Interview with Dr. Oscherwitz

Here is an interview conducted with Dr. Nanette Oscherwitz that was featured in our most recent newsletter. Dr. Oscherwitz is a cardiologist and will be helping with our upcoming heart attack trials.

How did you get interested in Clinical Research?
 It is an aspect that I have never been able to do before. I have always wanted to help others and find ways to improve the outcome for patients.

What are you anticipating most with the upcoming trial?
 I am always looking for an opportunity to make things better for my patients.

In what ways will this role help to stretch your professional capabilities? 
I have never been able to do clinical research before and this will give me an even more well-balanced approach to my patients.

What have been your greatest areas of improvement in your career?
 My ability to quickly assess and act upon any situation, as well as to read between the lines when patients are talking to me.

What does your work as a cardiologist involve?
 I see new and returning patients in the office, as well as in the hospital. Also, assessing emergencies in the emergency department. I also take care of high-risk OB patients from a cardiac perspective.


What would you say makes you uniquely qualified for your line of work?
I have the ability to connect with patients and their families. Also, I believe that it is extremely important for the patients and families to understand their situation.


What is the most important life lesson you have learned in the medical field?
There is never a good time to be sick. Also, though you always feel like it “will never happen to me,” it may!

The Future of Clinical Trials?

As with the rest of society, clinical research is taking a step in the direction of technology. This article expands the possibilities of the future of clinical research with the luxury of staying at home. Read on for more information!!


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Cutting back on fats, sugar might protect against Alzheimer’s

Are you trying to put an early halt on Alzheimer's? Read this article for a few tips on how to keep it at bay.

Cutting back on fats, sugar might protect against Alzheimer’s

Jun 13, 2011 4:01 PM

Following a diet that’s low in saturated fat and quickly digested carbohydrates, such as doughnuts and white bread, could cut your risk of developing Alzheimer’s, suggests a study published today in the June issue of the journal Archives of Neurology.

Researchers fed 20 healthy adults either a diet that had a high glycemic index and lots of saturated fat or a low glycemic index and little saturated fat for four weeks. They then gave the participants a memory test. Those who ate the low-fat, low-glycemic-index diet performed better on the memory test, and also had lower blood levels of certain markers of Alzheimer’s disease. A similar experiment in 29 adults who already had some signs of cognitive showed similar, though not quite as impressive, results.

While this study is quite small and relatively short, it's not the first to look at the effects of diet on cognition. Earlier research has shown the Mediterranean way of eating can lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s. And numerous studies suggest that fruits, vegetables, fatty fish, and other foods might help preserve mental agility by protecting blood vessels and promoting regeneration of nerve cells.

Bottom line: Eat good-for-you foods now. Aim for at least five servings of produce a day, including some leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables. Keep trans and saturated fats, which could hasten brain aging, to a minimum, and get healthful fats from fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.

For more information, see our guide to fats in food and our advice on how to eat healthfully.

SourceDiet Intervention and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment [Archives of Neurology]

 

—Ginger Skinner

E.Coli Outbreak

Have you been following the news in regards to the E.Coli outbreak? Here is an article from the New York Times giving new insights into where it all began...

Germany Says Bean Sprouts Likely E.Coli Source

First Clinical Trial

This video will give you a step by step idea of what your clinical trial will be like. Hopefully after watching it, you will feel more comfortable coming in to CCRC and helping researchers to find a solution to your illness. Enjoy!
The Clinical Trials Guru

Novartis Gilenya

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Investigator of the Month: Dr. Afia Naqvi

Dr. Naqvi has worked for Community Hospital Anderson since 2007 in the Diabetes Care Center. Dr. Naqvi says when it comes to why she became a doctor, it was due to her intense desire to serve and help her fellow human beings alleviate their suffering from diseases.
Dr. Naqvi believes that clinical research is incredibly important to the advancements of medicine, stating “clinical research is vital to continuing the movement forward and finding new and better medicine to treat different diseases.”

She also believes there are infinite benefits to participating in clinical research. Patients are able to get new and innovative medicine while participating and helping to find new alternatives for others as well. She adds that “[Patients] think they are being used as guinea pigs which is untrue.” Research studies are highly regulated by the FDA and patients are constantly monitored.

When Dr. Naqvi had free time in medical school, she enjoyed playing ping pong and received the “Best Player Award”.

CCRC would like to thank Dr. Afia Naqvi for her hard work and dedication to medicine and clinical research!