Premature Birth May Raise Risk of Adult Heart Trouble

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Adults who were premature babies may be at higher risk for heart problems, a small new study suggests.

Being born prematurely might be associated with important changes in how the heart forms and works during adulthood, the study authors said.

Researchers tracked 102 premature babies from birth into their 20s, and compared them to 132 people born at full term. They found that the right lower heart chamber in young adults who were born prematurely was smaller and heavier, and had thicker walls and less pumping capacity.

The more premature the birth, the greater the effect on right ventricle size and function, according to the study, which appears Aug. 12 in the journal Circulation.

"Up to 10 percent of today's young adults were born prematurely and some have an altered higher cardiovascular risk profile in adult life," study leader Paul Leeson, a cardiologist at the University of Oxford's Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility in England, said in a journal news release.

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Breast-Feeding Tied to Reduced Child Obesity

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Breast-feeding may reduce children's risk of being overweight or obese, a large new study from Japan found.

Researchers looked at more than 43,000 children, aged 7 and 8, with records of how they were fed during infancy.

The study was published online Aug. 12 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

The investigators first took into account other factors that could influence the children's weight, such as gender and the amount of time they spent in front of the television or computer, as well as their mothers' education levels, smoking and employment status, according to a journal news release.

Children who were breast-fed at 6 months to 7 months of age were less likely to be overweight than those who were formula-fed, the researchers concluded.

"After adjusting for potential confounders, we demonstrated that breast-feeding is associated with decreased risk of overweight and obesity among school children in Japan, and the protective association is stronger for obesity than overweight," wrote Michiyo Yamakawa, of the Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and colleagues.

Although the study found an association between being exclusively breast-fed in infancy and a lower risk of obesity or overweight in young children, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship

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Diabetes lifetime costs - as expensive as a house?

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A recent report published in theAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicinebreaks down the costs of living with type 2 diabetes over the course of a lifetime. The dollar amount is eye-opening, and so are the differences in costs between men and women.

To calculate the costs of living with type 2 diabetes on an individual basis, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Research Triangle International created a simulation model that could compile the costs of both treating the condition and managing its complications. This is as opposed to only focusing on the overall economic burden of treating type 2 diabetes in a year.

The findings reveal that on average, a person with type 2 diabetes spends more than $85,000 over the course of their lifetime on treating the disease and managing complications.

Additionally, the point at which a person is diagnosed with the disease can affect how much they spend during their lifetime. For example, a man diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when he is between 25 and 44 will spend $124,700.

But women from the same age range will pay over $5,000 more, at $130,800 during their lifetime. Researchers note that costs go down the later in life a person is diagnosed with the condition.

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Vitamin Guide - Vitamin B1(Thiamine)

By Neill Abayon

Known as anti-beriberi, anti-neuritic and anti-aging vitamin. Essential for effective protein metabolism. Promotes growth, protects heart muscle, stimulates brain action. Indispensable for the health of the entire nervous system. Aids in digestion and metabolism of carbohydrates. Improves peristaltis and helps prevent constipation. Helps maintain normal red blood count. Protects against the damaging effect of lead poisoning. Prevents edema, or fluid retention, in connection of heart condition. Improves circulation. Prevents fatigue and increases stamina. Helps prevents premature aging.

Deficiency Symptoms

Deficiency may lead to:

1.       Loss of appetite, Muscular weakness, slow heart beat, and irritability;

2.       Defective hydrochloric acid production in the stomach with accompanied digestive disorder;

3.       Chronic constipation;

4.       Loss of weight;

5.       Diabetes;

6.       Mental depression and nervous exhaustion.

Prolonged gross deficiency can cause beri-beri, neuritis and edema. Deficiency can be induced by excess of alcohol and dietary sugar and the excess of processed and refined foods.

Natural Sources of Thiamine

1.       Brewer’s yeast

2.       Wheat germs and wheat bran

3.       Rice polishing

4.       Most whole-grain cereals (oats and rice)

5.       All seeds and nuts

6.       Beans, especially soy-beans

7.       Milk products

8.       Vegetables like potatoes and green leafy vegetables

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Ovarian cancer sniffed out by dogs

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Researchers are looking to create a breakthrough method of detecting ovarian cancer - by using dogs to sniff out the disease.



A group of researchers collaborated to investigate using canine olfaction and chemical and nanotechnology analysis as a means of detecting early-stage ovarian cancer.

The collaboration was between the Working Dog Center of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, the physics and astronomy department of Penn's School of Arts and Science, Penn's Gynecologic Oncology division and the Monell Chemical Senses Center.

Physicians currently use the senses of light, sound and touch to help diagnose ovarian cancer in women. But the researchers say the sense of smell will now play an important part.

Volatile organic compounds (VOC) - or odorants, are altered in the early stages of ovarian cancer. The researchers say that previous studies have shown that trained detection dogs, alongside specific electronic devices, are able to detect minute quantities of odorants.

Patients from Penn Medicine, with and without ovarian cancer, have donated tissue and blood samples to the Working Dog Center to assist in their research.

The project is already under way, with three dogs being trained to sniff out the odorants that indicate a woman has ovarian cancer:

    A springer spaniel called McBaine
    A labrador retriever called called Ohlin, and
    Tsunami - a German shepherd.


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New malaria vaccine could save millions of lives

Malaria remains one of the world’s biggest killers

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“Scientists herald early-stage clinical tests as the most promising yet in the global war on the world's biggest killer,” (malaria) is the exciting news on the Sky News website.
The story comes from a fascinating study testing an experimental malaria vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum – the most deadly of the malaria-causing parasites. Malaria is a highly infectious disease, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.
Currently there is no vaccine to prevent this deadly disease which kills over 600,000 people annually, most of them children.
Previous research has found that people who received more than 1,000 bites from irradiated mosquitoes developed some level of immunity against malaria. While using this method is obviously impracticable in a real world setting, it did give the team involved in the study the idea of using the parasites that infect mosquitoes to create a vaccine.
The study found that of 15 volunteers who were given higher doses of the new vaccine, 12 were protected against infection by the malaria parasite when exposed to bites from infected mosquitoes three weeks later.
This is a tiny, early stage study and its results need to be replicated in larger trials. Nevertheless, the results are a promising step forward in the long and often frustrating journey to developing a malaria vaccine.

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Running Helps Get Rid of Depression

By Neill Abayon

Running can help you get rid of the symptoms of depression faster than psychotherapy. In one research, patients complaining about depression were prescribed to go out and run three times a week for half an hour instead of going to traditional therapy. After 10 weeks, six out of 10 patients recovered fully from their depression without discussing their problem with a therapist.

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Camels may be source of MERS virus transmission

Camels are used for racing, meat and milk, as well as transport

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Various news sources today report that dromedary camels – "ships of the desert" as The Independent puts it – could be the source of the MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) virus that emerged last year. MERS is believed to be caused by a type of coronavirus.
Coronaviruses are found worldwide and cause respiratory illnesses of varying severity, ranging from the common cold to the severe respiratory illness SARS.
As of August 2013, there have been 94 confirmed cases of MERS, all in people with links to Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
There has been some evidence of human-to-human transmission of MERS, but it is thought that the virus could have been spread through contact with animals. Animals are common "biological reservoirs" for coronaviruses.

In the current study, blood samples routinely collected from a group of camels in Oman were all found to be positive for antibodies against MERS virus, suggesting that the animals had been infected with the virus. Only 9% of samples from camels in the Canary Islands were positive for antibodies against MERS virus.
The researchers say that this does not mean that camels are necessarily the main animal reservoirs – they have not yet tested other livestock from the Middle East where MERS has occurred. Even if camels are the main reservoir for infection it remains unclear what level of contact with them could cause transmission.

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2 Very Real Threats to Obamacare

By David Williamson

There's an article out by Joshua Green in Bloomberg Businessweek describing how Twitter is out to destroy Obamacare. It highlights how Twitter sentiment is wildly against the law, but that the enthusiasm of the Affordable Care Act's opponents may not manifest itself in the real world in a way that jeopardizes its implementation.

However, that doesn't mean Obamacare is out of the woods. There are very real threats that could undermine the law's chances of success. One is participation of young people and the choice to opt out of insurance exchanges, while another focuses on data security.

In this video, health-care analyst David Williamson discusses how these threats could manifest and affect the law, as well as how they are affecting the business decisions of managed-care companies.

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Lobster shell disease creeping northward to Maine

This undated photo provided by the University of Rhode Island in North Kingstown, R.I., shows a lobster with a diseased shell. The disease that has plagued the southern New England lobster industry now is becoming more prevalent in Maine, where it is valued at more than $300 million to fishermen and hundreds of millions more to coastal communities. (AP Photo/University of Rhode Island)

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A shell disease that has plagued the southern New England lobster industry for years by making lobsters unsightly and in some cases unmarketable appears to be creeping northward to the lobster-rich grounds off the coast of Maine.

The number of lobsters suffering from shell disease remains tiny in Maine — only three out of every 1,000 lobsters sampled last year had the disease. But scientists and lobstermen are concerned because the prevalence grew fivefold from 2010 to 2012.

The disease, which is not harmful to humans, first became noticeable in southern New England waters in the 1990s. About one in every three or four lobsters caught in waters off southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island in recent years has been diseased.

Carl Wilson, the state lobster biologist with the Department of Marine Resources, said people should be concerned — but not alarmed — by the numbers. People who look only at the percentage increase could get spooked and say, "Oh, my god, that's a huge increase," he said.

"But it's not, considering all the sampling we have and all the caveats of our sampling design," Wilson said. "But it's something we are watching."

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The 10 Most Common Reasons People Visit Their Doctor

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By Sean Williams

With the full implementation of the individual portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act less than five months away, physicians and doctor's offices around the country should be bracing for what could be an influx of new patients. With the mandate for insurance comes the potential that more people (both those covered under Medicaid expansion and self-insured individuals) may choose to visit their doctor more often to address ongoing and preventative concerns.

From an investing standpoint and as a society, we understand what diseases are most prevalent, where the trends are rising, and what medications are being developed to treat these diseases. Obesity, for instance, is a disease that affects 35.7% of the U.S. population, and with it comes a considerably higher risk of developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and cancer. Similarly, some 25 million people in the U.S. are diabetic, with another nearly 80 million in a pre-diabetes stage. You'd think with staggering figures like these that the majority of doctors office visits would be related in some way to chronic weight or diabetic issues.

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The Optimum Diet – Vegetables

By Neill Abayon

Vegetables are extremely important sources of minerals, enzymes and vitamins. Most green vegetables also contain complete proteins of highest quality; in fact often of better biological value than proteins of animal sources – proteins of potatoes and green leafy vegetables are complete proteins of highest biological value.

Most vegetable should be eaten raw in form of raw salads. Some vegetables, such as potatoes, yams, squashes or green beans can also be cooked, baked or steamed.

Generous use of garlic, onions and numerous herbs and natural spices will improve your health and turn dull vegetable dishes into gourmet food.

Food is your best medicine – and vegetable are your best medicinal foods.

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Early Discipline Tied to Less Use of Drugs, Alcohol in Teens

By Robert Preidt



Correcting disruptive behavior in young children could help prevent them from using alcohol and drugs when they're teens, researchers report.

Their study included 172 boys with disruptive behavior in kindergarten who were divided into three groups. All of the boys came from low-income families in Montreal.

One group of 46 boys took part in a two-year intervention program when they were ages 7 to 9. The program included training to help the boys learn self-control and reduce impulsive and antisocial behavior. Their parents were taught to recognize problem behaviors in their sons, set clear goals and reinforce appropriate behaviors.

A second group of 84 boys were assigned to an intensive observation group. They attended a half-day laboratory testing session, were observed at school, and their families were visited in their homes by researchers. A third group of 42 boys received no intervention and acted as the control group.

All of the boys in the study were followed until age 17 in order to assess their use of alcohol and drugs. The boys in the two-year program had lower levels of drug and alcohol use from their early teens until they completed high school than the boys in the other two groups, according to the study in the Aug. 8 online edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

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High glucose levels linked to dementia

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Researchers have discovered that those with a high blood sugar level, even if they do not have diabetes, may have an increased risk of developing dementia compared with those who have a normal blood sugar level.

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, analyzed 2,067 participants without dementia aged 65 and over, from a study called Adult Changes in Thought (ACT).

In order to examine the relationship between glucose levels and the risk of dementia, researchers from the University of Washington involved in a Group Health study analyzed average measurements of glycated hemoglobin levels and glucose levels over a period of 6.8 years.

The team compiled specific data from the participants using a Cox regression model - a predictive model that uses time-dependent factors. These included:

Diabetes status

Age

Sex

Study cohort

Educational level

Level of exercise

Blood pressure

Status with respect to coronary/cerebrovascular diseases

Atrial fibrillation

Smoking

Treatment for hypertension.

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Vitamin Guide - Vitamin A

By Neill Abayon

Vitamin A is usually measured in USP units, or International Units (IU), which for vitamin A are identical. Vitamin A is known as Anti-Ophthalmic.

Builds resistance to all kinds of infections. It is a “membrane  conditioner” – it keeps mucous lining and membranes of the body in healthy condition. Plays vital role in nourishing skin and hair. Essential during pregnancy and location. Helps to maintain testicular tissue in a healthy state. Promotes growth and vitality. Prevents eye diseases, counteracts night blindness and weak eyesight by helping in formation of visual purple in the eye. Aids in secretion of gastric juices and in the digestion of proteins. By improving the stability of tissue in cell walls it helps to prevent premature aging and senility; increase life expectancy and extends youthfulness. Increase the permeability of blood capillaries contributing to better tissue oxygenation. Protects against the damaging effect of polluted air.

Deficiency Symptoms

Prolonged deficiency may result in any health issues listed below.

1.       Eye inflammations, poor vision, nightblindness.

2.        Increased susceptibility to infections, especially in the respiratory tract.

3.       Frequent colds.

4.       Retarded growth in children.

5.       Lack of appetite and vigor.

6.       Defective teeth and gums

7.       Rough, scaly and dry skin, and such skin disorders as acne, pimples, boils, premature wrinkles and psoriasis.

8.       Dry dull hair, dandruff and excessive hair loss

9.       Nails which peel or are ridged.

10.   Poor of taste and smell.

Best natural sources for Vitamin A

The best natural source is fish liver oils. Fruits and vegetables particularly, carrots, green leafy vegetables (spinach, turnips and kale), squash, tomatoes, yams and melons. Also good sources are eggs (fertile eggs), butter and milk.


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Big breakfast healthier than a big dinner

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Researchers have found that eating a big breakfast of 700 calories promotes weight loss and reduces risks for diabetes, heart disease and high cholesterol.

The study, recently published in Obesitycomes from Tel Aviv University, where Prof. Daniela Jakubowicz and colleagues studied the impact of different caloric intake at varying times of day. What they found is that the time of day we eat has a significant impact on how our bodies process food.

To study how this timing affects our bodies, the team put 93 obese women into two different groups:

• "Big breakfast group" - consumed 700 calories at breakfast, 500 at lunch and 200 at dinner
• "Big dinner group" - consumed 200 calories at breakfast, 500 at lunch and 700 at dinner.

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Steep rise in number of children ingesting magnets

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It is fairly common for young children to swallow foreign objects. But according to a new study, children seem to be increasingly attracted to ingesting magnets.

The study, published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, revealed that cases involving children swallowing magnets has increased more than five times over a 10-year period.

The researchers say that over this period, ingestion of magnets has generally resulted in more serious outcomes, including emergency surgery.

The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Washington, analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for cases of magnetic foreign bodies in children under 21-years-old, between 2002 and 2011.

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Vitamins and Supplements

By Neill Abayon

The suggested vitamins and food supplements are listed in order of importance, beginning with the most important for each condition although in many cases this may be consider superfluous as several vitamins or supplements can be of equal importance.

In most cases, the usual therapeutic dosage is given for each supplement. It should be kept in mind, however, that his is only a usual dosage, based on records of what most nutritionally-oriented doctors or nutritionist prescribed to their patients. Practitioners should never forget that there is a great difference in every patients response to vitamins and other nutrients, depending on his condition, age, nutritional stature, his specific personal needs, his ability to assimilate nutrients, the mineral content of the water he drinks, the degree of toxicity in his environment, his emotional health, etc. The doctor, upon careful examination and nutritional and metabolic evaluation of the patient condition, must determine the exact dosage and the duration of vitamin therapy.

Specific Vitamins

Please keep in mind that although only a few vitamins and food supplements are named as specific for any one condition, virtually in every condition of ill health the optimum diet should be supplemented with all the known vitamins and minerals, but particularly with the adequate amounts of vitamin C, A, B-complex and E. Also, kelp, brewer’s yeast, lecithin, mineral supplement, as well as a moderate amount of raw fruits and vegetable juices, should be a part of virtually every nutritional therapeutic program.

Natural Vitamins and Supplements Preferable

If possible, only the natural vitamins (vitamin complexes), made from the natural sources, should be used, and not synthetic products. This is especially important in regard to various isolated B-vitamins.

Exceptions: when massive doses of some vitamins are required, particularly of vitamin C and B, synthetic vitamins can be used, but always in combination with a certain amount of natural vitamins or vitamin rich supplements. Example: synthetic v B-vitamins combined with brewer’s yeast; ascorbic acid with rose hips or fruit juices.

The Length of Vitamin Therapy

For some conditions, vitamins in massive doses are suggested. Such treatment should not exceed 1 or 2 months. If needed, the vitamin treatment may be repeated after 1 or 2 month interval. This warning is given only in regard to massive doses of vitamins A, D, and synthetic isolated vitamins of B-complex.


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