June 2, 2013
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Mark E. Robson, M.D.
I must confess that I am very conflicted about adding to the river of words that have been written about Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a risk-reducing (preventive) mastectomy. She made a difficult choice, and has discussed that choice with power and grace, in the hope of helping other women. Both the choice and the disclosure took a lot of courage. Full stop. But the power of her celebrity, and the extensive media coverage of her decision, may wind up making things more difficult for some women with BRCA1 or 2 mutations.
I have been involved in research in this area for 17 years, since shortly after BRCA1 and BRCA2 were discovered, and I honestly have no idea what I would do if I were a woman faced with this decision. Imagine the situation. You go to talk to a health care provider because you have a family history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer. Hopefully, you have genetic counseling (which not everyone gets, although they should), and learn about genetics for an hour or so. If it looks like there’s a meaningful chance that genetic testing could be informative, you then give a blood sample or spit in a tube.
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Angelina Jolie is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood’s highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011.
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June 2, 2013
Mohenjo
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alcohol, Alcohol And Insomnia, Alcohol And Sleep, Alcohol And Sleeping, Alcohol Effects, Alcohol Health Effects, Alcohol Side Effects, amazon, business, decent night, Drinking And Sleeping, Effects Of Alcohol, Effects Of Drinking, Health, Hotels, huffingtonpost, maing, medicine, mental-health, myaol, OWN Healthy Mind & Body, OWN News, peaceful slumber, research, Science, Science News, Sleep And Alcohol, sleep lab, slow wave sleep, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation
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We know that a nightcap — or three — won’t help us drift off into a peaceful slumber. But we didn’t know exactly why it sets us up for a restless, sweaty, snore-y, anxious night.
By Valerie Ross
Thanks to an April 2013 review of 20 studies — and to the more than 500 people who drank in the name of science and then turned in for the night in a sleep lab so that researchers could record their brainwaves — it’s been confirmed: If you only have a bit to drink, alcohol can help you sleep better during the first part of the night, spurring an increase in slow-wave sleep, which the body needs in order to repair tissues and strengthen the immune system, and leaving dream-studded REM sleep untouched. Too much booze, however, can interrupt REM sleep, which is vital for memory and concentration. As the alcohol wears off during the second part of the night, sleep is often disrupted, the review found, as people frequently wake up. (In some cases, they’ll also start sweating, feel anxious or — if they do manage to get some REM sleep — have nightmares.) But that’s only the beginning of how alcohol gets between you and a decent night’s rest.
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May 28, 2013
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In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.
It’s the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab.
In the case of Kaiba (KEYE’-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn’t have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the little Ohio boy’s airway kept collapsing, causing his breathing to stop and often his heart, too. Doctors in Michigan had been researching artificial airway splints but had not implanted one in a patient yet.
In a single day, they “printed out” 100 tiny tubes, using computer-guided lasers to stack and fuse thin layers of plastic instead of paper and ink to form various shapes and sizes. The next day, with special permission from the Food and Drug Administration, they implanted one of these tubes in Kaiba, the first time this has been done.
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May 28, 2013
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A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland’s first face transplant.
Face transplants are extraordinarily complicated and relatively rare procedures that usually require extensive preparation of the recipient over a period of months or years. But medical officials said the Polish patient’s condition was deteriorating so rapidly that a transplant was seen as the only way to save his life. The patient is now being watched for any potential infections.
In a photo taken Tuesday, just six days after the surgery, the patient, identified only by his first name, Grzegorz, was shown giving a thumbs-up sign from his hospital bed. Another picture, based on computer tomography, showed the extensive damage to his skull.
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May 28, 2013
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Medical
amazon, aviation, bodybuilding, business, crossfit, Felton Campbell, Fifty News, Grandpa Bodybuilders, Health, Health Post50, Healthy Living, Hotels, huffingtonpost, Male Bodybuilders, mental-health, Mike Huard, Oregon Iron Man, Oregon Iron Man Bodybuilding Competition, research, Science, Science News, Slideshow, sports, technology, Technology News, tennis, transportation, travel, vacation, Video
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Among the bulging pecs and rippling thighs on display at the 2013 Oregon Ironman Competition, Felton Campbell and Mike Huard’s stood out. At 61 and 62 respectively, the two were the oldest competitors there, going toe to toe with 242 men more than half their age.
Though Campbell took first place over his friend in the competition’s Masters Men Over 60 category, the two aren’t just competing within their age group. “Right now, me and Mike’s goal is to beat someone in their 40s,” Campbell said. “You’re never too old.”
“Here’s where [age] works to our advantage — it’s because we’re mature, we’ve been through all the testosterone spurts, we’re having fun and it’s keeping us really healthy,” Huard added.
The pair join a fit group of other post-50 bodybuilders making jaws drop: world’s oldest female bodybuilder, Ernestine Shepherd, and vegan bodybuilder Jim Morris.
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May 22, 2013
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Medical
Aimee Copeland, amazon, AOL video, bacteria victim, business, Flesh Eating Bacteria, gator, georgia woman, Hotels, hp 1, medicine, mental-health, morning rush, myaol, prosthetic hands, rare flesh, research, Science, Science News, slice strawberries, technology, Technology News, Texas, today show, Touch Bionics, travel, vacation, Video, zipline
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“TODAY” featured the amazing update of Aimee Copeland, who lost her left leg, right foot and both hands to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria called necrotizing fasciitis last year while ziplining. She received a new pair of high-tech prosthetic hands called Touch Bionics that will change her life. With the new hands, which she got for free for being the technology’s spokesperson, she’s now able to write her name, slice strawberries and relearn how to use utensils.
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May 22, 2013
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Medical
amazon, AOL video, aviation, business, celebrities, creepy crawly, current-events, duchenne muscular dystophy, entertainment, gaming, Health, Hotels, ivanhoe, medical benefits of tarantulas, medical findings in spiders, medicine, new treatment options for muscular dystrophy, research, Science, Science News, tarantula treatment, technology, Technology News, transportation, travel, vacation, Video
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy leaves families with few treatment options and little hope. But now a creepy, crawly creature could change that!
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May 16, 2013
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Breaking a world record is a huge accomplishment for any athlete, but 16-year-old Kayla Wheeler has managed to do it with no legs and only one arm.
The high school student from Washington was born with three congenital amputations, according to KCPQ. She took to swimming at a young age as a form of physical therapy. Today, she’s a Paralympic swimming champion — and currently holds the world record in the 50 meter butterfly.
“It’s kind of indescribable,” her mother, Joyce Wheeler, told KCPQ. “When they announce her name and she’s representing the United States I get goose bumps all over. I’m so amazed that’s my child.”
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May 10, 2013
Mohenjo
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Africa, amazon, business, Cambodia, climate, CNN, current-events, drug-resistant, Environment, Health, Hotels, journal nature genetics, mahidol university, Mahidol University in Bangkok, malaria drugs, medicine, mental-health, Nature Genetics, new malaria drugs, Nicholas White, Oxford, research, Science, Science News, Southeast Asia, technology, Technology News, Thailand, travel, UK, University of Oxford, University of Oxford in the UK, vacation, WHO, World Health Organization, World Health Organization (WHO), Worldwide elimination of malaria
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Worldwide elimination of malaria would save hundreds of thousands of lives each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). But eradication remains elusive, because the parasite that causes the disease can evolve to withstand the effects of new malaria drugs and become drug-resistant.
Researchers, however, now believe they have discovered a way to track the spread of drug-resistant malaria, and this discovery may help to finally eradicate the disease. Their study was recently published in the journal Nature Genetics.
“We’ve seen past cases of (malaria) drug resistance spread in a specific pattern,” said study author Nicholas White from Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, and the University of Oxford in the UK. “It starts in Cambodia, spreads across Southeast Asia and crosses over to Africa, killing millions of children in the process.”
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May 10, 2013
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Medical
amazon, aviation, bbc, bbc news, business, child mortality, climate, current-events, Education, Finland, Health, Hotels, In India over 300000 babies die, libya, maternal health, medicine, mental-health, Norway, one child in seven dying, one woman in 30 dying, politics, research, Save The Children, Science, Science News, sub-Saharan Africa, Sweden, technology, Technology News, transportation, travel, vacation, www bbc co uk
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s toughest place to raise children, Save the Children reports.
Finland was named the best place to be a mother, with Sweden and Norway following in second and third places.
The charity compared factors such as maternal health, child mortality, education and income in 176 countries.
In India, over 300,000 babies die within 24 hours of being born, accounting for 29% of all newborn deaths worldwide, the report says.
The 10 bottom-ranked countries were all from sub-Saharan Africa, with one woman in 30 dying from pregnancy-related causes on average and one child in seven dying before his or her fifth birthday.
In DR Congo, war and poverty have left mothers malnourished and unsupported at the most vulnerable time of their lives.
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