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Latest Articles: Health
The Statin Dilemma: a Primer for Patients
Post Date: 2015-05-29 05:05:19 by Tatarewicz
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Yahoo Statins have redefined the treatment of heart disease. Statins work by halting or reducing the buildup of fatty plaque inside blood vessels, a condition known as atherosclerosis, chiefly fueled by abnormally high cholesterol and the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. A true game changer in our fight against these mass killers, statins have prevented the recurrence of heart attacks and strokes in countless patients afflicted by cardiovascular illness. Yet using them in those with elevated cholesterol but no history of heart attack or stroke -- the so-called primary prevention -- still causes trepidation in many patients and some physicians. This shouldn't be the case. ...
Why Everyone is Dumping Their Fish Oil
Post Date: 2015-05-28 22:55:55 by Tatarewicz
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Your doctor, Dr. Oz and every other health guru on the planet has told you to take fish oil. But every time you take it you get nasty fish oil burps. And what you may not know is your fish oil could also be hiding a dirty little secret… Since the Industrial Revolution, manufacturers have been dumping toxins into the ocean by the truck load. All these contaminants (like mercury, lead and arsenic) are then ingested by the large fish used to make fish oil. Mercury, lead and arsenic have been negatively linked to cognitive and nervous system issues. If that weren't enough, other toxins commonly found in large fish like PCBs and dioxins have been linked to chronic bronchitis and ...
A Visual Guide to Atrial Fibrillation
Post Date: 2015-05-27 05:33:22 by Tatarewicz
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WebMD... Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition that disrupts the body's regular heartbeat. A glitch in the heart’s electrical system makes the upper chambers (the atria) quiver. This causes the lower chambers (the ventricles) to beat irregularly. AFib can be dangerous because it raises the risk of stroke and heart failure. n many people, AFib does not cause obvious warning signs. When symptoms do occur, they often include: An uneven pulse A racing or pounding heart A feeling that the heart is fluttering Chest pain Electrical signals between the atria and ventricles help the heart pump blood in steady rhythm. In AFib, the atria fire abnormal signals, which make the top ...
SILICONE POISON IN PIZZA HUT CHEESE
Post Date: 2015-05-27 04:54:04 by Tatarewicz
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Leprino Foods, the world’s largest Italian cheese manufacturer, is the nearly exclusive supplier of Pizza Cheese to the 6000+ Pizza Hut restaurants in the U.S. To make money, Leprino Foods uses patented processes that add GMO food starch, plus large volumes of water and salt to so-called Pizza Cheese. It gets much worse. Leprino Foods sprays Polydimethylsiloxane onto the “cheese”. That is, it contains silicone plastic. According to the original source for this information, this poison has not been approved as a food ingredient by the FDA. However, another site lists this as a food ingredient. Yet I do not recall reading this in the list of ingredients of anything from the ...
Krill-sqid omega 3 telomerase booster
Post Date: 2015-05-27 02:48:27 by Tatarewicz
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“Now we have found a way to lengthen human telomeres, turning back the internal clock in these cells by the equivalent of many years of human life.” - Helen Blau, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford and director of the university’s Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology. In another recent Stanford School of Medicine study, researchers confirmed that shorter telomeres produce the exact opposite results.9 This study focused on the African killfish – an unusual animal with a 5-month life expectancy. The researchers disabled the telomerase enzyme in this animal and thanks to its very brief lifespan, they could record the process of ...
Increased Alcohol Consumption Linked With Changes in Cardiac Structure and Function
Post Date: 2015-05-26 21:49:29 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... BOSTON, MA — Increasing alcohol consumption in elderly men and women appears to be associated with changes in the heart's structure and function, according to the results of a new analysis[1]. Women were more susceptible to the effects of alcohol, with investigators observing a reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) with increasing alcohol consumption in females. Overall, greater alcohol consumption in men and women was associated with larger LV diastolic and systolic diameters and larger left atrial diameters. In the men, greater consumption was also independently associated with an increased LV mass. "We found that increasing alcohol intake in ...
Alzheimer's-Stricken Omar Sharif: Can He Be Saved?
Post Date: 2015-05-26 17:02:39 by BTP Holdings
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Alzheimer's-Stricken Omar Sharif: Can He Be Saved? Tuesday, 26 May 2015 12:56 PM By Charlotte Libov Legendary actor Omar Sharif has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at a time when treatment of the brain-wasting disease is at a crossroads. Extraordinary research is underway and is starting to show promising results. There are many potentially game-changing treatments in the pipeline being tested. However, prevention and a cure remain elusive. Last week Sharif’s family revealed that the star of Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia was suffering from Alzheimer’s and was having a hard time remembering the details of his famous movies. For patients like him, medicine can ...
Monsanto Accidentally Warns the World That Its Products Are a Death Sentence
Post Date: 2015-05-26 10:18:14 by Katniss
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Visit the Mercola Video LibraryBy Dr. Mercola Monsanto recently made a bid to take over European agrichemical giant Syngenta, the world’s largest pesticide producer. The $45 billion bid was rejected, but there’s still a chance for a merger between these two chemical technology giants. Monsanto is reportedly considering raising the offer, and as noted by Mother Jones,1 “combined, the two companies would form a singular agribusiness behemoth, a company that controls a third of both the globe's seed and pesticides markets.” As reported by Bloomberg,2 the possibility of Monsanto taking over Syngenta raises a number of concerns; a top one being loss of crop diversity. ...
Many Nursing Home Residents Receive PPIs Inappropriately
Post Date: 2015-05-26 02:42:48 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... WASHINGTON, DC — Almost half of elderly residents in nursing homes who are prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are receiving them without an evidence-based indication, according to a large database study presented here at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2015. Of 1.5 million nursing home residents, 355,600 received at least one PPI. The main reason seemed to be for chronic cough, for which evidence of efficacy is lacking, said Pratik Rane, a doctoral candidate in the Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy program at the University of Houston, in Texas. PPIs are used for various diagnoses, including ulcers and acid reflux disease. They are generally considered safe ...
Best Evidence Yet!: Ejaculation Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
Post Date: 2015-05-26 02:37:48 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... NEW ORLEANS — Good news, men: you may be able to decrease your risk for prostate cancer by ejaculating — frequently, according to research presented here at American Urological Association 2015 Annual Meeting. The frothy advice is not new but is now backed up by the "strongest evidence to date" on the subject, according to lead author Jennifer Rider, ScD, MPH, an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston. "There is no modifiable risk factor for developing prostate cancer," Dr Rider told Medscape Medical News. "It would be exciting to tell men that there was a way to modify their risk." However, she noted ...
China's new Alzheimer's disease drug applies for clinical tests
Post Date: 2015-05-25 00:57:37 by Tatarewicz
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GUANGZHOU, May 24 (Xinhua) -- China will begin clinical tests on a new drug for Alzheimer's disease (AD), after animal tests showed positive results. AD16, developed by Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has proven effective in improving the memory and cognitive abilities of guinea pigs, Hu Wenhui, head of the development team, told Xinhua on Sunday. Hu said AD16 functions as an anti-neuroinflammatory agent and can alleviate damage caused by amyloid beta protein on neurons, thus, slowing the disease's progression. Alzheimer's affects tens of millions of elderly people worldwide, yet there is no effective cure. The ...
Hillary Clinton Endorses GMOs
Post Date: 2015-05-24 07:42:05 by Stephen Lendman
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Hillary Clinton Endorses GMOs by Stephen Lendman Independent studies show genetically modified foods and ingredients harm human health. Reports indicate White House meals are organic. Michelle Obama's book titled "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America indicate the first family's commitment to organic (non-GMO) foods in their personal diet. What they want the rest of America to eat is another story altogether - especially if Hillary is elected president in November 2016. At a July 2014 biotech conference, she publicly endorsed GMOs saying "I stand in favor of using seeds and products that have a proven track ...
Upcoming C2C
Post Date: 2015-05-24 02:41:57 by Tatarewicz
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Alternative Health/ Inside Hollywood Monday - May 25, 2015 Hosted by George Noory Guest(s): Benjamin Fuchs, Robert Crane First Half: Registered pharmacist, nutritionist and cosmetic chemist Benjamin Fuchs has been compounding custom medication, formulating nutritional products and consulting with doctors and patients since graduating from the Univ. Of Colorado School of Pharmacy in 1986. He'll discuss alternatives to prescription drugs, such as foods, nutritional supplements, and mental strategies to better treat diseases.
New bionic contact lenses could make glasses obsolete
Post Date: 2015-05-24 02:25:14 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Your eyesight may be about to get a huge boost if a new bionic lens makes it to market. Invented by an optometrist in Canada, the Ocumetics Bionic Lens promises to enhance eyesight to a level that's three times better than 20/20 - the universal standard for normal vision. These aren't lenses you pop in and out, though - the lens developed by Gareth Webb is inserted into the eye via a painless procedure that takes less than 10 minutes (Webb says the process is a lot like cataract surgery). The lenses don't degrade over time so you'll never have a problem with cataracts or failing vision no matter how long you live. The Ocumetics Bionic Lens incorporates a ...
Research links fast heart rate, diabetes
Post Date: 2015-05-23 06:54:46 by Tatarewicz
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 22 (UPI) -- Researchers have concluded after a four-year study that a faster resting heart rate could be used to identify people with the potential to develop pre-diabetes and diabetes. At the beginning of the study, researchers measured the heart rates of 73,357 Chinese adults, excluding those who had diabetes at the outset in 2006. During follow-up exams over the following four years, including glucose tests every two years, 17,463 prediabetic patients were identified and 4,649 had developed diabetes. "We found participants with faster heart rates, suggesting lower automatic function, had increased risk of diabetes, pre-diabetes, and conversion from ...
Global March Against Monsanto Day
Post Date: 2015-05-23 05:25:05 by Stephen Lendman
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Global March Against Monsanto Day by Stephen Lendman Monsanto is one of the world's most hated companies for good reason. Institute for Responsible Technology founder, consumer advocate, GMO expert Jeffrey Smith calls the company "the world's poster child for corporate manipulation and deceit." Its goal is eliminating natural seeds altogether and replacing them with patented genetically modified ones producing what critics call frankenfoods. Its PR story features five Big Lies: 1. GMOs are needed to feed the world. 2. They've been thoroughly tested and proved safe. 3. They increase crop yields. 4. They reduce toxic chemical use. 5. They can be contained and ...
Brain implant senses 'intent' to move robotic arm
Post Date: 2015-05-23 05:13:02 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... A neuroprosthetic device implanted in Erik Sorto’s brain allowed him to drink unaided for the first time in 13 years. A neuroprosthetic device implanted in Erik Sorto’s brain allowed him to drink unaided for the first time in 13 years. Researchers in the United States have developed a new kind of brain implant that helps patients move robotic arms. Researchers said Thursday the brain implant offers new promise to disabled people with spinal injuries to seamlessly control robotic limbs or even entire body suits in the future. The clinical trial of the neuroprosthetic device was done by a team from the California Institute of Technology, the Keck School of Medicine of ...
Neck Circumference May Help Predict Cardiometabolic Risk
Post Date: 2015-05-23 04:22:40 by Tatarewicz
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Nashville, Tennessee — Measuring an obese patient's neck may prove to be of greater value than waist circumference in assessing metabolic risk, a new study finds. The results were presented here at the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) 2014 Annual Meeting by Zdravko Kamenov, MD, PhD, from Alexandrovska University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria. In the study of 138 obesity-clinic patients, neck circumference cutoffs of 36 cm or greater in females and 39 cm or more in males correlated with criteria for the metabolic syndrome. In women more than men, neck circumference had greater predictive value for some measures than did waist circumference. "Neck circumference ...
Turns out we’ve been pooping all wrong, according to science
Post Date: 2015-05-22 07:20:29 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceAlert... Poop is something of a faux pas in most conversations. It’s gross, unsavoury, and yet, there’s always someone who insists on bringing up the subject when you’re trying to dinner. But it turns out we should probably be talking about it more, because research suggests that all these years we’ve been sitting when we should have been squatting. "[The] 1.2 billion people around the world who squat have almost no incidence of diverticulosis and fewer problems with piles," German microbiologist Giulia Enders tells The Guardian’s Annalisa Barbieri. "We in the west, on the other hand, squeeze our gut tissue until it comes out of our ...
53 people in 9 states sickened after eating raw tuna
Post Date: 2015-05-22 06:52:05 by Tatarewicz
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Yahoo... LOS ANGELES (AP) — A salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw tuna has sickened 53 people in nine states, health officials said Thursday. Most of the cases — 31 — are in California, officials at the California Department of Public Health said. Other affected states include Arizona, Illinois, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Ten people have been hospitalized but no deaths have been reported, according to state and federal officials. The source of the outbreak is unknown, but most who fell ill reported eating sushi containing raw tuna. "At this time, a common brand or supplier of raw tuna has not been identified," ...
Two Spices Prevent Cancer: Study
Post Date: 2015-05-21 17:08:12 by BTP Holdings
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Two Spices Prevent Cancer: Study Wednesday, 20 May 2015 06:40 PM By Sylvia Booth Hubbard A combination of extracts from two well-known spices — turmeric and frankincense — work together to prevent colon cancer. A study at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas found that the combination was so powerful that it began influencing tumor growth as early as the second day of administration. The combo even fights cancer in people who have a mutation in a gene that makes their cancer unresponsive to common types of chemotherapy. Turmeric is used to flavor traditional Indian dishes. Its active component is curcumin, a potent anti-inflammatory that gives the spice its bright ...
Doctors may not fully explain risks of common heart procedure
Post Date: 2015-05-21 02:27:53 by Tatarewicz
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NewsDaily... (Reuters Health) – Patients mulling whether to get a common procedure to unclog blocked arteries may not get enough information from their doctors to make the best choice, a small study suggests. Researchers analyzed recordings of 59 conversations between cardiologists and patients about a common procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which is done to reopen arteries and restore blood flow to the heart – and found just two discussions covered all the points needed for patients to make an informed decision. “When you are facing a decision that has a number of consequences one way or the other, there are a number of issues that you are ...
Can Orgasmic Sensations Signal Cancer?
Post Date: 2015-05-21 00:35:45 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape... Editor's Note: At a poster session at the 67th American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Medscape spoke with Robert L. Glover, MD, neurology resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, about a case report suggesting that orgasmic auras could be a red flag for brain pathology. Medscape: Can you give us some background on your poster[1]? Dr Glover: Our study was a case report detailing a rare form of epilepsy. We hope to draw attention to a condition not routinely seen, even by neurologists. Medscape: Tell us about the patient. Dr Glover: We described a 56-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with a first lifetime complex ...
Chinese scientists find key process to obtain adult stem cells
Post Date: 2015-05-20 23:31:33 by Tatarewicz
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The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced scientists have discovered a new method for reprogramming and obtaining induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), or stem cells derived from adult cells. The latest research by stem-cell biologist Pei Duanqing and his team revealed autophagy, a process in generating iPS, does not play a vital role in reprogramming. Previously, it was believed it did. Autophagy, or self-cannibalization, refers to a process of cells discarding or degrading cellular components under certain conditions to prevent further damage. It is not only unnecessary for the process but may hold it back, according to the finding. "Cells that did not undergo the ...
Replacement cornea bioengineered in China may benefit millions
Post Date: 2015-05-20 23:29:05 by Tatarewicz
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Want... The China Food and Drug Administration has recently issued a registration certificate for a bioengineered cornea, reports the China Youth Daily. The approved advanced technology is expected to relieve the shortage of donated corneas used to cure corneal blindness. There are at present nearly 5 million patients with corneal blindness and the figure is increasing by 100,000 per year, while only 3,000 human corneas are donated annually. The bioengineered cornea, developed by China Regenerative Medicine International (CRMI), is made from pig cornea and patients who catch the disease at an earlier age respond especially well to the treatment. The research into the cornea took more ...
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