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Latest Articles: Health
The Courageous Legacy of Siobhan Reynolds
Post Date: 2011-12-31 08:04:48 by Ada
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The attractive, diminutive woman who drove into my driveway on the last Saturday in October hardly looked to be the person that federal authorities desperately were trying to find a way to throw into prison. Her lovely eyes had a sparkle in them, and she hardly looked to be a threat to the life and liberty of anyone. Yet, here was a woman coming into my home who was being targeted by the feds because she had the audacity to openly question the Drug War in general and the government’s war on people taking pain medications and the doctors that prescribe them. There is one thing that federal prosecutors and judges hate, and that is anyone who openly says that they are doing something ...
Prostate treatment regrets
Post Date: 2011-12-31 07:17:04 by Tatarewicz
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I often say to men who are considering having invasive prostate treatment that they should consider it very carefully, because they may well come to regret having their treatment. Men often don't realise that they do have options. In a new study, researchers looked at nearly 800 men who had been treated for prostate cancer with surgery, radiation, or hormone therapy, but now had signs that their disease might be returning. Overall, 15 percent of the men said they regretted having been treated for their cancer. And those with cardiovascular disease such as heart failure or diabetes were 52 percent more likely than others to regret the treatment they'd chosen for their cancer. ...
Can diet affect your Alzheimer’s risk?
Post Date: 2011-12-30 23:10:41 by Tatarewicz
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Does eating a lot of fish and few processed foods really help protect against Alzheimer’s disease? A new study indicates that nutrition could play nearly as strong a role as other factors like age, number of years of education, and high blood pressure. In the study published online in the journal Neurology, researchers measured the level of nutrients in the blood of nearly 300 seniors and found that those who had high levels of vitamin D and omega 3 fatty acids -- both found in salmon, tuna, and other fatty fish -- as well as vitamins C, E, and B -- antioxidants found in fruits, nuts, and green leafy vegetables -- appeared to have somewhat more protection against early symptoms of ...
Marriage and men's health
Post Date: 2011-12-30 21:49:15 by Tatarewicz
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Marriage-it is an ever-evolving "institution." Many people find love without getting married, and many marriages turn loveless and hostile as divorce rates soar. Single parenting is now common, and society is becoming increasingly comfortable with various patterns of cohabitation. The many social, economic, psychological, and spiritual ramifications of these huge changes have been the topic of much discussion and debate, and more will follow. Without treading into these deep waters, though, it's also useful to ask how marriage itself affects men's health. Men, marriage, and mortality A major survey of 127,545 American adults found that married men are healthier than ...
Chavez: U.S. May Have Caused My Cancer
Post Date: 2011-12-30 08:25:51 by Ada
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hinting that the U.S. may be behind a “very strange” bout of cancer affecting several leaders aligned with him in South America, reports Bloomberg. Chavez, speaking a day after Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, said the Central Intelligence Agency was behind chemical experiments in Guatemala in the 1940s and that it’s possible that in years to come a plot will be uncovered that shows the U.S. spread cancer as a political weapon against its critics. “It’s very difficult to explain, even with the law of probabilities, what has been happening to some of us in Latin ...
Worst Possible Thing to Ignore if You Have Arthritis
Post Date: 2011-12-30 07:26:58 by Tatarewicz
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A diet enriched with omega-3 fats may help prevent osteoarthritis as well as slow its progression; benefit was seen in both cartilage and bone beneath cartilage Omega-3 fats produce compounds called resolvins and protectins, which help quell inflammation before it can do too much damage to your tissues. Numerous studies have been published on the remarkable effectiveness of the animal-based omega-3 fat krill oil in combating inflammation-related disorders such as arthritis About one in five adults, or nearly 50 million Americans, have been diagnosed with arthritis, the most common form of which is osteoarthritis. If you have osteoarthritis, the cartilage within your joints is ...
libertylover (on LP) has diagnosed yukon's problem
Post Date: 2011-12-29 23:56:12 by James Deffenbach
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#170. To: yukon ( #148) yukon: nutless cowards? It's like Tourettes syndrome, only on the Internets. You're an InterNetTourette! (thank you, you may reuse it until I register it) "...Coprolalia (the spontaneous utterance of socially objectionable or taboo words or phrases) is the most publicized symptom of Tourette's, but it is not required for a diagnosis of Tourette's and only about 10% of Tourette's patients exhibit it.[15] Echolalia (repeating the words of others) and palilalia (***YIKES THAT SOUNDS DANGEROUS***)(repeating one's own words) occur in a minority of cases,[8] while the most common initial motor and vocal tics are, respectively, eye blinking ...
Can This Sweetener Replace Chemical Mouthwash For Reducing Your Dental Plaque?
Post Date: 2011-12-29 08:37:52 by Tatarewicz
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Manuka honey, which has potent antibacterial qualities, works just as well as chemical mouthwash -- and better than the cavity-fighting sugar alcohol xylitol -- in reducing plaque levels Clinical trials have found that Manuka honey can effectively eradicate more than 250 clinical strains of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant varieties The vast majority of honey sold and consumed in the United States is processed or refined, and will not offer the same types of healing properties found in raw, high-quality Manuka honey Honey has been used as a natural wound healer and infection fighter since ancient times, and new research is showing that a specific type of honey from New Zealand -- ...
Keeping hydrated
Post Date: 2011-12-28 08:23:34 by Tatarewicz
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Everyone says that we should drink enough water, but why? It is very easy to forget to keep up your water intake with all that is going on at this time of year and it is often the last thing that you think of doing - you need to make a real effort to keep up your intake!!! The body is roughly made up of 2/3 water. The brain is made of 90% water, blood 83%, muscle and soft tissue 75% water and even bone is made up of 22% water. Lack of water inhibits our ability to function efficiently. Athletes are always told to stay hydrated so that their performance does not suffer. If we are moderately dehydrated we end up with headaches, constipation, Muscle cramps, kidney problems, irregular blood ...
America's farmlands to be carpet-bombed with Vietnam-era Agent Orange chemical if Dow petition approved
Post Date: 2011-12-28 03:40:49 by farmfriend
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America's farmlands to be carpet-bombed with Vietnam-era Agent Orange chemical if Dow petition approved Tuesday, December 27, 2011 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger (NaturalNews) A key chemical of one of the most horrifying elements of the Vietnam War -- Agent Orange -- may soon be unleashed on America's farmlands. Considered by world nations to be a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" (WMD), Agent Orange was dropped in the millions of gallons on civilian populations during the Vietnam War in order to destroy foliage and poison North Vietnamese soldiers. The former president of the Vietnamese Red Cross, Professor Nhan, described it as, "...a massive violation of human ...
Keeping muscles in shape
Post Date: 2011-12-27 08:48:30 by Tatarewicz
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Everyone can observe first-hand that as people age they become more frail and eventually more likely to fall over and damage themselves. The technical term for muscle atrophy is Sarcopenia and that is associated with a reduced rate of muscle protein synthesis. What most people do not realise is that the rate of muscle atrophy is a variable. Some men shuffle, waddle and totter along in their mid-50s and other men in their 80s still confidently take fast long purposeful strides. Why is this? Well of course, some part of this is to do with genetics. No one would deny that some men inherit the ability to age better. But there is very little doubt that there is much more at work here. Our ...
Scientists Invent Painless Dental Filling Process—Uses Plasma Toothbrush
Post Date: 2011-12-25 04:52:24 by Tatarewicz
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Rejoice! Scientists at the University of Missouri have invented a way to apply fillings that is completely painless. It uses a new plasma brush that disinfects and cleans out cavities, killing bacterias and forming a better bond for the fillings. And it does it in less than 30 seconds! According to the scientists, "the chemical reactions involved with the plasma brush actually change the surface of the tooth, which allows for a strong and robust bonding with the filling material." How would this affect you? Needless so say, this—and anything that includes "dental" and "painless" in the same sentence—is awesome news. To give you an idea of how this ...
The fantasy world of psychiatry and psychotropic drugs
Post Date: 2011-12-24 19:43:51 by Original_Intent
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Missing in action: The FDA and selective targeting As the FDA continues its targeting of supplement manufacturers, whole fresh milk producers and attempts to whip up a public frenzy over non existent threats over vitamins and nutritional supplements, the pharmaceutical manufacturers are getting away with murder and the FDA is not only aware of it, but helping to facilitate it. Every year 700,000 adverse events are reported regarding psychotropic drugs [1] and an average of 42,000 individuals lose their lives as a result of these drugs and yet FDA has not closed one drug manufacturer or prosecuted any company for its part in the physical harm and resulting deaths that ...
Don't look at this
Post Date: 2011-12-24 09:34:00 by PSUSA2
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Poster Comment:I told you not to look at this.
Seafood 10,000 Times Over Safe Limit for Carcinogenic Contamination, FDA Says to Eat it Anyway
Post Date: 2011-12-23 21:55:32 by Original_Intent
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Seafood 10,000 Times Over Safe Limit for Carcinogenic Contamination, FDA Says to Eat it AnywayMike BarrettActivist Post Despite seafood showing extremely high levels of contamination, the FDA still deems the food safe for consumption. The FDA not only falsely softened the risk of seafood consumption due to carcinogenic contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the seafood supply, but also ignored individual FDA staff members who called for higher levels of contamination protection. The oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 was one of the largest offshore oil spills in history. One recent study conducted by researchers at the Natural Resources Defense Council ...
Foods that help eliminate toxins from the body
Post Date: 2011-12-23 07:17:46 by Tatarewicz
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Slide show, starting with Chinese yam (at link)
Does the Cranberry Beat Antibiotics for Recurrent UTIs?
Post Date: 2011-12-23 06:51:56 by Tatarewicz
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The topic? Relief for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs): cranberries or antibiotics? A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine explores which approach is best.[1] Urinary tract infections are common. About half of all women have had at least one. For those who have had at least 2 or more UTIs per year, low-dose antibiotics are often prescribed for prevention, but this can create strains -- usually Escherichia coli -- that are resistant to most antibiotics. So, is a more organic treatment, such as cranberries, preferable? Cranberries have been used as the alternative treatment of choice for UTI prevention for years. Exactly how they work isn't totally clear. ...
Readied To Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma
Post Date: 2011-12-23 06:32:15 by Tatarewicz
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Sam Schmid, an Arizona college student believed to be brain dead and poised to be an organ donor, miraculously recovered just hours before doctors were considering taking him off life support. Schmid, a junior and business major at the University of Arizona, was critically wounded in an Oct. 19 five-car accident in Tucson. The 21-year-old's brain injuries were so severe that the local hospital could not treat him. He was airlifted to the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Phoenix, where specialists performed surgery for a life-threatening aneurysm. As hospital officials began palliative care and broached the subject of organ donation with his ...
Walmart pulls formula after infant dies
Post Date: 2011-12-23 06:05:47 by Tatarewicz
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Columbia, Mo. -- Walmart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died from a rare infection. The source of the bacteria that caused the infection has not been determined, but it occurs naturally in the environment and in plants such as wheat and rice. The most worrisome appearances have been in dried milk and powdered formula, which is why manufacturers routinely test for the germs. Walmart pulled the Enfamil Newborn formula from shelves as a precaution following the death of Avery Cornett in the southern Missouri town of Lebanon. The ...
Medicare Privatization Plans
Post Date: 2011-12-23 04:09:29 by Stephen Lendman
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Medicare Privatization Plans - by Stephen Lendman The idea's been around for years. More recently, bipartisan support's been growing. Various plans have circulated. A 2006 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study assessed "Designing a Premium Support System (PSS) for Medicare." It discussed pros, cons, other choices and implications in terms of costs and recipient benefits. In 1995, Henry Aaron and Robert Reischauer first proposed PSS based on managed competition principles. Numerous variations followed with differing public support amounts. All plans have six common features: (1) Beneficiaries would choose from multiple approved health plans. Risk adjusted payments ...
Are We Helping or Hurting Our Patients?
Post Date: 2011-12-22 04:41:40 by Tatarewicz
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I’m currently doing a one month rotation in addiction psychiatry at a veterans hospital. Working with patients with alcoholism and drug addictions has inspired me in many ways, and I’m learning plenty every day. I have been able to actually help some of my patients, however, I can’t help but notice some ways in which the “system” may be actually perpetuating drug and alcohol addictions. Many of my patients receive fairly sizable checks from the government every month for their physical or mental “disabilities.” At first blush, this seems entirely appropriate and warranted. Our veterans have served our country, and deserve every benefit they’ve ...
Increase in resting heart rate may signal higher death risk
Post Date: 2011-12-22 04:09:02 by Tatarewicz
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People whose heart rates increased from under 70 beats per minute to more than 85 beats per minute over 10 years had a 90 percent increased risk of dying from heart disease compared to people whose heart rates stayed around 70 beats per minute, according to the large study. Wisloff said the change in heart rate may signal underlying heart disease that is currently going unrecognized. Wisloff said the change in heart rate may signal underlying heart disease that is currently going unrecognized. Wisloff said the change in heart rate may signal underlying heart disease that is currently going unrecognized. "Resting heart rate is one of the simplest measures in medicine and everyone ...
Men with cancer turning to alternative cures
Post Date: 2011-12-22 01:54:19 by Tatarewicz
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More than 50% of men diagnosed with cancer in Australia are turning to complementary and alternative medicine to help find a cure, or to improve their health, according to new research from the University of Adelaide. Psychology PhD student Nadja Klafke says an Adelaide questionnaire of 400 men with various types of cancer shows that many of them modify their diet in conjunction with conventional treatment, as well as turning to meditation, yoga and exercise. The study, recently published in Annals of Oncology, provides evidence that the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common and widespread in men with cancer. "Many complementary therapies have the potential ...
Worms clean up wounds faster than surgeons
Post Date: 2011-12-20 07:48:17 by Tatarewicz
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December 19, 2011 — Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) appears to be more effective for wound debridement compared with conventional therapy, but only at 1 week; after that time, another type of dressing should be used, new research suggests. Kristina Opletalovà, MD, from the Department of Dermatology, University of Caen, France, and colleagues published online December 19 in the Archives of Dermatology. Medical maggots were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a medical device for wound debridement in 2004. According to the researchers, use of maggots in treating wounds is associated with effective wound debridement, antibacterial effects, and stimulation of wound ...
"Super memory” pill–and possibly an Alzheimer’s cure–could be around the corner
Post Date: 2011-12-20 05:39:31 by Tatarewicz
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Scientists have isolated a gene in mice that works to give them "super memories" and reverses the course of several degenerative mental illnesses like Alzheimer's. And because of the similarity of mice and human brains, a powerful brain pill for humans may now not be far off. The brains of both mice and humans release a gene known as PKR, which is triggered by the onset of Alzheimer's. But the newly discovered gene can apparently block PKR's release--a development that not only can reverse the course of degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, but induces a state of "super memory" in the mice it has been tested on. "If we were to find an ...
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