http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/health-chat/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:43:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417992/posts OSLO, Norway – Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The floors are streaked and scratched. A light layer of dust coats the blood pressure monitors. A faint stench of urine and bleach wafts from a pile of soiled bedsheets dropped in a corner. Look closer, however, at a microscopic level, and this place is pristine. There is no sign of a dangerous and contagious staph infection that killed tens of thousands of patients in the most sophisticated hospitals of Europe, North America and Asia this year, soaring virtually unchecked. The reason: Norwegians stopped taking so many drugs. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417992/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:43:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417892/posts Last week, someone mentioned the Bisphenol A (BPA) leaching tendencies of canned tomatoes. That was all it took to send me on a tear. First, I looked deeper into the BPA issue. I’ve mentioned it before, and the battles over BPA content in plastics have gotten a lot of publicity, but after looking at the preponderance of evidence derived from recent animal trials, I’m not sure I can recommend using canned food at all anymore. Industry leaders say BPA is crucial for preventing direct contact between food and metal; they also say ditching the stuff would lead to far more... Marksdailyapple.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417892/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:06:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417884/posts The potent antioxidant may do more harm than good, TAU research suggestsVitamin-fortified foods and dietary health supplements can ease health worries. But what kinds of vitamins are right for you? And how much of them should you take, and how often? A research group from Tel Aviv University has done the most comprehensive and accurate study of clinical data on Vitamin E use and heart disease to date, and it warns that indiscriminate use of high-dose Vitamin E supplementation does more harm than good. Their results were recently reported in ATVB, a leading journal of cardiology, and discussed in the... American Friends Tel Aviv University http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417884/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:54:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417637/posts Mike Hermanstorfer's wife, Tracy, went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing during labor on Thursday, said Dr. Stephanie Martin, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, where the Hermanstorfers had gone for the birth of their son. "She had no signs of life. No heartbeat, no blood pressure, she wasn't breathing," said Martin, who had rushed to Hermanstorfer's room to help. She said she cannot explain the mother's cardiac arrest or the recovery. "We did a thorough evaluation and can't find anything that explains why this happened," she said. "She literally stopped breathing and her heart... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417637/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:14:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417613/posts SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INCOME Allow me to ask the above-mentioned skeptics whether they would hire me after learning during their search process that I was hospitalized seven times for bipolar disorder, lost numerous jobs because of agitated manic-depressive episodes, and was expelled from law school on the very day that the Dean learned that I have bipolar disorder. To those who say that I should get off my dead behind, get a job, and go to work, I say, “Hire me. I dare ya!” I had bipolar disorder prior to the day in 1976 when I started a summer job... Fantastic Book Reviews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417613/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:41:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417482/posts TASMANIAN men have risen to a call to donate sperm. The Sunday Tasmanian last week reported that the state's sperm bank had almost run dry because of fewer men donating and more demand from interstate women. The sperm bank is down to its last four donors and, for the first time in the program's 35-year history, waiting lists will be introduced next month. Tas IVF director Bill Watkins said last week there had been a rush of men calling to find out more about becoming a sperm donor. "We've had a huge response to the story," Dr Watkins said. "About... The Courier-Mail [Au] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417482/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:25:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417396/posts A St. Paul couple is in critical condition after being poisoned by carbon monoxide in their home on the 1000 block of Hague Avenue. The St. Paul Fire Department said the couple's son came home and found them unconscious in their bed and called 911 around 3:50 p.m. The fire department arrived and took John Nordeen, 67, and his wife, Nancy, 62, to Hennepin County Medical Center. Firefighters found 300 parts per million of carbon monoxide in the home, which is toxic. The basement of the home had more than 850 parts per million. Firefighter suspect the poisoning could've been... WCCO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417396/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:30:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417245/posts CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study has found that chlorophyll and its derivative chlorophyllin are effective in limiting the absorption of aflatoxin in humans. Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus that is a contaminant of grains including corn, peanuts and soybeans; it is known to cause liver cancer – and can work in concert with other health concerns, such as hepatitis. Levels of aflatoxin are carefully regulated in the United States, but are often found in the food supplies of developing nations, especially those with poor storage facilities. OSU scientist George Bailey, a distinguished professor of environmental and molecular toxicology,... Oregon State University http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417245/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:08:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417171/posts Milwaukee, WI – Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children's Research Institute, and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin have developed a rapid, automated system to differentiate strains of influenza. The related report by Beck et al, "Development of a rapid automated influenza A, influenza B, and RSV A/B multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay and its use during the 2009 H1N1 swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) epidemic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin," appears in the January 2010 issue of the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. In pandemic infection, such as the present H1N1 influenza outbreak, rapid automated tests are needed in order to make... American Journal of Pathology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417171/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:11:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417086/posts There is a "lack of awareness" over condom sizes A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men. The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than international standards for condoms. It has led to a call for condoms of mixed sizes to be made more widely available in India. The two-year study was carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research. Over 1,200 volunteers from the length and breadth of the country... BBC News, Delhi http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417086/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:49:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416904/posts Help. My Godson is a miracle baby. He was due on Halloween day. The mom (my niece) was in a car accident and delivered early on October 10th. It was discovered that had the baby gone to full term, because of a major knot in the cord, he would have been stillborn. We thank The Lord every day for this baby. However, he is a screamer. He cries for hours at a time. (seven hours straight last night) My niece is breastfeeding. She has now, cut all dairy in her diet, and tried anti-reflux meds for him. Nothing is working.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416904/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:11:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416834/posts TOKYO (AFP) – First came see-through frogs. Now Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing goldfish whose beating hearts can be seen through translucent scales and skin. The transparent creatures are part of efforts to reduce the need for dissections, which have become increasingly controversial, particularly in schools. "You can see a live heart and other organs because the scales and skin have no pigments," said Yutaka Tamaru, an associate professor in the department of life science at Mie University. "You don't have to cut it open. You can see a tiny brain above the goldfish's black eyes." AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416834/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:02:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416652/posts US researchers have found an antibody that hunts down prostate cancer cells in mice and can destroy the killer disease even in an advanced stage, a study showed Monday.The antibody, called F77, was found to bond more readily with cancerous prostate tissues and cells than with benign tissue and cells, and to promote the death of cancerous tissue, said the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). When injected in mice, F77 bonded with tissue where prostate cancer was the primary cancer in almost all cases (97 percent) and in tissue cores where the cancer... PhysOrg | AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416652/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:35:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416461/posts Tampa, Fla. (December 28, 2009) – Researchers from the University of Hong Kong and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a study in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (18:9), now freely available on line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct, that explores ways to successfully keep stem cells "forever young" during implantation by slowing their growth, differentiation and proliferation. "The successful storage and implantation of stem cells poses significant challenges for tissue engineering in the nervous system, challenges in addition to those inherent to neural regeneration," said Dr. Ellis-Behnke, corresponding author. "There is a need for creating an environment that can regulate... University of Hong Kong http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416461/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:52:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416311/posts To keep sickness at bay, many of us constantly wash hands and disinfect surfaces. But a new lab study shows one pesky bacterium eats cleansers for breakfast: When disinfectant was applied to lab cultures of the bacteria, they adapted to survive not only the disinfectant but also a common antibiotic. The research team focused on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium responsible for a range of infections in people with weakened immune systems. When the scientists added increasing amounts of disinfectant to P. aeruginosa cultures, the bacteria adapted to survive not only the disinfectant but also the antibiotic called ciprofloxacin. Here's how:... Live Science http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416311/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:21:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416261/posts See the video of an obviously drunk, slurring and sputtering Max Baucus on the Senate floor. Then decide for yourself - ignore the MSM spin-doctors attempt to cover this up. Do pay attention to which MSM outlets either ignore this huge story or attempt to spin it for the Democrats - instead of reporting the news, most of the MSM has resorted to cheerleading and spin-doctoring the news to suit the DNC. This video deserves its own thread as the MSM attacks on it have already begun. The lapdog MSM is going into damage control mode to cover up this... YouTube Video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416261/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:23:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416197/posts A sudden worldwide increase in an antibiotic-resistant bacterium is cause for concern, according to a review in f1000 Medicine Reports. Faculty of 1000 member Dr Johann Pitout, of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, urges the medical community to monitor the spread of a multi-drug resistant bacterium before it becomes necessary to use more powerful antibiotics as a first response. Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are bacterially-produced enzymes that confer resistance to penicillin-type antibiotics. ESBLs have been commonly linked to nosocomial infections, which are generally treated with intravenously-administered antibiotics such as the carbapenems. However, in recent years there... Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416197/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:19:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416166/posts A controversial skin care product made from the placenta of human babies has become the latest craze in anti-ageing treatment. When the product is applied to an adult face, the skin begins to mimic the collagen in the baby placenta, Sky News reports. The new procedure is becoming popular in Dubai, with new customers walking into British beauty therapist Mona Mirza's clinic every day. "The main reason why human placenta is effective is because it is bio-identical to our own physiology," she said. The American company that provides the placenta said the product is taken voluntarily from the afterbirth of... Ninemsn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416166/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:57:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416141/posts The traditional medicinal practice of smoking dried vulture brains to induce a vision of winning lotto numbers is killing off the bird's population in South Africa, researchers say. Scelo, a young healer in downturn Johannesburg's market for muti, or traditional medicine, says the birds are becoming more scarce. "I only have one every three or four months," he said. "Everybody asks for the brain. You see things that people can't see. For lotto, you dream the numbers." Rolled into a cigarette or inhaled as vapours, vulture brains can also help at the horse races, boost an exam performance, or lure... ABC News [Australia] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416141/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416084/posts In adapted buses from the 1960s, injured soldiers - sometimes as many as 30 or 40 - are after "wheels down" at a nearby US airbase. They were airlifted out of Afghanistan overnight - in some cases, just hours after they were injured. The first person to meet them is always one of the hospital Chaplains. After initial stabilisation on the ground in Afghanistan, Landstuhl will provide the next critical stage of their treatment. "In the case of battle injured we'll get some very, very recent casualties who've been stabilised enough to move the five or six-hour flight down range... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416084/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:06:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416010/posts The Twelve Days of Health Care On the first day of Health Care Obama gave to us: A Fine for no Health Coverage On the second day of Health Care Obama gave to us: Two Backroom Deals and a Fine for no Health Coverage On the third day of Health Care Obama gave to us: All illegals covered Two Backroom Deals and a Fine for no Health Coverage On the fourth day of Health Care Obama gave to us: Big Pharma payoffs All illegals covered Two Backroom Deals and a Fine for no Health Coverage On the fifth day of... VANITY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416010/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:13:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415033/posts "It scares the bejesus out of the DC establishment of both parties to think that the left and right might align against the corporate interests that dominate the massive giveaways that keep happening no matter who’s in power." This video summarizes health care "Reform": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51G-FfBhN6w&feature=player_embedded * "Obama's health care bill, the poisoned Kool-Aid making its way through the Senate, will not confer any of its supposed benefits on Americans until 2013. But they will find themselves chafing at its restrictions and paying its taxes immediately after the law takes effect." ... * "The first "no" will hit the 10 million... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415033/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:10:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414976/posts What can employers across the country, big and small, do to avoid much of the costs of the new Obamacare legislation? There has been talk about converting employees to contractors. But there are pitfalls to doing this as outlined by this site: http://www.contingentlaw.com/Costly_legal_myths_in_contract.htm What can employees do to avoid costs (or even protest) this new monstrosity being forced upon them? If you are a business owner, what are some plans you might inact to reduce the costs and emilinate or minimize any penalties that will come with this legislation? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414976/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414944/posts Those words to the left were lifted straight from a journal entry written at 2 a.m. on the April night the good doctor broke the rules. He broke another one, too, a few hours before, admitting a critical patient at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital without first directing him through the emergency room at University Hospital, according to protocol. Steve Call, an attending physician at the Huntsman that night, received a phone message at 7 p.m. from another doctor about a cancer patient who was in dire condition. The doctor asked if his patient could come in directly. Call relented, although... Salt Lake Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414944/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:06:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414866/posts Ready for your medicine? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mERCYuXVTkM&NR=1 You Tube Video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414866/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:34:04 GMT