Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay (Much more available at http://www.MJLMegaMeds.com):
Clinical Trial Ended for Prostate Cancer Vaccine
Biotech startup Cell Genesys has ended a clinical study of its prostate cancer vaccine GVAX due to a rise in deaths among users of the vaccine compared with those taking another drug, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
"What we do not know is the reason for the imbalance in deaths," Cell Genesys CEO Stephen Sherwin was quoted as saying. He labeled the interim trial results "very disappointing and surprising news."
The Phase III trial of the vaccine had begun in 2005. Of 408 people with spreading (metastatic) prostate cancer who participated in the trial, 114 had died. Sixty-seven of those deaths involved people using GVAX and the chemotherapy drug Taxotere, while the other 47 deaths involved people taking Taxotere and the corticosteroid prednisone, the newspaper said.
Another trial, which will continue, uses GVAX by itself. Participants in that trial are said to be generally healthier than those in the discontinued study, the Chronicle reported.
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Disappointing Results Noted in Anti-Clotting Drug Trials
Results from late-stage trials of the anti-clotting drug apixaban have been disappointing, said makers Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Early data from the Phase III testing of apixaban showed the drug wasn't better than a current drug, Lovenox, in preventing clotting complications in people who had knee replacement, the companies said.
The drug makers also announced they would postpone plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve apixaban for venous thromboembolism, a condition that includes deep vein thrombosis. The filing had been slated for the second half of next year, the Journal said.
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Canadian Food Poisoning Death Toll Jumps
The Canadian government has revised upward the death toll associated with tainted meat products to 12 from four, The New York Times reported.
Earlier this week, it had been reported that in addition to the deaths, there were 26 confirmed cases of people sickened by the recalled cold cuts, which may be tainted with listeria bacteria. Another 29 suspected cases are awaiting analysis, a number that is expected to rise, the Times reported.
Some 220 products have been recalled by Maple Leaf, one of Canada's largest food makers. It has closed the Toronto plant where the recalled products were produced for sanitizing, the newspaper said.
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Gleevec Given Priority FDA Review for Intestinal Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given priority review to the Novartis drug Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) as a treatment for gastrointestinal cancer after surgery, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Priority review means the agency is likely to decide whether to approve Gleevec for gastrointestinal stromal tumors within six months, instead of the typical 10 months. The drug is already approved to treat other types of cancer.
Novartis said in clinical testing, people with kit-positive gastrointestinal cancer who got Gleevec lived longer and were 89 percent less likely to have the cancer return than those who didn't take the drug, the wire service reported.
A protein mutation that characterizes kit-positive forms of this cancer is present in more than 90 percent of cases in the United States, the AP said.
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TV Ad Condemns the Hot Dog
A television ad that links eating hot dogs with colon cancer doesn't exactly cut the mustard, critics charge.
"I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer," mourns a little boy in the 33-second ad, according to the Associated Press. But in truth, the boy and two hot-dog-eating co-stars don't have the disease, the AP added.
The ad is sponsored by a group with vegetarian ties called The Cancer Project. Its president, Dr. Neal Barnard, defends the video as "a way to raise appropriate concern about a deadly concern."
The ad is premised on a November 2007 study that found eating 50 grams per day of processed meats over several years increases the eater's risk of colon cancer by 21 percent. That works out to about one hot dog per day, or two slices of bologna, or five slices of bacon each day, the AP said.
The ad's sponsor wants processed meats banished from school lunch menus nationwide. But critics say the video goes too far.
"My concern about the campaign is it's giving the indication that the occasional hot dog in the school lunch is going to increase cancer risk," the wire service quotes the American Cancer Society's nutrition director, Colleen Doyle, as saying. "An occasional hot dog isn't going to increase that risk."
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Health Highlights: Aug. 16, 2008
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Toxins Found in Frozen Shellfish Imported from Ireland
Frozen mussels imported to the United States from Ireland may contain a toxin that can cause stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Two cases of azaspiracid toxin poisoning occurred in July in the state of Washington, according to an FDA news release, and further examination of other containers of "Mussels in a Garlic Butter Sauce" from the same production lot imported by Bantry Bay Seafoods also contained the azaspiracid toxins.
The FDA recommends that consumers discard Bantry Bay Seafood frozen cooked products with "best before end" dates on the side of the box ranging from January 23, 2009, to November 15, 2009: Mussels in a Garlic Butter Sauce; Mussels in White Wine Sauce; and Mussels in Tomato and Garlic Sauce.
The Bantry Bay Seafood products are sold frozen in 1 pound cardboard packages in stores throughout the United States, the FDA says, and store operators have been asked to remove them.
Azaspiracid toxins have never been found in U.S. shellfish beds, the FDA says. They are odorless, tasteless, and can't be destroyed by freezing, cooking, or boiling. Symptoms occur within two hours after the seafood has been eaten and can last up to three days.
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Drinking Red Bull May Cause Heart Damage:
Study:
Drinking too much of the popular Red Bull energy drink may lead to heart damage, says an Australian study that included 30 university students, ages 20 to 24.
The researchers found that drinking just one 250ml sugar-free can of the caffeinated drink boosted the "stickiness" of the blood and increased the risk of blood clots. After drinking Red Bull, the students had a cardiovascular profile similar to that of someone with heart disease, the Times (U.K.) reported.
The results were alarming and suggest that older adults with symptoms of heart disease shouldn't drink too much Red Bull, said study author Scott Willoughby, of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide University.
In a statement, Red Bull officials said the drink had been proved safe by numerous scientific studies, and that it had never been banned from anywhere it had been introduced, the Times reported.
Red Bull is sold in 143 countries but is banned in Norway, Denmark and some other countries due to health concerns.
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Teens Having Easier Time Getting Prescription Drugs:
It's easier to illegally obtain prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin or Ritalin than it is to get beer, say a growing number of American teens.
Researchers at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University surveyed 1,002 12- to-17-year-olds and found that 19 percent said it was easier for them to obtain prescription drugs than to get their hands on beer, cigarettes or marijuana, compared with 13 percent a year ago, The Washington Post reported.
The study also found that 34 percent of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them at home or from their parents.
About 25 percent of the teen respondents said marijuana is the easiest substance to buy, and 43 percent of 17-year-olds said they could purchase marijuana in less than an hour, The Post reported.
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Gene Mutation Linked to Colorectal Cancer:
A gene mutation strongly linked to colorectal cancer has been identified by Northwestern University researchers. People with the TGFBR1 ASE gene mutation have a 50 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer than the general population.
"This probably accounts for more colorectal cancers than all other gene mutations discovered thus far," said study lead author Boris Pasche, Agence France Presse reported.
The TGFBR1 ASE mutation results in decreased production of an important receptor for TGF-beta, the most potent inhibitor of cell growth. A reduced ability to inhibit cell growth means it's easier for colon cancer to develop. The study was published in the journal Science.
"The reasonable expectation is this finding will save some lives," said Pasche, AFP reported. "We will be able to identify a larger number of individuals that are at risk of colorectal cancer and, in the long term, maybe decrease the cases of colorectal cancer and of people dying from it by being able to screen them more frequently."
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Lack of Judgment Endangers Teen Drivers:
A lack of judgment about the risks of driving may explain why teens have the highest crash and fatality rates of any age group, according to Canadian researchers.
The team at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto evaluated 262 high school students and found they consistently underestimated the risks of driving due to a number of mistaken beliefs, CBC News reported.
For example, the teens assumed that:
Their age and agility would enable them to overcome the effects of poor driving conditions or intoxication better than more experienced drivers.
Vehicle and highway design were more likely than human error to cause crashes.
In the event of a crash, doctors would be able to save their lives and leave them unscathed.
"Students need to comprehend that it is a lack of judgment, not only lack of skill, that increases the risk of injury to oneself and others," said Dr. Najma Ahmed, assistant trauma director at St. Michael's, CBC News reported.
The study was published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Bush Signs Bill Banning Lead in Children's Products:
Legislation that bans lead from children's products was signed Thursday by President George W. Bush, giving the United States the toughest standard in the world. The bill was passed by both houses of Congress two weeks ago.
Under the new law, lead beyond minute levels is prohibited in products for children under 12 years old, the Associated Press reported. Last year, lead paint was a major factor in U.S. recalls of 45 million toys and other children's products, mainly from China.
The new legislation also bans the use of phthalates, chemicals used to make plastic products softer and more flexible. It also gives the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission more money and power to oversee testing of products and to penalize violators.
Each year in the United States, unsafe products cause about 28,000 deaths, according to the CPSC. Last year, faulty consumer products injured more than 33 million people, the AP reported.
All of this information and much much more is available FREE at http://MJLMegaMeds.com
Copyright © 2008 Scoutnews. All rights reserved.
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Toxins Found in Frozen Shellfish Imported from Ireland
Frozen mussels imported to the United States from Ireland may contain a toxin that can cause stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Two cases of azaspiracid toxin poisoning occurred in July in the state of Washington, according to an FDA news release, and further examination of other containers of "Mussels in a Garlic Butter Sauce" from the same production lot imported by Bantry Bay Seafoods also contained the azaspiracid toxins.
The FDA recommends that consumers discard Bantry Bay Seafood frozen cooked products with "best before end" dates on the side of the box ranging from January 23, 2009, to November 15, 2009: Mussels in a Garlic Butter Sauce; Mussels in White Wine Sauce; and Mussels in Tomato and Garlic Sauce.
The Bantry Bay Seafood products are sold frozen in 1 pound cardboard packages in stores throughout the United States, the FDA says, and store operators have been asked to remove them.
Azaspiracid toxins have never been found in U.S. shellfish beds, the FDA says. They are odorless, tasteless, and can't be destroyed by freezing, cooking, or boiling. Symptoms occur within two hours after the seafood has been eaten and can last up to three days.
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Drinking Red Bull May Cause Heart Damage:
Study:
Drinking too much of the popular Red Bull energy drink may lead to heart damage, says an Australian study that included 30 university students, ages 20 to 24.
The researchers found that drinking just one 250ml sugar-free can of the caffeinated drink boosted the "stickiness" of the blood and increased the risk of blood clots. After drinking Red Bull, the students had a cardiovascular profile similar to that of someone with heart disease, the Times (U.K.) reported.
The results were alarming and suggest that older adults with symptoms of heart disease shouldn't drink too much Red Bull, said study author Scott Willoughby, of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and Adelaide University.
In a statement, Red Bull officials said the drink had been proved safe by numerous scientific studies, and that it had never been banned from anywhere it had been introduced, the Times reported.
Red Bull is sold in 143 countries but is banned in Norway, Denmark and some other countries due to health concerns.
-----
Teens Having Easier Time Getting Prescription Drugs:
It's easier to illegally obtain prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin or Ritalin than it is to get beer, say a growing number of American teens.
Researchers at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University surveyed 1,002 12- to-17-year-olds and found that 19 percent said it was easier for them to obtain prescription drugs than to get their hands on beer, cigarettes or marijuana, compared with 13 percent a year ago, The Washington Post reported.
The study also found that 34 percent of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them at home or from their parents.
About 25 percent of the teen respondents said marijuana is the easiest substance to buy, and 43 percent of 17-year-olds said they could purchase marijuana in less than an hour, The Post reported.
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Gene Mutation Linked to Colorectal Cancer:
A gene mutation strongly linked to colorectal cancer has been identified by Northwestern University researchers. People with the TGFBR1 ASE gene mutation have a 50 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer than the general population.
"This probably accounts for more colorectal cancers than all other gene mutations discovered thus far," said study lead author Boris Pasche, Agence France Presse reported.
The TGFBR1 ASE mutation results in decreased production of an important receptor for TGF-beta, the most potent inhibitor of cell growth. A reduced ability to inhibit cell growth means it's easier for colon cancer to develop. The study was published in the journal Science.
"The reasonable expectation is this finding will save some lives," said Pasche, AFP reported. "We will be able to identify a larger number of individuals that are at risk of colorectal cancer and, in the long term, maybe decrease the cases of colorectal cancer and of people dying from it by being able to screen them more frequently."
-----
Lack of Judgment Endangers Teen Drivers:
A lack of judgment about the risks of driving may explain why teens have the highest crash and fatality rates of any age group, according to Canadian researchers.
The team at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto evaluated 262 high school students and found they consistently underestimated the risks of driving due to a number of mistaken beliefs, CBC News reported.
For example, the teens assumed that:
Their age and agility would enable them to overcome the effects of poor driving conditions or intoxication better than more experienced drivers.
Vehicle and highway design were more likely than human error to cause crashes.
In the event of a crash, doctors would be able to save their lives and leave them unscathed.
"Students need to comprehend that it is a lack of judgment, not only lack of skill, that increases the risk of injury to oneself and others," said Dr. Najma Ahmed, assistant trauma director at St. Michael's, CBC News reported.
The study was published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Bush Signs Bill Banning Lead in Children's Products:
Legislation that bans lead from children's products was signed Thursday by President George W. Bush, giving the United States the toughest standard in the world. The bill was passed by both houses of Congress two weeks ago.
Under the new law, lead beyond minute levels is prohibited in products for children under 12 years old, the Associated Press reported. Last year, lead paint was a major factor in U.S. recalls of 45 million toys and other children's products, mainly from China.
The new legislation also bans the use of phthalates, chemicals used to make plastic products softer and more flexible. It also gives the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission more money and power to oversee testing of products and to penalize violators.
Each year in the United States, unsafe products cause about 28,000 deaths, according to the CPSC. Last year, faulty consumer products injured more than 33 million people, the AP reported.
All of this information and much much more is available FREE at http://MJLMegaMeds.com
Copyright © 2008 Scoutnews. All rights reserved.
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Travel Health
Whether you are traveling by air, car or sea, you are likely to encounter disturbances that can bring about discomfort and upset—interfering with your leisure travel or business plans. To help balance systemic health and promote wellness during your travels, Native Remedies offers solutions to suit all your needs.
We are the market-leading brand of specially formulated, natural remedies produced in therapeutic dosage. In addition, Native Remedies provides an unconditional One Year money back guarantee on all products! All of our remedies are available without a prescription for your convenience.
Learn more about a natural travel remedy for your pet at PetAlive.com.
Mental & Physical Support for Travel
Nerve Tonic™
Promotes nervous system health, maintains balanced mood and worry free mind. Learn More
Traveling, whether for business or vacation, can attribute to feelings of stress... which can affect your mood and the disposition. Flight delays, lost luggage, traffic, language barriers, and other common causes of stress can become physically and mentally overwhelming. To help cope with the emotions related to these frustrations, natural remedies work to support brain and nervous system health to maintain balanced moods and feelings of well-being… so you can enjoy your travels!
Calming Common Travel Complaints
Often, travel away from home alters one’s daily routine from every imaginable aspect of life-- including sleep, diet, stress, exercise, and environment. These changes can lead to many undesirable side effects, from insomnia, obesity, digestive upsets, increased allergies—and much more.
Immunity & General Support for Travel
Detox Drops™
Promotes natural cleansing function and ability to eliminate toxins. Learn More »
Environmental and situational stressors experienced by those who travel can wreak havoc on a normally healthily functioning immune system. In addition, increased exposure to airborne illnesses and other diseases are common with activities associated with travel, such as in airports, communal areas of public transportation, restaurants, amusement parks, etc. To maintain wellness during travel, it is important to support immunity, which affects systemic health. Natural remedies can support balance in many bodily systems, keeping you feeling full of vitality!
Natural remedies can provide relief from many of the common ailments experienced by travelers of all ages:
Digestive Support for Travel
Digestion Tonic™
Promotes healthy and trouble-free digestion and digestive balance. Learn More »
Just as with other bodily systems, digestion can be greatly affected by changes brought about by travel. Local cuisines, overindulgence, or a nervous stomach can lead to digestive discomfort and disturbances—which could greatly impair your ability to perform business or enjoy the scenery of a new city. Natural remedies can support healthy, trouble-free digestion and maintain healthy bowel movements to keep you feeling well and on-the-go!
We are the market-leading brand of specially formulated, natural remedies produced in therapeutic dosage. In addition, Native Remedies provides an unconditional One Year money back guarantee on all products! All of our remedies are available without a prescription for your convenience.
Learn more about a natural travel remedy for your pet at PetAlive.com.
Mental & Physical Support for Travel
Nerve Tonic™
Promotes nervous system health, maintains balanced mood and worry free mind. Learn More
Traveling, whether for business or vacation, can attribute to feelings of stress... which can affect your mood and the disposition. Flight delays, lost luggage, traffic, language barriers, and other common causes of stress can become physically and mentally overwhelming. To help cope with the emotions related to these frustrations, natural remedies work to support brain and nervous system health to maintain balanced moods and feelings of well-being… so you can enjoy your travels!
Calming Common Travel Complaints
Often, travel away from home alters one’s daily routine from every imaginable aspect of life-- including sleep, diet, stress, exercise, and environment. These changes can lead to many undesirable side effects, from insomnia, obesity, digestive upsets, increased allergies—and much more.
Immunity & General Support for Travel
Detox Drops™
Promotes natural cleansing function and ability to eliminate toxins. Learn More »
Environmental and situational stressors experienced by those who travel can wreak havoc on a normally healthily functioning immune system. In addition, increased exposure to airborne illnesses and other diseases are common with activities associated with travel, such as in airports, communal areas of public transportation, restaurants, amusement parks, etc. To maintain wellness during travel, it is important to support immunity, which affects systemic health. Natural remedies can support balance in many bodily systems, keeping you feeling full of vitality!
Natural remedies can provide relief from many of the common ailments experienced by travelers of all ages:
Digestive Support for Travel
Digestion Tonic™
Promotes healthy and trouble-free digestion and digestive balance. Learn More »
Just as with other bodily systems, digestion can be greatly affected by changes brought about by travel. Local cuisines, overindulgence, or a nervous stomach can lead to digestive discomfort and disturbances—which could greatly impair your ability to perform business or enjoy the scenery of a new city. Natural remedies can support healthy, trouble-free digestion and maintain healthy bowel movements to keep you feeling well and on-the-go!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Do herbal and homeopathic remedies work on Pets?
In the wild, animals instinctively seek out healing herbs to help them when they are ill or undernourished. In fact, Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, respected dogs very highly for their ability to seek out and eat medicinal herbs in the wild. This ability is shared by other animals, including cats. We are coming to realize that nature often has the answers - but animals have always known this! Natural medicine can help your pet just as it can help you.
While there is always a place for conventional veterinary medicine, natural medicine can compliment conventional veterinary care and in many cases cure your pets just as well - without the side effects and damage to health that can accompany synthetic drugs and antibiotics. I have applied the same care and research that have gone into our Native Remedies range for adults and children to the development of pet-friendly, safe and effective natural remedies for animals. As always, all remedies are formulated to the highest therapeutic standards and manufactured under strict pharmaceutical conditions for your peace of mind and the well being of your pets. " Michele Carelse, Clinical Psychologist.
"When a veterinary surgeon practices the use of homeopathic medicine and is asked why he does so, he may give one of several answers. The simple answer would be that the results are good, an emphatic answer would be that homeopathic treatment has no unpleasant or dangerous side effects, while still achieving successful results.
The PetAlive Homeopathic range has been formulated with this knowledge and is specifically designed to treat your pet in a holistic and natural manner."
Dr. Glenn FergusonM-Tech Homeopathy
Doctor of Chinese Medicine
What is Energy Tonic?
Energy Tonic capsules contain a unique combination of Chinese, Indian and European therapeutic herbs especially chosen for their energy-promoting properties, as well as their positive effect on systemic health.
This remedy is particularly useful for pets that appear sluggish, bored, listless or disinterested in life. Energy Tonic also helps to support vitality and health in older pets.
As is the case in humans, the energy levels of our pets can fluctuate from day to day based on a variety of factors, including fitness and health levels, diet, and even boredom. Like humans, pets also commonly experience declining energy levels as part of the natural aging process or when they are feeling ‘under the weather.’
In the wild, animals experiencing common energy ‘dips’ or lack of vitality instinctively eat herbs which are able to promote health and vitality. Unfortunately, domestic animals do not have this advantage. However, by adopting the naturopathic approach and supplementing with herbal remedies especially formulated for pets, you can put energy and vigor back into your pet’s step naturally!
How has Energy Tonic helped?
“This really works! I have a wonderful cat that has always been playful and suddenly started to hang around and sleep all day. She did not look her best either. The vet said there was no cause. After only just more than a week of the Energy Tonic, she was happy and playful again!!!”
—Angela B.
“Give me natural remedies any day! I use them myself and I use them for my pets and I am always happy with the results. You have a very comprehensive product range and your Energy Tonic capsules were very effective in improving activity levels in my dog's case. I have also changed his diet on your advice and can see a very big difference. Thank you for all your help!”
—Greg
“I have used Energy Tonic for both my dogs and I have been very pleased with the results. I can recommend Energy Tonic for any pet that needs it.”
—Charmaine
Ready to Purchase?
http://www.nativeremedies.com/petalive/energy-tonic-natural-pet-herbal-booster.html#bottomBuyBox
While there is always a place for conventional veterinary medicine, natural medicine can compliment conventional veterinary care and in many cases cure your pets just as well - without the side effects and damage to health that can accompany synthetic drugs and antibiotics. I have applied the same care and research that have gone into our Native Remedies range for adults and children to the development of pet-friendly, safe and effective natural remedies for animals. As always, all remedies are formulated to the highest therapeutic standards and manufactured under strict pharmaceutical conditions for your peace of mind and the well being of your pets. " Michele Carelse, Clinical Psychologist.
"When a veterinary surgeon practices the use of homeopathic medicine and is asked why he does so, he may give one of several answers. The simple answer would be that the results are good, an emphatic answer would be that homeopathic treatment has no unpleasant or dangerous side effects, while still achieving successful results.
The PetAlive Homeopathic range has been formulated with this knowledge and is specifically designed to treat your pet in a holistic and natural manner."
Dr. Glenn FergusonM-Tech Homeopathy
Doctor of Chinese Medicine
What is Energy Tonic?
Energy Tonic capsules contain a unique combination of Chinese, Indian and European therapeutic herbs especially chosen for their energy-promoting properties, as well as their positive effect on systemic health.
This remedy is particularly useful for pets that appear sluggish, bored, listless or disinterested in life. Energy Tonic also helps to support vitality and health in older pets.
As is the case in humans, the energy levels of our pets can fluctuate from day to day based on a variety of factors, including fitness and health levels, diet, and even boredom. Like humans, pets also commonly experience declining energy levels as part of the natural aging process or when they are feeling ‘under the weather.’
In the wild, animals experiencing common energy ‘dips’ or lack of vitality instinctively eat herbs which are able to promote health and vitality. Unfortunately, domestic animals do not have this advantage. However, by adopting the naturopathic approach and supplementing with herbal remedies especially formulated for pets, you can put energy and vigor back into your pet’s step naturally!
How has Energy Tonic helped?
“This really works! I have a wonderful cat that has always been playful and suddenly started to hang around and sleep all day. She did not look her best either. The vet said there was no cause. After only just more than a week of the Energy Tonic, she was happy and playful again!!!”
—Angela B.
“Give me natural remedies any day! I use them myself and I use them for my pets and I am always happy with the results. You have a very comprehensive product range and your Energy Tonic capsules were very effective in improving activity levels in my dog's case. I have also changed his diet on your advice and can see a very big difference. Thank you for all your help!”
—Greg
“I have used Energy Tonic for both my dogs and I have been very pleased with the results. I can recommend Energy Tonic for any pet that needs it.”
—Charmaine
Ready to Purchase?
http://www.nativeremedies.com/petalive/energy-tonic-natural-pet-herbal-booster.html#bottomBuyBox
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Seniors' Health
As men and women continue to age, extra efforts are needed to maintain a fit, active, and healthy body and mind. Still, even with this added effort, seniors experience some health issues that are distinctive to aging adults.
There are a number of physical age-related illnesses and conditions that seniors must bear in mind such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, incontinence, memory loss, sciatica and more. There are also psychological issues to deal with like depression, anxiety, mood swings, and even sleeplessness.
Below you will find a comprehensive set of herbal remedies from Native Remedies to help you manage and optimize your health – naturally and safely.
MemoRise™
Support brain and memory health in mature adults. Learn More »
Vizu-All Plus™
Maintain healthy eyes and circulatory health. Learn More »
JointEase Plus™
Promotes joint and muscular-skeletal system health. Learn More »
Insulate Plus™
Helps maintain healthy circulation, blood sugar levels, insulin production and bio-availability Learn More »
Don't forget to send in your medical stories GOOD or BAD for all of us to read and wonder about!!. You can also read some pretty funny insights on my other blog at http://www.mjlmegameds.wordpress.com/. Send all your stuff to www.mufffinamnnn58@yahoo.com
Thanks for reading and voting for your favorite medication to be on sale for the month!!
There are a number of physical age-related illnesses and conditions that seniors must bear in mind such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, incontinence, memory loss, sciatica and more. There are also psychological issues to deal with like depression, anxiety, mood swings, and even sleeplessness.
Below you will find a comprehensive set of herbal remedies from Native Remedies to help you manage and optimize your health – naturally and safely.
MemoRise™
Support brain and memory health in mature adults. Learn More »
Vizu-All Plus™
Maintain healthy eyes and circulatory health. Learn More »
JointEase Plus™
Promotes joint and muscular-skeletal system health. Learn More »
Insulate Plus™
Helps maintain healthy circulation, blood sugar levels, insulin production and bio-availability Learn More »
Don't forget to send in your medical stories GOOD or BAD for all of us to read and wonder about!!. You can also read some pretty funny insights on my other blog at http://www.mjlmegameds.wordpress.com/. Send all your stuff to www.mufffinamnnn58@yahoo.com
Thanks for reading and voting for your favorite medication to be on sale for the month!!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex, grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research suggests.
According to the study, the last quarter century has seen a dramatic rise in the frequency of sex among the 70-year-old set, whether married or unmarried. And as an added bonus, seniors today (particularly women) say they're much more satisfied with their liaisons than the previous generation -- facing less sexual dysfunction and feeling more positive about the experience.
"Our study shows that a large majority of elderly consider sexual activity and sexual feelings a natural part of late life," said study author Nils Beckman, a doctoral candidate with the neuropsychiatric epidemiology unit at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at Gothenburg University. "It is thus important that health professionals and others take sexuality into consideration, irrespective of age."
The findings are reported online in the British Medical Journal.
Beckman and his team reviewed surveys concerning sexual behavior and attitudes that had been completed by more than 1,500 healthy 70-year-old Gothenburg residents over a 30-year period.
The polls had been conducted in 1971-1972, 1976-1977, 1992-1993, and 2000-2001.
Between the first survey and the last, the frequency of sexual intercourse was found to have increased among all groups. Among married men, 68 percent said they were engaging in the practice in the latest poll, compared with 52 percent in 1971, while among married women the number had risen from 38 percent to 56 percent.
Among unmarried men, the jump went from 30 percent to 54 percent in the same 30-year span, while among unmarried women the observed bump was from just under 1 percent to 12 percent.
Women seemed to make the most headway in terms of increasing their sexual satisfaction. While men expressed more positive attitudes about sex in 1971, by 2001 the gender difference had evaporated.
As well, more 21st-century women said they were highly satisfied with their sex; fewer said they had low satisfaction; more said they experienced an orgasm during sex; and fewer said they had never had an orgasm.
Regarding the degree to which the respondents said they felt "very happy" about their relationship, the three-decade trend also moved in a similarly positive direction for both genders: rising from 40 percent to 57 percent among men, and from 35 percent to 52 percent among women.
Beckman and his colleagues speculated that, in part, the findings might simply reflect the degree to which Western societies have become more comfortable in dealing with sexual matters frankly and openly -- perhaps leading to a greater willingness to honestly report sexual encounters.
"(And) maybe it has become more permissible to leave an unhappy marriage today," suggested Beckman. "And even for widows [and] widowers to establish new relations."
Whatever the explanation, S. Jay Olshansky, a professor of public health and senior research scientist at the Center on Aging at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), said the findings closely mirror the results of similar research conducted at UIC and elsewhere.
"Probably the addressing of physiological problems with the development of medications like Viagra explain some -- but not all -- of the upward sexual activity trend," he said. "But the most important point being made here is that when it comes to sex, clearly it doesn't matter what age you are. At least most men and many women still have a desire to have it as they age."
WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex, grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research suggests.
According to the study, the last quarter century has seen a dramatic rise in the frequency of sex among the 70-year-old set, whether married or unmarried. And as an added bonus, seniors today (particularly women) say they're much more satisfied with their liaisons than the previous generation -- facing less sexual dysfunction and feeling more positive about the experience.
"Our study shows that a large majority of elderly consider sexual activity and sexual feelings a natural part of late life," said study author Nils Beckman, a doctoral candidate with the neuropsychiatric epidemiology unit at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at Gothenburg University. "It is thus important that health professionals and others take sexuality into consideration, irrespective of age."
The findings are reported online in the British Medical Journal.
Beckman and his team reviewed surveys concerning sexual behavior and attitudes that had been completed by more than 1,500 healthy 70-year-old Gothenburg residents over a 30-year period.
The polls had been conducted in 1971-1972, 1976-1977, 1992-1993, and 2000-2001.
Between the first survey and the last, the frequency of sexual intercourse was found to have increased among all groups. Among married men, 68 percent said they were engaging in the practice in the latest poll, compared with 52 percent in 1971, while among married women the number had risen from 38 percent to 56 percent.
Among unmarried men, the jump went from 30 percent to 54 percent in the same 30-year span, while among unmarried women the observed bump was from just under 1 percent to 12 percent.
Women seemed to make the most headway in terms of increasing their sexual satisfaction. While men expressed more positive attitudes about sex in 1971, by 2001 the gender difference had evaporated.
As well, more 21st-century women said they were highly satisfied with their sex; fewer said they had low satisfaction; more said they experienced an orgasm during sex; and fewer said they had never had an orgasm.
Regarding the degree to which the respondents said they felt "very happy" about their relationship, the three-decade trend also moved in a similarly positive direction for both genders: rising from 40 percent to 57 percent among men, and from 35 percent to 52 percent among women.
Beckman and his colleagues speculated that, in part, the findings might simply reflect the degree to which Western societies have become more comfortable in dealing with sexual matters frankly and openly -- perhaps leading to a greater willingness to honestly report sexual encounters.
"(And) maybe it has become more permissible to leave an unhappy marriage today," suggested Beckman. "And even for widows [and] widowers to establish new relations."
Whatever the explanation, S. Jay Olshansky, a professor of public health and senior research scientist at the Center on Aging at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), said the findings closely mirror the results of similar research conducted at UIC and elsewhere.
"Probably the addressing of physiological problems with the development of medications like Viagra explain some -- but not all -- of the upward sexual activity trend," he said. "But the most important point being made here is that when it comes to sex, clearly it doesn't matter what age you are. At least most men and many women still have a desire to have it as they age."
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Playing It Safe With High School Sports
By Janice Billingsley
HealthDay Reporter
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Getting your bell rung." "A dinger." "Knocking the cobwebs loose."
Shop-worn sports cliches for a serious problem -- a concussion.
But new research suggests that high school football coaches are getting a lot better at spotting a concussion and managing the problem, although there's still room for improvement.
"Our knowledge about concussions is expanding rapidly. The traditional idea was that 'getting a bell rung' was not serious, but those symptoms can be a sign of a concussion and need to be evaluated," said Steve Broglio, assistant professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, who studies concussions in high school athletes.
Each year, more than seven million high school students participate in interscholastic sports in the United States, and there are approximately 1.4 million sports injuries, according to a 2006 national sports injury survey.
The good news is that injury rates have dropped by half in the last decade as sports medicine techniques have improved, along with a growing awareness of the importance of preventing and treating injuries, said Dawn Comstock, an assistant professor at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. She administers the survey, which tracks sports-related injuries at 100 high schools throughout the country.
But the injuries being reported today are more serious. "There are more fractures, severe knee injuries, and the proportion of injuries requiring surgery is higher," she said.
This could be due to a jump in chronic overuse problems -- more young athletes are playing one sport year-round, using the same muscle groups over and over. But the increase could also be due to improved sports medicine techniques, which means earlier diagnosis and treatment of many injuries before they become serious, leaving the more serious ones for the statistics charts, Comstock said.
Whatever the reasons, the emerging data and new research into sports injuries among high school athletes is bringing needed attention to what athletic professionals say has been a long neglected area.
"There are 1.2 million high school football athletes, compared to 38,000 college and 1,700 professional football players," Broglio said. "At the high school level, where there are the greatest number of injuries, there is the least amount of medical attention -- one athletic trainer for 300 to 500 children, compared to three or four for one college football team of 120."
Tight school budgets are part of the reason, said Jon Almquist, the athletic training program administrator for the Fairfax County (Va.) Public Schools. Schools necessarily focus on educational priorities rather than athletics.
But a second reason for the lack of attention, according to Comstock, has been the wrong assumption that high school sports injuries are inevitable. "There's a general perception that sports injuries are just the price you have to pay for playing, which isn't true," she said.
At a meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) last week in St. Louis, Broglio presented the results of a study that measured the varying speeds at which high school football players took hits to their heads, and where on the head the hits occurred. The findings will not only help researchers pinpoint how and when concussions are most likely to occur, they should help coaches retool a player's on-field technique to avoid unnecessarily risky moves.
Also at the meeting, certified athletic trainer Erin O'Donoghue reported that high school coaches in a survey she conducted scored an average of 80 out of 100 points on questions testing them on their expertise in recognizing concussions. Those who had attended workshops about concussions (approximately one-fifth of the coaches) or had a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published kit about concussions were the most informed.
"Our educational efforts have been effective," she said.
To further improve safety for young athletes, NATA has published a summary statement with 11 strategies for anyone -- coaches, athletic directors, parents -- interested in providing comprehensive medical care to high school athletes.
Among the recommendations
HealthDay Reporter
Brought to you by
https://www.MJLMegaMeds.com
Getting your bell rung." "A dinger." "Knocking the cobwebs loose."
Shop-worn sports cliches for a serious problem -- a concussion.
But new research suggests that high school football coaches are getting a lot better at spotting a concussion and managing the problem, although there's still room for improvement.
"Our knowledge about concussions is expanding rapidly. The traditional idea was that 'getting a bell rung' was not serious, but those symptoms can be a sign of a concussion and need to be evaluated," said Steve Broglio, assistant professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, who studies concussions in high school athletes.
Each year, more than seven million high school students participate in interscholastic sports in the United States, and there are approximately 1.4 million sports injuries, according to a 2006 national sports injury survey.
The good news is that injury rates have dropped by half in the last decade as sports medicine techniques have improved, along with a growing awareness of the importance of preventing and treating injuries, said Dawn Comstock, an assistant professor at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. She administers the survey, which tracks sports-related injuries at 100 high schools throughout the country.
But the injuries being reported today are more serious. "There are more fractures, severe knee injuries, and the proportion of injuries requiring surgery is higher," she said.
This could be due to a jump in chronic overuse problems -- more young athletes are playing one sport year-round, using the same muscle groups over and over. But the increase could also be due to improved sports medicine techniques, which means earlier diagnosis and treatment of many injuries before they become serious, leaving the more serious ones for the statistics charts, Comstock said.
Whatever the reasons, the emerging data and new research into sports injuries among high school athletes is bringing needed attention to what athletic professionals say has been a long neglected area.
"There are 1.2 million high school football athletes, compared to 38,000 college and 1,700 professional football players," Broglio said. "At the high school level, where there are the greatest number of injuries, there is the least amount of medical attention -- one athletic trainer for 300 to 500 children, compared to three or four for one college football team of 120."
Tight school budgets are part of the reason, said Jon Almquist, the athletic training program administrator for the Fairfax County (Va.) Public Schools. Schools necessarily focus on educational priorities rather than athletics.
But a second reason for the lack of attention, according to Comstock, has been the wrong assumption that high school sports injuries are inevitable. "There's a general perception that sports injuries are just the price you have to pay for playing, which isn't true," she said.
At a meeting of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) last week in St. Louis, Broglio presented the results of a study that measured the varying speeds at which high school football players took hits to their heads, and where on the head the hits occurred. The findings will not only help researchers pinpoint how and when concussions are most likely to occur, they should help coaches retool a player's on-field technique to avoid unnecessarily risky moves.
Also at the meeting, certified athletic trainer Erin O'Donoghue reported that high school coaches in a survey she conducted scored an average of 80 out of 100 points on questions testing them on their expertise in recognizing concussions. Those who had attended workshops about concussions (approximately one-fifth of the coaches) or had a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published kit about concussions were the most informed.
"Our educational efforts have been effective," she said.
To further improve safety for young athletes, NATA has published a summary statement with 11 strategies for anyone -- coaches, athletic directors, parents -- interested in providing comprehensive medical care to high school athletes.
Among the recommendations
- Organizations that sponsor high school athletics should put in place a health-care team to ensure timely and appropriate care for all athletes;
- Those same organizations need to develop an emergency action plan to ensure that injuries and illnesses are treated promptly;
- Students participating in sports should have a physical exam to detect any health problems that might be aggravated by physical activity.
"Our hope is that the summary statement and strategies will together provide an opportunity for all high school athletes to get appropriate medical treatment whenever and wherever they play sports," said Almquist, who chaired the task force and is lead author of the statement.
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