Category Archives: Health

Hospitals drug shortages ongoing; just think what will happen in a disaster!

Shortages of drugs, particularly cheap, generic injectable drugs, have escalated since 2005. The scarce drugs include the workhorses of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers and cancer clinics: antibiotics, painkillers, anesthesia and sedatives for surgery, chemotherapy and heart drugs. Recently, there’s a serious shortage of intravenous fluids and nutrients, including simple saline solution, needed for patients too… Read More »

Chocolate as Poison – Wired Science

Chocolate as Poison – Wired Science.   In honor of Valentine’s Day, I have once again updated this – one of my favorite posts – on the poisonous chemistry of chocolate. The Latin name for the cacao tree – the tropical plant source of all things chocolate – consists of two words packed with candy-loving… Read More »

Fibromyalgia Mystery Finally Solved!

Fibromyalgia Mystery Finally Solved! Researchers Find Main Source of Pain in Blood Vessels Added by Rebecca Savastio on June 20, 2013. Saved under Health, Rebecca Savastio, U.S. Tags: top Fibromyalgia Mystery Finally Solved! Researchers Find Main Source of Pain in Blood Vessels Researchers have found the main source of pain in Fibromyalgia patients, and contrary… Read More »

Disability Likely for Sedentary Livers

Those who spend too much time sitting on the couch may be setting themselves up for major health risks later in life. Although recent research has linked sedentary behaviors with a number of different health risks including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality death by any cause, a new study released in the Journal of… Read More »

Dermatologists Can Diagnose Cases Based on Pictures : News : Counsel & Heal

Teledermatology has the potential to be as effective as an in-person appointment. “[The AAD] supports telemedicine as a means of improving access to expertise of Board certified dermatologist and increasing safety, in addition to encouraging professionalism through patient care coordination and communication between other specialties and dermatology,” the American Academy of Dermatology stated in a… Read More »

Possible to Prevent Colic in Healthy Infants

STOCKHOLM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–January 14, 2014– A study of 468 healthy newborns shows that infants given the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis cried less than half as long as infants given a placebo. The infants given Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis also had significantly fewer daily regurgitations and were less constipated compared to infants in the placebo group. As a… Read More »

Hormone cuts buzz from weed – Investors.com

Marijuana enthusiasts in Colo. are abuzz over the new laws allowing cannabis consumption. But French researchers have discovered a hormone that can take away the high caused by THC, which could help those with addiction problems. The steroid hormone pregnenolone reduced the activity of the type-1 cannabinoid receptor in the brain. The researchers say the… Read More »

Google (NSA) Just Revealed Its 5-Step Plan to Rule the World (GOOG)

By Alex Planes | More Articles December 15, 2013 | Comments (7) You didn’t think Google (NASDAQ: GOOG  ) would be satisfied with a place in your pocket, did you? The world’s dominant search engine has displayed an impressive proclivity for the big breakthrough in recent years, but until it announced its acquisition of Boston Dynamicsthis… Read More »

Electrical Stimulation Might Speed Learning and Help With Stroke Recovery – ABC News

Home> Health Brain Stimulation Found to Speed Up Learning Sept. 21, 2011 By KIM CAROLLO via World News British researchers found that electrical stimulation of the brain sped up learning. Getty Images Next Video 14-Year-Old Suffers Stroke A mild zap to the brain could help people learn faster, according to new research recently presented at… Read More »

Man invents the ultimate lazy woman device

Now she doesn’t even have to push!  His wife said he was crazy. Other men thought it was a great idea and encouraged him.  Now for women it’s just flop and plop while a man does the work of getting the baby out. Car Mechanic Dreams Up a Tool to Ease Births – NYTimes.com.

How to Decide on Surrogacy in India: 13 Steps – wikiHow

How to Decide on Surrogacy in India Edited by GlobalDoctorOptions, Maluniu, BR, Katie and 3 others Surrogacy in the United States costs US$60,000 to US$80,000[1] and it can be difficult to find gestational surrogates. Surrogacy in United Kingdom costs US$25,000 to US$35,000. Surrogacy in India costs US$15,000 to US$25,000[2]. What are the steps to exploring… Read More »

More on dead farm animals

There is an emerging body of data connecting the ingestion of red meat with inflammatory processes associated with cancer and chronic diseases. Numerous studies have been published describing the relationship between red meat intake and increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain cancers. A recent study published in March 2012… Read More »

Blood pressure drug may help fight against cancer | Fox News

A frequently prescribed blood pressure drug could aid in the fight against cancer, BBC News reported. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital believe that the angiotensin inhibitor losartan could be used in combination with existing cancer drugs, to open up the collapsed blood vessels in solid tumors.  The scientists hope to give losartan to patients with… Read More »

‘The Entrepreneurial State’: Apple Didn’t Build Your iPhone; Your Taxes Did | The Business Desk with Paul Solman | PBS NewsHour | PBS

Government support for research and development is responsible for much of the innovation that drives GDP, argues Mariana Mazzucato. Photo courtesy of Stephen Yang/Bloomberg via Getty Images. As the deadline for raising the government debt limit fast approaches, and wrangling on the issue in Congress intensifies, Mariana Mazzucato reminds us of the difference between public… Read More »

How Your Are Going to Die. The Flu of 1918

  Intentional Contamination of Vaccine With Avian Flu Marks Start Of Massive Biological War & Genocide By NWO & Homeland Security Deerfield, Illinois-based pharmaceutical company Baxter International Inc. who adheres to Bio Safety Level 3 (BSL3) standards in their laboratories has distributed Vaccine laced with deadly live Avian Flu Virus to 18 Nations. In a… Read More »

Idiot neuro Surgeons

Idiot neuro  surgeons that know better use equipment that was “cleaned” using methods we have know damm well for over 40 years do not work to kill MAD COW DISEASE or CJD in humans just keep charging for killing off their patients. At least with this act of manslaughter the victim lives long enough to… Read More »

Illegal tax to keep doctors and insurance companies wealthy and the middle class on a path to ruin!Early look at health law’s premiums – Yahoo! Finance

They also said the personal income tax was temporary and would never go above 1% of a persons wages… They always give the premium for an individual to avoid sticker shock. A 60 year old couple with the mid- range plan will pay $1528 per month based on the individual example they gave of $764… Read More »

Forgetfulness may soon be a memory, say scientists probing cognitive ageing | South China Morning Post

With RbAp48, we were able to reverse age-related memory loss in the mice,” said Columbia’s Dr Eric Kandel, who shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries of the molecular basis of memory and led the research. “The researchers plan to see what social and dietary factors might boost RbAp48 in mice, said Kandel,… Read More »