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Government bureaucracy goofs up vitamin D
Post Date: 2012-06-28 06:41:28 by Tatarewicz
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Be prepared to see the media come out with articles suggesting that Vitamin D does you no good. It follows upon a similar nonsensical scare story about vitamin E a few months ago. You may wonder why these stories emerge from time to time. It is basically because government appointed task forces are composed of medically qualified people who do not have a clue about nutrition or vitamins or alternative health. They are predisposed if not even incentivized to rubbish any claim that nutrients or vitamins can be healing. In their universe, only synthetic prescription drugs have a place in medicine. As a result of their ignorance of nutrition, they devise studies that are seriously flawed. It ...
Not All Calories Are the Same, New Research Finds
Post Date: 2012-06-28 04:08:27 by Tatarewicz
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June 26, 2012 (Boston, Massachusetts) — A small mechanistic study comparing three different eating patterns--a low-fat diet, a low-glycemic-index diet, and a low-carbohydrate diet--has found that participants used up the most energy with the last, but there were metabolic disadvantages to this approach [1]. The findings reinforce the message that a low-glycemic-index diet is best for weight loss and cardiovascular disease prevention and illustrate a novel concept--that not all calories are alike from a metabolic perspective, say Dr Cara B Ebbeling (New Balance Foundation, Obesity Prevention Center, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA) and colleagues in their paper published in the ...
More CV Concerns Over Atkins Diet
Post Date: 2012-06-28 03:54:17 by Tatarewicz
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June 27, 2012 (Uppsala, Sweden) — More concerns about the effects of an Atkins-type diet on cardiovascular risk have been raised in a new study in young Swedish women [1]. The study comes on the heels of a separate study, also reported by heartwire , showing that both very low-carbohydrate and very low-fat diets may have adverse effects on the heart. This latest study, published online in BMJ on June 26, 2012, adds yet another layer to the debate over the relative safety of different diets. The authors, led by Prof Pagona Lagiou (University of Athens Medical School, Greece), conclude: "Low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets, used on a regular basis and without consideration of the ...
Do Antipsychotics Belong in Nursing Homes?
Post Date: 2012-06-28 03:40:27 by Tatarewicz
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Editor's Note: Dr. Scott Irwin of the Department of Psychiatry at The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice discusses a new plan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing home residents. On May 30, 2012, CMS announced they will probably worsen care of nursing home patients with dementia. Although their purposes was to announce a partnership to improve dementia care in nursing homes, which is a laudable and much-needed goal, the sole focus of this initiative seems to be decreasing the use of antipsychotic medications. Their intention, of course, is to decrease the misuse of antipsychotic ...
Higher Soy Intake Tied to Fewer Breast Cancer Recurrences
Post Date: 2012-06-28 03:19:04 by Tatarewicz
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 26 - Eating soy foods may be linked to a lower recurrence risk in breast cancer, according to a study of Chinese and American women that eases earlier concerns. Intake of at least 10 mg soy isoflavones per day was also tied to lower risks of all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality, although those associations weren't statistically significant. "The findings of our study suggest that moderate soy food intake is safe for breast cancer survivors," said Dr. Xiao-Ou Shu from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, whose report was published online May 30 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "For women ...
Normal IQ Bell Curve
Post Date: 2012-06-27 13:38:38 by Turtle
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Poster Comment:I'm hot-linking this so I hope it posts. People who are "very bright" are a single-digit percentage of the population.
Can a high fat Paleo Diet cause obesity and diabetes? Maybe, unless.
Post Date: 2012-06-27 01:41:54 by Tatarewicz
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Current evidence indicates obesity and other metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance are influenced by host genetics and lifestyle. This cascade of ever growing diseases is also associated with low-grade inflammation, as indicated by an overabundance of biomarkers in serum. What initiates or triggers the inflammation associated with these metabolic disorders? Multiple studies in humans and mice have demonstrated that a high fat diet can trigger inflammation (see references below). But a high fat diet alone is not the whole story. If it were, a lot of Paleo dieters would be in trouble. It seems what might be missing from that high fat diet and the gut bugs deep in ...
Pet Turtles Can Make People Sick: Guidance for Clinicians
Post Date: 2012-06-26 06:33:42 by Tatarewicz
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Small turtles have been making people sick for decades. Clinicians need to take specific steps to help protect patients and their families. In the United States, selling turtles with a shell less than 4 inches in length has been banned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 1975.[1] Despite the FDA's ban, small turtles continue to be sold in a variety of venues, including stores, flea markets, and fairs, and from roadside or street vendors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a report[2] describing an outbreak involving 132 people who became ill with salmonellosis from August 2010 to September 2011 that was linked to contact with ...
Death by Prostate Treatment!
Post Date: 2012-06-26 06:19:59 by Tatarewicz
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In the United States, the preferred first line of treatment for prostate cancer is a prostatectomy. In the UK, the first line of defence is hormone ablation therapy. There are problems with both of those treatments. In the United States, when prostatectomy has failed and the PSA is rising, the only other option is hormone ablation therapy. Further down. I will tell you a little bit about some of the downsides of that. A report from the US Federal Government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), that reviewed 592 published articles and compared eight prostate conventional cancer treatment strategies concluded "it's questionable whether the many cases of ...
Ulcerative Colitis and Probiotics
Post Date: 2012-06-26 03:58:22 by Tatarewicz
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Many people are trying probiotics to ease the discomfort of ulcerative colitis. A growing number of people with ulcerative colitis are reaching for probiotics -- products containing so-called "friendly" bacteria that populate the intestines. Why? Researchers don't yet know what causes ulcerative colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). So finding effective treatments has been a challenge. Several kinds of medications can help reduce inflammation, improve symptoms, and achieve remission. But many people with IBD also want to use more natural methods to ease their discomfort. Two out of five patients with inflammatory bowel disease use probiotics regularly, ...
Study Touts Benefits of Salad Dressings Made With Monounsaturated Oils
Post Date: 2012-06-26 03:39:15 by Tatarewicz
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June 22, 2012 -- When it comes to packing a nutritional punch, a colorful salad can't be beat. But the dressing you choose may be just as important as the vegetables for maximizing the body's intake of important nutrients, a new study shows. When researchers at Purdue University fed study participants vegetable salads topped with different types of oil, they found that dressings containing canola oil best promoted the absorption of fat-soluble carotenoids. Carotenoids such as lutein, lycopene, beta-carotene, and zeaxanthin are widely believed to promote good health. Specifically, studies suggest that they lower the risk for certain cancers, heart disease, and the age-related eye ...
Boosting Blood System Protein Complex Protects Against Radiation Toxicity
Post Date: 2012-06-26 02:09:59 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily (June 24, 2012) — New research in Nature Medicine shows that boosting a protein pathway in the body's blood making system protects mice from otherwise fatal radiation poisoning. Scientists in the multi-institutional study -- posted online by the journal on June 24 -- say their findings open the potential for new treatments against radiation toxicity during cancer treatment or environmental exposures -- such as in a nuclear explosion or accident. By identifying a target-specific intervention to protect the hematopoietic system against radiation toxicity, the study addresses a largely unmet challenge, according to the researchers. "These findings suggest that ...
Ozone Exposure Linked to Potential Heart Attacks
Post Date: 2012-06-26 01:55:25 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily (June 25, 2012) — Young, healthy adult volunteers exposed for two hours to ozone developed physiological changes associated with cardiovascular ailments, according to a small study reported in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. Study participants showed evidence of vascular inflammation, a potential reduced ability to dissolve artery-blocking blood clots, and changes in the autonomic nervous system that controls the heart's rhythm. The changes were temporary and reversible in these young, healthy participants. Ground level ozone is created when pollutants from vehicles, power plants, industry, chemical solvents and consumer products react in the ...
Dialysis demand jumps after elective surgeries
Post Date: 2012-06-26 01:23:50 by Tatarewicz
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The number of patients needing dialysis after major elective surgery has tripled since 1995, a Canadian study suggests. Severe acute kidney injury needing dialysis is a serious complication that is on the rise, harming survival and quality of life, researchers say in Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. A man forms his hand in the shape of a heart over scars from heart surgery. More elective heart surgery patients are showing acute kidney complications.A man forms his hand in the shape of a heart over scars from heart surgery. More elective heart surgery patients are showing acute kidney complications. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press) For the study, ...
Why Cat Owners Should All Be Penalized
Post Date: 2012-06-23 02:23:31 by Tatarewicz
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Hi. I'm Art Caplan, speaking to you from the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. Today I want to talk about a very serious healthcare problem: irresponsible behavior on the part of a lot of Americans that isn't getting much attention, and that means you if you own a cat. Many types of health costs are associated with cat ownership. We have allergies and asthma, people who wind up going to the hospital because they have allergic reactions either to the cat or the medicine they take, and there are all types of skin problems. The list goes on and on. It is pretty clear that these miserable mousers are a huge healthcare problem. I started thinking about this when ...
AMA Does Not Want Pharmacists to Prescribe Medication
Post Date: 2012-06-23 02:09:12 by Tatarewicz
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June 22, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois) — American Medical Association (AMA) delegates passed a resolution opposing federal and state legislation allowing pharmacists to independently prescribe or dispense prescription medication without a valid order by a licensed physician, here at the AMA 2012 Annual Meeting. The medical service reference committee heard extensive testimony on the subject. The testimony largely focused on the fact that pharmacist education and training are not equivalent to physician training. The AMA was further concerned about increasing the scope of practice of pharmacists by allowing them to independently prescribe. Testimony also covered the topic of immunizations, ...
Mass Screening Smell Test Discovers Early Parkinson's Cases
Post Date: 2012-06-23 01:50:31 by Tatarewicz
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June 22, 2012 — A 1-day mass public screening testing people's ability to detect 5 different scents identified 3 potential cases of early Parkinson's disease (PD). An olfactory deficit is an early symptom of PD. The screening also turned up a substantial number of people with hyposmia caused by a variety of other conditions. Clinicians in Cologne, Germany, in cooperation with FARINA, manufacturer of eau de cologne since 1709, set up the Cologne Public Smelling Project in a pedestrian zone of the central city hall one Saturday in September 2011 to screen residents for hyposmia. Ulrich Liebetrau, MD, from the Department of Neurology at the Klinikum Köln-Merheim, presented ...
Higher infection risk in cars
Post Date: 2012-06-22 03:26:11 by Tatarewicz
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Travelling in a car with a person infected with the flu can mean your chance of getting sick is up to 99.9%, a study from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) shows. Professor Lidia Morawska, director of QUT's International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, said the risk of transmitting influenza over a 90-minute car trip with someone ill could be higher than travelling on a Boeing 747 for 17 hours with an infected person. The study, which compared 1989 and 2005 models of passenger cars, estimated the risk ranged from 59% to 99.9% for a 90-minute car trip when air was recirculated in newer, more air-tight vehicles. "This area hadn't been studied before and the ...
Dowsing - CoastToCoast recap-Illness as a money maker
Post Date: 2012-06-21 04:31:09 by Tatarewicz
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On Tuesday's show, medical anthropologist Sydney Ross Singer discussed the many ways our culture and lifestyle are making us sick. People are raised to be ignorant about how the body works because our society wants us to seek out "experts" when we have a problem, and become consumers of their expertise, he declared. The "entire culture is here to make money from illness," and medical problems are perpetuated because they are connected to multi-billion dollar industries that thrive off them, he continued. He shared evidence that bras are a primary risk factor for developing breast cancer, but women are conditioned to wear the garments in order to fit into society. ...
Which Drug, When? New Anticoagulants Force New Decisions in AF Treatment
Post Date: 2012-06-21 02:25:43 by Tatarewicz
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June 20, 2012 (Nice, France) — Here at Cardiostim 2012, two of the experts working on new European guidelines on stroke prevention in atrial-fibrillation patients gave a broad preview of how those guidelines will address the questions created by the introduction of several new anticoagulants [1]. "In the coming years, we won't have to decide who needs anticoagulant therapy--because that's practically all patients with atrial fibrillation--but we will suddenly have to pick which anticoagulant to use," Dr Paulus Kirchhof (University of Birmingham, UK) explained during a presentation entitled, "What should the new guideline revisions on stroke prevention look ...
Top doctor's chilling claim: The NHS kills off 130,000 elderly patients every year
Post Date: 2012-06-20 08:51:35 by Phant2000
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NHS doctors are prematurely ending the lives of thousands of elderly hospital patients because they are difficult to manage or to free up beds, a senior consultant claimed yesterday. Professor Patrick Pullicino said doctors had turned the use of a controversial ‘death pathway’ into the equivalent of euthanasia of the elderly. He claimed there was often a lack of clear evidence for initiating the Liverpool Care Pathway, a method of looking after terminally ill patients that is used in hospitals across the country. It is designed to come into force when doctors believe it is impossible for a patient to recover and death is imminent. It can include withdrawal of treatment – ...
Why is Fiber essential?
Post Date: 2012-06-20 06:01:47 by Tatarewicz
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Fiber is a very hot topic within the world of nutrition. You’ll see it splashed across product packaging and it is a buzz word among health professionals. But do you know what fiber is, why it's so good for your health, and where you can find it? In simplest terms, fiber is the part in plant foods that our body cannot digest, unlike other fats, proteins or carbohydrates — which our bodies break down and absorb— our bodies don’t digest fiber. It's put together in such a manner that our bodies cannot break it down, and it passes through our bodies relatively untouched, thereby providing us with no calories. However, even though it may seem like fiber does not do ...
Natural Antioxidant Can Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease
Post Date: 2012-06-20 04:32:24 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily (June 16, 2012) — University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have collaborated with the School of Public Health and discovered an enzyme that, when found at high levels and alongside low levels of HDL (good cholesterol), can dramatically reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The enzyme -- glutathione peroxidase, or GPx3 -- is a natural antioxidant that helps protect organisms from oxidant injury and helps the body naturally repair itself. Researchers have found that patients with high levels of good cholesterol, the GPx3 enzyme does not make a significant difference. However, those patients with low levels of good cholesterol, the GPx3 enzyme could ...
Study: No-Fat, Low-Fat Dressings Don't Get Most Nutrients out of Salads
Post Date: 2012-06-20 04:13:44 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily (June 19, 2012) — The vegetables in salads are chock-full of important vitamins and nutrients, but you won't get much benefit without the right type and amount of salad dressing, a Purdue University study shows. In a human trial, researchers fed subjects salads topped off with saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat-based dressings and tested their blood for absorption of fat-soluble carotenoids -- compounds such as lutein, lycopene, beta-carotene and zeaxanthin. Those carotenoids are associated with reduced risk of several chronic and degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and macular degeneration. The study, published early ...
Safer heart surgery breakthrough
Post Date: 2012-06-20 03:47:52 by Tatarewicz
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The new treatment will help patients who are too frail to undergo open-heart surgery. The first trial of a treatment allowing doctors to insert a fully repositionable replacement heart valve without the need for open-heart surgery has been successfully conducted at a Melbourne hospital. Doctors at the Monash Medical Centre heart unit, known as MonashHeart, saved the lives of 11 elderly women who were suffering from aortic stenosis, the degrading and narrowing of the main heart valve. A team of cardiologists and surgeons, led by MonashHeart director Professor Ian Meredith, inserted a replacement heart valve, on the end of a wire, through a small hole in the groin of the women, who were ...
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