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High Prices at the
Pump Complicate Health
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August 11, 2008
Cost pressures may lead to less
driving and fewer motor vehicle
fatalities, although access to
care may be jeopardized, too.
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Source: American Medical
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| Blood Pressure: Can It Be Higher In One Arm? |
"Generally, a small difference in blood pressure readings between arms isn't a health concern.
Blood pressure readings are given in two numbers. The top number is the maximum pressure your heart exerts while beating (systolic pressure), and the bottom number is the amount of pressure in your arteries between beats (diastolic pressure). A difference of less than 5 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) between arms for either reading is normal. However, a difference of more than 20 mm Hg for systolic pressure or more than 10 mm Hg for diastolic pressure may be a sign of an underlying problem such as narrowing of the main
arteries to that arm. If you have a significant difference in blood pressure readings between arms, consult your doctor for an evaluation.
Remember, many factors affect blood pressure. To detect a difference in blood pressure between arms, your doctor may take a series of alternate-arm blood pressure readings. He or she may also measure your blood pressure in both arms at the same time with two blood pressure gauges and two observers.
If your blood pressure is higher in one arm, your doctor will probably use the blood pressure reading from that arm to monitor your blood pressure."
Source: Mayo Clinic hypertension specialist, Dr. Sheldon Sheps
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A physician hospitalized in the ICU misinterprets an overhead conversation...
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Source: Medscape Article by
Pamela J. Kling, MD, 7/18/2008
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Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer: Questions and Answers |
"Artificial sweeteners, also called sugar substitutes, are substances that are used instead of sucrose (table sugar) to sweeten foods and beverages. Because artificial sweeteners are many times sweeter than table sugar, smaller amounts are needed to create the same level of sweetness. Artificial sweeteners are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA, like the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA regulates food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, biologics, and radiation-emitting products. The Food Additives Amendment to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which was passed by Congress in 1958, requires the FDA to approve food additives, including artificial sweeteners, before they can be made available for sale in the United States. However, this legislation does not apply to products that are "generally recognized as safe." Such products do not require FDA approval before being marketed."
Is there an association between artificial sweeteners and cancer?
"Questions about artificial sweeteners and cancer arose when early studies showed that cyclamate in combination with saccharin caused bladder cancer in laboratory animals. However, results from subsequent carcinogenicity studies (studies that examine whether a substance can cause cancer) on these sweeteners and other approved sweeteners have not provided clear evidence of an association between artificial sweeteners and cancer in people."
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Source: The National Cancer Institute
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| Does the MMR Vaccine Cause Autism? |
Autism and the MMR vaccine: Is there any link?
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Are You Overwhelmed by Your Perscription Medication? |
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
(Mad Cow Disease) |
"Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), related to mad cow disease, is a degenerative brain disorder that eventually leads to dementia. Symptoms of CJD sometimes resemble those of other dementia-like brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's, but Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease usually progresses much more rapidly.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease captured public attention in the 1990s when individuals in the United Kingdom developed a form of the disease — variant CJD (vCJD) — after eating meat from cattle suspected of having mad cow disease. However, "classic" Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has not been linked to beef contaminated with mad cow disease.
Although serious, CJD is rare. Worldwide, doctors typically diagnose one case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease per million people each year, most commonly in older adults. Treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease focuses on relieving symptoms and maximizing comfort.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is marked by rapid mental deterioration, usually within the span of a few months. Initial signs and symptoms of CJD typically include:
- Personality changes
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Memory loss
- Impaired thinking
- Impaired muscle coordination
- Blurred vision
- Insomnia
- Speech impairment
As the diseases progress, mental symptoms become more severe. Most people eventually lapse into a coma. Heart failure, respiratory failure, pneumonia or other infections are generally the cause of death. The disease usually runs its course in about seven months, although a few people may live up to one or two years after diagnosis.
In people with vCJD, psychiatric symptoms may be more prominent in the beginning, with dementia — the loss of the ability to think, reason and remember — developing later in the course of the illness. In addition, this variant affects people at a younger age than classic CJD does, and appears to have a slightly longer duration — 12 to 14 months."
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