tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36297121131209432182024-03-06T15:02:47.005-05:00Wellness and Health MattersKathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-27178168263445877832014-04-22T06:27:00.002-04:002014-04-22T06:28:38.221-04:00Free drug samples lead to higher cost for patients finds Stanford study<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doctors who give free drug samples to their patients are not doing consumers a favor. According to a Stanford University study published in the journal JAMA dermatology free medications are more expensive drugs that end up being more widely prescribed. The result is higher medication costs to consumers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/12410/pharmaceutical-drug-samples-may-come-high-price">EmaxHealth.com</a>: </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Most doctors and patients welcome free samples from pharmaceutical companies because they offer a way for people to try new medications without the risk of paying for a full prescription. However, there is a hidden issue that is happening that has consequences for patients. Doctors who receive free samples are less likely to prescribe generic drugs, and this quickly adds up to a costly problem. The study found that their prescriptions were twice as expensive as the ones written by doctors without access to free samples."</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For their study the Stanford researchers found</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doctors who give free samples prescribe acne and rosacea drugs that cost the consumer an average of $450. When they compared the cost to clinics that didn't have free samples the cost was only $200. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Professor Alfred Lane, senior study author who teaches pediatrics and dermatology at Stanford told <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/free-samples-influence-way-doctors-prescribe-drugs/">PBS news</a> it appears pharmaceutical companies spend over six billion a year giving free samples to doctors that provide no benefit to "poor" patients. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lane said the message to physicians is that giving free samples to patients has no proven benefit. Instead, doctors are being "manipulated" into writing for more expensive medications when cheaper generics are available and just as effective. </span><br />
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Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-77299691143280755292013-08-04T09:46:00.001-04:002013-08-04T09:48:13.857-04:00What research found about toxins in our body and how much money we make<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Researchers say it may be time to look at how much money a person makes in deciding their health risks related to harmful chemicals in the body.<br />
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In new findings, scientists from the <a href="http://www.ecehh.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3789b9; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">University of Exeter Medical School's European Centre for Environment & Human Health</a> says we all have toxins in our body, but the type is depending on whether we are high income or low income earners.<br />
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For example, the analysis showed low income people have more cadmium, antimony and BPA in their urine and high income earners had more arsenic, thallium and other toxic chemicals that they say are the result of lifestyle and diet.<br />
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The finding is a first to suggest looking at a person's earnings might be important for understanding health risks.<br />
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Until now scientists have told us health risks from harmful chemicals in the body are higher for lower socioeconomic groups. The new study challenges that notion. Read the full story at <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/what-does-money-have-do-toxic-chemicals-body">EmaxHealth.com</a><br />
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<br />Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-79533371556905646202013-01-27T14:19:00.001-05:002013-01-27T16:20:03.777-05:00Stress makes prostate cancer thrive<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Researchers have repeatedly found stress can lead to poor outcomes for cancer patients. A new study finds prostate cancer cells thrive on stress. <br />
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The finding, published in the journal of Clinical Investigation, looked at the role of stress and prostate cancer progression in mice, in studies led by George Kulik at <a href="http://www.wfu.edu/">Wake Forest University</a>.<br />
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The researchers exposed mice to the scent of a predator to induce stress. They found the rodents failed to respond to drugs that treat the disease; compared to mice not subjected to stress.<br />
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When the researchers injected mice with adrenaline they discovered the stress hormone blocked cancer cell death.<br />
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The study also revealed drugs that block the stress signalling pathway - such as beta blockers that are widely used to treat heart disease and hypertension - reversed the effect.<br />
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Researchers say more studies are needed before beta blocker drugs are recommended to boost cancer therapy. The finding isn't the first to suggest the drugs might be good therapy for cancer.<br />
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<a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/8751/uk-researchers-study-effect-beta-blockers-breast-cancer-patients">Researchers are exploring</a> whether the beta blockers can help breast cancer patients survive longer, found in small studies.<br />
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<a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/101/28992/stress-speeds-betablockers-slow-melanoma-growth.html">Other research</a> has suggested the drugs might help slow melanoma growth.<br />
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The newest finding adds to past studies that stress leads to physiologic changes that can thwart cancer treatment. Prostate cancer seems to be no exception. Finding ways to block stress that normally occurs for anyone undergoing treatment could lead to better outcomes.<br />
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Newer research highlights a health risk found for women who have migraine headache with aura that comes from blood clots. Women were found in a study to have higher risk of stroke and heart attack when migraines are accompanied by flashing lights or other warnings known as aura.<br />
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Investigators discovered higher risk of DVT or deep vein thrombosis among women who have migraines and take birth control pills; especially newer hormonal oral contraceptives. <br />
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The finding means it's important for women who suffer from migraines to talk to their doctor about auras and tell their health care provider they're using contraceptives. <br />
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The study authors say it doesn't mean all women with auras that accompany migraines will have a blood clot.<br />
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There are steps to take to minimize the chances of a blood clot that can lead to stroke or heart attack if you suffer migraine with aura. Read the entire story at <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/health-risks-women-migraine-aura-should-know-about">EmaxHealth.</a><br />
<br />Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-51967007176702684382013-01-17T20:08:00.000-05:002013-01-17T20:11:35.413-05:00Pear body shape or apple: Which is healthier?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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For years researchers have been studying body shapes and risk of disease. The common notion that having a pear shaped body instead of an apple shape (with a thicker waistline) is healthier may not be true.<br />
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Scientists at UC Davis Health System recently studied fat in the belly and compared it to fat in the hips and thighs, finding a protein in butt and thigh fat that promotes inflammation - just like those found in belly fat.<br />
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The proteins lurking in thigh and hip fat were linked to higher levels of inflammation in the bloodstream, meaning higher risk of obesity related complications including heart disease and diabetes.<br />
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Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of factors that promote chronic diseases and include high blood pressure, higher than normal waist to hip ratio, abnormal lipid levels and elevated blood sugar.<br />
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The finding could mean a new way to gauge a person's health risks by measuring protein levels in fat - regardless of where it's located. A flat belly and higher than normal body mass index may not be as protective as previously thought. A pear shape body could pose the same health risks as an apple shape, contrary to popular beliefs. Read the original story <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/does-pear-shaped-body-really-protect-heart-disease-or-diabetes">here</a>.<br />
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Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-81851313252800992032013-01-12T15:17:00.003-05:002013-01-12T15:18:02.608-05:00Marriage in midlife tied to a longer life<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Researchers have uncovered evidence that people who are married in middle age live longer than those who are not, whether from personal choice, divorce or death of a spouse.<br />
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The finding comes from researchers at Duke University Medical Center and has implications for understanding more about what causes premature deaths.<br />
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According to the study authors, we all expect to live a long life. But researchers wanted to know more about happens that makes people die younger.<br />
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Compared to people who were married in midlife, the investigation showed people who were not had twice the risk of dying.<br />
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The finding still held true even after researchers took into account other factors like health behavior and personality traits. Read the full story at <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/marriage-tip-baby-boomers-who-want-live-longer">EmaxHealth</a> and more about how the conclusion that marriage in middle age extends life was reached.Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-59166550625201195312012-12-15T09:11:00.001-05:002012-12-15T09:11:20.569-05:00Nature hikes boost brain power<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Researchers know it's important to stay in touch with natural surroundings. Numerous studies show the benefits of being outdoors or even surrounding ourselves with pictures of nature in the workplace that can increase productivity.<br />
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Results of a new study support the idea that getting outdoors - and especially getting rid of technology - can boost cognitive function and even help us with creativity and problem solving.<br />
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Increased used of technology, indoor work and media distraction prevents children and adults from visiting parks and other recreational areas that can help brain power by restoring executive function.<br />
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For the newest investigation, researchers tested the effects of hiking among 56 men and women. The participants were given a creativity test before the hike that was organized by the Outward Bound school in Alaska, Colorado, Maine and Washington State.<br />
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The group was also tested for creativity after spending time hiking in nature with no technology. The finding showed people who went for a hike with no media at their disposal increased creativity and ability to problem solve by fifty-percent.<br />
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The researchers aren't certain whether getting rid of technology or hiking was responsible for the changes in brain power found - or both - but they do know other studies show reconnecting with our natural environment is good for brain health.<br />
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Researchers at Dana Farber Cancer Institute have discovered the protein PGC-1 alpha-4 is what helps muscles grow. The hope is that there could be a way to artificially raise levels of the protein in the body for cancer patients or people with chronic muscle wasting diseases.<br />
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According to the investigation results, the scientists were able to help mice with cancer maintain more muscle mass than mice that were untreated with the injected protein.<br />
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The study authors say even without exercise they were able to increase muscle mass in mice by 60% with PGC-1 alpha-4.<br />
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The finding is new and only in its early stages, but the authors say the finding is 'exciting', given the potential applications.<br />
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Mice given the protein were leaner and 20 percent stronger than normal mice. Read the rest of the story <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/protein-creates-big-muscles-discovered">here</a>.Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-28767869714188848082012-12-09T00:27:00.001-05:002012-12-09T00:27:41.509-05:00Timing of eating could be important for obese women's heart health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obese women who are at risk for heart disease might lower their chances of heart attack and other cardiovascular events by eating three meals a day, versus small frequent meals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For their study, researchers from University of Missouri tested women who consumed 1500 calorie diets, finding eating throughout the day raises blood fat levels; in turn increasing the risk of heart disease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tim Heden, and lead author said in a media release<span style="line-height: 23px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">, </span>the study is<span style="font-size: 14px;"> ".. </span></span><span style="line-height: 19px;">one of the first to examine how meal frequency affects insulin and blood-fat levels in obese women during an entire day of eating.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The researchers concluded obese women would benefit from consuming three meals a day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The results challenge the advice of health care practitioners and nutritionists who often recommend eating small meals throughout the day... read.<a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/new-diet-strategy-could-protect-obese-women%E2%80%99s-hearts">more</a> at EmaxHealth.com. </span></span><br />
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New research shows people who multitask with media may be at higher risk for anxiety and depression.<br />
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Watching TV, texting and using the cellphone might be distracting us from other important activities in ways that aren't good for mental health.<br />
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According to the research that 319 people surveyed about their media use and mental health had a higher risk of depression and anxiety when they reported frequent use of a variety of media.<br />
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The finding might mean we're overusing media that can have a positive impact too.<br />
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Researchers have suggested too much TV and computer time can take away from family activities and other social engagement that is necessary for mental health and even rob us of sleep.<br />
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Teens are especially vulnerable to internet addiction, suggest some researchers. Other studies have suggested TV viewing raises risk of depression for teens. Read the entire story at <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/media-multitasking-does-it-really-contribute-anxiety-and-depression">EmaxHealth.com</a>.Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-20233832492129215222012-12-01T13:13:00.000-05:002012-12-01T13:13:41.635-05:00Mistletoe extract destroys colon cancer in lab studies<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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New research is uncovering how mistletoe extract might work as a chemotherapy against colon cancer.<br />
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Researchers studied 3 different extracts from mistletoe to find colon cancer cells are destroyed when exposed to the plant compounds.<br />
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The hope is to find an alternative and less toxic way to treat cancer of the bowel. Another option might be to use mistletoe extract to boost chemotherapy agents.<br />
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In lab studies, University of Adelaide researchers found mistletoe extract from fraxini that grows on the ash tree is gentle on healthy colon cells, making it a good candidate.<br />
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The treatment has been used in Europe for decades. The current research is being carried out to show how the extract works so human trials could someday be conducted. Read more about the study at <a href="http://digitaljournal.com/article/338063">Digital Journal.</a>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-36944287816947704442012-11-27T18:56:00.000-05:002012-11-27T18:58:27.719-05:00Cycling is good therapy for Parkinson's disease<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A neuroscientist at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr., Jay L. Alberts, stumbled upon a way to help patients with Parkinson's disease. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a tandem bike ride with a patient with the disease, Albert noticed his companion rider's upper extremity tremors improved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The observation led him to launch a study to find out how cycling helps Parkinson's disease. Albert and his colleagues used functional capacity MRI scans to find out bicycle exercise restores connectivity in the brain for patients with the progressive neurological disorder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The study supports past research showing exercise is good therapy for Parkinson's disease. Read the entire story at <a href="http://digitaljournal.com/article/337763">Digital Journal</a>.</span>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-42149882070322258522012-06-19T00:16:00.001-04:002012-06-19T00:17:03.864-04:00Marijuana might help multiple sclerosis<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">An </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">eight-year study, performed by experts from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth University looked at the effect of THC - the active compound in marijuana - to see if smoking cannabis could help patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The finding showed MS progressed more slowly in patients treated with marijuana, but didn't stop the disease or improve motor function in one study.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">In a second study, patients with MS who smoked marijuana had less spasticity and pain and greater range of motion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Researchers hope to use the information to find new ways to treat multiple sclerosis. The findings suggested marijuana might be of some benefit for treating MS. </span><a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/marijuana-component-has-mixed-effect-multiple-sclerosis" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Read more at EmaxHealth.</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Researchers say there has been much debate about whether insulin raises the risk of cancer and heart disease for people living with type 2 diabetes. </span><br />
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A new study debunks the myth that Lantus insulin harms the heart or contributes to cancer development.<br />
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The study didn't look at insulin use and cancer risk for type 1 diabetics.<br />
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The finding not only showed there are was no risk of cancer, but also that patients with pre-diabetes given insulin were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, even after they stopped insulin. <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/insulin-boosts-type-2-diabetes-heart-and-cancer-risk-fact-or-myth">Read more at EmaxHealth </a>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-59134624066659059192012-06-10T20:12:00.000-04:002012-06-10T20:28:29.907-04:00Smokers more likely to quit when they eat their fruits and vegetables<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There may be a new and easier way for smokers to kick tobacco by eating more fruits and vegetables. Researchers aren't sure why, but smokers were found in a new study to be more likely to quit smoking and stay tobacco free after 30 days when they at plenty of healthy veggies and fruit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The finding comes from <a href="http://www.buffalo.edu/news/13487">University at Buffalo</a> researchers who say eating fruits and vegetables might work for smokers because it give them a feeling of fullness. The study authors say sometime smokers confuse hunger for the urge for nicotine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another reason more fruits and vegetables might help with nicotine cravings is because cigarettes taste better with meat and coffee. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides helping smokers quit, fruits and vegetables - especially apples and tomatoes - do good things for the lungs. Read the entire story and watch a video at </span><a href="http://digitaljournal.com/article/326359" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digital Journal.</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-33247931257564931152012-06-09T10:04:00.002-04:002012-06-09T10:11:19.637-04:00Possible cancer cure on the horizon?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Researchers might have a cure for solid tumor cancers on the horizon </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The potential cancer cure involves boosting the immune system to destroy cancer. The trial is FDA approved, but the study needs funding. Read more at </span><a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/moving-toward-cancer-cure-exciting-new-treatment-approved-trial" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">EmaxHealth</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> and help spread the word. </span></span></span></h4>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-40246281979026274442012-06-09T09:58:00.000-04:002012-06-09T09:58:03.080-04:00Urban kids less prone to food allergies than children in the city<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Researchers are trying understand why children in urban areas have higher rates of food allergies. It seems dense populations make children more susceptible to food allergies that, for some, can be life threatening.<br />
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The finding comes from a first study that mapped food allergies across the United States in various geographic locations. Researchers hope they can pinpoint environmental factors that might be contributing to serious food allergies in city kids. <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/what-makes-city-kids-more-susceptible-food-allergies">Read more at EmaxHealth.</a>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-79636288464270861752012-06-09T09:49:00.002-04:002012-06-09T09:49:44.954-04:00Possible link between low vitamin D and erectile dysfunction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Researchers are suggesting there could be a link between low levels of vitamin D and erectile dysfunction (ED) Scientists say diseases that lead to ED are also linked to not having enough of the so-called sunshine vitamin.<br />
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Men who are having difficulty obtaining or maintaining an erection might consider asking their doctor for a vitamin D level blood test. Men should also be checked for heart disease and diabetes. Only half of causes of erectile dysfunction stem from vascular (blood vessel) problems. It may be that adding vitamin D could solve erection difficulties.<a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/erectile-dysfunction-could-it-be-lack-sunshine-vitamin-d"> Read more at EmaxHealth</a>.<br />
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Researchers for the study suggest children's meals should be served with water.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Researchers in Europe have found vigorous aerobic exercise can lower the chances of dying almost 40 percent. In their study, people who got 300 minutes of aerobic exercise a week had a 39 percent lower chance of dying, compared to sedentary individuals. <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/vigorous-exercise-lowers-chances-dying-almost-40-percent">Read at EmaxHealth</a></span>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-45945004142933017962011-10-24T07:56:00.001-04:002011-10-24T07:57:29.169-04:00Overeating, obesity may be the result of feeling powerless<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Researchers conducted an experiment to see if low socioeconomic factors might drive over eating. They concluded people often equate more food and even bigger cars and homes with prestige and power. The scientists believe feeling powerless might drive eating behaviors.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The finding is important for curbing rates of obesity. <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/powerlessness-may-drive-people-overeating-obesity">Read at EmaxHealth</a></span>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-41340432765810056682011-09-18T10:39:00.002-04:002011-09-18T10:42:33.974-04:00Do diabetes drugs cause cancer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Researchers looked at FDA adverse event reports, to find a possible link between two diabetes drugs and higher risk of pancreatitis and cancer of the pancreas</span></i></b>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The finding, published in the journal <a href="http://www.gastrojournal.org/" style="color: #006699; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Gastroenterology</a>, links the two diabetes drugs to an increase in the chances of pancreatitis and cancer of the pancreas. Researchers also found an increased risk that patients taking one of the drugs might develop thyroid cancer, compared to those whose diabetes is treated with other therapies. Read the study finding at <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/two-diabetes-drugs-linked-pancreatitis-cancer">Emaxhealth</a></span></span>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-24181050025174439612011-09-18T10:34:00.000-04:002011-09-18T10:34:57.209-04:00Could apples and pears lower stroke risk?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a first study, research links the color of fruits and vegetables to lower chances of stroke in an observational finding.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The health benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is well known, but the study is the first to discover that eating fruit with a white edible portion could lower stroke risk by 52 percent. Another<a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1275/more-potassium-diet-reduces-stroke-risk" style="color: #006699; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"> recent study</a> shows potassium, found in abundance in bananas, can reduce the chances of stroke. Read the rest at <a href="http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/lower-stroke-risk-found-eating-apples-and-pears">Emaxhealth.com</a></span></span>Kathleen Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02048245556308473230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629712113120943218.post-72298538762366541292011-09-18T10:25:00.000-04:002011-09-18T10:25:43.729-04:00Yellow eyelid skin and heart attack linked<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;">A daily commute in heavy traffic might be damaging to your brain suggests new research from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.usc.edu/">University of Southern California</a>. Scientists say traffic pollution could lead to the type of brain damage seen with Alzheimer's disease.</span> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;">Findings published in the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;">Environmental Health Perspectives journal showed mice exposed to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;">150 hours of freeway pollution</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;"> over a period of ten weeks had damage to neurons in the brain that can lead to memory loss, premature aging, inflammation and developmental delays.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;">Senior author <a href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/faculty/Finch/">Caleb Finch</a>, Chair of the ARCO/William F. Kieschnick in the Neurobiology of Aging says you can't see the harmful nanoparticles emitted from vehicles, but they're there "and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;">have an effect on brain neurons that raises the possibility of long-term brain health consequences of freeway air."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The researchers used an aerosol suspended in water to deliver the same type of nanoparticle pollution inhaled by humans to the mice used in the study. The brain changes in the mice that lead to damage came from increased inflammatory cytokines, impaired growth of cell structures in the brain and decreased brain activity in the area of the hippocampus.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The scientists note the negative health effect of freeway pollution on blood vessels and lung health is well documented, but the effect on the brain has not been well studied. The current findings shows pollution from vehicles found in freeway traffic damages the brain, according to the mouse study.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/info:doi/10.1289/ehp.1002973">Environmental Health Perspectives</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: #303030; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: #303030; line-height: 21px;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Citation: </strong>Morgan TE, Davis DA, Iwata N, Tanner JA, Snyder D, Ning Z, et al. 2011. Glutamatergic Neurons in Rodent Models Respond to Nanoscale Particulate Urban Air Pollutants <i>In Vivo</i> and <i>In Vitro</i>. Environ Health Perspect :-. doi:10.1289/ehp.1002973</span></span><br />
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