Stromberg

Biking

Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym - Bill Nye - American Scientist

Biking and Cycling Vacations

If you have decided to go with an operator that will arrange lodging, transport your luggage, and provide you with those all-important backroad routes into the countryside, you have come to the right place - BikeTourReviews.com

Biktarvy

Biktarvy remains the best HIV treatment, offering effectiveness, convenience, and minimal side effects. As advancements in HIV treatment continue, understanding how Biktarvy fits into the evolving landscape is crucial - Disha Goel

Bilateral Mastectomy (Prophylactic)

After a decades-long trend toward less invasive surgery, patients’ interest in removing the unaffected breast through a procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (or C.P.M., as it’s known in the trade) is skyrocketing - Peggy Orenstein

Bile

Although our ancestral physicians may have lacked our current knowledge, they would have seemed to be correct about the importance of bile. Research points to bile functions beyond just aiding in the digestion of fat, as well as roles that bile acids play in disease pathology - Deanna Minich

Bile Acid Sequestrants

These two drugs are not commonly used to treat diabetes, but they’re options. If you’re not at your target A1C and/or blood sugar range - Amy Campbell

Bile Duct Cancer

Although we continue to label CCA according to its anatomic location, we are acquiring knowledge of the genetic underpinnings of the disease, leading to advancements in the field - Cancer Therapy Advisor

Bilharzia

In terms of impact this disease is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease - CDC

Biliary Atresia

A rare and life threatening childhood Liver disease which most medical professionals don't know about - www.biliaryatresia.ca

Biliary Colic

Biliary colic is the term used to describe pain secondary to gallstones causing an obstruction of bile flow. This pain dissipates when the stone is displaced resolving the obstruction. The term “colic” is misleading however as the pain is usually steady and not intermittent - Kristen Whitworth DO

Bimodal Neuromodulation

We may be closer to a treatment that doesn't just manage tinnitus, but actually modifies the underlying brain activity surrounding it - American Tinnitus Association

Binge Drinking

Short-term unhealthiness aside, it’s possible binge drinking also alters us at the basic level of our being – in our DNA - David DiSalvo

Binge-Eating

Anorexia and bulimia may be the most commonly talked about eating disorders but binge eating (not to be confused with occasional overeating) is actually the most common eating disorder - Michelle Cleary

Biochemist Organizations

In what some faculty call the most radical shift in half a century, schools...are ditching their traditional chemistry programs in favor of interdisciplinary foundational courses...that might woo students with broader interests - Melissa Korn

Biochemistry

All life on Earth depends on biochemical reactions and processes. By integrating this scientific knowledge with practical strategies to maintain health, understand diseases, identify potential treatments, and enhance our understanding of the origins of life on earth, biochemistry is and will remain one of the most important areas of science - SRG Talent

Biochemistry Journals

What is the point of getting an academic job—or any job in research, for that matter—if you are not going to work on problems that stand to provide significant benefits to mankind - Paul Bracher PhD

Biochemists

Chemists, we’re not known as the most flexible people. But we’ve really got to change, because academia’s changing = Erland Stevens PhD

Biodiesel

When a ‘solution’ to an environmental problem triggers a climate disaster. - BioFuelsReform.org

Biodiversity

Biodiversity supplies the essential infrastructure supporting life on earth and human development - United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

Bioelectronic Medicine

BEM is the most recent medical revolution — not an innovation or an improvement or a step up but a radical reimagining of our understanding that it should be possible to treat human illnesses using electrical signals - Kevin Tracey MD

Bioenergy

Bioenergy is often pitched as a trendy solution to our energy needs, but it's a concept that stretches back beyond any other derived energy source, when our cave-dwelling ancestors burned firewood to keep warm - Nils Rokke

Bioengineering (Biomedical)

Advances in 3-D printing and medical technology will soon make it possible to construct human tissue in a lab, implant it in a patient and watch it grow into the body - Peter Mellgard

Bioethanol

Governments must seek to discourage any policy or action that promotes the use of food as fuel, whilst encouraging innovation in second generation development - Christopher G. Baker

Bioethics

The “cell lines” used to develop monoclonal antibodies, as well as remdesivir and vaccines, began with fetal tissue decades ago - Apoorva Mandavilli and Nathalia Holt

Bioethics

Some would argue that what began as a multi-disciplinary field of study is now a full-fledged discipline in its own right. Bioethics has a burgeoning literature, with journals and publishers - Center for Practical Bioethics

Bioethics Blogs

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth - Marcus Aurelius

Bioethics Journals

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose - Zora Neale Hurston

Bioethics Organizations

You can't build any kind of organization if you're not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own - Howard Schultz

Bioethics, Retraction Watch: Providing Information About Bad Information

In a field supposedly peer-reviewed and self-correcting, there is a decided lack of transparency and dissemination when it comes to retractions. Enter Retraction Watch, which aims to change the paradigm.

Biofeedback

I call biofeedback “medicine’s best kept secret” because so few people know about it and because it’s so truly amazing in terms of its healing potential - Cindy Perlin LCSW

Biofuels

With the addition of biofuels, the demand for the already limited resource of available agricultural land became even greater. Unfortunately, it’s only going to get worse - BioFuelsReform.org

Biogas

Biogas, also known as renewable natural gas, is “renewable” in the sense that humans and animals will keep producing waste – but we don’t want to encourage generating more waste for the sole purpose of creating more biogas - Tim Juliani

Biogas & Factory Farms

Factory farm gas is a type of “biogas” — gas created from organic waste, like sewage and livestock manure, that can be burned for energy. However, seemingly planet-friendly labels like “biogas” or “renewable natural gas” are greenwashing this dirty energy source - Mia DiFelice

Biohacking

With biohacking you can get better results from the faster feedback loop. With the quantified self, you get amazing knowledge, but you have a harder time getting the knowledge back to the nervous system because of the timing of it - Dave Asprey

BioHacking...The Perils of Progress

If Plato were brought up to speed on the 21st century, he might think twice about labeling necessity as the mother of invention, because in today's world it seems opportunity is at least as driving a force.

Biohazards

Biotoxins that are a threat to human health (and often animals too) are classified as biological hazards. These hazards are often labelled with the well know 'Biohazard' symbol, so that those who might handle the substance, or come into contact with it, will know that it poses a threat and that the correct precautions must be taken - Emma Gray

Bioidentical Progesterone

Your hormone therapy should support your health, not add to your worries. Feeling overwhelmed by hormone therapy options is completely normal. But rest assured: there is a world of difference between micronized progesterone, which is bioidentical and well tolerated, and synthetic progestins, which may carry higher risks - Barbra Hanna DO FACOG

Bioinformatics

In medicine and biomedical research, bioinformatics has become indispensable. It's hard to imagine medical progress today without computational tools to interpret biological data - Tecnic

Biological Age

Growing interest in biological age is fueled by advances in the field of epigenetics, the study of how gene expression is affected by behaviors and the environment - Betsy Morris

Biological Warfare

Biological weapons specifically involve the use of living organisms, although some expand the definition to include the toxins such organisms can produce. Using living things as a weapon has a long history - The Economist

Biologics

As this promising class of drugs continues to grow in number and popularity, their lifesaving power will be limited if costs make them inaccessible to patients who need them. - Ian Haydon

Biologist Organizations

An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements - Scott Belsky

Biologists

It is an occupational risk of biologists to claim, towards the end of their careers, that the problems which they have not solved are insoluble - John Maynard Smith

Biology

Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose - Richard Dawkins

Biology Journals

Research is creating new knowledge - Neil Armstrong

Biomarkers

Biomarkers play a vital role in the development of therapies as well as the diagnosis and personalized treatment of diseases. But finding and validating novel biomarkers remains challenging - Biognosys

Biomass

The conversion to biomass energy has played a key role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. But is this renewable energy source really as green as we first thought - Kate Ravilious

Biomedical Careers

Biomedical research can be very rewarding...game changing discoveries and saving lives. Yet, it remains controversial

Biomedical Jobs

The mindset of the people involved in this industry is so much more humanitarian due to the effect on patient care

Biomedicine

No matter how counter-intuitive it may seem, basic research has proven over and over to be the lifeline of practical advances in medicine - Arthur Kornberg

Biometrics Business

Biometrics is a slow-moving train, but a train nonetheless. This may accelerate it - Peter Browne

Biomimicry

Increasingly, humans are realizing that we may get more bang for our buck by imitating nature than by reinventing the wheel - Greggory Moore

Biomimicry: Letting Nature Show Us the Way(s)

From creating material for building structures to synthesizing energy, for eons nature has invented ways to perform myriad tasks in environmentally sustainable ways. So the more humans learn and emulate these lessons, the better off we'll be.

Bionic Pancreas

They never said it would be easy but with one step at a time and with tomorrow in mind, there is hope - Julie Bernal, Pancreas Tomorrow

Bionics Business

The person who has a disability today may have a superability tomorrow - Daniel H Wilson

Biorhythms

Understanding biorhythms is helping doctors direct treatments, including the best times to take various medications. It is also suggesting new treatment strategies - Melinda Beck

Biosafety

The global research community does not need more rules, more layers of oversight, and more intermediary actors. What it needs is more attention and respect to already known biosafety measures and techniques - Ruthanne Huising and Susan S. Silbey

Biosecurity

To save as many lives as possible, governments must emphasize investments in biosecurity systems and technologies. The focus should be on expanding monitoring systems to discover biosecurity threats before they become widespread - Project Syndicate

Biosignature

Today, the use of biosignatures to identify individuals has expanded to include everything from iris and facial scans right through to DNA profiling and even the unique shape of a person's arse - George Dvorsky

Biosimilars

biosimilars are lower-cost alternatives that compete with originator biologics (akin to generics, but for biologic medicines). Biosimilars have the potential to reduce the cost of high cost biologic medicines - Wayne Winegarden

Biostatistians

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the field of biostatistics has become an indispensable tool in improving health and reducing illness - CalState Eastbay

Biostatistics

The field of biostatistics is evolving rapidly, with new trends emerging that are reshaping the future of the discipline. From machine learning to big data analytics, these trends are transforming the way we analyze and interpret biological data - Informatics Magazine

Biostimulatory Fillers

Just when I thought I knew everything there is to know about fillers, a new term started flooding my inbox. Enter biostimulatory filler, which is just as high-tech as it sounds - Katie Berohn

Biotech Business

The biotechnology wave is similar to the information technology wave of the 1980s and 1990s -Dietmar Hopp

Bioterrorism

Natural disasters, disease outbreaks and potential bioterrorism attacks do not discriminate based on population or geographic location - John Peterson

Biotin

Our bodies don’t actually require much biotin to get by, but since it plays a role in cell growth, it’s billed as a way to lengthen hair and strengthen nails. There's a catch, though—the research on the stuff is patchy at best - Arielle Pardes

Biotoxins

Biotoxins are substances which are both toxic and have a biological origin. They come in many forms and can be produced by nearly every type of living organism: there are mycotoxins (made by fungi), zootoxins (made by animals) and phytotoxins (made by plants) - Emma Gray

BiPAP

NIPPV improves oxygenation, work of breathing, respiratory mechanics, and cardiac function. It should be considered for any dyspneic patient presenting to the ED assuming no contraindications exist - Julie Dodson MD et al

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder, called divine madness in ancient times, enters the era of genomics, proteomics and 21st century medicine. But the most important treatments remain surprisingly old-fashioned - Dora Calott Wang MD ,

Bird Flu (H5N1)

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans - an avian flu pandemic - Barack Obama

Bird Flu Vaccine

It's almost comical to be using a 1940s technology for a 21st-century pandemic... No way in hell we can fight an H5N1 pandemic with an egg-based vaccine - Rick Bright

Birds

There are a variety of diseases that can pass from birds to humans, salmonella, and parrot fever among them, but the reality is that where pet birds are concerned they are more likely to get sick from their human keepers

Birth Control

Deciding how to control one’s reproductive health involves a lot of factors: accessibility of said birth control, finances, convenience, menstrual cycle, how sensitive your body is to hormones and/or to latex... the list goes on - Emma Gray

Birth Control & Blood Clots

In terms of clotting and contraception, it's important to be clear about the types of contraceptive methods in question. First, it's inaccurate to call out 'the contraceptive pill', because not all pills are created equal - Allie Anderson

Birth Control Apps

Contraception technology isn’t foolproof, but doctors must realise why we find the idea so appealing - Dawn Foster

Birth Control Pill Access

Have you ever run out of pills on the weekend or forgot to bring them on a trip? Wouldn't it be nice to pick up a pack of pills as easily as getting toothpaste or aspirin - Free The Pill

Birth Control Pills

There are risks associated with hormonal contraception, and these shouldn’t be underplayed - Sarah Byrne

Birth Defects

Major birth defects come as a surprise for most parents, but they don’t have to - Darshak Sanghavi

Birth Doulas

If a Doula was a drug, it would be unethical to not use it - John Kennell MD

Birth Injury

Since 1981, because of refinements in obstetric techniques and the increased use of cesarean deliveries over difficult vaginal deliveries, a dramatic decline has occurred in birth injuries as a cause of neonatal death - Healthcare Excellence Canada

Birth Tourism

Whatever the number of birthright children born each year of undocumented immigrants, border crossers, and nonimmigrant visitors, we must ask ourselves: is it reasonable to assume that those individuals will share our societal values - WD Reasoner

Birth Trauma (Postnatal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

Despite how common the condition is, many women – and even healthcare practitioners – are unaware of it. In fact, signs of birth trauma are sometimes mistaken for postnatal depression - Ceri Wilson

Bison

Often referred to as America's “original red meat" (because it sustained Native Americans for centuries), bison is actually more similar to white meat in terms of its overall calories and fat content - Michael Q. Bullerdick

Bisphenol A (BPA) is Everywhere - Are We Safe?

Plastics are everywhere and so is BPA. Is it a real environmental hazard or just another scare?

Bisphosphonates (Fosamax)

Standard treatments, drugs called bisphosphonates, stop the loss of bone but do not build it - Gina Kolata

Bites

Human and animal bites have their own issues such as infection and disfigurement, but bug bites are in a class by themselves with the possibility of severe allergic reactions as well as serious bio-hazards such as malaria and lyme disease...HWN

Biventricular Pacemakers

A biventricular pacemaker is generally used for cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with severe heart failure who are not controlled well on maximal medical therapy and who have a prolonged QRS duration on ECG (i.e. bundle branch block) - Joachim Feger

Black Death

Anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close to the widespread death and chaos of an apocalyptic event - Alan Huffman

Black Flies (Gnats)

They have been called "winged assassins," "kamikaze wretches" and "jaws on wings." Their bites can cause bloody welts, violent allergies, and fever with swollen lymph nodes, nausea and vomiting - Rachel Zimmerman

Black History Month

We hear stories of struggle all the time — in February, let's uplift stories of celebration - A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter protests are not anti-American, but as American as one can get - Myisha Cherry

Black Mold

Sometimes, people are unaware that they are breathing mold spores and mycotoxins until they are very sick

Black Pepper

Modern science suggests that black pepper does indeed confer health benefits, mainly as a result of an alkaloid called piperine – the chemical that gives pepper its pungent flavour, and a powerful antioxidant - Laura Brown

Black Tea

While it might be fighting for space by the kettle with trendier or more exotic sounding alternatives, like rooibos, matcha or even blue butterfly tea, experts suggest the humble black tea bag may be the secret key to robust health - Georgia Day

Black Widow Envenomation

Unlike bites from the brown recluse, black widow spider bites often lead to more pronounced systemic symptoms. These symptoms typically start within a few minutes to two hours - Alexa Van Besien

Blackberries (Marionberries)

Between their inky purple color and tasty tart flavor, there's a lot to love about blackberries — and considering they're packed with fiber, antioxidants, and vitamins, it's a shame they're often overlooked - Kirsten Nunez

Blacks & Covid-19

It is past time to fix a glaring disparity - The Economist

Bladder Cancer

When diagnosed and treated at an early stage, 95% of bladder cancer patients survive more than five years. But, bladder cancer isn’t just a man’s disease - Stacy Matson

Bladder Cancer & Women

Patti Hansen has now partnered with Sloan-Kettering to spread the word that bladder cancer isn’t just a man’s disease

Bladder Prolapse

One common type of prolapse is a prolapse of the bladder, called a cystocele. A cystocele occurs when the tissues supporting the wall between the bladder and vagina weaken and a portion of the bladder pushes into the vaginal walls, which then bulge into the vagina. Some women with this type may experience urinary problems including involuntary leaking of urine and urinary infections - Amie Newman

Bladder Rupture

Bladder trauma is seldom an isolated injury and is usually part of multiple injuries - Khadjibaev AM

Blastocystis

We estimate that at least 1 billion people worldwide are colonised by this parasite, most of whom probably experience no more episodes of intestinal upset, e.g. diarrhoea, than the average individual - Christen Rune Stensvold

Blastomycosis

It usually is a disease of “normal” persons, unlike many other fungal pathogens which cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients - Robert W Bradsher Jr MD

Bleach & Ammonia

You should never mix bleach and ammonia together because the end result is a dangerous/deadly combination of toxic vapors. The chemical reaction releases toxic vapors called chloramines, and these chloramines can potentially react with other chemicals to form a toxic, flammable substance known as hydrazine - Daniel Nelson

Bleeding Disorders

The three most common diseases that will present to the ED are Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, and Von Willebrands. The hemophilias are further subcategorized by severity. You should at the very least know (if you can) the severity of hemophilia or sub-type of von Willebrands - Brad Sobolewski MD

Bleeding Hemorrhoids

Even though internal, external, and thrombosed hemorrhoids are all slightly different, one of the commonalities between them is possible bleeding as a symptom. Bleeding can occur for a variety of reasons, but the main reason is due to straining during a bowel movement; when swollen, inflamed hemorrhoids are subjected to excessive straining - Cary Gastro

Bleeding Tracheostomy

Although the tracheostomy site will be the most likely source of bleeding, blood from the tracheostomy tube could also represent hemoptysis - Justin Morgenstern

Blepharitis

Blepharitis is one of the most common reasons patients seek care when they have issues with dryness or their ocular surface - Guillermo Amescua MD

Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty consistently ranks among the most common facial plastic surgery procedure sought by both men and women...there has been little research focused on quantifying how eyelid surgery changes facial perceptions - Kristin L Bater BA et al

Blindness

Stigmas, misperceptions and deep feelings about blindness lead us to marginalize and exclude this highly capable population. It’s time to create a BlindNewWorld - BlindNewWorld

Blockchain & Crypto Health

Will blockchain and crypto health help solve healthcare interoperability? Crypto Health Summit

Blogs

Putting a directory together covering health and medical blogs was quite a challenge and to our knowledge, no one had tried to accommodate them all in one site. We hope we have succeeded - HWN

Blood Brain Barrier

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the specialised system of brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMVEC) that shields the brain from toxic substances in the blood, supplies brain tissues with nutrients, and filters harmful compounds from the brain back to the bloodstream - Dr Yvonne Couch

Blood Cancer

Hematological malignancies have long been testing grounds for leading-edge therapies, but innovation has accelerated in recent years. Many more advances could be on the way - AbbVie

Blood Clot Filters

Although IVC filters are an established therapy for DVT and PE, the evidence base for their benefits is thin - PulmCCM

Blood Clots

Thrombosis remains a major cause of death... yet many people have little or no understanding about the causes and effects of thrombosis, and how it can be prevented - Thrombosis UK

Blood Donation

A single pint can save three lives, a single gesture can create a million smiles - World Blood Donors Day 2012

Blood Donations, Sexual Orientation, and Societal Health

The FDA is considering lifting restrictions on blood donation based on sexual orientation. If they do, increasing the blood supply will be only the most straightforward benefit.

Blood Doping

Blood doping does not sound like one of the more salubrious ways of enhancing performance. Unlike many other practices, however, it does have sound physiological reasoning behind it. What it provides is a relatively simple means of enhancing an athlete's endurance by increasing the amount of oxygen-carrying red cells in the blood stream - William Fotheringham

Blood Glucose Meters

There are more than 30 different glucometers available from more than a dozen manufacturers. And they're all typically frustrating to use, unforgiving, and clumsily designed - Thomas Goetz

Blood Glucose Test

Checking your fasting blood glucose (sugar) levels makes a difference when it comes to successfully managing your diabetes. But are you also making sure to test your blood glucose levels after you eat - Madeline R. Vann MPH

Blood in Stool

After initial resuscitation, the diagnosis and treatment of LGIB remains a challenge for clinicians; identifying the source of bleeding is a clinical priority, and can be challenging in comparison with UGIB - British Society of Gastroenterology

Blood in Vomit

Acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding remains one of the most common encounters in emergency medicine - Zongyu John Chen

Blood Pressure Drugs

Millions are on more medication than they need and are suffering unnecessary adverse effects, such as fatigue, dizziness and even fainting, and unneeded extra costs - Samuel J Mann MD

Blood Tests

Lab testing on demand isn’t perfect. Some of the tests are expensive, most aren’t covered by insurance, and some overpromise on the value of tests or technology - WSJ

Blood Thinners

Will Coumadin with all its hardships and risks finally be replaced by the new blood thinners or are we destined have it around for another 60 years

Blood Transfusions

Scientists are now recommending a more conservative approach to transfusions. But changing decades of established medical practice is not easy - Ian Roberts

Blood Types

It takes all types to save lives - The Blood Connection

Bloodletting

For about 1500 years, bloodletting was like aspirin—a treatment administered by doctors for just about every medical trouble. Prevailing wisdom was that your body was filed with fluids called humors, and draining them was the best way to cure what ailed you - World Science Festival

Bloody Diarrhea (Dysentery)

The responsible diseases range from relatively mild infections that typically get better with minimal treatment to conditions that may be life-threatening - Livestrong

BLS

BLS Is more than basic, It’s fundamental to good care - Erin Brennan MD MPH

Blue 1 and Blue 2

Blue 1 is poorly digested so it comes out the other end as green #2. Blue 2 is filtered rapidly by the kidneys and turns urine blue. Yum - Diana Leah Wilson MS

Blue Baby Syndrome

Everyone knows that newborn babies are just different... One time-honored complaint, “my baby is blue”, is guaranteed to get your attention - EP Monthly

Blue Light

Virtually every device we own has light-emitting diodes that give off blue wavelength light - Michael Grothaus

Blue Light: Bad for Sleep but Good for Heart Health?

Blue light has gotten a bad rap in recent years, but new research suggests that a different sort of exposure than you get from your electronic devices may help with high blood pressure and more.

Blue Zones

What the Blue Zones tell us is that we need to do more than just touch our healthy elements a few times a week. We need to embrace healthy habits in a more full-fledged manner - Wm. Scott Page

Blueberries

But while studies do show that blueberries are high in antioxidants, experts say there is not any scientific evidence that supports calling blueberries—or any other fruit or vegetable, for that matter—a superfood - Ashley Fuoco Antonelli

Blunt Abdominal Trauma

When it comes to managing blunt abdominal trauma in stable patients, let your clinical exam be your guide - Kylie Suwary

Blunt Cardiac Injury

Blunt cardiac injury (BCI) is ill-defined but refers to injury to the myocardium from blunt chest trauma - Mina Ghobrial MD

Blunt Chest Trauma

Chest trauma may be blunt (90% of cases) or penetrating. Blunt thoracic injuries are the third most common injuries in polytrauma patients - Radiology Key

Blunt Trauma

Missed injuries are fortunately rare, yet the injured trauma patient may present a unique diagnostic challenge - Carling Macdonald

Blurry Vision

Blurry vision is a common issue that may arise when structures in the eye such as the retina, cornea, or optic nerve are negatively affected by a particular event or health issue. The slow development and progression of blurred vision is typically caused by chronic medical conditions - Fyzical

BMI

Before you contemplate a crash diet because your BMI classifies you as overweight, consider what the index really represents and what is now known about its relationship to health and longevity - Jane E Brody

BMR (Basic Metabolic Rate)

Basal Metabolic Rate is the amount of energy your body burns just to keep the lights on. If you stayed in bed all day without moving a muscle, this is what you would burn just by breathing, pumping blood, and keeping your organs functioning - Beltline Health

BMT

Bone marrow transplantation is among the greatest success stories in cancer treatment. It has boosted survival rates from nearly zero to more than 85 percent for some blood cancers - Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Body Composition

Like everything else in nutrition and fitness, there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach in improving body composition - Kyjean Tomboc

Body Contouring

Body contouring refers to the sculpting of skin and fat using various surgical and non-surgical techniques, including liposuction, surgical tightening, cellulite reduction, and injectables - American Board of Cosmetic Surgery

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

While eating disorders have been widely publicized for decades, far less attention has been given to a related condition called body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD - Eva Fisher

Body Fat

Alternative methods exist to determine body composition. Using body fat percentage is a better indicator of overall health, especially when we know where the fat is located - Athletic-Minded Traveler's Blog

Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) include any repetitive self-grooming behavior that involves biting, pulling, picking, or scraping one’s own hair, skin, lips, cheeks, or nails that can lead to physical damage to the body and have been met with multiple attempts to stop or decrease the behavior - The TLC Foundation

Body Image

Body image is a subjective experience of appearance. It's an accumulation of a lifetime's associations, neuroses and desires, projected on to our upper arms, our thighs - Eva Wiseman

Body Lifts

A body lift combines several surgeries in one procedure to remove extra skin with poor elasticity and related fat deposits after significant weight loss, often from a bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass - Karyn Repinski

Body Packers, Stuffers and Pushers

When suspecting body packing, stuffing, or pushing, look for signs of toxicity and abdominal complications. The best diagnostic tool is abdominal CT. X-ray can be used as a screening tool but is far from diagnostic - Laurence Baril MD

Body Shaming

Fat stigma can adversely affect the physical and mental health of overweight people, and demotivate healthy behaviours, the very behaviours health campaigns hope to improve - Suzanne J Carroll

Body Substance Exposure

HIV transmission after a single percutaneous exposure to HIV-positive blood is low and this risk is considerably lower than that arising from hepatitis B and C viruses respectively 100 times and 10 times less - University of Wisconsin

Body Types

There are three different types of somatotypes, which describe the general shape of the human body — endomorphs, ectomorphs, and mesomorphs. While it’s not a universally accepted science, some experts say that considering where your body type typically stores fat and its natural shape can give you greater success when it comes to your exercise and weight loss goals - Jane McGuire

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding has continued to evolve. Its leading athletes are shorter, squatter, and more powerfully built than ever before. But in so many ways, the sport remains an afterthought - Oliver Bateman

Boerhaave syndrome

When the disease I described occurred we could not diagnose it by its symptoms, but if it had been recognized it would have ignored every remedy. When it recurs again it can be recognized with the help of this description, but cannot be remedied by any assistance of the medical profession - Herman Boerhaave, 1724

Bok Choy

Bok choy, a staple in Asian cuisine, isn't just known for its crisp texture and versatile flavor—it's also celebrated for its numerous health benefits. This leafy green, part of the cruciferous vegetable family, is a powerhouse of nutrients, offering a range of health advantages - Inderpreet Singh

Bone & Joint Organizations

Some of the many organizations devoted to improving musculoskeletal health

Bone Broth

Bone broth is having an extended moment in the dietary limelight. Often called the liquid miracle or liquid gold on social media, bone broth supposedly relieves joint pain, improves gut health, promotes skin elasticity, and more - Stacey Colino

Bone Density Test (DEXA or DXA)

In the last several years, millions have heeded the advice, hoping to find out early whether they are at high risk for fractures. But what many women don't know -- and their doctors don't tell them -- is that the test is far from definitive - Robert Davis

Bone Disorders

Bones are, quite literally, the foundation of your whole body. Without them, you are a pile of goo. With them, though, you are a pile of goo that can hold yourself upright and walk, run, skip, and jump as you please. So when things go wrong with your bones, everything can become a mess - Sara Chodosh

Bone Health

When it comes to keeping bones healthy, many know about vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium needed to make skeletons strong. But while D remains the star, in recent years researchers have documented the importance of other vitamins for protecting against fractures and the bone-weakening disease, osteoporosis - Meryl Davids Landau

Bone Marrow Donation

One of the most well-known uses of adult stem cells is the bone marrow transplant, used to treat leukemia and other types of cancer and blood disorders when chemotherapy can’t do the entire job

Bone Marrow Transplant & Robin Roberts

Patients from mixed or non-Caucasian backgrounds will not get the life-saving bone marrow transplants they need because there is probably no match for them in the donor registries. Are you the match?

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Bone marrow transplantation is among the greatest success stories in cancer treatment. It has boosted survival rates from nearly zero to more than 85 percent for some blood cancers - Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Bone Meds

Standard treatments, drugs called bisphosphonates, stop the loss of bone but do not build it - Gina Kolata

Bone Scan

It is a totally different type of procedure to the DEXA bone scan which is used to measure density of bones in conditions such as 'thinning' of the bones (osteoporosis) - Patient.info

Bones

Our 206 bones do more than just keep us standing, walking, and singing through life. They also protect our organs, harbor bone marrow, and store minerals such as phosphorus and calcium. But just like your muscles, bones require maintenance work - Grace Wade

Books

Feeling bookish? Are you looking for some great recommendations on what to read? Here's a few of our favorites

Borderline Personality Disorder

Luckily, BPD is treatable with consistent therapy, self-awareness, and support. It doesn't have to be a lifelong chum like depression or anxiety. The ghost can definitely be outed - Patrick Marlborough

Bordetella Bronchiseptica

Bordetella bronchiseptica is a bacterial infection that is typically part of a complex of respiratory diseases that results in what is commonly known as “kennel cough” in dogs - Polo Springs Veterinary Hospital

Botanical Medicine

Plant medicines are the most widely used medicines in the world today. An estimated eighty percent (80%) of the world's population employs herbs as primary medicines - MedicineHunter.com

Botanist Organizations

The number of research universities offering botany degrees has been cut in half, and other universities are closing or culling their collections of plant specimens, which are vital for botany studies. This is no good - Samantha Oltman

Botanists

No plants means no life on Earth. And we serve ourselves and the next generations if we focus attention and turn up the volume on our quiet science - Chris Martine PhD

Botany

Plants produce many chemicals that are biologically active, not just in themselves, but also in other organisms. Some of these chemicals enhance their own survival. Some plants produce chemicals that act as herbicides to inhibit the growth of competing plants, such as the salicylic acid produced by willows. Other plants produce substances that deter browsing by insects and herbivores - USDA

Botox

Botox has become a synonym for the eradication of wrinkles, a kind of shorthand for the entire enterprise of cosmetic medicine - Natasha Singer

Botox & Migraines

Yep, the injections can do more than just reduce wrinkles - Lauren Levine Corriher

Bottled Water

It takes three times the volume of water to manufacture one bottle of water than it does to fill it, and because of the chemical production of plastics that water is mostly unusable - Norm Schriever

Bottled Water Nothing is Really Clear or Pure

Besides cluttering up the planet, bottled water may not be as healthy as you think!

Bottled Waters

Selling water for drinking is not new. The use of "special waters" for health purposes goes back thousands of years. In Europe, the mineral waters of Spa (Belgium), and Evian (France) were renowned for their so-called "medicinal" value - HWN

Botulism

In addition to the possibility of terrorism and the usual types of botulism — foodborne, wound, and infant — we now have to worry about botulism from therapeutic misadventure - Leon Gussow MD

Botulism & Bioterrorism

Botulinum toxin is the most potent biological toxin known to exist on Earth. The toxin causes botulism, a severe muscle-paralyzing, potentially fatal disease, characteristics that increase its likelihood as a potential bioweapon - Kim Riley

Bougie

Ever since the BEAM (Bougie Use in Emergency Airway Management) trial was published in JAMA in 2018, the use of the bougie has become increasingly mainstream - Richard Cunningham MD

Boutonnière Deformity

OCCURS 1 - 3 weeks post injury. May not present with classic textbook deformity. The Elson test is the best way to detect the injury pattern before the deformity is evident - Brian Corwell MD

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

There are two sides to the story as to whether there are enough safeguards to protect our food chain and you from mad cow disease - Amy Dockser Marcus

Bowel Movement (Defecation)

Contrary to what some might believe, everybody poops (yes, even women), making it one of the most ordinary and universal human experiences - Sandra Gutierrez

Bowel Obstruction

In 90% of cases, small bowel obstruction is caused by adhesions, hernias, and neoplasms. Adhesive small bowel obstruction represents 55–75% of small bowel obstruction cases while hernias and small bowel tumors account for the remainder. Large bowel obstruction is provoked by cancer in about 60% of cases; volvulus and diverticular disease are responsible of other 30% - Fausto Catena

Bowel Perforation

Typically presents acutely (i.e., appendicitis, diverticulitis, perforated peptic ulcer, penetrating trauma) and often requires immediate surgical intervention - WikEM

Boxing

In addition to being a source of exercise and bodily management, the act of boxing can be a positive force for certain populations - Lee Yates

BPA

BPA remains controversial. BPA is allegedly harmless until it gets in contact with food and drinks and leaches out with potential health risks. If you must use plastic containers, pick BPA free and avoid recycling #3, 6 and 7. Or, better yet, go back to glass bottles - HWN

BPH Medications

When drug treatment is required, benign prostatic hyperplasia can be managed with monotherapy or combination therapy. Most patients are managed with selective alpha blockers - Manasi Jiwrajka

BPPV

The lifetime chance of getting BPPV is one in three. There are no known cause and no guidelines currently in place to prevent the condition. It arrives for some with age, while others see symptoms as the result of head trauma or inner ear infection - Alli Maloney

Bra Health

Wear bras or your tits will sag like a grandma by the time you’re 30! Burn your bra or you’ll get breast cancer and die young! Some of these pieces make health claims that are backed by research, but just how true are they? - Emma Kaywin

Braces

With an often-unnecessary product—the perfect smile—as the basis of its livelihood, the orthodontics industry has embraced the placebo effect - Michael Thomsen

Brachial Plexus Injury

The brachial plexus can be injured in several ways. The most common etiology is trauma, which can result in open or closed injuries. Among the closed injuries, the most common is caused by stretch or contusion - Kathleen Khu

Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy combines two fundamental aims of radiotherapy: an effective tumor dose with sparing of the surrounding tissue - BrachyAcademy

Bradyarrhythmias

Bradycardia/blocks range from normal variants to life threatening emergencies - Jesse McLaren

Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema

Bradykinin-mediated angioedema is a rare disease, due to vasodilation and increased vascular permeability resulting from bradykinin. This kind of angioedema affects abdominal and/or upper airways. It differs clinically from histamine-mediated angioedema by the absence of urticaria or skin rash - Marion Lepelley

Brain Aneurysm

It is estimated that 1 in 15 people will develop a cerebral aneurysm during their lifetime - but the majority will never rupture! - Brain Aneurysm Foundation

Brain Apps

The main brain-training apps stick to the same format: collections of mini-games that promise to test various mental skills; pretty graphs to show how you’re improving over time; and optional subscriptions for extra games and features - Stuart Dredge

Brain Cancer

Despite advances in medical technology and a constantly evolving understanding of the mechanisms of cancer progression, researchers and clinicians are faced with a litany of challenges along the road to finding a cure - Darren Ó hAilín

Brain Computer Interface

The future of brain-computer interfaces remains exciting. With the advance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tools, coupled with the increasing power of computer processors, it may not be long until the neurotechnologies championed by these companies become a reality - Ross Dawson

Brain Dead

Indeed it can be challenging to know if a person is brain dead. While guidelines exist for determining brain death in adults and children, debate continues about how to declare someone brain dead - Kelly Michelson

Brain Fog

Brain fog seizes your mind and prevents you from accomplishing tasks that demand any level of conscious thinking. If you haven’t fallen prey to brain fog, consider yourself very fortunate - Nellie Akalp

Brain Health

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around - Thomas A. Edison

Brain Implants

Brain implants today are where laser eye surgery was several decades ago. They are not risk-free and make sense only for a narrowly defined set of patients—but they are a sign of things to come - Gary Marcus and Christof Koch

Brain Power

You can find so much on the Internet. But if you want to increase your brainpower, you may be looking in the wrong place. - Greggory Moore

Brain Stimulation

There are lots of different forms of brain stimulation (each with its own confusing acronym), and enough conflicting research and news reports on the subject to make your head spin - Coby McDonald

Brain Supplements

Attention all consumers seeking to protect brain health: You can save hundreds of dollars a year and enhance the health of your brain and body by ignoring the myriad unproven claims for anti-dementia supplements and instead focusing on a lifestyle long linked to better mental and physical well-being - Jane E. Brody

Brain Tumors

Brain tumours are divided into four classifications – grades 1 and 2 are low-grade, grades 3 and 4 are classed as high-grade. High-grade or malignant brain tumours are aggressive and can spread quickly in the brain, they are usually a serious threat to life. Low-grade or benign brain tumours are slower-growing and not usually immediately life threatening, but can still have a potentially dangerous impact on a person’s well-being - Brain Tumour Research

Brainstem Herniation

Impending herniation suggested by deepening coma, asymmetric/fixed pupils, or development of other lateralizing signs - Owen Scheirer

Brainstem Stroke

Collectively, brainstem strokes remain a uniquely challenging subset of cerebrovascular disease. Their clinical consequences stem from both the complexity of the neuroanatomy and the critical life-sustaining functions localized within this region - Supreeth N. Gowda

Brainwashed

Brainwashing has the appearance of The Wizard of Oz - a performance put on due to the unethical coercion of the man behind the curtain. Someone forcing a pattern of thought and behavior on another person. But it's way more sinister than that - Ryan Hilliard

Bran

Bran is one of those terms that you may see pop up in the cereal aisle — Fiber One or Raisin Bran for breakfast, anyone? But you may not actually know what it means, or why those in medical fields suggest you incorporate more of it into your diet - Hannah Yasharoff

Branched Chained Amino Acids (BCAAs)

The branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are leucine, valine and isoleucine. A multi-million dollar industry of nutritional supplements has grown around the concept that dietary supplements of BCAAs alone produce an anabolic response in humans driven by a stimulation of muscle protein synthesis - Robert R Wolfe

Branchial Cleft Cyst

Branchial cysts appear most often as unilateral neck masses and account for 25% of head and neck congenital swellings, of which 95% arise from the second branchial cleft - Mohammad Akheel

BRASH Syndrome

BRASH Syndrome occurs in patients taking an AV-nodal blocking agent (commonly beta-blockers or calcium-channel blockers) who subsequently develop acute renal injury. As the renal injury progresses, patients become hyperkalemic and the AV-nodal blocking agent begins to accumulate. These two factors, hyperkalemia and AV-nodal blockade, act synergistically to cause bradycardia and hypotension - Emily Newton MD

BRAT Diet

The BRAT diet is an acronym for bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. Boring? Yes. But the meal plan isn't meant to be exciting, nor is it intended for weight loss. Instead, the BRAT diet was designed to combat uncomfortable digestive problems. Even so, health professionals now consider it outdated - Anthea Levi MS RD

Brazil Nuts

You’re probably well aware that nuts have exceptional nutritional properties. Almonds, hazelnuts, cashews—they’re all high on the list of nutritionists’ favorite anti-inflammatory foods. That said, it’s entirely possible that you may be missing out on one of the nut world’s most nutrient-packed superstars: Brazil nuts - Alessandra Signorelli

Brazilian Butt Lift

Having neck lift surgery without facelift surgery is like putting your winter boots on with a pair of shorts during a snowstorm - Dr. Robert Wilke

Brazilian Waxing

Brazilian waxes feel dated, from a more finickity time, when we were obsessed with depilation because we had nothing else to worry about - Layla Cambridge

BRCA1 and BRCA2: The Breast Cancer Genes

Knowledge is power. Knowing your BRCA status can help you make an informed decision about your options for breast cancer risk reduction or treatment - Susan K. Boolbol MD

Bread & Health

Poor bread—it got a bad rap. Typically high in calories, carbs, sodium, and sugar, this tasty treat has been vilified by nutrition experts - Shandley McMurray

Breadfruit

This calorie-rich, nutrient-dense, and climate-resilient crop has the power to step in for more common staples that can’t handle global warming - Richard Schiffman

Breast Augmentation

Boob jobs have been ubiquitous in American popular culture since the 1980s, when laws changed to allow plastic surgeons to advertise and credit cards became widely available. But safety concerns have dogged the procedure since the first silicone breast enhancements were successfully implanted by Texas surgeons in 1962 - Amanda Mull

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer treatment is becoming more and more personalized. An extremely complex set of variables have to be weighed up...the treatment options, the woman’s feeling about her body, and her perception of risk - Joanna Moorhead

Breast Cancer Apps

You do not have to be a breast cancer survivor to appreciate their message – breast cancer can affect anyone...and sometimes it helps to have someone or something navigate its prevention or treatment - iMedicalApps

Breast Cancer Awareness

When ordinary people do a simple thing, it changes the world - Barbara Brenner

Breast Cancer Blogs

If you or someone you love has a breast cancer diagnosis, connecting with people who have walked in your shoes can make a world of difference - Chaunie Brusie

Breast Cancer Charities

As a high profile disease, breast cancer has plenty of organizations that you can support in good conscience - Sara Chodosh

Breast Cancer Research

Understanding how the disease evolves is the key to stopping it - Ed Yong

Breast Cancer Screening

Cancer screening has come under scrutiny as health care expenditures soar. This may be an opportune time to consider replacing the controversial mammogram with a less invasive screening tool

Breast Cancer Screening It's Time to Torture the TaTa's Again!

Breast cancer is still one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers for women. When caught and treated early, there is a 96% survival rate so - No More Excuses! Get your pink on, grab a friend, get a mammogram and go volunteer somewhere!

Breast Cancer Treatment

New studies have bolstered a push to take a less-is-more approach in treating cancer that could spare patients from tough side effects and high costs, without jeopardizing their survival - Peter Loftus

Breast Health

Breasts are very sensitive to the environment at every single life stage, from earliest embryonic development through puberty and pregnancy and lactation and menopause. So it turns out that they're really sentinel organs in our bodies - Florence Williams

Breast Implant Illness

Breast Implant Illness occurs with both saline and silicone breast implants and is a constellation of symptoms related to toxicity, immune/autoimmune, neurological, endocrine and metabolic dysfunction - Healing Breast Implant Illness

Breast Implant Risks

The right to life, the right to transparent informed consent, and the right to justice have been denied in regards to breast implants and women's health - IAC Implant Awareness Campaign

Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare type of T-cell lymphoma — cancer of the immune system. It develops in the capsule of scar tissue that surrounds a breast implant - Jen Uscher

Breast Implants

When women come in to discuss breast augmentation, one of the big decisions is whether to go with saline or silicone breast implants - Dr. Reath

Breast Implants & Cancer

The malignancies seem to be rare, but they have been linked to implants of all types, including those with textured and smooth surfaces, and those filled with saline or silicone. Scientists had already linked an unusual cancer called anaplastic large cell lymphoma primarily to textured implants, whose rough exteriors presumably cause more inflammation than those of smooth implants - Roni Caryn Rabin

Breast Lift

Breast lift surgery, which is also known as “mastopexy,” is one of the most common and popular plastic surgery gigs out there. This surgery tackles things like saggy breasts, extra skin, and the loss of breast volume - Jim Brantner MD

Breast Lumps

It is estimated that more than 90% of breast lumps in women from their early twenties to early fifties are found to be benign, or non-cancerous - Dr Chantel Thornton

Breast Milk

Breast-fed milk may nourish a baby’s microbiome in ways that bottled breast milk can’t. - Apoorva Mandavilli

Breast Milk Banks

Breast milk market is booming online – it’s unregulated, might make your baby sick, but entirely legal - Aoife Finnerty

Breast Pumps

Imagine being attached to something multiple times every day for 12 months and hating every moment of it - Janica Alvarez

Breast Reconstruction

Reconstruction’s not a perfect science, especially for those of us who’ve gone through treatment. But it’s come a long ways and new innovations, like tissue engineering, are ever in the works - Diane Mapes

Breast Reduction

Sexuality is such a confusing thing to navigate. If you have big breasts, it’s just that much more of this confusing attention - Niquie Dworkin

Breastfeeding

There are three reasons for breast-feeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; it comes in attractive containers; and the cat can't get it - Irena Chalmers

Breastfeeding: Rise of the Lactivists

In case you're still in that new mommy fog, a brelfie is where moms take selfies while nursing their babies and post them on social media

Breasts

Breasts are sexualized, fetishized, criticized, ridiculed, obsessed over, augmented, flaunted, and stigmatized—but rarely are they taken seriously - Lindy West

Breathing (Pulmonary Ventilation)

It’s a behavior so automatic that we tend to take it for granted. But breathing is a physiological marvel — both extremely reliable and incredibly flexible - Greg Miller

Breathing Challenges

The symptoms of dyspnea and noisy breathing are identical to those experienced by patients with lower airway diseases, such as asthma and COPD, and these similarities can lead to diagnostic confusion - Sidney Braman

Breech Delivery

There's major fear around vaginal birth. And trying to undo it is really difficult when you've got an entire cohort of physicians who have not been trained to do it. And more have been trained to fear it - Betty-Anne Daviss

Bret Michaels Cerebral Aneurysm

It is estimated that 1 in 15 people will develop a cerebral aneurysm during their lifetime - but the majority will never rupture! The Brain Aneurysm Foundation says, “50% of people who experience an SAH die within minutes of a massive hemorrhage"

Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)

BRUE is a diagnosis of exclusion just like another acute idiopathic condition of infancy, the febrile seizure. Both have lower- and higher-risk categories. The lower-risk groups of both of these conditions require few if any investigations and can be discharged from the ED - Anesthesia Key

Broca's Aphasia

Thoughts that can’t be spoken - Alberto Manguel

Broccoli

Broccoli is packed to the florets with nutrients and things to keep you healthy – meet a true superfood - Joanna Blythman and Rosie Sykes

Broken Heart Syndrome

Broken-heart syndrome was first isolated by Japanese researchers 25 years ago, who named the condition takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Takotsubo is a Japanese term which means octopus trap, a reference to the ballooning shape of the heart during an attack - WSJ

Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)

Research into the health effects of BVO is limited, but there are concerns that bromine might accumulate in fatty tissue in the body and cause harmful effects. BVO is an organobromine compound, and others, notably flame retardants, can build up in food chains and affect development in birds and animals - Ian Sample

Bronchiectasis

Clinically, bronchiectasis can look very similar to COPD, with sputum production, cough, frequent pulmonary infections, dyspnea, and hemoptysis. Diagnosis is by CT scan - ClinicalCorrelations.org

Bronchiolitis

The most common lower respiratory tract infection in children under 2 years of age - Deborah Levine MD

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Popcorn Lung

The major popcorn manufacturers removed diacetyl from their products, but some people are still being exposed to diacetyl - not through food flavorings as a worksite hazard, but through e-cigarette vapor - American Lung Association

Bronchitis

Don’t try to pressure your doctor into giving you antibiotics-it’s amazing how many clinicians experience this. It won’t make you any better, and will only make the antibiotic crisis-and it is a crisis-worse - Mike the Mad Biologist

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy has become an important tool not only for visualizing abnormalities, but also for biopsy/tissue sampling, removal of secretions, mucous plugs, clots, and foreign bodies - David L Stahl

Brown Recluse Envenomation

While it is true that some confirmed brown recluse bites can cause tissue damage, the vast majority of bites (over 95%) heal on their own without any serious complications. Those that do result in necrosis almost always heal within 14 days - Spider Admiration And Education

Brown Rice Syrup

Even though brown rice syrup is promoted as plant-based, gluten-free, and generally 'healthy,' it is ultimately broken down into simple sugars in our bodies, just like regular white sugar and high-fructose corn syrup - Lela Fausze

Brown Sugar

The difference between white and brown sugar is negligible when it comes to nutrition - Jessica Fentress

Brown-Séquard Syndrome

Brown-Sequard is a hemi-cord injury, typically noted in the setting of penetrating trauma - Shahbaz Syed MD

Brucellosis

What sets developed countries apart from regions where brucellosis widely affects human populations is the presence of pasteurization of dairy products and deployment of aggressive control measures to eradicate reservoirs of infection - Stephen Hume

Brugada Syndrome

Since Brugada Syndrome was identified in recent years, the medical community is not completely up to speed on the condition, within the United States and throughout the world - Brugada Syndrome Blog

Brugada Syndrome Management

Brugada syndrome is a cardiac disease cause by an inherited ion channelopathy (Na, K, and Ca channels affected) with a propensity to develop Vfib, Vtach, Afib, and rarely SVT leading to sudden death. Most events happen between midnight to 6am - in Thailand, Brugada Syndrome is known as "Lai Tai" or "death during sleep" - Kevin Zeng

Brussels Sprouts

Sometimes called mini cabbages, they have appeared on “most hated vegetable” lists due to their potentially bitter flavors caused by sulfur-containing compounds - The Nutrition Source

Bubble Tea

It's tea, yes, but with a twist. This isn't grandma's cup of green tea in lieu of coffee in the morning. Instead, it's a mix between a drink and a dessert, an ideal midday pick-me-up - Samantha Maxwell

Bubonic Plague

By far the most common form of plague is bubonic plague. It’s characterized by painful swollen lymph nodes called “bubos” around the armpits, throat and groin. Bubonic plague is the easiest type of plague to diagnose and the most survivable. It is primarily spread by flea bites - Joanna Thompson

Buckwheat

Cultivated as a grain-like seed and a cover crop throughout Asia and in parts of Europe and North America, the seeds of the plant are commonly referred to as a pseudocereal - Kate Barrington

Budd-Chiari Syndrome

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is an eponym that includes a group of conditions characterized by partial or complete hepatic venous tract outflow obstruction, and the site of obstruction may involve one or more hepatic veins, inferior vena cava, or the right atrium - Paschalis Gavriilidis

Budesonide & Covid-19

When administered in early COVID-19, the inhaled glucocorticoid budesonide may reduce the necessity for urgent medical care and may reduce the time to recovery - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Budesonide (Pulmicort), Fluticasone (Flovent) & Beclomethasone (Qvar)

Nebulized budesonide is an amazing and potent anti-inflammatory. It works great for the croup in kids as well as for any bronchial infection. Most often it is used for asthma in kids and adults - Dr. Tom Rogers

Buerger's Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans)

Considered an “orphan” disease because of its relative rarity, Buerger’s disease compromises the blood supply to a patient’s fingers and toes - Pauline W. Chen MD

Bug & Insect Bites

Human and animal bites have their own issues like infection and disfigurement, but bug bites are in a class by themselves with the possibility of severe allergic reactions and bio-hazards such as malaria and lyme disease...Glenn D. Braunstein, MD

Bug Zappers

Unfortunately, there is no scientific evidence that bug zappers are an effective solution for mosquitoes. And not only that, but they can have a negative impact on the ecosystem by killing beneficial bugs - Seacoast Turf Care

Bugs & Insects

Insects are, by far, the most common animals on our planet. The ubiquity and plethora of ecological niches occupied by insects, along with the strict and sometimes forced coexistence between insects and humans, make insects a target of public health interest - Simone Belluco

Bulging Eyes (Proptosis)

Proptosis, also known as exophthalmos, is a bulging of one or both of the eyes. Some people naturally have eyes that appear to bulge due to normal variations in human anatomy. Others develop proptosis as a result of various health conditions - Troy Bedinghaus OD

Bulgur

Bulgur may be a strange grocery item to most of us, but chances are we’ve eaten it several times. Its most well-known rendition is as a main ingredient — along with parsley, lemon, olive oil, mint and sometimes cucumber — in the salad called tabbouleh. Ain’t no tabbouleh without bulgur - Bill St. John

Bulimia

Bulimics often struggle with self-esteem issues and other mental health problems like depression or anxiety. They use food to control how they look and feel, often believing that if they were slimmer they would be more liked - Natalie Cornish

Bulk-Forming Laxatives

The primary mechanism of action of bulk-forming laxatives involves the absorption of water and electrolytes, leading to an increase in the size and softness of the stool. This process occurs in the colon, where the laxative substances, typically polysaccharides or cellulose, are not digested but instead, absorb wate - Ontosight

Bulletproof Diet

Bulletproof is basically a very low-carb, Paleolithic diet that emphasizes fat - Julia Belluz

Bullous Pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid is the most common of the various autoimmune blistering diseases. There are between 2.4 and 21.7 new cases per million population in different populations worldwide. The condition tends to affect those between 60-80 years of age. In the initial stages patients may see red, itchy patches that can look like hives - Dr Adil Sheraz

Bullying

There's a reason why bullying takes such a strong form online. People don't have to push back as much as they would in real life - Bridgit Mendler

Bunions (Hallax Valgus)

There are many over-the-counter products and at-home treatments designed to slow the progression of the condition and alleviate the discomfort of the symptoms, but bunions ultimately cannot be reversed or corrected without surgery - Joseph Alencherry DPM

Buprenorphine (Subutex)

While little training is required for doctors to prescribe opioids for pain, onerous restrictions are placed on physicians who wish to and currently do prescribe oral buprenorphine - Jeffrey Hom & Krisda H. Chaiyachati

Bupropion (Xyban)

Bupropion exerts its main mechanism of action through dopamine and noradrenalin reuptake inhibition with little serotonergic effect. It also attenuates the stimulant effects of nicotine on the nicotinic acetylecholine receptors - Scott Wilkes

Burkitt's Lymphoma

Epstein-Barr virus, a common microbe that has its fingerprints on a range of deadly cancers in Asia and Africa, often gets a pass from disease researchers in the US, who know it primarily as the cause of infectious mononucleosis, or mono — Sabin Russell

Burn Pits

Though the US government disputes it, new evidence shows a link between service in Iraq and Afghanistan and cancers and untreatable bronchial illnesses - Lauren Walker

Burn Surgeons

As technology is evolving, resuscitation and aggressiveness by which severely burn patients are cared for is changing dramatically - Gary A Vercruysse MD et al

Burn Surgery

Today, we focus not on mere survival, but rather on functional survival: that is, on returning the patient to activities of daily living, to work, or to school. Rehabilitation must begin in the burn ICU and continue throughout the hospital stay and beyond - Leopoldo C. Cancio MD FACS

Burnout

Burnout occurs when passionate, committed people become deeply disillusioned with a job or career from which they have previously derived much of their identity and meaning - MindTools

Burnout & Healthcare

Burnout occurs in many occupations, but health care exposes its professionals to unusual types of stress, including moral distress - Robert Maunder & Gillian Strudwick

Burns

Nearly 11 million people are burned each year (one every five seconds). Over 96 percent of fatal fire-related burns occur in low- and middle-income countries. Why? Poverty - ReSurge International

Burr Holes

The decision to drill through someone’s skull should not be made lightly, and so the indications for such an event must be clear - Edmund Hsu, MD

Bursitis

The pain outside the joint - Kevin R Stone

Business News

From the latest research finding or new drug to the latest nanotech or biometric device seems like medicine is always in the news - HWN

Business of Health

So, how healthy is the business of health? - HWN

Business of Health Blogs

The sick business is costly, no matter where you are but...

Buspirone (Buspar)

Buspirone is indicated in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders. Its efficacy is comparable to the benzodiazepines. Its use in depression and panic disorders requires further investigation - M W Jann

Butt Exercises

When one link in the chain is weak, the whole fence collapses. And the glutes should be your strongest link - Jane Konidis MD

Butter

The problem with butter is that its reputation proceeds it - Paleo Leaper

Button Batteries

Suspect a battery ingestion in every presumed “coin” or other foreign body ingestion. Carefully observe for the battery’s double-rim or halo-effect on AP radiograph or step off on the lateral view - Poison.org

Button Battery Ingestion

Make no mistake – these seemingly innocuous items can be utterly devastating - Natalie May

Buy Bottled Water

It’s the world’s bestselling soft drink – more people buy bottled water than fruit juice or fizzy drinks - Luisa Dillner

Buy Wine

Wine is the healthiest and most health-giving of drinks - Louis Pasteur

BV

BV is not a sexually transmitted infection, but it can develop after sex, and any woman might get it including those in same sex relationships and those who have never had sex - Paul Casey

Bystander CPR

Based on currently available evidence... BCPR increases the survival of OHCAs, and it also help OHCAs whose initial rhythm is shockable - Jianting Song