a condition linked with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study. The American Dietetic Association says theres no conclusive evidence that diet sodas directly cause weight gain,
But because emerging research suggests possible links between diet soda and metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, kidney problems,
whether one malady weakens the bees enough to be finished off by the second, or whether they somehow compound the others destructive power. oetheyre co-factors,
but that Vitamin d has other health benefits besides preventing skin cancer. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University (Israel), the University of Leipzig (Germany),
showed that the skin cancer fighter also helped contribute to weight loss. Beyond weight loss, research shows that Vitamin d may also protect against diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.
Fat-free milk is recommended. This study Dairy calcium intake, serum Vitamin d, and successful weight loss, is published online (previous to print) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
although millions still get serious illness every year from smoking. One in five high school students smoked cigarettes in 2007, a number that has dropped also over the past decade.
and teenagers get the message that there is a pill to cure all ills and a drug for every occasion, including sexual intercourse,
But perhaps the public will forget all about the health ills associated with the stuff
More and more, science is indicating that the body metabolizes HFCS differently from table sugar in a way that increases the risk of diabetes, liver disease, and obesity.
#Tips on How to Germ-Proof Your Kitchen From Scary Foodborne Illnesses Most people cant help
It seems as if every time we turn around there is another outbreak of a scary foodborne illness.
This summers huge egg recall was the latest reminder that we do battle against dangerous pathogens like E coli and salmonella in our kitchens every day.
and cooking routines after she became ill with E coli that she and her doctors thought she got from bagged lettuce.
Every year, 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur, leading to about 300,000 hospitalizations and 5, 000 deaths.
the nation spent an estimated $152 billion annually on medical and lost productivity costs because of illnesses from tainted food, according to a recent study by the Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University.
a nonprofit advocacy group working to prevent foodborne illness. So use whichever you prefer or is on sale.
because pathogens can hide in the grooves. UNDERSTAND ORGANIC oeorganic doesnt necessarily mean safer, Ms. Donley said. oethe organic label means grown without pesticides,
it has nothing to do with bacteria and other pathogens. This became especially apparent in 2006,
and vegetables separate to avoid cross-contamination, wash all produce thoroughly and wash platters and other surfaces that come into contact with raw meat and poultry.
see or taste the bacteria that causes illness. Keep in mind this advice from the Center for Science in the Public interest:
Ms. Feist said. oebut they are more at risk of getting seriously ill from tainted food.
#Black Rice is the New Cancer-Fighting Superfood Black rice is low in sugar but packed with healthy fiber
and plant compounds that combat heart disease and cancer. Black rice revered in ancient China but overlooked in the West could be the greatest superfoods,
and plant compounds that combat heart disease and cancer, say experts. Scientists from Louisiana State university analysed samples of bran from black rice grown in the southern U s. They found boosted levels of water-soluble anthocyanin antioxidants.
Anthocyanins provide the dark colours of many fruits and vegetables such as blueberries and red peppers. They are
and prevent the DNA damage that leads to cancer. Food scientist Dr Zhimin Xu said:
Studies linked some artificial colourants to cancer and behavioural problems in children. The scientists presented their findings today at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston.
While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from hypertrichosis, a condition once known as werewolf syndrome,
This could be a major headache for sugar beet growers and food producers. Sugar beets make up one-half of the U s. sugar supply.
#The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation was created in 1982 by a small group that originally came together as a an informal support group for problems that were the result of traumatic experiences at petting zoos
The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation is the result of their dream. Through its programs and workshops, individuals from all walks of life have been able to live happier
without the ever-present ghosts of their personal goat traumas. Some have made even such progress that they have been able to put their traumas completely behind them
and rejoin mainstream society. No matter what the effects of your trauma, we can help you.
The effects of a childhood goat trauma vary widely from person to person, depending on the severity of their trauma.
Such problems as irrational fears, unexplained twitching, and insomnia could all have origin in a goat trauma.
The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation is here to help anyone who has suffered a traumatic run-in with goats.
If you think that the foundation can help you please contact one of their counsellors.
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#China to Shut down 2, 000 Factories to Meet Their Energy-efficiency Goals Coal has made China the worlds largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
#Fewer Americans Moving for New Jobs Could Harm an Already Struggling Recovery Unemployed, James Tiffany, would take a financial hit
and places in the story a description of the Mayfair neighborhood in London where the protagonists live or a history of the Black death plague,
opening up a literary trove for the blind and the visually impaired who have had long only a thin selection of audio
which people had died from food-borne illnesses such as e coli and CJD. But today Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will unveil a long-awaited white paper containing plans to abolish it as part of a bonfire of quangos.
who at 56, is semiretired following a heart attack two years ago. oebut cooking healthy food is a big priority.
Critics claim that financial speculation in food commodities has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths through malnutrition.
The roughly 1, 700 residents of Bement, Ill. shopped in neighboring towns for about a year after their grocery closed.
The roughly 1, 700 residents of Bement, Ill. shopped in neighboring towns for about a year after their grocery closed.
instead is the 50-year-old woman who suffers from arthritis and this is her choice of pain medication.
when asked, say they have an ailment insomnia, menstrual cramps or an assortment of painful-sounding bone problems. oei fractured a vertebra in my back,
By the standards of a workaday medical practice, this is simple and headache-free work, according to Dr. Boland,
Much like too much time in the sun will give you a sunburn, too much time in the gloom will give you a oegloomburn.
and could even be a miracle cure for adult illnesses including cancer, diarrhoea and diabetes.
He has osteoarthritis in both knees. On the field below, his oeacadmiciens, or students, are running through an obstacle course of yellow plastic cones,
and resolved in particular concerning biological contamination and weed resistance development. Agriculture Law reports that the district court agreed with the plaintiffs that the environmental assessment undertaken by the USDA was inadequate
The hearing also gave Justice Antonin Scalia an opportunity to share his decidedly unscientific assessment of the situation by stating oethis isnt the contamination of the New york city water supply, No, no its not.
and was known to cause blindness. So Dahl partnered with a hydraulic engineer and a neurosurgeon to come up with a better solution the Wade-Dahl-Till valve.
Tens of thousands of words have been written on smell hypersensitivity even Benjamin Franklin who surely had better things to do,
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But it has been overwhelmed in trying to prevent food contamination and fraud has remained on a back burner.
the risk for obesity and diabetes in a community goes down as the price for fast food
Conversely, when these prices fell, body weight and diabetes rose. This is based on data from more than 5
when in fact we are losing money by grooming our bodies for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer or some other chronic disease.
While previous work has shown atrazine can cause sexual abnormalities in frogs, such as hermaphroditism (having both male and female sex organs),
The program aims to biofortify existing crops with iron, zinc or Vitamin a to help overcome malnutrition in Third world countries.
and illnesses are getting younger and younger. Theres no longer a way for us to deny that our lifestyle
The dangers of mainstream and secondhand tobacco smoke have been documented well as a cause of cancer
cardiovascular disease and stroke, pulmonary disease and birth defects. Only recently, however, has the general public been made aware of the threats posed by third-hand smoke.
as an overload of cantharides can cause kidney malfunction, gastrointestinal hemorrhages or even death. In 1996, an FDA study proved that the chemical had no sexual effects on men or women,
Limiting phytate production in the soybean could reduce a major environmental runoff contaminant from swine and poultry waste.
#Can a Drop of Water Cause Sunburn or Fire? Leaves of Certain Plants Are Susceptible to Leaf Burn from Too much Sun Ginkgo leaves in sunshine To the gardening world it may have always been considered a fact,
and human sunburn. oethe problem of light focusing by water droplets adhered to plants has never been investigated thoroughly,
but also opens an analogous issue of sunburn on hairy human skin after bathing. oein sunshine water drops residing on smooth hairless plant leaves are unlikely to damage the leaf tissue,
summarised Horvath and co-authors. oehowever water drops held by plant hairs can indeed cause sunburn
He caught typhoid fever from an inmate, nearly died of it, and for a year was unable to play baseball.
what was presumed to be flu. A doctor began asking him routine questions for medical background. oewhen I told him I drank 10 to 20 bourbons a day,
He caught typhoid fever from an inmate nearly died of it, and for a year was unable to play baseball.
what was presumed to be flu. A doctor began asking him routine questions for medical background. oewhen I told him I drank 10 to 20 bourbons a day,
Yet it was lung cancer that felled Webb. He died on July 4, 1974. Webbs marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Hazel, broke up in 1952.
Yet it was lung cancer that felled Webb. He died on July 4, 1974. Webbs marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Hazel, broke up in 1952.
We need at least $5 in order to stop the bleeding, #Mr. Azevedo said. I ve got farmers that can t pay their bills.
impairment and fatigue all contribute to road accidents. Driverless cars will remove the human variable from the system.
Lifelens has created a smartphone app to diagnose malaria. The app can magnify a drop of blood (captured via a simple finger prick)
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.
#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.
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.
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 team, writing in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, also reported another study
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.
Dr Kurlandsky has two other pieces of advice for those wishing to avoid falling victim to Christmas tree Syndrome.
Trends like gluten-free foods and products catering to diners with food allergies will continue to be hot.
This toxin can be deadly on its own or lower a turkey s resistance to other infections and cause death that way.
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,
Worldwide new TB infections occur at a rate of one per second. Right now it s diagnosed medically by expensive tests
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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
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.
They also treated rats suffering from cirrhosis with the protein and showed it was effective at relieving the symptoms
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.
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,
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...
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.
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
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,
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.
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
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.
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,
which are recommended widely to protect against bone fractures. They were associated with a slightly decreased risk of premature death.
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
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,
The study was funded partly by the National Cancer Institute and the Academy of Finland, which is backed by the Finnish government.
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.
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.
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.
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,
#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.
#but they say likely culprits include pathogens, parasites, environmental strains and bee management practices that cause poor nutrition.
A couple weeks ago, it was the fact that the worlds top-selling weedkiller was causing birth defects.
000-year-old shipwreck has provided a remarkable insight into the medicines concocted by ancient physicians to cure sailors of dysentery
Scientists believe they would have been used to treat gastrointestinal complaints suffered by sailors such as dysentery and diarrhoea.
preparing for the coming wave of Alzheimers, or as a political liability, meaning how soon will Social security go bust?
and people with disabilities to open the doors and slide in and out. On the Upper West side, seniors snapped up a report card of grocery stores deemed age-friendly
#Glass of milk can contain a cocktail of up to 20 chemicals Scientists found a host of chemicals used to treat illnesses in animals and people in samples of cow, goat and human breast milk.
they found a host of chemicals used to treat illnesses in animals and people in samples of cow, goat and human breast milk.
or got into milk through cattle feed or contamination on the farm. The Spanish-Moroccan team analysed 20 samples of cows milk bought in Spain and Morocco,
We believe the new methodology will help to provide a more effective way of determining the presence of these kinds of contaminants in milk or other products.
#Top 5 man killers in the U s. Heart disease is the number one killer of men. Jeff Hale had closed just a $1. 5 million deal on a a sunny September day in the Pacific Northwest.
he thought it was an asthma attack and took a hit off his inhaler. But when that didnt help
One was that every heart attack is unique. My symptoms will be different from your symptoms. The other was,
if you suspect youre having a heart attack, take an aspirin.##Hale took two and drove himself to the hospital.
#Heart disease is the number one killer of men, claiming the lives of nearly 400,000 fathers, friends, brothers,
Nearly 60,000 men died from COPD#hich includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema#n 2006, according to the CDC.
heart disease(#1) and cancer(#2)# ou have to ask: Why are people still smoking? What you can do about it:
According to the CDC, 80,000 men die each year in unexpected tragedies, from sports injuries to fires to falls.
In fact, texting increases your risk of a crash by 23 times (versus 11 times for driving under the influence), according to a Virginia Tech study. 2. CANCER Why youre at risk:
The Big C killed nearly 300,000 men in 2010, according to the American Cancer Society. Lung cancer tops the list, accounting for 29 percent of all cancer deaths, followed by prostate cancer (11 percent) and colon/rectum cancer (9 percent.
We all know that smoking causes lung cancer, but the risk factors for prostate cancer are less well known.
Yet, its one of the most common#in 6 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetimes#nd least understood killers of men.
What you can do about it: If youre at high risk, put certain staples of the Mediterranean diet on your plate.
A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that men who eat more than 10 grams of garlic
or scallions (about three cloves of garlic or 2 tablespoons of scallions) daily have a 50 percent lower risk of prostate cancer than those who eat less than 2 grams.
Sound like too much of a good thing? Other studies have linked the lycopene in cooked tomato products to lower prostate cancer risk;
aim for at least two servings a week. And if you really like coffee...Harvard researchers found that drinking 6 cups a day reduces your risk of developing advanced prostate cancer by 59 percent. 1. HEART DISEASE Why youre at risk:
This is the deadliest disease known to man. More than 1 in 3 adult men have some sort of heart disease
and more than 390,000 men died of the killer in 2007, according to the American Heart Association.
Why would you die of heart disease? Believe it or not, not every victim of the disease is overweight or inactive.
four times a week) have a 60 percent lower risk of a heart attack than inactive men.#¢
If youre overweight, dropping 10 to 20 pounds lowers your risk of dying from a heart attack.
In fact, a 10-year study found that overweight people had heart attacks 8. 2 years earlier than normal-weight victims.#¢
Men who drink that many 8-ounce glasses are 54 percent less likely to have a fatal heart attack than those who drink two glasses or fewer.
Men who respond with anger are three times more likely to have heart disease and five times more likely to have a heart attack before turning 55.
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#Small habits slowly pack on the pounds over the years: Study Watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda are a few bad habits that slowly pack in the pounds.
increasing their chances of developing health problems including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, fatty liver disease and some cancers.
Cigarettes cause cancer,#the caption reads. In addition to the images, the label on packs of cigarettes will include a phone number#1-800-QUIT-NOW#so smokers will know where to go for help quitting.
Already, studies in which depressed cancer patients were given the drug have reported positive results. Im not afraid to die anymore#one participant told The Lookout.
You can see one terminally ill cancer patient speak movingly about the positive effects of psilocybin here.
using volunteers who are depressed after being diagnosed with cancer. So far weve had#necdotally only#ery positive results,#comparable to the study with healthy volunteers,
in part because oncologists are interested more in curing cancer than helping patients cope with its effects,
and radiation to treat a rare form of leukemia that, several times in the preceding few years, had taken almost her life.
she was still suffering psychologically from the trauma of the illness and the treatment. She had walled herself off emotionally,
And although doctors tell her that, thanks to the effect of the illness and the treatment,
the epidemic of tobacco-related disease and death has begun just, THE WHO said. But by 2030, the annual death toll could reach 8 million.
#It causes lung cancer, which is often fatal, and other chronic respiratory diseases. It is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, the worlds number one killers.
THE WHO said smoking is one of the biggest contributors to a worldwide epidemic of noncommunicable,
or chronic, diseases such as heart attack, stroke, cancer and emphysema, which accounts for 63 percent of all deaths worldwide, nearly 80 percent
of which occur in poorer countries. To mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the World Lung Foundation (WLF) campaign group launched a website of graphic and gruesome images of the health effects of smoking that health officials can download for use as warnings on tobacco packaging.
The WLF said that on average smokers see images on tobacco packs 15 times a day,
they are taking a big step forward toward better informing smokers of the deadly harms of tobacco,
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