This diagnosis, though alarming, was hardly unique: drawing attention to the divide between the wealthy
which he has spent billions of dollars on issues as diverse as marijuana legalization, civil society in central and Eastern europe,
and intellect today to his foundation s work on causes ranging from supporting charter schools to combating disease in Africa.
Andrew The Man Who Dies Rich Dies Disgraced#Carnegie transformed himself from robber baron to secular saint with his hospitals, concert halls, libraries, and university;
impairment and fatigue all contribute to road accidents. Driverless cars will remove the human variable from the system.
Look for wait-less systems to spring to life in doctor offices, auto service shops, pharmacies, Disneyland,
The Self-Health Movement No one cares more about your health than you do. So it was only a matter of time until someone invented the self-diagnostic tools, self-monitoring devices,
Apple s App store currently offers 9, 000 mobile health apps, along with 1, 500 cardio fitness apps, over 1, 300 diet apps, more than 1, 000 stress and relaxation apps,
and over 650 women s health apps. But apps are only part of the equation. Peripheral devices are setting the stage for the true self-revolution:
All Apples stores now carry the Withings Blood pressure monitor, a peripheral device that plugs into the ipad,
iphone or ipod Touch and takes the user s blood pressure. Data can be sent directly to a doctor or saved (confidentially) to the cloud.
Lifelens has created a smartphone app to diagnose malaria. The app can magnify a drop of blood (captured via a simple finger prick)
and identify whether malarial parasites are present. In October 2011, Ford demonstrated three SYNC apps offering in-car health monitoring for drivers to track chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma and hay fever.
Also in October 2011 AT&T announced it will begin selling clothes embedded with health monitors,
able to track the wearer s vital signs heart rate and body temperature and upload them to a dedicated website.
The X Prize Foundation is cosponsoring a $10 million prize for the best mobile device allowing consumers to diagnose their own diseases.
#Christmas tree Syndrome your Christmas tree may be making your sick Christmas trees could be to blame for a range of health complaints over the holiday season.
The traditional centrepiece decoration has been blamed for triggering a range of health complaints, from wheezing and coughing to lethargy and insomnia.
The condition Christmas tree Syndrome#is caused by mould growing on the trees, whose spores lead to problems
when breathed in. It has been discovered by scientists from Upstate Medical University part of the State university of New york, who carried out research after observing a peak in respiratory illnesses in the weeks either side of December 25.
The team analysed clippings from 28 Christmas trees including needles and bark, from a range of species,
and found 53 cases of mold. Of these, 70 per cent can cause symptoms including itchy noses, watery eyes, coughing, shortness of breath, chest pains, sinus congestion, feelings of fatigue and problems sleeping.
Some of the mold identified can even lead to long term lung problems and conditions such as bronchitis and pneumonia.
The mold occurs on the trees naturally but thrives in the warm conditions of a well-heated home at Christmas.
The team, writing in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, also reported another study
Dr Lawrence Kurlandsky, who led the research, said he had treated patients where there was a clear link between their illness and their Christmas tree.
I have had patients where the association between illness and the presence of a Christmas tree seem to be pretty clear cut.
I explain that there are nicer places to be on Christmas eve than seeing the doctor and to perhaps just not have a tree
or have an artificial one.##For those not wishing to opt for this extreme option, Dr Kurlandsky has two other pieces of advice for those wishing to avoid falling victim to Christmas tree Syndrome.
Firstly, hose down your tree in the garden and leave it to dry before bringing it inside.
Dr Rupert Marshall, another of the researchers, added: In woodland where trees and leaves obscure the view,
Trends like gluten-free foods and products catering to diners with food allergies will continue to be hot.
They re less expensive for cost-conscious diners, offer smaller portions for health-conscious diners,
Wild turkeys have a gene that makes them resistant to a type of toxic fungus sometimes found in corn and soybeans.
This toxin can be deadly on its own or lower a turkey s resistance to other infections and cause death that way.
then you can have these birds again more resistant to the toxin, #said Dalloul. No natural matingeven the intended consequences of commercial turkey breeds have introduced complications.
New zealand biologists believe that honeybees can sense the faint floral odor on the breath of people infected with tuberculosis,
#When we tested them with the tuberculosis odours we found the bees can still smell it down to parts per billion,
Christchurch zoologists are training bees to associate the smell of the disease with a sweet treat
Worldwide new TB infections occur at a rate of one per second. Right now it s diagnosed medically by expensive tests
and with the disease being most common in poverty stricken areas, using bees instead could make a real difference.
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Honeybees have been hard-hit by a mysterious phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder which experts suspect is caused by a combination of mites, parasites, viruses and pesticides.
#Similarly, whenever a column is written about the best paying jobs of the future, jobs like civil engineers, registered nurses,
Their growing numbers and increasing medical needs will require a different kind of health care professionals to take care of them.
Nano-Medics The medical problems most people have can be traced to a single cell or a small group of them.
Health professionals capable of working on the nano-level, both in designing diagnostics systems, remedies, and monitoring solutions will be in high demand. 23.
Hospital and Healthcare Dismantlers More details here. 29. Income tax System Dismantlers-More details here and here. 30.
Memory Augmentation Therapists Entertainment is all about the great memories it creates. Creating a better grade of memories can dramatically change who we are
Amnesia Surgeons Doctors who are skilled in removing bad memories or destructive behavior. 55. Executioners for Virus-Builders In the future, virus-builders who get caught will have a choice.
or spend some quality time with the Amnesia Surgeon. Final Thoughts The jobs and occupations listed above are just scratching the surface.
Being a music junkie I plugged in some of my faves, but then gave it a trick question and another.
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could be used in hospitals to treat burns victims and help patients who have suffered severe blood loss.
The scientists behind the research claim it will provide a plentiful and safe alternative to products from human blood donations,
and get around the need to screen for diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. Currently in the UK around 1. 6 million pints of blood are needed every year
and is given to patients suffering heavy blood loss. By growing the genetically modified rice in fields,
the researchers claim Human Serum albumin could be produced mass for use in hospitals, reducing the need to purify it from blood donations.
mopping up harmful toxins from the blood stream and helping to regulate blood pressure. Dr Daichang Yang, the scientist who led the research at Wuhan University in central China,
said: Human Serum albumin is an important protein. The demand for it is estimated at more than 500 tons per year worldwide.
but of high clinical demand. There is also an increasing public health concern with plasma derived HSA with its potential risk for transmission of blood-derived infectious pathogens such as hepatitis and HIV.
The use of a rice seed bioreactor could provide an economical and safe approach for the production of non-animal derived compounds.#
#Dr Yang and his colleagues have developed a technique for inserting human genes into Asian rice using bacteria,
and alarm at combining human genes with those from other species. Dr Yang said, however, that the protein produced by the genetically modified rice was identical to Human Serum albumin found naturally in Blood tests on rats also showed it did not produce any adverse reactions.
They also treated rats suffering from cirrhosis with the protein and showed it was effective at relieving the symptoms
much like the naturally occurring protein found in human blood. Dr Yang is also hoping to use genetically modified rice plants to produce other proteins found in human blood,
including haemoglobin, which gives blood its distinctive red colour and is carries oxygen around the body,
and key proteins from the immune system such as Immunoglobulin a patent application filed by Dr Yang and his colleagues revealed they hope to adapt the technique to produce a wide range of human proteins that can be used in medical treatments.
The team are also working on a strain of genetically modified rice that produces proteins that are similar to insulin for use in treating diabetes.
Gavin Murphy a consultant in cardiac surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary and a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol who studies the impact of blood transfusions on patients,
described said the research had the potential to revolutionise the supply of blood products for use in hospital.
a nutrientbelievedto help ward off heart disease. Vegetables are a medicine cabinet already, #said Richard Mithen, who led the team of scientists at the Institute for Food Research in Norwich, England,
that developed the new broccoli. When you eat this broccoli#you get a reduction in cholesterol in your blood stream#
Soil health. Perennial plants build soil and protect against erosion in ways annual plants and their skimpy root structures simply cannot.
making sure no harm came to it. The extraordinary sight was captured by amateur photographer Anne Young while on a holiday to the Monkey Forest Park in Bali s Ubud region...
According to a leading heart doctor, many people could live to the age of 100 by following seven simple steps.
Dr Clyde Yancy, a Canadian cardiologist says changes to lifestyle such as keeping a healthy weight,
managing diabetes, eating a healthy diet and getting active. These steps would also save billions of pounds for the NHS by reducing Britain s biggest killer, heart disease,
and the rising levels of type 2 diabetes associated with obesity. Achieving these seven simple lifestyle factors gives people a 90 per cent chance of living to the age of 90 or 100,
free of not only heart disease and stroke but from a number of other chronic illnesses including cancer,
he will tell experts from around the world at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress on Sunday.
we can compress life-threatening disease into the final stages of life and maintain quality of life for the longest possible time.
People who are physically inactive are twice as likely to be at risk for heart disease
High blood cholesterol can lead to the build up of fatty deposits in your arteries increasing your risk for heart disease
and vegetables is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health. 4. KNOW
High blood pressure is called often a silent killer because it has no warning signs or symptoms. By knowing and controlling your blood pressure,
and the risk of heart attack by up to 25 per cent. 5. ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT:
or obese major risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Being obese can reduce your life span by almost four years. 6. MANAGE DIABETES:
Diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries), coronary artery disease, and stroke, particularly if your blood sugar levels are controlled poorly. 7. BE TOBACCO FREE:
Half of all long-term smokers die early from smoking-related diseases, including heart disease, lung cancer and chronic bronchitis.
As soon as you become smoke-free, your risk of heart disease and stroke begins to decrease. After 15 years, your risk will be nearly that of a nonsmoker.
Dr Yancy is a professor of medicine and chief cardiologist at the Northwestern University s Feinberg School of medicine in Chicago.
He is urging governments to reverse the tide of lifestyle diseases by initiatives such as forcing food manufacturers to cut salt levels,
and introducing smoking bans and health education in schools. We need to act now he said.
He said less than 1 in 10 Americans follow the seven steps. The number is thought to be slightly higher in Britain as our obesity levels are lower
but still the highest in Europe with two-thirds of adults now overweight and a quarter are clinically obese.
There are nearly 2. 7m people living with heart disease in the UK and it kills one in five men and one in seven women equivalent to 250 deaths every day.
Around 200,000 people die each year from conditions related to circulation, including strokes, heart attacks and heart disease, costing the NHS £30bn a year.
The risks of all these could be reduced by controlling high blood pressure, which is known as the silent killer
because it has no symptoms Dr Yancy said physical inactivity can shave almost four years off the expected lifespan
and it should be combined with a healthy diet. Studies suggest only a third of British adults eat the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day,
However he added there was hope of reversing the rising tide of health problems saying: The opportunity for prevention is not an unrealistic expectation.
Over the past 40 years the rates of heart disease and stroke have declined steadily. Average life expectancy in the UK is now 77.9 years for men and 82 for women.
so that body parts grown in them can be harvested for use in patients without their immune systems rejecting them.
we believe that clinical trials will be justified within the next two to three years.##Transplantation of larger organs, such as lungs, hearts and kidneys, is likely to take longer,
due to problems with clots forming as well as too much bleeding, animal studies show. These problems mean that the longest survival time for pig organs in nonhuman primates to date ranges from a few days for lungs to around six to eight months for hearts,
and nutrition your body demanded to stay in optimal health? What if it were possible to first print the can
and our physical health. In fact, food touches virtually everything we do, yet we are cooking less
They found a small increase in the risk of death among older women who took dietary supplements compared with those who didn t, according to the study, released Monday in the Archives of Internal medicine.
which are recommended widely to protect against bone fractures. They were associated with a slightly decreased risk of premature death.
#unless there is a medical reason or deficiency of a particular nutrient, wrote the study authors, most of
which is prescribed often for people who have anemia. Women in the study who took iron supplements were 3. 9%more likely to die than those who didn t. The risk of dying early was 2. 4%higher among women who took a multivitamin compared with women who didn t. Miriam Pappo, director of clinical
nutrition at Montefiore Medical center in The bronx, N y.,said the findings likely won t drive doctors to stop recommending multivitamins to help patients get all the nutrients they need.
No one disputes that oral intake of food to get your vitamins and minerals is the way to go,
#said Ms. Pappo. However, in reality, most of us don t make it up to the nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables.#
#The study was based on self reports from women participating in the Iowa Women s Health Study who were age 62
The nutrient folic acid, A b vitamin, has been shown to reduce the risk of birth defects. And doctors recommend that many older women take calcium
and a Vitamin d supplement to protect against brittle bones. Researchers controlled for factors such as age, diet, weight,
smoking status and underlying health conditions to isolate the impact of vitamins and minerals. So the results weren skewed t by the fact that women who took supplements were more likely to exercise,
weigh less and have a lower prevalence of diabetes or high blood pressure than women who didn t take supplements.
All of the women studied were white so the findings may not apply to other groups or to men,
Susan Fisher, chairwoman of the University of Rochester School of medicine and Dentistry s Department of Community and Preventive medicine, noted that the study looks at deaths
and not debilitating health conditions that vitamins can help prevent. If your doctor suggests you should take supplements
it is still wise to follow that direction, #Dr. Fisher said. Still, this study, in combination with previous studies, raises safety questions about supplements,#said Lisa Harnack, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota and a study author.
Most Americans get plenty of micronutrients in their diets, #she said, adding many types of cereal,
bread and beverages are fortified with added vitamins. The study was funded partly by the National Cancer Institute and the Academy of Finland,
which is backed by the Finnish government. It is the most recent of several studies released in the past few years to question the long-term health effects of widely used vitamin supplements.
A 2009 study involving about 161 000 postmenopausal women participating in the federally funded Women s Health Initiative found that multivitamin use didn t cut the risk of cancer, cardiovascular problems or the overall death rate.
Many doctors still recommend that patients take a daily multivitamin in addition to adhering to a healthy diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and protein from fish, poultry and low-fat dairy products.
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#Top 10 biggest landowners in the U s. No. 1: John Malone 2. 2 million acres in Colorado, New mexico, Wyoming, Maine and New hampshire.
With its up and down-down fortunes and constant threat of being outflanked by the next ipad-delivered Internet service the media business can be very nerve-wracking.
Malone blamed heritage, not nerves, for his love of the asset whose supply will never increase.
Malone credits his fellow media magnate for giving him this land-buying disease.##Turner is dedicated a conservationist who has resurrected the American bison on his ranches (he has some 55,000 of the beasts munching his grasslands now.
Using corn as fuel is Madness! And not The british band#The corn ethanol supporters are probably not very familiar with the concept of opportunity cost.
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and electronics to monitor disease and dispense drugs. Such devices may eventually be able to measure the level of cholesterol or alcohol in your blood and flash up an appropriate warning.
By adding tiny light-emitting elements to contact lenses it is becoming possible to map digital images directly onto the wearer s field of vision to create a heads-up display
a spin-off from The swiss Federal Institute of technology in Lausanne, is powered a wirelessly contact lens designed to help people with glaucoma manage their treatment.
a new study in The Journal of Pediatrics suggests. Researchers were surprised at the findings when they were trying to determine the impact of commercials in childrens diets.
a new study in The Journal of Pediatrics suggests. The findings came as a surprise to researchers who were trying to determine the impact of commercials on kids diets.
and even medicinal uses. In addition, there s a comprehensive tab outlining basic guidelines on planting an herb garden.
including plant diseases, fertilizers and chemicals, organic gardening and eco-friendly ideas. A recent update to the app also shows which plants are available for purchase at local app-participating retailers.
The Plant Doctor You ve sowed the seeds, watered per instruction, and eagerly await the fruits of your labor.
The Plant Doctor is a free app that provides a listing of the ten most common plant ailments.
a form can be filled out within the app and sent directly to a plant pathologist for an official diagnosis and treatment options#each one costing $1. 99.
he decided to make his morning workouts more about survival than simply fitness...Little known fact:
24 Hour Fitness has been experimenting with more organic workouts...If this photo looks like a home for little people,
and safety, including potential allergic reactions and the precise sort of proteins consumed. Professor Marcel Dicke, leading a team at Wageningen University, in The netherlands,
and insect diseases can spread rapidly enough to kill a farms entire stock in a day.
A Harvard School of Public health study provides lots of information that could help you eat healthier
Now, Podponics is talking with companies to build partnerships for injection molded parts, more versatile (and efficient) LED lights, etc, etc.
Dr Simon Lewis, a tropical ecologist from the University of Leeds and co-author of the study
#Fukushima grows sunflowers to clean up radiation contamination A geiger counter is placed in front of sunflowers in full bloom in Fukushima.
they confided to Abe their worries about radioactive contamination of the soil in their gardens.
The detrimental impact that GMO cultivation has on our environment is widespread including creating dead zones where biodiversity is abolished all but and the contamination of heirloom and organic seeds with GMO varieties.
contracts are one more headache for consumers, so maybe Apple would be more in favor of selling the device cheaply without a contract,
the bark is removed to make shingles, flowers and smaller limbs are saved for later use.##Wood is extracted#to build the concession stand.
Researchers have yet to determine a cause for colony collapse disorder##but they say likely culprits include pathogens, parasites, environmental strains and bee management practices that cause poor nutrition.
In Washington, a biology professor who is studying whether pollen richer in protein makes bees healthier plans to compare urban bees protein intake with that of bees in the country.
One idea is that bees that are healthy will fight off diseases better.##The university is partnering with the restaurant Founding Farmers a few blocks away.
tracking their pollen sources and their health. The restaurant will use the surplus honey on its menu.
To her, life was a never-ending stream of irrational obsessions...All he wanted was to make an impact.
and other Superbugs Even more health benefits from honey are being identified. The Guardian reports that Welsh scientists are collecting honey to help identify new antibacterial drugs.
The idea is not necessarily to use the honey itself, although the article notes that this is a common enough practice,
and then isolate compounds that may be used to develop new drugs. Its an urgent problem#Long-term, the research aims to point a way towards creating drugs through the plants rather than the honey itself.
Les Baillie professor of microbiology at Cardiff University, sees tackling bugs such as MRSA with new plant-based products as an urgent matter.
Were living with the legacy of the past#the inappropriate use of antibiotics through buying them on the internet
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But their best-selling idea came in the form of lip balm, which they added to the product line in 1991.
The couple also focused on busy womens time constraints with their 30-minute fitness concept.
The fitness club caught on quickly and the business soon expanded. Curves franchised a few years later
They are bombarded then with intense sound waves from the same device that dentists and jewelers use.
Dickson Despommier, a retired Columbia University professor of environmental health and author of the 2010 book The Vertical Farm,#began working on indoor farming as a classroom project in 1999,
A couple weeks ago, it was the fact that the worlds top-selling weedkiller was causing birth defects.
#Roman-era shipwreck reveals ancient medical secrets Secrets are revealed in the most amazing places. A first-aid kit found on a 2,
000-year-old shipwreck has provided a remarkable insight into the medicines concocted by ancient physicians to cure sailors of dysentery
and other ailments#A wooden chest discovered on board the vessel contained pills made of ground-up vegetables, herbs and plants such as celery, onions, carrots, cabbage,
alfalfa and chestnuts#all ingredients referred to in classical medical texts. The tablets, which were sealed so well that they miraculously survived being under water for more than two millennia,
Scientists believe they would have been used to treat gastrointestinal complaints suffered by sailors such as dysentery and diarrhoea.
They were sealed very well,#Dr Alain Touwaide, from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in WASHINGTON DC, told The Sunday telegraph.
#The pills are known the oldest archaeological remains of ancient pharmaceuticals. They would have been taken with a mouthful of wine or water,
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