tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050182394069963772024-03-18T21:11:47.585-07:00Springhill GroupAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-59846835012745957632013-12-11T20:15:00.000-08:002013-12-11T20:15:39.868-08:00Boston health officials investigating severe infections from “medical tourism”<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/04/boston-bombing-aftermath/">Boston</a>
health officials are investigating some reports of severe infections in
patients who took a trip to the Dominican Republic for cosmetic surgery.</div>
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Mycobacterium abscessus, a bacteria that is not easily
battled with antibiotics, and can take months of treatment to vanquish was
believed to infect at least two patients in Boston, and another in Worcester.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The patients were part of a group that went to the Dominican
Republic during the summer for surgeries and started having health problems,
including abscesses and drainage from their surgery sites, earlier this fall,
said Dr. Anita Barry, director of the infectious disease bureau at the Boston
Public Health Commission.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other patients in the group who live in Maryland,
Connecticut, and New York have also been infected, she said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Health officials are anxious for the reason that so-called
“medical tourism” has become a major industry in many Latin American
countries. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention approximation that 750,000 people from the United States
travel abroad every year seeking low cost medical care.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“We became aware
because one of the out-of-state people knew someone in the Worcester area, who
was having similar post-op problems,” Barry said. “That person knew someone in
Boston who was having the same problems, and that person told us about a second
Boston case.”</i></blockquote>
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The germ can be spread by means of contaminated medical
equipment, medical supplies, or poor surgical techniques. Severe pain and swelling are the effects of
the infection, and frequently does not show up until some weeks after surgery.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The infection is not contagious to other people, but is
serious and needs to be treated, Barry said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“We’re trying to get
the word out that if you are going overseas for surgery, you have to find out
how many infections this place has had, and also find out how many people have
died having medical procedures in this place,” Barry said.</i></blockquote>
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The commission suggests that patients thinking about surgery
in another country talk with their primary care provider regarding the
procedure at least four to six weeks before going trough traveling, and secure
copies of all medical records associated to the surgery and medical care
provided abroad prior to going back home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sure thing everyone wants to know how to work off
Thanksgiving dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe cancel your
plans to watch movie night or watch football after dinner or maybe why not
cancel your plans on going shopping on Friday because more probably it will
take over a weekend to work it off.</div>
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In a proposition to center Americans on keeping an eye and
controlling their weight, <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/">public
health</a> advocates have embraced posting calories, labeling nutritional
content and offering all manner of helpful and eye-catching logos to catch
consumers’ awareness to “better-for-you choices.” But there’s rising evidence
that no form of consumer information suggests the probable impact of a food choice
on one’s weight quite as mightily as do “sweat equivalents.”</div>
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Sweat equals leave little room for self-delusion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t have need of anything to know how
many calories a day she should be taking in, or what percentage of that total
that bag of potato chips represents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They simply say: “If you eat this, this is how long you’d have to jog
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Simple’s good. And in experiments, posting sweat equals
forcefully steered consumers toward water over sugar-sweetened soda, pretzels
over chips, salads over cheeseburgers.</div>
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CoachUp, a service that connects athletes intent on stepping
up their game with private coaches, brings you the “sweat equivalents” of a
typical American Thanksgiving.</div>
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The average American takes in 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving
which means that is a lot of turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, creamed
onions, candied yams and pumpkin pie — actually, about seven Big Macs’ worth of
calories.</div>
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From of good reputation of sources on the energy-expenditure
of a variety of activities, are some of the activities you will have to engage
in to work off the average American intake on Thanksgiving:</div>
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– Run (or play basketball or football) for 7.7 hours;</div>
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– Cycle for 15 hours;</div>
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– Row (or hike) for 10.3 hours;</div>
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– Swim for 10.6 hours, (or bowl for almost twice that long —
20.6 hours)</div>
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You may be anticipating forward to spending hours on the
elliptical machine this weekend, or have plans anyway to run a marathon or
marathons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However you might try to
alter what scientists call the “energy balance equation” (calories taken in
versus calories expended in activity) a little on both sides if you want to
limit Thanksgiving’s damage: Don’t go back for thirds on Thanksgiving Day and
plan a long hike or an epic game of flag football after the meal, and run the
next day.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-66542120084000710592013-10-07T01:27:00.000-07:002013-10-07T01:27:09.378-07:00Exercise ‘can be as good as pills’<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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A study has found that exercise can be as good a medicine as
pills for people with conditions such as heart disease.</div>
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British <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/">Medical
Journal</a> or BMJ’s work looked at hundreds of trials linking almost 340,000
patients to assess the merits of exercise and drugs in avoiding death. Physical
activity challenged some heart drugs and proved that it is better than stroke
medicine. According to the researchers, the findings suggest exercise should be
added to prescriptions.</div>
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Experts emphasized that patients should not ditch their
drugs for exercise – but, they should use both in tandem. Lesser and lesser
adults at present get enough exercise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No more than a third of people in England do the suggested at least 2.5
hours or more of moderate-intensity activity, like cycling or fast walking,
every week.</div>
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In contrary, while that is happening, prescription drug
rates continue to rise. In 2010, there were averages of 17.7 prescriptions for
every person in England while 11.2 in 2000.</div>
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For the study, scientists based at the London School of
Economics, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute at Harvard Medical School and
Stanford University School of Medicine trawled medical literature to find any
research that compared exercise with pills as a therapy. They recognized 305
trials to incorporate in their analysis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Such trials looked at managing conditions like existing heart disease,
stroke rehabilitation, heart failure and pre-diabetes. They found exercise and
drugs were comparable in terms of death rates when they studied the data as a
total.</div>
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Although there were two exceptions, drugs called diuretics
were the clear winner for heart failure patients, while exercise was best for
stroke patients in terms of life expectancy. Amy Thompson, senior cardiac nurse
at the British Heart Foundation, said that although an active lifestyle brings
many health benefits, there is not enough evidence to draw any firm conclusions
about the merit of exercise above and beyond drugs.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Medicines are an extremely important part of the treatment of many
heart conditions and people on prescribed drugs should keep taking their vital
meds. If you have a heart condition or have been told you’re at high risk of
heart disease, talk to your doctor about the role that exercise can play in
your treatment.”</i></b></div>
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Dr Peter Coleman of the Stroke Association said exercise
alongside drugs had a vital role that merited more research. “We would like to
see more research into the long-term benefits of exercise for stroke patients. “By
taking important steps, such as regular exercise, eating a balanced diet and
stopping smoking, people can significantly reduce their risk of stroke.” “Moderate
physical activity, for example, can reduce the risk of stroke by up to 27%.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-54441873383729114072013-09-03T23:00:00.000-07:002013-09-03T23:00:26.199-07:00$63 Million Medicare Fraud Sentenced to Former Office Manager for Health Care Solutions Network<div class="MsoNormal">
To serve 68 months in prison for her role in a fraud scheme
that resulted in more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and
Florida Medicaid, A former office manager at the defunct health care provider
Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) was sentenced today in Miami.</div>
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Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the
Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the
Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Steinbach of
the FBI’s Miami Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Christopher B. Dennis
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
(HHS-OIG) Office of Investigations, Miami office, made the announcement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Forty five year old Lisset Palmero of Miami was sentenced by
U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga in the Southern District of
Florida. Palmero was also added prison
term of three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the
amount of $17.4 million.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Palmero was employed as a receptionist and office manager at
HCSN of a mental health facility that purported to provide Partial
Hospitalization Program (PHP) services during the course of the
conspiracy. A PHP is a form of intensive
treatment for severe mental illness.</div>
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HCSN of Florida (HCSN-FL) operated community mental health
centers at two locations. According to
court documents, Palmero was aware that HCSN-FL paid illegal kickbacks to
owners and operators of Miami-Dade County Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) in
exchange for patient referral information to be used to submit false and
fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid. Palmero also knew that many of the
ALF referral patients were ineligible for PHP services because they suffered
from mental retardation, dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Court documents expose that Palmero was aware that HCSN-FL
personnel were fabricating patient medical records. Many of these medical records were formed
weeks or months after the patients were admitted to HCSN-FL for purported PHP
treatment. Palmero was also aware that medical records were fabricated for
“ghost patients” who were never admitted to the HCSN-FL PHP. During her
employment at HCSN-FL, Palmero actively concealed the production of medical
records by preparing, and causing others to prepare, documentation that was
later used to support false and fraudulent billing to government-sponsored
health care benefit programs, counting the Medicare and Florida Medicaid.<o:p></o:p></div>
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According to court documents, from 2004 through 2011, HCSN
billed Medicare and the Florida Medicaid program approximately $63 million for
purported HCSN-FL mental health services.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The FBI and HHS-OIG and was brought as part of the Medicare
Fraud Strike Force, under supervision of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section
and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida are
investigating this case. Trial Attorney
Allan J. Medina and former Special Trial Attorney William J. Parente prosecuted
the case.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/">Medicare</a>
Fraud Strike Force is now working in nine cities in the country, have charged
more than 1,500 defendants who have collectively billed the Medicare program
for more than $5 billion since its inception in March 2007. And also, HHS’s Centers for Medicare &
Medic aid Services, working in conjunction with HHS-OIG, is taking steps to
increase accountability and decrease the presence of fraudulent providers.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-84500273303495026042013-06-16T22:17:00.001-07:002013-06-16T22:17:20.751-07:00Springhill Group New York Warns Of Medical-Alert Device Robocalling Scam Targeting Seniors<div class="MsoNormal">
Most of you know to be suspicious when someone calls out of
the blue to tell you you’ve been approved to get something for free. But not
everyone is as savvy as y’all, which is what scammers depend on to make their
money.</div>
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Apparently, some scammy jerks have been placing illegal
robocalls to senior citizens to let them know they’ve been approved to receive
medical-alert devices “at no charge.” | <i><a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">some medical news</a></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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According to New York state Attorney General Eric T.
Schneiderman (the T stands for “tough,” or maybe Thomas or Todd… we have no
idea), the calls — coming from a business calling itself Senior Medical Alert
or Senior Medical Advisors — use scare tactics, warning consumers of a
“significant rise in the number of senior citizens suffering death and serious
life-threatening injuries from a delay in response times for medical
emergencies, fires, burglaries or even a simple fall.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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The goal is to get people to hand over their billing
information so they can be charged $35/month for “monitoring services.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Some say the scammers are making follow-up calls that are
more aggressive than the original. We’re guessing they figure that they’ve
already broken any number of laws already, so what’s the harm in a few more?</div>
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The AG’s office says these calls appear to be coming from
within the state of New York, more precisely from the Syracuse or Utica area.
During an undercover call by an investigator, the scammers gave a fake Orlando
address as the location of their company’s headquarters. They also claimed to
be affiliated with insurance biggie United Health, though we’re pretty sure
that’s a big fat lie too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Unfortunately, the elderly are disproportionately targeted
by scam artists and are often the victims of fraud and abuse,” said
Schneiderman. “To prevent senior citizens from becoming victimized, we must
educate them and their loved ones with information they can use to protect
themselves.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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As always, some things to remember to avoid being scammed
over the phone:</blockquote>
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<i>· Never give out billing or other personal information over
the phone, especially if you receive an unsolicited telephone call from a
stranger<br />· Never cash a check from an unknown source, especially if
you are being asked to wire a portion of the proceeds to a stranger<br />· Never wire money to someone you don’t know who contacts
you; it’s the same as handing over cash<br />You can — and should — file a complaint with the FTC and
your state’s Attorney General when you come across a scam, whether you’ve been
a victim or not.</i></blockquote>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-28001378331460865082013-05-13T21:32:00.000-07:002013-05-13T21:32:10.674-07:00Group says: Curb junk food ads aimed at childrenA coalition of <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">medical groups</a> says, Canadian children under 13 shouldn’t be exposed to marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages.<br /><br />Calls on food companies to immediately stop marketing foods high in fats, added sugars or sodium to children was made on Thursday’s policy statement from the Canadian Medical Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Hypertension Canada, College of Family Physicians of Canada and others.The proposed advertising restriction includes characters or mascots promoting sugary cereals. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)<br /><br />Dr. Norm Campbell, a hypertension specialist at the University of Calgary who led the campaign Federal, provincial and territorial governments have said that protecting the health of children is a priority.<br />
The groups say that in 1989, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that “advertisers should not be able to capitalize upon children’s credulity” and “advertising directed at young children is per se manipulative.” Food companies in Canada, except Quebec, are not obliged by law to restrict unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children.<br /><br />Dr. Marie-Dominique Beaulieu is the president of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and practices in Montreal, where she says companies have clear rules on what is considered healthy. “Up to 80 per cent of food advertising actually advertises unhealthy food and we know that it has a direct impact on the choices that children make,” Beaulieu said.<br />
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<i><b>Canada hasn’t acted</b></i></blockquote>
<br />The World Health Organization released recommendations on the marketing of food and beverages to children and called on governments worldwide to reduce the exposure of children to advertising and to reduce the use of powerful marketing techniques employed by the manufacturers of foods and beverages high in saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free added sugars or sodium last May 2011.<br /><br />Canada has not acted on the recommendations, the health groups said.<br /><br />The group’s statement describes the policy goal this way: “Federal government to immediately begin a legislative process to restrict all marketing targeted to children under the age of 13 of foods and beverages high in saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or sodium and that in the interim the food industry immediately ceases marketing of such food to children.”<br /><br />They intend to use WHO’s suggestions on high content of saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free sugars or sodium.<br /><br />“Right now, we have a voluntary ban on marketing of <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/05/group-says-curb-junk-food-ads-aimed-at-children/" target="_blank">unhealthy foods</a> to children from the food industry,” said Campbell. “The industries that have signed on to that are the worst offenders. What they’ve done is made their own definition.”<br /><br />If the plan passes, the restrictions would apply to TV, internet, radio, magazines, mobile phones, video and adver-games, brand mascots, product placement, cross-promotions, school or event sponsorships and viral marketing.<br /><br />The Centre for Science in the Public Interest said on Wednesday night, NDP member of Parliament Libby Davies’s bill to phase in lower sodium levels in prepackaged foods and add simple, standardized labels, failed to pass with a vote of 147 to 122Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-82859457250742963662013-05-09T22:58:00.002-07:002013-05-09T22:58:52.149-07:00Women Smokers is More Risk from Colon Cancer<br />
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It is now well-established that
cancer is well-linked to smoking. And
now according to researchers, cigarettes increase the odds for developing colon
cancer, especially for women.<o:p></o:p></div>
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According to the new study,
published April 30 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, women
who've ever smoked have an almost 20 percent increased risk for colon cancer,
compared with women who never smoked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Women who smoke even 10 or
fewer cigarettes a day increase their risks for colon cancer," said lead
researcher Dr. Inger Gram, a professor in the department of community medicine
at the University of Tromso in Norway.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Because colon cancer is
such a common disease, even these moderate smoking accounts for many new
cases," she said. "A lot of <b>colon cancer can be prevented</b> if people
<b>don't smoke</b> -- especially women."<o:p></o:p></div>
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More than 600,000 men and women
ages 19 to 67 are involved in the study whereas they were surveyed by the
Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Participants answered questions concerning their smoking habits,
physical activity and other lifestyle factors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over 14 years of follow-up nearly
4,000 people developed colon cancer, and the odds were greatest for smokers,
women in particular according to Gram's team.
The risk for colon cancer increased 19 percent among women who smoked
and 8 percent for men who smoked, they added.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The researchers said, the more
years a woman smoked, the earlier she started smoking, and the more packs of
cigarettes smoked a year, the greater her risk of developing colon cancer.
Women who smoked for 40 years or more increased their risk for colon cancer
almost 50 percent, they added.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gram noted, their risk was
especially high for developing proximal, or right-sided, colon cancer, with a
type of tumor specifically related to smoking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gram said she was surprised the
link between <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2013/05/women-smokers-is-more-risk-from-colon-cancer/" target="_blank">smoking</a> and colon cancer was so much greater for women, and said
the reasons aren't clear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Although this study shows an
association between smoking and colon cancer, it does not establish a
cause-and-effect relationship. However, the link between smoking and colon
cancer is more than a coincidence, Gram pointed out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>"Colon cancer is a
smoking-related cancer,"</b> she said. "That has recently been
established by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World
Health Organization." Based on a review of prior research, the WHO says
long-term smoking appears to double the risk of colon cancer. It also increases
risk for bladder and pancreatic cancer, according to the agency.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One expert, Dr. Stephanie Bernik,
chief of surgical oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, doesn't
believe the heightened risk for colon cancer among women is solely related to
smoking. Alcohol use, diet and lack of exercise may also play a role, Bernik
said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Usually, <b>smoking goes along
with other bad health habits</b>," Bernik said. "However, this adds to
the growing data that cigarette smoking contributes to the increased risk of
colon cancer."<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another expert offered some
advice. "If you smoke, you should quit," said Dan Jacobsen, from the
Center for Tobacco Control at North Shore-LIJ Health System in Great Neck, N.Y.
"There are a lot of good methods, programs and resources out there if you
want to try to quit smoking," he added.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"<b>Smoking is just toxic to
our bodies</b>," said Jacobsen. "It's the number one preventable cause of
death and disease."</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-36444449540520516802013-05-01T22:20:00.001-07:002013-05-01T22:20:29.454-07:00Lower hypertension risk by two-thirds through lifestyle modifications<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Pursue healthy
lifestyle parameters to cut the danger of high blood pressure” – springhill medical</i></div>
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One of the most significant risk factors for cardiovascular
disease that leads to an estimated 15 percent of all deaths worldwide each year
is hypertension or high blood pressure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Micro-cracks in the inner lining of arterial walls are caused by an
excessive blood pressure consequently leads to a series of serious health
concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patching materials are
hurriedly pulled from blood circulation to fix the cracks; this is in a
desperate attempt to prevent a potentially deadly hemorrhage. This may save you
today and can continue a life for a while but over the course of several
decades, plaque volume increases until blood flow is cut off to the heart and
brain, or a clot becomes lodged in a narrowed artery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a number of important lifestyle
factors according to <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">medical</a> researchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These factors increase the risk for hypertension.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also found out that blood pressure can
be returned to normal without the need for pharmaceuticals that are ineffective
and wrought with deadly side-effects by modifying these actions.</div>
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Healthy behaviors regarding alcohol, physical activity,
vegetable intake and body weight reduce the risk of hypertension by two-thirds;
this is according to the research team from Finland reporting to the European
Society of Cardiology Congress. Prevention of hypertension is essential to
improving health and preventing morbidity and mortality, they further noted. Smoking,
alcohol consumption, physical activity, obesity and consumption of vegetables
are the five major cardiovascular disease-related lifestyle factors the have
identified.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their mission was to verify
if correcting abnormalities in these aspects could aid forecasting the
potential increase of blood pressure and development of clinical
hypertension.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They developed a large
legion study which includes 9,637 men and 11,430 women, aged 25 to 74 who were
free of hypertension during baseline measurements. The study was 20 years in
the making. The researchers set parameters for healthy lifestyle factors as
follows: Not smoking, Alcohol consumption less than 50g per week, Leisure time
physical activity at least three times per week, Daily consumption of
vegetables, Normal body weight (BMI lower than 25).</div>
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The study authors concluded “The risk of hypertension was
only one third among those having all four <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/05/lower-hypertension-risk-by-two-thirds-through-lifestyle-modifications/" target="_blank">healthy lifestyle</a> factors compared
to those having none… four modifiable lifestyle factors: alcohol consumption,
physical activity, consumption of vegetables and keeping normal weight have a
remarkable effect on the development of hypertension,” after 709 men and 890
women developed hypertension all through a 16-year follow-up period. Men were
more pronounced of lifestyle modifications than women, this is according to the
study the team had found out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
maybe because it’s due to increases in alcohol consumption and a tendency
toward obesity found within the male group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The majority of health conscious persons breathe within the lifestyle
parameters defined as healthy in this study.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Up till now it still acts as an important reminder to stay watchful at
all stages of life to thwart hypertension and stay disease-free.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-91775596562610774492013-05-01T21:07:00.001-07:002013-05-01T21:07:43.506-07:00Healthier Taco Bell Taco Bell was well-known as one of the purveyor of junk food and they wanted to start erasing that from our memory yet they are not ready to give up the chalupa yet. Wednesday, the chain announced that it’s exploring ways to offer more “balanced choices,” marking just the latest sign that the fast-food industry is trying to adapt to shifting tastes and upend the conventional wisdom that it only offers caloric indulgences. <br /><br />Taco Bell is testing a “range of products” this year, with national launches planned for 2014. He also said existing menu items could also be reformulated but noted that the chain would remain true to its brand, CEO Greg Creed said. “We’re not going to walk away from who Taco Bell is,” Creed stated. <br /><br />Taco Bell says, by 2020, 20% of its combo meals will meet nutritional guidelines for calories and fat set out by the federal government. People eat three meals a day, as a general thought, that means a single meal would have about a third of the recommended intake of about 2,000 to 2,500 calories. The company has no idea of what portion of meals currently meet those guidelines. Taco Bell is known for urging people to eat nachos as a “fourth meal” late at night, it is a bit of a contrary to the announcement and it gained a lot of skeptics. However it demonstrates just how much difficulty the broader industry is facing to overturn its greasy-food image as people more and more look out for alternatives they believe are <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2013/05/healthier-taco-bell/" target="_blank">healthier</a>. <br /><br />The lower-calorie options were a key indicator of growth at restaurant chains between 2006 and 2011 from a report by the Hudson Institute earlier this year. The increase in customer traffic rise by 11 per cent by those chains that expanded while those that didn’t saw traffic fall by 15 per cent, according to the public policy research group. As customer “tastes and needs” evolve, Creed said that offering more balanced choices would be critical in helping Taco Bell reach its growth targets over the next decade. <br /><br />As such, he said product developers have been given “nutrition guardrails” they need to stay within. He declined to provide details on the new menu offerings that are being developed. Taco Bell’s drive to raise the image of its food pave the way for last year’s introduction of a line of “Cantina” burrito bowls that are seen as being more in line with fast-growing rival Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Taco Bell claims its lower-calorie “fresco” options, which were introduced in 2005 and come without cheese or sour cream, account for only about 2 per cent of sales. “We’ve gone from the whistle-blowing stage to the higher-expectations stage, and some of those expectations are being met,” Mark Bittman, New York Times writer, wrote in the piece, which argued that the public was ready for a <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">healthy</a> fast-food chain. <br /><br />Those instances don’t stopped fast-food chains to offer more indulgent creations. Taco Bell rolled out hand-held tortilla-wrapped “griller” snacks; one of the varieties comes stuffed with fried potatoes, a nacho cheese sauce, bacon and sour cream, earlier this year. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-77114222368467656322013-04-22T01:16:00.002-07:002013-04-22T01:16:51.265-07:00Boston Bombing Aftermath<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/04/boston-bombing-aftermath/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Recents news</i></span></a> | Even if you were thousands of miles away we cannot help but
to feel a range of emotions the day after the terror bombing attack at the
Boston Marathon. Los Angeles psychologist Emanuel Maidenberg, PhD, says that in
the wake of all that horror, it’s understandable that emotions are still raw
and intense. “People become vigilant, they look around, they become
apprehensive,” says Maidenberg, director of the cognitive behavioral therapy
clinic at the UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. He added, empathy for
those killed or injured, as well as fear for your own safety and anger at the
bomber or bombers, are also common and normal at this time. One hundred fifty
and more are reported injured aside from the three people confirmed dead than
from two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the marathon Monday
afternoon.</div>
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He says, for people who witnessed the attacks, the same
emotions can surface, although they may be much more intense. “Some people feel
numb emotionally and some feel overwhelmed,” he says. “Some people feel they
have to start doing something right away to help other people.” Immediately
after the attacks, news reports told of runners who went straight to the nearby
hospitals to donate blood. “Some feel it’s best to withdraw and isolate
themselves,” he says. While the other emotions are healthy, withdrawing and
isolating are not, he says.</div>
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For the runners, especially those turned back from finishing
the race, he says, there is also disappointment and frustration. The next
question would be how to coup up and how to handle the stress after the
bombing. For the first few days after such a catastrophe, Maidenberg says,
sharing your feelings with others can help. The tendency to stay plugged in
constantly to news reports, though, can be mentally un<a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">health</a>y, he says. “We
want to know what’s happening, who’s behind it,” he says. That helps us deal
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He said it can also keep you from your regular activities,
which is good for healing. He then suggests limiting your news viewing. “My
advice is, you do want to seek accurate and timely information. Once or twice a
day, check in,” he says. The rest of the time, it’s better to go about your
typical activities, he says. This is the point in time where you must pay even
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than reducing the technique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s bright
to give yourself a reality check, too. “We should also remind ourselves that
the likelihood of this happening to us remains extremely low,” he says. While
those who witnessed the events firsthand may take longer to cope with their
emotions, anyone still feeling overwhelmed after 4 to 6 weeks should consider
seeking professional help, Maidenberg says.</div>
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“A new study has claimed that listening to live music may
boost the <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">health</a> of premature babies who are being treated in the neonatal
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According to the research, when the premature babies in
intensive care listened to live music, they showed measurable improvements in
heart rate, sucking behavior, sleep patterns and calorie intake. Adding up,
MyHealthNewsDaily reported, music helped parents and babies bond, and relieved
the stress of parents. The US study at 11 hospitals was composed of 272
premature infants in neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs. The infants had
health issues from breathing problems, bacterial bloodstream infections or down
to were small for their age. The researchers examined at preemies` reactions to
three types of music therapy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One is an
instrument involved a Remo ocean disc that produces a soothing “whoosh” sound.
Another one is an intervention involved a gato box, which is a drumlike wooden
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“According to the researchers, the ocean disc imitates the
sound of the in utero environment and in effect it could have a soothing,
sleep-enhancing consequence, whereas the gato box would sound akin to a
mother`s heartbeat.”</div>
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While in the third intervention, parents sang a lullaby to
their baby, what researchers call a “song of kin”, that had a cultural,
childhood or religious meaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But they
sang the default tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” if the parents didn`t
have a song of kin.For 10 minutes three times a week for two weeks each baby
was exposed to each intervention. Results demonstrated that each music
intervention had special various health benefits. In some case, preemies whose
parents sang to them had the furthermost boost in activity or alertness.</div>
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The whooshing sound of the Remo ocean disc was connected
with the utmost development in sleep patterns, and the sounds produced by the
gato box amplified babies` sucking behavior, that consequently helped with
swallowing and breathing. Comparing both babies who listened to song of kin and
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, babies who heard a song of kin consumed more
calories than babies who listened to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conversely, babies who heard “Twinkle,
Twinkle” had to some extent higher levels of oxygen in their blood. Parents who
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“The findings mean musical therapies could be tailored to
the specific needs of a preemie,” said study researcher Joanne Loewy, director
of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Beth Israel Medical
Center in New York. “Live sounds are the key. When a music therapist teaches
parents to entrain with the baby`s vital signs, it can have a therapeutic
effect,” Loewy said. The sounds researchers utilized during the study varied
from 55 to 65 decibels, alike to the volume of a moderate rainfall or a
conversation. | <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>source - <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2013/04/live-music-may-boost-health-in-premature-babies/" target="_blank">springhill medica<span style="font-size: x-small;">l</span></a></i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-83381669074365827372013-04-03T20:24:00.001-07:002013-04-03T20:24:32.391-07:00Higher Risk of Behavioral, Adaptive and Learning Problems on Children with Sleep Apnea“This study provides some helpful information for medical professionals consulting with parents about treatment options for children with SDB that, although it may remit, there are considerable behavioral risks associated with continued <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/04/higher-risk-of-behavioral-adaptive-and-learning-problems-on-children-with-sleep-apnea/" target="_blank">SDB</a>,” said Michelle Perfect, PhD, the study’s lead author and assistant professor in the school psychology program in the department of disability and psychoeducational studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. “School personnel should also consider the possibility that SDB contributes to difficulties with hyperactivity, learning and behavioral and emotional dysregulation in the classroom.” <br /><br />Sleep apnea is a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). A recent study found that obstructive sleep apnea is connected with elevated rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems in children plus other adaptive and learning problems. The journal SLEEP will feature the five-year study in their April issue. This study is utilized data from a longitudinal cohort, the Tucson Children’s Assessment of Sleep Apnea Study (TuCASA). The TuCASA study prospectively examined Hispanic and Caucasian children between 6 and 11 years of age to establish the occurrence and commonness of SDB and its outcomes on neurobehavioral functioning. The outcome of the study shows that 23 children had incident sleep apnea that actualized at some point in the study period, and 21 children had persistent sleep apnea the whole time of the entire study. While 41 children who at first had sleep apnea no longer had breathing problems during sleep at the five-year follow-up. The chances of having behavioral problems were four to five times greater in children with incident sleep apnea and six times higher in children who had persistent sleep apnea. <br /><br />Children with sleep apnea were more likely to have parent-reported problems in the areas of hyperactivity, attention, disruptive behaviors, communication, social competency and self-care compared to youth who never had SDB. Children with persistent sleep apnea moreover were seven times more probably to have parent-reported learning troubles and three times more likely to have school grades of C or lower. Mind you to have knowledge on fraud prevention because scam watch should always occur to you, there are scams present in every case. “Even though SDB appears to decline into adolescence, taking a wait and see approach is risky and families and clinicians alike should identify potential <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">treatments</a>,” said Perfect. <br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-55386595853860407562013-04-03T20:14:00.000-07:002013-04-03T20:14:18.871-07:00Natural cold and flu remedies for children<a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">Homemade medicines</a> are a lot cheaper, safer and easy access. It was always been a debate whether or not chemical medications are good for the heath or have no side effects on the body especially on children. Over the years, there have been many recalls on several drugs due to inadequate or worse non-existent testing procedures. <br /><br />This is a major burden to parents when their children become ill. Little did they know that there are other medications cheaper and safer. Here are some tips: <br /><br />This is something good for children and adults’ alike, homeopathic medicines can be found at most health food store in quick dissolving tablet form. <br /><br />· Belladonna- 6C: Best and helpful for fevers that come on unexpectedly, and it is also good for clear runny nose. Belladonna is helpful as well in easing headaches and inflamed red sore throats. <br /><br />· Pulsatilla-6C: When nasal discharge is thicker and children are acting clingy and weepy try using this because this is good for it. What’s more is it is helpful for earaches that are less intense. <br /><br />· Chamomilla- 6C: For irritability and digestive issues, this homeopathic remedy is very good for those sicknesses. And also this is a great help to ease severe pain associated with teething, earaches and gas pains. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: purple;">*these following guidelines are your medicine cabinet’s must haves. | source:<a href="http://springhillmed01.livejournal.com/14108.html" target="_blank"> springhill jouna</a>l</span></i></span></div>
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Without alcohol and other additives, onion and honey cough medicine is a wonderful homemade alternative. Be certain to use good honey; local, organic, raw honey is the finest as it will help to prevent allergies too. The benefit of both honey and onion is that it reduces bronchial constriction because both have anti-bacterial properties and onions contain a compound that. Any onion color will do, chop it and place in a jar, and cover the onion bits with honey. The next day, discard the onion pieces and save the liquid. <br /><br />This next tip has been used to promote health for centuries now. Honey and cinnamon, this mixture can aid at the first sign of cold and has proven to boost the immune system whether separately or together. To get rid of the cold, just mix one teaspoon of honey with a teaspoon of cinnamon, your colds will be gone in couple of days. <br /><br />This may sound a little unrealistic for some but definitely true, the healing power of touch. This healing power can be in the form of hugs, kisses, cuddles or even light placement of the hands on areas where there is pain and discomfort. Many studies can back-up that healing touch can reduce pain, boost the immune system, lower stress levels and promote relaxation and healing. <br /><br />Aside from being cost effective and easy to prepare, natural cold and flu remedies have higher success rate. Homeopathic medicines act to cure the imbalances that preceding to sickness and can be used to stop the illness altogether. They are better than the commercial. Over the counter medicines simply mask the symptoms, or antibiotics that are shown to lower the immune system and decrease resistance. It is also a good fraud prevention, no will never get scammed. Go for alternative medicines. <br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-43027038880909000432013-03-20T22:41:00.000-07:002013-03-20T22:41:11.101-07:00Cutting Edge: 3-D Tech Boosts Surgical Precision<br />
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<i>“3-D glasses aid
doctors carry through invasive surgery when their hands are hidden from view.”</i></blockquote>
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Now 3D glasses are not for moviegoers alone doctors could
make some assistance from it as well.
This is suggested by new studies. Doctors preferred to rely on their own
experiences having doubts and being skeptic about using the <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/03/cutting-edge-3-d-tech-boosts-surgical-precision/" target="_blank">3D technology</a> but
this was all in the past. This may now
change; it is all because of the new and improved 3D glasses and even
glasses-free systems. The study of 50
surgeons using the new technology showed improvements in surgical precision and
speed—funded by industry sponsors. “While the technology still requires some
fine-tuning, technology without the need to wear special glasses will increase
the popularity of 3D systems in operating rooms,” study leader Ulrich Leiner of
the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) in Berlin said in a statement.</div>
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Upgrading screens are lashing advancements in 3D technology
and now high-definition screens are already available. According to study co-author Michael Witte of
HHI, the next step is ultra-high definition, with a sixteenfold improvement in
resolution. To test it and evaluate the new 3D technology, researchers invited
surgeons from the Klinikum rechts der Isar’s surgical hospital, they will
determine if the technology is ready for hospital applications. A leading endoscope manufacturer and an
international display company financed the study. The surgeons tried-and-true
four different systems: 2D, 3D with glasses, 3D without glasses and a
mirror-based 3D system. The glasses-free
model relied on an eye-tracking camera system that delivered separate images to
each eye, creating a 3D effect in the brain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The technology works like this, the images came from
endoscopic cameras used in surgery. The doctors practiced a replicated, routine
surgical procedure in which they sewed up a wound in a model patient’s stomach
using a needle and thread. Just as in a
minimally invasive surgery, their hands were covered from view and to see what
they were doing they depend on the screen. “The results were astonishing,”
Hubertus Feußner, of the Klinikum rechts der Isar university hospital in
Munich, said in a statement. The winning surgeon performed the procedure in 15
percent less time and with considerably increased precision, Feußner said. According
to the researchers, the most surprising thing was that not only young surgeons
benefited, but experienced surgeons also.
The doctor that had won and performed best has worked at the hospital
for more than 30 years and has conducted thousands of operations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The surgeons who participated in the study rated the 3D
glasses system the highest while the glasses-free system as comparable to the
2D one. Once the technology is widely available, will doctors begin using it?
“There’s no doubt that 3D will be a commodity in the future,” Witte said. The
study’s results will be forwarded and presented at a congress of the
Association of German Surgeons in Berlin in April of this year. However, the findings have not been published
in a scientific peer-reviewed journal.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-19440120394208061322013-03-19T20:25:00.000-07:002013-03-19T21:28:09.375-07:00Age Healthy<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">What you put into your body together with the right combination of diet
and mental, physical, social and spiritual fitness plays a critical role in
determining whether a persons ages in a healthy way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The irony, those foods which may not be so appealing to the eyes and
taste buds quite often offer the greatest health benefits. Fish, nuts, richly
colored fruits and vegetables, legumes, yogurt, whole grains and plenty of
water make up a great combination for the ultimate Anti-<a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2013/03/age-healthy/" target="_blank">Aging</a> Diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can eat your way to a healthy living. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The body’s ability to absorb nutrients weakens as the body ages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of this, it is significant to know
the variety of sources of age-fighting foods in one’s chase to find their own
personal fountain of youth. Richly colored fruits and vegetables are great
antioxidants that offer vitamins A, C and E.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Antioxidants help to combat free radicals that can damage cells and
cause disease and deterioration.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtmnZ5lnO4p4EUe12PSveDilEn9xcRzmmbwjKu3h2Pbt8E7FGHh8xVwTsAc5UOXqzseVi-HjvUiZXV75luPNqhW7XZ39FD89ViwyY5Fv34qRq9HuwzWM7aLF80j5RLm9vGGgh7iGbSkFW/s1600/age+healthy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtmnZ5lnO4p4EUe12PSveDilEn9xcRzmmbwjKu3h2Pbt8E7FGHh8xVwTsAc5UOXqzseVi-HjvUiZXV75luPNqhW7XZ39FD89ViwyY5Fv34qRq9HuwzWM7aLF80j5RLm9vGGgh7iGbSkFW/s1600/age+healthy.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Bioflavonoid, a more specific antioxidant found in the pigment of richly
colored fruits and vegetables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bioflavonoid alone are said to lead to better eyesight, improved
cardiovascular health, increased capillary strength, improved structure of
connective tissues and appearance of skin, and a stronger immune system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">To prevent heart disease high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes,
arthritis, osteoporosis and much more eat fish, eggs and some oils each offer
omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">A well-balanced, anti-aging diet should have phytosterols to maintain
lower cholesterol levels, probiotics for digestive health, as well as calcium
and iron for bone and blood health, respectively. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Always keep moving, this Is one of the greatest secret of ant-aging and
whether you exercise at home, at a gym, in a class, or by yourself, the
benefits are sure to be in favor of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Remain consistent but it is also recommended that you consult your
physician before beginning any exercise program.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
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aging is not necessarily, nor solely affected by the normal aging process, this
is according to National Institute on Aging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In actual fact, to a greater extent of research demonstrates that
depression plays a larger, critical role in whether the aging mind is
unfavorably affected or deprived of its youth and memory function. New
activities, hobbies, and exercise are wonderful anti-depressants. According to
Healthy Aging Website list several ways to boost mental, social and spiritual
wellness:</span></div>
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with people</span></div>
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call someone, just to "chat"</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">·<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Volunteer your time. Get
involved with a cause you believe in or in something that interests you</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">·<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seek out variety and
challenge in your daily life</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">·<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give of Yourself. Be
generous with the most important thing you own -- your time. Volunteer: how
about the Peace Corps, a local nursing home, or teach a youngster to swim.</span></div>
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Faith. Belief in a higher power is of paramount importance according to the
contest entrants.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fact: </i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Before the web
about 20 years ago, roughly 4,000 people from 200 companies congregated in San
Diego for a conference to talk about the future of health-care information
technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was long before the
technology of the WEB begins, when computers in physicians’ offices were used
only for scheduling and billing patients and paper charts bulged out of huge
filing cabinets.</i></div>
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It was one of HIMSS’s or Information and Management Systems
Society’s first big conferences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several
physicians, technologists, visionaries, engineers and entrepreneurs shared one
idealistic goal, a goal to use information systems and technology to
fundamentally change health care. The intention was not just to improve the old system but a
future that looked a lot like we were being promised throughout the economy as
it sped into the Internet era.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The aim
is for the computers enabling improvements in the practice of medicine to make
it safer, higher quality, more affordable and more efficient, all in for one
same goal, to make the people healthier. A company that was called Allscripts was then built not long
after the said conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its focus was
electronic prescriptions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The old joke
about impossible to read doctor’s handwriting was after all no joke, because
according to The Institute of Medicine, about 7,000 Americans were dying each
year from paper prescription errors. The first fully electronic prescription using Allscripts
system was transmitted by an innovative physician named Azar Korbey of New
Hampshire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As of today about 600 million
prescriptions out of 1.5 billion in the U.S. are written electronically, this
is according to industry source SureScripts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a considerable development but there is more to do but it is
safe to say electronic prescribing is saving lives.</div>
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Rivals have a common goal, Allscripts, Cerner and Epic, to
make all physician practices and hospitals digital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the next phase was electronic health
records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These competitors found ways to
automate a complicated clinical encounter. The goal seems didn’t seem to be unattainable although
putting PCs on every desk was only the first step in the information
revolution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it all started when
these PCs were then connected to the Internet and developed “apps”, everything
changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider Amara’s Law: “We tend
to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate
the effect in the long run.”</div>
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The whole process has been hard, from zero to getting nearly
half a million physicians using electronic records, required a tough
effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rewording Churchill, this is not
the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But is it, perhaps, the end
of the beginning of the electronic health revolution. There had been many critics and disbelievers trying to knock
the value of the investments in the system, pass judgment on the government’s
stimulus, and doubted the return on investment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An open letter to president Obama by David Kibbe, a physician and
technology advisor to the American Academy of Family Physicians, says that
electronic health records are “notoriously expensive” and “difficult to
implement.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Disagreeing about subsidies,
Kibbe wrote: “Nor is there conclusive evidence that the use of EHRs improves
patient care quality.” More people now understand that making digital records work
is critical to fixing health care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
annual HIMSS conference held last week in New Orleans is expecting 35,000
people and 1,000 vendors to focus on that task.</div>
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“The impact of IT on health care over the past decade has so
far been modest,” this is concluded by the President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology concluded in a recent report.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The key words: so far. Investors and the
industry would be wise not to underestimate what’s coming. It is nothing short
of an explosion in innovation and creativity, facilitated by open systems and
connectivity. The technology can fix itself; this is was what the council
has found out. “The ability to integrate electronic health information about a
patient and exchange it among clinical providers remains the exception rather
than the rule,” this is what the report saying right now and this is exactly
what need the change. The job on getting all the physicians on board is still on
going, while the CDC reported in December that 73% of physicians now use
electronic health records, up from about a third two years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means a great progress yet there are
still many physicians using paper. Next step is to get all the records connected to each other,
this means the industry, through HIMSS and the government, through the Office
of the National Coordinator, are pushing for interoperability. For the time being, the existing systems that were already
installed needs improvement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
because they are not user-friendly, and this claim is from someone who spent 15
years developing and selling them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
the development of the new iPad and other mobile apps, this will help the
industry to do better and it will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Electronic health records today tend to be “information retrieval” tools
and we have to vitally change it.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVZ0FZ14RvxhzNMBPq1407cGIy5UblQ_UCCFKdNjJAQIzYkkND1VqfOUdF6mp5lA2YYGsGfUSmZq6de0Jx50NqXPFq_HOG-W8c9ZAOUJfESg74YwOQqlxLs6K72PtsoMrzhStpT9OCIB3/s1600/electronic+health+record.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVZ0FZ14RvxhzNMBPq1407cGIy5UblQ_UCCFKdNjJAQIzYkkND1VqfOUdF6mp5lA2YYGsGfUSmZq6de0Jx50NqXPFq_HOG-W8c9ZAOUJfESg74YwOQqlxLs6K72PtsoMrzhStpT9OCIB3/s320/electronic+health+record.jpg" width="320" /></a>Human health will be improved once records are open,
connected, and more user-friendly, we can start to add intelligence to the
network that will help doctors, nurses, care coordinators and patients all do a
better job. Health care in next to no time will be overflowing with
similarly exciting start-ups producing apps that alter everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We actually see it is starting to happen;
ground-breaking companies like dbMotion are linking dissimilar systems across
health care organizations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other
innovators, like Humedica recently acquired by OptumHealth, they are learning
how to mine data for insights that will help physicians and care coordinators
keep track of large panels of patients. <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2013/03/why-havent-electronic-health-records-made-us-healthier/" target="_blank">Medical apps</a> that dial into electronic health records at
last are starting to be seen everywhere. This will impact cost and quality in
very significant ways like an example is a wireless scale can notify a nurse
when a congestive heart failure patient gains weight indicating dangerous fluid
retention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or just look how convenient
this will be, wearing a device that allows your vital signs to be remotely
monitored all the time, rather than at a once-a-year doctor visit. “Technology, properly applied, is indistinguishable from
magic.” It is the “applied” part of that dream we are still working on. But I’m
confident we’ll get there. A connected system will help patients take
responsibility for their health. Strong teams of physicians, nurses and
caregivers will use an intelligent network to make their results better and
their jobs easier. It does sound like magic. And we are getting closer each
year. Just take a walk around HIMSS and you’ll see the future.—Arthur C. Clarke</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-66974838277914464452013-02-27T20:35:00.000-08:002013-03-19T21:30:39.939-07:00How can Not Sleeping Affect your Health<i>One night without sleep can make you feeling tired the whole day and yawning will probably annoy you and the people around. How about two nights of no sleeping or three? It will surely make you cranky and restless. But just a week of not enough sleep can radically change the activity of human genes. – <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/02/how-can-not-sleeping-affect-your-health/" target="_blank">Springhill group</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2805018239406996377"> </a></i><br /><br />According to a new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, just one week of abnormal, insufficient sleep is enough to dramatically alter the activity of human genes.<br /><br />University of Surrey in England conducted a survey and the experiment discovered that lack of sleep, at least less than six hours a night will affect the activity of over 700 of our genes.<br />
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<br />The genes that will be affected are associated with controlling response to stress, immunity, and inflammation.<br /><br />Furthermore, the research demonstrates that insufficient sleep reduces the number of genes that normally peak and fall in expression during a 24-hour period from 1,855 to 1,481.<br /><br />After a week of pitiable sleep the number of genes influenced by sleep deprivation is seven times greater.<br /><br />Obesity, cognitive impairment, heart disease are just few of the complications of not having enough sleep.<br /><br />According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, sleep deprivation and sleep disorders affect from 50 to 70 million people in America thus making sleep disorders very common. But until recently, scientists were unaware how gene expression patterns were modified by poor sleep. These ‘gene expression’ patterns offer critical clues on the possible molecular mechanisms that connect sleep with total health.<br /><br />26 volunteers were followed; they were exposed to a week of sleep deprivation and a week of sufficient sleep. Each week, blood samples were collected and were controlled for the effects of light, activity, and food during the week of insufficient sleep.<br /><br />The genes affected by poor sleep were linked to circadian rhythms, metabolism, and sleep homeostasis.<br /><br />Macromolecular metabolism, gene-expression regulation, chromatin modification, inflammatory responses, immune responses, stress responses, these are the biological processes that the investigators found as being affected.<br />
<br />“This research has helped us to understand the effects of insufficient sleep on gene expression. Now that we have identified these effects we can use this information to further investigate the links between gene expression and overall health.” says Derk-Jan Dijk, Director of the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey.<br /><br />This study was made possible by a team up of researchers completed by sleep and circadian rhythm experts in functional bioinformatics and genomics, and physiologists.<br /><br />
The biological processes recognized may be involved with the negative results of poor sleep on health and stress the links between sleep homeostasis, circadian rhythmicity, and metabolism.<br /><br />“The current interest in sleep and circadian rhythms as determinants of health and disease is a vital area of research. By combining our expertise in sleep and ‘genomics’ (the study of the full complement of our genes), we are starting to make breakthroughs that will have an impact on our understanding and treatment of poor health arising from insufficient sleep.” says Colin Smith, Professor of functional genomics at the University of Surrey.<br /><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-69632391331107762982013-02-10T20:40:00.003-08:002013-02-10T20:40:54.176-08:00Springhill Group: Cancer Prevention<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Lifestyle has a big factor in having cancer and also
a big factor to avoid it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do not overeat; obesity can cause a lot of risk to get
cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a major cause of cancers of
the esophagus, colon and rectum, pancreas, breast, endometrium, and kidneys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overeating can encourage tumor growth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tumors entail a lot more energy to absorb
nutrients and grow and divide faster than a normal, healthy cell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Control your diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eat sufficient and not more than what your
body needs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Exercise can reduce you risk for many types of cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being fit seems to have an anti-cancer effect
in itself aside from helping you loose weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Exercising doesn’t necessarily mean going to the gym, you can exercise
at home a 30 minute a day at least 5 days a week can help cancer prevention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Limit your alcohol intake; we need to be careful about how
much alcohol we drink.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol regularly increases your risk factor for
many types of cancers </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">of the mouth, pharynx, larynx,
oesophagus, colon and rectum, and breast; and also causes cirrhosis, which
raises the risk of liver cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More
than 2 drinks of alcohol a day for men and 1 alcohol drink for women a day can
increase risk factors for certain types of <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2013/02/cancer-prevention/" target="_blank">cancer</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The most significant cancer risk factor that we can reduce
is smoking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many though that smoking is
only responsible for lung cancer but little did they know that it also causes
many types of cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second hand smoke
is even dangerous because this contains </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">more than 60 known<span class="apple-converted-space"> carcinogens’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span>These carcinogens interrupt normal cell development. This
interference is what ignites cancer development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
is </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">the
smoke exhaled from a smoker or a lit cigarette, pipe or cigar.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A well-balanced diet
is beneficial for countless reasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eating fruits and vegetables can protect against several
cancers, they contain antioxidants, we should eat five serves of
vegetables <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">and</span> two
serves of fruit each day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Antioxidants help
repair our damaged cells.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Green, orange
and yellow fruits and vegetables are your best bet to help prevent cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Studies also demonstrate that dark fruits,
like blueberries and grapes, may also have anti-cancer properties.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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According to many studies, cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and
cauliflower appear to pack a powerful punch at preventing cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional cruciferous vegetables include bok
choy, Brussel sprouts, and cabbage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although meat is a terrific source of protein it is probably
the most surprising finding that red meat was convincingly linked to colorectal
cancer, along side with processed meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red meat contains
much more fat than poultry and fish</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
and studies shown that </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">a
diet high in animal fat increases the risk for several types of cancer</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A diet high in fat
also is major cause of obesity, which is a risk factor for many types of
cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
more meat you eat, the greater the risk is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>About 30% increase in cancer risk factor is added to meat consumers
compare to non-eater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>500 grams* of red
meat is the only amount recommended in a week and avoid processed meat such as bacon,
ham, salami, corned beef and some sausages. Legumes such as beans, lentils and
soybeans are good substitutes for protein source.</span></div>
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too much according to some scientists is cooking at high temperatures (another
reason to curb your barbecue cravings) and red meat’s natural glycoproteins,
which induce chronic inflammation in human tissue.</span></div>
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reduce the risk of cancer of the pancreas, and diets high in calcium may reduce
the risk of bowel cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional
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– you don't need them and some have been linked to cancer</span></li>
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babies for the first six months: breastfeeding protects women against
breast and other cancers.</span></li>
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can also lead to chronic inflammation, which in turn, could encourage
tumor growth.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Most cancer can be avoided and it is easier
than you think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lifestyle plays a big
role in cancer prevention; you can drastically reduce your risk if you change
your lifestyle soon.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-18862199087383177292013-02-03T20:03:00.000-08:002013-02-03T20:03:04.256-08:00 Do Infections Speed Up Alzheimer's? Springhill medical group reported>><div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“An increase in brain
inflammation, such as that caused by age, diabetes and obesity, is known to
increase risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Now scientists at UK's
Southampton University are about to start a three-year study, using brain
tissue generously donated by people who died with Alzheimer's disease, to see
if inflammation caused by infections such as those of the urinary tract or
chest, also speeds up progress of the disease.” – <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/255781.php" target="_blank">medical news today</a></i></div>
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In an announcement released on Wednesday, study leader
Delphine Boche, Lecturer in Clinical Neurosciences at Southampton, says: "Many
of the known risk factors for Alzheimer's, like age, obesity and diabetes,
increase inflammation in the brain and we think that infections could be
another risk factor." "There is already evidence that the immune
system is on high alert in people with Alzheimer's and we think that an extra
trigger, like an infection, could tip the balance and make immune cells switch
from being protective to harmful," she adds.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>alzheimer's brain</i></td></tr>
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Alzheimer's Research UK has already put £300,000 into the
project. The money is part of the charity's £20m investment in leading dementia
research in the UK. </div>
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The study started in January 2013, and will add to the
growing pile of evidence that shows how the immune system is implicated in
Alzheimer's disease. The Southampton team believes that in Alzheimer's, the
immune system goes beyond its role as protector of the body and starts causing
damage, like it does in an autoimmune disease.</div>
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For their study, Boche and colleagues will use brain tissue
generously donated by people who had Alzheimer's disease when they died. With
reference to donors' medical records, the researchers will compare the brains
of those who had infections when they died with those who did not.</div>
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They will be particularly interested in immune cells known
as "microglia", which go around mopping up cellular debris. They will
use fluorescent tags to label the cells in the brain, and look at them under
the microscope. The team will be looking for signs that infection causes
distinct changes in microglia in people with Alzheimer's. Boche says they
believe the microglia may produce chemicals that are harmful to surrounding
cells and make Alzheimer's worse.</div>
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"The findings could have important implications both
for our understanding of the disease and for the management of healthcare in
the elderly," says Boche, adding that she and her team are
"incredibly grateful to Alzheimer's Research UK and their supporters for
providing us with the funds to make the research possible".</div>
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The hope is the findings will increase understanding about
how to delay the progression of Alzheimer's, a disease that affects over half a
million people in the UK. Eric Karran, Director of Research at Alzheimer's
Research UK, says: "Slowing the progression of Alzheimer's could have a
huge impact on families and allow people more valuable time with their loved
ones." "Only by understanding the factors that drive the disease, can
we develop new and innovative ways to slow it down," he adds. Last year,
several new studies helped with funds from the charity, showed that
inflammation plays an important role in Alzheimer's, and the charity expects
this latest project will build on those results.</div>
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In June 2012, scientists in the US reported the results of a
small trial where a group of Alzheimer's patients treated for 3 years with an
immunotherapy drug showed no symptom decline over the treatment period.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-54133270839704619552013-01-13T19:20:00.001-08:002013-01-13T19:20:36.461-08:00Anti-aging without Surgery <i>article from <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2013/01/anti-aging-without-surgery/" target="_blank">springhill group </a></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ultherapy</i> </td></tr>
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Afraid to age but more afraid of knives and undergo surgery? We always look for the best things and best ways on how to avoid looking old. Have you ever wonder how to reclaim your youth while you do not have to go under the knife? <br /><br />Dr. Luis Zapiach, a plastic surgeon and owner of Art Plastic Surgery in Paramus, N.J., thought that he sees trends in non-invasive procedures increasing year after year. <br /><br />“We’re doing many, many more non-invasive treatments, which include the injectables Botox and Dysport – these are by far the most common treatments,” says Zapiach. “The other treatments that we’re doing are also injectable treatments such as the fillers Radiesse, Restylane, Juvederm – and then we’re also doing tightening procedures.” <br /><br />All of us will age and as a part of aging process more and more physical features will vanish along the way. We lose volume in places like our eye sockets, cheeks and jaw line. the doctor have the solution for that, Fillers and injectables, although he said that those are temporary. It will last anywhere from six months to a year but will on depend on the one you choose. A non-invasive procedure that uses a patient’s own fat is permanent though. <br /><br />“I’m actually a big proponent of fat if you have a good result with these temporary fillers,” said Zapiach. “We use it to volumize the face where people have lost that volume and that contour, also in the nasal labial folds we also put it along the jaw line itself.” <br /><br />For the millions of people that have sun spots and scars on the surface of their skin that become more prevalent with age, Zapiach said laser technology has vastly improved over the past decade, with patients seeing full results in about three months. <br /><br />“Before we had a solid beam of laser, now it’s fractionated into a lot of different little beams, and that allows for a much quicker recovery period,” he said. “Whereas before, you needed two or three weeks of downtime; now you only have five days.” <br />
<br />Patients looking to turn back the hands of time have a non-invasive option that was most commonly associated with pregnancy: ultrasound unlike before when face lifts used to be the way to go for patients looking to tighten up the saggy, loosening of the facial skin that comes with age. <br /><br />“Ultherapy actually has an indication to lift and tighten that area . . . as well as the neck and also the eyebrows,” said Zapiach. “We'll see results in the cheeks that it will lift and tighten the cheeks and jowls as well.” <br /><br />But the doctor warned that not everyone is a candidate for non-invasive procedures. Dr. Zapiach also cautioned that patients with advanced aging may have to resort to surgical options. <br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-72677137238855020162013-01-09T13:30:00.000-08:002013-01-09T13:30:01.366-08:00Springhill Group: What is the Stem Cell Therapy?<!--[if !mso]>
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We have been hearing about this stem cell lately but does everyone know
about what this really is?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to
medical researchers, <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2013/01/what-is-stem-cell-therapy/" target="_blank">stem cell</a> treatments have the potential to change the face
of human disease and alleviate suffering.<br />
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There are already many stem treatments nowadays but they are not usually
used because they tend to be experimental and they are very expensive.<br />
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Medical researchers foresee being able to use technologies derived from stem
cell research to treat cancer, spinal cord injuries, and muscle damage, amongst
a number of other diseases and impairments.<br />
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This stem cell therapy is established in order to treat disease or injury by
introducing new adult stem cells into damaged tissue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stem cell therapy is an intervention
strategy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good thing about stem cell
is that there are minimal risk of rejection and side effects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have the ability to self-renew and give
rise to subsequent generations with variable degrees of differentiation
capacities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also offer significant
potential for generation of tissues that can potentially replace diseased and
damaged areas in the body.<br />
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It has been said that there are already a number of stem-cell therapies that
exist but most are costly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
bone-marrow transplantation, to some extent has exemption.<br />
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Medical researchers are hopeful of that adult and embryonic stem cells will
soon be able to treat cancer, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Parkinson’s disease,
Huntington’s disease, Celiac disease, cardiac failure, muscle damage and
neurological disorders, and many others. Even so, more research is necessary to
understand stem-cell behavior before stem-cell therapeutics can be practiced in
the clinical setting and upon transplantation as well as the mechanisms of
stem-cell interaction with the diseased/injured microenvironment.<br />
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Tissues and organs in the body that are damaged due to age, disease and
congenital defects can now regenerate and be repaired by the use of stem cells
to create living and functional tissues again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stem cells have the ability to go to these damaged areas and regenerate
new cells and tissues by performing a repair and a renewal process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They restore functionality.<br />
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Stem cells have the power of restoring organ and/or tissue function for
patients with serious injuries or chronic disease in which the bodies own
responses are not sufficient enough to restore functional tissue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The growing number of patients who needs transplantation
and the fear of looking old lead to a search for new and alternative therapies.<br />
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Although stem cell therapy comes in to be very costly more and more are
trying to gain benefits from the therapy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were many claims that the said therapy is yet very effective yet
no side effects at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But many are
still skeptical of stem cell theraphy because it is still under research and
study.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may have no effects now but
could have later on.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-85026104129839206142013-01-08T20:48:00.001-08:002013-01-08T20:48:08.667-08:00Springhill Group: Older People More Vulnerable to Fraud<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Federal Trade Commission: Up to 80 percent of scam victims are over 65. Despite long experience with the ways of the world, older people are especially vulnerable to fraud. <br /><br />Crooks find older people more susceptive from <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/2012/12/older-people-more-vulnerable-to-fraud/" target="_blank">fraud</a>. Their age acts as if a built-in detector for the scammers. The reason may lie in the brain region called the anterior insula. The anterior insula is less active in older people as a result making them less cautious than younger people. <br /><br />According to social neuroscientist Shelley Taylor of the University of California, Los Angeles, research backs up the idea that older people can put a positive spin on things — emotionally charged pictures, for example, and playing virtual games in which they risk the loss of money. “Older people are good at regulating their emotions, seeing things in a positive light, and not overreacting to everyday problems,” she says. But this trait may make them less wary. Both FTC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation agreed on their findings that older people are easy targets due in part to their tendency to put emphasis on the positive, which also supports Taylor’s findings. <br /><br />Taylor and colleagues made an experiment to find out if older people really are less able to spot a shyster. Signs of untrustworthiness include averted eyes; an insincere smile that doesn’t reach the eyes; a smug, smirky mouth; and a backward tilt to the head. The participants were asked to rate each face on a scale from -3 (very untrustworthy) to 3 (very trustworthy). They showed photos of faces considered trustworthy, neutral, or untrustworthy to a group of 119 older adults (ages 55 to 84) and 24 younger adults (ages 20 to 42). <br /><br />The study can be considered to be successful because, the “untrustworthy” faces were perceived as significantly more trustworthy by the older subjects as by the younger ones, as expected from the older people. To further attest to the theory, the researchers then performed the same test on a different set of volunteers, this time imaging their brains during the process, to look for differences in brain activity between the age groups. In the younger subjects, when asked to judge whether the faces were trustworthy, the anterior insula became active; the activity increased at the sight of an untrustworthy face. The older people, however, showed little or no activation. <br /><br />The insula’s job is to collect information not about others but about one’s own body — sensing feelings, including “gut instincts” — and present that information to the rest of the brain. “It’s a warning bell that doesn’t seem to work as well in older people.” By habitually seeing the world in a positive light, older people may be overriding this warning signal, says Taylor. “It looks like the brain is conspiring with what older people do naturally.” <br /><br />But the theory has its flaws since the study is limited to faces. Whether the insula activates in response to non-facial cues, such as telephone scams (a particular problem for older people), remains unclear, says Taylor. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-23625695465940149892012-12-16T21:46:00.000-08:002012-12-16T21:46:04.727-08:00Springhill Group: Treat Childhood ObesityYou may find fat kids cutie ones but they may be starting to suffer from obesity. Obesity is a serious medical condition that often leads to serious diseases. Childhood obesity often carried out until adulthood, more health complications may occur. And obesity plays a significant role in causing certain so called ‘adult ailments’ in our children such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.<br />
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Childhood obesity is usually caused by eating too much and not getting enough exercise. While there are some genetic and hormonal causes of childhood obesity, studies show the primary cause of children being overweight is due to lifestyle issues such as eating more calories than is needed to support their growing bodies, daily activities and metabolism.<br />
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All experts agreed that obesity is a health risk that may result to the following health problems for children.<br />
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Hypertension<br />
Type 2 Diabetes<br />
Orthopedic<br />
Sleep<br />
Depression<br />
Asthma<br />
Body Mass Index (BMI)<br />
Height and BMI<br />
Heredity<br />
Signs of stress of weight on lower limbs and joints<br />
Absence of logical thinking<br />
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How to treat obesity in children:<br />
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If your child has a weight problem you should a consult a doctor or nutritionist. A healthy eating plan is strongly suggested. This is also to make sure that no serious health problems have developed. Some parents delay this action in the hopes that the problem will just go away but this delay can cause more complications and illness and I will get worse.<br />
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Not only obesity can cause many health problems but it can also cause variety of emotional problems. Their being obese can lower their self-esteem. So do not make them feel bad more about themselves, they had enough from school instead just need to help them by developing healthy eating and exercise habits, and lots and lots of moral support.<br />
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You should be aware avoiding making their weight as an issue, if you will encourage him to focus on his weight tendency is that their self-esteem will suffer more rather it is best to show them how maintaining a healthy weight will lead to extra energy and fewer health problems.<br />
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Express your unconditional love. Remember to make them fell loved no matter what. Overweight children need support, acceptance, and encouragement from their parents.<br />
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This is probably the most important and maybe the best solution. Be a good role model. Parents are responsible for putting healthy foods in the kitchen at home, as well as leaving unhealthy foods on the grocery store shelves. You cannot really blame the kids because you maybe is the problem. Practice what you preach! After all you are the one responsible of what food to put in the table.<br />
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Do not set food as rewards and put realistic goals. It is also better if you will spend time together exercising, in this way he will be more excited to do it because he is with you. Make them feel that you are together with this.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-91244419737231344692012-12-16T20:02:00.000-08:002012-12-16T20:03:23.745-08:00Highly Pathogenic H5N1: Deadly to Birds and to Humanshttp://springhillmedgroup.com/<br />
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Influenza A virus or more known to us as H5N1 is an avian (bird) flu, an influenza A subtype that has caused outbreaks in domestic poultry in parts of Asia and the Middle East. This is deadly to them and is considered “highly pathogenic” meaning highly disease causing. Although the virus does not usually infect people but infectious that these viruses occurred in humans. Most of these cases have resulted from people having direct or close contact with H5N1-infected poultry or H5N1-contaminated surfaces.<br />
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There are three types of viruses, A, B, and C, that can cause flu to <a href="http://springhillmedgroup.com/" target="_blank">human</a>. The type A is characterized not only to human but to other mammals and birds too. The virus transmitted by air. The type A virus is composed of two obligatory protein components. One is called hemagglutinin and is lettered H, and the other—neuraminidase (N). And there are 13 variants of hemagglutinin and 9 of neuraminidase, which then can characterized what type of virus it is. Making H5N1 is just out of the many possible variants of the virus structure.<br />
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Many parts of the world has been infected by the virus such as Asia, parts of Europe, the Near East Africa, birds as well as half of the humans infected did not survive. The outbreaks infected poultry and wild birds, and humans who have direct contact with the infected animal. In most cases, healthy children and young adult and have resulted from direct contact with H5N1-infected poultry or contaminated surfaces were infected.<br />
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The H5N1 virus does not infect humans easily and in general it remains very rare disease in people. If the person is infected it is not that easy to spread it to another human. However, there has been some human-to-human spread of the virus although it is limited.<br />
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But scientists are anxious that H5N1 virus one day could infect humans then spread easily from person-to-person because viruses such as influenza have the ability to change.<br />
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Although at the moment that the virus do not commonly infect humans, there is little or no protection against them and if the virus will change and could begin to spread from human-to-human there will likely result a very high deaths.<br />
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To know whether infected by the virus, people may show as follows:<br />
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Fever and cough<br />
Acute respiratory distress<br />
Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing<br />
Abdominal pain<br />
Diarrhea<br />
Muscle aches<br />
Conjunctivitis<br />
Breathing problems (severe cases)<br />
Pneumonia (severe cases)<br />
Complications:<br />
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Pneumonia<br />
Respiratory failure<br />
Shock<br />
Altered mental state<br />
Seizures<br />
Failure of multiple organs (e.g. kidney failure)<br />
Death<br />
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If someone with H5N1 experienced diarrhea followed rapidly by a coma without developing respiratory or flu-like symptoms. Studies showed of the levels of cytokines in humans infected by the H5N1 flu virus. Of main concern is an elevated level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha, a protein that is associated with tissue destruction at sites of infection and increased production of other cytokines. A flu virus-induced increase in the level of cytokines is also associated with flu symptoms including fever, chills, vomiting and headache. Tissue damage associated with pathogenic flu virus infection can ultimately result in death.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761598990219432478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805018239406996377.post-40488647325227335202012-11-27T22:55:00.001-08:002012-11-27T22:55:35.094-08:00Warning! Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to your Health!<i>Article from the <a href="http://recentnews.springhillmedgroup.com/2012/11/warning-cigarette-smoking-is-dangerous-to-your-health/" target="_blank">Springhill Group</a></i><br />
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Did you know that the leading cause of premature death in
the United States is no other than cigarettes?
A preventable death but it claims almost half a million lives each
year. To the extent that the government
required larger and more prominent warnings on cigarette packaging and
advertisements as part of the strategy to help consumers quit smoking and
prevent young people from starting. But
despite of this it seems like tobacco users are not conscious about it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The effects of cigarette smoking to human health are really
serious and in fact deadly. There are
approximately 4000 chemicals that are present in the chemical composition of
cigarette and hundreds of which are toxic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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the human body are destructive and widespread.
The ingredients in cigarette affect everything from the internal functioning
of the organs and target the efficiency of the body’s immune system. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body.
Smoking causes many diseases and reduces the health of smokers in general.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here are some facts cigarette smoking can cause you. Toxic ingredients in cigarette smoke travel
throughout the body, causing damage in several different ways. Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in red
blood cells, preventing affected cells from carrying a full load of
oxygen. Cancer-causing agents (carcinogens)
in tobacco smoke damage important genes that control the growth of cells,
causing them to grow abnormally or to reproduce too rapidly. The carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene binds to cells
in the airways and major organs of smokers.
Smoking affects the function of the immune system and may increase the
risk for respiratory and other infections.
There are several likely ways that cigarette smoke does its damage. One is oxidative stress that mutates DNA,
promotes atherosclerosis, and leads to chronic lung injury. Oxidative stress is thought to be the general
mechanism behind the aging process, contributing to the development of cancer,
cardiovascular disease, and COPD. The
body produces antioxidants to help repair damaged cells. Smokers have lower levels of antioxidants in
their blood than do nonsmokers. Smoking
is associated with higher levels of chronic inflammation, another damaging
process that may result in oxidative stress.
Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is
inhaled. It has been found in every part
of the body and in breast milk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Due to these facts, it is now known that cigarette smoking
is deadly. An estimated 443, 000 deaths,
or nearly one of every five years, each year has been noted in United States
alone. It is more than the deaths
caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use,
motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined. Smoking causes an estimated 90% of all lung
cancer deaths in men and 80% of all lung cancer deaths in women. An estimated 90% of all deaths from chronic
obstructive lung disease are caused by smoking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is very bothering.
That is just some of the diseases that one can get from cigarette
smoking. Smoking can also increased
heart heath risks, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and cancer not
to mention infertility, preterm delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight, and
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).</div>
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