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Latest Articles: Health
Sorghum Is a New Safe Grain for People With Celiac Disease
Post Date: 2013-04-06 05:07:27 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily: Apr. 3, 2013 — Strong new biochemical evidence exists showing that the cereal grain sorghum is a safe food for people with celiac disease, who must avoid wheat and certain other grains, scientists are reporting. Their study, which includes molecular evidence that sorghum lacks the proteins toxic to people with celiac disease, appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Paola Pontieri and colleagues explain that those gluten proteins, present in wheat and barley, trigger an immune reaction in people with celiac disease that can cause abdominal pain and discomfort, constipation, diarrhea and other symptoms. The only treatment is lifelong avoidance of ...
Chemotherapy Works in an Unexpected Way
Post Date: 2013-04-05 04:44:00 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily Apr. 4, 2013 — It's generally thought that anticancer chemotherapies work like antibiotics do, by directly killing off what's harmful. But new research published online on April 4 in the Cell Press journal Immunity shows that effective chemotherapies actually work by mobilizing the body's own immune cells to fight cancer. Researchers found that chemo-treated dying tumors secrete a factor that attracts certain immune cells, which then ingest tumor proteins and present them on their surfaces as alert signals that an invader is present. This new understanding of how chemotherapy works with our immune systems could prompt new tactics for treating cancer. ...
Walking Can Lower Risk of Heart-Related Conditions as Much as Running
Post Date: 2013-04-05 04:19:44 by Tatarewicz
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Science daily Apr. 4, 2013 — Walking briskly can lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes as much as running can, according to surprising findings reported in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Researchers analyzed 33,060 runners in the National Runners' Health Study and 15,045 walkers in the National Walkers' Health Study. They found that the same energy used for moderate intensity walking and vigorous intensity running resulted in similar reductions in risk for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and possibly coronary heart disease over the study's six years. "Walking ...
Three million pounds of frozen pizza, snacks recalled in rare E. coli outbreak
Post Date: 2013-04-05 03:57:03 by Tatarewicz
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NBC: A New York snack food maker is recalling about 3 million pounds of frozen pizza, mozzarella bites, Philly cheese steaks and other products linked to a rare and potentially dangerous outbreak of E. coli poisoning. Rich Products Corp. of Buffalo, N.Y., is pulling all products manufactured at its Waycross, Ga., plant. The snacks have best buy dates from Jan. 1 2013 through Sept. 29, 2014, according to a press release. The foods may be contaminated with the bacterium E. coli O121, which already has sickened 24 people in 15 states who ate certain Farm Rich and Market Day frozen chicken quesadillas, pizza slices and other snack foods. Seven people have been hospitalized, according to the ...
Recycled Meds and New Approaches in Multiple Sclerosis
Post Date: 2013-04-05 03:34:28 by Tatarewicz
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Andrew N. Wilner, MD: This is Dr. Andrew Wilner, reporting from the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in San Diego, California. Today it's my pleasure to greet Dr. Lawrence Steinman, immunologist and Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Pediatrics, and Genetics at Stanford University in California. Dr. Steinman received the prestigious Charcot Award in 2011 and later published his ideas in Multiple Sclerosis. [1] Dr. Steinman has also cofounded several immunology-related companies. Dr. Steinman, thanks for joining us. Lawrence Steinman, MD: Thanks for inviting me. Dr. Wilner: We are here today at the AAN meeting, where there are 2400 posters ...
House Plan Would Ease Medicare Into Pay-for-Performance
Post Date: 2013-04-05 03:11:20 by Tatarewicz
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Physician reimbursement in Medicare would gradually shift to a hybrid of fee-for-service (FFS) and pay-for-performance with an option for unspecified "alternative payment models" under a plan that leading House Republicans unveiled yesterday. The plan, not yet in the form of legislation, gives provider organizations such as medical societies the job of developing ways to measure physician performance. Expanding on an earlier version issued in February, the House GOP proposal also would repeal the notorious sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula that Medicare uses to set its rates. The SGR formula, which works hand in hand with FFS reimbursement, will trigger a 24.4% pay cut on ...
New Bird Flu Vindicates Controversial Research
Post Date: 2013-04-05 02:58:26 by Tatarewicz
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LONDON (Reuters) Apr 04 - Scientists in the Dutch city of Rotterdam know precisely what it takes for a bird flu to mutate into a potential human pandemic strain - because they've created just such mutant viruses in the laboratory. So as they watch with some trepidation the emergence in China of a strain of bird flu previously unknown in humans, they also argue it vindicates their controversial decision to conduct these risky experiments despite fierce opposition. Above all else, what the world needs to know about this new strain of H7N9 bird flu is how likely it is to be able to spread efficiently among human populations. And according to Ab Osterhaus, a world leading flu ...
Shanghai begins culling poultry; one contact shows flu symptoms
Post Date: 2013-04-04 21:58:18 by Tatarewicz
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• Authorities in Shanghai closed a live poultry trading zone in an agricultural products market. • A person who had close contact with a dead H7N9 bird flu patient has been under treatment. • H7N9 virus was found from pigeon samples collected at Huhuai wholesale agricultural products market. SHANGHAI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Shanghai on Thursday closed a live poultry trading zone in an agricultural products market and began slaughtering all birds there after detecting H7N9 bird flu virus from samples of pigeon from the market. Meanwhile, a person who had close contact with a dead H7N9 bird flu patient in Shanghai has been under treatment in quarantine after ...
Public advised against poultry slaughtering after three H7N9 deaths
Post Date: 2013-04-04 21:49:03 by Tatarewicz
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• Authorities strengthen H7N9 bird flu control efforts after three deaths of the newly-found strain. • A health official reminded the public to take precautions against the virus in crowded places. • An official suggested the public not to contact birds or chickens during worship rituals. BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese public have been advised against slaughtering poultry for ancestral worship on the upcoming Tomb-Sweeping Day as authorities strengthen H7N9 bird flu control efforts after three deaths of the newly-found strain that has not previously been detected in humans. The Tomb-Sweeping Day that falls on Thursday will be an occasion to commemorate the dead, ...
Does the Drug War Make Prosecutors Vulnerable?
Post Date: 2013-04-04 09:34:50 by Ada
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Because I have become known as a fierce critic of American prosecutors, both at the state and federal levels, I have received numerous emails regarding the recent murders of prosecutors in Texas. To be honest, all I know about these cases is what I have read in standard news stories on the Internet and certainly cannot give an informed comment other than to say I believe murders are terrible things and my heart does go out to the families who are affected by this outrage. As far as I can see, these killings have the mark of professional hit jobs with some kind of revenge being motivation: Sources tell CBS 11 news that the DA was shot multiple times with what is believed to be an assault ...
SSRI Stories
Post Date: 2013-04-03 09:16:27 by Lod
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Antidepressants have been recognized as potential inducers of mania and psychosis since their introduction in the 1950s. Klein and Fink1 described psychosis as an adverse effect of the older tricyclic antidepressant imipramine. Since the introduction of Prozac in December, 1987, there has been a massive increase in the number of people taking antidepressants. Preda and Bowers2 reported that over 200,000 people a year in the U.S. enter a hospital with antidepressant-associated mania and/or psychosis. The subsequent harm from this prescribing can be seen in these 4,800+ stories. Before the introduction of Prozac in Dec. 1987, less than one percent of the population in the U.S. was diagnosed ...
Cells Culled from Adults May Grow Human Bone
Post Date: 2013-04-03 04:44:23 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily: Apr. 2, 2013 — Preparations are underway for the first known human trial to use embryonic-like stem cells collected from adult cells to grow bone. The cells technology, called VSEL stem cells, or very small embryonic-like stem cells, are derived from adults -- not fetuses. This eliminates ethical arguments and potential side effects associated with using actual embryonic stem cells derived from a fetus, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and New York-based NeoStem Inc. The research partners hypothesize that the VSEL stem cells, which mimic properties of embryonic stem cells, can provide a minimally invasive way to speed painful bone ...
Newly Identified Tumor Suppressor Provides Therapeutic Target for Prostate Cancer
Post Date: 2013-04-03 04:30:04 by Tatarewicz
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Apr. 1, 2013 — Researchers have identified how an enzyme called PKC¶ (PKCzeta) suppresses prostate tumor formation. The finding, which also describes a molecular chain of events that controls cell growth and metastasis, could lead to novel ways to control disease progression. Working in close collaboration, the labs of Maria T. Diaz-Meco, Ph.D., and Jorge Moscat, Ph.D., found that PKC¶ controls the activation of a pro-tumor gene called c-Myc. Normally, PKC¶'s alteration keeps c-Myc in check. But PKC¶ levels are low in prostate and other cancers, leaving c-Myc free to enhance cell growth and metastasis. This study, appearing online April 2 in the Proceedings of ...
CoastToCoast recap - body pH
Post Date: 2013-04-02 23:43:44 by Tatarewicz
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CoastZone Newsletter February 6, 2013 Body Chemistry & Health: On Tuesday's show, research scientist focusing on cellular nutrition, Dr. Robert O. Young discussed what he believes to be the true causes of disease. This led him to develop a new form of biology to help people balance their body chemistry using mostly dietary changes and eliminating inflammation. The human body is alkaline by design, and when it's in this state, we have energy, vitality, and fitness; however, when it's acidic, people can experience fatigue, irritations, sensitivities, allergies, and inflammation, he stated. "In fact, I've said you cannot have acid without pain...I've referred to ...
China steps up monitoring after more H7N9 bird flu cases
Post Date: 2013-04-02 20:17:09 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Chinese regions have ordered health institutions to step up monitoring of H7N9 bird flu as four more cases were reported Tuesday. Four people in east China's Jiangsu Province have been confirmed as being infected with the lesser-known H7N9 bird flu, bringing the total number of infections in the country to seven. Statistics on pneumonia cases caused by unknown reasons will be reported daily in Shanghai where two people died from the first known human infections of the bird flu strain, the municipal government said in a press briefing Tuesday. The city government will also set up an expert team to evaluate the severity and risk of the H7N9 ...
Regularly eating fish lengthens life span: study
Post Date: 2013-04-02 08:42:10 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Regularly eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids can extend your life span, a new study revealed as quoted by media reports Tuesday. Fish provides omega-3 fatty acids which are essential for brain development as well as reduce inflammation of the brain, cardiovascular system and other cells, according to the study. It is the first study to check for levels of fish consumption and link them with death rates. The research carried out by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Washington, examined 16 years' worth of health records involving 2,700 healthy American adults. It found that people with the highest blood levels of the ...
Your Annual Comprehensive Periodontal Evaluation (CPE)
Post Date: 2013-04-01 23:27:28 by Tatarewicz
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You already know that visiting your dental professional regularly for a check-up and cleaning is an essential part of keeping your oral health at its best. However, these visits may not specifically look for signs of periodontal disease. The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) recommends that you receive a comprehensive periodontal evaluation, or CPE, annually to determine if you have or are at risk for periodontal disease. By assessing your periodontal health yearly, you and your dental professional will know how healthy your teeth and gums are, and will be better able to assess if you need additional treatment. Your CPE can be performed at your regular yearly check-up by a member ...
BP’s Extinction Level Event! Experts: “We Have Been Advised NOT To Discuss Our Findings”; Meanwhile, Gulf Region Politicians Also Are Dying In Droves
Post Date: 2013-04-01 15:21:48 by Original_Intent
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Despite the fact that dead dolphins and manatees are STILL showing up in droves along BOTH coasts of Florida, experts have been advised that they are NOT ALLOWED to discuss their findings due to the ongoing court cases involving BP. Since I am not beholden to BP nor to corrupt politicians nor to whomever may seek to silence the truth, I'll come right out and say it: BP, you're pure EVIL and you MUST and WILL be held accountable for your crimes in the Gulf of Mexico and the mass death that you are spreading around the world via corexit poisoning and the disastrous oil spill. Will nothing less than all out war against these corporate criminals be required to make sure BP faces ...
More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study Simple measures include adding fruits, veggies to your diet, experts say
Post Date: 2013-04-01 06:03:26 by Tatarewicz
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THURSDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Eating more fiber-rich foods appears to lower stroke risk, according to a new British study. For every 7-gram bump in daily fiber consumption, an individual's risk for experiencing an initial stroke appears to plummet 7 percent, the investigators concluded after analyzing 20-plus years of research. "This is important because most people in the U.S. do not eat enough fiber-rich foods," said study co-author Victoria Burley, from the Center for Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the University of Leeds in England. "Total dietary fiber intake should be 25 to 30 grams a day from food, but on average people in the U.S. are getting ...
Proximity to Coal-Tar-Sealed Pavement Raises Risk of Cancer, Study Finds
Post Date: 2013-04-01 05:09:02 by Tatarewicz
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Science Daily: Mar. 28, 2013 — People living near asphalt pavement sealed with coal tar have an elevated risk of cancer, according to a study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Much of this calculated excess risk results from exposures in children, age six or younger, to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the sealant. "The increased cancer risk associated with coal-tar-sealed asphalt (CSA) likely affects a large number of people in the U.S. Our results indicate that the presence of coal-tar-based pavement sealants is associated with significant increases in estimated excess lifetime cancer risk for nearby residents," said E. Spencer Williams, ...
Two in China first known deaths from H7N9 bird flu
Post Date: 2013-04-01 02:05:36 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING (AP) — Two Shanghai men have died from a lesser-known type of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain, and Chinese authorities said it wasn't clear how they were infected but there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. A third person, a woman in the nearby province of Anhui, also contracted the H7N9 strain and was in critical condition, China's National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a report on its website Sunday. There was no sign that any of the three, who were infected over the past two months, had contracted the disease from each other, and no sign of infection in the 88 people who had closest contact with them, the ...
Top anti-cancer foods - Chinese food wisdom
Post Date: 2013-03-31 21:03:29 by Tatarewicz
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Pears, kiwi,haw, apricot, banana, water chestnut, orange, jujube, strawberry, fig, apple, mormordica grosvenori, water caltrop, bulbus lilii, walnut, lotus seed, ficus pumila fruit, sunflower seed. Poster Comment:But then when you consider the pesticides used...
A Point of View: Is there a secret to a happy marriage?
Post Date: 2013-03-31 06:45:16 by Tatarewicz
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Nobody can explain the secret to a happy marriage, says Adam Gopnik, but it doesn't stop people trying. Anyone who tells you their rules for a happy marriage doesn't have one. There's a truth universally acknowledged, or one that ought to be anyway. Just as the people who write books about good sex are never people you would want to sleep with, and the academics who write articles about the disappearance of civility always sound ferociously angry, the people who write about the way to sustain a good marriage are usually on their third. Nonetheless (you knew there was a nonetheless on its way) although I don't have rules, I do have an observation after many years of ...
Most healthy foods for teeth
Post Date: 2013-03-31 04:49:39 by Tatarewicz
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Strawberry, cauliflower, watermelon, orange, apple, dark vegetables, dairy products, bean, grape, water.
Doctor said to have killed 300 to free up beds
Post Date: 2013-03-30 21:11:58 by Ada
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A Brazilian doctor – charged with killing seven patients to free up beds at an intensive care unit – may have been responsible for as many as 300 deaths, a health ministry investigator has said. Prosecutors said Dr Virginia Soares de Souza and her team administered muscle relaxants to patients, then reduced their oxygen supply, causing them to die of asphyxia at Evangelical Hospital in the southern city of Curitiba. De Souza, a 56-year-old widow, was arrested last month and charged with seven counts of aggravated first degree murder. Three other doctors, three nurses and a physiotherapist have also been charged with murder. Prosecutors for Parana state said wiretaps of De ...
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