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Everybody has heard of “low carb" -- since they are emerging as the newest trend in dieting.
But do they really work? ...And if so, are they the solution to weight loss that everybody is looking for?
We don’t think so, because most low carb have several problems which make losing weight very difficult for the “average” dieter.
Low Fat Foods DON'T WORK.
You cannot lose weight using Low Fat Diets. Low fat foods have been popular for more than 15 years, but yet our society is getting more overweight as each year passes. This fact alone should tell you that eating a purely low fat menu is not the answer to losing weight.
You are overweight for the most simple of reasons -- because you're eating the wrong foods, the wrong types of calories per meal, and you're also eating meals in the wrong patterns each day.
Think closely about what we're about to tell you, since it's going to change the way you think about dieting...
FOOD is more powerful than any prescription weight loss pills, because the FOOD that you eat can either make you THIN or FAT. You don't get fat because of a lack of exercising, that's a myth. You get fat because you don't eat the right foods at the right intervals each day.
Also, the pattern that you choose to eat your meals each day is more powerful than any prescription weight loss pills. This
Childhood ear infections linked to obesity risk
Children with a history of moderate-to-severe middle ear infections may face an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese in later life, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health)
Most youth with mental health disorders do not receive recommended care
Concerned that up to 75% of US children and adolescents with mental health disorders do not receive evidence-based treatment, an American Psychological Association task force is calling for greater dissemination of guidelines among mental health professionals. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Correlation between lattice damage and electrical activation of phosphorus-implanted silicon
M. Miyao, N. Yoshihiro, T. Tokuyama, and T. Mitsuishi Quantitative comparision between the profiles of damage density before annealing and carrier concentration after annealing were examined for a wide range of phosphorus-implantation dose (1010 cm). Electrical-activation mechanisms during low-temperature (around 500 degrees C) annealing before epitax ... [J. Appl. Phys. 49, 2573 (2008)] published Mon Aug 18, 2008. (Source: Journal of Applied Physics)
Lattice location of te in laser-annealed te-implanted silicon
G. Foti, S. U. Campisano, E. Rimini, and G. Vitali Backscattering of a 2.0-MeV He ion beam and channeling-effect techniques have been used to investigate the lattice location of Te in laser-annealed Te-implanted silicon. After Q-switched ruby-laser irradiation, an attenuation of 85% has been found in the Te signal for beam incidence along the and t ... [J. Appl. Phys. 49, 2569 (2008)] published Mon Aug 18, 2008. (Source: Journal of Applied Physics)
Resistance changes induced by electron-spin resonance in ion-implanted si : p system
K. Murakami, S. Namba, N. Kishimoto, K. Masuda, and K. Gamo The ESR-induced changes in the dc resistance, Deltarho/rho||, of P-ion-implanted silicon have been observed for the first time. The transfer of absorbed Zeeman energy at liquid-He temperature has been investigated. The Deltarho/rho|| signals observed were a narrow line with a g value of 1.9988 for l ... [J. Appl. Phys. 49, 2401 (2008)] published Mon Aug 18, 2008. (Source: Journal of Applied Physics)
Depth profiles of [sup 3]he ions implanted into solids at energies between 20 and 60 kev
J. Bottiger, P. S. Jensen, and U. Littmark Depth profiles of 2060-keV He ions incident on surfaces of C, Al, Si, V, Ni, and Zr have been measured using the He(d,alpha)H reaction. A comparison of the results with theoretical predictions shows rather large discrepancies. ... [J. Appl. Phys. 49, 965 (2008)] published Mon Aug 18, 2008. (Source: Journal of Applied Physics)
Piezoelectric gravitational antennas for use at 3 m [degree]k
J. F. Kos The design of a gravitational antenna consisting of a relatively large piezoelectric quartz crystal cooled to 3 m degrees K is presented. Calculations show that the use of the piezoelectric output to detect signals results in a simplification of the apparatus with no loss in sensitivity as compared ... [J. Appl. Phys. 49, 955 (2008)] published Mon Aug 18, 2008. (Source: Journal of Applied Physics)
'brown' fat: new key to weight loss?
New discoveries surrounding a type of "good" fat that promotes the burning of calories could one day lead to better treatments for obesity, researchers say. (Source: WebMD Health)
Weight loss from addiction drug
Vigabatrin, now being tested as a treatment for cocaine addiction, lessens obese rats' craving for food. They lose about 20% of their body weight. (Source: WebMD Health)
Parents give more reliable assessment of children's activity than kids: statscan
Parents seem to give a more accurate assessment of their children's activity levels than the children themselves, according to a Statistics Canada study released Wednesday. (Source: CBC | Health)
Comparison of mycobacterium tuberculosis genomes reveals frequent deletions in a 20 kb variable region in clinical isolates
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is associated with a remarkably low level of structural gene polymorphism. As part of a search for alternative forms of genetic variation that may act as a source of biological diversity in M. tuberculosis, we have identified a region of the genome that is highly variable amongst a panel of unrelated clinical isolates. Fifteen of 24 isolates examined contained one or more copies of the M. tuberculosis-specific IS6110 insertion element within this 20 kb variable region. In nine of the isolates, including the laboratory-passaged strain H37Rv, genomic deletions were identified, resulting in loss of between two and 13 genes. In each case, deletions were associated with the presence of a copy of the IS6110 element. Absence of flanking tri- or tetra-nucleotide repeats identified homologous recombination between adjacent IS6110 elements as the most likely mechanism of the deletion events. IS6110 insertion into hot-spots within the genome of M. tuberculosis provides a mechanism for generation of genetic diversity involving a high frequency of insertions and deletions. (Source: Comparative and Functional Genomics)
Bend- and splitting loss of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides
The design, fabrication, characterization, and modeling of basic building blocks of plasmonic circuitry based on dielectric-loaded surface polariton waveguides, such as bends, splitters, and Mach-Zehnder interferometers are presented. The plasmonic components are realized by depositing ... (Source: Optics Express)
Design of a trenched bend insensitive single mode optical fiber using spot size definitions
We have designed a bend insensitive single mode optical fiber with a low-index trench using spot-size definitions and their optimization technique. The bending loss at a 5 mm of bending radius was negligible, while single mode properties were intact. (Source: Optics Express)
Low loss elliptical core d-fiber to panda fiber fusion splicing
Elliptical core D-fiber is difficult to fusion splice to other types of fiber due to its small core and D-shaped cladding. The presented method of splicing D-fiber to PANDA fiber involves using E-fiber in a bridge splice. The E-fiber core is expanded to match the mode of the PANDA fiber. The ... (Source: Optics Express)
Lama5 variants associated with weight, lipids, body composition
Variants in the human laminin ?5 gene are related to body weight and composition, height, and serum lipids, report scientists. (Source: MedWire News - Lipidology)
Successful pregnancies post renal transplantation.
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Successful pregnancies post renal transplantation.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Sep;19(5):746-50
Authors: Alfi AY, Al-Essawy MA, Al-Lakany M, Somro A, Khan F, Ahmed S
To evaluate the maternal and fetal outcomes in renal transplant female recipients who became pregnant from 1989 to 2005 in our center, we retrospectively studied 20 incident pregnancies in 12 renal transplant recipients; 5 (41.7 %) of them from living related, 4 (33.3%) from deceased, and 3 (25%) from living unrelated donors. The mean age at pregnancy was 30.5 +/- 4.5 years and mean interval from transplantation to pregnancy was 21 +/- 5.7 months with the interval was 132 micromol/L, and another with short interval from transplantation to pregnancy UTI (25%), preterm delivery respectively. Gestational age at delivery was 36.3 +/- 3.9 weeks, and mean fetal birth weight was 2349 +/- 574 gm. Apgar score was 9-10 in all of the 20 babies, and none revealed intrauterine growth retardation or congenital anomalies. We conclude that consecutive pregnancies demons-trate long-term maternal and fetal survival and function. The major risk factors are elevated starting serum creatinine, hypertension, and short time interval from transplantation to pregnancy.
PMID: 18711289 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation)]]>
Ocular disorders in renal transplant patients.
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Ocular disorders in renal transplant patients.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Sep;19(5):751-5
Authors: Kian-Ersi F, Taheri S, Akhlaghi MR
This cross-sectional study was performed to determine ocular findings in renal transplant recipients and to correlate them with certain clinical characteristics related to transplantation. The study was performed on 150 patients who had received a renal transplant at least three months earlier and had serum creatinine levels < 3 mg/dL. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination. Clinical variables studied related to the transplant included cause of renal failure, duration of hemodialysis prior to transplantation and immunosuppressive regimen. Overall, 91 male and 59 female subjects with a mean age of 39.9 +/- 17.7 years were included. At least one ocular abnormality could be detected in 89.3% including impaired visual acuity 0 20/25 (48.6%), conjunctival degeneration in the palpebral fissure (36.6%), posterior sub-capsular cataracts (24%), pinguecula (17.3%), retinal pigment epitheliopathy (14%), arteriovenous crossing changes (8.6%), proliferative diabetic retinopathy (6%), central serous chorioretinopathy and retinal vein occlusions (each in 3.3%), and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, optic nerve atrophy and diabetic macular edema (each in 2.7%). Abnormal ocular findings were not correlated with the underlying renal disorder or use of cyclosporine and prednisolone; however, they were positively correlated with transplant duration, pre-transplant dialysis duration and usage of azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil. Our study suggests that ocular disorders are frequent among renal transplant patients especially with older transplants and those with a longer period of pre-transplant hemodialysis.
PMID: 18711290 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation)]]> A clinicopathological study of lupus nephritis in children. | |
A clinicopathological study of lupus nephritis in children.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Sep;19(5):756-60
Authors: Ahmadzadeh A, Derakhshan A, Ahmadzadeh A
To assess clinical characteristics, pathological findings, and therapeutic response in children with lupus nephritis (LN), we retrospectively studied 25 children under 16 years of age with LN at the Abozar children's hospital from 1995 to 2006. The study included 13(65%) girls and 7(35%) boys. The mean age at the time of diagnosis of SLE was 10.2 (+/- 4.8) years. Eighteen patients (90%) were more than 8 years old. Sixty percent of the patients presented as nephritic-nephrotic syndrome. All the patients underwent percutaneous renal biopsy and were followed up for at least 36 months. The clinical and serologic parameters at the time of renal biopsy were recorded. Twenty patients were treated with the following regimens: one (class I) with low dose prednisone, 7 (class II, III) with high-dose of prednisone, 12 (class IV) with high-dose prednisone plus 13 intermittent intravenous cyclophosphamide (CTX) pulses (monthly for 6 months and then every 3 months), followed by mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) as maintenance therapy. Remission was achieved in 17 (85%) cases; one required hemodialysis and 2 died due to renal failure and central nervous system involvement. Among 12 cases with class IV, 11 responded to prednisone and intravenous CTX pulses. We conclude that i.v. pulses of CTX induced clinical remission of renal disease in the majority of children with severe LN. MMF maintenance therapy was effective after induction of remission in refractory cases. However, this study was performed in a small number of subjects, further studies to confirm the long-term efficacy and safety of CTX pulse therapy on larger numbers of patients are warranted.
PMID: 18711291 [PubMed - in process]
(Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation)]]>
Clinical and genetic mapping of x chromosome in the x-linked dominant inherited alport's syndrome. |
Clinical and Genetic Mapping of X Chromosome in the X-linked Dominant Inherited Alport's syndrome.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 Sep;19(5):767-74
Authors: Dai Y, Huang Y, He X, Wang S, Huang R, Tang M, Hu C
To study the hereditary mode and clinical characteristics and detect mutations of gene COL4A5 encoding type IV collagen a5 chain among family members of an X-linked dominant inherited Alport's syndrome (AS) family of China, we studied all of 38 family members of whom 2 volunteers underwent renal biopsy. Genomic DNA from all members of the AS family was characterized. All of 51 exons of COL4A5 gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the primers synthesized according to the published flanking intervening sequences. PCR products were further analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis and single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. The study subjects revealing polymorphism by SSCP analysis were directly sequenced. Suspected exons were analyzed with reverse sequencing. Six males and 9 females of the family were diagnosed to have AS by clinical manifestations, family history and/or renal biopsy. Four patients died of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and 1 patient received kidney transplantation. In the rest of the family members renal function remained normal, however, 22 (58%) revealed hematuria, 11/22 (59%) of them also had proteinuria. The hearing loss was detected in 6 (16%) and ocular lesion in 20 (53%) of family members. By PCR-SSCP analysis, 17 PCR products were identified with different mobility of single strand DNA in volunteers and 9 suspected mutations were revealed with DNA sequencing analysis, but all of which could not be proven by bidirectional sequencing analysis. We conclude that the incidence of hematuria and ophthalmopathy is higher in the X-linked dominant inherited AS in this Chinese family, while some patients have isolated hematuria. Bidirectional sequence analysis should be taken to identify mutations of certain genes. No mutations were found on the region of exons of gene COL4A5.
PMID: 18711293 [PubMed - in process]
(Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation)]]>Excess weight hikes recurrent vte riskResearch shows that patients with venous thromboembolism are significantly more likely to experience recurrent episodes if they are overweight or obese than if they have a healthy body mass index. (Source: MedWire News - Thrombosis)Attacking heart failure in the youngPediatric cardiology experts from around the world will gather at the Indiana University School of Medicine for the inaugural Riley Heart Center Symposium on Cardiac Development Sept. 8-9 at Riley Hospital for Children. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)Animal evolution - the development of nervesUniversity of Queensland researchers have traced the origins of one of the most important steps in animal evolution - the development of nerves. Professor Bernie Degnan, from UQ's School of Integrative Biology, together with PhD student Gemma Richards and colleagues from France, have traced the evolution of the nerve cell by looking for pre-cursors in, of all places, the marine sponge. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)Metabonomic profiling of renal cell carcinoma: high-resolution proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of human serum with multivariate data analysis. | Related Articles |
Metabonomic profiling of renal cell carcinoma: high-resolution proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of human serum with multivariate data analysis.
Anal Chim Acta. 2008 Aug 29;624(2):269-77
Authors: Gao H, Dong B, Liu X, Xuan H, Huang Y, Lin D
Metabonomic profiling using proton nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR) spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis of human serum samples was used to characterize metabolic profiles in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We found distinct, easily detectable differences between (a) RCC patients and healthy humans, (b) RCC patients with metastases and without metastases, and (c) RCC patients before and after nephrectomy. Compared to healthy human serum, RCC serum had higher levels of lipid (mainly very low-density lipoproteins), isoleucine, leucine, lactate, alanine, N-acetylglycoproteins, pyruvate, glycerol, and unsaturated lipid, together with lower levels of acetoacetate, glutamine, phosphatidylcholine/choline, trimethylamine-N-oxide, and glucose. This pattern was somewhat reversed after nephrectomy. Altered metabolite concentrations are most likely the result of the cells switching to glycolysis to maintain energy homeostasis following the loss of ATP caused by impaired TCA cycle in RCC. Serum NMR spectra combined with principal component analysis techniques offer an efficient, convenient way of depicting tumour biochemistry and stratifying tumours under different pathophysiological conditions. It may be able to assist early diagnosis and postoperative surveillance of human malignant diseases using single blood samples.
PMID: 18706333 [PubMed - in process]
(Source: Analytica Chimica Acta)]]>Paying attention to stimulants: height, weight, and cardiovascular monitoring in clinical practice.Page: 977DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31817e0eb9Authors: TOWBIN, KENNETH M.D. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)Effect of stimulants on height and weight: a review of the literature.Page: 994DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31817e0ea7Authors: FARAONE, STEPHEN V. Ph.D.; BIEDERMAN, JOSEPH M.D.; MORLEY, CHRISTOPHER P. M.A.; SPENCER, THOMAS J. M.D. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)School-based interventions for anxious children: 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups.Page: 1039DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31817eecc0Authors: BERNSTEIN, GAIL A. M.D.; BERNAT, DEBRA H. Ph.D.; VICTOR, ANDREA M. Ph.D.; LAYNE, ANN E. Ph.D. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)Project ice storm: prenatal maternal stress affects cognitive and linguistic functioning in 51/2-year-old children.Page: 1063DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31817eec80Authors: LAPLANTE, DAVID P. Ph.D.; BRUNET, ALAIN Ph.D.; SCHMITZ, NORBERT Ph.D.; CIAMPI, ANTONIO Ph.D.; KING, SUZANNE Ph.D. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)The boy who was raised as a dog and other stories from a child psychiatrist's notebook: what traumatized children can teach us about loss, love, and healing.Page: 1097DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31817fa294Authors: Horst, Robert M.D.; Hazel, Alexander D.O. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)Children of divorce-a practical guide for parents, therapists, attorneys, and judges, second edition.Page: 1098DOI: 10.1097/01.CHI.0000313984.54867.17Authors: Tramell, Michael M.D. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)The power of play: how spontaneous, imaginative activities lead to happier, healthier children.Page: 1099DOI: 10.1097/01.CHI.0000313985.49029.a3Authors: Wong, Wilkey M.S., M.A.; Ma, Weiyi M.A.; Song, Lulu M.A.; Strober, David E. B.A.; Golinkoff, Roberta Ph.D. (Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome as a harbinger of late-onset staphylococcal septicaemia in a premature infant of very low birth weight. | Related Articles |
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome as a Harbinger of Late-onset Staphylococcal Septicaemia in a Premature Infant of Very Low Birth Weight.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2008;88(4):416-7
Authors: Hütten M, Heimann K, Baron JM, Wenzl TG, Merk HF, Ott H
PMID: 18709325 [PubMed - in process]
(Source: Acta Derm Venereol A...)]]>Atrichia with papular lesions: a report of three novel human hairless gene mutations and a revision of diagnostic criteria. | Related Articles |
Atrichia with papular lesions: a report of three novel human hairless gene mutations and a revision of diagnostic criteria.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2008;88(4):346-9
Authors: Yip L, Horev L, Sinclair R, Zlotogorski A
Atrichia with papular lesions is a rare autosomal recessive condition characterized by complete irreversible hair loss during the first months of life and papules that appear during early childhood. Atrichia with papular lesions is frequently misdiagnosed as alopecia universalis, despite increasing reports of its prevalence and the presence of well-defined diagnostic criteria. Most cases of atrichia with papular lesions have been reported in consanguineous families residing in small geographical regions, but the increasing number of sporadic cases of unrelated individuals suggests that atrichia with papular lesions is more common than previously thought. Mutations in the human hairless gene on chromosome 8p12 have been implicated in this disease. Here, we report two novel heterozygous mutations in an Australian family and a novel homozygous mutation in 2 Arab siblings. We also revise the diagnostic criteria for atrichia with papular lesions in order to clarify its uniqueness and distinguishing features from alopecia universalis.
PMID: 18709303 [PubMed - in process]
(Source: Acta Derm Venereol A...)]]>Africa: many children still miss out on treatmentAfrica: Many children still miss out on treatment
UN Integrated Regional Information Network - August 19, 2008
http://www.aegis.org/news/irin/2008/IR080832.html
MEXICO CITY, 19 August 2008 (PlusNews) - Experience has shown that it is pos ... (Source: WebBoard Conference: HIV/AIDS News)Suny upstate, syracuse city schools partner on series aimed at creating successful school year for kSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Area school-children and their families can get expert advice from medical professionals, educators and others on how to make this upcoming school year one of success for the mind, body and home life during a weeklong series... (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)The cd200-cd200r axis in local control of lung inflammationThe CD200-CD200R axis in local control of lung inflammation
Nature Immunology 9, 1011 (2008). doi:10.1038/ni0908-1011
Authors: Patrick G Holt
& Deborah H Strickland
Excessive lung inflammation in response to infection or allergens can lead to tissue damage and potentially loss of organ function. The CD200-CD200R interaction acts to limit such destructive immune responses in the lung. (Source: Nature Immunology)Phelps trades olympic gold for processed sugar: endorsement of frosted flakes earns harsh criticism(NaturalNews) Super-Olympian Michael Phelps, who famously follows a horrendous junk food diet, has now signed a lucrative deal to promote Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes. In doing so, he will leverage his celebrity status to push sugary, processed foods onto a generation of children who already suffer from unprecedented rates of obesity and diabetes. Processed sugar, as you know, promotes both diseases and causes nutritional deficiencies at the same time.The deal has earned Phelps harsh criticism from some doctors, such as nutritionist Rebecca Solomon of Mount Sanai Medical Center. In a Daily News article posted this morning, Solomon said, "I would not consider Frosted Flakes the food of an Olympian."That's the understatement of the day. I would consider Frosted Flakes to be the food of a generation of obese, diabetic, ADHD kids who need real role models they can follow, not sellout junk food promoters who trade fame for unethical profits.Does Phelps have the right to promote Frosted Flakes? He has the legal right, sure, but given his considerable notoriety, he has the moral obligation to more carefully consider the consequences of his endorsements. Still, to expect a junk-food-eating 23-year-old to understand nutrition and ethics may be asking a bit too much, but it's not exactly rocket science to understand that processed sugar promotes obesity.Michael "Sellout" PhelpsIn my view, by endorsing Frosted Flakes cereal, Michael Phelps has gone from a Super Olympian to a Super Sellout. He has now proven himself no different than anybody else who pushes unhealthy substances to American kids, other than the fact he can swim really fast. Why couldn't Phelps have sought out a superfood company to endorse instead? Or at least a healthy food product? (Answer: Because cereal companies operate on much higher markups and have a lot more money to burn on celebrity endorsements.)Alchemists say you can't turn lead into gold, but with this Kellogg's deal, Phelps has done something even more amazing: He's turned gold into fool's gold, because sugared-up corn flakes is not the breakfast of champions; it's the breakfast of fools.Continuing the destructive alchemy, Phelps has also transformed himself from a likeable champion to a corporate-sponsored jerk who puts his own profits ahead of the welfare of his millions of fans. While his fans get fat, Phelps gets rich. But money can't buy back the lost opportunity to have a positive influence on our nation's youth.There may be a day when Phelps realizes his error in judgment. When his swimming career is over, if he's still eating and promoting junk foods, he will join his many fans in experiencing the onset of diabetes and obesity, and he'll come to realize that processed, genetically-modified sugar is simply not the breakfast of champions. It is the breakfast of an over-fed, under-nourished, sugared-up generation of fat kids who are being put on dangerous medications to treat diseases caused by poor nutritional habits. Way to go, Phelps!I find it fascinating that the Olympics Committee has nothing to say about all this. They have such strict rules about athletes' behavior during the event. If you insult your fellow athletes, you can be stripped of your medals. But if you insult the intelligence of your fans, that's considered business as usual, apparently.None of this, by the way, takes away from the fact that Phelps really did earn eight gold medals. He is a fantastic swimmer, but he's a lousy role model. And that's sad, because he could have been a true champion on a whole new level by promoting healthful foods, green products and socially-responsible organizations.Swimmer Dana Torres, by comparison, is powered by superfoods (LivingFuel) and healthy habits. She's an astonishing 41 years old and still earned two silver medals. In my view, Dana is the far greater champion. (Source: NaturalNews.com)Mobile phone radiation to unleash epidemic of brain tumors(NaturalNews) A new review of more than 100 studies on the safety of mobile phones has concluded that cellular devices are poised to cause an epidemic of brain tumors that will kill more people than smoking or asbestos.The review was conducted by neurosurgeon Vini Khurana, who has received more than 14 awards in the past 16 years, who made headlines worldwide with his warnings. He called upon the industry to immediately work to reduce people's exposure to the radiation from mobile phones.According to Khurana, research demonstrates that long-term use of mobile handsets, more than 10 years, can double the risk of contracting brain cancer. While a number of studies have concluded that there is no such risk, Khurana said that most of those studies only examined short-term use. But because a brain tumor can take 10 years to develop, studies without a long follow-up period are largely meaningless."There is a significant and increasing body of evidence for a link between mobile phone usage and certain brain tumors," Khurana said, a link that will be "definitively proven" within 10 years.Khurana urged people to minimize their use of mobile phones, particularly handsets. He also urged the industry to act immediately to reduce exposure to radiation from the devices. While mobile phones may save lives in certain emergency situations, Khurana said, brain cancer is "a life-ending diagnosis.""It is anticipated that this danger has far broader public health ramifications than asbestos and smoking," Khurana said. While one billion people worldwide smoke tobacco, three times as many now use mobile phones.Smoking is responsible for five million deaths each year.While the United Kingdom's Independent newspaper described Khurana's study as "the most devastating indictment yet published of the health risks" of mobile phones, his warning is not the first. A Swedish study in 2006 concluded that people who used mobile phones for an hour or more each day had a 240 percent higher brain tumor risk than non-users. Tumors were significantly more likely to develop on the side of the head where the phone was most often used.Inspired in part by such studies, France has warned against mobile phone use (especially in children), Germany urges people to minimize their use of mobile handsets, and the European Environment Agency has called for minimizing exposure to cellular radiation.The mechanisms by which mobile phones increase cancer risk are not well understood, but several possibilities are suspected. Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is known to directly heat up the head and brain, and can also cause thermoelectric effects on cells and DNA. According to Khurana, even bluetooth devices and unshielded headsets merely turn the head into an antenna that bombards itself with radiation. Children, with thinner skulls than adults, are particularly at risk."EMR rays in general cause irritation, concentration lapses and in many cases even proliferation of cells which cause cancer," said Dr Rajeev Ranjan, a New Delhi neurologist. Radiation can also interfere with the functioning of medical devices like pacemakers.EMR also "affect[s] the DNA and cause[s] problems in cell recovery and cell growth," said New Delhi neurologist Anshu Rohatgi.Khurana warned that if immediate measures are not taken, mobile phones will soon be responsible for a massive public health crisis."We are currently experiencing a reactively unchecked and dangerous situation," he said.Because mobile phone use began in the mid-1980s and it can take up to 20 years to diagnose a malignant solid brain tumor, he said, "In the years 2008-2012, we will have reached the appropriate length of follow-up time to begin to definitively observe the impact of this global technology on brain tumor incidence rates.""Malignant brain tumor incidence and its associated death rate will be observed globally to rise within a decade from now," Khurana said, "by which time it may be far too late to meaningfully intervene."Sources for this story include: www.independent.co.uk, www.dnaindia.com, www.stuff.co.nz. (Source: NaturalNews.com)Intelligent, informed parents are refusing to give their children vaccines(NaturalNews) The number of middle-class parents refusing to vaccinate their children according to U.K. government guidelines is on the rise, the Daily Mail has reported.Among these parents are Paul and Karen Sullivan, who stopped vaccinating their son Max at the age of six months after reading reports of meningitis-like symptoms and hospitalizations resulting from the government's recommended meningitis C vaccine. Also concerned about reports that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine had been linked to autism, the Sullivans chose to stop vaccinating their son and build up his immune system through healthy living instead.Parents' concerns also include mercury and aluminum used in some vaccines, and research linking early vaccination to increased rates of allergies such as asthma and eczema. One study found that just a two month delay at the age in which vaccines are given cut asthma rates by 50 percent."We'd rather take our chances with the diseases than potentially damage our son for the rest of his life," Paul Sullivan said. "I had measles as a child and my sister had rubella. We're both O.K. We're trying to give Max a healthy diet so he's got a good immune system. If Max did get measles I'd give him a boost with Vitamin C and Vitamin A from cod liver oil."An estimated 3,000 parents in the United Kingdom are now members of anti-vaccination support groups such as Jabs, The Informed Parent and Arnica. According to Arnica founder Anna Watson, overuse of vaccines and antibiotics actually weakens the immune system Richard Halvorsen, a London doctor and author of The Truth About Vaccines, says that children are exposed to far too many potentially dangerous drugs at a young, vulnerable age. Parents who follow the United Kingdom's vaccination schedule, he said, are exposing their children to 25 drug doses by the age of 15 months."When the diphtheria vaccine was introduced and when the vaccination trials for whooping cough began, those diseases were killing thousands of children every year and it made sense to look at something quite radical to prevent them," Halvorsen said. "What I'm saying is, hang on, let's just stop and think." Sources for this story include: www.dailymail.co.uk. (Source: NaturalNews.com)'chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled childrenFamilies with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed health and dental care. But according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, these challenges are now falling on middle-income households and not just on poor families as previous research has found. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)A contribution to the calculation of a safe deltoid splitGulihar Abhinav, Balasubramanian Sivaraman, Nixon Matthew, Taylor Grahame JSInternational Journal of Shoulder Surgery 2008 2(3):52-55&lt;b&gt;Purpose&lt;/b&gt; : Traditional teaching suggests that a safe deltoid split should extend no more than
5 cm from the lateral edge of the acromion. However, there are reports of nerves lying within this distance. Our aim was to redefine the safe maximum split and also to study the influence of arm length and position.
&lt;b&gt; Materials and Methods:&lt;/b&gt; Thirty cadaveric shoulders were dissected using the deltoid-splitting approach and the acromion-axillary nerve distance was measured in the neutral position, in abduction, and in adduction. This was correlated to upper arm length. Deltoid splits were measured at the end of 13 deltoid-splitting shoulder operations.
&lt;b&gt; Results&lt;/b&gt; : The mean acromion-axillary nerve distance was 6.0 cm (SD 0.6; range 4.5-6.5). Abduction brought the nerve closer by 1.5 cm. There was a strong correlation with upper arm length (r = 0.82) but the presence of high individual variability did not allow calculation of a safe deltoid split. The mean deltoid split in 13 open shoulder operations was 3.4 cm.
&lt;b&gt; Conclusions&lt;/b&gt; : Taking the mean acromion-axillary nerve distance minus three standard deviations as the safe deltoid split would protect 99.7% of nerves. Therefore we recommend that the maximum deltoid split should be 4.2 cm; this distance would be sufficient to preserve all nerves in our study as well as all those reported by other authors. Splitting the deltoid in abduction should be avoided.
&lt;b&gt;Clinical Relevance:&lt;/b&gt; The traditional 5-cm deltoid split is probably too generous. We believe 4.2 cm is a safer limit. (Source: Table of Contents : International Journal of Shoulder Surgery : 2007 - 1(1))Chronic lead poisoning from urban soilsChronic lead poisoning, caused in part by the ingestion of contaminated dirt, affects hundreds of thousands more children in the United States than the acute lead poisoning associated with imported toys or jewelry. Could treating contaminated soil with water prevent this public health scourge? (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)A jealous fiancéIs it fear of loss? (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)Cms releases national hospital quality measures, mortality rates on usa today, agency web sitesCMS on Wednesday for the first time released mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries at individual hospitals on its Hospital Compare Web site, USA Today reports. CMS also added more than two dozen new measures of quality to the site. The data were given to USA Today early "to reach the widest possible audience," according to USA Today. The data cover mortality rates for three conditions -- heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia -- which are "widely viewed as yardsticks of a hospital's overall performance," USA Today reports. The new quality measures include statistics on what percentage of a hospital's patients receive appropriate care for several conditions (Sternberg, USA Today, 8/20). In addition, CMS for the first time posted child care data, the Miami Herald reports. The children's data include measurements for treating asthma (Dorschner, Miami Herald, 8/20).USA Today reports that mortality rates have been "closely guarded secrets, discussed in board rooms but beyond the reach of patients whose lives are on the line." Many health officials say that mortality rates are the best measurement of care quality at a particular hospital. "Now anyone with access to a computer can directly compare a local hospital with the one across town to see how it stacks up against the biggest medical institutions nationwide," USA Today reports.
Previous Efforts, New Formulas
CMS last year released a broad comparison of mortality rates at hospitals for heart attack and heart failure. However, the data only revealed whether a particular hospital did better than, worse than or met the national average. In the early 1990s, an effort by CMS to disclose hospital mortality rates "faltered" because of "relentless criticism that its so-called death list didn't give adequate weight to a hospital's mix of patients, including how sick, poor or old they were," according to USA Today.To respond to those criticisms, CMS worked with teams led by Harlan Krumholz, a Yale University cardiologist, and Sharon-Lise Normand of Harvard University to develop a new formula to tally mortality rates, which gathers all deaths that occurred within 30 days of beneficiaries' hospital admission. Although deaths from all causes are recorded, the data are not compiled into an overall mortality rate at hospitals, according to USA Today. Instead, the data are broken down into mortality rates for particular conditions. The formula also gives a range for the mortality rates, which allows CMS to say with 95% confidence that its ranges are accurate. The formula adjusts for a hospital's patient mix and the number of deaths that would be expected at such a hospital. Krumholz said that by capturing data on deaths from all causes, CMS is less likely to miss a death related to quality of care. The formula counts all deaths within 30 days to make it "tougher for a hospital to game the system by shipping risky cases somewhere else," according to USA Today. However, experts criticized the new formula, noting that the mortality rate range brings more hospitals within the national average and identifies only a handful of hospitals above and below the average (USA Today, 8/20). (Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report)U.s. district court judge temporarily blocks medi-cal cutsA U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles temporarily blocked implementation of a proposed 10% cut to Medi-Cal payments for doctors, dentists and pharmacies, stating the changes would violate federal laws and reduce the quality of medical care for millions of people, the Sacramento Bee reports (Yamamura/Sanders, Sacramento Bee, 8/20). The state Legislature in February approved the $1.3 billion Medi-Cal reimbursement reduction, which took effect July 1, as part of a proposal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to reduce funds for all state services by 10% in an effort to address an estimated $20 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2009. Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, has about 6.7 million beneficiaries. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include the California Medical Association, the California Hospital Association and the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems.The lawsuit alleged that the Medi-Cal reimbursement reduction would violate state and federal laws that require payments to remain adequate to ensure beneficiaries receive the same level of access to services as the general public. The state approved the Medi-Cal reimbursement reduction "solely due to state budgetary woes, without regard to the impact on the availability" of the program, according to the lawsuit (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 5/6). Judge Christina Snyder said that because Medi-Cal accepts federal funding, the state must use the money to provide quality health care to low-income residents (Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8/20). Physicians and pharmacists lobbied against the fee cuts, saying many would be forced to stop accepting Medi-Cal beneficiaries (AP/Los Angeles Daily News, 8/19). The ruling restores fee rates for providers who serve Medi-Cal patients. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, most hospitals already were exempt from the cuts (San Francisco Chronicle, 8/20). However, the ruling excluded some hospitals that do not contract with the state and do not provide emergency care (Sacramento Bee, 8/20). Snyder ruled that those hospitals had not shown that the lower fees would compromise the care they provide. The ruling applies to all fees for services provided since July 1.
Reaction
Richard Frankenstein, president of CMA, said the ruling was the third in five years to assert that "the state of California has put at risk the access to health care for millions of Californians by underfunding the Medi-Cal program" (San Francisco Chronicle, 8/20). Anthony Wright, executive director of advocacy group Health Access California, said, "There's no question this is good news. We already have more than half of doctors not taking Medi-Cal patients because of low reimbursement rates, so the additional rate cut was going to further reduce access to care for millions of children, parents, seniors and people with disabilities." H.D. Palmer, a spokesperson for the California Department of Finance, said the ruling would cost the state $575 million annually. Schwarzenegger spokesperson Lisa Page said, "We've always said these are difficult but necessary cuts" to close the state's $15.2 billion budget shortfall for FY 2009. Page said the governor's office is reviewing the ruling to determine its next step (San Francisco Chronicle, 8/20).Wright noted that the ruling means lawmakers must find other ways to generate new revenues, or force Medi-Cal to reduce eligibility or benefits (Sacramento Bee, 8/20). (Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report)Report finds 60,000 kchip-eligible kentucky children lack coverage, urges enrollment boostMore than 60,000 of Kentucky's estimated 93,000 uninsured children are eligible for KCHIP, the state's version of SCHIP, but are not enrolled, according to a report released on Monday by Kentucky Voices for Health, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. KCHIP is available to children of families with annual incomes less than 200% of the federal poverty level. Children living in families with incomes less than 150% of the poverty level receive KCHIP coverage at no cost and children in families with higher incomes contribute $20 per month for coverage.According to the Courier-Journal, KCHIP enrollment has remained flat in recent years, despite an increase in the number of uninsured children. Currently, 52,000 children are enrolled in the program. The report states that many families do not enroll their eligible children because they are unaware of the program or have trouble complying with the enrollment process, which requires parents to meet in person with a state employee. In addition, it says the state is not doing enough to promote the program. The report recommends that the state accept KCHIP applications through the mail or online and drop the in-person meeting requirement. It also recommends that the state increase the number of places across the state where parents can enroll their children in the program, such as hospitals, clinics or schools.According to the Courier-Journal, Kentucky officials have not expanded the state's Medicaid program, which includes KCHIP, in recent years because of increasing costs and budget constraints. Elizabeth Johnson, the state's Medicaid commissioner, said Medicaid is facing a shortfall of $180 million in this year's state budget. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) on Monday said that he soon hopes to announce an easier process for enrolling in KCHIP. Johnson said that her department is working with the governor's office to refine the new process (Yetter, Louisville Courier-Journal, 8/19). The report is available online (.pdf). (Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report)Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress symptoms in kurdish children in their native country and in exileBackground: Traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress symptoms were assessed in Kurdish children in their native country and in exile.Method: 312 randomly selected school-age children at two sites completed assessments of traumatic experiences and post-traumatic symptoms.Results: Although traumatic experiences showed more similarities than differences between the two samples, the PTSD frequencies and post-traumatic stress symptom scores were higher in Kurdistan than in exile. Living in exile showed negative correlation with PTSD frequencies and post-traumatic stress symptom scores.Conclusions: Living in exile seems to have trauma healing effect on children of Kurdistan. (Source: Child and Adolescent Mental Health)How useful are systematic reviews for informing palliative care practice? survey of 25 cochrane systematic reviewsBackground:
In contemporary medical research, randomised controlled trials are the gold standard for establishing treatment effects where it is ethical and practical to conduct them. In palliative care such trials are often impractical, unethical, or extremely difficult, with multiple methodological problems. We review the utility of Cochrane reviews in informing palliative care practice.
Methods:
Published reviews in palliative care registered with the Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group as of December 2007 were obtained from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, issue 1, 2008. We reviewed the quality and quantity of primary studies available for each review, assessed the quality of the review process and judged the strength of the evidence presented. There was no prior intention to perform any statistical analyses.
Results:
25 published systematic reviews were identified. Numbers of included trials ranged from none to 54. Within each review, included trials were heterogeneous with respect to patients, interventions, and outcomes, and the number of patients contributing to any single analysis was generally much lower than the total included in the review. A variety of tools were used to assess trial quality; seven reviews did not use this information to exclude low quality studies, weight analyses, or perform sensitivity analysis for effect of low quality. Authors indicated that there were frequently major problems with the primary studies, individually or in aggregate. Our judgment was that the reviewing process was generally good in these reviews, and that conclusions were limited by the number, size, quality and validity of the primary studies.
We judged the evidence about 23 of the 25 interventions to be weak. Two reviews had stronger evidence, but with limitations due to methodological heterogeneity or definition of outcomes. No review provided strong evidence of no effect.
Conclusions:
Cochrane reviews in palliative care are well performed, but fail to provide good evidence for clinical practice because the primary studies are few in number, small, clinically heterogeneous, and of poor quality and external validity. They are useful in highlighting the weakness of the evidence base and problems in performing trials in palliative care. (Source: BMC Palliative Care - Latest articles)Pediatric thyroid?associated orbitopathy: the children's hospital of philadelphia experience and literature reviewThyroid , Vol. 0, No. 0.
Background: As Graves' disease is uncommon in children, Graves' eye disease should be even more unusual. Here we report our experience with Graves' eye disease at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and review the literature on ophthalmic findings in ... (Source: Thyroid)Researchers say tb treatment trials needed for childrenResearchers call for trials to evaluate tuberculosis treatment regimens for children. (Source: Medical Research Council Research News)Attacking heart failure in the youngPediatric cardiology experts from around the world will gather at the Indiana University School of Medicine for the inaugural Riley Heart Center Symposium on Cardiac Development Sept. 8-9 at Riley Hospital for Children. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)
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