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CDC: Antidepressant use skyrockets 400% in past 20 years
Post Date: 2011-10-30 20:22:44 by Artisan
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Use of antidepressant drugs has soared nearly 400% since 1988, making the medication the most frequently used by people ages 18-44, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Eleven percent of Americans ages 12 years and older took antidepressants during the 2005-08 study period, the authors write. They add that though the majority of antidepressants were taken to treat depression, the drugs also can be used for anxiety disorders and other conditions. The data are from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, which included information from 12,637 participants about prescription-drug use, antidepressant use, length of use, severity of depressive ...
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
Post Date: 2011-10-30 16:48:14 by Ada
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I grew up as an only child, with a single mother. Because we were poor and because I knew my father had emigrated from Syria, I imagined he looked like Omar Sharif. I hoped he would be rich and kind and would come into our lives (and our not yet furnished apartment) and help us. Later, after I’d met my father, I tried to believe he’d changed his number and left no forwarding address because he was an idealistic revolutionary, plotting a new world for the Arab people. Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother. By then, ...
Alcohol habit improves survival after heart attack
Post Date: 2011-10-30 09:45:52 by Tatarewicz
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Women who drank anywhere from a few alcoholic drinks a month to more than three a week in the year leading up to a heart attack ended up living longer than women who never drank alcohol, according to a U.S. study. The findings, which focused on more than 1,000 women and were published in the American Journal of Cardiology, add to mounting evidence that alcohol, regardless of the type of drink, can be good for the heart. "One thing that was interesting was that we didn't see differences among different beverage types," said Joshua Rosenbloom, a student at Harvard Medical School who led the study. "The most recent evidence suggests that it's the alcohol itself ...
Daily aspirin 'blocks bowel cancer'
Post Date: 2011-10-30 08:44:48 by Tatarewicz
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A daily dose of aspirin should be given to people at high risk of bowel cancer, say scientists. Two pills a day for two years reduced the incidence of bowel cancer by 63% in a group of 861 at-risk patients, a study reported in The Lancet said. Newcastle University's Prof Sir John Burn, who led the study, said the evidence "seems overwhelmingly strong". Other experts said the findings added to a growing body of proof that aspirin could be used in the fight with cancer. The study was conducted on 861 patients with Lynch syndrome, which affects one in every 1,000 people. They struggle to detect and repair damaged DNA which means they are more likely to develop a range of ...
Alien abductions may be vivid dreams: study
Post Date: 2011-10-29 02:48:50 by Tatarewicz
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Researchers say they have conducted "the first experiment to ever prove that close encounters with UFOs and extraterrestrials are a product of the human mind." In a sleep study by the Out-Of-Body Experience Research Center in Los Angeles, 20 volunteers were instructed to perform a series of mental steps upon waking up or becoming lucid during the night that might lead them to have out-of-body experiences culminating in encounters with aliens. According to lead researcher Michael Raduga, more than half the volunteers experienced at least one full or partial out-of-body experience, and seven of them were able to make contact with UFOs or extraterrestrials during these dream-like ...
Iran scientiss ready to test venon-based anti-cancer drug on humans
Post Date: 2011-10-29 02:00:40 by Tatarewicz
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Iranian researchers have successfully developed an anti-cancer medication using the venom of scorpion and snake. The Iranian-made drug, which has been developed after 10 years of research, has showed successful results in laboratory conditions, Fars news agency quoted President of Iran's Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute Abbas Zare, as saying on Tuesday. The anti-cancer drug produced from snake and scorpion venom peptide now awaits the permission of the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education before being tested in humans, Zare' said. Many countries are conducting research to discover new cancer medications based on different animal's venom; none of these ...
Bladder cancer risk reduced by adequate fluid intake
Post Date: 2011-10-29 01:53:12 by Tatarewicz
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US researchers say men who drink more than 2.5 liters or 10 glasses of low-sugar fluids every day are at a significant lower risk of developing bladder cancer. Jiachen Zhou and colleagues at Brown University evaluated the fluid intake of 48,000 men who took part in a 22-year survey begun in 1986. The participants, who were aged 40 to 75 at the beginning of the study, answered a questionnaire about their fluid intake every four years. Data analysis showed that men who drank more than 10 cups (2,531 milliliters) of fluids per day had a 24 percent lower risk of bladder cancer. The study was not the first one suggesting a link between drinking fluids and a low bladder cancer risk. The ...
CDC Director Arrested for Child Molestation and Bestiality
Post Date: 2011-10-28 18:55:59 by freepatriot32
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Dr. Kimberly Quinlan Lindsey, a top official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been arrested and charged with two counts of child molestation and one count of bestiality. Dr. Lindsey, who joined the CDC in 1999, is currently the deputy director for the Laboratory Science Policy and Practice Program Office. She's second in command of the program office. Prior to that role, she was the senior health scientist in the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, an office that oversees the allocation process for $1.5 billion in terrorism preparedness. According to CNN: "Authorities also charged Lindsey's live-in boyfriend, Thomas Joseph ...
2 workers plead guilty to murder in abortion case
Post Date: 2011-10-28 03:40:21 by farmfriend
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2 workers plead guilty to murder in abortion case By MARYCLAIRE DALE, AP PHILADELPHIA — Two abortion clinic workers pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree murder in deaths that occurred at a Philadelphia clinic where seven babies were allegedly born alive, then killed with scissors, and a patient died from an overdose of painkillers. Andrea Moton, 34, admitted her involvement in the stabbing death of one late-term baby that she pulled from a toilet where it had been delivered. Sherry West, 52, pleaded guilty in the February 2009 death of Karnamaya Mongar, a Bhutanese immigrant who was 19 weeks pregnant. Neither worker was trained or licensed for the work they did at the clinic run ...
Yoghurt curbs heart disease
Post Date: 2011-10-27 06:36:02 by Tatarewicz
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Moderate daily consumption of yoghurt prevents thickening of the carotid artery. A Perth study has found that yoghurt may be beneficial in preventing carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT), a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Researchers at Sir Charles Gardener Hospital found that moderate daily consumption of yoghurt prevents thickening of the carotid artery while the same consumption of milk and cheese had little effect in reducing CCA-IMT. The full report, ‘Association between yoghurt, milk, and cheese consumption and common carotid artery intima-media thickness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in elderly women,’ was printed in the American Society for ...
Modified shoe saves knees
Post Date: 2011-10-27 06:24:58 by Tatarewicz
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Researchers at the University of Melbourne have proven that a modified shoe can reduce knee load in people with knee osteoarthritis. The research has been carried out by Professor Kim Bennell and her team at the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne and supported by an Australian Research Council grant with ASICS, an athletic footwear company as the industry partner. Results showed that a specially-designed shoe can reduce knee load during walking, compared to traditionally-designed athletic shoes. This was seen in healthy people, in overweight people who are more at risk of developing osteoarthritis and in people with established painful knee ...
Chest X-rays for lung cancer do not save lives: study
Post Date: 2011-10-27 02:24:41 by Tatarewicz
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People who received chest X-rays to screen for lung cancer showed no better survival rate after four years than those who were not screened at all, said a US study released Wednesday. The research, published in the November 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), follows a separate study last year that showed X-rays fell short compared to modern CT scans in saving lives from lung cancer, the leading cancer killer worldwide. The latest trial followed 150,000 participants, about half of whom were women. About 10 percent were current smokers, and the rest were nearly evenly divided between former smokers and people who never smoked. Subjects were either offered a ...
Longevity's secrets sought in DNA of 100-year-olds
Post Date: 2011-10-27 01:06:31 by Tatarewicz
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 photo, Marie Eberhardt helps her husband George Eberhardt, 107, of Chester, NJ. after they both got their annual flu shot in Mendham, N.J. George Eberhardt turned 107 in September 2011, and scientists would love to know how he and other older folks like him make it that far. So he's going to hand over some of his DNA. He is taking part in one of two projects announced in October 2011 that will examine some of the oldest citizens with one of the newest scientific tools: whole-genome sequencing, the deciphering of a person's complete collection of DNA. NEW YORK (AP) — George Eberhardt turned 107 last month, and scientists would love to know how ...
Flu vaccine offers only 'moderate protection'
Post Date: 2011-10-26 23:01:44 by Tatarewicz
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Flu vaccines seem to give "moderate protection" that is less effective than thought, according to a new review of research. In an analysis of 31 studies published in Thursday's issue of the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, U.S. researchers concluded that since the vaccine often differs from the virus circulating each flu season, the effectiveness averages only 59 per cent in healthy young adults. The effectiveness of the flu vaccine averages 59 per cent in healthy young adults, a new review suggests. The effectiveness of the flu vaccine averages 59 per cent in healthy young adults, a new review suggests. (Al Grillo/Associated Press) That estimate was for the trivalent ...
Biggest Ever Study Shows No Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Tumors
Post Date: 2011-10-26 12:42:59 by christine
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This is a solid study that does reassure us that cell phone use is not a causation agent for cancers. It was conducted over a long enough period to give us the optimum demonstration of its overall long term safety. At this point, we are allowed to go back to sleep. The real difficulty is that we lack causation for most cancer. Yet the public demands it. A better answer is to live as close as possible to a natural life while living modern. Raw is clearly a good idea as is moderate exercise. The cell phone does not have to be held against the ear. Biggest Ever Study Shows No Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Tumors www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020191848.htm
Amy Winehouse Died From 'Misadventure,' or Drinking Too Much Alcohol
Post Date: 2011-10-26 11:46:26 by freepatriot32
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In the months following Amy Winehouse's death, her parents believed that -- after years of hard-living and drug and alcohol abuse -- their daughter died due to complications stemming from alcohol withdrawal. "Abstinence [from alcohol] gave her body such a fright, they thought it was eventually the cause of her death," a source close to the family said in July. It turns out, the complete opposite was true: According to the long-awaited coroner's inquest into the singer's death at the age of 27, Winehouse passed away after consuming an excessive amount of booze. The report stated that Amy died of "misadventure," since she voluntarily put the liquor into her ...
Eli Lilly pulls drug used for treating sepsis: no benefit
Post Date: 2011-10-26 02:50:59 by Tatarewicz
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OTTAWA — The pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is withdrawing a drug that's used in hospital intensive-care units around the world. The drug Xigris had been approved for treating patients at high risk of death due to serious complications of a blood infection known as sepsis or septic shock. The company says the results of its recent PROWESS-SHOCK study showed that use of the drug didn't lead to a statistically significant reduction in 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock. "While there were no new safety findings, the study failed to demonstrate that Xigris improved patient survival and thus calls into question the benefit-risk profile of Xigris and its ...
Jeffrey Smith - How GMO research is rigged using fraudulent science - NaturalNews.tv (Video)
Post Date: 2011-10-25 20:55:39 by TwentyTwelve
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Jeffrey Smith - How GMO research is rigged using fraudulent science (2760 views) Uploaded 10/6/2011 5:27:39 PM by HealthRanger (196 videos Video Information Jeffrey Smith reveals some of the dirty tricks used by Monsanto and other biotech companies to twist their "science" and make GMOs look safe even when they're extremely dangerous. This is all from the same industry that said DDT was safe, PCBs were safe, Agent Orange was safe, and so on. "Corporate science" is always distorted, especially from the biotech industry. Video Keywords: science jeffrey smith gmos gm crops genetic engineering research junk science science fraud biotech industry Click for Full ...
Jeffrey Smith - How GMOs may turn your body into a human pesticide factory - NaturalNews.tv (Video)
Post Date: 2011-10-25 20:47:02 by TwentyTwelve
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Jeffrey Smith - How GMOs may turn your body into a human pesticide factory (3868 views) Uploaded 10/6/2011 5:54:37 PM by HealthRanger (196 videos) Video Information Jeffrey Smith reveals how genetically engineered crops result in gene transfers into the bacteria in the human gut. It means that after eating GMOs, we may have genetically modified proteins inside our own bodies. Even worse, when BT (genetically engineered) corn is consumed, the gene that produces the BT toxin may transfer into the bacteria living in your intestines, turning you into a HUMAN PESTICIDE FACTORY. Video Keywords: jeffrey smith gmos gmo corn pesticides bt corn gene transfer Click for Full Text!
Jeffrey Smith - Even farm animals refuse to eat GMOs - NaturalNews.tv (Video)
Post Date: 2011-10-25 20:38:52 by TwentyTwelve
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Jeffrey Smith - Even farm animals refuse to eat GMOs (5368 views) Uploaded 10/6/2011 10:02:25 PM by HealthRanger (196 videos) Video Information Jeffrey Smith relates a story about how farmers test whether their farm animals will eat GMOs. Most farm animals naturally avoid genetically engineered feed if given a choice! Video Keywords: jeffrey smith gmos farmers cattle farm animals animal feed Click for Full Text!
BPA tied to behavior problems in girls: study
Post Date: 2011-10-25 06:20:49 by Tatarewicz
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(Reuters Health) - In a new study of Cincinnati-area kids, girls exposed to higher levels of bisphenol A before birth had more behavioral problems and were more anxious and over-active than those only exposed to small amounts of the chemical. The finding doesn't prove that moms who have more contact with BPA, which is used to make plastics and found in some food packaging and canned goods, are putting their daughters at risk. Additionally, there was no link between the amount of BPA measured in pregnant women's urine and boys' later behavioral problems -- or between levels of the chemical in kids themselves and their behavior. Although almost all women and kids had traces ...
More evidence that coffee cuts skin cancer
Post Date: 2011-10-25 04:52:46 by Tatarewicz
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MORE evidence that coffee, particularly among female drinkers, has a positive effect against the most common form of skin cancer worldwide has been released. Women who drank more than three cups per day of caffeinated coffee saw a 20 percent lower risk of getting basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a slow-growing form of cancer, than those who drank less than a cup per month. Men who drank the same amount saw a nine percent lower risk, said the research presented at the 10th American Association for Cancer Research International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research in Boston. "Given the nearly one million new cases of BCC diagnosed each year in the United States, daily ...
Position matters in food labelling
Post Date: 2011-10-25 04:03:42 by Tatarewicz
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Nutrition labels should be placed in the centre of food packaging, rather than in one corner, if shoppers are going to read them, says a US study. Using an eye-tracking device, researchers from Minnesota also found that the average consumer only reads the top part of a food content label. They studied 203 people while looking at 64 different grocery products on a computer screen. The Journal of the American Dietetic Association published the results. In the study, participants were asked to view three elements on a typical food product - the nutrition contents label, a picture and list of ingredients, and a description of the product with price and quantity information - on the left, on ...
Ben Ong comments on recent PSA prostate study findings
Post Date: 2011-10-24 07:21:23 by Tatarewicz
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Elevated PSA levels ring alarm bells with Doctors. They are usually followed by a recommendation to have a Biopsy. High PSA levels can indicate many different things - not necessarily prostate cancer. Most single incidences of high PSA readings are caused by transient infections or enlargement of the prostate. So only a Biopsy can ascertain whether the PSA level actually indicates cancer activity. And no test exists that can accurately predict whether any cancer found will be aggressive or very passive. A positive Biopsy result is usually followed by conventional treatments such as radiation, hormone treatment, or surgery to remove the Prostate. Quite often these treatments are combined or ...
Meth Conference in Hawaii
Post Date: 2011-10-24 06:36:51 by Tatarewicz
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The National Methamphetamine Drug Conference Medical Panel Discussion: A Doctor's Perspective Everett Ellinwood, M.D., Duke University Medical Center Tom Leland, M.D., Community Care Services Scott Lukas, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Richard Rawson, Ph.D., The Matrix Institute Michael Sise, M.D., Mercy Hospital DR. SISE: Whether we are from law enforcement, treatment or prevention communities, each of us has a different perspective on meth. Over the last day we have shared data and statistics, but it is important to remember there is a human face for each of these numbers. During the last month, I stitched the heart of a woman stabbed by her methamphetamine dealer who stole her ...
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