PrimeCare of Novi
Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 3              March 2012

 March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
The current guidelines state that all people over the age of 50 with average risk factors should be screened for colon cancer.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!
March is the month of luck!  The staff at PrimeCare of Novi are definitely LUCKY to have such wonderful and caring doctors that attend to the needs of our patients and staff!

What should I snack on?

Healthy snacking should be part of everyone’s diet and lifestyle. Make sure to never go for long periods (3 or more hours) by not eating anything at all to prevent feeling sluggish, lethargic, and unfocused. Eating regularly can help prevent, unstable blood sugars, weight gain, foggy mind, over eating later, and high cholesterol levels.

Here are some suggestions:
Dried Apricots & Walnuts
Low-fat Yogurt (sprinkled with granola or plain oatmeal)
Juicy Peach
Snap Peas
Edamame Beans
Mouth-watering Melon
Fruit Kabobs
Crunchy Apple
Fruit Salad (melon, berries, pineapple chunks)
Counter top Cherries
Granola bar
Baked Tortilla Chips w/ Salsa/Spicy Bean Dip
Small handful of walnuts/almonds
Natural Peanut butter and celery or whole wheat crackers
Cut up veggies/low-fat dip
Cherry Tomatoes
Steamed Corn
Hummus & whole wheat pita bread
Frozen Grapes
Mini Turkey Sandwiches on whole wheat crackers
Steamed veggies w/ lemon juice, minced garlic & olive oil
Fruit Smoothies (add plain oatmeal and ground flaxseeds)
Trail mix
Strawberries and fat-free coolwhip
Banana slices-rolled in shopped nuts-topped with drop of chocolate syrup

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Editor: Maria McCuean

Nancy’s Quote

"Sometime" said Pooh "the smallest thing's can take up the most room in your heart.

Special points of interest:

* Make sure you are keeping up with your routine visits.
* Don’t forget to give at least 24 hour notice if you are unable to keep your appointment.
* Just a reminder that Co-pays are due at check-in the day of service.
* It is helpful if you can bring in your medications during your physical.

Pneumococcal vaccination for adults may be more cost-effective with the 13-valent conjugate, formerly reserved for children (Prevnar 13), than with the currently recommended 23-valent version (Pneumovax 23), according to a modeling study. The cost per quality life-year gained was estimated at $28,900 with the 13-serotype vaccine (PCV13) compared with $34,600 with the 23-serotype polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), said Kenneth J. Smith, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues. Those numbers were considered to be moderately good evidence for adoption of an intervention the group reported in the Feb. 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "PCV13 might prevent more pneumococcal disease compared with current PPSV23 vaccination recommendations while remaining economically reasonable," they concluded. This is true because the vaccine license for children may actually prevent more invasive infection than the broader-based vaccine licensed for adults. While covering more species of bacteria, those additional species may not cause as much severe illness as the more focused vaccine. Stay tuned for additional recommendations as they are developed.

Updated US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings that use of cholesterol-lowering statins can increase the risk of developing diabetes, liver injury, cognitive problems, and muscle injury for some patients have renewed criticism about overuse of this class of medications. Last week, the FDA announced changes to the labels of statin medications, which include atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, and combination products containing these drugs. The label changes indicate that these products may be associated with memory loss or confusion, an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and increased risk of muscle injury when used in combination with drugs for the treatment of HIV or hepatitis C virus infection.

Metformin May Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk in Women Metformin use was associated with a decreased risk of pancreatic cancer in women, but not in men, in a large case-control study involving more than 19,300 U.K. primary care patients.

Painless MI in Younger Women More Deadly Among patients with myocardial infarction, women are more likely than men to present without chest pain or discomfort, and are more likely to die from the event, according to a report in the Feb. 22/29 issue of JAMA.

We encourage you to call our office and ask about webview!  We are now allowing all patients to review their records online and to communicate with staff.  This will be our preferred mode of communication in that it provides a secure e-mail and way to contact us.  You can request appointments, review labs, speak with staff and physicians.  This allows us to be more efficient in the office and allows us to respond to you immediately.  Please call us if you would like to try it out!