A conglomerate of 9 medical specialty panels is recommending that doctors perform 45 common tests and procedures with less frequency and that patients who are advised to undergo one of them question their doctor’s reasoning for such a recommendation.

Despite the profitability of administering these tests, many are not needed and in some cases, can harm patients – some estimates peg unnecessary treatment issued by doctors to make up 1/3 of all medical spending in the United States.

Dr. Lawrence Smith of North Shore-LIJ Health System, who is not part of the panels issuing the new recommendations for doctors said, “Overuse is one of the most serious crises in American medicine. Many people have thought that the organizations most resistant to this idea would be the specialty organizations, so this is a very powerful message.”

Tests such as EKGs without symptoms of heart trouble and CT scans for people who have fainted, but have no neurological issues are on the list of procedures that doctors are being cautioned against.

At the same time, patient advocates have voiced concerns that these new guidelines could be misinterpreted by doctors at the cost of those who need care.
The last thing Americans need is to be run through an array of unnecessary tests for their various conditions. More importantly, they need affordable health insurance with adequate coverage.

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Not getting enough sleep can hamper your ability to function normally the next day and there are also health risks involved. Lack of sleep combined with disruption to the body’s  natural rhythms can have negative effects on a person’s metabolism and may lead to obesity and/or diabetes.

In a small study, participants were only allowed to sleep for 6 hours each night with irregular sleep-wake cycles were found to have higher levels of blood sugar and lower metabolic rates which determine how fast the body burns calories to get energy. High blood sugar can be a precursor to diabetes and a slow metabolism combined with poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to obesity.

The study, which was published earlier this week in Science Translational Medicine included 21 subjects whose sleeping patterns, overall diet and daily schedules were all controlled by researchers.

Lead author, Dr. Orfeu Buxton said, “You might want to go to the trouble of adapting circadian rhythms on the schedule that’s imposed on you, not just the timing of sleep and light and dark periods, but also the teaming of meals so you’re not eating when your gut is shut down and not ready to process that food.

Although Buxton’s suggestion may seem extreme to some, the message is becoming clearer that we all need adequate sleep – not just so that we can be dialed into our surroundings each day, but because it helps to keep our bodies healthy.


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