Source: http://www.healthbeatblog.com/2011/04/ryans-proposal-for-medicare-shifting-risk-to-seniors-.html
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Chili peppers could reduce blood pressure
Chili peppers might just be the solution for those with high blood pressure, according to a study.
The research in hypertensive rats has shown that while the active ingredient that gives the peppers their heat?a compound known as capsaicin?might set your mouth on fire, it also leads blood vessels to relax.
"We found that long-term dietary consumption of capsaicin, one of the most abundant components in chili peppers, could reduce blood pressure in genetically hypertensive rats," said Zhiming Zhu of Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China.
Those effects depend on the chronic activation of something called the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channel found in the lining of blood vessels. Activation of the channel leads to an increase in production of nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule known to protect blood vessels against inflammation and dysfunction, Zhu explained.
The findings in rats should be confirmed in humans through epidemiological analysis, the researchers said.It isn't yet clear just how many capsaicin-containing chili peppers a day you'd have to eat to "keep the doctor away,".
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The research in hypertensive rats has shown that while the active ingredient that gives the peppers their heat?a compound known as capsaicin?might set your mouth on fire, it also leads blood vessels to relax.
"We found that long-term dietary consumption of capsaicin, one of the most abundant components in chili peppers, could reduce blood pressure in genetically hypertensive rats," said Zhiming Zhu of Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China.
Those effects depend on the chronic activation of something called the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channel found in the lining of blood vessels. Activation of the channel leads to an increase in production of nitric oxide, a gaseous molecule known to protect blood vessels against inflammation and dysfunction, Zhu explained.
The findings in rats should be confirmed in humans through epidemiological analysis, the researchers said.It isn't yet clear just how many capsaicin-containing chili peppers a day you'd have to eat to "keep the doctor away,".
Tag :high blood pressure diet,blood pressure diet,blood pressure diet foods
Source: http://www.aboutthehealth.com/2010/09/chili-peppers-could-reduce-blood.html
Saucony?s Celliant Suit Soothes Sore Muscles
This is what you might very well say to your friends as they look at you dumbstruck for lounging around in a racing-striped black unitard. They?d probably laugh less if you said ?I?m now a masked vigilante.?
Really, I get it. It seemed nuts to me too. Had Saucony not been the company whose shoes enabled me to start running again, I would?ve written this off to snake oil. But Saucony gear almost never fails for me. I figured I owed it to them to have an open mind to their recovery suit, right?
Aaaand? the suit really works. Seriously. I?m more shocked than you are.
I?m not even willing to admit that it?s because of the space-aged material. I can?t tell if it makes me strangely warm because it?s inducing a sort of self-perpetuated light therapy, or because it?s made from polyester. I don?t know if my muscles are getting fixed faster because of the Celliant, the compression, or something else.
But, the bottom line is, I recover faster when I wear the Saucony AMP PRO 2 recovery suit after a hard workout.
I was so unprepared to believe that I tried it twice.
Last Tuesday, I ran a sprint drill. I haven?t run sprints since I was maybe 20. I had my friend Courtney with me to help coach my form. But still, we ran 3-4 miles of intermittent sprints. It was a sure recipe for shin splints, cramped calves, aching thighs and the worst-case scenario: reigniting nerve-shattering knee pain. So, I slept in the suit and hoped for the best.
The best happened. The next day I had nothing but a tiny twinge in my right thigh. I was almost completely recovered.
I refused to believe it. I figured that I must not have worked as hard as I thought. So, on Saturday, I hit up the Run A Muck Festival, a 5k mud run with obstacles, boulders, and water. I went as hard as I could in the race (I wore Saucony Razors, by the way ? great for bouncing off rocks. Would you believe I can swim well in them?), and I did not wear the suit that night. By Sunday, my legs were stiff and wracked with pain. I didn?t want to get out of bed, much less walk around, with this kind of conditioning pain.
So I put on Saucony?s recovery suit. Usually, if you?re this beat up after a race, you?re stiff and sore at least through the next two days. But after lounging in the suit for three hours, I felt limber again and the pain subsided to a dull ache. I could literally feel the thing working. I was almost recovered by bedtime, and that has never happened to me before, at least not without a masseuse involved.The down side: It is warm, so you might need to crank the AC a little when you wear it. Also, you step in through the shoulders, so there is no fly, adding an extra step to a 3 a.m. bathroom break.
Whether you?re a casual athlete like me, or training for something that makes mortals tremble, you should at least try some of Saucony?s forthcoming Celliant-based products and see if they help you as much as they help me.
Friday, 8 April 2011
Inspire CEO Brian Loew speaks about online patient communities (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast interview with Inspire CEO Brian Loew. David E. Williams:����������� This is David Williams, co-founder of MedPharma Partners and author of the Health Business Blog.� I?m speaking today with Brian Loew, he?s CEO of Inspire, a provider of online health communities.� Brian, thanks for being with me today. [...]
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Chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLDP)
A new study has revealed that exposure to common viruses in daycare puts children with a chronic lung condition caused by premature birth at risk for serious respiratory infections.
Johns Hopkins Children Center researchers say their findings should prompt pediatricians to monitor their prematurely born patients, regardless of age, for signs of lung disease and to discuss the risks of daycare-acquired infections with the children parents.
These risks, the researchers found, include increased emergency room visits and medication use and more days with breathing problems.
"Daycare can be a breeding ground for viruses and puts these already vulnerable children at risk for prolonged illness and serious complications from infections that are typically mild and short-lived in children with healthy lungs," said lead investigator Sharon McGrath-Morrow, M.D., M.B.A., a lung specialist at Hopkins Children's.
Investigators interviewed the parents of 111 children ages 3 and under with chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLDP) about their child's daycare attendance, infections, symptoms, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and use of medications.
Among the 22 children with CLDP who attended daycare, 37 per cent went to the ER for worsening symptoms since their last day in daycare, compared to 12 per cent of children who did not attend daycare. More than 15 per cent of those who attended daycare were hospitalized for viral illness, compared to 6 percent among those who didn't attend daycare.
Tags : chronic lung disease in infants,chronic lung disease emphysema,chronic lung disease in children,chronic lung disease in premature babies,chronic lung disease in preemies,chronic lung disease symptoms,chronic lung disease in adults,chronic lung disease of prematurity,chronic lung diseases,chronic lung disease forum
Johns Hopkins Children Center researchers say their findings should prompt pediatricians to monitor their prematurely born patients, regardless of age, for signs of lung disease and to discuss the risks of daycare-acquired infections with the children parents.
These risks, the researchers found, include increased emergency room visits and medication use and more days with breathing problems.
"Daycare can be a breeding ground for viruses and puts these already vulnerable children at risk for prolonged illness and serious complications from infections that are typically mild and short-lived in children with healthy lungs," said lead investigator Sharon McGrath-Morrow, M.D., M.B.A., a lung specialist at Hopkins Children's.
Investigators interviewed the parents of 111 children ages 3 and under with chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLDP) about their child's daycare attendance, infections, symptoms, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and use of medications.
Among the 22 children with CLDP who attended daycare, 37 per cent went to the ER for worsening symptoms since their last day in daycare, compared to 12 per cent of children who did not attend daycare. More than 15 per cent of those who attended daycare were hospitalized for viral illness, compared to 6 percent among those who didn't attend daycare.
Tags : chronic lung disease in infants,chronic lung disease emphysema,chronic lung disease in children,chronic lung disease in premature babies,chronic lung disease in preemies,chronic lung disease symptoms,chronic lung disease in adults,chronic lung disease of prematurity,chronic lung diseases,chronic lung disease forum
Source: http://www.aboutthehealth.com/2010/10/chronic-lung-disease-of-prematurity.html
Smoking and ectopic pregnancy
Women who smoke regularly are four times more likely to have ectopic pregnancy than those who don't smoke, say scientists. Researchers of the Edinburgh University have found a chemical in cigarette smoke that causes a reaction, which may lead to ectopic pregnancies.The researchers said Cotinine triggered a reaction, which increased a protein in the Fallopian tubes. The protein, called PROKR1, raised the risk of an egg implanting outside the womb.
PROKR1 allows pregnancies to implant correctly inside the womb, but its presence in the Fallopian tubes is believed to increase the risks of this happening outside the womb.
The study found that women who smoked and developed an ectopic pregnancy had twice as much PROKR1 in their Fallopian tubes as women who did not smoke and had previously had a healthy pregnancy.
Researchers believe that too much of the protein prevents the muscles in the walls of the Fallopian tubes from contracting, which in turn hinders the transfer of the egg to the womb.
Tags : ectopic pregnancy symptoms,signs of ectopic pregnancy,ectopic pregnancy hcg levels,causes of ectopic pregnancy,ectopic pregnancy test
Source: http://www.aboutthehealth.com/2010/09/smoking-and-ectopic-pregnancy.html
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