#E-Cigarettes and Hookahs Rise in Teen Popularity Unconventional smoking products such as electronic cigarettes and hookahs are becoming more popular among U s. teens according to a new report from the Centers for Disease
More than 8 million Americans live with smoking-related diseases and more than 440000 people die from smoking-related health effects each year.
The study concluded Higher consumption of eggs (up to one egg per day) is associated not with increased risk of coronary heart disease or stroke.
The increased risk of coronary heart disease among diabetic patients and reduced risk of hemorrhagic stroke associated with higher egg consumption in subgroup analyses warrant further studies.
Health authorities were warning the public against eating eggs for fear that they were a major cause of high cholesterol levels the bad kind low-density lipoprotein known as LDL and increased risk of heart disease.
Yes increased blood cholesterol levels can raise the risk of heart disease. Eggs are high in dietary cholesterol.
But does eating eggs raise blood cholesterol and cause heart disease? This is where the story gets somewhat complicated
and their health has found no connection between eating eggs and increases in heart disease. On the other hand controlled clinical studies where researchers feed subjects specific amounts of cholesterol
but they also contain saturated fat an even more significant culprit in heart-disease risk. The major determinant of plasma LDL level is saturated fatsaid Alice Lichtenstein professor of nutrition science and policy at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
and heart disease compared with other developed countries especially the United states. Why? In part it's
or 200 milligrams if you have heart disease or if your LDL is greater than 100.
The amount that one egg a day raises cholesterol in the blood is extremely small so small in fact that the increase in risk in heart disease related to this change in serum cholesterol could never be detected in any kind of study said Walter Willett professor of epidemiology and nutrition
and spinach) help prevent eye diseases especially cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. While eggs contain less lutein
Vitamin d aids the absorption of calcium which is important for the heart and colon as well.
One task she's been devoted particularly to is finding ways to keep her creations clean of debris and contaminants.
They then subjected the replicas to experiments designed to determine how efficiently they moved through air (drag) how well they got rid of contaminants (self-cleaning) how tightly contaminants stuck to the surface (adhesion)
and other microbes in medical tubing could greatly reduce a patient's risk of infection.
The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus or PEDV was assumed long to be spread only by direct contact
I would not rule it out Dr. Montserrat Torremorell of the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary medicine told Reuters. There is a chance that airborne contaminated feces may have played a role in the rapid dissemination of the disease she said.
In the blink of an eye 30000 pigs were dead John Prestage senior vice president at Prestage Farms in Oklahoma told Reuters. 10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species PEDV was seen initially in Europe in the 1970s.
The illness is considered not reportable meaning that pork producers are obligated not to report an outbreak to agriculture officials.
Nonetheless by Sept. 8 more than 610 farms were confirmed to have pigs with the disease. The virus is not zoonotic meaning it has jumped not yet species to infect humans or other animals according to a statement from the National Pork Board.
But that could change: Recent research has revealed that 13 zoonotic viruses infect and kill an estimated 2. 2 million people each year.
Additionally the United states is one of several regions worldwide that are considered hotspots of emerging zoonoses diseases that are newly infectious to humans.
PEDV does not affect food safety according to the National Pork Board and properly prepared ham bacon and other pork products remain completely safe to eat.
If the disease continues to spread however it may affect pork production which could result in significantly higher prices for pork products in the coming months.
Third-generation Kansas hog farmer Nathan Smith said he is convinced the disease is airborne. He lost about 15000 piglets this summer or about $1 million worth of livestock.
or avoid harsh weather conditions the animals become vulnerable to predators and disease and their reproduction rates fall.
but instead suffered from developmental and birth defects. There was no independent corroboration of Singh's claims (we only have his diary)
and transmitting more than 30 different kinds of diseases to humans livestock and other wildlife according to the AP. Feral pigs habit of digging
and leaves hiding in roof shingles foundation cracks decorative shrubs and underneath decks. I get so fanatic that sometimes
The quick action helps the jays link the eggs with the illness. Some jays wouldn't even touch the eggs evidence that murrelet egg-nabbing is learned a behavior Golightly said.
In the 1930s an outbreak of wasting disease and an enormous hurricane virtually wiped out these eelgrass beds which provide a bedrock for marine life.
#Food Allergy, or Food Intolerance? The Healthy Geezer answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column.
 Fruit juices give me a stomachache. Do you think I'm allergic to them? Answer:
I never diagnose because I'm a journalist not a physician. If you have a problem digesting fruit juices
whether or not you are allergic to certain foods or have a food intolerance. A food allergy is an abnormal response to a food that's triggered by the body s immune system.
This type of reaction occurs quickly ometimes within minutes. Reactions include itching in the mouth vomiting diarrhea and abdominal pain.
You may experience a drop in blood pressure asthma and skin reactions such as hives or eczema. An allergic reaction to food can cause serious illness and in some cases death.
Sometimes a reaction to food is not an allergy but a food intolerance. Food intolerance is more common than food allergy.
The immune system doesn't cause the symptoms associated with a food intolerance though they can be similar to those of a food allergy.
Many people think they have food allergies. However most symptoms are caused by intolerances to foods such as wheat and other grains the sugar in fruits and honey dairy products and corn products.
If fruit juices are giving you a stomachache there is a possibility that you have a fructose intolerance.
Fructose is a sugar that's found in fruits honey and some syrups. It's also a basic component in table sugar (sucrose)
and it's used to sweeten many processed foods and beverages. In addition sorbitol a sugar alcohol is converted to fructose during digestion.
Sorbitol is a sugar substitute often used in diet drinks ice cream mints cough syrups and sugar-free chewing gum.
This is a serious disorder that can lead to liver and kidney damage. People with a fructose malabsorption have trouble digesting fructose.
While fructose malabsorption doesn't cause organ damage it can cause abdominal pain gas bloating and diarrhea.
#Food-Borne Tropical Disease Outbreak Strikes the US (Op-Ed) This article was published originally atâ The Conversation.
A food-borne illness is spreading quickly through the United states an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control
The disease called cyclosporiasis is common to tropical and subtropical regions. While occasional outbreaks have been recorded
since early 1990s in the US the current spread of the disease has been swift and wide.
The disease made its way through fresh produce of raspberries lettuce basil and snow peas which were imported mostly from countries where the disease is endemic.
Cyclosporiasis has been found in Ghana Peru Guatemala Egypt Turkey Nepal and Haiti. More than 1100 sporadic cases of confirmed cyclosporiasis occurred during 1997-2008 involving 12 US states.
Human cyclosporiasis is caused a disease by the single-celled parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Although there are about 18 different species of Cyclospora currently known four appear to be specific to nonhuman primates.
Attempts to create nonhuman animal models of C. cayetanensis infection have been unsuccessful suggesting host-specificity.
but contamination of water and food (such as raw produce) with oocyst-containing fecal matter likely contributes to the dissemination.
Risks of infection increases via the common factors consumption of untreated food or water lack of adequate sanitation and the presence of animals in the house.
An infection often causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea abdominal cramping loss of appetite and bloating.
The infected may also suffer from nausea fatigue weight-loss and sometimes fever. In absence of proper treatment some of these symptoms may continue for weeks
while some may be relieved temporarily only to recur The good news is that the infection is not generally life-threatening
However in children and in the elderly as well in individuals with weak immunity (such as AIDS or cancer patients) untreated cyclosporiasis may cause severe and occasionally fatal illness.
Currently the drug of choice for Cyclospora infection is Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. According to the CDC proper storage washing
and fruits should keep the disease in check. All viewpoints expressed in the article are those of Kausik
and the Universal Declaration on Animal Sentience to protect other animals from intentional and unnecessary harm.
what's called secondary trauma because of our efforts to relieve the incredible trauma to which we expose other animal beings.
This trauma can lead to burnout because of the selfless work in which many animal advocates partake.
Forests look awful after a beetle attack but the wound isn't as terrible as it looks according to two separate studies by researchers from the University of Wyoming and the U s. Forest Service (USFS.
Their deep chests and enlarged hearts lungs and nostrils help cheetahs take in more oxygen during intense chases.
and are blind and furless. When born the joey climbs into its mother's pouch
and fragmentation as well as disease fire drought and road deaths the koala is considered a species of least concern by the IUCN because of its comparatively large population and wide distribution.
Researchers say that most of this decline is due to devil facial tumor disease an invariably fatal infectious cancer.
The cancer causes large lumps to form around the devil's face and mouth making it difficult for the animal to eat.
The Australian government has listed the species as vulnerable because of the disease. Road vehicles are also a threat as devils are difficult to see on roads.
or in the cracks of shingles (anywhere there is a crevice for them to build a funnel web inside).
so by his work on the fungal infections common to soybean plants that he was asked to remain as part of the faculty to work on his master s degree (awarded in 1896).
He experimented with medicines made from peanuts which included antiseptics laxatives and a treatment for goiter.
In 1935 he was named head of the Division of Plant Mycology and Disease Survey for the U s. Department of agriculture.
#GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux Disease: Heartburn Symptoms & Treatments GERD or Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a chronic condition that occurs
when stomach contents wash up into the throat. Many people with GERD also known as acid reflux disease experience heartburn a burning feeling in the chest behind the sternum from the exposure of stomach acid in their esophagus.
GERD is very common problem in the United states. An estimated 14-20 percent of adults in the United states suffer from GERD according to a 2005 study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
However researchers say distinguishing heartburn sufferers from people with GERD complicates finding precise estimates for the prevalence of GERD.
Frequent heartburn is a common symptom of GERD and often becomes worse when the person bends or lies down.
However heartburn is just a symptom and may also occur from time to time in people who don't have GERD.
or heartburn more than twice each week may have GERD according to the Mayo Clinic. Obesity pregnancy and asthma may cause
or exacerbate GERD as can smoking. Some medications for other conditions may also worsen GERD symptoms including some sedatives several blood pressure medications birth control and antidepressants.
But frequent use of these drugs may cause diarrhea or constipation according to the Mayo Clinic.
and food that triggers heartburn can also sooth GERD. Common heartburn triggers include alcohol caffeine chocolate citrus fruits spicy foods full-fat dairy products and mint according to the NIH.
Herbal remedies for GERD include licorice slippery elm and chamomile although rigorous studies herbal remedies for GERD are lacking.
Excess weight will put pressure on the stomach pushing more acid into the throat so doctors often recommend overweight patients lose weight to prevent heartburn.
which have studied a well relationship to inflammation a known risk factor for heart disease cancer arthritis and a host of other diseases.
They have not been more likely to cause an allergic or toxic reaction than foods from traditionally bred plants.
and/or vegetables daily to prevent heart disease and cancer and to foster maximum health and ideal body weight.
Ironically the National Academy of Sciences found that if every American followed those guidelines and attempted to eat those five cups a day there wouldn't be enough of the food to go around!
and overall health and reduce inflammation cancers and a host of diseases. When omega-6 fatty acids are ingested in dramatically higher quantities than omega-3s are as occurs in today's average American diet omega-6s beat omega-3s for room in human cell membranes.
Studies show this can promote inflammation which is a precursor to a variety of diseases including heart disease cancer asthma inflammatory bowel disease and even dementia and Alzheimer's.
In addition to pest resistance GMO crops can be engineered for disease resistance drought tolerance added nutrients hot or cold temperature resistance and other beneficial traits.
A large number of anti-GMO activists who refer to GMO crops as Frankenfoods believe GMOS can cause environmental damage and health problems for consumers.
and allergic reactions sick sterile and dead livestock and damage to virtually every organ studied in lab animals according to the Institute for Responsible Technology a group of anti-GMO activists.
and there have been cases where GMOS have caused harm. Potatoes engineered with a lectin gene (for resistance to pests) were linked to stomach damage in rats that consumed the potatoes according to a report from the University of California Davis
Scientists are grappling with understanding the calorie imbalances causing the obesity epidemic which is fueled partly by eating too many sweets.
Originally gluten-free diets were designed to combat celiac disease a serious autoimmune disorder that virtually destroys the intestinal tract.
if you need a gluten-free diet 1. Have a complete check-up with your family physician. 2. Consult with appropriate specialists such as an allergist for wheat allergy and a gastroenterologist for celiac or another gastrointestinal disease.
If you have a wheat allergy you must avoid wheat but you do not have to avoid gluten from other grains.
If you have celiac disease you must avoid gluten even the tiniest amounts. But remember you must be eating gluten for the diagnosis to be made.
3. If you do not have a wheat allergy or celiac disease visit a registered dietitian to verify that you are eating a balanced diet with plenty of nutrient-dense naturally fiber-rich foods
and that you are getting adequate physical activity. A healthy diet and lifestyle reduce negative gastrointestinal symptoms
even though a gastroenterologist has verified you do not have celiac disease visit your gastroenterologist or the University of Maryland's Center for Celiac Research.
which may be identified a newly disorder. What is gluten? Gluten is a protein in wheat and some other grains such as rye and barley.
What are wheat allergy celiac disease and gluten sensitivity? Anna Sapone of the Mucosal Biology Research center and Center for Celiac Research and her colleagues at the University of Maryland School of medicine reported on
and defined these diseases in the journal BMC Medicine in 2012. Wheat allergy is an adverse immunologic reaction to wheat proteins a classic food allergy affecting the skin gastrointestinal tract or respiratory tract.
Celiac disease is mediated an immune enteropathy (intestinal disease) triggered in susceptible individuals by the ingestion of gluten.
The onset of symptoms is usually gradual and characterized by a time lag of months or years after gluten introduction.
when both allergic (wheat allergy) and autoimmune mechanisms (celiac disease) have been ruled out through diagnosis by exclusion criteria;
Once you eliminate gluten it is virtually impossible to diagnose celiac disease and the diagnosis of this extremely serious autoimmune disorder should be your primary concern.
My favorite gluten-free guides are: Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide by Shelley Case R. D. Chase Nutrition Consulting Inc. 2010) Easy Gluten-Free by Tricia Thompson M. S. R. D
#Goat Sacrificed for Chicago cubs Curse Forest Preserve police in Cook County Ill. found a grisly discovery this week:
If you eat a lot of these so-called bad carbs they will increase your risk for disease.
Diets rich in foods that have a high glycemic index have been linked to an increased risk for diabetes heart disease obesity age-related macular degeneration infertility and colorectal cancer.
Foods with a low glycemic index help control diabetes and improve weight loss. However other studies have found that the glycemic index has little effect on health or weight.
Ghostwritten articles compromised science In the Georgia pacific asbestos case the court documents suggest that the company hired experts who had conflicts of interest specifically to write articles downplaying the cancer risk posed by asbestos
The central habitat of the grizzlies is among the hardest-hit in the beetle epidemic he said.
#H7n9 Bird flu Virus Capable of Airborne Transmission One strain of the H7n9 bird flu virus appears to spread easily through the air between ferrets which are a good model for how the virus may spread in humans a new study from China says.
So far there have been no reports of sustained human-to-human transmission with H7n9 bird flu.
But the new findings add to growing evidence that the virus likely needs to undergo just a few genetic mutations to gain the ability to spread between people said Dr. Richard Webby a bird flu expert at St jude Children's Research
See New Bird flu Virus: 6 Things You Should Know. H7n9 emerged in China in February
Researchers know that a flu virus that transmits well between humans will transmit well between ferrets Webby said.
The only way we have of reducing human infection and the opportunities of the virus to adapt to humans is to reduce the exposure of people to infected birds.
#H7n9 Flu Study Hints at How It May Spread in People It's likely that the new H7n9 bird flu virus can spread through the air on a limited basis according to a new study that looked at how the virus spreads in animals.
However it's unlikely the virus could cause a pandemic unless it undergoes genetic changes that allow it to spread more efficiently between people experts say.
In a few cases people in the same family caught the disease suggesting that the virus spreads between people in close contact.
whether a person falls ill with flu including their overall health researchers like to study flu viruses in animals under controlled conditions to better understand how they spread said study researcher Dr. Richard Webby a bird-flu expert at St jude
  In the new study researchers infected six ferrets with the H7n9 virus all of whom developed flu symptoms.
Ferrets are considered a good model to study human flu transmission because efficient spread of the flu in ferrets tends to predict efficient spread in people.
Several of the infected ferrets were placed in the same cage as uninfected ferrets. In addition several uninfected ferrets were placed in cages a short distance away from uninfected ferrets to see
The flu virus also spread through the air but less efficiently. Just one of three ferrets caged a short distance from infected ferrets caught the virus. The findings mostly mirror
Because H7n9 doesn't transmit very well through the air it doesn't look like it has the capacity to cause a pandemic
H7n9 appears to be more infectious than the H5n1 bird flu virus Webby said. When researchers infect ferrets with H5n1 they usually do not see transmission through airborne
when she died balding suffering from diabetes and wearing black and red nail polish. She also had a desire for perfume.
despite her health problems and the postmortem destruction of some of her images history still remembers her as a successful ancient Egyptian ruler. oehatshepsut s image couldn t be erased
Another nefarious threat is white-nose syndrome a disease that is wiping out many bat populations in North america.
A high ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids in people's diets has been linked to a higher risk of health problemsâ such asâ heart disease.
or contaminants the researchers said. 5 Key Nutrients Women Need As They Age Such unlisted ingredients may pose health hazards for consumers the researchers said.
and can cause serious side effects such as chronic diarrhea and liver damage. Other products contaminated with walnut leaves wheat soybeans
and rice might pose problems for people with allergies or those seeking gluten-free products said study researcher Steven Newmaster an integrative biology professor and botanical director of the University of Guelph's Biodiversity Institute of Ontario.
DNA barcodes are short gene sequences that are indicative of a particular species.)About 50 percent of the products did contain the main ingredient but around 30 percent of these also contained contaminants or fillers.
In fact the study examined the effects of hormonal disruptions on development including disorders such as autism.
#High-Fat Dairy May Lower Breast cancer Survival Breast cancer patients who eat a lot of high-fat dairy foods may be increased at an risk of dying according to a new study.
Over the 12-year study nearly 12 percent of women with breast cancer who ate more than one serving daily of high-fat dairy products died from their cancer
whereas about 1 percent of those who ate less than a half-serving daily died from the disease.
For women with breast cancer If you're consuming a lot of high-fat diary whole milk or full-fat cheese it would be prudent to shift to lower-fat option said study researcher Candyce H. Kroenke a staff scientist at Kaiser permanente in Oakland Calif. Eating more low-fat dairy
whether eating a lot of high-fat dairy products may contribute to women developing breast cancer in the first place Kroenke said.
But if the hypothesis tested in this study that the estrogen in dairy fat fuels cancer is held up in future studies it would suggest that women who eat a lot of high-fat dairy have a higher risk of developing estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
This type of breast cancer is the most common type. The researchers considered 1900 women in California and Utah who had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer between one and four years previously.
At the time of their enrollment in the study the women had completed their treatment and had shown not yet signs of the cancer's recurrence.
The women completed questionnaires detailing what they ate. Some of the high-fat dairy products the researchers tracked were whole milk ice cream
During the study 349 women had their breast cancer recur and 189 died of the disease.
Additionally 189 women died of other causes. When the researchers took into account factors that can affect the women's risk of dying such as the stages of their tumors smoking
and age they concluded that those who ate more than one serving of high-fat dairy daily were 64 percent more likely to die of any cause
and 49 percent more likely to die of breast cancer than women who ate less than a half-serving.
The researchers said their findings show that it was saturated fat from dairy products in particular rather than saturated fat in the diet in general that was linked with breast cancer survival.
and breast cancer has yielded mixed results. But most previous studies didn't separately consider high -and low-fat dairy products and they may have different effects on cancer according to the study.
The study is published online today (March 14) in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Pass it on:
Dairy products high in fat may prove deadly for breast cancer patients. This story was provided by Myhealthnewsdaily a sister site to Livescience.
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#Himalayan Adventure Foretells Climate's Effects NEW YORK The distribution of water in Asia's highest mountains
. when the Athenians who were packed behind their city walls during a Spartan attack suffered a plague that killed many people including their leader Pericles.
and it's already causing great harm to farms like mine. I speak for a lot of American farmers when
#Holiday Season Brings Rise in Decorating Injuries Decking the halls can be dangerous. More than 15000 Americans suffered decoration-related injuries during the 2012 holiday season from ladder spills to back strains according to a new estimate from the U s. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
That figure marks an increase from the previous year the CPSC reportedâ and in fact holiday decorating injuries have climbed steadily
since 2009 when there were about 12000 such incidents. Of those 15000 emergency room visits last year more than a third (34 percent) involved falls
and another 10 percent stemmed from strained backs the agency estimated. 9 Weird Ways Kids Can Get Hurt  CPSC acting chairman Robert Adler had a few key
According to the CPSC these fires resulted in 10 deaths 20 injuries and $16 million in damage.
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