tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4692397114747346672024-03-13T10:09:42.582-07:00awesomegistWE BRINGS TO YOU ALL LATEST ON HEALTH,ROMANCE AND RELATIONSHIP,INSURANCE,ENTERTAINMENT AND LOTS MORE...YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY.Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-90100544845422764082017-03-30T18:44:00.001-07:002017-03-30T18:44:43.038-07:00Eat Peanuts to Help Your Heart, Says Peanut Institute<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RjD07l8jSMw/WN20RKnObKI/AAAAAAAABHk/Cgi-T2UDOrkz4TvT0oqvh9LQFW1359frgCK4B/s1600/peanut1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RjD07l8jSMw/WN20RKnObKI/AAAAAAAABHk/Cgi-T2UDOrkz4TvT0oqvh9LQFW1359frgCK4B/s400/peanut1.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Popping some peanuts might have some protective benefits for your heart, a new study from Penn State suggests.</div>
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Researchers recruited 15 men who were overweight or obese, but otherwise healthy, and had them eat a high fat meal. One group of men ate a shake containing three ounces of peanuts along with it, while another group drank a shake of similar nutritional quality, but without the peanuts.</div>
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When they tested their blood afterwards, the participants who consumed the peanuts showed a 32 percent reduction in triglycerides, or fat in their blood, than the guys who drank the peanut-less shake.</div>
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That’s notable, because meals usually cause a spike in blood fats, and that surge can increase the risk of heart disease, researcher Penny Kris-Etherton noted in a press release.</div>
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Whenever you eat, your arteries tend to stiffen, which can limit the availability of nitric oxide. As a result, your arteries can dilate as much. When that happens often enough, it can lower blood flow throughout the body and make the heart work harder.</div>
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But peanuts may counteract this effect to some degree. Researchers believe it was because the nuts improved the dilation and constriction of the inner lining of the blood vessels, preventing the stiffening effect.</div>
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Now, the study does have some limitations, including a small number of participants and a limited time frame—the men were only evaluated on two occasions of having the peanut-and-fat mix. That means it’s not possible to know if regular peanut consumption lowers heart risks overall, or simply immediately after eating.</div>
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Also, for those counting calories, three ounces of peanuts at every meal could be tough. That amount clocks in at just under 500 calories, according to the USDA. And it’s not clear from this study whether ingesting lower amounts of peanuts could lead to some benefit, either.</div>
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Another caveat is that the Peanut Institute sponsored the study. That tends to draw skepticism about the results—much like a recent Italian study that found eating pasta can help with weight loss, which was funded by Barilla Pasta.</div>
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But keep in mind that since the study appears in the <em>Journal of Nutrition</em>, it was peer reviewed before publishing. Also, this isn’t the first time that an association between peanuts and heart health have been identified.</div>
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In fact, a study published in <em>JAMA Internal Medicine</em> in 2015 that looked at the diets of over 200,000 people worldwide found that those who regularly ate peanuts and nuts were less likely to die of heart disease than those who rarely ate them.</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-58071189666581889292017-03-30T17:09:00.001-07:002017-03-30T17:09:44.366-07:00Nutritional breakdown of sweet potatoes<h2 style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important; display: table-cell; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 36px; margin: 30px 0px 20px; padding: 20px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 1px 1px 2px;">
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One medium sweet potato (2" diameter, 5" long, approximately 114 grams) provides 162 calories, 0 grams of fat, 37 grams of carbohydrate (including 6 grams of fiber and 12 grams of sugar), and 3.6 grams of protein according to the USDA's national nutrient database.</div>
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One medium sweet potato will provide well over 100% of your daily needs for vitamin A, as well as 37% of vitamin C, 16% of vitamin B-6, 10% of pantothenic acid, 15% of potassium and 28% of manganese. You'll also find small amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, thiamin, riboflavin and folate.</div>
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Sweet potatoes are a great source of beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant known to give orange vegetables and fruits their vibrant color, which is converted to vitamin A in the body. Consuming foods rich in beta-carotene may reduce the risk of developing certain types of cancer, offer protection against asthma and heart disease and delay aging and body degeneration.</div>
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Keep the skin on! The color of sweet potato skin can vary from white to yellow, purple or brown but no matter what color it is, make sure you do not peel it off. A sweet potatoes skin contributes significant amounts of fiber, potassium and quercetin.</div>
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How to incorporate more sweet potatoes into your diet</h2>
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Avoid buying sweet potatoes with soft skin or wrinkles, cracks or soft spots. Store in a cool, dry place for up to 3-5 weeks.</div>
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Roast sweet potatoes to bring out their natural flavor. There is no need to add in marshmallow topping or loads of butter, sweet potatoes have a naturally sweet and creamy taste that can be enjoyed all on their own. To add a little spice without extra calories, try sprinkling on cinnamon, cumin or curry powder.</div>
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The fastest way to prepare a sweet potato is in the microwave. Prick the potato with a fork and then microwave on high until soft. Make sure to let it cool for several minutes, and then drizzle with olive oil or top with fat-free plain Greek yogurt.</div>
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Try adding roasted sweet potatoes and pecans to a salad and top with balsamic vinegar. You also can try adding sweet potato to your favorite pancakes or hash browns.</div>
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Try these simple and healthy recipes to incorporate more sweet potatoes into your diet:</div>
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Potential health risks of consuming sweet potatoes</h2>
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Beta-blockers, a type of medication most commonly prescribed for heart disease, can cause potassium levels to increase in the blood. High potassium foods should be consumed in moderation when taking beta-blockers.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Consuming too much potassium can be harmful for those whose kidneys are not fully functional. If your kidneys are unable to remove excess potassium from the blood, it could be fatal.</span></div>
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It is the total diet or overall eating pattern that is most important in disease prevention and achieving good health. It is better to eat a diet with variety than to concentrate on individual foods as the key to good health.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sweet potatoes</span> pack a powerful nutritional punch. They have got over 400% of your daily needs for vitamin A in one medium spud, as well as loads of fiber and potassium. They have got more grams of natural sugars than regular potato but more overall nutrients with fewer calories.</div>
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Despite the terms sweet potato and yam often being used interchangeably, they are actually not even botanically related. Yams are almost exclusively grown in Africa and are more dry and starchy compared to a sweet potato. So how did these two vegetables become so intertwined?</div>
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There are <span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">two different varieties of sweet potatoes</span>, firm and soft. When soft sweet potatoes were being cultivated in the Americas, African slaves began calling them yams because of their resemblance to their familiar native vegetable. The name caught on as a way to distinguish between the two types of sweet potatoes. Today, you are unlikely to find a true yam in the grocery store unless you are shopping in an international market.</div>
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This MNT Knowledge Center feature is part of a collection of articles on the health benefits of popular foods. It provides a nutritional breakdown of the sweet potatoes and an in-depth look at their possible health benefits, how to incorporate more sweet potatoes into your diet and any potential health risks of consuming them.</div>
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Possible health benefits of sweet potatoes</h2>
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Consuming fruits and vegetables of all kinds has long been associated with a reduced risk of many adverse health conditions.</div>
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Many studies have suggested that increasing consumption of plant foods like sweet potatoes decreases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and overall mortality while promoting a healthy complexion, increased energy, and overall lower weight.</div>
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Sweet potatoes are considered low on the glycemic index scale, and recent research suggests they may reduce episodes of low blood sugar and insulin resistance in people with diabetes. The fiber in sweet potatoes makes a big difference too. Studies have shown that type 1 diabetics who consume high-fiber diets have lower blood glucose levels and type 2 diabetics may have improved blood sugar, lipids and insulin levels. One medium sweet potato provides about 6 grams of fiber (skin on).</div>
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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends 21-25 grams of fiber per day for women and 30-38 grams per day for men, which most people do not reach.</div>
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Maintaining a low sodium intake is essential to lowering blood pressure, however increasing potassium intake may be just as important. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, fewer than 2% of US adults are meeting the daily 4,700 mg recommendation for potassium.<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 0px 1px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">3</span> One medium sweet potato provides about 542 milligrams.</div>
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Also of note, high potassium intake is associated with a 20% decreased risk of dying from all causes.<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 0px 1px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">7</span></div>
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Among younger men, diets rich in beta-carotene may play a protective role against prostate cancer, according to a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition.<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 0px 1px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">4</span> Beta-carotene has also been shown to have an inverse association with the development of colon cancer in the Japanese population.<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 0px 1px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">3</span></div>
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Because of its high fiber content, sweet potatoes help to prevent constipation and promote regularity for a healthy digestive tract.</div>
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Fertility</h3>
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For women of childbearing age, consuming more iron from plant sources appears to promote fertility, according Harvard Medical School's Harvard Health Publications. The vitamin A in sweet potatoes (consumed as beta-carotene then converted to vitamin A in the body) is also essential during pregnancy and lactation for hormone synthesis.</div>
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Immunity</h3>
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Plant foods like sweet potatoes that are high in both vitamin C and beta-carotene offer an immunity boost from their powerful combination of nutrients.</div>
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Choline is a very important and versatile nutrient in sweet potatoes that helps with sleep, muscle movement, learning and memory. Choline also helps to maintain the structure of cellular membranes, aids in the transmission of nerve impulses, assists in the absorption of fat and reduces chronic inflammation.<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 0px 1px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">6</span></div>
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In a study published by the <em style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Journal of Medicinal Food</em>, purple sweet potato extract was found to have positive anti-inflammatory and antilipogenic effects as well as free radical scavenging and reducing activity.</div>
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According to Duke ophthalmologist Jill Koury, MD, vitamin A deficiency causes the outer segments of the eye's photoreceptors to deteriorate, damaging normal vision. Correcting vitamin A deficiencies with foods high in beta-carotene will restore vision.<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px 0px 1px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">5</span></div>
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Also of note, the antioxidant vitamins C and E in sweet potatoes have been shown to support eye health and prevent degenerative damage.</div>
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Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-76480381037199986912017-03-29T10:08:00.003-07:002017-03-29T10:08:44.309-07:00HIV 'fingerprint' tool could greatly assist vaccine development<header style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px;">Scientists hope that their new method of "fingerprinting" the shields of sugar molecules that HIV surrounds itself with in order to evade the immune system will improve, and therefore speed up the development of effective vaccines.</header><div class="photobox_right" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: right; color: #444444; float: right; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 20px 20px; max-width: 350px; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;">
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The researchers - from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) in La Jolla, CA - report how they developed and tested their HIV fingerprinting tool in the journal <em style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Nature Communications</em>.</div>
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), HIV remains a <a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs360/en/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">persistent major problem</a> for global public health. To date, the virus has killed more than 35 million people.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Once it enters a person's body, HIV weakens the immune system. The virus impairs and destroys immune cells - especially infection-fighting CD4 cells, or T cells.</span></div>
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As a result, the person becomes increasingly susceptible to a wide range of infections and diseases, including some types of <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/cancer-oncology/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="What is Cancer?">cancer</a>.</div>
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There is currently no effective cure for HIV, but it can be controlled with antiretroviral therapy (ART). If properly administered and followed, ART can make a dramatic difference to the lives of infected people and their communities. It can keep them healthy and lower their chances of infecting others.</div>
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AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection - it can take 2 to 15 years to reach, depending on the individual. However, if HIV is diagnosed early and the disease is treated before it is too advanced, an infected person can expect to live a healthy, long, and productive life.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 15px 0px 24px; text-indent: -15px;">HIV spreads through the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and breast milk.</li>
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Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that 1.2 million people in the United States were living with HIV at the end of 2013, including around 1 in 8 who did not know that they were infected.</div>
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Great progress has been made in preventing and treating HIV, but there is still much to do, including the search for a vaccine.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Two of the major challenges facing HIV vaccine developers are that the virus is good at hiding from the immune system, and that it keeps changing.</span></div>
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The idea of a vaccine is to stimulate the immune system to produce new or more antibodies against a target on the infecting agent that disables it.</div>
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In the case of HIV, vaccine developers suggest that a good target is the glycoprotein envelope that surrounds the virus and contains the machinery that the virus uses to enter host cells.</div>
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However, one of the reasons that HIV is so resilient is that it covers its glycoprotein envelope with a shield made of sugar molecules called glycans.</div>
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The shield helps the virus to hide from the immune system and stops antibodies from attacking the glycoprotein envelope.</div>
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Spotting 'holes' in the glycan shield</h2>
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Tools that help vaccine developers to deal with the glycan shields are enormously helpful. The new study <a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14954" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">offers such a tool</a> in the form of a method that analyzes patterns of glycans on the glycoprotein. It allows scientists to quickly "fingerprint" the virus and tell if their vaccine development is on the right track.</div>
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An important requirement is the ability to distinguish between high-mannose glycans and complex-type glycans on the glycoprotein envelope. Previous studies have reached this point. However, the new study goes further in that it also identifies glycoprotein sites that have no glycans. In fact, the team found that there are fewer such "holes" in the shield than previously thought.</div>
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The new tool is also fast; the team developed algorithms that quickly analyze the results much faster than the manual methods that they were using before. Analysis speed is important in this field as developers are always in a race against time searching for vaccine candidates to fight a virus that evolves rapidly.</div>
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Next step: Work with natural forms of HIV</h2>
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In their study, the researchers used an HIV-like vaccine candidate. They now plan to use the new tool to analyze glycan composition and glycan-free sites on natural forms of HIV.</div>
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If the fingerprints match up with what they have, then they will know that they are on the right track.</div>
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"The ability to identify the glycan fingerprint on HIV's glycoprotein will help us develop a vaccine that matches what is found on the virus."</div>
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The researchers believe that their approach could also work for other viruses that have a similar glycoprotein envelope, such as the influenza virus.</div>
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The new study went some way toward showing this, in that the team also tested the method on an influenza virus protein.</div>
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When to see your GP</h2>
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See your doctor if you notice a change that isn't normal for you or if you have any of the possible signs and symptoms of cancer.</div>
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Even if you're worrying about what the symptom might be, you shouldn't delay seeing them. Your worry is unlikely to go away if you don't make an appointment. It might not be cancer. But if it is, the earlier it is picked up the more likely it is that it can be treated successfully. You won't be wasting your doctor's time.</div>
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Try not to be embarrassed. What you tell your GP is confidential. Doctors are used to discussing intimate problems and will try to put you at ease.</div>
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Tell your GP if you are concerned about prostate cancer because friends or family members have the condition. They can talk to you about the pros and cons of having a PSA blood test.</div>
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Getting the most out of your GP appointment</h2>
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It can be difficult to remember everything you want to say and ask when you see the doctor. These tips will help you get the most out of your appointment.</div>
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Tips</h3>
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<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Write down your symptoms including when they started, when they happen and how often you have them.</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Write down if anything makes them worse or better.</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tell your GP if you are worried about cancer in particular.</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bring a friend or relative along for support - they could also ask questions and help you remember what the GP says.</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ask the GP to explain anything you don’t understand.</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ask the GP to write things down for you if you think this might help.</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Find out before your appointment if family members have had prostate or breast cancer.</li>
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What happens during your GP appointment</h2>
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Your doctor will ask about your symptoms:</div>
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<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">when you get them</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">whether anything makes them better or worse</li>
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They will also ask you about your general health and they might examine you.</div>
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Depending on your symptoms and test results your doctor might:</div>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">be able to reassure you</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">refer you to the hospital to see a specialist</li>
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Ask your GP to explain if they don't think you need a referral. They might ask you to come back in a week or two if your symptoms continue. Go back if they change or get worse.</div>
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Tests your GP might do</h2>
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PSA blood test</h3>
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Your doctor might suggest that you have a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test. PSA is a protein produced by both normal and cancerous prostate cells. It is normal for all men to have some PSA in their blood. A high level of PSA can be a sign of cancer. But your PSA level can also be raised in prostate conditions that are not cancer (are benign) or infection.</div>
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A PSA test on its own doesn't normally diagnose prostate cancer. Your doctor will discuss the pros and cons of having the test.</div>
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Physical examination</h3>
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When your doctor examines you it might include feeling your prostate gland. Your doctor puts a gloved finger into your back passage (rectum) to check for abnormal signs, such as a lumpy, hard prostate. Doctors call this test a digital rectal examination (DRE).</div>
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It is normal to feel a bit anxious about this test and it might be uncomfortable But it usually only takes a few minutes.</div>
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Your doctor might also check your blood pressure, heart rate and temperature.</div>
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Questions you might want to ask your GP</h2>
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<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do I need to see a specialist? Is it urgent?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">When will I see them?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Will I find out about my appointments by post or telephone?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do I need tests? What will they involve?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">How long should I expect to wait?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Where can I find out more about tests?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do I have to do anything in preparation for this test?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">When will I get the results and who will tell me?</li>
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If they don't think you need any tests or a referral</h3>
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<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Can you explain to me why I don’t need to have tests or see a specialist?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Is there anything I can do to help myself?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do I need to see you again?</li>
<li class="list-item" role="listitem" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Who do I contact if my symptoms continue or get worse, particularly if it’s during the night or at weekends?</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">I've been reading about prostate cancer and wish to have a PSA test – can you explain why I don’t need one?</li>
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What happens next</h2>
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Make sure you know what happens next. Make another appointment if your symptoms don’t clear up, or they change or get worse.</div>
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How to find a GP</h2>
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If you don’t have a GP, you can find a doctor’s surgery in your local area by going to:</div>
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Making a GP appointment</h2>
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You can book an appointment online at most GP surgeries, telephone them or go in person. You don’t have to tell the receptionist what you want to see the doctor for.</div>
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If it’s difficult to get to the surgery, check whether your practice has telephone appointments with a doctor. They’ll tell you if you need to go into see them at the surgery.</div>
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Accept a booked appointment, even if you think it’s a long time to wait. You could ask about cancellations if you are able to get to the practice at short notice.</div>
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Symptoms</h1>
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Early prostate cancer often has no symptoms at all.</div>
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If you do have symptoms they can be similar to those of other prostate conditions.</div>
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Passing urine more often</h2>
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You might find you need to empty your bladder more than normal during the day.</div>
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Getting up in the night</h2>
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You may be getting up a few times in the night to empty your bladder.</div>
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Difficulty passing urine</h2>
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It might be harder to empty your bladder than normal. This is called urinary hesitancy.</div>
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It might be difficult to start emptying your bladder or the flow might be weaker.</div>
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You might be straining to pass urine. Or it might stop and start when you do go.</div>
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Urgency</h2>
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You might often have a sudden strong urge to empty your bladder. And you may need to rush to the toilet.</div>
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Leaking urine</h2>
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You might find that you leak a little after passing urine.</div>
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Blood in urine or semen</h2>
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You may have blood in your urine or semen. This is rare.</div>
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Erection problems</h2>
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You might find it difficult to get an erection. This is uncommon.</div>
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What else can cause these symptoms</h2>
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As men get older their prostate gland enlarges. It is not normally due to cancer. It is a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH doesn’t usually develop into cancer. But an enlarged prostate might sometimes contain areas of cancer cells.</div>
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BPH and prostate cancer have very similar symptoms, caused by the prostate gland pressing on the urethra. The urethra is the tube that empties out urine from the bladder.</div>
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When to see your doctor</div>
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See your doctor if you have any of the changes described here.</div>
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The changes might not mean that you have cancer but it is important to get them checked.</div>
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Experts don’t know what causes a primary brain tumour to develop, but research is going on to find out more.</div>
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Certain things called risk factors may increase the chances of developing a brain tumour. Although most brain tumours are not linked with these factors, there are a few things that can increase the risk. Having one of these risk factors doesn’t mean you will get a tumour. Equally, if you don’t have any risk factors, you may still develop a tumour.</div>
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Age</h2>
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Although brain tumours can develop at any age, risk increases as you get older. However, some types of brain tumour are more common in younger adults.</div>
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Genetic conditions</h2>
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A small number of brain tumours happen in people who have certain genetic (hereditary) conditions, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 and type 2, or tuberous sclerosis.</div>
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People with some genetic syndromes, such as Li-Fraumeni, Von Hippel-Lindau, Turcot or Gorlin syndrome, also have a slightly higher risk of brain tumours.</div>
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Brain tumours are not hereditary. They are not caused by a faulty gene that can be passed on to family members.</div>
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Previous radiotherapy treatment</h2>
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People who had radiotherapy to the head as children have a slightly higher risk of developing a brain tumour later in life.</div>
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Mobile phones, power lines and certain viruses, have all been suggested as possible causes of brain tumours. A lot of research has investigated these as possible causes, especially mobile phones. But no strong evidence has been found linking any of them to brain tumours.</div>
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Doctors calculate an individual's cholesterol ratio by dividing their total cholesterol by their high-density lipoprotein level.</div>
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The optimal ratio is between 3.5 and 1. A higher ratio increases the risk of heart disease.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Good cholesterol ratio vs. bad cholesterol ratio</li>
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Good cholesterol ratio vs. bad cholesterol ratio</h2>
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Total cholesterol levels are made up of three different types of cholesterol.</div>
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High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is considered "good" cholesterol. It makes up 20-30 percent of a person's total cholesterol level.</div>
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Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is considered "bad" cholesterol and makes up 60-70 percent of the total in the body.</div>
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Finally, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) is a precursor to LDL and makes up about 10-15 percent of a person's total cholesterol.</div>
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These percentages matter because when increases or decreases occur, they can affect the chances of a person developing heart disease.</div>
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When a person has a test that shows a high total cholesterol level, it may be because LDL cholesterol levels have climbed. A doctor can determine the different levels of cholesterol by focusing on HDL, LDL, and VLDL separately, in a blood test.</div>
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A good cholesterol ratio shows that the body is working properly and is healthy. It signals that someone is in good health and is probably taking care of themselves.</div>
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The Framingham Heart Study states that the following cholesterol ratios <a href="http://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/making-sense-of-cholesterol-tests" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">roughly signal</a> different degrees of heart disease risk:</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Men</span></div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">5.0 = average risk</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">3.4 = half the average risk</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">9.6 = twice the average risk</li>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Women</span></div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">4.4 = average risk</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">3.3 = half the average risk</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">7.0 = twice the average risk</li>
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While men and women have the same blood test, their average HDL, LDL, and VLDL levels are typically different. For example, in the case of menopausal women, it is usual for them to have an increased LDL.</div>
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This does not mean that women are unaffected by bad cholesterol ratios. It simply means women have shown to be less susceptible to bad cholesterol ratios.</div>
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Women should have a recommended HDL level of 50, while a man's recommended HDL level is 40.</div>
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How does cholesterol affect the body?</h2>
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Having the correct cholesterol levels helps to maintain the right levels of vitamin D and hormones in the body, and aids digestion.</div>
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Cholesterol is found in foods such as meat, poultry, and full-fat dairy products. People who eat animal products may have more cholesterol in their bodies at any given time than those who don't.</div>
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The liver will also increase cholesterol levels when a diet is high in fat and trans fats. Having an increased amount of LDL cholesterol, caused by trans and saturated fats, increases the risk for heart disease and diabetes.</div>
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LDL cholesterol coats arteries and causes a buildup of a substance called plaque on their walls. This leads to a condition known as atherosclerosis, which is a form of heart disease.</div>
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Both the body and heart are affected when this happens. The condition slows down the blood flow to the heart muscle and can block blood from even getting to the heart. This increases a person's risk of a heart attack.</div>
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Tips for managing cholesterol levels</h2>
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Cholesterol ratios, good or bad, can be maintained or altered. If a person has a cholesterol ratio that suggests a high level of LDL, there are ways to lower this level of bad cholesterol.</div>
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Some of those ways include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Diet</span>: Foods that are high in saturated fat, trans fat, and carbohydrates raise cholesterol levels, so eating less of these types of foods will help manage and reduce it.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Weight</span>: Many risks are associated with being overweight or obese, including increased cholesterol levels. Keeping a healthy weight helps all factors of health as well as reducing the risk of heart disease.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Exercise</span>: Being active for at least 30 minutes per day raises the heart rate, helps with keeping a healthy weight, and reduces LDL cholesterol levels while increasing HDL cholesterol levels</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; border-bottom: none; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Exercising for at least 30 minutes a day can lower LDL cholesterol levels.</span></td></tr>
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In addition to these lifestyle methods, a doctor can prescribe medications to help lower a person's cholesterol levels. The two most popular medications are statins and niacin. Both are used to reduce LDL cholesterol levels.</div>
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Statins come in high, moderate and low doses, depending on an individual's needs. Studies show that statins may decrease LDL by <a href="https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/endocrine-and-metabolic-disorders/lipid-disorders/dyslipidemia" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">60 percent</a> and can also increase HDL production.</div>
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If statins are not a useful medication because of other drugs a person may be taking, cholesterol absorption inhibitors may be a good alternative. Ezetimibe is an example of one such medication and shows a decrease in LDL cholesterol of <a href="https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/endocrine-and-metabolic-disorders/lipid-disorders/dyslipidemia" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">15-20 percent</a>, with an accompanying increase in HDL.</div>
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The best way to maintain a normal cholesterol ratio, however, is by taking care of the body with a healthful diet and moderate exercise every day.</div>
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Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-6685732445795154972017-03-26T23:29:00.000-07:002017-03-26T23:29:47.302-07:00How the word 'you' helps us deal with negative experiences<header style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px;">Recent findings, published in the journal <em style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Science</em>, provide new insight into the way a simple word - "you" - can help us understand negative experiences and extract meaning from them.</header><div class="photobox_right" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: right; color: #444444; float: right; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 20px 20px; max-width: 350px; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;">
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The word "you" is one of the most commonly used in the English language. Its primary use is to address a specific person - for instance, "how are you?" - but it also has a broader meaning.</div>
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"You" can be used to talk about people in general; as an example: "You win some, you lose some." In this case, it is talking about the population at large rather than an individual. This is referred to as the generic-you.</div>
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Although the word is common, little study has been carried out to examine why we use the different types of the "you" and how its usage affects our psychology.</div>
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A group of researchers - led by Ariana Orvell of the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - designed a range of experiments to investigate the use of generic-you in more detail; they wanted to get a better understanding of when it is used and what it means for the user. The authors explain their assumptions:</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">"Here, we suggest that generic-you is a linguistic mechanism that people use to make meaning from human experience - to derive insights that extend beyond the self - and that it does so by expressing norms."</span></div>
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In the first three experiments, participants were asked "you" questions that were slightly differently worded in each case. The questions surrounded everyday items - for instance, people in the general condition were asked: "What should you do with hammers?" Those in the personal condition were asked: "What do you like to do with hammers?"</div>
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In this preliminary round of experiments, the team found that, in the general condition, people more often used the generic-you to discuss general norms than when they were talking about personal preferences. So the generic-you was more likely to make an appearance when asked: "When should you wear a shirt?" than when asked: "When do you like to wear shirts?"</div>
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Negative experiences and 'you'</h2>
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Next, they asked participants to either write about a neutral life experience or a negative life event. They found that only 6 percent of the neutral group used the generic-you, but <a href="http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6331/1299" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">56 percent</a> of individuals in the negative group used the generic-you.</div>
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In a follow-up experiment, two groups of participants were asked to write about a personal negative experience. Additionally, one of the two groups was asked to write about what they could learn from this negative event.</div>
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The latter group, which wrote about lessons they could learn, were found to use the generic-you more frequently. The researchers believe that this is a tool used to distance themselves from the negative experience. By using the generic-you, they are speaking about themselves as a part of society at large.</div>
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In the final leg of the study, the researchers specifically asked participants to write about a negative experience using the generic-you or "I." The group using the generic-you reported feeling more psychological distance from those asked to use "I."</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The researchers conclude that the generic-you "may constitute a central way that people derive meaning from their emotional experiences in daily life." They also believe that "[t]ogether, these findings demonstrate how language is structured to facilitate the process of making meaning from one's experiences."</span></div>
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No doubt, further research will continue to uncover the complexity and emotional importance of this simple, common word.</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-81460781602098909642017-03-26T04:10:00.002-07:002017-03-26T04:10:48.502-07:00Common skin rashes: Pictures, causes, and treatments<header style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px; width: 410px;">t<span style="font-size: 19px;">he</span><span style="font-size: 19px;">re are many different types of rash that affect the skin. Although they may often appear similar, rashes can have very different causes and require different forms of treatment.</span></header><div style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px;">
While many rashes are nothing to be worried about, some can signal more serious conditions.</div>
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It is important to be able to identify common rashes, understand their causes, and know when to see a doctor about a rash. This article examines some of the most common rashes that can affect people.</div>
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Common skin rashes</h2>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Acne</span></div>
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The most common type of skin rash is thought to be acne. Most people get acne at some point in their lives, and it is thought to affect <a href="http://acneacademy.org/all-about-acne/what-is-acne/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">80 percent</a> of 11 to 30-year-olds.</div>
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Acne usually develops during the teenage years, causing spots to appear across the face, back, and chest. However, some people also carry the condition over into adulthood - this happens to about 1 in 20 women and 1 in 100 men with acne.</div>
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Another common cause of rash is atopic dermatitis, a form of a condition called eczema.</div>
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Children with atopic dermatitis will usually display symptoms, such as dry and scaly patches on the scalp, forehead, and face during their first year of life. These scaly patches may also "bubble up" and weep fluid. Another unpleasant aspect of atopic dermatitis is a persistent and sometimes debilitating itching sensation.</div>
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If symptoms of atopic dermatitis appear later in childhood, the rash may begin in the creases of the elbows or knees. It also sometimes appears on the:</div>
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Later, the skin may appear bumpy, discolored, or leathery.</div>
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About <a href="https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/eczema/atopic-dermatitis#symptoms" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">90 percent</a> of all patients with atopic dermatitis first develop symptoms before the age of 5. Adult atopic dermatitis may cover much of the body and can be especially noticeable on the neck and face. Itching can be severe in cases of adult-onset atopic dermatitis and the damage to the skin may lead to infections.</div>
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Some people who have atopic dermatitis in childhood may later grow out of it. However, it is common for people who have "grown out" of having atopic dermatitis to continue experiencing dry skin or eczema on their hands or eyelids. Their skin may be also easily irritated.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hives</span></div>
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About 20 percent of people get hives, also known as urticarial, at some point in their lives. Hives appear as raised, itchy bumps that resemble large insect bites.</div>
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Hives can appear on any part of the body, and it is common for the affected areas to "move around" or disappear and reappear. Hives can last for a short period, but in chronic cases, hives may last for more than 6 weeks.</div>
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A bacterial infection of the dermis - the deep layer of the skin - can cause cellulitis, which is signaled by a hot, swollen, painful, red rash. People with cellulitis may also experience fever, chills, nausea, and shivering.</div>
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If the infection just affects hair follicles rather than entering the skin, this condition is known as folliculitis. Folliculitis appears as pimples surrounding individual hair follicles.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Psoriasis</span></div>
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Psoriasis is an immune disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to develop on the skin. People usually develop psoriasis between the ages of 15 and 35. About <a href="https://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">10-15 percent</a> of people with psoriasis first develop symptoms before the age of 10. Rarely, it may also affect infants.</div>
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A type of raised scar called a keloid can sometimes look like a rash. Doctors are not sure why some people's skin scars in this way.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Actinic keratosis</span></div>
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Actinic keratosis is a crusty, scaly growth that results from damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation, often from the sun or indoor tanning.</div>
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It often appears on areas of the body that has been exposed to sun or an indoor tanning bed, such as the face, scalp, ears, shoulders, neck, and back of the hands. The growths sometimes resemble wartsand are rough and sandpapery in texture.</div>
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Common causes</h2>
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Having a family history of psoriasis, asthma, or hay fever may influence a person's risk of developing atopic dermatitis.</div>
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About <a href="https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/eczema/atopic-dermatitis#causes" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">50 percent</a> of people with severe atopic dermatitis also have asthma, and about 66 percent also have hay fever. Studies have also found an association between atopic dermatitis and living in a developed country with high levels of pollution.</div>
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Hives can be triggered by exposure to some foods - such as peanuts, eggs, nuts, and shellfish - and medicines, such as antibiotics, <mark style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: inherit !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit !important; font-style: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important; padding: 0px;">aspirin</mark>, and ibuprofen.</div>
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Other possible triggers of hives include:</div>
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People with a weakened immune system, diabetes, swelling in the legs, circulation problems, skin infections, and people who inject illegal drugs are at increased risk of cellulitis.</div>
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Keloids can be caused by anything that causes a scar, such as cuts, burns, puncture wounds, piercings, tattoos, and severe acne. In the United States, keloids are <a href="https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/bumps-and-growths/keloids#causes" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">more common</a> in African-Americans and Hispanic Americans than white people.</div>
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About <a href="https://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">one-third</a> of people with psoriasis have a family member who also has the disease. Experts think that a combination of genes and being exposed to external factors, such as stress, skin injury, infection, and some medications may cause psoriasis.</div>
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When to see a doctor</h2>
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There are several over-the-counter treatments available for acne. Anyone who has no success with these options may want to consult their doctor. There are some prescription-only treatments that may be effective.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A doctor that specializes in skin conditions should be consulted if over-the-counter medications are not working, or if a person suspects they have cellulitis</td></tr>
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People with eczema should also see a doctor if the treatments they have been using are not working.</div>
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People who have had hives for more than 24 hours should see an allergist. This expert will perform a physical exam and may use skin tests or blood tests to determine the cause of the symptoms.</div>
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Antihistamines are usually effective at easing the symptoms of hives. However, if the cause of the hives can be identified, the best treatment is to avoid that trigger. Stopping eating foods that may cause the hives, or notifying a doctor if a medicine may be causing the hives, can help treat this rash.</div>
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People with cellulitis should contact their doctor immediately. The doctor may prescribe antibiotics, which are nearly always an effective treatment for cellulitis.</div>
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People with keloids should see their doctor if they are bothersome or causing significant social problems depending upon where they are.</div>
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If left untreated, actinic keratosis lesions can develop into skin cancer, although this is rare. A person who has these growths should always get them checked out by a doctor.</div>
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There are no tests to diagnose psoriasis, but a doctor who specializes in skin conditions can usually diagnose the condition based on a physical exam.</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-48159132453461447512017-03-24T09:19:00.002-07:002017-03-24T09:19:43.616-07:00How to use basal insulin: Benefits, types, and dosage<header style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px; width: 410px;">Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas that is responsible for regulating blood sugar levels. Diabetes is a condition where the body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use it properly.</header><div style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px;">
People diagnosed with diabetes benefit from increasing their body's natural insulin levels by injecting insulin.</div>
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Different types of insulin are available. They can be classed by:</div>
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Basal insulin is one type of insulin that is available, and it plays a vital role in managing diabetes.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">What is basal insulin?</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Types of basal insulin</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Other types of insulin</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Advantages and disadvantages</li>
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What is basal insulin?</h2>
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Basal insulin is also known as background insulin. It helps to keep blood sugar levels stable during periods of fasting, such as between meals or during sleep.</div>
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During these times, the body keeps releasing sugar (also known as glucose) into the bloodstream. This gives energy to the body's cells.</div>
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Basal insulin helps to keep levels of this glucose in check. The insulin reaches the bloodstream several hours after injection.</div>
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It keeps glucose levels constant throughout the day and night. In general, basal insulin remains in the system for <a href="http://integrateddiabetes.com/Articles/insu/basal%20insulin%20for%20friends%20with%20diabetes.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">18-24 hours</a>.</div>
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Types of basal insulin</h2>
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There are two main types of basal insulin:</div>
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Long-acting insulin</h3>
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This type of insulin may be recommended for several types of diabetes. It generally acts in the body for up to 24 hours, although some types can last longer than this.</div>
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Depending on the type of insulin used and patient needs, long-acting basal insulin should be injected either once or twice daily.</div>
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Long-acting insulin tends to have no peak activity and mimics the natural function of the pancreas. It allows for consistent delivery, keeping blood sugar levels steady throughout the day and night.</div>
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The three types of long-acting insulin are:</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Glargine</span></div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">provides consistent activity from within 1 hour after injection</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">usually does not last the full 24 hours</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">provides consistent activity for more than <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/diabetes-and-tresiba.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">42 hours</a></li>
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Intermediate-acting insulin</h3>
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This is used in the same way as long-acting insulin, but generally needs to be injected twice daily. Intermediate-acting insulin is also known as "isophane" or "NPH" insulin.</div>
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It reaches the bloodstream within <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-medication/diabetes-and-tresiba.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">2 to 4 hours</a> of injection, and peaks 4 to 12 hours later. Levels start to reduce in the body after this.</div>
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Intermediate-acting insulin is often combined with short-acting or regular insulin. This can be done in various ratios as part of diabetes treatment plan prescribed by a doctor.</div>
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Other types of insulin</h2>
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Basal insulin is just one type of insulin. The other types of insulin that can help manage symptoms of diabetes are:</div>
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Rapid-acting insulin</h3>
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This begins to act within <a href="http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/insulin/insulin-basics.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">15 minutes</a> of administration and peaks at around 1 hour. Rapid-acting insulin may remain in the body for up to 4 hours. Types of rapid-acting insulin are:</div>
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Short-acting or regular insulin</h3>
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Short-acting or regular insulin begins to take effect in <a href="http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/medication/insulin/insulin-basics.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">30 minutes</a>. It peaks in approximately 2 to 4 hours. Types of regular insulin are:</div>
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Advantages and disadvantages</h2>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oKEnULzpN_w/WNVGbV0XjpI/AAAAAAAABBs/tqNysPj38kM6ckau8bkJn_5YiUBfKFTVQCK4B/s1600/woman-checking-blood-sugar-level-before-eating.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oKEnULzpN_w/WNVGbV0XjpI/AAAAAAAABBs/tqNysPj38kM6ckau8bkJn_5YiUBfKFTVQCK4B/s320/woman-checking-blood-sugar-level-before-eating.jpg" width="320" /></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: inherit !important; border-bottom: none !important; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit !important; font-style: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Basal insulin has no peak time, which means people with diabetes can enjoy more flexible meals.</span></div>
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Basal insulin has a number of benefits for those with diabetes, including:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Easier blood sugar level management:</span> levels remain more even, as it has no peak time.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">More flexible lifestyle:</span> meal and injection timing can be varied, as it has no peak time.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Less frequent injections:</span> basal insulin only requires one to two injections per day.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lower risk of complications:</span> if used soon after diagnosis, according <a href="http://www.jdcjournal.com/article/S1056-8727(14)00372-9/pdf" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">some research</a>.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Less weight gain:</span> <a href="http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/34/2/510" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">research</a> suggests basal insulin causes less weight gain than other insulin.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Used as part of a <span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">basal-bolus regimen</span>:</span> with an extra shot of bolus insulin at meal times.</li>
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Basal insulin is central to many types of insulin therapy and offers many benefits. However, there are some disadvantages to using it, including:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Hypoglycemia</span>: a common side effect of any insulin. The risk of this is lowest with basal insulin.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Night-time hypoglycemia</span>: a possibility when using intermediate-acting insulin.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Weight gain</span>: there's the potential to gain weight, although less so with basal insulin than others.</li>
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Dosage</h2>
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There are many factors to consider when deciding when and how often to use basal insulin. These include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">lifestyle</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">willingness to inject</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">morning blood sugar levels</li>
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How basal insulin is used is based on an individual person's needs and the type of diabetes they have. It is always important to discuss these factors with a doctor and stick to the advice they provide.</div>
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Type 1 diabetes</h3>
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People with type 1 diabetes tend to require much less insulin. However, this condition means they need to replace all of the body's insulin.</div>
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As such, people with type 1 diabetes should get their dose through an insulin pump or a basal-bolus regimen</div>
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Type 2 diabetes</h3>
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Those with type 2 diabetes often require more insulin. This is because they are insulin resistant.</div>
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A basal insulin program is usually recommended for these people once oral medications are no longer sufficient. This is based on the individual's weight, hormone levels, and diet.</div>
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If symptoms cannot be controlled with this method then a basal-bolus regimen may be put in place instead. As basal insulin needs vary from person to person, it is important to stick to the treatment plan outlined by the doctor.</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-27112310857824645272017-03-22T09:46:00.000-07:002017-03-22T09:46:37.263-07:00It's wrong to cheat on a partner, even if he does it all the time.... Readers say cheating is a wrong thing to do, no matter how terrible your partner has been.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3uGT8pFtnwU/WNKoYYn6hQI/AAAAAAAABA0/ohkYdwtR57AYlmROBCGjRrSZjo8hi1_PwCK4B/s1600/Why-people-stay-in-bad-marriages.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3uGT8pFtnwU/WNKoYYn6hQI/AAAAAAAABA0/ohkYdwtR57AYlmROBCGjRrSZjo8hi1_PwCK4B/s640/Why-people-stay-in-bad-marriages.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There can be no debate about the negative effects of cheating in relationships.</span></h3>
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Cheating on a partner or spouse is a terrible thing to do, especially if that partner is one who makes himself available all the time, who says and does all the right things, who is always there for you and never neglects his responsibilities as a lover.</div>
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No one would argue with the above, certainly.</div>
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But what happens if a partner does the direct opposite of the things listed above?</div>
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Does it become right to cheat on a partner who does not do what is expected of him/her in a relationship?</div>
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Is someone justified for cheating on a partner who cheats repeatedly and without remorse?</div>
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How about if it’s a case of total neglect - both sexually and emotionally - does a partner become free of blame when he or she cheats under this circumstance?</div>
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The answer, according to AWSOMEGIST readers, is NO.</div>
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Readers voted in a recent opinion poll to say that no matter what a partner does or refuses to do, cheating is wrong and unacceptable</div>
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However, 26.8% believe that if a partner has been denied of love, care and attention by a partner, he or she should be allowed to cheat in peace.</div>
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Another 17.9% believe that cheating should be permitted for a partner who has been denied se*xual contact for “for too long” while a meagre 8.5% say that if one of the partners has been caught cheating, the other should be allowed to cheat in retaliation so as to balance everything out.</div>
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Get rid of skepticism and undue worry about your partner</div>
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Paranoia is what you get when you experience a kind of anxiety or fear, usually to the point of delusion and irrationality.</h3>
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Paranoia raises your suspicions, fears and worries that your partner is not doing right by you, even when there is absolutely nothing that points to such wrongdoing.</div>
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In a relationship where one or both partners allow paranoia, it won't be long before arguments, fights, allegation and counter-allegations become the norm; and in soon enough the relationship will become another wreck in the relationship scrapheap.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below we list five ways to prevent paranoia from destroying your beautiful relationship.</span></div>
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1. Be trusting</h3>
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Regardless of how bad you were played in your past relationships, you cannot afford to get into a new relationship without trust.</div>
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It is better to be alone than get into a romantic affair and close one’s self away from trusting.</div>
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2. Learn patience</h3>
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Things are not always as they seem, and without patience, you’d do things you’re not supposed to do based on suspicions that might not be true.</div>
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It is advisable in a relationship to be as patient as possible, hearing your partner’s side of the story at all times before jumping to conclusions or reacting.</div>
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3. Let your guard down</h3>
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In an age where cheating and infidelity seems so rampant, it is understandable if you want to be on the lookout for any slightest sign of wrongdoing in your partner, especially if you have once been cheated on.</div>
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However, being so guarded will only get you so uptight that you won’t even enjoy the relationship. You need to realise that your partner is not out to do you dirty, except if you see signs of such wrongdoings.</div>
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Till then, let your guard down slightly, and enjoy the relationship.</div>
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4. Let your partner be</h3>
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Stories exist of boyfriends who can’t put their minds at rest when their girlfriends are out at parties or other occasions, so they call non-stop in the name of ‘checking on you,’ whereas they only want to be sure that the girl is not cheating on them with someone else.</div>
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It won’t be long before these calls become uncomfortable for the other partner who will start feeling monitored, and might develop feelings of resentment.</div>
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And resentment is not a good feeling in relationships, is it?</div>
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5. Don’t fret over social media activities</h3>
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That cute girl that just followed your guy is not sleeping with him.</div>
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And because your girl commented ‘LOL’ on a couple of pictures of the same guy does not mean she wants to get down with him.</div>
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Calm down.</div>
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In the early stages of a relationship, everything will feel so sweet and so romantic… like a page pulled out of a splendid fairy tale.</h3>
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Sadly this giddy feeling often fades off at some point, leaving the partners stripped and wondering if they are still in love at all. This is usually the stage where many relationships crash.</div>
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But according to couples who have been together for 30 years and more, this is what love feels like with the right person… the one with whom you can spend forever.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. You’ll feel like you’ve known each other forever</span></h3>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mrs. Nnena</strong> says when she started dating her husband in 1984, it felt like they had known each other forever and even when they got married in 1985 it only felt natural. 32 years later, their three daughters are now happily married and they are still very happy together.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Accept each other</span></h3>
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Partners that will last together accept each other the way they are from the onset. They take themselves as they are – no attempt to change or turn the other person around to suit their ‘taste’</div>
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<em style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“He always accepted me with the baggage I came with. When I look at my husband today, I see the same guy I fell in love with 53 years ago."</em> Says <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Elizabeth</strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. You don't just love each other</span></h3>
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If a relationship is going to last long, you’ll discover from an early stage that you and that partner will love each other, and also <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">like</em> each other.</div>
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<strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mrs. Suliat </strong>[not her real identity] says <em style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“after 39 years, my husband and I still like each other a lot. We're together almost every moment of every day and still find laughter.”</em></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. They do little things to make you happy</span></h3>
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Love remains to be found in the little things and one way to identify a partner who’ll be with you for a long, long time is their ability and willingness to so little things to make you happy.</div>
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<em style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"After almost half a century together, I would marry my husband all over again. He knows how much pleasure I [find in little things]. After all these years, he still adores me and I adore him."</em> Says <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Naomi</strong>, married for 43 years.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Similar values</span></h3>
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When you find someone with whom you have similar goals, similar ideas and a significant merge of values and things that mean a lot to you, then you can be sure that you will be with such person for long.</div>
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<em style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Too many people expect perfection from their spouse, but people aren't perfect. The fact that we wanted the same things out of life was the sign to me that we were meant to be."</em> Says <strong style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nana</strong>, a grandma married for 41 years</div>
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Being in a long-distance relationship could indeed be trying and difficult.</h3>
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There will be days when you’ll long to just be with your significant other, and nights when Skype calls will not be enough to fill the void their absence created.</div>
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Regardless of this though, you can still make the best of your relationship or marriage in your partner’s absence.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Extra effort</span></h3>
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While couple who see each other every day need to put in effort, be trusting, considerate and patient with their partner, being in a long-distance relationship requires you to put in extra effort, be extra-trusting and a lot more patient with your partner.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Fixed meeting time</span></h3>
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Couples in this kind of relationship need to have a meeting time that nothing should change. A weekend, a month, or any agreed time that both partners need to religiously follow.</div>
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Making a promise to be around and failing to fulfil such promise will add extra tension on a relationship that is being stretched already, and you don’t need that.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Communication</span></h3>
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This is important for all couples, but more important for you. Couples who have been denied a lot of things because of distance cannot afford to lose communication, too. It’s an absolute NO.</div>
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It is not even enough to communicate daily; you need to find a way to keep your daily conversations interesting, open, honest and even sexy.</div>
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That way, the spark will remain alive till you eventually close that distance.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. The big picture</span></h3>
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Instead of letting yourself worry that your partner might be cheating on you where he or she is, instead of l<u style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">etting paranoia get to you</u>, focus on the big picture - concentrate on the moments shared together, on the things you will do together on his or her next scheduled visit and other positive thoughts.</div>
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Because you won’t be having the same time that other couples have with their significant others, you have to always look for ways to enjoy every second spent together… every meeting, every moment… you have to make it count.</div>
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The more happy memories you have, the easier it’ll be to get by.</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-87037063910774360892017-03-21T01:21:00.000-07:002017-03-21T01:21:10.536-07:00How and when to take a pregnancy test<header style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px; width: 410px;">Pregnancy tests help women to determine if they are pregnant. These tests work by picking up on markers in urine or blood that indicate pregnancy.</header><div style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px;">
Knowing which type of pregnancy test is most suitable, and understanding how to use them, helps ensure results are accurate.</div>
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Whether taken at home or in a doctor's office, being informed about the pregnancy test process makes it easier to understand what the results mean, and what to do next.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Types of pregnancy test</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Who should use a pregnancy test?</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">How to use pregnancy tests</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Accuracy</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">What do the results mean?</li>
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Types of pregnancy test</h2>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SEoMzH1eaRU/WNDh1Ww4avI/AAAAAAAAA-k/CHgNAieT7gk2BqKiH3VmGhtI_rQBH8kuwCK4B/s1600/woman-holding-pregnancy-test.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SEoMzH1eaRU/WNDh1Ww4avI/AAAAAAAAA-k/CHgNAieT7gk2BqKiH3VmGhtI_rQBH8kuwCK4B/s320/woman-holding-pregnancy-test.jpg" width="320" /></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: inherit !important; border-bottom: none !important; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit !important; font-style: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pregnancy tests can be used at home to detect a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).</span></div>
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There are two main types of pregnancy test available: urine tests and blood tests.</div>
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Urine tests</h3>
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Urine tests can be taken at home or at the doctor's office. They detect the presence of the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).</div>
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The hCG hormone circulates in a woman's blood once a fertilized egg has attached to the uterus wall. This usually happens <a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/conception_how_it_works/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">6 days</a> after fertilization.</div>
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According to the <a href="http://americanpregnancy.org/while-pregnant/hcg-levels/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">American Pregnancy Association</a>, levels of hCG double every 2 to 3 days, peak by 8 to 11 weeks of pregnancy, and then begin to level off. HCG can usually be detected by a urine test 12 to 14 days after conception.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Home pregnancy test</span></div>
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Home pregnancy tests can be purchased in a pharmacy or drugstore. They normally cost less than $20 and are easy to use. If used correctly, they give excellent results.</div>
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Results are usually visible within 3 to 10 minutes or sometimes sooner.</div>
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Several different brands and types of pregnancy tests are available. Most can be classed as standard tests or digital tests:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Standard tests have a strip that changes color if pregnancy is confirmed, or display a symbol such as a plus or minus.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Digital tests display text such as "pregnant" or "not pregnant," or use a symbol. Some indicate how far along the pregnancy is.</li>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Clinical urine test</span></div>
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Clinical urine tests are performed at a doctor's office. Like home tests, they also look for the presence of the hCG hormone in urine.</div>
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Although they produce the same level of accuracy, tests performed n a clinical setting usually avoid some of the errors that can happen with home tests.</div>
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Waiting times for clinical results vary. Some facilities can provide results immediately, while others may take up to a week.</div>
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Blood tests</h3>
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Although less common than urine tests, blood tests to detect hCG levels are available. These are always carried out at the doctor's office, and results take longer than urine test results.</div>
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Blood tests are usually more expensive but some can be taken earlier than urine tests to determine results. The two types of blood tests are:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Qualitative hCG blood test: This checks hCG levels, giving a "yes" (pregnant) or "no" (not pregnant) result. They can detect hCG levels around 11 days after conception.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Quantitative hCG blood test: This is able to measure specific levels of hCG, even if levels are low.</li>
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Further tests may be needed if results aren't as expected. For example, if the hCG level is higher or lower than it should be for the estimated pregnancy stage.</div>
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This process can help indicate ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, or a more accurate due date.</div>
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Online tests</h3>
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Several websites and phone applications have tests that claim to calculate the likelihood of being pregnant. These can be used as a source of information, but should not replace real pregnancy tests.</div>
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Who should use a pregnancy test?</h2>
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Any woman of childbearing age, who suspects she may be pregnant, should use a pregnancy test. In particular, women who recently had unprotected sex should consider using a pregnancy test.</div>
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Some signs of early pregnancy that should be followed up with a pregnancy test include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">enlarged, tender, or swollen breasts</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">increased urination</li>
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How to use pregnancy tests</h2>
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For a clinical urine test, the doctor will ask for a sample of urine. This can be tested immediately, or sent to a laboratory for testing at a later stage.</div>
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Blood tests require a sample of blood to be drawn and sent for testing.</div>
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Home pregnancy tests are simple to use. It is important to follow the instructions closely to get the most accurate result.</div>
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Most brands can be used on the first day of a missed period, but some more sensitive tests can be used sooner. Some clinical tests can also be taken earlier than this.</div>
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In general, home pregnancy urine tests involve one of the following methods:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">urinating into a cup and dipping the test stick in</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">urinating into a cup and using a dropper to drop urine onto the test window</li>
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Many manufacturers recommend taking two home tests to confirm results. This is because hCG levels may be too low to be detected at first. To ensure the most accurate results, it is best to wait a few days to 1 week between the two tests.</div>
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Accuracy</h2>
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Many home pregnancy tests claim to be accurate up to 99 percent of the time. Clinical tests can be even more accurate.</div>
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However, using them correctly is vital. <a href="https://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/midwives-and-neonatal-nurses/evaluation-of-home-pregnancy-test-kits-for-reliability/199782.article" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Several studies</a> suggest incorrect use of tests has led to many women reporting false results.</div>
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Most tests can be used on the first day of a missed period but it's advisable to wait 1 week after a missed period for accuracy.</div>
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This is because <a href="https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/InVitroDiagnostics/HomeUseTests/ucm126067.htm" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">10 to 20 percent</a> of pregnant women won't detect their pregnancy on the first day of their missed period. This can be due to many women having <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/178635.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="What are Irregular Periods?">irregular periods</a>, or miscalculating when their period is due.</div>
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In addition, a number of other factors play a role in the accuracy of results, including:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">time of day the test is taken</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">length of time after conception</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">when <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150870.php" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="What Is Ovulation? What Is The Ovulation Calendar?">ovulation</a> occurs</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">how quickly the fertilized egg implants</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">how well instructions are followed</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">how sensitive the test is</li>
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What do the results mean?</h2>
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Results of a pregnancy test are either positive or negative. If taking a clinical test, the doctor will explain what the results mean. If using a home test, it's important that women refer to the test instructions to ensure they understand what the colors, symbols, or words indicate.</div>
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Positive result</h3>
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A positive result indicates pregnancy, even if the color, symbol, or words on the test window are faint. It's a good idea to confirm this result by taking a clinical test.</div>
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Very rarely, a false-positive result occurs. This means the woman taking the test is not pregnant, despite the test indicating she is. False-positives can occur due to:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">early miscarriage</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">certain medications</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">ovarian tumors</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">liver disease</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">kidney failure</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">expired test kits</li>
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Negative result</h3>
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A negative result means pregnancy is unlikely. However, false-negative results are common.</div>
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These are where pregnancy may still occur but is not yet showing up on the test. They can occur for a number of reasons, including:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">incorrectly taking the test</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">testing too soon</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">testing with urine that is too diluted</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">not waiting long enough for results</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">expired or faulty test</li>
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Retesting within a week is advisable for all test results. This is particularly important if a woman is experiencing some of the symptoms of early pregnancy or if the test result is negative.</div>
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When to see a doctor</h3>
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A woman should always consult her doctor if she has any queries about the pregnancy or test results. If the home pregnancy test is positive, a doctor can confirm this with a clinical test and begin to arrange prenatal care.</div>
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If a home pregnancy test is negative but a woman's periods don't resume, she should consult a doctor to determine the cause of the missed periods.</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-58704039338510028472017-03-21T01:04:00.001-07:002017-03-21T01:04:44.729-07:00Even Small Pot Belly Linked To Increased Heart Disease Risk, New Study<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">A new US study suggests that waist to hip ratio (WHR) is more closely linked to early signs of </span>heart disease<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> than body mass index (</span>BMI<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">) or waist circumference alone. Even a small pot belly is linked to a higher risk of developing plaque in the arteries compared to having a flat tummy, said the researchers.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The study is published in the August 21st issue of the </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">and was conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, US.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Adding inches to the waist significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, said the researchers, even if BMI is in the normal range.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Lead author of the study and Professor of medicine and director of the Coronary Care Unit at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dr James A. de Lemos said:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"In our thirties and forties, we often gain three to four inches in the midsection."</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"It's a day-to-day, meal-to-meal battle, but it's worth fighting. Even a small pot belly puts us at higher risk when compared to a flat tummy," he added.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">De Lemos and colleagues used records from the Dallas Heart Study, an ongoing research project that is evaluating risk factors for heart disease in a large multiethnic urban population of people whose median age is 45.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The part of the Dallas Heart Study the researchers focused on was a group of 2,744 people who were scanned for signs of plaque in the arteries and in the artery near the heart (aorta), both well known early signs of cardiovascular disease.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The participants were scanned using electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) which shows up any </span>calcium<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> deposits in the arteries of the body. Calcium deposits in arteries are an early indicator of </span>atherosclerosis<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">, where the arteries become hardened and years later may lead to </span>heart attack<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">. The participants also had magnetic resonance imaging (</span>MRI<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">) scans to look for atherosclerosis in the walls of the aorta, the major artery of the heart.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The scientists used three gender-specific measures of obesity: BMI, waist circumference (WC) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) and assessed their association with coronary artery calcium (CAC), which is derived from the EBCT scan. They also assessed the level of aortic plaque from the MRI scan.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">When they looked at the association between the various </span>obesity<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> measures and the signs of arterial disease, the scientists found that WHR was independently linked to increased arterial plaque whereas no independent positive association was found for BMI or WC.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">More specifically, using univariate and multivariate analysis the results showed that:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br />
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">CAC prevalence was significantly greater only in the top fifth of BMI compared with the bottom fifth (fifth versus first quintile).</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Whereas CAC prevalence increased stepwise with each fifth of WHR and WC from the bottom to the top (level of significance, p was less than 0.001 in each case).</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">People in the top fifth of WHR (the largest) were nearly twice as likely to have calcium deposits compared with those in the bottom fifth (the smallest) WHR.</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">After adjusting for standard risk factors such as blood pressure, diabetes, age, smoking and high cholesterol, only WHR was independently correlated with CAC prevalence (odds ratio 1.91 comparing top quintile with bottom), whereas no such association was present for BMI or WC.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Similar results were found for aortic plaque, with people in the top fifth of WHR (the largest) being three times more likely to have it compared to those in the bottom fifth (the smallest).</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Using a statistical test called the c-statistic the results showed that WHR was more strongly linked to CAC prevalence than BMI and WC in men and women (p for WHR was less than 0.001 versus BMI and less than 0.01 versus WC).</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The researchers concluded that:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"We discovered that WHR was independently associated with prevalent atherosclerosis and provided better discrimination than either BMI or WC."</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"The associations between obesity measurements and atherosclerosis mirror those observed between obesity and cardiovascular mortality, suggesting that obesity contributes to cardiovascular mortality via increased atherosclerotic burden."</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Commenting on their findings, de Lemos said:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"Middle-aged spread is not healthy, we don't have to clean our plates. It's better to throw food out than add it to our waists."</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In a press release from the American College of Cardiology, Dr Raimund Erbel, from the West German Heart Center in Essen said that:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"Using the waist-to-hip measurement to gauge cardiovascular risk has certain clinical advantages."</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"The WHR can be easily measured, taking only a few moments and giving more precise information on the presence of coronary artery calcium than BMI or waist circumference," added Erbel.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"In addition, although BMI is used more often, it does not identify patients with central obesity, which seems to be related to the metabolic syndrome, </span><a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/305567.php" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Insulin Resistance: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention">insulin resistance</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> and abnormal cholesterol levels. However, most important is that other measures of obesity did not discriminate beyond traditional risk factors, whereas WHR did," he explained.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Essen said he found the findings "astonishing" and perhaps they were reflected the age distribution of the participants. He suggested that:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"During life, the likelihood of coronary artery calcium increases more in men than in women. It may be that in an older population, in which the duration of risk factor exposure is longer and the likelihood of coronary artery calcium is higher, the association between obesity, as measured by BMI and waist circumference, and signs of early atherosclerosis is stronger."</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">"The Association of Differing Measures of Overweight and Obesity With Prevalent Atherosclerosis: The Dallas Heart Study."</i></span>Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-19282774749572371512017-03-21T00:44:00.002-07:002017-03-21T00:44:35.925-07:00High BMI linked to severe liver disease in later life<header style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px;">A recent study provides more evidence of a link between high body mass index as a young man and severe liver disease in later life. The authors call for earlier interventions and additional screening for those at risk.</header><div class="photobox_right" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: right; color: #444444; float: right; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 20px 20px; max-width: 350px; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EWIfAmHf5Vg/WNDZAbO3CgI/AAAAAAAAA-U/i9cB6RDQTugr8BZV8xjp1VzgqvVDCogXACK4B/s1600/illustration-of-the-liver.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EWIfAmHf5Vg/WNDZAbO3CgI/AAAAAAAAA-U/i9cB6RDQTugr8BZV8xjp1VzgqvVDCogXACK4B/s320/illustration-of-the-liver.jpg" width="320" /></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: inherit !important; border-bottom: none !important; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit !important; font-style: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The relationship between obesity and liver disease is investigated in a recent large-scale study.</span></div>
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Obesity rates are increasing on a global basis. A predicted 1 billion people will be classed as obese by 2030 (defined as a body mass index (BMI) higher than 30 kilograms per square meter).</div>
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Already, in some American states, more than <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">35 percent</a> of the population are obese.</div>
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As is well documented, obesity comes with a range of negative health consequences, <a href="https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/obe/signs" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">including</a> heart disease, <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="What is Diabetes?">diabetes</a>, <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/cancer-oncology/" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="What is Cancer?">cancer</a>, gallbladder disease, and osteoarthritis.</div>
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Over recent years, links between obesity in youth and liver disease later in life have also become clear. These liver diseases include chronic viral hepatitis B and C, as well as non-alcoholic liver disease.</div>
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Links between liver disease and BMI</h2>
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Earlier studies have demonstrated that a high BMI in adolescent men is associated with an increased risk of death from, or hospitalization for, end-stage liver disease later in life. Even when variables such as alcohol consumption, smoking, and the use of narcotics were taken into account, the relationship was still significant. However, to date, this link between BMI and liver disease has not been examined in sufficient depth.</div>
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A group of Swedish researchers set out to plug this gap. Led by Dr. Hannes Hagström, of the Centre for Digestive Diseases at the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden, they delved into data from 1.2 million Swedish men who were conscripted into the army from 1969 to 1996.</div>
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They also used information from population-based registers charting liver cancer, severe liver disease, and <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/diabetes/type2diabetes.php" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="What is type 2 diabetes?">type 2 diabetes</a>. The participants were followed from 1 year after conscription, up until the end of 2012. Their findings are published this week in the journal <em style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Gut</em>.</div>
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In all, the researchers collated and analyzed an impressive 34 million person-years. Across these huge swathes of data, there were 5,281 cases of severe liver disease, which included 251 cases of liver cancer.</div>
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50 percent increase in risk of liver disease</h2>
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The investigators accounted for factors such as smoking and alcohol intake, but men who received a diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease during follow-up were removed from the data. Once these controls were in place, the findings were still significant.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The analysis showed that overweight men were almost <a href="http://gut.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313622" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">50 percent</a> more likely to develop liver disease in later life than men of a normal weight. Similarly, obese men were more than twice as likely to develop liver disease further down the line.</span></div>
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This effect was even more pronounced for men who also developed type 2 diabetes. Participants with both obesity and type 2 diabetes were more than three times more likely to develop liver problems as they aged, compared with normal-weight men without type 2 diabetes.</div>
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The authors say of the results:</div>
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"This could have implications for public health decision-making, strengthening the need of targeted intervention against overweight and obesity at an early age and specifically highlights the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for liver disease."</div>
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Because this study was observational, conclusions regarding cause and effect can not be drawn. However, because the study was conducted on such a large scale, the findings should be taken very seriously. The authors conclude with a call to improve earlier interventions in people most at risk of liver conditions:</div>
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"Screening of men with type 2 diabetes mellitus for presence of manifest liver disease using noninvasive, inexpensive scoring systems could be a way forward."</div>
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Similarly, they call for weight issues to be tackled from an early age to prevent these types of problems from arising. They write: "Interventions to reduce the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity should be implemented from an early age to reduce the future burden of severe liver disease on individuals and society."</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-14996017355029449292017-03-20T23:54:00.000-07:002017-03-20T23:54:08.737-07:00Happiness declining in U.S. due to 'social crisis'<header style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px;">Levels of happiness in the United States are falling, according to results from the World Happiness Report 2017, and it appears to be down to a "social crisis."</header><div class="photobox_right" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: right; color: #444444; float: right; font-family: ProximaNova, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 20px 20px; max-width: 350px; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;">
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The report - released to coincide with the <a href="http://www.dayofhappiness.net/#join" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">International Day of Happiness</a> - has ranked the U.S. as number 14 out of 155 countries for happiness levels, dropping one place from last year.</div>
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According to Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and co-author of the report, a decline in social support, a loss in the sense of personal freedom, and an increase in distrust of the government, are all key players in America's dwindling happiness.</div>
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"America's crisis is, in short, a social crisis, not an economic crisis," says Sachs.</div>
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The <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/sdsn-whr2017/HR17_3-20-17.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #05a2d3; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">World Happiness Report</a> is an annual report provided by the United Nations (UN) that ranks the levels of happiness across 155 countries.</div>
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The results are based on data from surveys that use six criteria to assess the happiness levels in each country: healthy life expectancy, GDP per capita, social support, perceptions of freedom to make life choices, generosity of donations, and perceptions of corruption.</div>
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Each country is allocated an average score between zero and 10, with 10 representing the highest levels of happiness.</div>
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Norway is the world's happiest country</h2>
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In this year's report, based on survey data gathered between 2014 and 2016, Norway took the top spot for the world's happiest country, with a score of 7.53.</div>
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Report co-author Prof. John Helliwell, of the University of British Columbia in Canada, says that given the recent fall in oil prices, it is "remarkable" that Norway - a major oil supplier to the European economy - ranked first for happiness levels.</div>
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He speculates that this is down to factors independent of Norway's economic outlook.</div>
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"By choosing to produce oil deliberately and investing the proceeds for the benefit of future generations, Norway has protected itself from the volatile ups and downs of many other oil-rich economies," notes Prof. Helliwell.</div>
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"This emphasis on the future over the present is made easier by high levels of mutual trust, shared purpose, generosity, and good governance. All of these are found in Norway, as well as in the other top countries," he adds.</div>
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Denmark came a close second for happiness, followed by Iceland, Switzerland, and Finland.</div>
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The U.S., however, missed out on a spot in the top 10. An average score of 6.99 for happiness put the country in 14th place, ranking one place lower than in last year's report. Why are Americans becoming less happy?</div>
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America 'looking for happiness in all the wrong places'</h2>
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In a section of the report titled "Restoring America's Happiness," Sachs looks back at the state of happiness in the U.S. over the past 10 years.</div>
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He notes that while per capita GDP in the country is rising, happiness levels have mostly declined since 2007, suggesting that other factors are at play.</div>
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Looking at the individual happiness criteria for the U.S., Sachs identified a decline in four areas: social support, personal freedom, generosity, and perceived corruption - areas in which Nordic countries are thriving.</div>
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"In sum, the United States offers a vivid portrait of a country that is looking for happiness 'in all the wrong places.' The country is mired in a roiling social crisis that is getting worse. Yet the dominant political discourse is all about raising the rate of economic growth.</div>
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And the prescriptions for faster growth - mainly deregulation and tax cuts - are likely to exacerbate, not reduce social tensions."</div>
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Sachs points to a number of factors that may be to blame for such declines in the U.S. One he cites is the aftermath of 9/11.</div>
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"America's reaction to these unprecedented terrorist attacks was to stoke fear rather than appeal to social solidarity," Sachs writes. "The U.S. government launched an open-ended global war on terror, appealing to the darkest side of human nature by invoking a stark 'us versus them' dualism, and terrifying American citizens through the government's projections of fear."</div>
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Additionally, Sachs believes the "severe deterioration" of the educational system in the U.S. has played a role in the country's declining happiness, noting that the percentage of students in America achieving at least a university degree has become motionless.</div>
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"This matters because the failure of America to educate its young people is a major force behind the rise in income inequality (condemning those with less than a bachelors degree to stagnant or falling incomes) and, it appears, to the fall of social capital as well," writes Sachs. "The U.S. political divide is increasingly a divide between those with a college degree and those without."</div>
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How can America's happiness be improved?</h2>
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Sachs suggests that in order for America's happiness to be restored, the country must place more focus on improving the social capital, rather than the economy.</div>
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He adds that this should involve addressing the fear created by the aftermath of 9/11, noting that President Trump's travel ban to stop individuals from Muslim countries entering the U.S. is a "continuing manifestation" of such fear.</div>
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An improvement in educational quality and attainment should also be a key focus in the U.S., says Sachs.</div>
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"America has lost the edge in educating its citizens for the 21st century; that fact alone ensures a social crisis that will continue to threaten well-being until the commitment to quality education for all is once again a central tenet of American society."</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-35083540264171693512017-03-20T23:36:00.003-07:002017-03-20T23:36:52.479-07:00Small cell lung cancer: Symptoms, treatment, and outlook<header style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px; width: 410px;">Small cell lung cancer is characterized by the presence of cancerous tumor cells in the lung tissues.</header><div style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 8px; padding: 0px;">
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for <a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/small-cell-lung-cancer/about/key-statistics.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">10-15 percent</a> of all lung cancer cases and typically involves fast-growing, aggressive tumors. Smoking is the most common risk factor associated with SCLC.</div>
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There are two major forms of lung cancer: SCLC and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is far more common and carries a better outlook than SCLC.</div>
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Cancer cells associated with SCLC tend to be smaller and tumors progress relatively rapidly, making early detection and diagnosis challenging.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 25px; padding: 0px;">Diagnosis</li>
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Causes and risk factors</h2>
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A variety of factors influence the chances of developing lung cancer, but tobacco or smoke exposure is the leading cause of SCLC cases. In the United States, smoking <a href="https://old.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/document/acspc-047079.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">is responsible</a> for 83 percent of male lung cancer deaths and 76 percent of female deaths each year.</div>
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Most people who develop SCLC have a history of smoking or have been exposed to secondhand smoke, but not all. Some people with no history of smoking or smoke exposure will still develop lung cancer.</div>
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When cigarette smoke is inhaled, tiny particles damage lung tissues.</div>
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Anytime a cell must repair itself or regrow, there is a chance for things to go wrong. If certain mutations occur, a cell can become cancerous. With repeated smoke exposure and damage, the chances of a cancerous lung cell developing increase dramatically.</div>
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Age is a <a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-small-cell-lung-cancer/about/key-statistics.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">major risk factor</a> for developing lung cancer. Roughly 98 percent of those diagnosed with lung cancer are over the age of 45. Roughly two-thirds of people who develop lung cancer are 65 or older.</div>
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Causes and risk factors for SCLC include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">exposure to tobacco smoke</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">exposure to radiation</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">CT scans</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">exposure to asbestos, tar, or soot</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">exposure to diesel fuel</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">exposure to nickel or beryllium</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">living in areas with heavily polluted air</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">HIV status</li>
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Research is still underway to better understand the influence of gender, ethnicity, and race on lung cancer.</div>
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While black American men and women are more likely than white Americans to develop lung cancer, <a href="https://www.cancer.org/cancer/small-cell-lung-cancer/about/key-statistics.html" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">fewer develop SCLC</a>. Rates for the latter are 15 percent less for men and 30 percent less for women.</div>
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Symptoms</h2>
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Often symptoms do not begin until the tumor has spread. Many lung cancer symptoms can sometimes be mistaken for those of other conditions.</div>
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The location, size, and extent of the tumor greatly influence the chances of someone experiencing symptoms.</div>
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Symptoms of SCLC include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">hoarseness or rough cough</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">changes in cough pattern</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">wheezing</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">shortness of breath</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">fatigue</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">headaches</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">pneumonia</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">long-term chest infections</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">chest pain or pain when breathing</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">coughing up blood</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">loss of appetite</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">pain or difficulty swallowing</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">swelling in the face or neck veins</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">excess fluid in the lungs or lining of the heart</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">high-pitched sound upon inhalation</li>
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If any of the above symptoms become long-term or troublesome, a person should see their doctor. People over 55, or with a history of heavy smoking or smoke exposure, should be monitored even if they are not experiencing symptoms.</div>
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Diagnosis</h2>
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A doctor will first complete a physical examination, review the person's history, and take blood, urine, or tissue samples, if required. A chest X-ray may also be taken.</div>
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Doctors may decide to continue monitoring people whose symptoms, personal history, or test results are cause for concern.</div>
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Depending on the results of this initial workup, a CT scan can be used to examine the chest, torso, and brain. A sputum cytology test, where phlegm and mucus are inspected under a microscope, can help spot cancerous cells.</div>
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A biopsy, where cells are removed from the lungs to be examined by pathologists, may also be performed. Lung biopsies are divided into surgical and nonsurgical options.</div>
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The most commonly used and least invasive form of biopsy is fine needle aspiration, a nonsurgical option where general anesthesia is used.</div>
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Once a cancer diagnosis has been made, the stage of the cancer must be established to determine the best treatment plan.</div>
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Tests used to determine SCLC stage include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">PET scans</li>
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Many of these procedures and tests are also used to determine if treatments are working and to monitor cases long-term.</div>
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Stages of SCLC</h3>
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There are generally four recognized stages of lung cancer, ranging from 1 to 4.</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Stage 1 cancers are confined to the lung. Tumors are typically 2 inches or less in diameter.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Stage 2 cancers involve tumors that have exceeded 2 inches in diameter or have spread to surrounding tissues. The lymph nodes may be involved.</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Stage 3 cancers are defined by large tumors that have spread to other organs neighboring the lungs or smaller tumors in lymph nodes further away from the lungs.</li>
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In SCLC cases, additional stages defined as "limited" and "extensive" are used to describe whether the cancer is present in one or both lungs.</div>
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In the limited stage, SCLC tumors are restricted to one lung and any affected lymph nodes will be on the same side of the chest. Because limited cases of SCLC can be targeted within a single radiation field, they are often treated with both radiation and chemotherapy.</div>
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About <a href="http://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-016-2245-x" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">one in three</a> SCLC cases are in the limited stage when first diagnosed.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Extensive stage cancer</span></div>
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In the extensive stage, both lungs are affected, as are other parts of the chest and sometimes body. An SCLC case may also be considered in the extensive stage when the cancer has spread to the fluid surrounding the lungs.</div>
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About two in three SCLC cases are in the extensive stage when diagnosed.</div>
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Treatments and outlook</h2>
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Because SCLC cases are often diagnosed late in the course of the disease, aggressive treatment plans are often used.</div>
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When possible, SCLC is treated with a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Different specialists will work together to find the best course of action for each case.</div>
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A range of medications will be prescribed to help manage the symptoms. Nursing care may also be ordered.</div>
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Chemotherapy given orally or intravenously, alongside radiation therapy, is the preferred treatment for SCLC because of how quickly the tumors grow and spread. Fortunately, most SCLC cases respond well to radiation therapy, at least initially.</div>
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In limited stage SCLC cases, radiation therapy may also be used after 3-4 months of initial chemotherapy.</div>
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Common surgery options include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">segmental, wedge, or sleeve resection to remove the affected part of lung</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">lobectomy to remove one lung lobe</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">bilobectomy to remove two lung lobes</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">pneumonectomy to remove the whole lung</li>
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The cancer stage, the person's gender, age, family history, lifestyle habits, and general health will influence the chances of recovery for a person with SCLC.</div>
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The outlook for SCLC varies according to the individual and the stage of the cancer, but the average 5-year survival rate is <a href="https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/ctac/0614/SCLCworkshopReport.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">7 percent</a>.</div>
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For SCLC cases in the limited stage, the relative 5-year survival rate is 31 percent. For SCLC cancers in the extensive stage, the relative survival rate varies from 8-19 percent. Stage 4 SCLC cancers have a 5-year survival rate of 2 percent.</div>
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It is important for people to keep in mind that each SCLC case is unique while statistics are averages. While they should be used with caution, <a href="http://staginglungcancer.org/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">lung cancer staging calculators</a> exist.</div>
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Complementary therapies</h3>
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Complementary therapies are those used alongside conventional medical therapies and may help manage SCLC symptoms.</div>
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Complementary therapies and lifestyle recommendations include:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">nutritional supplements</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">massage</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Reiki</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">guided meditation</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">yoga</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">acupuncture</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">avoiding non-essential daily tasks to save energy</li>
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Alternative therapies are not meant to replace conventional therapies. Anyone thinking about an alternative treatment should discuss it first with a doctor.</div>
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Despite research, there are no treatments available today to cure SCLC outright. Many <a href="https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">clinical trials</a>exist that offer people new options and the number of such trials continues to grow.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A very important subject.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Please note, the topic is very necessary especially that you may be in the desert, for example, and there is no chance enough.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">To save the lives of many!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Treating chronic stress. If you get when you are alone:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">All of a sudden If you started feeling a lot of pain in your chest which had been spreading up to your shoulder and your hand until your mouth and you're on your own, you need to know that the person who doesn't beat his heart regularly and became feel faint, has only ten seconds before To lose all consciousness.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">If you are one of the victims of cardiac arrest, you can help yourself by following the steps below.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Cough so hard and often. A deep breath should be taken before each cough. And the cough must be deep and long and repeated every two seconds. At least without stopping or surrender until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be back to normal pulse.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Through deep breathing oxygen enters the lungs cough either movement is putting pressure on the heart and circulatory movement. Pressure on the heart of the cough. Bring back the natural beat of the heart also.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" />Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-11947223155822400502017-03-20T01:05:00.000-07:002017-03-20T01:05:07.475-07:00Higher Blood Pressure Risk In Teenagers Linked To Poor Or Insufficient Sleep<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LFVYSAxhnXc/WM-NFlma1tI/AAAAAAAAA78/xIv7eurJLR0rW5hMJRCkeoSuGN6Rgng4ACK4B/s1600/woman-sleeping.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LFVYSAxhnXc/WM-NFlma1tI/AAAAAAAAA78/xIv7eurJLR0rW5hMJRCkeoSuGN6Rgng4ACK4B/s320/woman-sleeping.jpg" width="320" /></a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">US research reveals that teenagers who don't sleep enough or have poor quality sleep may be at higher risk of elevated </span>blood pressure<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> that could lead to cardiovascular disease in adulthood. The study is the first to examine links between </span><a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159283.php" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="High Blood Pressure: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments">high blood pressure</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> and sleep quality in healthy adolescents.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The research appears as a paper published online before print on 18th August in </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Circulation</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">, the journal of the American Heart Association (AHA). It was written by senior author Dr Susan Redline, professor of medicine and pediatrics and director of University Hospitals Sleep Center at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and colleagues. </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Redline and her team carried out a cross-sectional analysis of 238 healthy 13 to 16 year olds (123 boys and 115 girls) who had not been diagnosed with sleep apnea (where breathing stops while you are asleep) or other severe problems.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They found that shorter time spent asleep, but poor sleep quality in particular, were linked to higher risk of elevated blood pressure, and that "technology" in bedrooms, such as music players, phones and computers, may be part of the problem.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">For the study, there were two measuring periods, at home and in the lab. At home, the participants wore movement detectors on their wrists for five to seven days to monitor their sleep patterns. They also completed a sleep log to give estimates of sleep patterns.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">In the lab, the researchers measured the participants' sleep quality during overnight sleep, for instance using a polysomnograph machine that monitors brain function, eye and body movement and breathing. They also took 9 blood pressure readings.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Upon analysing the results Redline and colleagues found that:</span><br />
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">The odds of elevated blood pressure increased 3.5 times for those teenagers with low sleep efficiency and 2.5 times for those who slept less than 6.5 hours.</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">These figures were unaffected by gender, body mass index (BMI) and socioeconomic status.</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Teenagers who had trouble falling asleep at night and waking up in the morning (low sleep efficiency), had an average 4 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) higher systolic blood pressure compared to teenagers without these problems (higher sleep efficiency).</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">14 per cent of the teenagers had pre-hypertension or <a class="keywords" href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150109.php" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Hypertension: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments">hypertension</a> with blood pressures in the 90th percentile (among the top ten per cent in the country) for their height, age and gender.</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">26 per cent of the participants had low sleep efficiency and 11 per cent slept for less than 6.5 hours (extremely short sleep).</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Nearly two thirds of the teenagers with short sleep duration also had low sleep efficiency.</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">27.9 per cent of the teenagers with low sleep efficiency also had short sleep duration.</li>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Participants with less than 85 per cent sleep efficiency in the lab phase had nearly three times the odds of having elevated blood pressure.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Redline and colleagues concluded that:</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"Poor sleep quality is associated with prehypertension in healthy adolescents."</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They said the link is not explained by "socioeconomic status, </span>obesity<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">, sleep apnea, or known comorbidities, suggesting that inadequate sleep quality is associated with elevated blood pressure".</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Redline suggested part of the problem was the "technological invasion of the bedroom with computers, cell phones and music". Sending text messages or listening to music all night, with early rising for school, compresses the time left for sleep. </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"Adolescents need nine hours of sleep. Parents should optimize sleep quality for their family with regular sleep and wake times and bedrooms should be kept quiet, dark and conducive to sleep," said Redline.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The researchers said further studies were needed to find out if preventing high blood pressure in children should consider not only ways of losing weight and doing more exercise, but also how to sleep better.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"Meanwhile, pediatricians should view sleep quality and patterns as an intervenable health concern," said Redline.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">"Our data underscores the need to monitor quality and quantity of sleep as part of a child's overall health strategy," she added.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">"Sleep Quality and Elevated Blood Pressure in Adolescents."</span>Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-31814889563434398862017-03-20T00:59:00.001-07:002017-03-20T00:59:19.631-07:00Insufficient sleep may raise nighttime blood pressure<header style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px;">Having prolonged periods of insufficient sleep is linked to significant increases in blood pressure during nighttime hours.</header><div class="photobox_right" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; clear: right; color: #444444; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 20px 20px; max-width: 350px; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;">
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This was the finding of a small study from Mayo Clinic that was presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology in San Diego on Sunday.</div>
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say insufficient sleep is a public health epidemic in the US.</div>
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Insufficient sleep is linked to motor vehicle accidents, industrial disasters and medical and other occupational errors.</div>
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People who do not get enough sleep are also at higher risk for chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and depression, as well as cancer, premature death and reduced quality of life and productivity.</div>
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For their study, the Mayo team enrolled eight healthy people of normal weight, aged from 19 to 36, in a 16-day inpatient trial.</div>
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The first 4 days was an acclimatization period. Then followed 9 days of either sleep restriction (4 hours of sleep a night) or normal sleep (9 hours a night), and 3 days of recovery.</div>
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The participants' blood pressure was monitored regularly over the study period.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The results showed that in the nighttime, the average blood pressure readings in the sleep restriction phase compared with the normal sleep phase were 115/64 mm/Hg versus 105/57 mm/Hg.</span></div>
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Normally, one expects blood pressure to fall during the night, but the researchers found this was not the case during the restricted sleep period.</div>
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The researchers also found that nighttime heart rate was higher during the sleep restriction phase than the normal sleep phase.</div>
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Lead author of the new study Dr. Naima Covassin, a research fellow in Mayo's Department of Cardiovascular Diseases in Rochester, MN, says:</div>
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"We know high blood pressure, particularly during the night, is one of the major risk factors for heart disease, and Americans typically do not get enough sleep.</div>
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For the first time, we demonstrated that insufficient sleep causes increases in nighttime blood pressure and dampens nocturnal blood pressure dipping by using a controlled study that mimics the sleep loss experienced by many people."</div>
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The results are part of an ongoing Mayo Clinic study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).</div>
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Tips for getting a good night's sleep</h2>
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The National Sleep Foundation suggest a number of things you can do to make your bedroom sleep-friendly:</div>
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<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Dim the lights about an hour before bed to signal to your body that sleep time is approaching</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Make your bedroom peaceful and relaxing by decorating it lovingly and keeping it clutter-free</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Keep your bedroom cool for sleep - 60-67 °F (16-19°C) is ideal</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Choose mattresses and pillows that are comfortable for you</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Keep noise to a minimum - a fan or noise conditioner can help by giving a soothing consistent backdrop</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Surround yourself with soothing scents - they can improve mood before bedtime</li>
<li style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;">Turn off electronics while sleeping - light receptors in the retina signal to the brain about the status of the outside world and may affect sleep-wake rhythms.</li>
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Other habits for promoting good sleep include going to bed at the same time each night and getting up at the same time each morning, plus avoiding large meals, caffeine and alcohol close to bedtime, and avoiding nicotine.</div>
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Meanwhile, <em style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Medical News Today</em> recently learned of a study that found <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/290682.php" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: transparent; border-bottom: none; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b000b5; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">sleep apnea is linked to a significantly higher risk of motor vehicle accidents</a>. However, the researchers from Sweden also found that the risk reduces with effective continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP).</div>
Mr.Awesomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751533589388650039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469239711474734667.post-30634197573537395762017-03-20T00:52:00.003-07:002017-03-20T00:52:55.856-07:00Better sleep can literally make us feel like a million bucks<header style="background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-shadow: rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px, rgb(0, 0, 0) 0px 0px 0px, rgb(253, 253, 253) 1px 2px 3px;">Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders are dangerous, costly, and impact our health and overall well-being. New research puts forth sleep as a major public health concern, and shows that the effects of a good night's sleep are as beneficial for our happiness and well-being as winning the lottery might be.</header><div class="photobox_right" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(229, 229, 229); box-sizing: border-box; clear: right; color: #444444; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px 20px 20px; max-width: 350px; min-width: 100px; padding: 10px; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-enqE_nvk9P0/WM-J9P3ddnI/AAAAAAAAA7k/Frb2BhAgnwczLCeZ4ijDQXr0Uj9UTWYCACK4B/s1600/woman-sleeping.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-enqE_nvk9P0/WM-J9P3ddnI/AAAAAAAAA7k/Frb2BhAgnwczLCeZ4ijDQXr0Uj9UTWYCACK4B/s320/woman-sleeping.jpg" width="320" /></a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; background-color: inherit !important; border-bottom: none !important; border-image: initial; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit !important; font-style: inherit !important; font-weight: inherit !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">New research suggests that good sleep quality drastically increases happiness and should be promoted as a public health value.</span></div>
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Insufficient sleep has been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a major public health concern. It is currently estimated that between 50 and 70 million people in the United States have a sleep disorder, and one analysis revealed that over a third of adults do not get enough sleep.</div>
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Sleep deprivation leads to traffic accidents and occupational errors that can, in turn, cause industrial or environmental disasters.</div>
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Additionally, sleep deprivation has many adverse health effects. According to the CDC, not getting enough sleep may lead to a range of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, or cancer, as well as generally increasing the risk of dying prematurely.</div>
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Finally, a lack of sleep simply makes us unhappy. Insufficient shuteye reduces the quality of life, productivity, and may even lead to depression.</div>
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New research by scientists at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom underscores the importance of sleep for public health, and suggests that improving our sleep quality can make us as happy as winning the lottery.</div>
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The study, published in <em style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sleep</em>, was led by Dr. Nicole Tang, of the Department of Psychology at Warwick.</div>
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Studying the link between sleep and well-being</h2>
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Dr. Tang and colleagues examined the sleep patterns of 30,594 people over the age of 16 in the U.K. across a period of 4 years: sleep quality and well-being were assessed once between 2009 and 2011, and again between 2012 and 2014.</div>
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The variables analyzed were sleep quantity, sleep quality, and the use of sleep medication. The outcomes researchers looked at were health and well-being.</div>
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To measure these outcomes, the team used the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) as well as the mental and physical component scores of the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) - a scale commonly used to assess health-related quality of life.</div>
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Using linear regression models on each outcome, the scientists adjusted for potential factors that may influence the results. Some of these confounding variables included sex, age, and ethnicity, as well as education and employment status.</div>
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Better sleep feels like 8 weeks of therapy or winning a quarter of a million</h2>
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The researchers found that insufficient sleep or poor quality of sleep can worsen medical conditions and emotional states.</div>
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Interestingly, the use of sleep medication was also linked with these adverse effects.</div>
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Improvements in sleep quantity and quality, as well as using less sleep medication, were found to correlate with higher scores on the GHQ and the SF-12 scales. In fact, the researchers found a 2-point improvement in the GHQ score, which is the equivalent of an 8-week program of mindful cognitive therapy aimed at improving psychological well-being.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">As the researchers note, the score improvements were also comparable with the average increase in well-being measured in lottery winners 2 years after a $250,000 jackpot win.</span></div>
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Overall, improvements in sleep quality accounted for the largest beneficial effects on health and well-being, suggesting that the quality may be more important than the quantity of sleep we get.</div>
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Quality sleep and less sleep medication should be public health values</h2>
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Dr. Tang advocates promoting the reduction of sleep medication and improvement of sleep quality as public health values, and underscores the importance of improving sleep behaviors for the health and happiness of the general population, not just those with acute sleep disorders.</div>
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"The current findings suggest that a positive change in sleep is linked to better physical and mental well-being further down the line. It is refreshing to see the healing potential of sleep outside of clinical trial settings, as this goes to show that the benefits of better sleep are accessible to everyone and not reserved for those with extremely bad sleep requiring intensive treatments."</div>
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Additionally, Dr. Tang notes that improving sleep quality can be a cost-effective and simple way of increasing well-being on a societal level.</div>
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The lead author concedes that the study is purely observational and does not prove a causal link between sleep and happiness. She also indicates areas for future research.</div>
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"An important next step," Tang says, "is to look at the differences between those who demonstrate a positive and negative change in sleep over time, and identify what lifestyle factors and day-to-day activities are conducive to promoting sleep. Further research in this area can inform the design of public health initiatives."</div>
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