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Study finds people with schizophrenia have different throat bacteria
Post Date: 2015-08-29 02:52:08 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... A small study conducted in the US has found that the bacteria living in the throats of schizophrenic patients were significantly different from those in healthy volunteers. While the discovery suggests a difference in how the immune system is functioning across the schizophrenic and control groups, at this stage, scientists aren’t entirely sure what this means "The role of the human microbiome in schizophrenia remains largely unexplored," they report in the journal Peer J. "The microbiome has been shown to alter brain development and modulate behaviour and cognition in animals through gut-brain connections, and research in humans suggests that it may ...
Title: Eating raw oysters carries risk of human norovirus
Post Date: 2015-08-29 02:32:13 by Tatarewicz
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Roughly 80 percent of norovirus genotypes were detected in oyster samples from around the world. Despite it being well known that eating raw oysters is a risk, many people choose to enjoy them uncooked and on ice anyway. SHANGHAI, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Researchers found that many of the world's strains of human norovirus can be found in oysters, leading them to suggest people avoid eating the shellfish in their most popular form -- raw. There are about 20 million cases of norovirus reported each year in the United States. The resulting infection from exposure causes stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. "More than 80 percent of human norovirus genotypes were detected in ...
Miley Cyrus Identifies As Pansexual. What Does That Mean, Exactly?
Post Date: 2015-08-28 14:57:43 by BTP Holdings
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Miley Cyrus Identifies As Pansexual. What Does That Mean, Exactly? Korin Miller Writer Yahoo Health August 28, 2015 (Photo: Getty Images) Miley Cyrus has been very vocal about her sexuality in recent months, and now she has a new revelation: She identifies as pansexual. The 22-year-old singer-actress spoke about her sexuality in the October issue of Elle UK, telling the magazine, “I’m very open about it — I’m pansexual. But I’m not in a relationship. I’m 22, I’m going on dates, but I change my style every two weeks, let alone who I’m with.” Cyrus spoke about identifying as gender fluid and her open view of ...
Hybrid 'MIND' Diet Keeps Aging Brain Sharp
Post Date: 2015-08-28 05:54:28 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... The MIND diet ― a hybrid of the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet ― may slow cognitive decline in elderly adults, according to researchers from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center who developed the MIND diet. In an observational study, elderly people who rigorously followed the MIND diet were 7.5 years younger cognitively during a period of roughly 5 years than those with the poorest adherence. "Following the MIND diet may be a way to preserve the brain with age and to prevent dementia," Martha Clare Morris, ScD, a nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University Medical Center, told Medscape Medical ...
Dental device promises pain-free tooth repair
Post Date: 2015-08-27 09:30:51 by Tatarewicz
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Reuters - Innovations Video Online / Powered by NewsLook.com Summary: Scientists develop a dental treatment that could vastly reduce the need for unpleasant trips to the dentists, with teeth painlessly repaired using electrical pulses to re-grow natural tooth enamel. Matthew Stock reports. Video provided by Reuters Share:
BLACK QUEER WANTED A RACE WAR -
Post Date: 2015-08-27 09:03:11 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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Revenge race murder: Bitter black reporter who gunned down white ex-colleagues live on air and posted the video online blames Charleston shootings and anti-gay harassment in manifestoVester Lee Flanagan II, 41, killed reporter Alison Parker, 24, and 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward on live TVPair were filming for WDBJ at 6.45am in Moneta, Virginia, alongside local Vicki Gardner when shooting happenedGardner was taken to hospital for surgery after being hit in the back while Parker and Ward died at the sceneFlanagan then used Twitter to post a video of the attacks alongside a rambling explanation while police hunted himAlso sent 23-page suicide note to news station saying he was motivated by ...
What your hair says about your prostate
Post Date: 2015-08-27 07:48:52 by Tatarewicz
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naturalmedicine@advancedalternativenews.com The early warning that says prostate problems are in your future. Stop embarassing symptoms before they strike. It's as easy as one, two, three. No man ever wants to have to deal with prostate problems. Peeing constantly and dribbling over the toilet just seems...well...unmanly. You did that when you were a toddler. These days, you want to spend your life feeling strong, virile and vigorous – no matter how old you get. So today, let's talk about one of the very first warning signs that an enlarged prostate may be in your future. And it all starts – and ends – with what happens to the testosterone in your body. ...
Alcohol, Coffee Consumption Linked to Better Gait
Post Date: 2015-08-27 03:40:14 by Tatarewicz
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(Reuters Health) - Coffee and alcohol consumption may be associated with a better gait in older adults, suggests a new Dutch study. But smokers were more likely to have worse gaits than nonsmokers, say the authors. Gait is an important indicator of health that's influenced by many organ systems, study coauthor Dr. M. Arfan Ikram told Reuters Health in an email. Ikram, a neurologist at the Erasmus MC University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, and colleagues analyzed information taken from participants aged 45 and older in the Rotterdam Study. Gait assessments were performed on 2,546 participants between 2009 and 2012. About 82% of participants drank alcohol, 92% drank coffee, 17% were ...
Low vitamin D may increase risk for multiple sclerosis
Post Date: 2015-08-27 02:40:33 by Tatarewicz
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Researchers said that increasing vitamin D to normal levels should also greatly decrease risk for multiple sclerosis. Researchers said vitamin D deficiency poses a challenge for people who live in places like Canada that get less sunshine -- the best natural source of the vitamin. Photo by EPSTOCK/Shutterstock MONTREAL, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Vitamin D deficiency has been linked with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers found in a new study. Previous studies have indicated that insufficient levels of vitamin D in MS patients are common. The researchers said, however, this is the first study to show the deficiency increases risk for the disease, and that increasing ...
Study: Omega-3 supplements have no effect on cognitive decline
Post Date: 2015-08-26 06:41:44 by Tatarewicz
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BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A five-year study by the National Institute of Health found omega-3 supplements had no effect on cognitive decline, contrary to long-held beliefs by the medical community. The study is the second in a month to question the efficacy of omega-3 supplements as part of health treatments. The supplements are a concentrated version of fish oils -- which can be found naturally in fish and marine algae -- that differs slightly from the naturally occurring version. "Contrary to popular belief, we didn't see any benefit of omega-3 supplements for stopping cognitive decline," said Dr. Emily Chew, deputy director of the Division of Epidemiology and ...
Scientists turn cancerous cells back to normal
Post Date: 2015-08-26 06:36:55 by Tatarewicz
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found a way to turn cancer cells back into normal cells by restoring the balance of key molecules that control certain cellular functions, according to a new study. Lab experiments showed the method to successfully reverse the out of control growth of cells that turns them cancerous, though researchers said there is no way to know how successful the tactic would be in humans. "The study brings together two so-far unrelated research fields -- cell-to-cell adhesion and miRNA biology --- to resolve a long-standing problem about the role of adhesion proteins in cell behavior that was baffling scientists," said ...
Researchers regrow small intestine outside the body
Post Date: 2015-08-26 06:31:47 by Tatarewicz
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Researchers instigated the rejoining of two separate pieces of mouse intestine, after keeping them alive outside the body. Photo by University of Manchester MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Researchers kept two sections of embryonic mouse intestine alive outside the body and instigated them to grow back together as a functioning section of organ. The accomplishment could help scientists working to improve surgery and treatment for intestinal conditions in infants and adults, such as short bowel syndrome. "In this study we managed to bridge a gap of less than 1 mm, but for this to be useful in conditions like short bowel syndrome we'll need to promote growth across much ...
UK man receives what everyone's calling the world’s first 'bionic penis'
Post Date: 2015-08-26 06:26:51 by Tatarewicz
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ScinceAlert... Surgeons in the UK have implanted an 8-inch (20-cm) 'bionic penis' into 43-year-old Mohammed Abad, a Scottish man who lost his own penis and left testicle in a car accident when he was six. And although headlines are calling this a world-first operation, doctors claim that it's actually far more common than people think. Abad's new penis was constructed over a three-year period using his own skin grafts, and it comes with a mechanical interior that's connected to a fluid pouch. The whole thing is controlled by an on/off button located on Abad's scrotum that pumps fluid into the tube on command to produce an erection. According to the surgeons ...
Chemical compounds in incense may be detrimental to health
Post Date: 2015-08-26 06:13:49 by Tatarewicz
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Incense is typically burned as part of religious tradition or because people like how it smells. Photo by milosljubicic/Shutterstock GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Researchers found that smoke from incense contains compounds which may be more potentially toxic to cells than cigarette smoke. Incense is typically used in religious practices or because of the pleasant scent many types of incense give off when burned. Researchers said that few studies have been done on the effects of incense smoke, which contains ultrafine and fine particles that may be detrimental to health. "Clearly, there needs to be greater awareness and management of the health risks associated with burning ...
Erectile dysfunction drugs added to 'medicinal wines' in China
Post Date: 2015-08-26 00:26:14 by Tatarewicz
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Want... The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) recently announced that 69 medical wines produced by 51 enterprises have illegally added chemicals such as sildenafil, triggering concerns over food safety issues in the country, the Beijing-based Economic Information Daily reports. These enterprises include some renowned brands such as Hainan Yedao Group, which produces tortoise deer wine. Sildenafil is used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. This is not the first time illegal additives to medicinal wines have been exposed in the press. From 2014, several wine producers in Hebei and Guangxi have been found to have added erectile dysfunction drugs to ...
Gut Microbes Activate T Cells Causing Autoimmune Eye Disease
Post Date: 2015-08-25 07:38:14 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Commensal microbes in the gut can activate retina-specific T cells that go on to cause autoimmune uveitis in a mouse model, researchers report. "These findings allow us to understand the biological basis for the disease," lead author of the study, Dr. Rachel Caspi from National Eye Institute at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland wrote via email to Reuters Health. "The findings should in no way be interpreted that a patient can pop a probiotic pill and their disease will improve, or that they should start taking antibiotics to eliminate commensal bacteria." In order to enter the eye, pathogenic T cells must first be activated, but the ...
Woman gets bacterial infection in her knee from flossing too much
Post Date: 2015-08-25 07:10:30 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... In a case that shows just how intrinsically connected every part of our body is, a woman in the US has been diagnosed with a severe bacterial infection in her knee, and doctors say her new vigorous flossing regimen was likely the cause. The woman, who had received knee-replacement surgery five years prior to the infection, recently checked herself into a hospital in Wisconsin with an incredibly painful, swollen knee. When fluids were drained from the knee and analysed, her doctors said the replacement joint had been infected with the bacterium Streptococcus gordonii. What’s weird about this is that S. gordonii is typically found in the mouth, where it rapidly ...
An aspirin a day – for years – may keep colon cancer away
Post Date: 2015-08-25 06:09:41 by Tatarewicz
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(Reuters Health) - Taking one or two baby aspirins a day for at least five years was tied to a lower risk of colorectal cancer in a study from Denmark. Earlier studies had suggested that aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen may help protect against colorectal cancer, but it wasn't clear how much had to be taken, and for how long, to achieve those benefits. Now, using data on more than 113,000 individuals, researchers have been trying to sort out the relationship between aspirin and NSAIDs, duration of treatment, and colorectal cancer rates. In general, the risk of developing colorectal cancer varies with age, race, ethnicity and lifestyle. More ...
Natural remedies assessed by Doc Gumshoe
Post Date: 2015-08-25 02:26:35 by Tatarewicz
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The premise is familiar. There’s a conspiracy to prevent the public from knowing about natural cures that quickly, safely, effectively, and inexpensively resolve just about every devastating disease known to man, and also deal with all manner of troubling conditions. Why are these safe, cheap miracle cures being kept deep secrets? Because, of course, if the public knew about them, the pharmaceutical industry would be wrecked, and mainstream medicine would dwindle to a marginal profession. And, of course, the FDA is in league with Big Pharma and with those predatory doctors. A fundamental support beam in this structure is that a huge number of the drugs we take are beyond dangerous ...
Doc with Germanically suspicious surname deliberately kills and injures
Post Date: 2015-08-24 04:50:26 by NeoconsNailed
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Surgeon who wrote of becoming killer is denied bail reduction Long before he faced lawsuits and criminal charges, a North Texas neurosurgeon emailed one of his employees. “I am ready to leave the love and kindness and goodness and patience that I mix with everything else that I am and become a cold blooded killer,” Christopher Duntsch wrote. To authorities, the chilling Dec. 11, 2011, email points to Duntsch’s mind- set in the months before he “intentionally, knowingly and recklessly” botched spinal surgeries, severely injuring four people and killing one woman, Floella Brown, who died in July 2012. The email was among new evidence Dallas County prosecutors ...
Watch: Here's the #1 reason people die early in each country
Post Date: 2015-08-24 01:47:47 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Somewhere in the world today, 150,000 people are going to die. And then tomorrow, another 150,000 will have their lives cut short. And the sad reality is where you're born will have a significant effect on how you die, and at what age. When scientists analyse this, they use a fascinating measurement called "years of life lost", says the Vox video above, which calculates how many years shy of a the maximum life expectancy a person dies. So where in the world has the worst record for years of life lost? The measurement works like this: if an individual has a life expectancy of 86, but crashes their car and dies at age 21, this can be quantified as "65 lost ...
New drug may protect against nuclear radiation effects
Post Date: 2015-08-23 23:10:30 by Tatarewicz
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HOUSTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have developed a new drug they say can protect victims of nuclear radiation poisoning. According to the study, the single-dose injectable treatment can counter life-threatening effects of radiation -- especially those involving the gastrointestinal, or GI, tract -- if taken 24 hours after exposure. The research is published in the journal Laboratory Investigation. The drug in question is the previously developed TP508, used initially to repair skin, bone and muscle tissues. It can stimulate cells to repair tissue by prompting healthy blood flow, lowering inflammation and protecting cells from death. ...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Linked to Lower Blood Sugar and Cholesterol
Post Date: 2015-08-22 06:57:47 by Tatarewicz
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(Reuters Health) - Compared to other kinds of fat, extra virgin olive oil may have healthier effects on levels of blood sugar and cholesterol after meals, according to an Italian study. That may explain why a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil is linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say. "Lowering (post-meal) blood glucose and cholesterol may be useful to reduce the negative effects of glucose and cholesterol on the cardiovascular system," lead study author Francesco Violi, a researcher at Sapienza University in Rome, said by email. Violi and his colleagues tested the effect of adding extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) to a Mediterranean diet ...
Will Supplement Makers Now Have Free Speech?
Post Date: 2015-08-21 08:22:16 by Ada
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Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Freedom of Speech Amendment in the Constitution truly means “freedom of speech,” the aftershock of this ruling is yet to be realized as it reaches far into America, including dietary supplement labels. Dietary supplement marketers have long been frustrated over the FDA’s narrow rulings regarding health and disease claims on product labels, particularly for obvious dietary deficiency disorders. For example, the label on a bottle of vitamin C pills cannot say their products allay the many prevalent symptoms of scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) even though they have been well documented for decades. Currently the FDA regulations ...
Working Long Hours Can Up Stroke, CHD Risk
Post Date: 2015-08-21 04:36:48 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... Working 55 or more hours a week is associated with an increased risk for stroke, and the more hours put in at the office or other workplace the greater the increase in risk, a new meta-analysis shows. Long working hours were also associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), but the association was weaker than that for stroke, the results suggest. "Our study is important because it shows, for the first time, that individuals who work long hours may be at an increased risk of stroke," said Mika Kivimäki, PhD, professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, United Kingdom. "These findings suggest ...
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