which appear in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Still, there might be other benefits to cutting back on saturated fat,
said Dr. Frank Franklin, a retired professor of nutrition and pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham,
For instance, it might help kids stave off heart disease as they grow up, Franklin told Reuters Health. For the study, Gilly Hendrie and Rebecca Golley of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization divided 145 kids ages four to 13 into two groups.
The researchers asked one group to replace their dairy products with low-fat varieties for six months
Nurses interviewed the kids and parents on their dairy eating habits at the beginning of the study, and at three and six months.
#Miller told Reuters Health. But as this study shows, the kids made up for the lost calories elsewhere in their diet.
Citing an epidemic of childhood obesity, regulators are taking aim at a range of tactics used to market foods high in sugar,
which childrens health advocates say is a growing problem. The guidelines are meant to be voluntary,
because obesity is a huge health crisis.#The F. T. C. said that in 2006,
The guidelines were created at the request of Congress and written by the commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Agriculture department and the Centers for Disease Control.
The Food and Drug Administrations announcement came after the Court of appeals for the D c. Circuit issued a decision
which said that electronic cigarettes are not drugs or devices unless they are marketed for therapeutic purposes.
In 2009, the FDA was given the authority to regulate tobacco products that are not drugs or devices.
Electronic cigarettes, marketed under names such as NJOY, mimic the act of smoking and include nicotine,
In December, three judges from the appellate court ruled that the FDA could regulate the products as tobacco products and not as drugs.
bypassing the regulations that traditionally apply to smoking cessation medications and other non-tobacco products that include nicotine.
officials at USDAS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are responsible for the studies. Federal environmental law requires the agency to complete such reviews before deregulating biotech crops.
because the risk of gene contamination in Oregons Willamette Valley was so great. According to Grist, Judge White warned that environmental impact statements on crops were being conducted too fast,
Between 1999 and 2003, EPA put in place restrictions on the most toxic organophosphate pesticides on crops and in homes.
In 2006 the Agency concluded those restrictions would be sufficient to protect childrens health, but these studies show further restrictions over the use of organophosphates in agriculture may be necessary to protect kids health.
For years, EPA used complex models to assure us that pesticide exposures were said safe Environmental Working group senior scientist Sonya Lunder.
The health benefits go beyond just small amounts of food, to improving air quality, the natural environment and providing healthy exercise.
Flying cars, cures for cancer, the first person on Mars, teleportation, and space hotels are all persistent concepts that drive the energies of people on earth.
and evil#smelled of Smouldering opium tar, tobacco absolute, green tea, black plum, kush, ambergris accord, ambrette seed,
Rose amber, frankincense, myrrh, champaca flower, Peru balsam, cistus, palisander, cananga, hyssop, and narcissus absolute.
gurjum balsam, Sumatran dragons blood resin, olibanum, galangal, oleo gum resin, and frankincense. The RPG Series via Neatorama Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati n
#An Apple a Day Really Does Keep the Doctor Away An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Dr Bahram Arjmandi, of the department of nutrition, food and exercise sciences at Florida University, described the results as incredible#In the study,
Dr Arjmandi said that incredible changes in the apple-eating women happened by 6 months-they experienced a 23 per cent decrease in LDL cholesterol,
#They also had lower levels of biomarkers linked to heart disease, such as C reactive-protein protein. They also shed on average 3. 3lbs (1. 5kg.
Dr Arjamandi, who presented the research at the Experimental Biology conference in WASHINGTON DC, on Tuesday,
concluded that there was some truth in the old adage An apple a day keeps the doctor away#.
but the study, funded by the US Department of agriculture, added to evidence that they had additional health benefits
#Dr Arjamandi said: Everyone can benefit from consuming apples.##Previous studies have shown that apple pectin
which both reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Photo: Justin Sutcliffe Via Telegraph Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati R
#Taste and Health Benefits of Organic food Are All in the Mind Study finds organic food is considered healthier and tastier even when its not.
and could actually be detrimental to health. Psychologists have recognised long the halo effect#in humans with one positive attribute making people enhance others
when it came to health. They also considered it contained on average 60 calories lower. The findings were reported at the American Society for Nutrition annual conference.
but Ill do the honors. Heres how North dakota outranks most states:#¢#¢Lowest unemployment rate among the 50 states.
if at all,#said lead researcher Dr Gary Mccracken, from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
#said Dr Mccracken. Pesticide applications go up. Even if our estimates were quartered, they clearly show how bats have enormous potential to influence the economics of agriculture and forestry.#
#Stink Bug Epidemic Spreads to 33 U s. States Stink bugs Stink bugs, the smelly scourge of the Mid-atlantic, are hitchhiking
The bugs dont bite and arent poisonous. They dont transmit disease and dont suck blood,
#Leskey says. However, they are great at hitchhiking#she says, preferring to hide in peoples personal belongings and in cars.
by scientific studies suggesting that color additives might be linked to hyperactivity in children and other health effects.
On Wednesday, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration will begin a two-day meeting to discuss the science behind artificial dyes
There are sometimes nine different dyes in a food product#said Laura Anderko of Georgetown University Medical center,
who serves on the Childrens Health Protection Advisory Committee for the Environmental protection agency. Moms and dads will say,
And emerging science suggests its a harm to children.##Two recent studies sponsored by The british government found that children given foods made with some artificial dyes and a food preservative,
Keith Ayoob, director of the nutrition clinic at the Rose F. Kennedy Childrens Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
the FDA banned Red No. 3 in cosmetics, medicines and some other products because it was linked to cancer in mice
#â Blackberry Thumbâ##â#New Health Hazard Blackberry thumb Tennis elbow, writers block and even athletes foot are problems than can cause considerable discomfort and more than a little embarrassment.
Adding to the list of potential health hazards, the widespread use of hand-held devices at work has spawned a new condition.#
#Blackberry thumb is given the name to a repetitive strain injury caused by overusing mobile phones to send emails and texts.
but more and more people are becoming aware of health hazards in the workplace.##Blackberry thumb is the overuse of a mobile phone for work purposes
which is leading to repetitive strain injury. A lot of people displaying symptoms associated with repetitive strain injury do not realise they are work-related,
but the number with symptoms is increasing.##The firm is increasing its staff numbers to cope with
Traditionally, industrial disease claims have related to asthma, asbestos-related illnesses, dermatitis, allergies and occupational deafness and tinnitus.
Another relatively new industrial injury is#Popcorn lungs, or bronchiolitis obliterans, which can strike employees working in popcorn factories.
Some popcorn flavouring contains diacetyl, a chemical used to produce the butter-like taste. Over-exposure can cause lung damage.
and popcorn lung is an example of new types of industrial disease actions. We are also anticipating more actions against hairdressers.
A recent study by the Health And Safety Executive reported that up to 70 per cent of hairdressers suffer from work-related skin damage, such as dermatitis
if the right health and safety rules are followed.##Via Telegraph Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati F
#10 Everyday Fruits and Vegetables that are Poisonous Even apples have a poisonous element. Most of us think that eating fruits
Poisons that make you sick, paralyze and even kill you lurk behind some of our favorites#10.
Just a handful can make someone violently ill so always ensure they have been cooked at least 10 minutes and never
If that wasnt enough, too much of it will cause vomiting, sweating, dizziness, hallucinations and headache.
but lately there has been a fad by teens to get high on nutmeg#with very unhappy results. 7. Kidney beans Kidney beans contain the toxin phytohaemagglutinin,
These beans become five times more toxic when heated to the temperatures used in slow cooking than they are when raw,
though while it is not poisonous to humans, the ingredient theobromine is dangerous to dogs and cats.
and vines of tomato plants contain alkaloid poisons such as atropine that cause dizziness, headaches and upset tummies.
There is also some in green tomatoes and one death has been attributed to it, but generally the amount of tomatine in them is too small to cause any harm.
Always refuse tea made from the leaves though; it is offered still something on occasion. 4. Cherries, Apricots, Peaches and Plums Cherries, apricots,
but it contains oxalic acid salts that can cause kidney problems, coma and convulsions. However, the stalks are not a problem and even with the leaves,
or even death. 1. Apple An apple a day will keep the doctor away. Unless you eat the seeds.
but remember that illness and death can be lurking where you least expect it! LINK Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati i
â Appleâ##Shape is No Less Healthy Than Being shaped â Pearâ Body shape has no affect on health as once believed.
Doctors have thought long that people with an apple figure#a tendency to store fat around the belly rather than the hips#were at a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
It found that having a higher waist-to-hip ratio#in other words being an apple#was three times more powerful an indicator of heart attack risk
Dr Arya Sharma, director of the Canadian Obesity Network, who led that study, said it would lead to doctors forgetting about their scales and taking out their tape measures#.
#But now an analysis of records from 220,000 people in 58 studies, each monitored for over a decade,
It discovered that having a higher waist-to-hip ratio was no better a predictor of heart disease
and waist-to-hip ratio each have a similar strength of association with cardiovascular disease risk,
a history of diabetes and cholesterol levels were taken into account, neither body weight or shape added much in terms of predicting a cardiovascular event.
Researchers at Cambridge universitys Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit said: This study shows that measuring your waist is no better for calculating your cardiovascular risk than calculating your BMI.
or obese was still the main risk factor for heart disease which can of course be influenced by lifestyle choices.#
But Dr Mike Knapton, associate medical director at The british Heart Foundation, which co-funded the study with the Medical Research Council,
said it was not time to throw away the tape measure just yet#.#Being overweight and having high cholesterol
whether they might go on to suffer heart disease or stroke. And he still thought there was some truth in the apple maxim.
Abdominal fat seems to be associated with other risk factors for heart disease like raised blood pressure, cholesterol, a type of lipid and diabetes#.
Cardiovascular disease remains the countrys number one killer, accounting for more than 191,000 deaths every year. Via Telegraph Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati r
Some of the fungi species create thin infection pegs#that stick out from a victims body
During later stages of Ophiocordyceps camponoti-rufipedis infection, the fungus rapidly consumes the nutrients inside a zombie ant
The mature fungus stalk, shown growing from a zombie ants head during the final stage of infection,
They may be less cuddly than pandas#but for the overall health of the planet, fungi are inestimably more important.#
Liquid nitrogen is poured then into the glass through a syringe and it is served with a rusk.
health checks for the lactating women are exactly the same used by the NHS to screen blood donors.
It wasnt intrusive at all to donate#just a simple blood test. What could be more natural than fresh,
Shiva belongs to a colony of monkeys who have been fattened up to help scientists study the twin human epidemics of obesity and diabetes.
The overweight monkeys also test new drugs aimed at treating those conditions. We are trying to induce the couch-potato style#
We believe that mimics the health issues we face in the United states today.##The corpulent primates serve as useful models,
Nonhuman primates dont lie to you,#said Dr. Grove, who is a neuroscientist. We know exactly how much they are eating.#
demand for the overweight primates is growing as part of the battle against the nations obesity epidemic, according to Dr. Grove and other researchers working with such monkeys in Florida,
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, a start-up company in Boston, tested its experimental diet drug on some of the Oregon monkeys.
In another study, a group of academic researchers is using the monkeys to compare gastric bypass surgery with weight loss from forced dieting.
One goal is to try to figure out the hormonal mechanisms by which the surgery can quickly resolve diabetes
so that drugs might one day be developed to have the same effect. To that end, the study will do
which is part of Oregon Health and Science University, has more than 4, 000 monkeys, mostly rhesus macaques.
Some receive daily insulin shots to treat diabetes, and some have clogged arteries. One monkey died of a heart attack a few years ago at a fairly young age.
Shiva a young adult, gained about 15 pounds in six months and weighs about 45 pounds, twice the normal weight for his age.
Dr. Grove said, though the diet also contains adequate protein and nutrients. They can eat as many pellets as they want.
Dr. Grove and researchers at some other centers say the high-fructose corn syrup appears to accelerate the development of obesity and diabetes.
Dr. Hansen, who has been doing research on obese monkeys for four decades, prefers animals that become naturally obese with age,
Mice and rats remain the main animals for medical research, but the effects on rodents often do not mirror those in people.
Rinat Neuroscience had an experimental drug that sharply reduced appetite in rodents. But obese baboons in San antonio doubled
when they got the drug. The surprising result prompted Pfizer, which acquired Rinat, to explore
whether the drug instead could promote weight gain, perhaps for cancer patients or others suffering from wasting.
Some companies see no need to use primates to study obesity and diabetes, saying it is almost as easy to do human studies.
Monkey studies can cost up to several million dollars. The animals are so precious that only a small number can be used.
And there are ethical reviews before a study can begin. Doing primate studies is about as difficult as doing human studies from an ethical standpoint,
#said Dr. Lee M. Kaplan, director of the weight center at Massachusetts General Hospital, who is one of the researchers in the bariatric surgery study here.
Animal rights activists say primate studies subject animals to needless suffering like the stress of being caged.
Two activists got jobs here in the last decade and presented evidence of what they said were mistreated and unhealthy monkeys.
For example, they point to studies in the last two years by Dr. Grove and colleagues showing that
The babies were also more prone to anxiety when confronted with threatening objects, like a Mr. Potato Head with huge eyes.
#Dr. Grove said he understood the protesters view: I applaud them for that pressure because it makes us do our job better.#
Janice D. Wagner, a professor of pathology there. We think they are happier that way.#
#But Dr. Grove said he needed the animals separated at all times so they could snack between meals,
As pharmaceutical companies move some research to less expensive countries, the obese monkeys are following. This is a booming industry in China,
#said Dr. Grove. They have colonies of thousands of them.##Via New york times Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati e
Its the theobromine that is poisonous to dogs in sufficient quantities. But it takes, on average, a fairly large amount of theobromine to cause a toxic reaction#For more specific figures,
here are the approximate amounts of theobromine per ounce of chocolate: Cocoa powder: 800 mg/oz Bakers chocolate (unsweetened:
50 mg/oz So, the general rules for the amount of chocolate that will be toxic for a dog:
it would take about 200 pounds of white chocolate consumed within a 17 hour period to reach toxic levels of theobromine for a 16 pound dog.
It is recommended by doctors as a chemical-free method to kill bacteria in shoes, reducing shoe odor and risk of infection from athletes foot.
#which is used commonly as a modern disinfectant in hospitals, dental surgeries, public swimming pools and other water treatment systems#to neutralise the bacteria.
#Doctors Warn Energy Drinks Putting Consumers at Risk as Sales Soar Around the world there are signs that for some people who consume these drinks,
Florida pediatricians describe cases of seizures, delusions, heart problems and kidney or liver damage in people who had downed one
#said Dr. Steven E. Lipshultz, who heads the department of pediatrics at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of medicine.
The incidence is low, but in certain groups that pediatricians care for there may be higher risks,
#he added. The report, which calls for regulatory action and more research, comes only months after a U s. crackdown on alcoholic caffeinated beverages such as Phusion Projects Four Loko.
U s. sales of nonalcoholic energy drinks are expected to hit $9 billion this year with children and young adults accounting for half the market,
and are under fewer restrictions than both foods and drugs. Manufacturers claim their products will enhance both mental and physical performance.
In 2010 alone, the company told Reuters Health it sold in excess of 4 billion cans and bottles of the drink,
But according to the Florida researchers, who reviewed the medical literature on the topic, the industrys claims of benefit are questionable.
We couldnt find any evidence at all of any therapeutic effects, #Lipshultz said. He began to take an interest in energy drinks a few years ago,
when four kids from South Florida were brought to the hospital after swallowing a vitamin concoction their teacher had bottled.
In Ireland, for example, the countrys poison center reported 17 cases of possible side effects between 1999 and 2005,
How many people take the time to call a poison control center when they dont feel well?#
#While the U s. poison control centers havent been able to track potential side effects from energy drinks in the past,
But they do have doctors wondering whether some people, kids in particular, might be at risk.
For example, caffeine is known to cause fast heart rate, insomnia, and anxiety, especially in sensitive individuals. According to one study from New zealand, just one energy drink is enough to make most kids experience some side effect
including mild ones like irritability or upset stomach. And there are other ingredients with effects of their own, such as the amino acid taurine, the herbal extracts yohimbine, guarana and ginseng,
and often loads of sugar. High doses of yohimbine have been linked to increased blood pressure and heart rate.
And like ginseng, yohimbine may interact with other drugs. If it were as simple as energy drinks just containing caffeine,
#Lipshultz told Reuters Health. The problem is they contain a lot of other substances.##What this all adds up to is still unclear.
#the Florida researchers write in the journal Pediatrics. Lipshultz, for one, says people with heart disease, seizures, diabetes, high blood pressure,
or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should think twice before downing an energy Drink up until I did this review,
I wasnt routinely asking my patients if they were drinking energy drinks, #he told Reuters Health.
Now I am and it is the basis for a discussion.##But manufacturers downplay the new report.
According to an e-mail from Red Bull, This article just draws together material from the Internet
Dr Laura Avanzo and Dr Jennifer Morton were studying neurodegeneration with a focus on Huntingdons disease
an inherited disorder that leads to nerve damage and dementia, when they stumbled on their findings quite by accident.
Dr Avanzo and Dr Morton believe this is because sheep, like many humans, behave differently when in a flock compared to when alone.
Dr Morton said: Sheep live in a flock, and in a flock theyre rather silly. When you work with them as individuals,
#Hospitals Shifting From Smoke-free to Smoker-Free Workplaces Smoking habit could cost you your job
if you work at a hospital. Smokers now face another risk from their habit: it could cost them a shot at a job.
More hospitals and medical businesses in many states are adopting strict policies that make smoking a reason to turn away job applicants,
The new rules essentially treat cigarettes like an illegal narcotic. Applications now explicitly warn of tobacco-free hiring#
job seekers must submit to urine tests for nicotine and new employees caught smoking face termination.
Dr. Michael Siegel, a professor at the Boston University School of Public health, who has written about the trend.
Unemployment is also bad for health.##Smokers have been turned away from jobs in the past#prompting more than half the states to pass laws rejecting bans on smokers
#but the recent growth in the number of companies adopting no-smoker rules has been driven by a surge of interest among health care providers, according to academics, human resources experts and tobacco opponents.
hospitals in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, among others, stopped hiring smokers in the last year and more are openly considering the option.
#said Paul Terpeluk, a director at the Cleveland Clinic, which stopped hiring smokers in 2007
and Id guess that in the next few years youd see a lot of major hospitals go this way.#
We felt it was unfair for employees who maintained healthy lifestyles to have to subsidize those who do not,#Steven C. Bjelich, chief executive of St francis Medical center in Cape girardeau
The head of the Cleveland Clinic was praised both and criticized when he mused in an interview two years ago that,
The number of things that we all do privately that have negative impact on our health is endless.
The Truman Medical centers, here in Kansas city, for example, will investigate accusations of tobacco use by employees.
Marcos Deleon, head of human resources for the hospital. The employee was fired. Even antismoking advocates have found the issue tricky to navigate.
The American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society and the World health organization do not hire smokers,
But the American Legacy Foundation, an antismoking nonprofit group, has warned that refusing to hire smokers who are qualified otherwise essentially punishes an addiction that is far more likely to afflict a janitor than a surgeon.
since the policy went into effect in October at the University Medical center in El paso, Tex.,
one was applying to be a nurse and the rest for support positions. We want to be very supportive of smokers,
both her parents died of smoking-related illnesses. But Ms. Carroll, a 26-year-old nursing student, said she opposed any effort by hospitals to discriminate#against her and other smokers.
Obviously we know the effects of smoking, we see it every day in the hospital, #Ms. Carroll said.
Its a stupid choice, but its a personal choice.##Others do not mind the strict policy.
when he decided to apply for a job at the Cleveland Clinic, helping incoming patients, nearly three years ago.
he passed the urine test and has had not a cigarette since. Its a good idea,#Mr. Stinson said.
and youll get double the health benefits: healthy food and time spent outdoors, nurturing your plants.
and cocoa drinks found that they too had more antioxidant activity and more flavanols#health-giving plant chemicals#than fruit.
The discovery means cocoa beans meet the nutritional criteria needed for fruits to be classed as super fruits#according to the scientists at the Hershey Center for Health & Nutrition in the US.
meaning dieticians say it should be balanced with less yummy foods such as brown rice and pulses, say the scientists.
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#Top 10 Photos of the Week Todays couch potatoes have a way of turning every disaster into a spectator sport I saw the movie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and
Lead author Dr Simon Lewis, from the University of Leeds, said: Having two events of this magnitude in such close succession is extremely unusual,
and enter what is essentially a state of temporary paralysis . While your body is making this transition the brain can misinterpret the sudden relaxation of the muscles
Studies have found that Hypnic Jerks#occur more frequently with people who suffer from sleep anxiety
fatigue and discomfort because the brain is confused more easily. Either way, it is a normal part of the sleep process
Some claim that cracking knuckles leads to arthritis but the studies claim that it only causes minor damage to soft joint tissue.
The body has three layers of skin, the subcutaneous tissue (fats, nerves, large blood vessels), the dermis (small blood vessels, nerves, hair roots, sweat glands),
so any suspicious looking freckles should be checked out by a dermatologist. The best way to prevent skin cancer from developing is wearing clothing or sunscreen when exposed to the sun. Source:
health-cares. net 8.)Sunscreen Sunscreen is something many people trust to keep them from getting sunburnt
So how exactly does one cure the hiccups? I have heard of many remedies including drinking water upside down,
holding your breath, eating peanut butter, distracting yourself one way or another, or getting someone to scare you.
If none of these remedies works, and the hiccups do not subside, it may be necessary to get medical attention.
The longest case of hiccups ever recorded was with a man named Charles Osborne whose fit lasted 68 years.
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