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Second transmissible cancer found in Australia's Tasmanian devils
Post Date: 2015-12-30 05:30:12 by Tatarewicz
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Australian and British researchers said Monday they have identified a second transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils, iconic marsupial carnivores that are only found in the wild on the Australian island state of Tasmania. The cancer causes facial tumors that largely resemble those caused by a previously identified Tasmanian devil transmissible cancer but are genetically distinct, the researchers reported in the U.S. journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Transmissible cancers are those that can spread between individuals by the transfer of living cancer cells, a phenomenon considered extremely rare in nature. Besides Tasmanian devils, ...
Is Your Liver in Danger?
Post Date: 2015-12-30 04:58:46 by Tatarewicz
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WebMD...Certain nutritional and lifestyle choices can do major damage to this vital organ. Do your body a big favor: Break these habits before it's too late. Sugar Too much sugar isn’t just bad for your teeth. It can harm your liver, too. The organ uses one type of sugar, called fructose, to create fat. Too much refined sugar and high-fructose corn syrup cause a fatty buildup that can lead to liver disease. Some studies show that sugar can be as damaging to the liver as alcohol, even if you’re not overweight. One more reason to limit foods with added sugars, like soda, pastries, and candy. MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) MSG enhances the flavor of many packaged and prepared ...
Factory Farm "Cannibalism" and Rising Antibiotic Use Pose Serious Threats to Human Health
Post Date: 2015-12-29 15:54:32 by Southern Style
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Factory Farm "Cannibalism" and Rising Antibiotic Use Pose Serious Threats to Human HealthDecember 29, 2015 | 133,781 views Spread the Word to Friends And Family By Sharing this Article. (function(d, s, id) { var sAPPid; sAPPid = $('meta[property="fb:app_id"]').attr("content"); if (sAPPid == "" || sAPPid == null) { sAPPid = '366062120070531'; } var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=" + sAPPid + "&version=v2.0"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); } (document, ...
Federal judge says cops can hold your family at gunpoint if you drink tea or grow tomatoes — here’s why
Post Date: 2015-12-29 09:21:20 by Ada
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A Kansas couple lost their lawsuit after a federal judge essentially ruled that drinking tea and gardening were probable cause for a drug search warrant — but they forced a change in state law that could prevent similar raids. A SWAT team raided Adlynn and Harte’s home in April 2012 searching for marijuana as part of an annual series of drug busts timed to the unofficial “4/20” holiday. Local news accounts of those “Operation Constant Gardener” raids reported that investigators found evidence of drug activity by “average families” in “good neighborhoods” such as Leawood, where the Hartes live, noted the Washington Post‘s Radley Balko. ...
Some Combinations of Lifestyle Factors More Risky Than Others
Post Date: 2015-12-29 00:51:29 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape Medical News Levels of daily physical activity and sleep duration in combination with other lifestyle behaviors may influence longevity, a study has shown. The all-cause mortality risk for individuals with high scores on a health risk index that combines measures of smoking, alcohol use, dietary behavior, physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration was significantly higher than for those scoring lower on the combined measure, Ding Ding, PhD, from the Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues report in an article published online December 8 in PLOS Medicine. Researchers ...
A family destroyed: Six-month-old dies after clinic injects baby with 13 vaccines at once without mother's informed consent
Post Date: 2015-12-28 13:44:23 by Horse
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Alisa Neathery, a young dusky beauty, fragile in her composure, walked to the front of the starkly lit meeting room, holding two things: A photograph of her smiling baby boy Bently, and a moon crescent shaped silver object. I wondered what it was. She began to speak, and tell her shocking story. When her son Bently was six months old, she took him in for a round of vaccinations to his local clinic, in Fort Worth, Texas, where she lived then. She had delayed giving him his two-month shots, so his immune system could develop a bit more, and she felt confident that he would fare better now that he was six months old. The pediatrician that day was telling her how important vaccinations were, ...
A fungal infection in the brain could be linked to Alzheimer's, study suggests
Post Date: 2015-12-28 04:06:05 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... A simple brain fungus could be behind some forms of Alzheimer's, a controversial new study suggests, after the same type of fungal infection was found in brains affected by the degenerative disease. While the results are intriguing, and anti-fungal treatments are now being explored, critics are saying it's too soon to tell if this could be one of possibly many underlying causes of Alzheimer's. "The possibility that AD [Alzheimer's Disease] is a fungal disease, or that fungal infection is a risk factor for the disease, opens new perspectives for effective therapy for these patients," concludes the report, published in Scientific Reports. "The ...
New Device Will Plug A Gunshot Wounds In Seconds
Post Date: 2015-12-27 14:39:47 by BTP Holdings
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New Device Will Plug A Gunshot Wounds In Seconds All over the world people are worried about what might happen if they were involve in a mass shooting. While the odds are extremely low, it doesn’t stave off the fear people have if they get shot they might bleed to death before help arrives. The obvious thing to help mitigate the catastrophic effects of a mass shooting, or any shooting, is to own a weapon and learn how to use it to defend yourself. That being said if you do get hit there’s a revolutionary new device that’ll plug a bullet wound in a matter of seconds. The Truth about Guns writes: If you read Jon Wayne Taylor’s excellent series on gunshot wound first ...
The TRUTH About Eggs
Post Date: 2015-12-24 12:24:16 by BTP Holdings
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Upon awakening this morning, the obvious answer to the question "what's for breakfast?" was eggs. You see, I like eggs and tend to eat a lot of them. I mean, who doesn't love a good omelet, right? Now, I’m sure you’ve heard a time or two before that you should be mindful of consuming too many eggs as their cholesterol content is rather high. I’ve even heard the recommendation that eggs should only be eaten once per week to avoid cholesterol issues. If that’s the case, I’m probably due to die rather soon. Fortunately, it’s not. You see, for years we have been told that cholesterol intake should be kept to a bare minimum as doing so will ...
Gifts of the Magi, Other Christmas Symbols Show Health Benefits
Post Date: 2015-12-24 12:16:41 by BTP Holdings
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Gifts of the Magi, Other Christmas Symbols Show Health Benefits Image: Gifts of the Magi, Other Christmas Symbols Show Health Benefits (Copyright DPC) By Nick Tate | Wednesday, 23 Dec 2015 03:15 PM Frankincense. Myrrh. Holly. Mistletoe. Evergreen trees. These traditional Christmas symbols have long been associated with the Christian holiday. But new scientific research has found these old-world herbs and plants may also have surprising health benefits. Two gifts of the Magi, for instance, contain compounds with healing potential: Frankincense extract has been shown to ease arthritis, while myrrh contains an anti-bacterial substance that clears acne. Leaves of holly plants have been used ...
Here's why eating when you should be sleeping can cause problems for your brain
Post Date: 2015-12-24 07:49:07 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Whether you've woken up in the middle of the night and treated yourself to a midnight snack, or decided to have a pizza on the way home from a night on the town, eating late at night can potentially cause havoc with your brain. Research has found that eating when we should be sleeping can push our circadian rhythms out of sync and lead to a lower quality of sleep overall. Those conclusions are based on a study of lab mice by scientists from the University of California. Mice are nocturnal, so sleep during the day: when one group was encouraged to eat during the day for two weeks, they had more frequent and shorter bouts of sleep than the group that was eating normally. ...
Norovirus — Here's What You Need to Know About the Winter Vomiting Bug
Post Date: 2015-12-24 01:16:10 by Tatarewicz
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[Mic] Yahoo... Health officials have discovered a strain of norovirus called GII.17 Kawasaki that's new to Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health announced in a statement Tuesday. The norovirus, which is a common intestinal sickness sometimes referred to as the winter vomiting bug, is typically a seasonal illness that the Minnesota Department of Health describes as "the most common cause of sudden intestinal illness." According to the MDH, the discovery could be an early indicator that the United States will see a prevalence of norovirus cases this winter. Before any reported cases of the strain were discovered in America, the GII.17 Kawasaki caused a significant ...
'The law was broken for the right reasons': Gun-toting dad engaged in three-hour standoff with police to block doctors from pulling the plug on his 'brain dead' son - and the 27-year-old SURVIVED
Post Date: 2015-12-23 08:00:54 by Ada
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George Pickering II took gun and went to Houston's Tomball Regional Medical Center to spend a few more hours with his son George III Pickering's 'brain dead' son had suffered a huge stroke earlier in the month Doctors and father's family were 'terminally weaning' son off life support Pickering forced his way into son's room and standoff with police ensued When son squeezed his hand during the standoff, Pickering surrendered He was arrested but his son recovered a few weeks later and is doing well George Pickering II has now been released from jail A father took a gun into hospital to stop doctors taking his son off life support - and during the three-hour ...
Study Linking Fluoridation to Hypothyroidism Criticized
Post Date: 2015-12-23 04:01:06 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape Medical News A study published earlier this year in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community linking community water fluoridation to hypothyroidism continues to spark controversy and attract widespread publicity. As previously reported by Medscape Medical News, the study suggested that areas of England with fluoridated community water had increased rates of hypothyroidism. On the basis of this link and some previous research on fluoridation and thyroid function, the study authors conclude that "public dental health interventions should stop interventions reliant on ingested fluoride and switch to topical fluoride-based and non-fluoride-based intervention." However, ...
Study reveals genes make people susceptible to hernias
Post Date: 2015-12-23 02:37:14 by Tatarewicz
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Abdominal hernias are among the most diagnosed conditions and performed surgeries each year in the United States. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Researchers identified four genes they say predispose some people to abdominal hernias, which may lead to better prevention and treatment methods for the common condition. Hernias -- tissue that bulges through an abdominal opening -- occur in 2 percent of men, and can be chronic. About 75,000 surgeries per year are performed to correct the condition. "Surgical repair of inguinal hernias is one of the most commonly performed operations in the world, yet little is known about the genetic mechanisms that predispose individuals to develop ...
Study: Sudden cardiac arrest may not be so sudden
Post Date: 2015-12-23 02:22:29 by Tatarewicz
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More than half of patients in the study had symptoms of cardiac arrest between 24 hours and four weeks before having a heart attack. Calling 911 when symptoms of could be felt increased the chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest by four times. Photo by Lisa F. Young/Shutterstock LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Sudden cardiac arrest may not be so sudden -- apparent warning signs are often ignored by more than half of patients for as long as a month, according to a new study. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Oregon Health and Science University found in a long-term study that many sudden cardiac arrest patients have symptoms indicative of a heart attack for weeks but ...
New advice on who qualifies for cholesterol-lowering statins
Post Date: 2015-12-22 23:25:52 by Tatarewicz
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Yahoo... WASHINGTON (AP) — Considering a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent a heart attack? Deciding who's a good candidate requires calculating more than a simple cholesterol level. A government task force says the popular medications will be of most benefit to some people ages 40 to 75 whose risk of cardiovascular disease over the next decade is at least 10 percent. But Monday's draft guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force left some wiggle room, saying certain patients who aren't at quite as high a risk still might benefit and should weigh the pros and cons for themselves. "The benefit from statins is going to be the largest in the people who ...
Why Did a SWAT Team Raid This Farm?
Post Date: 2015-12-22 20:43:42 by BTP Holdings
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Why Did a SWAT Team Raid This Farm? By Jimmy Mengel | Tuesday, December 22, 2015 On August 9th, 2012, armed federal agents stormed onto a peaceful Seattle farm — automatic weapons drawn — in a SWAT-team style raid. They trashed the house, confiscated crops, took a hunting rifle and $700 in cash. They even seized a 4-wheeler the older farmers used to get around their property. So what horrible crime did these simple farmers commit to bring such force upon them? They were growing medical marijuana, which was completely legal according to Washington State law. Known as the “Kettle Falls Five”, these farmers were acting within their legal rights, yet have now been ...
The Top 10 Most Dangerous Prescription Drugs
Post Date: 2015-12-20 20:25:08 by BTP Holdings
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4 Nutrients You Need for a Healthy Vegetarian Diet
Post Date: 2015-12-20 01:01:56 by Tatarewicz
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Yahoo... Becoming a vegetarian, even part-time, is a smart move for your health. Plant-based diets help protect against cancer, heart disease, and a number of other health problems. But there's a healthy way to follow a vegetarian diet and a not-so-healthy way. Sometimes when people decide to go vegan or vegetarian, they cut out meat and dairy but don't replace them with foods that are nutritious, and as a result run the risk of falling short nutritionally. For a healthy vegetarian diet, Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D., an adjunct associate professor of nutrition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that you get enough of these four important nutrients. 1. Protein. Your ...
A 'flesh-eating' disease is currently spreading across Syria
Post Date: 2015-12-19 06:27:02 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... As if years of war, terrorism and oppression weren’t harrowing enough for the people of Syria, the country is experiencing an epidemic of a so-called flesh-eating disease. Outbreaks of the disease, known as leishmaniasis, have been reported repeatedly over the past year. More recently, the head of the Kurdish Red Crescent was reported to have said the problem was made worse by the actions of Islamic State leaving bodies to rot in the streets. But while leishmaniasis is a serious problem in Syria, this picture of a flesh-eating disease spread by terrorists isn’t entirely accurate. Leishmaniasis has actually been endemic to Syria for centuries and was once ...
Vein Isolation Should Be First Treatment for Ablation of Persistent AF
Post Date: 2015-12-19 03:38:37 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) should be favored over a stepwise approach aimed at termination of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), according to findings from the CHASE-AF trial. PVI alone is a well-established therapy for paroxysmal AF, but it appears to be insufficient for treating persistent AF so other strategies have been developed, including ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) in both atria and the coronary sinus (CS), isolation of the left atrial appendage (LAA), and development of linear lesions in the left atrium (LA). Dr. Julia Vogler, from University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, and colleagues in the ...
Canned Fruit, Vegetables Linked to Better Diet
Post Date: 2015-12-17 06:16:49 by Tatarewicz
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medscape... (Reuters Health) - Children and adults who eat canned fruits and vegetables might have a healthier diet than people who don't, though they may also consume more calories and sugar, a recent U.S. study suggests. Researchers analyzed data collected from 2001 to 2010 from almost 42,000 American children and adults, scoring the overall quality of their diets based their consumption of these foods as well as whole grains, dairy, protein, seafood and limited amounts of salt, sugars and empty calories. Adults who consumed canned fruits and vegetables had an average diet quality score of 49 on a scale of 0 to 100, compared with 47.4 for their peers who didn't eat these foods. ...
Antibiotics as effective as surgery for appendicitis
Post Date: 2015-12-17 02:16:00 by Tatarewicz
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Doctors decided to run a trial on treating appendicitis with only antibiotics after noticing significant improvement in many patients given the drugs overnight while waiting for surgery. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Surgery has been the longtime standard to treat appendicitis because it eliminates the chance of the infection coming back, but after doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital noticed patients given antibiotics overnight before surgery felt fine the next day. This, they say, made them wonder if surgery is really required. In a new study of children with appendicitis, doctors found antibiotics were as safe and effective at treating many patients, eliminating the need ...
Chavismo Against GM Seed Contamination
Post Date: 2015-12-16 12:51:20 by Stephen Lendman
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Chavismo Against GM Seed Contamination by Stephen Lendman Genetically modified (GM) foods and ingredients are hazardous to human health. In America alone, virtually all processed foods contain them. Consumers don’t know what they’re eating because Congress prohibited labeling. The danger is clear and unequivocal. Independent studies show serious potential health problems are linked to their consumption. They never should have been approved in the first place. They should be banned straightaway, their sales prohibited henceforth. Instead, US and other consumers are part of an unregulated mass human experiment, the results unknown so far. When available, it’ll be too late ...
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