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London - Cases of a life-threatening form of pneumonia that affects the young are rising rapidly in Britain. It now affects around 1,000 children a year. The cause of the increase is unknown but experts fear a vaccine in the immunisation programme could be contributing. This severe pneumonia infects the lining of the lungs called the pleura, making it hard to breathe. It requires hospital admission to drain the chest cavity. The children affected are frightened and in pain and many undergo surgery to scrape out the contents of the pleura ~ a process called surgical debridement. Child health specialists say cases of the pneumonia, known as serotype 1, have risen tenfold in a decade. They warn that a vaccine against pneumococcal disease called Prevenar, introduced in 2006, could be fuelling the rise.
NEW DELHI: India could see several cases of brain tumour over the next two-to-three years due to constant use of mobile phones say neurologists, as they debate a recent Australian study that says a correlation does exist between the two.
Australian neurosurgeon Dr Vini Khurana's study predicts that the fallout of heavy mobile phone use would be visible soon as the nation's love affair with mobile phone climbs to dizzying heights.
In his research, Khurana says heavy usage of cell phones for a period of 10 years or more doubles the chances of brain tumour. It also, he adds, has larger public health ramification than asbestos and smoking.
Australian neurosurgeon Dr Vini Khurana's study predicts that the fallout of heavy mobile phone use would be visible soon as the nation's love affair with mobile phone climbs to dizzying heights.
In his research, Khurana says heavy usage of cell phones for a period of 10 years or more doubles the chances of brain tumour. It also, he adds, has larger public health ramification than asbestos and smoking.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil. A deadly dengue fever epidemic has sickened tens of thousands and claimed at least 80 lives since the start of the year, and it shows no signs of slowing.
Fear of infection has forced thousands of tourists to cancel vacations to the city of Rio de Janeiro and pushed many residents indoors rather than risk being bitten by the striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the disease.
Fear of infection has forced thousands of tourists to cancel vacations to the city of Rio de Janeiro and pushed many residents indoors rather than risk being bitten by the striped Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits the disease.
Dr. William Hirzy:
1) Fluoride is not an essential nutrient (NRC 1993 and IOM 1997). No disease has ever been linked to a fluoride deficiency. Humans can have perfectly good teeth without fluoride.
2) Fluoridation is not necessary. Most Western European countries are not fluoridated and have experienced the same decline in dental decay as the US (See data from World Health Organization in Appendix 1, and the time trends presented graphically here). The reasons given by countries for not fluoridating are presented in Appendix 2.)
3) Fluoridation's role in the decline of tooth decay is in serious doubt. The largest survey ever conducted in the US (over 39,000 children from 84 communities) by the National Institute of Dental Research showed little difference in tooth decay among children in fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities (Hileman 1989). According to NIDR researchers, the study found an average difference of only 0.6 DMFS (Decayed Missing and Filled Surfaces) in the permanent teeth of children aged 5-17 residing in either fluoridated or unfluoridated areas (Brunelle and Carlos, 1990). This difference is less than one tooth surface! There are 128 tooth surfaces in a child's mouth. This result was not shown to be statistically significant. In a review commissioned by the Ontario government, Dr. David Locker concluded:
"In summary, we hold that fluoridation is an unreasonable risk. That is, the toxicity of fluoride is so great and the purported benefits associated with it are so small - if there are any at all - that requiring every man, woman and child in America to ingest it borders on criminal behavior on the part of governments."
1) Fluoride is not an essential nutrient (NRC 1993 and IOM 1997). No disease has ever been linked to a fluoride deficiency. Humans can have perfectly good teeth without fluoride.
2) Fluoridation is not necessary. Most Western European countries are not fluoridated and have experienced the same decline in dental decay as the US (See data from World Health Organization in Appendix 1, and the time trends presented graphically here). The reasons given by countries for not fluoridating are presented in Appendix 2.)
3) Fluoridation's role in the decline of tooth decay is in serious doubt. The largest survey ever conducted in the US (over 39,000 children from 84 communities) by the National Institute of Dental Research showed little difference in tooth decay among children in fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities (Hileman 1989). According to NIDR researchers, the study found an average difference of only 0.6 DMFS (Decayed Missing and Filled Surfaces) in the permanent teeth of children aged 5-17 residing in either fluoridated or unfluoridated areas (Brunelle and Carlos, 1990). This difference is less than one tooth surface! There are 128 tooth surfaces in a child's mouth. This result was not shown to be statistically significant. In a review commissioned by the Ontario government, Dr. David Locker concluded:
"The magnitude of [fluoridation's] effect is not large in absolute terms, is often not statistically significant and may not be of clinical significance" (Locker 1999).4) Where fluoridation has been discontinued in communities from Canada, the former East Germany, Cuba and Finland, dental decay has not increased but has actually decreased (Maupome 2001; Kunzel and Fischer,1997,2000; Kunzel 2000 and Seppa 2000).
Stanford University researchers say that they have found people having higher levels of anticipatory worry to do better in a financial game during a study.
Gregory Samanez-Larkin, a psychology graduate student at Stanford, has revealed that the studys results were based on brain scans of activity in a part of the brain called anterior insula, which enables people to sense or monitor danger to a certain extent.
The researchers said that the subjects had "a higher fidelity when it comes to making economic decisions, when the anterior insula was more active.
"They were better at predicting what might happen," Live Science quoted Samanez-Larkin as saying.
He said that the participants learnt to avoid losses while playing the same game several months later.
"I wouldn't call it intelligence. (Instead), it's a sort of expertise," he added.
Gregory Samanez-Larkin, a psychology graduate student at Stanford, has revealed that the studys results were based on brain scans of activity in a part of the brain called anterior insula, which enables people to sense or monitor danger to a certain extent.
The researchers said that the subjects had "a higher fidelity when it comes to making economic decisions, when the anterior insula was more active.
"They were better at predicting what might happen," Live Science quoted Samanez-Larkin as saying.
He said that the participants learnt to avoid losses while playing the same game several months later.
"I wouldn't call it intelligence. (Instead), it's a sort of expertise," he added.
Comment: One naturally wonders how this information would be abused should it get into the wrong hands.
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines -- The Zamboanga City Health Office said the number of dengue cases here have gone so high this year that they surpassed the number of cases recorded during the first quarter of 2005 and 2007.
Dr. Rodelin Agbulos, city health officer, told the Inquirer on Friday that more people were still catching the mosquito-borne virus.
Dr. Rodelin Agbulos, city health officer, told the Inquirer on Friday that more people were still catching the mosquito-borne virus.
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One of the savviest politicians of our generation, known for his wit, charm, and calm under extreme pressure, Bill Clinton appears out of character in the speeches and interviews televised since his bypass surgery September 6, 2004 - and his mental deterioration may be accelerating. Remember, this is the president who withstood public impeachment before the entire world for his relationship with Monica Lewinsky without once losing control. Now, he is easily angered by hecklers, and makes factual mistakes and racial slurs while aggressively defending his wife's campaign for presidency. Everyone sees his mental and emotional decline, yet to date, no medical professionals have spoken out about the cause or offered help.
"Moment by moment you create your brain."
That was a statement made at the end of an Ideal Aging lecture at Quail Creek on last week by psychologist Joyce Shaffer, Ph.D, who has spent more than 40 years studying brain activity.
That was a statement made at the end of an Ideal Aging lecture at Quail Creek on last week by psychologist Joyce Shaffer, Ph.D, who has spent more than 40 years studying brain activity.
NORTHWOOD - Though Coe-Brown Academy shut down Friday after hundreds of students were out sick with flu-like symptoms, the school is expected to be open Monday.
Our long influenza nightmare is almost over.
After an unusually intense attack, this winter's nasty flu is easing its stranglehold on Arizona, finally allowing our frantic ERs to take a deep breath.
But it's leaving behind the highest number of confirmed flu cases in Pima County - at least 782 - since we began counting them.
After an unusually intense attack, this winter's nasty flu is easing its stranglehold on Arizona, finally allowing our frantic ERs to take a deep breath.
But it's leaving behind the highest number of confirmed flu cases in Pima County - at least 782 - since we began counting them.
Comment: Guess what the conclusions of the telecom companies' study will be?