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| Memory Loss Linked to Sleep Apnea |
| 2008-08-26 10:39:00 |
Author: Allie Montgomery As we get older, we expect a certain amount of memory loss, but this can be compounded if suffering from sleep apnea. A recent study, conducted by the University of California, shows that people who suffer from sleep apnea show tissue loss in the part of the brain that helps store memory. The principal investigator for the study, Ronald Harper, a professor of neurobiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has stated that the study findings "demonstrate that impaired breathing during sleep can lead to serious brain injury that disrupts memory and thinking." Patients that suffer from sleep apnea stop breathing during the night and wake up repeatedly, leading to chronic daytime fatigue and concentration and memory difficul...
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| National Vital Statistics Report: U.S. Infant Mortality Rates |
| 2008-08-26 10:37:00 |
Author: Madeline Ellis In an effort to understand the overall differences in infant mortality rates among different ethnic, age-specific and socioeconomic groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiles information based on infant birth and death certificates for infants under one year of age in all 50 U.S. states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. The agency recently released this year's report, based on data from 2005, which presents infant mortality data by race and Hispanic origin of the mother, birth weight, period of gestation, sex of infant, plurality, maternal age, live-birth order, mother's marital status, mother's place of birth, infant age at death, and underlying cause of death. According to the report, the...
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| Teaching Kids to Read and Respect Their Body |
| 2008-08-25 12:44:00 |
Author: Kristen Deleo We all know it's important for kids to learn to read words. Did you also know it's beneficial to teach kids to read their own body? Young athletes develop a respect for their body that comes from knowing the magnificent ways their body responds to the demands of exercise. Studies have shown that kids who respect their body are less likely to do things to harm their body, like smoke or use drugs. So it's important that we, as parents and educators, teach kids a few simple principles of exercise response. Don't worry—you won't be bogged down with the science. Kids learn best by doing. So the next time your little ones are running on the soccer field or taking the family dog for a walk, point out a few things happening in the amazing machine that is their body...
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| Book Review: Total Activation: The New 5 Step Fitness Mantra |
| 2008-08-25 12:38:00 |
Author: Madeline Ellis I recently had the opportunity to read the new book Total Activation—The New 5 Step Fitness Mantra, penned by author, Nitin Chhoda. Chhoda was born and raised in Mumbai, India and moved to the United States in 2002. He and his wife are both licensed physical therapists and fitness professionals in the state of New Jersey. They also own Total Activation Fitness and Physical Therapy, a company dedicated to the enhancement of the mind, body, and spirit. The first section of the book is written in a conversation-type format between two characters named Madan Gupta and his friend Rita. Gupta portrays a young man who immigrated to the land of plenty at 23 in order to live a "richer, happier and longer life." He left his modest Indian lifestyle behind and em...
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| Do Skin Moisturizers Promote Cancer? |
| 2008-08-21 22:55:00 |
Author: Drucilla Dyess Every day, women (and men) all over the world slather on moisturizing creams of all prices and varieties, trying to keep their skin supple and defy aging. Starting with advice from our mothers on skin care, and reinforced by modern media, facial creams have always been deemed a must-do ritual. However, several common moisturizing creams have been shown to promote the spread of skin cancer and the growth of tumors in mice exposed to UV radiation. Does this mean you need to retreat and forget all you have learned? No. It just means you need to read the label more carefully to be absolutely safe. Hairless mice were exposed to UV radiation twice weekly for 20 weeks. The UV treatment was followed by the application of the four common brands of skin moisturize...
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| Traces of Arsenic in Drinking Water May Increase Risk of Diabetes |
| 2008-08-21 22:51:00 |
Author: Drucilla Dyess It has recently been discovered that drinking water contaminated with arsenic may be associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. Arsenic is a natural metal element of the earth's crust that has been used in committing the "perfect murder" for centuries because it is tasteless, colorless, and odorless. Over time, scientists have proven that long-term consumption of drinking water tainted with arsenic causes cancers of the bladder, lung, kidney, and skin, in addition to other diseases and conditions. Type 2 diabetes is a disease that now accounts for 10 percent of all American dollars spent on healthcare. Trace amounts of arsenic that occur naturally in drinking water supplies may be contributing to the disease with those drinking the contaminated water...
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| Teens + Poor Sleep = High Blood Pressure |
| 2008-08-21 22:48:00 |
Author: Madeline Ellis Sleep is essential for a person's health and well-being, yet millions of American teens don't get enough sleep and many suffer from lack of sleep. It is widely known that insufficient sleep can impair reaction time, vigilance, learning and alertness; so students with short nights and irregular sleep patterns perform poorly in school and in other aspects of their lives and have a tendency for a depressed mood. But poor sleep habits can have an even more profound effect on a teen's health-it can lead to high blood pressure, which can cause stroke, kidney disease and other illnesses. A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio studied the sleeping habits of 238 adolescents aged 13 to16; 14 percent of whom either had high blood...
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| Statins and Cancer Risk |
| 2008-08-21 22:45:00 |
Author: Heather Hajek Do you have high cholesterol and take a drug referred to as a statin? In recent years, there have been several reports released stating statins may lead to health problems, such as cancer. However, recently it was determined that patients' risks of getting cancer was no greater when taking statins, to lower their LDL levels, than they were at risk without the drugs. The drug class most often referred to as statins, are most effectively used to treat patients with high LDL, bad cholesterol levels, but may also be used to lower blood fats or raise HDL, the good cholesterol levels. Statins are very effective in reducing heart attack and stroke risks, and...
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| The Payoff of Panic: The Success of Gardasil |
| 2008-08-21 22:37:00 |
Author: Lara Endreszl Is Gardasil the food bunker of the new millennium? Way back in 1999, you knew someone who was nervous that their bank account would be destroyed, their perishables perished, and time as they knew it wiped out at midnight on December 31st. When nothing happened you could hear the big sigh of relief, and buyers' remorse, of everyone who stocked up their homes for weeks with dried foods and bottled water. In mid-2006, a drug was approved to vaccinate young girls from the danger of the human-papillomavirus, or HPV—the main cause of cervical cancer in women—and the media went nuts. Elizabeth Rosenthal of the International Herald Tribune states, "Although cervical cancer kills close to 300,000 women a year globally, pap smears and follow-up treatment limit the d...
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| Addiction Drug May Promote Weight Loss |
| 2008-08-21 22:35:00 |
Author: Madeline Ellis The millions of Americans who are overweight or obese are putting their health in jeopardy. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death, and can raise your risk of developing heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, asthma and even gum disease. The underlying causes of obesity are numerous, from genetic disposition to binge eating, which may be caused by the same brain changes responsible for addiction. This link prompted researchers to test a potential addiction drug on lab rats bred to be obese-with surprising results. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory tested the drug, called vigabatrin or GVG, in 50 rats, some of which were bred obese and some were of normal weight. The animals were either giv...
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