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NOVEMBER <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2014</strong><br />
WEST NEWSMAGAZINE<br />
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in the U.S., and med school enrollment has<br />
increased by 23.4 percent.<br />
Preventing kidney<br />
stone recurrence<br />
One in <strong>11</strong> people living in the U.S. has<br />
had a kidney stone, and every year, more<br />
than 300,000 people nationwide visit an<br />
emergency room for a kidney stone-related<br />
problem. Those who have had a kidney<br />
stone might be able to prevent another one<br />
from forming by drinking more fluids and<br />
making some dietary changes, according to<br />
new recommendations from the American<br />
College of Physicians (ACP).<br />
“Increased fluid intake spread throughout<br />
the day can decrease stone recurrence<br />
by a least half with virtually no side<br />
effects,” ACP President Dr. David Fleming<br />
said in a news release.<br />
Fleming noted that people who already<br />
drink the recommended amount of liquids<br />
or for whom increased fluid intake is contraindicated<br />
should not increase their fluid<br />
intake.<br />
According to the new ACP guidelines,<br />
the “recommended amount” of fluid intake<br />
for a person who has had a kidney stone is<br />
enough to produce at lest two liters of urine<br />
per day. If an increase in fluids does not<br />
reduce stone formation, the ACP recommends<br />
adding medication.<br />
As for dietary changes, the ACP recommends<br />
reducing foods known to increase<br />
oxalate in the urine, such as chocolate,<br />
beets, nuts, rhubarb, spinach, strawberries,<br />
tea and wheat bran; cutting down on<br />
dietary animal protein and purines (highpurine<br />
foods and drinks include beer,<br />
sugary soft drinks, fatty foods and others);<br />
and maintaining normal dietary calcium.<br />
A kidney stone forms when tiny crystals<br />
in urine stick together. According to the<br />
ACP, studies show the recurrence rate of<br />
kidney stones within five years of an initial<br />
stone ranges from 35-50 percent without<br />
treatment.<br />
Kids and energy drinks<br />
More than 40 percent of recent reports<br />
to U.S. poison control centers for “energy<br />
drink exposure” involved children younger<br />
than the age of 6, according to a study<br />
presented at the American Heart Association’s<br />
Scientific Sessions <strong>2014</strong>. Effects in<br />
reported cases included some serious cardiac<br />
and neurological symptoms, including<br />
abnormal heart rhythms and seizures.<br />
Researchers analyzed October 2010-September<br />
2013 data from 55 poison control<br />
centers and found that 40 percent of the<br />
more than 5,000 reported energy drink<br />
exposures were unintentional exposures to<br />
young children.<br />
“Energy drinks have no place in pediatric<br />
diets, and anyone with underlying<br />
Many recent calls to poison control centers<br />
have involved young children consuming<br />
energy drinks, with some experiencing<br />
abnormal heart rhythms and seizures.<br />
cardiac, neurologic or other significant<br />
medical conditions should check with their<br />
health care provider to make sure it’s safe<br />
to consume energy drinks,” said Dr. Steven<br />
Lipshultz, the study’s senior author.<br />
Lipshultz, chair of pediatrics at Wayne<br />
State University and pediatrician-in-chief at<br />
Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit,<br />
said he was interested in studying the effects<br />
of energy drinks after treating children who<br />
became ill after consuming them.<br />
Some energy drinks contain up to 400 mg<br />
of caffeine per can or bottle, and caffeine<br />
poisoning can result from levels higher<br />
than 100 mg a day in adolescents and from<br />
2.5 mg per 2.2 pounds of body weight in<br />
children younger than 12, Lipshultz said.<br />
According to the American Heart Association,<br />
many of the added ingredients in<br />
some energy drinks never have been tested<br />
for safety in children.<br />
On the calendar<br />
“Legal Matters and Goals of Care”<br />
is from 1-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9<br />
at Barnes-Jewish <strong>West</strong> County Hospital,<br />
1<strong>26</strong>34 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur. An attorney<br />
presents information on advance directives,<br />
power of attorney and qualifications<br />
for assistance. A facilitator leads the group<br />
in ways to engage a loved one in conversations<br />
about his/her goals of care. Admission<br />
is free, and no registration is required. For<br />
more information, call (314) 542-9378.<br />
• • •<br />
Cholesterol and glucose wellness screenings<br />
are offered from 7:15-9:30 a.m. on Thursday,<br />
Dec. <strong>11</strong> at Desloge Outpatient Center,<br />
121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield.<br />
The one-on-one consultation includes a lipid<br />
panel, blood pressure and body composition<br />
measurements. A 10-12-hour fast is required.<br />
The fee is $20. To schedule an appointment,<br />
call (314) 542-4848.<br />
• • •<br />
An American Red Cross blood drive is<br />
from <strong>11</strong> a.m.-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at<br />
the St. Luke’s Hospital Institute for Health<br />
Education, 222 S. Woods Mill Road in<br />
Chesterfield. To schedule an appointment,<br />
visit redcrossblood.org, and enter the sponsor<br />
code: SaintLukes.<br />
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