Albert Dabbah, MD PA

OCTOBER 2011

To Our Family and Friends,

 

First and foremost, if this is your Holiday, we would like to wish you a happy, healthy sweet year!! We hope that all good things come your way!!

There is so much plastic surgery information to tell you about, but decided to keep the m.o. of the newsletter short and 'sweet' as usual.  Look to November's to read the rest...

Have a fun and scary halloween and enjoy the in-season recipes!!

Warmly,
Robin
Silicone Implants Deemed Safe
Although the National Organization for Women Foundation and the National Research Center for Women and Families asked the FDA to take Johnson and Johnson's silicone implants (Mentor) off the market because their long-term studies weren't complete, the FDA has determined them to be safe.  The FDA agrees that Mentor and, the other FDA approved silicone implant manufacturer, Allergan, did not track as many patients long-term as they should have and says it will work with these companies to do so. CBSNews.com, 9/2/2011
FYI, from a plastic surgeon's perspective, it is not just the company's fault.  We have worked to track many of our reconstructive patients outwards of 5 years and many do not come in for their follow-up appointments.
BIG NEWS RE: MELANOMA
                         Zelboraf
The FDA approved the first drug to treat melanoma.

It is speculated that over 70,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma this year and over 8,000 will die. Zelboraf is a targeted therapy.  As I understand it, there is a protein, BRAF, which regulates cell growth. This protein mutates and spreads cancer. Zelboraf stops the mutation. Patients on this therapy have shown a 6 month survival rate of 84%, compared to 64% with other medications and some, who are on their first trial, are still living 3 years later!! Apparently, it is possible that the drug stops working over time.  The hope is to apply this treatment to other cancers associated with the BRAF mutations, like thyroid cancer. CBSNews.com, 8/17/2011

Daily Drink- Good for Women
YAY!! Study of women by the Nurses' Health study, average age 58 and again at 70, found that those having five to seven drinks a week (no, not all at once) were 20% more likely to age successfully than nondrinkers. As we know, drinking more than that increases risk for liver disease, cancer and other problems like depression and car accidents. "Successful aging" had been explained as being free of heart disease and other chronic diseases and having no major mental or physical impairment." CBSNews.com, 9/7/2011

 

Exercise: Not Just for the Body

Exercise is now being considered medicine as a prescription for depression. After trying treatments of antidepressants to patients, which were not completely working, Dr. M. Trivedi, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas looked into exercise, after many of his patients stated they felt better after they went for a walk. The study consisted of one group who did a gentle aeobic exercise and the other which was more energetic. Both continued to take an antidepressant. The results showed that 30% of the patients entered remission. Obviously, there are the doubters who say that because there wasn't a control group, there is no way to truly compare. But, don't tell that to Dr. Trivedi, who believes that, at the very least, additional studies are warranted. NYTimes.com, 8/31/2011

    Halloween and Fall Recipes
Black and Orange Pasta
2 lbs butternut squash, peeled,seeded and cut into 3/4 inch chunks
2 orange bell peppers,cut into 1 inch pieces
4 garlic cloves
1 TBL thyme leaves
1/2 teas hot red pepper flakes
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb black linguini or spaghetti (squid or cuttlefish ink pasta); or use black food coloring in pasta water
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped
Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

-Preheat oven to 425 degrees with rack in the middle
-Toss squash and bell peppers with garlic, thyme, red pepper flakes, oil and 1/2 teas of salt and pepper in a 17- by 11- inch 4 sided sheet pan. Roast, stirring once, until vegetables are tender and browned in spots, 25 to 35 minutes
-Meanwhile, cook linguine in a pasta pot of well-salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain pasta and return to pot
-Remove sheet pan from oven and pour reserved water over vegetables, stirring to loosen from pan. Stir in olives, add the vegetable mixture to pasta in the pot and toss to combine
-Season with Parmigiano-Reggiano
(Grilled Shrimp goes great with this too!!)
Serves 6.
Gourmet Magazine, October 2009

Mulled Cider
1 pint (16 oz) cider

2 oz dark rum

9 oz apple and ginger tea from herbal teabag

1 1/2 oz soft dark brown sugar

2 clementines or oranges

4 cloves

2 sticks cinnamon

2 fresh bay leaves

2 cardamom pods

 

Pour the cider, rum and herbal tea into a wide saucepan. Add the sugar and place over low heat. Slice the clementines in half and stick a clove into each one. Add the clementines to the pan. Break the cinnamon sticks in half. Add the cinnamon, bay leaves and cardamom pods to the pan. Heat the saucepan until the mixture is almost boiling then turn down the heat.

Nigella Lawson, 2007

       Don't Wear a Mask this Halloween
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In This Issue
Silicone Implants
New Melanoma Drug
Drink to Good Health!
The Mind/Body Connection: Exercise!
Fall Recipes
October Specials
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