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Latest Articles: Health
Gluten intolerance
Post Date: 2013-04-30 07:19:30 by Tatarewicz
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"Gluten" is a plant protein found specifically in grains like wheat, barley, and rye as well as foods made with these ingredients. Gluten is what gives dough its elasticity (which helps it rise and keep its form while cooking). Thus gluten-free diets are simply those diets that eliminate wheat-, barley-, and rye-based products — which includes most baked goods (like bread) and beers. Gluten is also used as a stabilizing agent in processed foods like soy sauce, ice cream, and even ketchup. Oats can also become contaminated with gluten if they're processed in facilities that also process wheat (but you'd probably never know that these products contain gluten, as the ...
In Virginia's Fairfax County, Robbing Banks for the CIA
Post Date: 2013-04-29 08:00:38 by Ada
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In a white-walled interrogation room in a small Virginia police station last June, two detectives were trying to get Herson Torres to crack. Surveillance video tied him to two attempted bank robberies in the area during the past week. The skinny 21-year-old didn’t have a criminal record and seemed nervous, but he wasn’t talking. The detectives showed him pictures of his brother and father. They told Torres he could be sent to prison for as many as 25 years. “If I tell you, you’re not going to believe me,” Torres said. He was crying as he told them an incredible story about being recruited by the Defense Intelligence Agency to participate in a secret operation ...
Gut Bacteria Byproduct Predicts Heart Attack and Stroke
Post Date: 2013-04-29 04:41:23 by Tatarewicz
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Science :, 2013 — A microbial byproduct of intestinal bacteria contributes to heart disease and serves as an accurate screening tool for predicting future risks of heart attack, stroke and death in persons not otherwise identified by traditional risk factors and blood tests, according to Cleveland Clinic research published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. The research team was led by Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chair of Translational Research, Chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine for the Lerner Research Institute and section head of Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation in the Miller Family Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic, ...
Obamacare: Unaffordable Coverage
Post Date: 2013-04-28 03:12:45 by Stephen Lendman
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Obamacare: Unaffordable Coverage by Stephen Lendman Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) co-founders Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein examined evidence on "skimpy health insurance among low-income, insured Americans." A PNHP press release said: "(E)xtensive data (show) that tens of millions of insured Americans have grossly inadequate coverage." The underinsurance problem grows. The Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) approved publication of their analysis. It's titled "Life or Debt: Underinsurance in America." It'll appear next week. Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA) increased the problem. According to ...
Testosterone and schizophrenia
Post Date: 2013-04-28 02:34:34 by Tatarewicz
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Science Alert Testosterone may trigger a brain chemical process linked to schizophrenia but the same sex hormone can also improve cognitive thinking skills in men with the disorder, two new studies show. Scientists have long suspected testosterone plays an important role in schizophrenia, which affects more men than women. Men are also more likely to develop psychosis in adolescence, previous research has shown. A new study on lab rodents by researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia analysed the impact increased testosterone had on levels of dopamine, a brain chemical linked to psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia. The researchers found that testosterone boosted dopamine ...
Chemical Deception: Multiple Forms of Hormone-Disrupting Bisphenol Found In US Food Supply
Post Date: 2013-04-27 16:33:50 by Original_Intent
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Chemical Deception: Multiple Forms of Hormone-Disrupting Bisphenol Found In US Food SupplySayer JiActivist Post A concerning new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry analyzed the concentrations of hormone-disrupting chemicals known as bisphenols in foodstuff from the United States and their implications for human exposure, revealing widespread contamination of the food supply.[i] While most educated consumers are now diligently limiting their exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) containing products, many are still unaware that an entire class of endocrine-disrupting bisphenol chemicals exist, with at least eight of sixteen in existence commonly used in production. ...
Cannabis Use in Teens Linked to Irreparable Drop in IQI
Post Date: 2013-04-27 04:16:25 by Tatarewicz
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ORLANDO, Florida — Cannabis users who start smoking the drug as adolescents show an irreparable decline in IQ, with more persistent use linked to a greater decline, new research shows. On the other hand, adult-onset cannabis use is not linked to a decline in IQ. "Our results suggest that adolescents are particularly vulnerable to develop cognitive impairment from cannabis and that the drug, far from being harmless, as many teens and even adults are coming to believe, can have severe neurotoxic effects on the adolescent brain," lead investigator Madeline H. Meier, PhD, from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, told Medscape Medical News. The study was presented here at ...
Tea Bags
Post Date: 2013-04-26 02:33:24 by Tatarewicz
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I ’ve long advocated drinking tea in lieu of coffee, but the downside of modern food technology is again rearing its ugly head and causing brand new health concerns over this otherwise healthful brew. A recent article in The Atlantic1 raises questions about the safety of plastic tea bags, some of which have fancy pyramid shapes, designed to allow the tea leaves to unfurl during infusion. Chances are you’ve never even given the tea bag a second thought. But indeed, some of the newer tea bags are made with a variety of plastics; some are nylon, some are made of viscose rayon, and others are made of thermoplastic, PVC or polypropylene. Anyone aware of the dangers of plastic ...
H7N9 Influenza: Most Patients Critically Ill
Post Date: 2013-04-26 00:43:58 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape: Most of the 82 patients studied who developed H7N9 became critically ill and were epidemiologically unrelated, according to an analysis of data obtained from field investigations of cases that occurred in China before April 17, 2013. Human-to-human transmission between close contacts has not been confirmed but could not be ruled out in 2 families in an analysis by a group of researchers from China and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Qun Li, MD, from the Public Health Emergency Center in China, and colleagues present their findings in an article published online April 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers defined a confirmed case as one ...
Taiwan confirms first human H7N9 infection
Post Date: 2013-04-24 22:37:07 by Tatarewicz
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TAIPEI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan health authorities confirmed the island's first human infection of H7N9 avian flu on Wednesday. A 53-year-old Taiwanese man was confirmed to be infected with the new type of bird flu virus, said a statement from the island's disease control authority. The patient is believed to have been infected outside Taiwan as he showed symptoms three days after returning from Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province, the statement said. The patient returned to Taiwan on April 9 after having stayed in Suzhou since March 28. He showed symptoms of a fever on April 12 and went to see a doctor on April 16 because he had a high temperature. The hospital did not ...
Chinese scientists reveal H7N9 flu virus origins
Post Date: 2013-04-23 22:10:25 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have found that the H7N9 flu virus in humans has a similar gene sequence to that of H7N9 found in live poultry, the China Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) said Tuesday. Studies were carried out by CAAS Haerbin Veterinary Research Institute and found that the H7N9 flu virus is a combination of genes from various viruses, a CAAS statement said. In the H7N9 flu virus, six of its inner genes are from the H9N2 bird flu virus, but origins of both its hemagglutinin (HA) gene and neuraminidase (NA) gene are not clear, the statement said. Chen Hualan and Li Chengjun, researchers with the institute, headed the study. They collected 970 samples ...
Digestive System Stories:
Post Date: 2013-04-22 05:32:44 by Tatarewicz
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C2C Joining Ian Punnett ( Twitter) on Sunday night, science writer Mary Roach discussed her research into the alimentary canal - the pathway by which food enters the body and solid wastes are expelled. In her new book, Gulp, she explores the digestive system from "nose to tail,"-- the nose, she pointed out is involved in how we taste food in the mouth. What most people don't know is that there is a second set of nostrils in the back of the mouth, and gaseous molecules waft up into the nose from your mouth as you're eating or drinking, she revealed. People's taste for foods can be influenced as early as when they are still in the womb, as different flavors such as from ...
Gene data show China bird flu mutated "under the radar"
Post Date: 2013-04-22 04:14:39 by Tatarewicz
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LONDON (Reuters) - The new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people in China has been circulating widely "under the radar" and has acquired significant genetic diversity that makes it more of a threat, scientists said on Friday. Dutch and Chinese researchers who analyzed genetic data from seven samples of the new H7N9 strain say it has already acquired similar levels of genetic diversity as much larger outbreaks of other H7 strains of flu seen previously in birds. "The diversity we see in these first few samples from China is as great as the diversity we have seen with a large outbreak in the Netherlands several years ago and one in Italy," said Marion ...
High-Salt Diet and Ulcer Bug Combine to Increase Risk of Cancer
Post Date: 2013-04-21 04:49:15 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily: Apr. 18, 2013 — Numerous epidemiologic studies have shown that a diet high in salt is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. Now Timothy L. Cover and colleagues of Vanderbilt University show that high dietary salt combined with infection by the ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori greatly increases the risk of cancer. The study was published ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity. In the study, the researchers infected Mongolian gerbils with H. pylori. One set of gerbils received a regular diet; the other, a high salt diet. At the end of the experiment the researchers analyzed the animals' stomach tissues. Every animal on the high ...
Is Organic Better? Ask a Fruit Fly
Post Date: 2013-04-19 16:29:03 by farmfriend
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Is Organic Better? Ask a Fruit Fly By TARA PARKER-POPE When Ria Chhabra, a middle school student near Dallas, heard her parents arguing about the value of organic foods, she was inspired to create a science fair project to try to resolve the debate. Three years later, Ria’s exploration of fruit flies and organic foods has not only raised some provocative questions about the health benefits of organic eating, it has also earned the 16-year-old top honors in a national science competition, publication in a respected scientific journal and university laboratory privileges normally reserved for graduate students. The research, titled “Organically Grown Food Provides Health ...
Bursts of Brain Activity May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
Post Date: 2013-04-19 04:01:45 by Tatarewicz
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Apr. 18, 2013 — Evidence indicates that the accumulation of amyloid-beta proteins, which form the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, is critical for the development of Alzheimer's disease, which impacts 5.4 million Americans. And not just the quantity, but also the quality of amyloid-beta peptides is crucial for Alzheimer's initiation. The disease is triggered by an imbalance in two different amyloid species -- in Alzheimer's patients, there is a reduction in a relative level of healthy amyloid-beta 40 compared to 42 Mind & Brain Now Dr. Inna Slutsky of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sagol School of ...
Frankenapple: Bad News No Matter How You Slice It
Post Date: 2013-04-18 21:54:22 by Original_Intent
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Frankenapple: Bad News No Matter How You Slice It By Katherine Paul and Ronnie Cummins Organic Consumers Association, April 17, 2013 Thanks to the biotech industry’s relentless quest to control our food, McDonald’s, Burger King and even school cafeterias will soon be able to serve up apples that won’t turn brown when they’re sliced or bitten into. A new, almost entirely untested genetic modification technology, called RNA interference, or double strand RNA (dsRNA), is responsible for this new food miracle. Scientists warn that this genetic manipulation poses health risks, as the manipulated RNA gets into our digestive systems and bloodstreams. The biotech ...
Missed and Erroneous Diagnoses Common in Primary Care Visits
Post Date: 2013-04-17 23:36:08 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape: A large variety of common diseases are missed in the primary according to a new study, almost 80% of these errors stem from breakdowns in the patient–practitioner clinical encounter. Most errors also have the potential to cause moderate to severe harm. Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and colleagues published their medical record review online February 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The authors analyzed 190 primary care diagnostic errors that occurred from October 1, 2006, to September 30, 2007 in a large urban Veterans Affairs facility that was part of an integrated healthcare system. Dr. Singh and colleagues developed automated ...
Topol on the Cancer Clinic of the Future
Post Date: 2013-04-17 23:25:55 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape: Hello. I'm Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and Editor-in-Chief of Medscape. In this series, The Creative Destruction of Medicine, named for the book I wrote, I am trying to zoom in on critical aspects of how the digital world can create better healthcare. Cancer care is rapidly changing, if we think about where it was some years ago as it was really beautifully archived in a book by Sid Mukherjee, MD, The Emperor of All Maladies,[1] and to where we can go in the future. Just launched recently, for example, was MD Anderson Cancer Center's Moon Shots program in cancer care.[2] The Moon Shots program is perhaps, because of genomics, ...
Indian Farmers - Record Crop Yields - No GMO!
Post Date: 2013-04-17 13:14:42 by Lod
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Fantastic story at site. Good job, Indian farmers.
Bird Flu Fears Mount in China as Herbal Remedies Run Out
Post Date: 2013-04-17 03:50:01 by Tatarewicz
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A popular herb called ban lan gen, or blue root, has been flying off pharmacy shelves across China as local governments encourage people to consider traditional remedies to ward off the latest bird flu virus. With scientists so far unable to pinpoint the H7N9 influenza virus’ animal host, locals are preparing for a possible pandemic by stocking up on popular plant remedies as well as face masks and hand sanitizers and other over-the- counter remedies. “Chinese people associate ban lan gen with anti-virus,” said Shen Jiangang, assistant director for research at the University of Hong Kong’s school of Chinese medicine. “So when they hear about bird flu, they ...
Following a Western Style Diet May Lead to Greater Risk of Premature Death
Post Date: 2013-04-17 03:26:24 by Tatarewicz
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Apr. 15, 2013 — Data from a new study of British adults suggest that adherence to a "Western-style" diet (fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products) reduces a person's likelihood of achieving older ages in good health and with higher functionality. Study results appear in the May issue of The American Journal of Medicine. Science Daily "The impact of diet on specific age-related diseases has been studied extensively, but few investigations have adopted a more holistic approach to determine the association of diet with overall health at older ages," says lead investigator Tasnime Akbaraly, PhD, Inserm, Montpellier, ...
Beet This: More Evidence of BP-Lowering Effects Of Dietary Nitrate
Post Date: 2013-04-17 01:03:27 by Tatarewicz
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Medscape: LONDON, UK — A small, proof-of-principle study has demonstrated that the blood-pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrates--already documented in normotensives--are also seen in subjects with established hypertension[1]. Dr Amrita Ahluwalia (Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK) and colleagues have a track record of studying the interaction between dietary sources of biologically inert nitrate (NO3) and oral microflora, which converts the NO3 into bioactive nitrite (NO2). Circulating NO2 is known to cause vasodilation and lower blood pressure. Ahluwalia et al have previously proposed a pathway for nitrate-nitrite conversion, showing that beet juice, ...
Obama Approves Raising Permissible Levels of Nuclear Radiation in Drinking Water. Civilian Cancer Deaths Expected to Skyrocket
Post Date: 2013-04-16 20:57:23 by Southern Style
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Obama Approves Raising Permissible Levels of Nuclear Radiation in Drinking Water. Civilian Cancer Deaths Expected to SkyrocketRollback in Nuclear Radiation Cleanup By Helen Caldicott Civilian Cancer Deaths Expected to Skyrocket Following Radiological Incidents The White House has given final approval for dramatically raising permissible radioactive levels in drinking water and soil following “radiological incidents,” such as nuclear power-plant accidents and dirty bombs. The final version, slated for Federal Register publication as soon as today, is a win for the nuclear industry which seeks what its proponents call a “new normal” for radiation exposure among the ...
Study reveals GMO corn to be highly toxic
Post Date: 2013-04-16 04:25:42 by Tatarewicz
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A leaked study examining genetically-modified corn reveals that the lab-made alternative to organic crops contains a startling level of toxic chemicals. An anti-GMO website has posted the results of an education-based consulting company’s comparison of corn types, and the results reveal that genetically modified foods may be more hazardous than once thought. The study, the 2012 Corn Comparison Report by Profit Pro, was published recently on the website for Moms Across America March to Label GMOs, a group that says they wish to “raise awareness and support Moms with solutions to eat GMO Free as we demand GMO labeling locally and nationally simultaneously.” They are plotting ...
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