tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62295523759848326542024-03-12T17:33:51.664-07:00Healthy is LifestyleMake Our Lifestyle is a Healthy Lifestyleidoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-60008065154617236552012-04-24T19:50:00.000-07:002012-04-24T19:50:40.407-07:00Orthopedists take bone freezing technique to treat cancerBrazilian doctors are using a freezing technique to <b>treat bone cancer</b>. Although little used in Brazil, the method was developed in Japan, where it is routinely applied 13 years ago. Works as follows: the doctor cuts the diseased bone, "stripping" the tumor is out, scrape the tumor is inside the bone and have the material for pathological analysis.<br /><br />Then bone "clean" is dipped into a tank with liquid nitrogen, where it remains for 25 minutes at a temperature of -193 ° C. Thereafter, the bone is removed and dipped in distilled water at room temperature to thaw and be reimplanted in the patient. Freezing kills the diseased cells and healthy.<br /><br />Conventional treatment of bone cancer typically includes chemotherapy sessions and performing surgery to remove the diseased bone. Once in place, the patient receives a metal prosthesis or bone donor (coming from a bone bank).<br /><br />"The most common is to use prostheses because there are few bone banks in the country The advantage of freezing is that it uses the patient's own bone, with perfect anatomical fit," said Walter Meohas, an oncologist at the National Cancer Institute (Inca ) and head of oncology at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (Into).<br /><br />Here, for now, few centers know and use the technique of freezing. The pioneer was the orthopedic oncology Marcio Moura, Curitiba, who performed the first surgery of its kind in 2003, the Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Parana (UFPR).<br /><br />Since then he has operated and 67 patients had no recurrence of the tumor in the bone, just had a recurrence in soft tissue. At least 12 of these patients operated for over five years, never had problems again walk normally and therefore are considered <u>cured of bone cancer</u>.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-28983829317016410642012-04-18T00:35:00.002-07:002012-04-18T01:37:42.376-07:00Baby with six legs struggle to survive in PakistanDoctors are trying to save him to a hospital in Karachi. A baby born with six legs in a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. The deformity put the baby's life at serious risk, and doctors are fighting to save him.<br />
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The image was made in the hospital ICU Pakistan, where he is hospitalized, and it was released by the National Institute of Child Health in the country. The six legs are the result of a rare genetic condition, hospital officials explained.<br />
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As has been previously known that an unusual child was born in the city of Sukkur in Pakistan. The little boy was born Friday with no fewer than six legs, according to local media.<br />
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Both mother and child stated, however, feel good, even if the hospital keeps an extra eye on him.<br />
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According to his father Imran Sheikh, who works as a radiology technician, he is their first child.<br />
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For treatment of the rare congenital anomaly, the family referring physicians at the local hospital to a more modern hospital in Karachi. There, the boy would be able to get the superfluous legs surgically removed. But the surgery is considered to be very costly.<br />
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According to Imran Sheikh, the family is hard up financially, and therefore he call for help. "I appeal to the philanthropists and the authorities to come forward for the child's treatment", he said to Pakistani media.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-71656539906602498942012-02-12T18:58:00.000-08:002012-02-12T18:58:01.205-08:00Tattoo do bald hair to hide the baldness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cheaper solution than the implant is beginning to be used by men. Most men suffer a lot when you start to go bald. For those who want to find a way but can not spend too much money on implants and treatments - came a peculiar alternative: get a tattoo in the shape of hair on the head.<br /><br />The output, known as MHT (Micro Hair Technique) is becoming so popular in England that the number of supporters increased 20% last year, according to British newspaper Daily Mail.<br /><br />There, a transplant goes for about $ 68,000 (25,000 pounds). Since the tattoo is for $ 5,400 (2,000 pounds) - and cheaply.<br /><br />The technique was developed by Ian Watson, in a curious case: after the tragic death of his brother Paul at age 32 because of cancer, he asked the widow and ex-sister to pick up the smallest pen that had the hair and draw bald head of the deceased - who lost their hair due to chemotherapy.<br /><br />After much research, Ian began to take the idea forward, with specialists in hair loss and also with experts in semi permanent makeup. It worked. Now it will open clinics in Europe and the United States.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-15056331806190701242012-02-06T22:48:00.000-08:002012-02-06T22:48:02.677-08:00Newborn survives heart surgery 17 hours after birthBefore the operation 11 hours, she was only 15% chance of life. A baby less than a day old became the youngest person to undergo a heart surgery that is needed to open the heart. Jasmine Carr was only 15% chance of survival when surgeons operated 17 hours and a half hours after she was born. Information is the DailyMail.<br /><br />The child is now out of intensive care in the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, the parents John and James expect her to come home until April. Alcohol present in wine is also beneficial to the heart. She leaves the hospital where received heart fell to the ground.<br /><br />Mexican medical leave for heart transplantation fall. The couple discovered that Jasmine suffered from a syndrome called hypoplastic left heart, where a party fails to form properly, when the pregnancy was 20 weeks.<br /><br />The doctors then had to induce labor at 37 weeks, and Jasmine was born with a heart the size of a walnut. At birth, the doctors opted for emergency surgery, leaving the terrified parents.<br /><br />"To hear that your daughter has little chance of life is the most painful thing you can hear as a mother," said the mother of Jasmine.<br /><br />Asif Hasan, one of the doctors who operated on Jasmine, re-plumbed the heart and trained the right to do the work left in an operation 11 hours. But Jasmine suffered a cardiac arrest the next day and had to spend nearly three months in intensive care.<br /><br />Then she was finally transferred to the ward just before Christmas last year and doctors are now confident of a full recovery. Last Monday she underwent another operation to widen an artery and their parents wait to take her home in the coming months.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-31225936346659207612012-01-27T20:11:00.000-08:002012-01-27T20:11:34.782-08:00Bacteria that eats human flesh almost kills British tennis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Level of infection is so high that it has killed three out of four who contract. The tennis star Kate White, 32, contracted a bacteria that scares even the doctors. Its main symptom is to leave the skin looking discolored, as if it were being slowly devoured.<br />
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Before falling into a coma and almost dying on the level of infection, Kate came to think that small wounds with pus that appeared on her left elbow was a reaction to an insect bite. But why do not heal quickly, Kate went to the hospital where she was given a sling to support and prescribed pain medicine. What did not work.<br /><br />Days later with a blistering pain, she returned to hospital where she lapsed into a coma. It was then that doctors discovered that Kate had necrotizing fasciitis, a bacterial infection that destroys skin and soft tissues beneath it, including fat and the tissue covering the muscles.<br /><br />The condition is often referred to as "flesh-eating bacteria", because it spreads through soft tissue, releasing toxins that destroy tissue. But little is known about risk factors for infection.<br /><br />Surgeons spent four days cutting out the infected flesh around the arm of Kate in an attempt to prevent the infection from spreading. But before the surgery, Kate's family had to sign a declaration allowing doctors to amputate her arm to save her life. According to the doctors this type of infection that kills, on average, three out of four people who get it, and it had already infested the arm of Kate.<br /><br />About a week later, Kate came out of the coma. "The doctors told me they had never seen someone as sick as I, who had survived. I'm lucky to be alive",Kate said.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-41800205907864172622012-01-02T00:50:00.000-08:002012-01-02T00:52:57.521-08:00Food influence the mental capacity of the elderly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Elderly people whose blood has higher levels of certain vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids maintain their mental capacity and memory longer, a study released on Wednesday.<br />
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It found that older people who consume these vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids do not experience a reduction in the volume of his brain, a phenomenon typically observed in people suffering from Alzheimer's.<br />
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Published in the Nov. 28 issue of Neurology, the study determined that high levels of vitamin B, C, D and E, as well as omega 3, found mainly in fish, have positive effects on mental health and the rest of the body .<br />
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"This approach shows clearly the biological and neurological effects, good and bad, linked to different levels of nutrients in the blood," said Maret Traber, Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, in the northwestern United States.<br />
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"The vitamins and nutrients you would get by eating a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and fish can be measured with the aid of blood biomarkers. I am convinced that these nutrients have a great potential to protect the brain and make it work better, "said Traber.<br />
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The survey also reveals that the study participants with diets rich in trans fats and acids, abundant in dairy products and fried foods, the results were worse on the cognitive test and showed significant reduction of the brain.<br />
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The researchers analyzed 104 individuals with mean age of 87 years, tested with 30 biomarkers of nutrients in the blood. Of this total, 42 also underwent magnetic resonance imaging to measure the volume of their brains.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-74914807126544670992011-11-26T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-26T00:00:07.228-08:00Anti-culotte (Diet)In an area as critical as the breeches, it is vital to reduce the volume. Get it with this diet.<br /><br />View a beautiful rear depends largely feed. In particular, the presence in the diet everyday products with a high content of protein, essential to maintain muscle tone.<br /><br />Just think that the buttocks as a whole, so to speak, it is precisely this (muscle) to see how far it is important to eat protein.<br /><br />So if you want to lose weight or lose volume in this area, consider the following recommendations:<br /><br />- Do not cut too much consumption of meat, fish and eggs. -Protein foods are the basis of the structure of our body and also of the muscles.<br /><br />- When proteins are eaten in quantity not ideal, there may be different health problems, but the aesthetic is a very typical example: the sagging muscles. Several areas of the body sag and look down and get a little consistent.<br /><br />- One of the most affected is the tail, for one simple reason: it is composed almost entirely of muscle, in particular a very large and powerful that is divided into three: greater gluteus, gluteus medius and gluteus smaller.<br /><br />- Eat protein in an appropriate proportion causes the muscles in general and in particular to strengthen glutes, benefiting the silhouette.<br /><br />- When deciding what to eat for each firm buttocks, do not neglect protein feed, they contribute to the maintenance of muscle. But do not abuse. When in doubt, follow the guidelines for a balanced daily diet: 10 to 15% protein, 20 to 25% fat and 55 to 65% of carbohydrates. Thus, there is no fail.<br /><br /><b>good ideas</b><br />Whenever you want to sweeten any food, replace sugar with artificial sweetener. In addition, at bedtime, drink a glass of milk or tea with a simple toast or two biscuits or toast Maria.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-63935236384339419232011-11-25T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-25T00:00:06.692-08:00Milk prevents cancer and helps you lose weight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The results of a Spanish study, milk is a food that not only serves to strengthen bones.<br />
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A study carried out by a professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and presented at the seminar 'Milk, a food for all ", says it is possible to reduce by 34% the incidence of colon cancer due to consumption of calcium, vitamin D , essential fatty acids and other nutrients that make up the milk.<br />
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The investigator concluded that, without neglecting your calorie (semi-skimmed milk contains about 47 kcal per 100 g), milk helps you lose weight thanks to its bioacivos peptides. Drinking a glass of milk before the meal is very satiating and promotes a lower intake of food, thus helping to maintain weight.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-59495731372553766132011-11-24T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-24T00:00:11.559-08:00Soy beverages in childhood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seixas Alva Martin, nutritionist, explains the nutritional composition of these drinks and whether they are beneficial for children.<br />
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There are variations in the market for soy juice depending on the brand, but the average values are around 45 to 55 kcal / 100 ml, which represents more than a third of daily energy needs. Most of the products, rather than the name suggests, there is more than a common soda or nectar.<br />
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Consider the list of ingredients such as: water, fruit juice-based juice concentrate (ten to 20 percent on average), sugar (cane sugar, fructose or dextrose), soybeans (two to four percent on average ), stabilizers: pectin and agar-agar, acidity regulators, lactic acid and citric acid, natural flavoring, salt.<br />
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The average nutritional composition of proteins has values between 0.5 to 2 g. fat (between 0.2 and 1 g) and 10 g of carbohydrates of which are sugars 9 g and 0.0 g lactose is.<br />
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As you can see the list of ingredients and nutritional information, juices or fruit juices with soy have too many sugars. The juice or fruit juice with soy are not an acceptable substitute for milk or soy drink enriched with calcium (and preferably, vitamins D and B12), or cow's milk.<br />
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Childhood soy beverages contain calcium and are low in protein, it is not an acceptable substitute for milk or soy drink enriched with calcium (and preferably, vitamins D and B12) or cow's milk.<br />
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If you intend to replace the dairy, soy milk should provide, for each 100 ml, approximately: 45 calories, 3.5 g protein, 3 grams of carbohydrates or carbohydrates, 120 mg of calcium and 0.05? G of vitamin D.<br />
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Although they have a known allergenic potential, the soy milk is an alternative recommended by pediatricians to babies born to vegan parents, who are allergic to cow's milk protein or lactose intolerance.<br />
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The content of phytoestrogens, this ranges from 1 to 2 mg/100 ml (the higher the amount of protein, the more isoflavones). Either way, you would drink almost two liters of fruit juice for soy isoflavones provided by a cup of soy milk.<br />
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The fruit juice with soy can steal space for food essential to the development of a child and can cause a serious problem in eating behavior, to habituate them to eating sweet and watery.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-2747110049421333242011-11-23T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-23T00:00:12.721-08:00Thin soy or dairy can reduce blood pressure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association concluded that changing the consumption of refined carbohydrates by eating soy products and dairy products lean can help lower blood pressure.<br />
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Research with the participation of 350 persons with hypertension who were not being medicated. Participants ate for two months, supplements based on soy protein, milk protein or refined carbohydrates.<br />
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If the latter group showed no effect on blood pressure level, the remaining participants who took the supplements had a slight decrease in systolic blood pressure. Experts recommend not to put aside carbohydrates, preferring the full versions, healthier for the body.<br />
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The publishing of this information is the responsibility of the journalidoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-20094373196920882582011-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-22T00:00:05.886-08:00Gene mutations of acute lymphoblastic leukemia T-cellPortuguese researchers identify gene mutations that trigger acute lymphoblastic leukemia T-cell cancer of the blood is an especially common in children that is characterized by an uncontrolled increase in the number of T lymphocytes (white blood cells).<br /><br />Had met several molecular mechanisms related to the onset of these leukemias, that result from mutations in different genes involved in processes of growth and differentiation of T cells<br /><br />However, a study published in early September 2011 in the prestigious journal Nature Genetics, carried out by a group of researchers from the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) in Lisbon, now reveal the molecular mechanism involved in the onset of acute lymphoblastic leukemia T cells in some patients. The study also shows that there is a group of drugs that may act against the development of such tumors, opening new prospects for future therapy.<br /><br />Identifying and understanding the effect of each mutation found in patients with leukemia helps to develop effective therapies targeted specifically to each subtype of tumor, depending, however, changes associated with it. In the study now published in Nature Genetics, the researchers did was to identify a set of previously unknown mutations (and which appear in about 9% of leukemia patients studied) and show that these mutations may be causing the same type of tumors.<br /><br />The researchers went further and also identified a set of drugs that can be effective in eliminating the effect of these mutations leading to cell death that have them, which gives a potential future therapeutic application of this discovery. Mutations occur now identified a gene that codes for a protein that is located on the surface of T cells, called interleukin-7 receptor.<br /><br />This protein is distributed along the cell surface and contact with both the exterior and the interior, thus providing a link passage of chemical information from outside to inside the cell. This transfer of information occurs when another protein, which circulates in the bloodstream and is called interleukin-7, binds to the receptor on the surface of T cells<br /><br />The binding of interleukin 7 to its receptor triggers a series of reactions inside the cell that are, under physiological conditions, essential for normal development and proliferation of T cells The researchers have now discovered that cancer cells of some pediatric patients with leukemia containing the mutated receptor and that mutation of the receptor causes it to fail to require the foreign intelligence (the binding of interleukin 7) to promote cell multiplication.<br /><br />As a result, T cells multiply uncontrollably, causing a tumor, the authors found in this study. This research, conducted in the laboratory from samples of patients, was coordinated and developed in Portugal in Cancer Biology Unit at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, led by John T. Roach, in collaboration with teams based in various countries, including a Centro Infantil Boldrini in Campinas, Sao Paulo (Brazil) and another from the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland (USA).idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-38990342445677435302011-11-20T21:39:00.001-08:002011-11-20T21:40:41.440-08:00Revolutionized treatment of epilepsyThe President of the Portuguese League Against Epilepsy (LPcE) noted today a "small revolution" in the clinical management of disease, simultaneously translated into concerns associated with pathologies "that formerly did not see themselves as a whole."<br /><br />Speaking to the Lusa news agency, Francisco Sales explained that it is serious diseases with consequences in terms of personality and emotions, which will be discussed on Saturday in Lisbon, BIAL Forum of Neurology 2011.<br /><br />"We must look for epilepsy, not as a homogeneous disease, but as a continuum of things. On one side of the spectrum, we can have only one person who has epilepsy and that, moreover, makes his living entirely normal. But on the other side of the spectrum, we highly disabled patients, often institutionalized, and with epilepsy in the context of a much more serious disease, "he said.<br /><br />Lisbon to the forum, the president of LPcE perspective not only a deepening of this special issue, but also other scientific approaches "cutting edge" of the disease as "a search for new causes for epilepsy."<br /><br />The event will be the researcher Anne Berg, Epilepsy Center Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, author of studies indicate that people with epilepsy have higher rates of cognitive impairment, behavioral and psychiatric disorders, sudden death and / or suicide.<br /><br />His studies also indicate that epileptics may have lower academic performance and professional and even more unsuccessful marriage.<br /><br />Epilepsy affects in Portugal from 50,000 to 60,000 people and 100,000 people come every year, 50 new patients.<br /><br />"These are relatively high rates and that is why epilepsy is most common chronic diseases affecting the central nervous system. It is the third leading cause of most common chronic disease worldwide, "said the president of LPcE.<br /><br />In his declarations to Lusa, Francisco Sales pointed out that about 60 to 70 percent of epileptics "respond well to medication," and stressed that the drugs for the disease have undergone a significant evolution, now featuring "fewer side effects and is easier to manage ".<br /><br />In this field, emphasized the contribution of the Portuguese pharmaceutical industry in 2009 has launched a new anti-epileptic, the first national patent drug, already marketed in several European countries.<br /><br />"I welcome the development of this new drug for epilepsy. It's a historical thing in Portugal, "he stressed.<br /><br />Francisco Sales cautioned, however, the need to confirm in practice the concern of the legislature to exclude drugs for people with chronic diseases of the prescription by International Nonproprietary Name (INN).<br /><br />The bill the Government for prescription drugs by INN awaiting discussion in the specialty after being approved by Members in general, on October 28.<br /><br />"Nothing we have to object [to the legal framework is being finalized] provided that there is a right way to monitor the ground what is written in the law and also INFARMED - Medicines Authority considers that these drugs for epilepsy are index very narrow therapeutic margin, "said the president of LPcE.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-83445583250489349382011-11-08T05:00:00.000-08:002011-11-08T05:00:16.789-08:00Scientists synthesize human protein from rice to treat liver diseases<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span title="Científicos sintetizan proteína humana a partir del arroz"></span><span title="Investigadores de una Universidad en China anunciaron este lunes que lograron sintetizar la albúmina, una proteína humana presente en la sangre que sirve para el tratamiento de las quemaduras y de las enfermedades del hígado, a partir de arroz genéticamente modificado.">Researchers
at a university in China managed to synthesize
albumin, a human protein in the blood used to treat burns and liver
diseases, from genetically modified rice.</span><span title="El descubrimiento podría abrir el camino para la producción de albúmina humana sintética, afirman los expertos en un estudio publicado en la revista estadounidense Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias.">The
discovery could pave the way for the production of synthetic human
albumin, experts say in a study published in the journal Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences.</span><span title="La demanda anual de albúmina humana en todo el mundo llega a 500 toneladas y, hasta el momento, esta proteína es extraída exclusivamente mediante donaciones de sangre.">The
annual demand for human albumin worldwide reaches 500 tonnes and, so
far, this protein is taken exclusively by blood donations.</span><span title="Para producir esta proteína, los científicos manipulan primero los granos de arroz con el objetivo de que éstos produzcan cantidades elevadas de la sustancia.">To produce this protein, scientists manipulate rice grains first in order to produce these large amounts of the substance. </span><span title="El siguiente paso consiste en separar la proteína del resto del grano.">The next step is to separate the protein from the rest of the grain. </span><span title="Este procedimiento les permite extraer 2.75 gramos de albúmina por cada kilo de arroz.">This procedure allows them to extract 2.75 grams of albumin per kilo of rice.</span><span title="Al final, durante la fase de pruebas, los expertos utilizaron la albúmina obtenida del grano para tratar a ratas con cirrosis.">Finally, during the testing phase, the experts used the albumin obtained the grain to treat rats with cirrhosis. </span><span title="La versión humana de esta proteína es utilizada frecuentemente para tratar a las personas que sufren esta enfermedad.">The human version of this protein is often used to treat people suffering from this disease. </span><span title="Los resultados en los roedores revelaron una efectividad similar a la que registraron los animales tratados con sustancias de origen humano.">The results in rodents showed an effectiveness similar to that recorded animals treated with substances of human origin.</span><span title="Esta proteína extraída del arroz es “física y químicamente equivalente a la humana”, explican los autores del estudio.">The protein extracted from rice is "physically and chemically equivalent to the human", the authors of the study. </span><span title="Los científicos aseguran que una producción a gran escala de albúmina a partir de arroz “puede ayudar a responder a la creciente demanda mundial de albúmina humana”.">Scientists say that a large-scale production of albumin from rice "can help meet growing global demand for human albumin." </span><span title="La proteína también sirve para la producción de vacunas, además de ser parte del tratamiento para las quemaduras graves.">Protein is also used for the production of vaccines, as well as being part of treatment for severe burns.</span><span title="Sin embargo, la producción de arroz genéticamente modificado para producir albúmina a gran escala no estará exenta de provocar inconformidades con respecto al riesgo ecológico, ambiental y moral.">However,
the production of genetically modified rice to produce albumin at a
large scale will not be without cause disagreements with respect to
environmental risk, environmental and moral. </span><span title="Por lo pronto, se necesitan estudios más amplios para evaluar los efectos de esta proteína en animales y seres humanos, antes de que se permita la comercialización masiva de la sustancia.">In
the meantime, larger studies are needed to evaluate the effects of this
protein in animals and humans before they are allowed mass marketing of
the substance.</span></span>idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-56312522570694307692011-11-06T20:08:00.000-08:002011-11-06T20:10:25.694-08:00Research shows deadly bacteria in hospital roomsThe study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered the presence of Acinetobacter Baumannii (MDR-AB) in the hospital rooms which is a drug-resistant superbug that can be deadly. And not only that, the researchers also get almost half of the hospital room were contaminated.<br />
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The results that have been published in the American Journal of Infection Control, said that the study included the detection of bacteria in the bed rails, tables, infusion pumps, various equipment touch pads, floors supply carts, door knobs, and nurse call buttons. About 48 percent of rooms have been tested, its found on the surface samples about nearly 10 percent contained MDR-AB.<br />
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According to the researchers, among the patients with a history of remote MDR-AB and the surrounding environment is often contaminated with deadly bacteria. The possibility is also the bacteria from contaminated surfaces that frequently touched by hospital nurses during treatment.<br />
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MDR-AB infections are usually easy to attack patients with poor immune systems. And people who are sick will usually have the highest risk of exposure of this deadly bacteria. Last year's data sourced from the Journal Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that approximately 48,000 patients in the hospital have died from hospital superbugs.<br />
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This is a continuation of the previous facts, which showed about the hospitals that contaminated by pathogenic bacteria such as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Clostridium Difficile and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-1714157961057740662011-10-30T18:18:00.000-07:002011-10-30T18:47:34.846-07:00Overcome Your Mesothelioma Case by Good Mesothelioma Lawyer<b>Mesothelioma</b> is a <a href="http://healthy-is-lifestyle.blogspot.com/2010/12/prevent-cancer-by-eating-vegetables.html">cancer </a>caused by <u>asbesto</u>s exposure in general. This disease may be at least 15-40 years before it is displayed, and it often begins in the lungs or abdomen. Victims, on average, only about a year of life after the final diagnosis. If you suffer from this disease, then the best way is to discover your legal rights and compensation in case of mesothelioma, find a good mesothelioma lawyer.<br />
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If you job, click where you inhaled asbestos particles and plants exposed to asbestos dust, you are at high risk for developing this form of cancer. It makes you a potential victim of this disease. Every year it is estimated that more than 1.3 million people are exposed in their working environment. Places where people because of their work in railroads, buildings may be exposed to construction, factories, shipyards, automotive, among other things. Also, it is known that if you are the clothes of someone who worked with asbestos are washing company can develop its risk for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma" rel="nofollow">mesothelioma</a>.<br />
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Statistical analysis on several complaints, the jobs that are have the highest risk for this type of cancer: Boilermakers, Mason, painters, plumbers, boiler operators, vehicle mechanics, crane operators, insulators, pipe fitters, metallurgists, shipyard workers, cement workers , etc.. If you use this work for a company, then you should find a good lawyer to help fight for your legal rights if you have developed the disease.<br />
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<b>How can you confirm mesothelioma</b><br />
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There are several options for you to confirm this form of cancer. You or your family may want to contact an attorney after the diagnosis of a qualified physician media:<br />
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First Symptoms: shortness of breath, chest pain and weight loss.<br />
Second first step in diagnosis: lung radiography and CT scan.<br />
Third Confirmation: biopsy and microscopic examination.<br />
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<b>How can a Mesothelioma Attorney</b><br />
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There are several ways that you or your family good lawyer will be found:<br />
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First You can create a cost-effective support from local legal aid office, if you can afford a lawyer.<br />
(2) a local or State Bar Association to reach a list of lawyers who can deal with mesothelioma cases.<br />
Third You can ask a personal attorney or talk to a doctor for a referral for a reputable lawyer who can deal with these issues.<br />
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<b>When you finally found a good lawyer, here are some questions you should ask</b><br />
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First You need to know how the law uses in the treatment of these cases.<br />
Second You need to know how is your lawyer experienced in representing mesothelioma patients.<br />
Third Ask your lawyer to success ration.<br />
4th You have questions, how many of these cases were settled, and how many of them went to court.<br />
5th Make sure that your lawyer is one that is personally involved in your case, there is some lawyers to another attorney in exchange for a fee.<br />
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<b>Compensation</b><br />
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According to a California-based company in the United States to pay this kind of suit case of <i>Mesothelioma</i><b> </b>up to 9.5 million dollars. However, each case is different and the results depend on the facts of each case and the law applicable at the place where the case is submitted.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-68620589582636552342011-10-25T05:00:00.000-07:002011-10-25T05:00:11.338-07:00Tips for healthy drinking habits in childrenTo be fit, children need to drink regularly and sufficiently. However, only half of the 6 houses - to 11-year-olds enough fluids. How much and what children should drink - this question asked by parents especially. Therefore, physicians and scientists in collaboration with the Child Health Foundation and supported by Danone Waters Germany, an expert workshop brought together the latest findings. The result is the brochure "How is drinking water for the children's game" with lots of important information and practical tips for parents.<br /><br />The younger a person is, the higher - relative to its body weight - the water portion of his body. In infants, it is about 75 percent, 60 percent in adults. "Children have relative to their body size to a much higher fluid requirements than adults," explains Prof. Dr. Berthold Koletzko from Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital of the University Hospital of Munich. Adequate hydration is important to maintain physical and mental performance. Children respond to water shortages, depending on the degree of thirst, impairment of concentration, to headaches and constipation. Therefore, it is important that children learn early to drink regularly.<br />Younger children drinking less than recommended<br /><br />For the average fluid needs of children with the German Society for Nutrition (DGE) has issued guidelines. For the 2 - to 9-year-old cover about five to six glasses of liquid daily needs of 150 ml of beverage. "These values may increase in sporting activities and outdoor temperatures naturally rise sharply," said Dr. Thomas Fischbach, Consultant Child and Adolescent Medicine, Solingen. A nationwide survey showed that younger children just drink less than recommended. "Especially young children have up to four years of fluid deficits," said Koletzko.<br />Older children drink too sweet<br /><br />Surveys of children and adolescents also show that they have a relatively high proportion of sweetened drinks are strong nehmen.1 sugary drinks but contain a lot of energy - they can drink regularly even promote weight gain. From nutrition point of view, therefore, are water and unsweetened herbal or fruit teas for children the best thirst quencher. For a change, water with taste, serve iced fruit, lemon slices or a diluted juice spritzer.<br />Drinking education: Leading by Example<br /><br />Important by the experts is that parents lead by example in drinking water. Because children develop at an early drinking habits and preferences. Especially as they learn by imitating adults, parents are role models. "Good drinking habits in the family, helping children to accept this from the beginning and then becomes the rule," says Anke Oepping ecotrophologist diploma from the Institute of Food, Consumption and Health at the University of Paderborn. Fixed drinking rituals, such as a glass of water with each meal, can help. However, this should always be understood as an offer to the experts, not as a "must", otherwise the opposite of desirables is easily achieved.<br />Information booklet with valuable expert tips for parents<br /><br />So parents can learn in detail about a healthy drinking habits in childhood, was in collaboration with the experts, the brochure "How drinking water is child's play!" created. It contains a wealth of information and tips for everyday life. The brochure "How drinking water is child's play!" can be downloaded for free at http://www.schwangerundkind.de/gesundes-trinkverhalten.html.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-32202635023161890542011-10-24T05:00:00.000-07:002011-10-24T05:00:10.192-07:00Vitamin D shortagePregnant women and newborns are underserved dramatically with vitamin D. This is the result of a study by Prof. Dr. Clemens Kunz from the Institute of Food Science, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen (JLU), together with Dr. Peter Gilbert, chief physician of St. Joseph Hospital in Giessen. It is the first study in Germany, which checks the actual vitamin D status in this group using blood tests. Kunz and Gilbert concluded from the results that a significantly higher vitamin D intake for pregnant women as well as for many other population groups is urgently needed to prevent health consequences such as disorders of bone formation. A higher intake of vitamin D could be made on food supplements, fortified foods or medicines. "But first, the authorities are required to increase the intake recommendations," said Kunz. Currently recommends the German Nutrition Society (DGE) for adults - including pregnant and lactating women - the inclusion of five micrograms (mcg) of vitamin D (200 IU) per day. In Canada, for example, the recommendation is for daily vitamin D intake ten times higher.<br /><br />Kunz has made in his study, in partnership with the St. Joseph's in the casting of Krankenaus October to December 2010 in 84 pregnant women at delivery blood samples. Simultaneously, a sample from the umbilical cord of the child was removed. Then, the researchers examined the concentration of 25 OH D in the blood, which is the storage form of vitamin D, which is suitable for the determination of vitamin D status is best. The result: a vitamin D deficiency was present in 90 percent of women and 88 percent of the infants. Only two of 84 women and three of the examined newborn children had 25-OH D concentrations, which are more than 50 nanomoles per liter (nmol / L) on the latest recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (U.S.) by 2011.<br /><br />In several international studies, researchers have already investigated the influence of maternal vitamin D status on the health of newborns. They were able to demonstrate a clear correlation between low 25-OH D levels and an increased number of new cases of acute lower respiratory tract infections, a decreased bone mineralization, rickets of prematurity and brain development. Intervention studies in recent years confirm the poor supply of many pregnant women during this sensitive period. They also illustrate that the current recommended intakes in Germany make any significant contribution to improving vitamin D status during this critical phase.<br /><br />A lack of vitamin D leads to disturbances of bone formation. Rickets, osteomalacia (osteomalacia) and osteoporosis may result. Because not enough vitamin D is present, increased dissolved calcium from the bones - rather than take it out of the food - in order to obtain the necessary calcium concentration in the blood up.<br /><br />Evidence can be a vitamin D deficiency in addition to the determination of 25 OH D by bone density measurements or the determination of parathyroid hormone in the blood. Groups at risk for vitamin D deficiency include, for example, pregnant and lactating women and their infants and the elderly.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-57529956125098142342011-10-23T05:00:00.000-07:002011-10-23T05:00:01.391-07:00Babies and Sleeping - says it's "Good Night"Poll: In some families there is trouble at bedtime every night the kids - sleep-learning program for finding rhythm<br /><br />As soon as it goes towards the evening bitching and moaning: The little ones absolutely do not want to go to bed every evening, the theater has been programmed. One in ten mother of a child under four years in a survey commissioned by the pharmacy magazine "Baby and family," stated that in her family give almost every evening in trouble with the ins-bed time of the (youngest) child (10%).<br /><br />Every sixth mother (17%) reported their child had been crying almost always in the first year, when it was put to bed. Ninth each of the women surveyed (11%) in their need, therefore, has already tried a sleep-learning program, so that the child has finally found a sleep schedule.<br /><br />Almost half of the mothers in the survey to remain of such worries, however, entirely immune: Many report their (youngest) child is usually so tired at night that it would voluntarily go to bed (46%). The survey was conducted by pharmacy magazine "Baby and Family" was commissioned and performed by the Panelbiz GmbH at 311 mothers with at least one child aged under four years.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-49390376674332181202011-10-22T05:00:00.000-07:002011-10-22T05:00:03.437-07:00Breast-feeding? Of course the best!On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week from 03 Oct 09 to inform the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) in close cooperation with the German Midwives Association and the WHO / UNICEF initiative "Baby Friendly Hospital" with a special offer on the subject of breastfeeding. On the website of BzgA (www.kindergesundheit-info.de) have from 4 Oct 09, 2011 to all parents and interested parties the opportunity to ask questions about breastfeeding and to be answered by experts. By Lisa Fehrenbach from the German Midwives Association and Dr Michael Abou-Dakn, a member of the National Breastfeeding Committee and Past President of the WHO / UNICEF initiative "Baby Friendly Hospital", as used in this time, two renowned experts with their knowledge and practical experience to answer All questions regarding disposal.<br /><br />Says, "Breastfeeding is undoubtedly the best for mother and child", Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Pott, director of the Federal Centre for Health Education. "With the milk receives the newborn not only all the necessary nutrients for healthy development, but also an important defense and protection materials, which protects it against diseases. For mothers breastfeeding may also reduce the risk for breast and ovarian cancer."<br /><br />Denoch many mothers stop breastfeeding early: Just two months after the birth, the percentage of breastfeeding mothers from initially about 90 per cent reduced to 70 percent, six months after birth, breastfeeding, only about half of them. Not infrequently, are lack of knowledge in dealing with possible breastfeeding problems or ignorance and lack of support in the personal environment reasons.<br /><br />"Breastfeeding is a natural thing, it is the normal way to feed babies and young children and to have the same feel, warmth and security. But expectant mothers and fathers are confused frequently, for example, whether breastfeeding can not be too restrictive or why and why breastfeeding is also important to the fathers, "says Dr. Abou-Dakn.<br /><br />"Breastfeeding - talk about it!" - Lisa Fehrenbach from the German Midwives Association is this year's theme of World Breastfeeding Week a wonderful invitation to talk about breastfeeding, to let the family and the environment share the experiences, share knowledge and exchange information - with expectant parents, nursing mothers and freshly baked Fathers, sons and daughters, grandparents, friends and girlfriends. "<br />More and more "baby friendly" Births in Germany<br /><br />120 maternity and pediatric hospitals are members of the initiative, 66 of which are recognized as "Baby Friendly Hospital". Studies show that "baby friendly" promotes the early parent-infant bonding and breastfeeding. Mothers who have given birth in baby-friendly hospitals, nurse their children much more frequently and exclusively from the start. About 14 percent of newborns are now in these hospitals.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-30738131002240988932011-10-21T05:00:00.000-07:002011-10-21T05:00:03.446-07:00Contact lenses in pregnancyIn pregnancy and during lactation alters the body. The eyes are often affected by this change. Especially contact lens wearers must therefore adapt to a different handling of visual aids. Stefanie Berger, optometrist at Mister Spex, Germany's largest online retailer of designer glasses, explains the possible causes of symptoms and a worse vision and comfort of contact lenses. Here are her tips for alleviating the symptoms.<br />What impact has the hormonal changes of pregnancy on the body through the eyes?<br /><br />In a pregnancy, the body is in an exceptional situation hormonal. The altered hormone levels also affects the associated metabolic processes, including the eyes may be affected. It is not uncommon for symptoms such as dryness and an impaired sense of comfort of contact lenses. These adverse effects are usually temporary and disappear again at the very latest after the end of lactation.<br />What are the causes for reduced wear comfort of contact lenses?<br /><br />Water retention in the body causing swelling or edema, which may in the eyelids lead to an unpleasant feeling of heaviness. This gives the impression that the contact lenses move easily. A feeling of pressure when wearing contact lenses can also be caused by changes the composition and quantity of tear fluid. This may cause dryness of the eye and slight conjunctival irritation and thus trigger additional discomfort when wearing contact lenses.<br />Can eyesight worsen during pregnancy?<br /><br />Fluid retention may also affect the cornea. This may be a higher light or glare and reduced contrast sensitivity have resulted. In addition, both the thickness and the curvature of the cornea temporarily change slightly. This can lead to a temporary deterioration of vision. Especially in the last trimester of pregnancy can alter the visual acuity on average between one-quarter to one half diopter.<br />Five Tips: What women can do yourself to alleviate the symptoms?<br /><br /> Do not leave your contact lenses in the eye longer than necessary and replace them more often for a couple of hours against your glasses.<br /> Moisten the eyes regularly with rewetting drops to relieve the dryness. Note, however, that the drops are suitable for contact lens wearers.<br /> Let the optician checked the seat of contact lenses and adjust if necessary.<br /> Change in circumstances in consultation with the optician to a type of lens with extended wear time and increased oxygen permeability, and improved where appropriate, to foster-care funds. This increases the comfort of your lenses.<br /> In the delivery room is recommended for several reasons, dispense contact lenses to complete. In some cases exceeds the duration of the birth of the recommended wearing time of lenses. In addition, many women after childbirth are also too weak to remove the lenses or just forget it. Not least is the case of a rare complication that requires anesthesia, better to have no lenses in the eye.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-79344651422459455392011-10-20T05:00:00.000-07:002011-10-20T05:00:07.958-07:00In pregnancy and lactation,alcohol? No thank you!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To mark the anniversary of the alcohol-impaired child on 9 September, the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) points to the high risk of harm to children caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Each year approximately 10,000 children born in Germany with so-called fetal alcohol effects. The children are in their mental and physical development usually permanently damaged severely. By complete abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy and lactation, these obstacles can be avoided, however, to 100 percent.<br /><br />"Even small amounts of alcohol can cause permanent damage to the unborn child behind. Pregnant and lactating women should avoid alcohol so completely, "says Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Pott, director of the Federal Centre for Health Education. During pregnancy, the baby through the umbilical cord is supplied with all necessary nutrients from the diet of the mother. Alcohol also passes through this path to the child, so that it quickly reaches the same alcohol level as the mother. Since the organs of the child are not fully developed, it can break down the alcohol, but much worse, his body is defenseless against alcohol-related harm.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-30841053620807456202011-10-19T02:01:00.000-07:002011-10-19T02:01:07.909-07:00Reproductive physicians are not sufficiently clearMany couples are not sufficiently educated in Germany on all relevant aspects of reproductive medical treatment. If they are also overwhelmed by the desire to have children, they lose control of the treatment situation and do not dare to stop unsuccessful therapy. These are the results of a study conducted by the Bochum research group "Justice in Modern Medicine" (Director: Dr. Oliver Rauprich) of the Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine at the Ruhr-University Bochum (Director: Prof. Dr. Jochen Vollmann) . The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)-sponsored research group has asked affected couples and experts. Key results, it has now been published in leading scientific journal "Human Reproduction".<br />Mandatory checklists are necessary<br /><br />The survey of over 1,500 patients, 230 reproductive health professionals as well as 66 psychosocial counselors revealed that reproductive physicians their patients clear up much better about the chances of success and the immediate physical risks of artificial fertilization, such as the risks and burdens of possible multiple pregnancies, or about the emotional risks and burdens artificial insemination. "However, this information is essential for a good, patient-centered fertility treatment," explains Dr. Oliver Rauprich, head of the research group. He therefore advocates the introduction of mandatory checklists and similar instruments, with which the quality of patient education can be improved and controlled in reproductive medicine.<br />With an overwhelming desire to have children any other goals in life wither<br /><br />Although the couples experiencing the treatment as very stressful, especially emotionally, it is difficult for them to end it, if the success fails. Three quarters of respondents indicated an overwhelming desire to have children, join the other goals in life into the background. Every second felt in control of the situation to lose. According to the experts is the ability of patients to self-determination to decide on the termination of treatment with little prospect of success, often limited. However, the fertility doctor would not quit on his own treatment in most cases.<br />Timely exit strategy helps against unrealistic expectations<br /><br />Against this background, it should be a strategy to end of treatment failure in integral part of every medical care for infertility couples according to the authors. The pairs have to be made early and repeatedly to the problem of unrealistic expectations, an overwhelming desire to have children and loss of control carefully. Establishment of criteria for contraindications, time outs and completions of treatment should be agreed from the outset. Only thus could be avoided, and that highly stressful treatments with risk-prone, despite the low chance of success performed and alternative coping strategies for infertility may be delayed. All couples should have the opportunity to take on the expense of funds to an independent psycho-social counseling.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-76092530471478488522011-10-12T21:37:00.000-07:002011-10-12T21:43:33.738-07:00CeMM and MUV decode mechanism for age-related macular degeneration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VbEsQMGQns1eCBhXd81yCdeQoroJtDNFbapTbNKZYTjP5aPQzg-X2NlLBrX-mxcslLhfrxEo-HvpWEnDqMM_rit_FerGuCUCoOXWi4ztqkuTgVaz-rfermV57QRxKTdJv7rxsNNc6M4/s1600/macular+degeneration.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VbEsQMGQns1eCBhXd81yCdeQoroJtDNFbapTbNKZYTjP5aPQzg-X2NlLBrX-mxcslLhfrxEo-HvpWEnDqMM_rit_FerGuCUCoOXWi4ztqkuTgVaz-rfermV57QRxKTdJv7rxsNNc6M4/s200/macular+degeneration.jpg" alt="macular degeneration,health,eye disease" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662832159771285634" border="0" /></a><br />Research group led by Christoph J. Binder on CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and at the Medical University of Vienna, has deciphered a mechanism in the pathogenesis of age-related<span style="font-weight: bold;"> macular degeneration</span>, which was previously unknown. This opens great opportunities for new therapies, one of the hardest to develop eye diseases.<br /><br />Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the western world. The pathogenic processes were largely unknown. The scientists have now shown that a commonly occurring metabolite of endogenous molecules, known as the malondialdehyde (MDA) in the pathogenesis of AMD plays an essential role and how that harm can be done.<br /><br />Mechanism identified, the MDA makes harmless<br />By oxidative stress in the retina leads to the accumulation of potentially harmful degradation product malondialdehyde. First author David Weismann, Ph.D. student at CeMM could now identify those defense mechanism, the malondialdehyde (MDA) in the healthy organism and mediates the removal of patulin. The results of the study, which can significantly contribute to finding new therapies have been published in the latest issue of "Nature", one of the absolute top magazines worldwide.<br /><br />"Sensational Success"<br />Giulio Superti-Furga, scientific director of this scientific breakthrough CeMM said: "I am particularly pleased that the young team led by Christoph Binder has become such a sensational success. An article in Nature is the world's greatest objective recognition of an individual research performance and Austrian scientists produce more than a few such articles a year. Christoph Binder's performance reinforces the vision of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Medical University to build on and at the Medical University of Vienna CeMM best conditions for young people and to conduct basic and clinically relevant research at the highest level. "<br /><br />"This is a milestone in the study of age-related macular degeneration, which is also international attention. The Medical University of Vienna is once again demonstrated its good international reputation, "says Wolfgang Schütz, Rector of the Medical University of Vienna.<br /><br />In the multi-year study on CeMM and the Medical University of Vienna, also attended by scientists from the University of San Diego, the University of Jena and the Johns Hopkins University participated was shown that one of the most common proteins neutralized in the blood plasma, the complement factor H, the harmful malondialdehyde and thus prevents inflammation. This function of the complement factor H in the body's defense was so far unknown. Variations in that gene that encodes factor H result in an ill seven-to nine-fold increased risk of AMD.<br /><br />Binder's research group has now shown that the risk variant of complement factor H can only inadequately protect against the damaging effects of MDA and so increases the risk of disease. Binder: "The results are a further confirmation of the hypothesis that the innate, endogenous defense fought not only bacteria and viruses effectively, but also protects against harmful processes within the body." Oswald Wagner, Vice Rector of the Medical University of Vienna and Director of the Clinical Institute for laboratory medicine: "We can already testing on patients, whether this mutation and thus are at increased risk."<br /><br />CeMM (Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences) - Short Profile<br />The CeMM is an international, independent and interdisciplinary research center for molecular medicine. "From the clinic to the hospital" - the CeMM oriented to the medical requirements and integrates basic research and clinical expertise to develop innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The research focuses on cancer, inflammation and immune disorders.<br />Info: <a href="http://www.cemm.oeaw.ac.at/">www.cemm.oeaw.ac.at.</a><br /><br />Medical University of Vienna - Short Profile<br />The Medical University of Vienna (in short: MUV) is one of the most traditional medical training and research centers in Europe. With nearly 7,500 students, it is now the largest medical training facility in Germany. With its 31 university hospitals, 12 medical centers and numerous theoretical highly specialized laboratories, it is also among the top research institutions of Europe's most important in the biomedical field. For clinical research are about 48,000 m² of research space available.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-48863316364811619312011-10-11T02:35:00.000-07:002011-10-11T17:18:58.479-07:00Colorectal cancer screening in men starting at age 45Around 5,000 people in Austria, each year <span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">suffered </span></span>from bowel cancer, the mortality rate nearly 50 percent. A colonoscopy screening in Austria with age of 50 years and regardless of gender is recommended. A recent study by the Austrian Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, led by Monika Ferlitsch of the Medical University of Vienna, comes to the conclusion that this screening in men starting at age 45 is advisable.<br /><br />Under the direction of Monika Ferlitsch of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III at Vienna General Hospital were in the context of the "Certificate of Quality Colorectal Cancer Screening" of the Austrian Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ÖGGH) and the Federation of Austrian Social Insurance Total 44, 350 screening colonoscopies evaluated.<br /><br />The result: For men between 50 and 55 years, the risk for precursors and early forms of colon cancer, called adenomas, twice as high as age-matched women. Furthermore, according to the scientists reported that the adenoma risk in 45 - to 50-year-old men is as high as that in older women by ten years.<br /><br />Suitable to show the current analysis by Statistics Austria, the men in Austria twice as likely to fall ill and die from cancer than women. Ferlitsch: "All these aspects suggest that the current allocation for screening colonoscopy at age men should be questioned, in order to reduce the colorectal cancer incidence and mortality." In Austria, the screening colonoscopy starting at age 50 in the provision of social services anchored.<br /><br />On the website of ÖGGH (<a href="http://www.oeggh.at/zertifikat">www.oeggh.at / certificate</a>) there is an easy-to-use guide for certified colonoscopy in Austria. On General Hospital itself does not care colonoscopies are done.<br /><br />The study has now been published in the latest edition of the prestigious American journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association).idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6229552375984832654.post-7088251793823341412011-10-09T20:33:00.000-07:002011-10-09T20:39:53.167-07:00Coriander oil to fight the bacteria in foods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E0bl_3mICd9J4cbGWOhz9XRyteLBQPNnXewRcifz3qYMOiTWo38jNdyJ39X6tV4U6HqSC_G1AqJnZhkpY59wjGUk-X7s4_MeW2DBK521FQe_WbOC9Z3t-M-fhyphenhyphenXOjB5e6L0QcxLP-LA/s1600/coriandolo-anteprima-220x242-481457.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E0bl_3mICd9J4cbGWOhz9XRyteLBQPNnXewRcifz3qYMOiTWo38jNdyJ39X6tV4U6HqSC_G1AqJnZhkpY59wjGUk-X7s4_MeW2DBK521FQe_WbOC9Z3t-M-fhyphenhyphenXOjB5e6L0QcxLP-LA/s320/coriandolo-anteprima-220x242-481457.jpg" alt="Coriander oil " id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661703016148043138" border="0" /></a><br />Coriander is one of the most commonly used spice in Asian cuisine, Latin American and Mediterranean, but the properties of its oil are also used to fight bacteria.<br /><br />The oil is extracted from its seeds, in fact, is able to kill the bacteria related to the transmission of food-borne illness.<br /><br />In an article published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, researchers at the University of Beira Interior in Portugal claim to have tested the effects of 12 strains of bacteria, including E. Coli, Salmonella and MRSA (antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus), finding that many bacteria are killed by solutions containing less than 1, 6% cilantro oil.<br /><br />The confirmation comes from another branch of research according to which the essential oil of this spice also has fungicidal properties against Candida strains, at concentrations between 0.05 and 0.4%.<br /><br />It would appear that the oil is able to act in synergy all'anfotericina B (an antifungal for the treatment of deep fungal infection) against Candida albicans and to provide an additional effect against strains of Candida tropicalis.<br /><br />Coriander oil has the ability to block these effects of essential cellular processes, such as breathing, thus leading to the death of the bacterium.idoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11190243516994665356noreply@blogger.com0