Health & Wellness

Educated people cope better with dementia

Kate Kelland
Reuters
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:28 UTC

Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing the brain-wasting disease, scientists said on Monday.

The findings by scientists from Britain and Finland could have important implications for public health at a time when populations in many countries are rapidly aging and dementia numbers are expected to rise sharply.

The researchers found that people who go on to university or college after leaving school appear to be less affected by the brain changes, or pathology, associated with dementia than those who stop education earlier.

"More education is not associated with any differences in the damage to the brain, but people with higher education can cope with that damage better," Hanna Keage from Cambridge University, who worked on the study with an Anglo-Finnish team, said in a telephone interview.

Medical devices send 70000 American children to ER annually

Associated Press
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:43 UTC

More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests.

About one-fourth of the problems were things like infections and eye abrasions in contact lens wearers. These are sometimes preventable and can result from wearing contact lenses too long without cleaning them.

Other common problems found by researchers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration include puncture wounds from hypodermic needles breaking off in the skin while injecting medicine or illegal drugs; infections in young children with ear tubes; and skin tears from pelvic devices used during gynecological exams in teen girls.

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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00 UTC

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Is Hidden Fungus Making You Ill?

Dr. Mark Hyman
Huffington Post
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:17 UTC

A hidden fungus may be making you ill. A 35-year-old recently walked into my office suffering from a whole list of health problems (which is why I often call myself a "whole-listic doctor"). She had chronic fatigue, recurrent yeast vaginal infections, itchy ears, dandruff, patchy itchy skin rashes, irritable bowel syndrome, muscle twitching, acne rosacea, malabsorption, headaches and more.

These symptoms can have multiple causes, but in her case all of these problems were related. They were symptoms of an overgrowth of yeast in and on her body. This patient had such a fungus problem that she was practically a walking mushroom!

The cause was clear. She had taken many, many courses of antibiotic over the years. She had been diagnosed with a mostly benign condition called mitral valve prolapse--a problem I believe is over diagnosed and over treated--and "needed" antibiotics every time she went to the dentist. In addition, she had many urinary tract infections for which she took many more courses of antibiotics.

Comment: For a more in depth look at the 'Hidden Fungus' that makes you ill read the following articles:
For a Celiac Sufferer, a New Mystery Illness
The Dark Side of Wheat - New Perspectives on Celiac Disease and Wheat Intolerance
Gluten: What You Don't Know Might Kill You

In addition read the following forum threads:
Candida - The Silent Epidemic
Anti-Candida, Inflammation, Heavy Metals Detox and Diet

FDA's Painkiller Abuse Plan Rejected

Matthew Perrone
Los Angeles Times
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:27 UTC

Federal health advisers said Friday a government proposal to curb misuse of powerful painkillers does not go far enough to fix a problem linked to hundreds of fatal overdoses annually.

The Food and Drug Administration summoned a panel of 35 outside experts to review its plan to reduce the misuse and abuse of long-acting pain relievers. The agency's plan consists mainly of educating doctors and patients about appropriate use of the drugs.

But the FDA panel voted 25-10 to reject the agency's proposal, saying more requirements and training are needed for health professionals who prescribe the drugs.

Medicating the Military

Andrew Tilghman & Brendan McGarry
Armytimes.com
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:24 UTC

© Steven Doll
Spc. Michael Kern has been prescribed a cocktail of drugs as part of his "Warrior in Transition" plan, as he deals with PTSD and other issues since his Iraq deployment.

Use of psychiatric drugs has spiked; concerns surface about suicide, other dangers

At least one in six service members is on some form of psychiatric drug.

And many troops are taking more than one kind, mixing several pills in daily "cocktails" - for example, an antidepressant with an antipsychotic to prevent nightmares, plus an anti-epileptic to reduce headaches - despite minimal clinical research testing such combinations.

The drugs come with serious side effects: They can impair motor skills, reduce reaction times and generally make a war fighter less effective. Some double the risk for suicide, prompting doctors - and Congress - to question whether these drugs are connected to the rising rate of military suicides.

"It's really a large-scale experiment. We are experimenting with changing people's cognition and behavior," said Dr. Grace Jackson, a former Navy psychiatrist.

Government is daring to keep kids on drugs

Tom Lyons
Herald Tribune
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:06 UTC

Apparently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had at least heard about the suicide of Gabriel Myers.

Myers' death by hanging happened in a Florida foster home last year, but that wasn't the main reason it triggered a major reaction at Florida's Department of Children and Families.

The real reason: He was 7 years old.

Whatever else might have helped lead such a young child toward ending his life, one detail was impossible to ignore: The boy was being treated with three different psychotropic medications.

Meditation Techniques Have Different Effects

Psych Central
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:03 UTC

Meditation is an alternative medicine modality prescribed by physicians to help individuals relieve stress and, at times, reduce pain.

However, as Western medicine turns to meditation, doctors are learning that meditation incorporates a variety of techniques including methods that originated from Buddhist, Chinese, and Vedic traditions.

And, just as the techniques vary in delivery, the clinical effects of meditation may also have a variety of outcomes.

A new paper published in Consciousness and Cognition discusses three categories to organize and better understand meditation:

Why Factory Farms Threaten Your Health

John Robbins
Huffington Post
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:52 UTC

One of the techniques modern factory farms routinely use to increase weight in livestock is to give all of the animals a dose of antibiotics with every meal. When this is done, the bacteria in the animals' guts that are susceptible to the drugs are killed. When this practice is ongoing, it creates a microbial vacuum in the animals' intestines that gives an extraordinary competitive advantage to any bacteria that develop resistance to the antibiotics. If your goal was to breed bacteria that could not be controlled by antibiotics, you could hardly design a more effective system. It is not entirely an exaggeration to say that as a result, factory farms have become biological weapons factories.

Medical Marijuana to be OK in Select VA Clinics

Hope Yen
Washington Post
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:49 UTC

Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it's legal, according to new federal guidelines.

The directive from the Veterans Affairs Department in the coming week is intended to clarify current policy that says veterans can be denied pain medication if they use illegal drugs. Veterans groups have complained for years that this could bar veterans from VA benefits if they were caught using medical marijuana.

The new guidance does not authorize VA doctors to begin prescribing medical marijuana, which is considered an illegal drug under federal law. But it will now make clear that in the 14 states where state and federal law are in conflict, VA clinics generally will allow the use of medical marijuana for veterans already taking it under other clinicians.

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Health & Wellness

Educated people cope better with dementia

Medical devices send 70000 American children to ER annually

Sit More, Die More?

Is Hidden Fungus Making You Ill?

FDA's Painkiller Abuse Plan Rejected

Medicating the Military

Government is daring to keep kids on drugs

Meditation Techniques Have Different Effects

Why Factory Farms Threaten Your Health

Medical Marijuana to be OK in Select VA Clinics

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