Millville Medical Center

08/05/2026

Interesting research!
A father's diet can affect his children's health and body composition before they are even conceived.
Maternal nutrition and health before, during, and after the baby's birth have always received attention, but little is said about the role of the father's diet. This study shows that it also matters a great deal for the baby's health

A father's diet can affect his children's health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study of 43 triads of fathers, mothers, and newborns treated in the public healthcare system of Ribeirão Preto in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, demonstrated this.

08/05/2026

What Causes Cataracts?
The exact cause of cataracts is unknown. While the risk grows as you get older, these factors may also contribute:
* Diabetes
* Smoking
* Excess alcohol use
* Eye Injury
* Prolonged use of corticosteroids
* Prolonged exposure to sunlight or radiation

08/05/2026

Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is a rare, debilitating and potentially fatal genetic disease resulting from a deficiency of a key plasma protein. Patients suffer from unpredictable attacks of swelling that involves the hands, feet, abdomen, face, and airway. Abdominal swelling involves excruciating pain and vomiting that can last up to 72 hours. Airway attacks constitute a major medical emergency that can lead to death by suffocation.
Many HAE attacks are precipitated by trauma or stress. The extremities, genitalia, trunk, bowels, face, and larynx are commonly affected areas, but swelling can affect any single part of the body or multiple sites. Symptoms typically worsen over 24 to 36 hours and resolve within 48 hours.
Even minor dental work can precipitate an attack.
We now thankfully have some medications helpful in prevention and treatment of the angioedema attacks.

08/05/2026

GUM DISEASE INCREASES INCIDENCE OF CANCER.
Total Cancer Risk Increased by 14% .
Brushing, flossing, and regular dental checkups appear to do much more than maintain a healthy smile. Now, a large prospective cohort study shows that postmenopausal women with a history of periodontal disease, including those who have never smoked, are at significantly increased overall risk for cancer as well as site-specific cancers, including lung, breast, esophageal, gallbladder, and melanoma skin cancers.

08/05/2026

Could a dietary fiber supplement offer long-awaited treatment for food allergy sufferers?
A study from the University of Michigan has identified a potential new treatment for food allergies in inulin, a naturally occurring plant fiber commonly used as a supplement, a prebiotic in soda, a replacement for sweeteners and for other products and purposes.
In what appears to be a major advancement that offers the promise of relief to food allergy sufferers around the world, the paper published in Nature Materials describes inulin gel-based oral immunotherapy's success in stopping allergic reactions in mice by, in part, targeting bacteria in the gut. The gel prevented severe allergic reactions during and even after being administered, including reactions to common triggers such as peanuts, egg white and milk.
(ScienceDaily Top Health)

08/04/2026

Mittelschmerz (Painful Ovulation)
Ever feel a painful twinge between periods? You may be feeling your body ovulate. When you do, the o***y releases an egg along with some fluid and blood. It can cause irritation. This feeling is called mittelschmerz -- German for "middle" and "pain." That’s because it happens midway through your monthly cycle. The pain may switch sides from month to month. It isn't harmful and usually goes away in a few hours.

08/04/2026

When you’re asleep and still for several hours, the fluid that helps your joints move easily can’t do its job. That’s why you wake up with knees or hands that are stiff and swollen. To make it better, try to move around more during the day.

08/04/2026

Drinking five or more cups a day was associated with risk reductions of 32% for cirrhosis and 47% for liver cancer.
Benefits were seen with even moderate consumption and regardless of caffeination or use of sweeteners.
(Healio Gastroenterology)

08/03/2026

In a 2026 letter published in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery, clinicians supported sauna bathing for mental health management.
Regular sauna usage may reduce depression and anxiety symptoms, improve sleep quality, enhance cognitive function, and lower long-term risks of neurodegenerative and psychotic disorders. “The benefits stem from heat-induced physiological changes, including endorphin release, improved cerebral blood flow, and neuroprotective heat-shock protein expression"

Could sauna therapy help patients age better, or is the longevity hype overheated?

08/03/2026

Buying glasses in Britain . How about the similar experience in US?