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Mysterious illness strikes hundreds of flight attendants, causes rashes and hair loss – are ‘toxic uniforms’ really to blame or is it Fukushima?

Jeremy Mickey — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:51:00 +0000

Hundreds of Alaska Airlines flight attendants have filed a formal complaint about uniforms they suspect might be causing their skin to rash and develop lesions, and their hair to fall out. But based on the timing of the symptoms and their relation to similar symptoms in local marine life and polar bear populations, it appears as though radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster may also be a potential culprit.KING 5 News in Seattle, Wash., first broke the news about the “mystery illness” that has reportedly affected at least 280 flight attendants thus far. Get more…

Impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch on 30-day outcomes in young and middle-aged patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

Maya Pratten — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:06:52 +0000

The impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) on early outcomes in young and middleaged patients undergoing conventional aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis remains unknown. Our objective was to evaluate the incidence of some degree of PPM and its influence on early mortality and morbidity.

We analyzed our single center experience in all patients <70 years undergoing first-time isolated aortic valve replacement for severe stenosis in our center from September 2007 to September 2011. PPM was defined as an indexed effective orifice area [less than or equal to] 0,85 cm2/m2. The influence of PPM on early mortality and postoperative complications was studied using propensity score analysis.

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Euro dental market shows turnover increase

Mason Brennan — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:32:23 +0000

The European dental market in 2011 showed an increase of 1.2% in the total turnover for all countries covered by the survey.

Sundries sales increased on average by 0.9% while total sales of equipment declined by 2.2% as shown in the 2012 European Dental Market Report, edited by ADDE, the EuropeanDental Trade Association, in cooperation with FIDE.

The Association of Dental Dealers of Europe (ADDE) publishes annually the results of a survey of the European dental trade market.

The 2012 edition covers the period 2007-2011 and details the 2011 results in particular.

It reveals the major trends over the past five years of the most significant areas as well.

So it indicates the overall dynamics affecting the dental market in the 14 countries surveyed.

Key findings of the 2012 report:• The number of active dentists slightly increased by 0.8% overall, while the number of dental laboratories went down by 1.1% and the number of dental technicians decreased by 0.9%. T

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Food and Nutrition Chart

Maya Pratten — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:14:02 +0000

The most organic food substances are the vitamins which are found only in the living things like plants and animals and are very essential for the body to function properly. For the energy and growth and generally for the well being of the body it is important to have a general consumption of the most important ingredient the vitamins. The body cannot make its own vitamins so they should be supplied to the body. There are many who believe that vitamins replace food but this is not right. Vitamins cannot be assimilated without food so vitamins should always be taken with a meal.

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Americans fall short of federal exercise recommendations

Mason Brennan — Sun, 06 May 2012 09:05:56 +0000

Americans spend, on average, only about two hours each week participating in sports and fitness activities, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Maryland who examined U.S. government data from the American Time Use Study.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults aged 18 to 64 get about four hours of physical activity each week by exercising moderately for 2.5 hours per week and engaging in a vigorous activity, such as running and muscle strengthening, for an hour and fifteen minutes per week.

“The United States is the fattest country in the world,” said Geoffrey Godbey, professor emeritus of recreation, park and tourism management, Penn State.

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Study suggests UN force brought cholera to Haiti

Jeremy Mickey — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:36:30 +0000

The study is the strongest argument yet that newly-arrived Nepalese peacekeepers at a base near the town of Mirebalais brought with them the cholera, which spread through the waterways of the Artibonite region and elsewhere in this impoverished Caribbean country.

The disease has killed more than 5,500 people and sickened more than 363,000 others since it was discovered in October, according to the Haitian government.

“Our findings strongly suggest that contamination of the Artibonite (river) and 1 of its tributaries downstream from a military camp triggered the epidemic,” said the report in the July issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal of the U.S.

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Dr. Weil Promotes Walkabout Event and New Orthotic Shoe Line

Mason Brennan — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:24:52 +0000

Have you ever considered that being healthier could be as simple as a 30-minute daily walk? Renowned integrative medicine pioneer, , believes this whole heartedly, which is why he and Australian podiatrist Phillip Vasyli have devoted an entire shoe line and month-long event to the cause.

The event is called , and it kicked off March 27th via a virtual press conference. At the media event, Weil and Vasyli shared about the campaign and their ultimate hope for the Walkabout.

The pairs goal is to get people out there and moving.

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University of Miami’s nanotechnology institute gets $7.5 million donation

Maya Pratten — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:00:17 +0000

The University of Miamis biomedical nanotechnology institute got a little closer to finding a cure for blindness and diabetes and improving cancer treatment, thanks to a $7.5 million donation announced Tuesday.

The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation provided the donation. The institute will be renamed in honor of the foundation, which has donated $38 million to medical research and scholarships since 1992, said Kim Greene, the centers executive director.

We think that nanotechnology is on the leading edge of science and medicine, and can literally change peoples lives and upgrade the technology that we currently use for things such as blindness and chemotherapy, Greene said.

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Driving accidents

Maya Pratten — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:21:21 +0000

Obviously, given the inherent dangers involved in driving a motor vehicle, it is entirely possible that even the safest and most responsible driver may find themselves involved in a driving accident. The injuries that can occur as a result of such accidents can range from relatively minor ones such as cuts, bruises and whiplash, to serious and potentially life threatening ones, like head and major organ injuries.

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Recipes to Drop 5 Pounds in One Week

Jeremy Mickey — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:41:07 +0000

Eat more, weigh less

From Health magazine

Follow this 1,400-calorie-a-day plan for seven days (include moderate exercise) to drop up to 5 pounds.

Breakfast
(400 calories; choose 1 daily)

Berry Parfait and English Muffin
Top 4 ounces low-fat blueberry yogurt with 1 tablespoon low-fat granola and 1/2 cup strawberries, sliced. Repeat yogurt and granola layers, finishing with 1/2 cup raspberries. Serve with 1/2 whole-wheat English muffin topped with 2 teaspoons peanut butter.

Best Dressed Moms at the Oscars

Maya Pratten — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:18:28 +0000

5 celebrity moms who just looked off-the-charts FABULOUS at the Oscars last night! ________________________________________

Gwyneth Paltrow looked like a classic beauty in this white Tom Ford dress. I have to be honest, when I first saw her on the red carpet, I wasnt a fan. But it grew on me it really did. She looks gorgeous and lets face it, not every woman could pull off this look.

Penelope Cruz looked sweet and elegant in this soft lavender Giorgio Armani gown.

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White Rice Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Mason Brennan — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:38:39 +0000

The risk of type 2 diabetes is significantly increased if white rice is eaten regularly, claims a study published today on bmj.com.

The authors from the Harvard School of Public Health looked at previous studies and evidence of the association between eating white rice and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Their study seeks to determine whether this risk is dependent on the amount of rice consumed and if the association is stronger for the Asian population, who tend to eat more white rice than the Western world.

The authors analysed the results of four studies: two in Asian countries (China and Japan) and two in Western countries (USA and Australia).

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Anxious wait for Australians exposed to rare virus

Jeremy Mickey — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:17:26 +0000

They all came into contact with a horse that died from the infectious disease at Biddaddaba, in southeast Queensland, on Sunday.

Acting Queensland chief health officer Aaron Groves said they were all deemed to have had “low to moderate” exposure but were given blood tests to make sure.

None were so far showing any active signs of the virus, which can lead to fatal respiratory illness and has killed four of the seven people who have contracted it in Australia since it was first documented in 1994.

Named after the Brisbane suburb in which is was first documented, Hendra is understood to be carried by fruit bats and spread via their urine and droppings.

The bats, which have no symptoms of disease, then pass the infection to horses, possibly via half-chewed fruit or other water or food they contaminate, and these animals then transmit it to humans.

Around 50 horses have died, or had to be euthanised, in 15 outbreaks of the virus since 1994.

Queensland chief veterinary officer Rick Symons told the Brisbane Courier-Mail newspaper that Biosecurity Queensland became aware of the case on Tuesday.

“We believe we’ve got any disease contained,” he said.

Reporting on Quality Hasn’t Cut Mortality

Mason Brennan — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:11:01 +0000

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WASHINGTON — Medicare’s requirement that hospitals publicly report certain quality measures on the Hospital Compare website has not led to reductions in mortality, researchers found.

Requiring hospitals to report quality data for the past seven years has led to a modest reduction in deaths from heart failure, but no reduction in deaths from heart attacks or pneumonia, according to a team led by Andrew Ryan, PhD, of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

Healthcare experts had hoped that public reporting of quality measures would spur quality improvement in part by increasing transparency and holding hospitals accountable for the care they provide, but the new findings, published in the March issue of Health Affairs, suggest that merely reporting measures isn’t enough to spur significant reductions in death from disease.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began requiring all U.S.

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Some diets do work, if you stick with them

Maya Pratten — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:22:36 +0000

Whats the best diet to lose weight? The one you can stick with. That was the finding from a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Overweight volunteers in this trial lost weight on a variety of diet strategies high carbs, low carbs, high fat, low fat, high protein, average protein.

And what was the one major predictor that guaranteed weight loss in these diet trials? Adherence. In other words, there are a variety of strategies to lose weight. But whatever we decide to do, it seems to be important to stick with it (duh).

That said, some diet strategies based on research studies apparently are worth sticking to for the long term more than others.

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