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Latest Articles: Health
A man's prostate cancer has disappeared with an experimental treatment
Post Date: 2016-12-03 07:01:05 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... A man with advanced prostate cancer has seen the disease disappear, after doctors blasted his tumour with huge amounts of testosterone. The treatment also slowed the progress of the disease in the majority of the 46 other patients in a small, ongoing clinical trial. The early results are unexpected, because prostate cancer is thought to use testosterone as fuel, and most current treatments work by starving tumours of the hormone. "The results are unexpected and exciting," said lead researcher Sam Denmeade from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. "Our goal is to shock the cancer cells by exposing them rapidly to very high followed ...
Gut bacteria may affect Parkinson's disease: study
Post Date: 2016-12-03 06:23:50 by Tatarewicz
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Changes in the type and number of bacteria in people's guts may help determine whether they will develop Parkinson's disease, according a new study published in the Cell journal. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology find that mice genetically programmed to develop Parkinson's disease developed symptoms only if they had bacteria in their stomachs. Symptoms worsened when mice were dosed with microbes taken from people with Parkinson's disease but not when they got samples from healthy people, according to the study. The study does not show that gut microbes cause Parkinson's disease, but it may suggest a way to treat the ...
Will you be alive in 5 years? Blood test may tell
Post Date: 2016-11-29 16:35:16 by Horse
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If you’re curious if you’ll be alive in five years — and who isn’t? — a blood test may provide the answer. A new study suggests that an inflammatory marker found in middle-aged adults may be a more reliable predictor of longevity than other previous methods. Inflammatory markers are known to be associated with cancer, chronic heart disease, strokes and other serious conditions. The greater the inflammation, the more serious the disease. In this study, a team of researchers from France and the United Kingdom collected data between 1997 and 1999 on more than 6,500 men and women ages 45 to 69. Scientists looked at inflammation markers including interleukin-6 (IL- 6), ...
92-year-old says selling zongzi has helped her live longer
Post Date: 2016-11-29 06:45:00 by Tatarewicz
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Song Xuelan, a 92-year-old grandmother and recent Internet sensation, believes that her street snack business has helped to extend her life. Song has been selling zongzi, a kind of rice dumpling, in Qingdao, Shandong province for more than 20 years. At 7 a.m. each morning, Song sets up her stand on Laiwu Street, with help from her youngest son. In the afternoon, she makes zongzi at home. Song's two elder sons are retired, and the youngest is unemployed. Ever since Song went viral online, she has been selling 100 dumplings an hour, compared with 50 previously. Song receives a monthly pension of 1,000 RMB ($145 ), along with her zongzi income. “I can support myself with my own ...
New Study by Leading Authority on Public Health: Fluoridating the Water “Does Not Reduce Cavities”
Post Date: 2016-11-29 00:54:43 by Tatarewicz
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AlethoNews... fluoride-has-no-effect-on-teeth Fluoridation, Americans are told, is necessary for the prevention of tooth decay. We must drink it and we must give our children fluoridated water in order for everyone to have a healthy smile — or so we have been advised for the last 60 years. A whopping 43 studies have linked fluoride ingestion with a reduction in IQ. A study out of the Harvard School of public Health concluded, “children in high-fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ scores than those who lived in low-fluoride areas.” Even more independent studies have linked the associated health risks of fluoride to interfering with the endocrine system and increasing ...
Scientists discover gene that predisposes Ashkenazi Jews to schizophrenia
Post Date: 2016-11-28 23:08:26 by Tatarewicz
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PMF... www.google.c...ophrenia-2/amp/ Variations of the DNST3 gene make Ashkenazi Jews 40 percent more likely to develop schizophrenia and similar diseases. ed note: Schizophrenia is characterized by a person living in a world where reality has little bearing on anything, and therefore what more would someone expect from a group of people who for thousands of years have embraced notions of their superiority and belief in a God that commands them to invade, steal, and murder? Haaretz Israeli and American scientists have discovered a gene among Ashkenazi Jews that increases their chances of developing the mental disorder schizophrenia, as well as schizoaffective disorder and manic ...
Is High Cholesterol Putting You at Risk? 6 Lifestyle Keys to Better Cholesterol
Post Date: 2016-11-27 23:36:47 by Tatarewicz
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6 Lifestyle Keys to Better Cholesterol When you have high cholesterol, you want to bring those numbers down to help prevent a heart attack or a stroke. If that brings to mind bowl after bowl of oat bran and long slogs on a treadmill, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. It’s an adjustment, for sure. But the truth is, lifestyle changes really do make a difference. They can even feel good. And if your habits right now aren’t exactly something to brag to your doctor about, guess what? You could see the biggest improvement of anyone in your doctor’s waiting room. Even if your doc reaches for her prescription pad, get going with these six strategies -- because drugs are ...
Thunderstorm Asthma Kills 6 in Australia
Post Date: 2016-11-27 04:14:10 by Tatarewicz
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Associated PressVOA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Six people have died and five remain on life support after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma struck Australia’s second-largest city, officials said Sunday. The sixth victim died in a hospital Saturday night from medical complications stemming from a wild thunderstorm that struck Melbourne Monday night, a Health Department statement said. Five patients remained in intensive care units and three of those were in critical condition, the statement said. Another 12 patients were in hospitals with less serious respiratory and related conditions. Monday’s storm caused rain-sodden ryegrass pollen grains to explode and ...
Lying Position During Pregnancy Could Increase Stillbirths
Post Date: 2016-11-27 04:07:21 by Tatarewicz
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VOA... WASHINGTON — A new study has found that women who lie on their backs late in their pregnancies could be increasing their risk of stillbirth. Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand say that when an expectant mother rests in a supine position, her unborn baby's heart rate and activity level change, indicating that the fetus is responding by decreasing the amount of oxygen it takes in. Investigators studied 29 healthy women in their third trimester of pregnancy. The women were asked to lie in different positions for 30 minutes at a time. The fetal behavior state, a measure of fetal health, was recorded for each position. Researchers found that lying face ...
Stem cell study paves way for new heart treatments: New Zealand scientists
Post Date: 2016-11-27 02:44:03 by Tatarewicz
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WELLINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand scientists said Friday they have conducted a study that could provide a breakthrough in treating heart patients with their own stem cells. The University of Otago study was the first to compare the cardiac repair potential of three types of stem cells from an individual patient. In recent years, the approach of harvesting and transplanting a patient's own stem cells to help heart repair had garnered much interest internationally, but determining the best cell type to use remained a large challenge, said study leader Dr Rajesh Katare. The researchers used cultured stem cells from 14 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery ...
Is 10-Year-Old Barron Trump Autistic?
Post Date: 2016-11-26 17:35:35 by Artisan
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This is a very well done and thoughtful video with evidence that President Donald Trump's son may be autistic. Mr. Trump has repeatedly brought up the link between vaccines and autism, even noting on a presidential primary debate that "I've seen it myself," noting the dramatic increase in aurisn and the damage vaccines can do to a beautiful new baby. This video in no way ridicules Barron or the Trump family. Highly recommended. During the GOP Presidential debate on 9/16/15, Donald Trump warned the American people about the vaccine- autism connection, as Dr. Ben Carson jabbered in reply, feebly trying to defend the status quo. "Autism has become an epidemic," ...
Experimental Alzheimer's drug Solanezumab fails in large trial
Post Date: 2016-11-26 04:13:59 by Tatarewicz
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The drug's failure in treating cognitive decline is regarded as a significant disappointment by those hoping for a treatment. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Solanezumab, a promising experimental drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, failed in large trials, the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical company said. "Patients treated with solanezumab did not experience a statistically significant slowing in cognitive decline compared to patients treated with placebo...while the study results, including many secondary clinical endpoints, directionally favored solanezumab, the magnitudes of treatment differences were small. There were no new safety signals identified in the study. Lilly will not ...
What your poo shape says about your health
Post Date: 2016-11-24 21:29:26 by Tatarewicz
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Colon health is the key to good health. When you're not pooping regularly you feel like... well, let's face it... crap. And it's likely because you've got serious problems brewing... Your heart, brain, liver, kidneys, skin and your whole immune system are all in jeopardy when you can't "go" regularly. Why you're still constipated — even though you take fiber supplements. Why it takes days to "go" — even though you take probiotics... Or why you're straining to pass "rocks" — even though you're guzzling gallons of water... You've got to take a closer look at the poo coming out of you... So you can know ...
Neuroscientists have successfully removed specific phobias from people's brains
Post Date: 2016-11-24 02:52:21 by Tatarewicz
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Neuroscientists have figured out how to remove specific fears from patients' brains using a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and brain scanning technology, and the technique could change the lives of people with crippling phobias. The process, called Decoded Neurofeedback, doesn't require any conscious effort on the part of the subject to overcome their fears, but relies on identifying brain patterns related to a certain fear, which are then 'overwritten' using a reward system. Even better, it looks like the fears are gone for good after treatment, and the researchers say the technique could eventually be used to help treat conditions such as post-traumatic ...
China to introduce national smoking ban in public places
Post Date: 2016-11-23 06:06:15 by Tatarewicz
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SHANGHAI, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- A national regulation banning smoking in public places is expected to be issued by the end of this year, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission. The regulation is undergoing legislative process, Mao Qun'an, an official with the commission, said on the sidelines of the Ninth Global Conference on Health Promotion, which is being held in Shanghai from Monday to Thursday. Banning smoking in public places through a legal approach is important for promoting health, Mao said, adding that non-smokers should learn to safeguard smoke-free environments in public areas by using the law. "There has been a global consensus that we should ...
Fountain of Youth? Scientists develop way to remove cellular damage that causes aging
Post Date: 2016-11-23 02:45:54 by Tatarewicz
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RT... A method to stop aging may be one step closer to reality, after researchers developed a new way to remove cellular damage that accumulates as one gets older. It could slow or reverse one of the major causes of aging, and even help those with Parkinson’s disease. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles and the California Institute of Technology, developed a new approach to remove mutated DNA from mitochondria, the small organelles that produce most of the chemical energy within a cell. Each cell in a person’s body has hundreds of thousands of mitochondria, each of which carries its own small circular DNA genome, called mtDNA. The ...
How to cook chicken, and other stuff ..
Post Date: 2016-11-22 20:35:42 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Traces of antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been found in polluted city air
Post Date: 2016-11-22 06:35:23 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... New research shows polluted city air could be even more of a health risk than we thought, because it's been found to carry traces of drug-resistant bacteria that can't be treated by common antibiotics. Scientists are now cautioning that city smog might be spreading the genetic material that makes viruses untreatable, and at this stage, it's not clear how much damage this could do in the world's most polluted cities. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden analysed 864 samples of DNA taken from humans, animals, and environments worldwide, looking for genes linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The results showed that samples taken from ...
Fats That Fight Fat
Post Date: 2016-11-22 01:22:46 by Tatarewicz
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Infomercial... Hi, it’s Shawn Wells, Registered Dietitian and weight loss expert, and today I need to talk to you about a rather uncomfortable truth: the vast majority of good folks all around the world, perhaps just like you, are carrying a significant amount of excess weight around their mid-section. Now, not only can this excess belly flab be demoralizing, carrying a devastating physical and emotional toll, but excess abdominal fat is even DEADLIER than you might imagine. In fact, research has shown this type of fat to possess more potentially fatal health risks than any other type of fat1–a reality that could very well steal decades of your life well before its time… ...
New era of 'cut and paste' humans nears as man injected with genetically-edited blood
Post Date: 2016-11-21 05:19:31 by Tatarewicz
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Telegraph Science A Chinese man has become the first in the world to be given genetically-edited blood using the groundbreaking CRISPR technique A world where DNA can be rewritten to fix deadly diseases has moved a step closer after scientists announced they had genetically-edited the cells of a human for the first time using a groundbreaking technique. A man in China was injected with modified immune cells which had been engineered to fight his lung cancer. Larger trials are scheduled to take place next year in the US and Beijing, which scientists say could open up a new era of genetic medicine. The technique used is called Crispr, which works like tiny molecular scissors snipping ...
How Alcohol Causes Cancer
Post Date: 2016-11-16 05:32:14 by Tatarewicz
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Alcohol is the common term for ethanol or ethyl alcohol, a chemical substance found in beer, wine, and liquor, as well as in some medicines, mouthwashes, household products, and essential oils (scented liquids taken from plants). Alcohol is produced by the fermentation of sugars and starches by yeast. The main types of alcoholic drinks and their alcohol content are as follows: Beers and hard ciders: 3-7 percent alcohol Wines, including sake: 9-15 percent alcohol Wines fortified with liquors, such as port: 16-20 percent alcohol Liquor, or distilled spirits, such as gin, rum, vodka, and whiskey, which are produced by distilling the alcohol from fermented grains, fruits, or vegetables: ...
Scientists Present Microscopic Magnets That Could Change Medicine Forever
Post Date: 2016-11-16 02:35:37 by Tatarewicz
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Sputnik... Chinese researchers have presented a technology to make tiny artificial magnetic crystals that could be used for precise drug delivery inside of the human body. . Scientists from the Quingdou University of Science and Technology have presented a possible solution, based on tiny artificial crystals that display magnetic properties. Paramagnetic crystals — nanoparticles whose magnetic field flips chaotically — have been researched previously, although for other applications. By applying energy to these crystals, it is possible to make them strongly magnetic. Under these conditions the crystals act in a similar fashion to a magnetic gas. Until now, pharmacological use ...
Scientists have rejuvenated old mice with the blood of human teenagers
Post Date: 2016-11-16 02:07:46 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... It might sound like something out of a creepy folk tale, but scientists have found evidence that injecting young human blood into older bodies does seem to offer powers of rejuvenation – even if those old bodies aren't human themselves. In a new study, researchers took blood samples from a group of healthy, young 18-year-old human participants and injected them into 12-month-old mice – late middle age in mice years, or the equivalent of being about 50 years old in human terms. For three weeks, the mice received twice-weekly injections of human blood plasma – blood's liquid component, which scientists think is responsible for its rejuvenating ...
Cancer cure at bottom of the ocean
Post Date: 2016-11-15 00:48:21 by Tatarewicz
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Stock Gumshoe ids company experimenting with the natural source drug. The spiel comes from Michael Robinson, and he’s selling his Radical Technology Profits newsletter ($1,950/year) by promising access to a special “ET-73 Prospectus” that will let you buy round lots of shares in a special company that has a miraculous cancer cure. Sound familiar? Yes, he promised something quite similar earlier this summer, and his colleague Keith Fitz-Gerald had a very similar ad back in February that implied he could give you special “round lot” access to a pre-IPO company before it makes its (presumably explosive) debut on the Nasdaq. So what is it? Well, let me give you just ...
Is Your Child Getting Enough Vitamin N?
Post Date: 2016-11-15 00:04:02 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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