I came across an exerpt that detailed about how LOVE is like a drug.
The feeling of excitement, that one experiences during a love relationship, lights up a specific region of the human brain that helps one releive stress or anxiety--similar to the specific function of a drug or cocaine (says the source).
A study checked this out, and found that individuals under stress experienced a releive of this stress as they saw a picture of their loved one. Amazing isn't it!
The studies was conducted in Stanford and recently published in PLOS ONE. This information was obtained from : http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2010/10/love-is-a-drug-an-anesthetic/.
G2C
Friday, October 15, 2010
Fighting Obesity Wrongly
Adopted from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/204593.php
All credits are given to the above website. Portions of this blog may include similar wording of the above website article, which are not original exerptions from bloggers.
Over-the-counter medications for weightloss can be harmful for you. Over several dozen cases in HongKong has shown the significant health defects that are caused by usage of herbal medications. Of all cases, there was revealed 66 cases of human poisening, 8 cases of major illness, and 1 case of death.
Studies on these medications have revealed harmful as well as unlawful additives uncluded in its composition.
The popular thought is that herbal medicines for weight loss are all natural, and therefore safe. This perception is flawed with two issues: 1) not all natural substances are harmless; 2) the problem of harmful and unlawful components added into the drug without the consumers' knowledge (medicalnewstoday).
Indeed, one should simply stick to a diet low in carbs, high in vitamins (fruits and vegetables), coupled with reguler exercise. Medications holds too many risks.
G2C
All credits are given to the above website. Portions of this blog may include similar wording of the above website article, which are not original exerptions from bloggers.
Over-the-counter medications for weightloss can be harmful for you. Over several dozen cases in HongKong has shown the significant health defects that are caused by usage of herbal medications. Of all cases, there was revealed 66 cases of human poisening, 8 cases of major illness, and 1 case of death.
Studies on these medications have revealed harmful as well as unlawful additives uncluded in its composition.
The popular thought is that herbal medicines for weight loss are all natural, and therefore safe. This perception is flawed with two issues: 1) not all natural substances are harmless; 2) the problem of harmful and unlawful components added into the drug without the consumers' knowledge (medicalnewstoday).
Indeed, one should simply stick to a diet low in carbs, high in vitamins (fruits and vegetables), coupled with reguler exercise. Medications holds too many risks.
G2C
New studies to detect prostate cancer!
Adopted from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/204700.php
Wordings of the blog are not orginal of the bloggers and may contain copied portions from the above link. All credits are given to the author of the above article and its attributes.
From a recently published primary literature (Oct. 13, 2010), conducted in the UK, was a study that shows that a certain protein found in urine may serve as a marker for diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Found in urine, the protein microseminoprotein-beta (MSMB)is easy to detect which enables simple testing procedures (medicalnewstoday). This protein is produced by prostate cells and secreted into the urine via semen (medicalnewstoday) and functions to regulate cell apoptosis (programmed cell death) which is known to contribute to increasing risks of prostate cancer (medicalnewstoday). The levels of MSMB are not correlated to prostate size but reveals to be accounted for by genetics.
Studies show that males with little change in their MSMB gene are at a greater risk for having prostate cancer (medicalnewstoday).
Giv2Cure
Wordings of the blog are not orginal of the bloggers and may contain copied portions from the above link. All credits are given to the author of the above article and its attributes.
From a recently published primary literature (Oct. 13, 2010), conducted in the UK, was a study that shows that a certain protein found in urine may serve as a marker for diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Found in urine, the protein microseminoprotein-beta (MSMB)is easy to detect which enables simple testing procedures (medicalnewstoday). This protein is produced by prostate cells and secreted into the urine via semen (medicalnewstoday) and functions to regulate cell apoptosis (programmed cell death) which is known to contribute to increasing risks of prostate cancer (medicalnewstoday). The levels of MSMB are not correlated to prostate size but reveals to be accounted for by genetics.
Studies show that males with little change in their MSMB gene are at a greater risk for having prostate cancer (medicalnewstoday).
Giv2Cure
Friday, October 8, 2010
H3N2 flu virus are on the GO!
By: Giv2Cure (Kerry)
All credits go to websites (articles): http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2010/08/cdc-issues-alert-on-seasonal-influenza-a-h3n2-virus-infections.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H3N2, and http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/general/news/aug0510flu.html
All, please get your flu shots this season. H3N2 is back and dirty.
This type A influenza subtype H3N2 causes illnesses to humans, birds and other mammals, and kills an estimated 36,000 people in the United States each year (wringdiagnosis.pub).
It has been known to cause pandemics in Hong Kong and other areas. Just recently, there've been cases of outbreak in college students and in childcare settings within the US, confirmed and tested positive through polymerase chain reaction techniques. These patients had connections to traveling outside of Iowa. "In addition to the Iowa outbreaks, between Jun 20 and Jul 23, there were found H3-positive specimens from 11 other states and a 'smaller number of sporadic samples' that tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 and influenza B viruses" (Roos,R. ,CDC).
"The perth-like H3N2 viruses were first identified in early 2009, but have not yet circulated widely in the United States" (Roos,R.). H3N2 emerged in the pandemic of 1968-69, and is forseen to have more severe effects than the seasonal H1N1 virus.
Symptoms:
Runny nose
Sore throat
Aching muscles
Headache
Cough
Nasal congestion
Malaise
Fever
Watery eyes
Aching joints
Chills
Fatigue
Red eyes
Red skin
Red nose
Red throat
Loss of appetite
Weakness
-G2C
By: Giv2Cure (Kerry)
All credits go to websites (articles): http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2010/08/cdc-issues-alert-on-seasonal-influenza-a-h3n2-virus-infections.aspx, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H3N2, and http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/general/news/aug0510flu.html
All, please get your flu shots this season. H3N2 is back and dirty.
This type A influenza subtype H3N2 causes illnesses to humans, birds and other mammals, and kills an estimated 36,000 people in the United States each year (wringdiagnosis.pub).
It has been known to cause pandemics in Hong Kong and other areas. Just recently, there've been cases of outbreak in college students and in childcare settings within the US, confirmed and tested positive through polymerase chain reaction techniques. These patients had connections to traveling outside of Iowa. "In addition to the Iowa outbreaks, between Jun 20 and Jul 23, there were found H3-positive specimens from 11 other states and a 'smaller number of sporadic samples' that tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 and influenza B viruses" (Roos,R. ,CDC).
"The perth-like H3N2 viruses were first identified in early 2009, but have not yet circulated widely in the United States" (Roos,R.). H3N2 emerged in the pandemic of 1968-69, and is forseen to have more severe effects than the seasonal H1N1 virus.
Symptoms:
Runny nose
Sore throat
Aching muscles
Headache
Cough
Nasal congestion
Malaise
Fever
Watery eyes
Aching joints
Chills
Fatigue
Red eyes
Red skin
Red nose
Red throat
Loss of appetite
Weakness
-G2C
Blog by: Giv2Cure (Kerry)
Credit to website: http://healthychild.org/5steps/5_steps_5/?gclid=CJ2VoYm7w6QCFc1K5wodXkkrDg
PLASTICS ARE HARMFUL?
Yes, that is true.
Did you know that the production of plastics alone are harmful to the evironment? This is not to mention the recyling and incinerating processes thereafter, which causes an enormous amount of enduring pollution.
One source explains, there is an overwhelming amout of plastic wastes floating around in oceans, causing fish to ingest plastic toxins which could potentially make fish unsafe to eat.
Studies have been conducted to conclude that:
Chemicals added to plastics are absorbed by human bodies. Some of these compounds have been found to alter hormones or have other potential human health effects.
Low quality plastic containers can leach plastic toxins into your food or water, and cause you to ingest them. Others, in common cleaners, can allow your cleaning agent to leach out into the air, and thus allow you to breath in chemical toxins. This most likely will affect the health of weakly-immuned individuals.
Plastic debris, laced with chemicals and often ingested by marine animals, can injure or poison wildlife.
Floating plastic waste, which can survive for thousands of years in water, serves as mini transportation devices for invasive species, disrupting habitats.
Plastic buried deep in landfills can leach harmful chemicals that spread into groundwater.
So, before you take a drink out of that bottled water, or decide upon buying generic brand cleaners or CLOROX's Green works, look under the lable to see these triagled-numbers (1-7) and their descriptions below. Apparently, it seems as though only 2,4 and 5 are safe to use.
1 PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate): AVOID
Common Uses: Soda Bottles, Water Bottles, Cooking Oil Bottles
Concerns: Can leach antimony and phthalates
2 HDPE (High Density Polyethylene): SAFER
Common Uses: Milk Jugs, Plastic Bags, Yogurt Cups
3 PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride, aka Vinyl): AVOID
Common Uses: Condiment Bottles, Cling Wrap, Teething Rings, Toys, Shower Curtains
Concerns: Can leach lead and phthalates among other things. Can also off-gas toxic chemicals.
4 LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene): SAFER
Common Uses: Produce Bags, Food Storage Containers
5 PP (Polypropylene): SAFER
Common Uses: Bottle Caps, Storage Containers, Dishware
6 PS (Polystyrene, aka Styrofoam): AVOID
Common Uses: Meat Trays, Foam Food Containers & Cups
Concerns: Can leach carcinogenic styrene and estrogenic alkylphenols
7 Other this is a catch-all category which includes:
PC (Polycarbonate): AVOID - can leach Bisphenol-A (BPA). It also includes ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), SAN (Styrene Acrylonitrile), Acrylic, and Polyamide. These plastics can be a safer option because they are typically very durable and resistant to high heat resulting in less leaching. Their drawbacks are that they are not typically recyclable and some need additional safety research. New plant-based, biodegradable plastics like PLA (Polylactic Acid) also fall into the #7 category.
Visit: http://healthychild.org/5steps/5_steps_5/?gclid=CJ2VoYm7w6QCFc1K5wodXkkrDg
Credit to website: http://healthychild.org/5steps/5_steps_5/?gclid=CJ2VoYm7w6QCFc1K5wodXkkrDg
PLASTICS ARE HARMFUL?
Yes, that is true.
Did you know that the production of plastics alone are harmful to the evironment? This is not to mention the recyling and incinerating processes thereafter, which causes an enormous amount of enduring pollution.
One source explains, there is an overwhelming amout of plastic wastes floating around in oceans, causing fish to ingest plastic toxins which could potentially make fish unsafe to eat.
Studies have been conducted to conclude that:
Chemicals added to plastics are absorbed by human bodies. Some of these compounds have been found to alter hormones or have other potential human health effects.
Low quality plastic containers can leach plastic toxins into your food or water, and cause you to ingest them. Others, in common cleaners, can allow your cleaning agent to leach out into the air, and thus allow you to breath in chemical toxins. This most likely will affect the health of weakly-immuned individuals.
Plastic debris, laced with chemicals and often ingested by marine animals, can injure or poison wildlife.
Floating plastic waste, which can survive for thousands of years in water, serves as mini transportation devices for invasive species, disrupting habitats.
Plastic buried deep in landfills can leach harmful chemicals that spread into groundwater.
So, before you take a drink out of that bottled water, or decide upon buying generic brand cleaners or CLOROX's Green works, look under the lable to see these triagled-numbers (1-7) and their descriptions below. Apparently, it seems as though only 2,4 and 5 are safe to use.
1 PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate): AVOID
Common Uses: Soda Bottles, Water Bottles, Cooking Oil Bottles
Concerns: Can leach antimony and phthalates
2 HDPE (High Density Polyethylene): SAFER
Common Uses: Milk Jugs, Plastic Bags, Yogurt Cups
3 PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride, aka Vinyl): AVOID
Common Uses: Condiment Bottles, Cling Wrap, Teething Rings, Toys, Shower Curtains
Concerns: Can leach lead and phthalates among other things. Can also off-gas toxic chemicals.
4 LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene): SAFER
Common Uses: Produce Bags, Food Storage Containers
5 PP (Polypropylene): SAFER
Common Uses: Bottle Caps, Storage Containers, Dishware
6 PS (Polystyrene, aka Styrofoam): AVOID
Common Uses: Meat Trays, Foam Food Containers & Cups
Concerns: Can leach carcinogenic styrene and estrogenic alkylphenols
7 Other this is a catch-all category which includes:
PC (Polycarbonate): AVOID - can leach Bisphenol-A (BPA). It also includes ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), SAN (Styrene Acrylonitrile), Acrylic, and Polyamide. These plastics can be a safer option because they are typically very durable and resistant to high heat resulting in less leaching. Their drawbacks are that they are not typically recyclable and some need additional safety research. New plant-based, biodegradable plastics like PLA (Polylactic Acid) also fall into the #7 category.
Visit: http://healthychild.org/5steps/5_steps_5/?gclid=CJ2VoYm7w6QCFc1K5wodXkkrDg
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