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Monday, June 5th, 2006

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Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare

  • In this photo Thursday, April 25, 2013 Lucy Butler,15, getting ready to have her measles jab at All Saints School in Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, England, as a national vaccination catch-up campaign has been launched to curb a rise in measles cases in England. More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. (AP Photo/Owen Humphreys, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESLONDON (AP) ? More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.


    • WHO says single yellow fever shot is enough

  • GENEVA (AP) ? The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn’t necessary.

    • Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy

  • Music therapist Elizabeth Klinger, right, quietly plays guitar and sings for Augustin as he grips the hand of his mother, Lucy Morales, in the newborn intensive care unit at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Monday, May 6, 2013. Research suggests that music may help those born way too soon adapt to life outside the womb. Recent studies and anecdotal reports suggest the vibrations and soothing rhythms of music, especially performed live in the hospital, might benefit preemies and other sick babies. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)CHICAGO (AP) ? As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.


    • FDA staff says Merck’s sleep drug effective, questions dosage

  • By Toni Clarke (Reuters) - Merck & Co’s experimental insomnia drug suvorexant appears generally effective, according to reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but they questioned the company’s proposed dosing levels. The reviewers posted their comments on the FDA’s website on Monday, two days ahead of a meeting of outside medical experts which will advise the agency on whether or not it should approve the drug. Suvorexant is the first in a new class of sleep medications that block chemicals in the brain called orexins that help keep people awake. …

    • XenoPort to drop multiple sclerosis drug after trial failure

  • (Reuters) - XenoPort Inc said it will stop developing its experimental multiple sclerosis treatment after data from a late-stage trial showed the drug did not improve patients’ condition significantly compared with a placebo. Shares of the company were down 28 percent at $4.85 before the bell. The company said it would shut down all activities related to the drug, arbaclofen placarbil, and planned to provide an update on the impact of the expected savings. …

    • Actavis to buy Warner Chilcott in $5 billion stock deal

  • (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, which has been the subject of takeover speculation, plans to buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc for $5 billion in stock. The companies said the deal had an enterprise value, including debt, of $8.5 billion. The move comes as Actavis has spurned approaches from Canadian pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and Mylan Inc. Analysts have said that if Actavis were to buy Warner Chilcott, it would kill the chances of its being taken over. Warner Chilcott shareholders will receive 0. …

    • Brazilian killed in hot-air balloon crash in Turkey

  • ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A hot-air balloon flying over Cappadocia, a tourist destination in central Turkey, crashed after colliding with another balloon on Monday, killing a Brazilian passenger and injuring 24 other people, the Anatolian news agency said. The accident occurred near the city of Nevsehir. Most of the injured were being treated for broken bones but one was in critical condition, Cappadocia is famous for its geological features called fairy chimneys. Balloon rides are a popular way to see the cone-like formations, created by the erosion of volcanic ash around them. …

    • Don’t wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis

  • A woman cooks over a wood-burning fire under a battery-run emergency light during a power outage in a slum in IslamabadISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures. The government has turned off all air-conditioning in its offices as the country endures blackouts of up to 20 hours a day in some places. "There shall be no more use of air-conditioners in public offices till such time that substantial improvement in the energy situation takes place," a cabinet directive said. As part of a new dress code, moccasins or sandals must be worn without socks. …


    • Elan strikes more deals to repel Royalty bid

  • Kelly Martin, President and CEO of Elan, speaks at the Reuters Health Summit in New YorkBy Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Elan announced its second major drug deal inside a week on Monday and said it would buy back more shares as it continues to bat against a $5.7 billion takeover bid from U.S. investor Royalty Pharma. Having rejected the Royalty bid, the Irish drug firm has been trying to convince shareholders to do the same by returning cash and going on a spending spree that began with a $1 billion drug royalties deal of its own just a week ago. …


    • Childhood ADHD Linked to Obesity in Adulthood

  • Childhood ADHD Linked to Obesity in Adulthood

    • What do we eat? New food map will tell us

  • In this photo taken April 3, 2013, nutrition scholar Prof. Barry Popkin, head of the University of North Carolina Food Research Program, points to an ingredient label while discussing his study, what foods Americans are purchasing in stores and eating, in his office at UNC-Chapel Hill. Popkin is leading a massive project of researchers who are creating a gargantuan map, something he calls "mapping the food genome." "We're interested in improving the public's health and it really takes this kind of knowledge," he says. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) ? Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.


    • Putting group fitness classes in the proper light

  • People practice Zumba during a meeting in RiminiBy Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitness experts are shining a new light on group classes from Zumba to yoga because they believe the right lighting can transform the four walls of a fitness studio from a dance party to a meditation space, and back again. "Because of the theatrical nature of group fitness classes, lighting is key to differentiate programming," said Donna Cyrus, senior vice president of programming at Crunch fitness centers. …


    • Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later

  • By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who don’t have the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers surveyed two groups of 41-year-old men and found those with a history of ADHD were 19 pounds heavier than their non-ADHD counterparts, on average. The findings are consistent with past studies that looked only at children or only at adults and linked ADHD to extra pounds, researchers said. …

    • Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective

  • By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn’t protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study. During a 2010-2011 outbreak of whooping cough in California, researchers found that youth who had been vaccinated with the newer, so called acellular vaccine were six times more likely to catch whooping cough than those who had received a series of the older whole-cell vaccine. “This is an ongoing saga,” said Dr. H. …

    • Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

  • FILE - In this June 14, 2011 file photo, Alivia Parker, 21 months, runs through circles of spraying water on a 100 degree day in Montgomery, Ala. Parker is wearing sunscreen with an SPF of 100. Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) ? Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.


    • Regards.

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    Social Security is saved! Retirement is saved!

    Thursday, June 1st, 2006

    The other day I was sitting in a restaurant with my son-in-law, my daughter, and my wife. We were waiting for our food, and chowing down on the dipping chips.

    Have you noticed anything different about the restaurants you have visited recently?

    I mean, have you noticed anything different about the wait staff?

    That’s right, they’re heavier now.

    Not that many years ago, you almost never saw a fat person being used as a waiter in a restaurant. I know, I know. NO ONE was EVER discriminating against fat people. They just didn’t use fat people as waiters because none of them ever applied for those positions ;-)

    Ok, ok. back to the point.

    I’ve been noticing for some time now that there are quite a few fat people working as waiters in restaurants. Well guess what–that’s happening everywhere and in every job sector.

    It appears waiters and people with other jobs mirror the general public statistically. Now, there’s a big surprise.

    That’s when it hit me. Social Security is SAVED!

    Who would have thought it? Fat people are everywhere. And, fat people die sooner. This means there will be far fewer people sucking up on my social security future!

    My retirement is saved. My future is brighter and more secure.

    Aren’t you glad congress hasn’t gotten off its fat butt to do something before this wonderful discovery? We no longer have to worry about running out of funds.

    Next time you see a fat person, thank them for all that they do and are doing for you.

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    No fat people were harmed in the writing of this article. If using the term fat bothers you, then you’re probably fat. Get over it. I’m fat too. It hasn’t bothered us enough to do something about it, lik a DIET. But, we’re going to someday–Right?

    Regards.

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    BMI Calculator - Diet Plan - for your Blog or Page - Javascript

    Friday, May 26th, 2006

    I have had a ton of traffic with my BMI weight calculator. Health and Diet are huge on the web. I am making several of my successful scripts available for free use on your site. All I ask is that you leave my links. Links open in a new window, so visitors never leave your site.

    These scripts are extremely easy to use. Simply copy and paste the code into your post or web page. These work anywhere html can be entered. Even in many bulletin boards and communities.

    This BMI calculator is available two ways. You can use it with the calculator ONLY, or with all the charts.

    You can get the code here: CLICK HERE

    Below is and example of the chart and calculator in a post. Right here is an example of only the BMI calculator:

    Below is the whole chart. Just copy the code you want from this page: CLICK HERE

    Regards.

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    Low Calories, Longer Life , Less DNA Damage - Why?

    Saturday, April 15th, 2006

    Several recent experiments were funded by a 12.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. Results from these are showing strong evidence that a reduced calorie diet consistently produces conditions associated with longevity in the body.

    Prior clinical studies had shown this to be true in rodents.

    The resulting conditions for longevity are cited here from the Press Release:

    “Results from a controlled clinical trial indicate that overweight people who cut their calories by 25 percent for six months have reduced fasting insulin levels and core body temperature, two markers for which lower levels have been associated with increased longevity in humans. ”

    Furthermore, the studies indicated less DNA damage, known to be associated with cancer and other diseases.

    The Press Release stipulates the conclusions for longevity in rodents were true when the lower calorie diet was maintained for much of the rodent’s life. This extended testing has not been performed on humans, but testing will begin this year. Until this study begins, effects of such an intervention on human aging are unknown. But, current indications point to effects similar to those in rodents.

    “Beyond its effects on fasting insulin levels and core body temperature, the low calorie diet also resulted in changes in some, but not all, of the metabolic factors that have been related to longevity or aging.”

    Anyone willing to step out on an edge with me and venture a guess as to why these things are true?

    Here’s my theory:

    I think we’ll find a very simple mechanism at the core of why there is less DNA damage. So, simple as to be over-looked.

    Why do we use chemotherapy? Simply stated, we bombard cells with enough poison to kill any cell that isn’t very healthy. This only leaves the strong cells living.

    I believe a similar mechanism is at work in a lowered calorie diet. Since the bodies sources to supply its processes with needed ingredients are cut down, the body cuts down on processes. Weaker cells and components within the body will die and break down. Only the strongest and healthiest cells will continue to survive. Sounds a lot like chemotherapy doesn’t it?

    )))see my comment about all this below((((

    OK, now, let’s go crazy over the edge with this outlandish conjecture.

    I think after this mechanism is discovered, we will find that a process very similar to chemotherapy will yield the same results.

    )))see my comment about all this below((((

    OK, now, let’s take it over the top.

    I think the people using rotten food therapy to combat cancer have accidentally discovered these very things. I believe we will find they have many of the same changes for longevity as a side effect as well.

    Sound crazy? Maybe so. But you heard it here first. Sit back and watch.

    Regards.

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