Monday, August 23, 2010
Myths and Facts about Nicotine Addiction
Myths and Facts about Nicotine Addiction: "Tobacco use is the highly preventable cause of death in America. Approximately 440,000 Americans succumb to diseases related to tobacco use each year (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse). Smoking harms almost every organ in the human body, causes many diseases, and compromises smokers’ health in general. According to NIDA, cigarette smoking accounts for 90 percent of lung cancer cases in the U.S., and about 38,000 deaths per year can be attributed to secondhand smoke. Nicotine, a component of Tobacco is one of the most heavily used addictive drugs. It is also the primary reason that Tobacco is addictive." ...
Rhinoplasty and its different procedures
Rhinoplasty and its different procedures: "Everyone is guilty of wanting plastic surgery to better one part of the body or another, but many people are guilty of wanting a more flawless face. Because the face is the most visible part of a person those who have too large or a misshaped nose never feel fully comfortable. Many people who long to have rhinoplasty look at themselves in the mirror and feel self-conscious instead of self-confident. Rhinoplasty is plastic surgery to reshape the nose. Rhinoplasty Los Angeles surgeons say is surgery and like all other surgery comes with risks, if one is interested in having the procedure he or she should read this article for more information on rhinoplasty." ...
Cost Effective Allergy Remedies
Cost Effective Allergy Remedies: "Do you suffer from allergies? If you do, are you looking for affordable ways to seek allergy relief? If you are, you will want to continue reading on. Below, a few easy and affordable steps that you can take to reduce your allergy symptoms are outlined." ...
How noise creates hearing problems
How noise creates hearing problems: "Youth ushers in many privileges and the most priceless one is clear hearing. It is just sad that for those who turn 30, they begin to feel their hearing abilities fade. By age 65, one in six adults experiences severe hearing loss. A recent surge in the number of people with hearing problems results in an alarming statistics, the fact that 20 million Americans suffer from various forms of preventable hearing loss.
What then could be the reason behind the surge of hearing problems up to one third? Excessive noise is the most common culprit. But it would be good to know that not like nerve deafness, damage from noise is preventable. Train yourself to distinguish between just irritating sounds and noises that rob off hearing be it some parts of it or all of your hearing capability. More than just determining what kind of noise it is or how the distance to the racket, it is important to also consider the volume measured in decibels along with tracking the hours, days, months and years that a person is exposed to the noise." ...
What then could be the reason behind the surge of hearing problems up to one third? Excessive noise is the most common culprit. But it would be good to know that not like nerve deafness, damage from noise is preventable. Train yourself to distinguish between just irritating sounds and noises that rob off hearing be it some parts of it or all of your hearing capability. More than just determining what kind of noise it is or how the distance to the racket, it is important to also consider the volume measured in decibels along with tracking the hours, days, months and years that a person is exposed to the noise." ...
5 Risk Factors of Alcohol and Abuse Revealed
5 Risk Factors of Alcohol and Abuse Revealed: "Have you ever wondered why some people struggle with alcohol and abuse, while others seem to be able to drink 'normally'? The World Health Organization estimates that roughly 140 million people around the world struggle with alcohol and abuse. The National Institutes of Health estimates that 17.6 million Americans struggle with alcohol dependence and abuse. This article discusses 5 risk factors that have been linked to putting people in danger of becoming addicted to alcohol, which include emotional, psychological, genetic, age and gender." ...
Sign Of Herpes
Sign Of Herpes: "Knowledge is a vital role of the avoidance and control of this virus but prior we explore what does herpes look like let's talk about what herpes is. Certain information you may by now know but surely you will be capable of discovering a bit that you didn't make out additional to your knowledge about this virus.
There are 2 types of the herpes virus: Type 1-Herpes Simplex 1 and Type 2-Herpes Simplex 2.
Herpes Simplex 1 is in charge for oral herpes, more frequently recognized as cold sores, which usually humiliate on or in the region of the mouth. Herpes Simplex 2 is in charge for genital herpes and is considered to be a sexually transmitted disease." ...
There are 2 types of the herpes virus: Type 1-Herpes Simplex 1 and Type 2-Herpes Simplex 2.
Herpes Simplex 1 is in charge for oral herpes, more frequently recognized as cold sores, which usually humiliate on or in the region of the mouth. Herpes Simplex 2 is in charge for genital herpes and is considered to be a sexually transmitted disease." ...
High Blood Pressure - Are You At Risk?
High Blood Pressure - Are You At Risk?: "When your heart pumps blood, pressure is exerted against the walls of the arteries, prompting the term “blood pressure'. While your heart is actively pumping blood, your blood pressure is at its highest, referred to as systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest - between beats - your blood pressure falls, this is diastolic pressure. These two numbers are used to determine your blood pressure with the systolic pressure being placed ahead of the diastolic pressure and written one above or before the other, such as 120/80 (normal). Both of these numbers are important. Any reading above 120/80 places the body at risk, the higher the pressure, the greater the risk."
Natural Remedies for Migraines and Headaches
Natural Remedies for Migraines and Headaches: "Do you suffer from constant headaches or migraines? I know I did and it was affecting my life both at work and socially, so if you are having the same problems you may be looking to seek relief.
Even if you only occasionally suffer from headaches or migraines, you may still be seeking fast relief, but in a natural way. There are natural ways to relieve the pain and discomfort associated with migraines and headaches without having to use medication."
Even if you only occasionally suffer from headaches or migraines, you may still be seeking fast relief, but in a natural way. There are natural ways to relieve the pain and discomfort associated with migraines and headaches without having to use medication."
Friday, August 13, 2010
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING? ... Calcium Overload....
Tim Russert's death two years ago, June 2008 at just 58 years of age, was deeply unsettling to many people who, like him, had been earnestly following their doctors advice on drugs, diet, nutrition and exercise in hopes of avoiding a heart attack.
Just this month, a major research report came out that chillingly echoed the autopsy results into Tim Russert's death.
Excess Calcium could be Killing You
What killed Mr. Russert was a "plaque" rupture. A fatty, pimple-like lesion of plaque composed of fats, cholesterol and CALCIUM, residing in a coronary artery. The lesion burst and as the body attempted to repair it, a blood clot formed which blocked circulation to part of his heart muscle, causing a heart attack.
Unfortunately heart attacks happen all the time in the United States, impacting 1.2 million American's each year, killing nearly one-half at of all sufferers.
In Mr. Russert's case, the heart attack led to a second catastrophe, an abnormal heart rhythm that caused cardiac arrest and quickly killed him. An electric shock from a defibrillator might have restarted his heart if it had been given promptly when he collapsed at his desk. But it was apparently, tragically delayed.
A new meta-analysis research study published in the British Medical Journal, last week proves that when calcium is taken alone, without it's "partner" biofactors, the calcium accumulates in your arteries, increasing your risk of heart attack!
A CT scan of Mr Russert's coronary arteries showed a dangerously high calcium score of 210, indicating artery disease. Healthy arteries do not have calcium deposits! Instead, the calcium is inside the bone marrow factory, where it should be, busy making strong bones, teeth, tendons, ligaments and muscles.
Major Study: 30% Greater Risk of Heart Attack
The new study, led by Professor Ian Reid at the University of Auckland, is a meta-analysis of 15 randomized trials on calcium supplements conducted in the last twenty years, with the aim to investigate the links between calcium supplementation and cardiovascular events.
From analyzing the data on 12,000 people involved in the 15 trials, the researchers found that calcium supplements actually increased the risk of myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) by 30 percent!
Just this month, a major research report came out that chillingly echoed the autopsy results into Tim Russert's death.
Excess Calcium could be Killing You
What killed Mr. Russert was a "plaque" rupture. A fatty, pimple-like lesion of plaque composed of fats, cholesterol and CALCIUM, residing in a coronary artery. The lesion burst and as the body attempted to repair it, a blood clot formed which blocked circulation to part of his heart muscle, causing a heart attack.
Unfortunately heart attacks happen all the time in the United States, impacting 1.2 million American's each year, killing nearly one-half at of all sufferers.
In Mr. Russert's case, the heart attack led to a second catastrophe, an abnormal heart rhythm that caused cardiac arrest and quickly killed him. An electric shock from a defibrillator might have restarted his heart if it had been given promptly when he collapsed at his desk. But it was apparently, tragically delayed.
A new meta-analysis research study published in the British Medical Journal, last week proves that when calcium is taken alone, without it's "partner" biofactors, the calcium accumulates in your arteries, increasing your risk of heart attack!
A CT scan of Mr Russert's coronary arteries showed a dangerously high calcium score of 210, indicating artery disease. Healthy arteries do not have calcium deposits! Instead, the calcium is inside the bone marrow factory, where it should be, busy making strong bones, teeth, tendons, ligaments and muscles.
Major Study: 30% Greater Risk of Heart Attack
The new study, led by Professor Ian Reid at the University of Auckland, is a meta-analysis of 15 randomized trials on calcium supplements conducted in the last twenty years, with the aim to investigate the links between calcium supplementation and cardiovascular events.
From analyzing the data on 12,000 people involved in the 15 trials, the researchers found that calcium supplements actually increased the risk of myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) by 30 percent!
NEW SUPER-BUG SPREADING AROUND THE GLOBE...
(Reuters) - A new superbug could spread around the world after reaching Britain from India -- in part because of medical tourism -- and scientists say there are almost no drugs to treat it.
Researchers said on Wednesday they had found a new gene called New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase, or NDM-1, in patients in South Asia and in Britain.
NDM-1 makes bacteria highly resistant to almost all antibiotics, including the most powerful class called carbapenems, and experts say there are no new drugs on the horizon to tackle it.
With international travel in search of cheaper healthcare increasing, particularly for procedures such as cosmetic surgery, Timothy Walsh, who led the study, said he feared the new superbug could soon spread across the globe.
"At a global level, this is a real concern," Walsh, from Britain's Cardiff University, said in telephone interview.
"Because of medical tourism and international travel in general, resistance to these types of bacteria has the potential to spread around the world very, very quickly. And there is nothing in the (drug development) pipeline to tackle it."
Almost as soon as the first antibiotic penicillin was introduced in the 1940s, bacteria began to develop resistance to its effects, prompting researchers to develop many new generations of antibiotics.
But their overuse and misuse have helped fuel the rise of drug-resistant "superbug" infections like methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA).
In a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on Wednesday, Walsh's team found that NDM-1 is becoming more common in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan and is also being imported back to Britain in patients returning after treatment.
"India also provides cosmetic surgery for other Europeans and Americans, and it is likely NDM-1 will spread worldwide," the scientists wrote in the study.
"CINDERELLA" BUSINESS
For many years, antibiotic research has been a "Cinderella" sector of the pharmaceuticals industry, reflecting a mismatch between the scientific difficulty of finding treatments and the modest sales such products are likely to generate, since new drugs are typically saved only for the sickest patients.
But the increasing threat from superbugs is encouraging a rethink at the few large drugmakers still actively hunting for new antibiotics, including Pfizer, Merck, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis.
Walsh and his international team collected bacteria samples from hospital patients in two places in India, Chennai and Haryana, and from patients referred to Britain's national reference laboratory between 2007 and 2009.
They found 44 NDM-1-positive bacteria in Chennai, 26 in Haryana, 37 in Britain, and 73 in other sites in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Several of the British NDM-1 positive patients had recently traveled to India or Pakistan for hospital treatment, including cosmetic surgery, they said.
Most worryingly, NDM-1-producing bacteria are resistant to many antibiotics including carbapenems, the scientists said, a class of the drugs often reserved for emergency use and to treat infections caused by other multi-resistant bugs like MRSA and C-Difficile.
Anders Ekblom, global head of medicines development at AstraZeneca, whose Merrem antibiotic is the leading carbapenem, said he saw "great value" in investing in new antibiotics.
"We've long recognized the growing need for new antibiotics, he said. "Bacteria are continually developing resistance to our arsenal of antibiotics and NDM1 is just the latest example."
Experts commenting on Walsh's findings said it was important to be alert to the new bug and start screening for it early.
"If this emerging public health threat is ignored, sooner or later the medical community could be confronted with carbapenem-resistant (bacteria) that cause common infections, resulting in treatment failures with substantial increases in health-care costs," Johann Pitout from the University of Calgary in Canada wrote in a commentary in same journal.
Researchers said on Wednesday they had found a new gene called New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase, or NDM-1, in patients in South Asia and in Britain.
NDM-1 makes bacteria highly resistant to almost all antibiotics, including the most powerful class called carbapenems, and experts say there are no new drugs on the horizon to tackle it.
With international travel in search of cheaper healthcare increasing, particularly for procedures such as cosmetic surgery, Timothy Walsh, who led the study, said he feared the new superbug could soon spread across the globe.
"At a global level, this is a real concern," Walsh, from Britain's Cardiff University, said in telephone interview.
"Because of medical tourism and international travel in general, resistance to these types of bacteria has the potential to spread around the world very, very quickly. And there is nothing in the (drug development) pipeline to tackle it."
Almost as soon as the first antibiotic penicillin was introduced in the 1940s, bacteria began to develop resistance to its effects, prompting researchers to develop many new generations of antibiotics.
But their overuse and misuse have helped fuel the rise of drug-resistant "superbug" infections like methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA).
In a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal on Wednesday, Walsh's team found that NDM-1 is becoming more common in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan and is also being imported back to Britain in patients returning after treatment.
"India also provides cosmetic surgery for other Europeans and Americans, and it is likely NDM-1 will spread worldwide," the scientists wrote in the study.
"CINDERELLA" BUSINESS
For many years, antibiotic research has been a "Cinderella" sector of the pharmaceuticals industry, reflecting a mismatch between the scientific difficulty of finding treatments and the modest sales such products are likely to generate, since new drugs are typically saved only for the sickest patients.
But the increasing threat from superbugs is encouraging a rethink at the few large drugmakers still actively hunting for new antibiotics, including Pfizer, Merck, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis.
Walsh and his international team collected bacteria samples from hospital patients in two places in India, Chennai and Haryana, and from patients referred to Britain's national reference laboratory between 2007 and 2009.
They found 44 NDM-1-positive bacteria in Chennai, 26 in Haryana, 37 in Britain, and 73 in other sites in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Several of the British NDM-1 positive patients had recently traveled to India or Pakistan for hospital treatment, including cosmetic surgery, they said.
Most worryingly, NDM-1-producing bacteria are resistant to many antibiotics including carbapenems, the scientists said, a class of the drugs often reserved for emergency use and to treat infections caused by other multi-resistant bugs like MRSA and C-Difficile.
Anders Ekblom, global head of medicines development at AstraZeneca, whose Merrem antibiotic is the leading carbapenem, said he saw "great value" in investing in new antibiotics.
"We've long recognized the growing need for new antibiotics, he said. "Bacteria are continually developing resistance to our arsenal of antibiotics and NDM1 is just the latest example."
Experts commenting on Walsh's findings said it was important to be alert to the new bug and start screening for it early.
"If this emerging public health threat is ignored, sooner or later the medical community could be confronted with carbapenem-resistant (bacteria) that cause common infections, resulting in treatment failures with substantial increases in health-care costs," Johann Pitout from the University of Calgary in Canada wrote in a commentary in same journal.
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