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Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop

Natalie Angier
New York Times
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:21 UTC
If after a few months' exposure to our David Lynch economy, in which housing markets spontaneously combust, coworkers mysteriously disappear and the stifled moans of dying 401(k) plans can be heard through the floorboards, you have the awful sensation that your body's stress response has taken on a self-replicating and ultimately self-defeating life of its own, congratulations. You are very perceptive. It has.

As though it weren't bad enough that chronic stress has been shown to raise blood pressure, stiffen arteries, suppress the immune system, heighten the risk of diabetes, depression and Alzheimer's disease and make one a very undesirable dinner companion, now researchers have discovered that the sensation of being highly stressed can rewire the brain in ways that promote its sinister persistence.
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Personality Type Linked To Risk Of Death Among Individuals With Peripheral Artery Disease


Science Daily
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:22 UTC
A preliminary study suggests that a negative, inhibited personality type (type D personality) appears to predict an increased risk of death over four years among patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Peripheral arterial disease occurs when plaque builds up in arteries that supply blood to body areas other than the heart and brain, such as the extremities. However, patients with PAD also have an increased risk of secondary events such as stroke, heart attack and death, according to background information in the article. "Preliminary evidence suggests that personality traits such as hostility may also be associated with the severity and progression of atherosclerosis [plaque buildup] in patients with PAD," the authors write. "Another potential individual risk factor in this context is the distressed personality type (type D). Type D refers to the joint tendency to experience negative emotions and to inhibit self-expression in social interaction."
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Does Sugar Feed Cancer?


Science Daily
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:48 UTC
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have uncovered new information on the notion that sugar "feeds" tumors. The findings may also have implications for other diseases such as diabetes. The research is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"It's been known since 1923 that tumor cells use a lot more glucose than normal cells. Our research helps show how this process takes place, and how it might be stopped to control tumor growth," says Don Ayer, Ph.D., a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator and professor in the Department of Oncological Sciences at the University of Utah.

During both normal and cancerous cell growth, a cellular process takes place that involves both glucose (sugar) and glutamine (an amino acid). Glucose and glutamine are both essential for cell growth, and it was long assumed they operated independently, but Ayer's research shows they are inter-dependent. He discovered that by restricting glutamine availability, glucose utilization is also stopped. "Essentially, if you don't have glutamine, the cell is short circuited due to a lack of glucose, which halts the growth of the tumor cell" Ayer says.
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Underlying Sleep Problem Linked to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder In Children


Science Daily
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:23 UTC
A study in the March issue of the journal SLEEP suggests the presence of an intrinsic sleep problem specific to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and supports the idea that children with ADHD may be chronically sleep deprived and have abnormal REM sleep.
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Gut Fermentation Syndrome

Kerri Knox
Natural News
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:24 UTC
Across the Internet and in many books and magazines there are claims that people with symptoms of fatigue, chemical sensitivities, brain fog and other vague symptoms have an 'Intestinal Candida Infection' or an 'Intestinal Yeast Infection' . Despite these claims, most doctors patently reject the theory that Candida yeast can flourish in the intestinal tract and cause these symptoms. The truth may lie in the surprising findings of a condition that neither side has likely ever heard of- 'Gut Fermentation Syndrome'!
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How to protect yourself if you are forced to take an A/H1N1 vaccine

Clare Swinney
Web of Evidence
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:43 UTC
This report provides practical information on how to protect yourself if you are unlucky enough to be forced to take an A/H1N1 vaccine.

Dr Russell L. Blaylock, a highly-respected neurosurgeon, who has authored three books on nutrition and wellness, including Health And Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life, recently spoke with Dr Bill Deagle, MD of The Nutrimedical Report about some proven natural, readily accessible solutions that may help deal with the toxic effects of A/H1N1 vaccines. The excellent hour-long interview can be downloaded from Here at 0731091 and a transcript of the interview is posted at Dr Deagle's site at this link here.

Dr Blaylock's List of suggestions on How to Reduce the Toxic Effects of the A/H1N1 Vaccine, is as follows:

1. Number one on the list says Dr Blaylock, is to bring a cold pack with you and place it on the site of the injection as soon as you can, as this will block the immune reaction. Once you get home, continue using a cold pack throughout the day. If you continue to have immune reactions the following day, have cold showers and continue with the cold press.
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Sleep apnea raises death risk 46 percent: study


Reuters
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:39 UTC
Washington (Reuters) - Severe sleep apnea raises the risk of dying early by 46 percent, U.S. researchers reported Monday, but said people with milder sleep-breathing problems do not share that risk.

They said people with severe breathing disorders during sleep were more likely to die from a variety of causes than similar people without such sleep disorders. The risks are most obvious in men aged 40 to 70, Naresh Punjabi of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and colleagues found.

Sleep apnea is caused by a collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Strong snoring can be a symptom but what makes apnea different are numerous brief interruptions in breathing.
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Field of Dreams: The SSRi Scandal

Bob Fiddaman
OpEd News
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:24 UTC
I was exchanging emails late last night and early this morning with a prominent figure in the world of SSRi's.

I'm not or never have been an academic. I have no qualifications. I only go on my research and personal experience with Seroxat/Paxil.

During this exchange of emails I became aware that the whole risk/benefit regarding SSRi's is so blindingly obvious to regulators and pharmaceutical companies. They have known for years that the benefits do not outweigh the risks. They have merely been keeping quiet about it. When someone does question their thinking behind the risk/benefit ratio a plan kicks into action. We get pharma spokespersons running off at the mouth with the same line,"Seroxat has benefited millions of people world-wide" springs to mind here - a line constantly thrown out by Spokespersons from GlaxoSmithKline when Seroxat has come under pressure from the mainstream media. They can't, however, back this claim up, but they have a history of not being able to back certain claims, don't they?
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Swine Flu Vaccine linked to Paralysis

Mike Adams
NaturalNews.com
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:31 UTC
A warning letter about the swine flu vaccine was leaked to the DailyMail over the weekend. Written by Professor Elizabeth Miller, head of the Health Protection Agency's Immunization Department, it warns neurologists that the influenza vaccine of 1976 was linked to a devastating neurological condition called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). "The vaccines used to combat an expected swine influenza pandemic in 1976 were shown to be associated with GBS and were withdrawn from use," says the July 29 letter.
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Some Conditions Misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder

Amy Norton
ABC News
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:11 UTC
A study published last year suggested that bipolar disorder may be over diagnosed in people seeking mental health care. Now new findings shed light on which disorders many of these patients actually have. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, involves dramatic swings in mood -- ranging from debilitating depression to euphoric recklessness.

In the original 2008 study, researchers at Brown University School of Medicine found that of 145 adults who said they had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, 82 (57 percent) turned out not to have the condition when given a comprehensive diagnostic interview.
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