Dr. Vinisha Patel has been practicing since 1997 and has been at Mount Sinai since 2002. She is interested in all aspects of primary care including prevention, women's health, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and depression. She is accepting new patients.
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight gain in men and women is predicted by two different genetic variations -- so-called polymorphisms, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Men with a certain mutation of the FTO gene had an 87 percent greater ...Full Article
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- New Italian research offers some cautionary advice for patients with high blood pressure: The next time you take a blood pressure reading, turn off your cellphone.
The reason: Answering a cellphone call during a reading may cause a temporary but signi...Full Article
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- High-salt diets have long been linked to high blood pressure, but new research finds that those with the condition may have a far greater preference for salty foods than those with normal blood pressure.
In a small study of ...Full Article
MONDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care doctors should screen all adults for drinking problems, and offer them counseling if needed, new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest.
Based on years of research, there is enough evidence that a quick screen at the...Full Article
SUNDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Your blood may be able to "smell" that fresh coffee or cinnamon bun, a new study suggests.
Scientists have found that blood cells have the same receptors for sensing smells as the nose, and they said there is increasing evidence that these odor receptor...Full Article
THURSDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Many of the soldiers who served in the first Gulf War suffer a poorly understood collection of symptoms known as Gulf War illness, and now a small study has identified brain changes in these vets that may give hints for developing a test for diagnosing the c...Full Article
MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The teenage children of people who suffer chronic pain are at higher risk of suffering from such pain themselves, a new study finds.
The study tracked more than 5,300 teens (aged 13 to 18) in Norway and their parents and found that teens were more likel...Full Article
THURSDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of older Americans take the blood thinner warfarin, and many may also take one of a widely used class of antidepressants called SSRIs.
Now, a new study finds that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- which include Celexa, Paxil,...Full Article
TUESDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new blood test may help identify a woman's risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and breast cancer, a new study suggests.
The test, which measures levels of a substance called proneurotensin, may also spot an increased risk of early death, the re...Full Article
MONDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Results of medical tests done just before patients leave the hospital often go unread and are not acted upon, posing health risks to a significant number of patients, Australian researchers have found.
And the situation also exists in the United States...Full Article
You can reduce your risk of heart disease in the following ways:
Controlling your blood pressure is very important. Lifestyle changes that can help include:
Type 2 diabetes is a condition where your body's cells stop responding to the effects of insulin and/or when the pancreas stops producing enough insulin.
Risk factors for type 2 diabetes include obesity, family history, hispanic/african/asian ethnicity, history of gestational diabetes, physical inactivity,
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Good "sleep hygiene" or our personal sleep habits are essential to getting a good night’s sleep. I frequently counsel patients as to how to get a good night’s sleep. These are some pointers that I give to patients, and that I try to follow myself.
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