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Latest Articles: Health
Cellphone use by children - cancer risk
Post Date: 2011-09-12 08:09:57 by Tatarewicz
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The use of mobile phones is increasing among children and adolescents. Experts warn of the dangers, since children are more vulnerable to radiation. In a recent study, an international research team concluded that mobile-phone use among children does not increase the risk of developing brain tumors. Parents who might be breathing a sigh of relief at this should think twice. According to one Swedish expert, we cannot trust these results, and she is not the only one saying so. According to professor Maria Feychting, Institute of Environmental Medicine at Karolinska Institute (KI), who led the Swedish part of the Cefalo study, the results show no increased risk of developing a brain tumor ...
Israeli development enhances memory in Alzheimer patients
Post Date: 2011-09-12 07:09:39 by Tatarewicz
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JERUSALEM, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A new electromagnetic system developed by an Israeli firm helps patients suffering from mild to moderate Alzheimer regain part of their cognitive skills through brain stimulation, proving to be more effective than drugs. Developed by Neuronix, the NeuroAD system stimulates the area in the brain responsible for memory and learning, giving patients the same levels of memory they had two years before. NeuroAD is uses a technology called NICE (Non-Invasive Cortical Enhancer) developed by Neuronix, that makes the memory area in the brain receptive to cognitive training. Once the brain is stimulated, researchers expect an LTP (Long- Term Potentiation) in the ...
Common virus kills nearly 100 children in Vietnam
Post Date: 2011-09-11 02:30:22 by Tatarewicz
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The World Health Organization says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has surged in Vietnam, killing 98 children and sickening more than 42,000 others this year. It says three-quarters of the deaths have been in children three years old or younger. This year's outbreak is a sharp increase over previous years. Since 2008, about 10,000 to 15,000 cases were reported per year, with about 20 to 30 children dying annually. The WHO statement quoted Vietnam's health minister as warning that cases might increase in coming months when preschools and kindergartens resume. The disease is spread by sneezing, coughing and contact with fluid from blisters ...
Birth defects still high in China's rural areas
Post Date: 2011-09-10 05:11:58 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING - Despite progress in narrowing the maternal and child health gap between urban and rural areas, China still faces challenges to conquer birth defects as well as infant and young child mortality, a senior official from the Ministry of Health said on Friday. "Although the mortality rate of children younger than 5 has met the target set in the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations ahead of schedule, it is still very high because of the large population base in China," Fu Wei, deputy director of Women and Children Care and Community Health Department under the health ministry, told a news conference. China signed the joint declaration in 2000, aiming for a ...
China's suicide rate 'among highest in world'
Post Date: 2011-09-09 05:54:48 by Tatarewicz
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The sun rises over highrise buildings in downtown Beijing in 2010. A person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes, the government and state media said Thursday, giving the country one of the highest suicide rates in the world The sun rises over highrise buildings in downtown Beijing in 2010. A person tries … A person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes, the government and state media said Thursday, giving the country one of the highest suicide rates in the world. China's suicide rate is 22.23 people out of every 100,000, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on its website. "Our nation has one of the highest rates of suicide in ...
Stroke hits bumpy hearts
Post Date: 2011-09-08 06:40:20 by Tatarewicz
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Around one in five older Australians with atrial fibrillation are undiagnosed More than 3,500 debilitating, often fatal and entirely ‘unnecessary’ strokes will be suffered by Australians with an irregular heartbeat this year, according to a new report by medical experts and health economists. These experts warn that thousands of Australians will be incapacitated and up to 700 lives lost to ‘preventable’ strokes in 2011 because of a widespread failure to provide effective stroke prevention for many Australians diagnosed with this increasingly common heart condition. In addition, the report notes that around one-in-five older Australians with atrial fibrillation are ...
Voltage medicine on C2C Thurs night
Post Date: 2011-09-07 07:40:55 by Tatarewicz
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Voltage Medicine Date: 09-08-11 Host: George Noory Guests: Dr. Jerry Tennant Medical doctor and naturopath Jerry Tennant will discuss the latest developments using voltage medicine to improve health and restore vision to those with eye disease. Website(s): tennantinstitute.com Book(s): Healing is Voltag
Cuba launches world's first vaccine against lung cancer
Post Date: 2011-09-07 06:36:27 by Tatarewicz
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HAVANA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cuban medical authorities have launched the sales of the world's first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, local officials said on Tuesday. The CimaVax-EGF vaccine, as a result of a 25-year research into diseases related to tobacco smoking, has been developed by researchers and scientists at the Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM) in Havana. The active drug ingredient in the vaccine is based on "a protein we all have when cancer is uncontrolled." "The epidermal growth factor is related to all cell proliferation," said Gisela Gonzalez, head researcher of the project. "The drug could turn the cancer into a manageable, chronic ...
Mindful eating from Harvard
Post Date: 2011-09-07 00:16:16 by Tatarewicz
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"Slow down, you're eating too fast. Distracted, hurried eating may add pounds and take away pleasure." Does this sound familiar? You're at your computer, facing a wall of e-mails. After composing a reply, you hit "send" and reach for the bulging tuna wrap on your desk. After a few bites, chewing while glancing at the screen, you set the wrap down, grab a handful of chips, and open the next message. Before you know it, you've finished lunch without even noticing it. A small yet growing body of research suggests that a slower, more thoughtful way of eating could help with weight problems and maybe steer some people away from processed food and other ...
Rootworms defy Monsanto and eat away at GMO Corn in U.S. Midwest
Post Date: 2011-09-06 17:09:42 by Original_Intent
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(NaturalNews) Farmers in the big corn states watch in dismay as their "bug proofed" corn once again is being eaten by rootworms. As evolution would have it, the Western rootworm beetle, one of the most serious threats to corn, has developed resistance to the bioengineered "Roundup ready" crop, and is picnicking once again on corn roots.Currently, three fourth's of our nation's corn crop are genetically modified, but thousands of farmers in the United States are wondering if they should switch back to older methods of pest control, like changing back and forth from corn to soy each year, because these rootworm beetles feed solely on corn. If the worms hatch in ...
CONTAGION, THE MOVIE
Post Date: 2011-09-05 18:36:50 by HighLairEon
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CONTAGION, THE MOVIE AN AUTHORITATIVE REVIEW SEPTEMBER 6, 2011. First, I want to let you know I've ended my radio show. It was a good run, but I have too many other projects going. Thanks to those who listened over the last year or so. Okay. Now to the matter at hand. FEAR THE VIRUS. TREMBLE AT THE VIRUS. OH, THE HUMANITY, OH THE IRONY, THAT WE, WITH ALL OUR TECHNOLOGY, FALL TO THE MACHINATIONS OF THE BARELY VISIBLE SPECK. OUR HUBRIS HAS BROUGHT US DOWN. On Sept. 9, the bio-disaster film, Contagion, opens worldwide. With a budget of $60 million, director Steve Soderbergh, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Kate Winslet will try to convince ...
Public medical insurance system benefits 93 percent of Chinese:
Post Date: 2011-09-04 06:55:04 by Tatarewicz
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HANGZHOU, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The public medical insurance system on the Chinese mainland currently covers over 1.25 billion people, or about 93 percent of the mainland's total population, according to a health official. The Chinese mainland's rural cooperative medical system has provided 835 million people with health care, while another 421 million are covered by basic medical insurance systems for urban dwellers, said Zhang Zongjiu, director of the Department of Medical Service Supervision of the Ministry of Health. Zhang made the remarks at an ongoing health forum of hospitals from the mainland and Taiwan, which was held in Hangzhou, the capital city of eastern Zhejiang ...
Lyme Disease Protection
Post Date: 2011-09-04 02:31:57 by Tatarewicz
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases make hundreds of thousands of people sick every year, and the numbers are growing at an alarming rate. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne infection in the United States with children between the ages of 5 to 14 being especially hard-hit. They are at the highest risk for tick-borne illnesses. To protect yourself, your family, and pets from tickss: · Evaluate your property (or hire a professional lawn care or landscape firm to do so) and determine if you have areas where ticks may hide. Ads by Google Ask a Dr: Lyme Disease18 Doctors Are Online. A Doctor Will Answer You Now. ...
Coffee's stimulating powers all in the mind
Post Date: 2011-09-04 02:10:56 by Tatarewicz
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Most people believe that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them boost their mental performance all day. But a new study by the University of East London has suggested that the stimulating effect of the coffee may be all in the mind. The British researchers studied 88 volunteers aged between 18 and 47 who were self-confessed coffee lovers, downing at least two cups every day. Some were given caffeinated coffee and told it was decaffeinated. Others were given decaffeinated but were told it contained caffeine. Also see: Sweetened coffee boost memory: articles.timesofindia.ind...sugar-coffee-lovers-brain
Veterans Can Proceed With Drug- Experimentation Suit Against CIA
Post Date: 2011-09-03 09:32:26 by Eric Stratton
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Veterans Can Proceed With Drug- Experimentation Suit Against CIA By NICK MCCANNOAKLAND, Calif. (CN) - A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit that claims the CIA used U.S. veterans as human guinea pigs in Cold War-era drug experiments. Vietnam Veterans of America filed a class action against the Army and CIA in 2009, claiming that at least 7,800 soldiers had been used as guinea pigs in Project Paperclip. Soldiers were allegedly administered at least 250 and as many as 400 types of drugs, among them Sarin, one of the most deadly drugs known, amphetamines, barbiturates, mustard gas, phosgene gas and ...
Start the day with a drink
Post Date: 2011-09-03 07:42:15 by Tatarewicz
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Health: Start the day with a drink. 45291.jpegNo, we are not speaking about vodka or beer or the tail of the dog. We are speaking about the healthiest drinks you can imagine to start your day, get your metabolism balanced, aid your digestive process and have the energy and goodwill to face another hard-working day. Read the latest diet-drinks advice from Brazil. Vitamins, minerals, good taste and energy To help you get up from bed, why not try out an easy-to-make tropical juice? The Brazilian site IG Comida (IG Food) has come up with some delicious suggestions to help you get up and feel great before facing your working day. All you have to do is blast them in a blender with chilled ...
New Treatments for Baldness? Scientists Find Stem Cells That Tell Hair It's Time to Grow
Post Date: 2011-09-03 07:05:46 by Tatarewicz
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 2, 2011) — Yale researchers have discovered the source of signals that trigger hair growth, an insight that may lead to new treatments for baldness. The researchers identified stem cells within the skin's fatty layer and showed that molecular signals from these cells were necessary to spur hair growth in mice, according to research published in the Sept. 2 issue of the journal Cell. "If we can get these fat cells in the skin to talk to the dormant stem cells at the base of hair follicles, we might be able to get hair to grow again," said Valerie Horsley, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and senior author of the ...
Folate tied to lower colon cancer risk
Post Date: 2011-09-03 03:43:42 by Tatarewicz
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat plenty of folate had a lower risk of colon and rectal cancers in a new study that examined the effects of folic acid fortification in the United States. In addition, the study did not find any extra cancer-related danger at very high levels of folate -- as some researchers have worried -- over close to a decade. The benefit and possible harm of folate is "definitely still an open question," said study author Todd Gibson, from the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland. But, he said, "there seems to be an association between people who report higher folate with those people who have a lower risk of colorectal ...
Need Some Protection from the Sun? Try Coffee
Post Date: 2011-09-02 22:52:22 by freepatriot32
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Sprawled on a sunny beach while on vacation, the last thing most people want is a steaming cup of coffee. But according to a new study by UW researchers, that's exactly what they should drink to help prevent skin cancer. The scientists, who partnered with a team from Rutgers University in New Jersey, found that caffeine decreases levels of an enzyme called ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related, or ATR, which in turn decreases one's risk of getting non- melanoma skin cancer. A reduction in ATR was associated with 69 percent fewer tumors overall, and four times fewer invasive tumors. So far, they've only tested mice, but hope to conduct a human study in the near future. The ...
Beware of the Vitamin E Fraud!
Post Date: 2011-09-02 04:33:53 by Tatarewicz
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Sunflower seeds are a good source of vitamin E. Muddying the scientific waters is easy. Your doctor reads papers that hide essential details that make nonsense of his understanding. He or she then passes the misleading, incomplete information to you! Years ago the family of three Drs. Shute found that vitamin E, like vitamin C, is outstanding for cardiovascular health. Shouted down by their colleagues, they started their own journal to get the truth out. Recently, vitamin E (like vitamin C) has been perceived by doctors to be a real threat to medical livings. Coincidentally, the authorities have reduced the recommended daily amount of vitamin D against all objections. This is a ...
More beans, less white rice tied to less diabetes
Post Date: 2011-09-02 00:46:52 by Tatarewicz
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New York (Reuters Health) -- Beans and rice are a classic combination throughout the western hemisphere, but a study in Costa Rica finds that the bean half of the equation may be better for health. Among nearly 2,000 men and women, researchers found that people who regularly exchanged a serving of white rice for one of beans had a 35 percent lower chance of showing symptoms that are usually precursors to diabetes. "Rice is very easily converted into sugar by the body. It's very highly processed, it's pure starch and starch is a long chain of glucose," said Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, who was part ...
All charges dropped against Detroit mom Maryanne Godboldo
Post Date: 2011-09-01 09:20:38 by James Deffenbach
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All charges have been dropped against Detroit mom Maryanne Godboldo, the woman who was SWAT team raided when Child Protective Services attempted to kidnap her daughter because Maryanne refused to "treat" her with psychiatric medications. An armed standoff ensued, and Maryanne ultimately walked out of her house and was charged with multiple felony counts (www.naturalnews.com/032090_M...). Listen to my interview with Maryanne about the incident at: www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=8... I also called Maryanne Godboldo, who is African American, a Civil Rights hero for standing up to government thugs who tried to kidnap her daughter. Here my audio commentary on the situation at: ...
Probiotic yoghurt could help treat depression
Post Date: 2011-09-01 04:38:29 by Tatarewicz
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Bacteria found in yoghurt could stave off depression, research has suggested. Probiotics, or 'good' bacteria, found in the dairy product have the potential to alter brain chemistry and may help in the treatment of anxiety and depression-related disorders, the study found. Irish scientists studied mice fed with the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus, and found they showed fewer signs of stress, anxiety and depression-related behaviour than those fed on broth. The results also showed significantly lower levels of the stress hormone corticosterone. It is the first time a probiotic has been shown to affect brain chemistry. The scientists say that bacteria in the gut ...
Medical devices get quicker approval in Europe
Post Date: 2011-09-01 00:01:30 by Tatarewicz
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PARIS (Reuters) - Pacemakers and electric toasters have little in common, yet in Europe the same regulatory framework covers both and a growing number of doctors think the system is no longer up to the job. The issue has come to the fore at this year's annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), which is calling for an overhaul of Europe's "CE mark" scheme as far as it affects evaluating and approving new medical technology. The push for change in Europe highlights a heated debate on both sides of the Atlantic over how to encourage innovation in often life-saving devices while at the same time controlling risks. In the United States, disgruntled medical ...
Chocolate may protect the brain and heart
Post Date: 2011-08-31 05:40:14 by Tatarewicz
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Eating high levels of chocolate could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a review of previous research. Data from 114,009 patients suggested risk was cut by about a third, according to a study published on the BMJ website. But the researchers warned that excessive consumption would result in other illnesses. The British Heart Foundation said there were better ways to protect the heart. The analysis, conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge, compared the risk to the brain and heart in groups of people who reported eating low levels of chocolate, fewer than two bars per week, with those eating high levels - more than two bars per week. ...
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