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Llamado mundial para mejorar el cuidado de pacientes con degeneración macular AMD)
By Admin
AMD Alliance emite un llamado mundial a la acción para mejorar el cuidado de pacientes con degeneración macular relacionada con la edad (AMD) del tipo húmedo, una de las prinicipales causas de pé. Un nuevo informe resalta las consecuencias de tratar la AMD húmeda como una enfermedad aguda y la importancia de reconocerla como una enfermedad crónica que requiere de intervenciones repetidas y continuas para minimizar la pérdida de la visión.
NUEVA YORK, NUEVA YORK--(Marketwire - April 18, 2011) - AMD Alliance International (AMDAI) emitió hoy un llamado mundial a la acción dirigido a la comunidad asociada con el cuidado de la visión, a fin de garantizarles el acceso a cuidados médicos a los pacientes que tienen degeneración macular relacionada con la edad (AMD) del tipo húmedo, una afección en la que los vasos sanguíneos crecen en la parte posterior del ojo y ocasionan daños severos a la visión y para brindar apoyo a la investigación continua de opciones de tratamiento mejoradas.
Hibernating Bears ‘A Metabolic Marvel’By Admin
For the first time, scientists say they have been able to monitor a bear’s vital signs continuously during a six-month period of hibernation. To their surprise, the researchers discovered that despite lowering its metabolism by 75 percent, a hibernating bear’s internal temperature barely drops at all.
Ship wreck reveals ancient secrets of medicineBy Admin
It has been more than 2,000 years since a Roman merchant ship foundered off the west coast of the Italian peninsula and almost 40 years since the wreck was discovered. Now, the DNA trapped in medicines found aboard the ship is yielding secrets of health care in the ancient world.
Samples from two tablets analyzed at the Smithsonian’s Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics reveal a dried concoction of about a dozen medicinal herbs, including celery, alfalfa and wild onion, bound together with clay and zinc.
New, more graphic cigarette warnings unveiledBy Admin
After decades of reminding people about the dangers of cigarettes, offering nicotine gum or patches and making smokers huddle outside, the government is turning to gruesome pictures.
Federal health officials Wednesday unveiled plans to replace the warnings cigarette packs began carrying 25 years ago with new versions using images that could include emaciated cancer patients, diseased organs and corpses.
Regenerador osteo-articular y anti-envejecimientoBy Dr. Miguel Angel Guzman Torrea
Como todos Uds. ya saben, Viagland mr es un producto único en su tipo y generación, siendo un “ Suplemento Alimenticio coadyuvante auxiliar en la Regeneración Osteoarticular y el Anti-Envejecimiento en general del Organismo Humano “, según lo han demostrado los muchísimos Casos Clínicos que se tienen a través de los años así como la vasta Experiencia Médica y Clínica obtenida con los espectaculares y sorprendentes resultados comprobados por la H. Comunidad Médica Mundial en la administración del mismo, en ésta clase de Padecimientos del Ser Humano
Viagland mr, está conformado por 4 Suplementos Alimenticios:
Viagland mr: Glándula Salival de Bovino y Proteína de Soya ( Glycine Max ).
Transvit mr: Ajo Deshidratado ( Allium Sativum ).
Lecifosfan mr: Caseinato de Calcio y Lecitina de Soya (Glycine Max).
Asvit mr: Oseína Gelatina.
By Dr. Gifford Jones
“How could this possibly happen?” is the usual soul-searching response. A young healthy athlete has left home to play in a sporting event. Then in a matter of seconds, collapses and dies before anything can be done to save his or her life. The big question is why these premature deaths occur, and can they be prevented?
Dr. Michael Ackerman is head of the Mayo Clinic’s Sudden Death Genomics Laboratory. He agrees that news of these unexpected deaths saddens parents and shocks communities. And when such sudden fatalities strike seemingly invincible star athletes, parents worry it could happen to any child involved in recreational sports. Luckily, he states, these shocking deaths are rare.
How To Avoid The Hazards of SummerBy Dr. Gifford Jones
A West African Proverb says, “There is only one kind of common sense and 40 varieties of lunacy”. Every summer proves the Africans are right. Needless injuries and deaths occur primarily because people have momentary relapses of good old-fashioned horse sense.
Dr. David Bishai at Johns Hopkins reports in Annals of Emergency Medicine that an 11 year old ballet student who lost her foot. She had fallen off a power lawn mower while having fun cutting the grass.
Cabernet Sauvignon To Prevent Alzheimer’s DiseaseBy Dr. Gifford Jones
What can you do to decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)? It’s a question that has eluded scientists for years. Some researchers believe that Alzheimer’s is due to an excessive amount of aluminum in the brain and we should try to decrease its intake. But would a glass of Sauvignon each day stop the cerebral ravage of this disease?
A study directed by Dr. Jun Wang and his colleagues was reported recently in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. And it may help to put a cork on what’s causing Alzheimer’s Disease.
Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Caused Memory Loss in AstronautBy Dr. Gifford Jones
What had happened to Dr. Duane Graveline, former astronaut, medical researcher and aerospace scientist? His wife found him walking aimlessly about their property. When she spoke to him he didn’t recognize her. He was rushed to a neurologist and six hours later his senses returned. The diagnosis? Global transient amnesia (GLA). His only medication, Lipitor? The medication was stopped, but doctors refused to believe this cholesterol-lowering drug (CLD) was the cause of this incident.
Shake Martinis But Not The BabyBy Dr. Gifford Jones
What do I know about babies? Not much, and that’s why I rarely write about babies. But I recently learned a devastating fact about them. James Bond always insisted that his martinis should be shaken. But a report in The Medical Post shows that shaking a crying baby can be lethal. And it raises the question of who caused the brain damage, the parents or the baby sitter?
Dr. Ron Barr, a British Columbia pediatrician, recently presented shocking evidence on the extent of injury to shaken babies at a medical meeting in Montreal. Barr told doctors that studies show the incidence of shaken babies is higher than the worst suicide rates in the world!
Brain-Computerized Thought The Best and Terrible ScienceBy Dr. Gifford Jones
It’s said that “a picture is worth a thousand words”. And the one that I recently saw in The Medical Post is one that’s hard to forget. The picture shows a man totally paralyzed due to Lou Gehrig’s Disease. To me, in 2003, it illustrates the best and worst of science.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease is a frightful malady. It’s an inch-by-inch paralysis that gradually and insidiously spreads throughout the entire body. The final phase is total paralysis. Patients are literally “locked in” inside their bodies. The only normally functioning organ is the brain. At the end patients with ALS require a respirator to survive and eventually drown in their own mucus. It must be as close to hell as one can imagine.
In Multiple Sclerosis, Fewer Injections Are BetterBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Sir William Osler, one of Canada’s great physicians, counselled, “The way to longevity is to develop a chronic disease early in life and learn to live with it.” But this is easier said than done especially if fate hands you Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Fortunately, medicine is available to slow down the progression of this difficult disease. So why do many patients fail to follow their doctor’s advice when it ‘s so important to do so?
Keep Cerebral Palsy Out Of the CourtsBy Dr. Gifford Jones
How can we best care for babies born with cerebral palsy? Are so©called “fetal strokes” an avoidable complication of labour? Possibly the fault of obstetricians failing to do Cesarean sections? Or is it time to end the myth about this disease and stop making lawyers rich? There is a way to protect children born with this disability.
I’ve always believed the greatest tragedy is the loss of a child. But it’s also tragic to see a child enter this competitive world with cerebral palsy. A condition that will require constant care for the rest of its life.
Technology Can Help Spastic PatientsBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Can you imagine suffering a painful disease day after day?Knowing there was a treatment available to ease the agony, but denied relief due to the cost? This week, the story of four peoplewith different diseases, but who all face the same problem,"debilitating spasm”. Technology could ease their suffering.
John’s life at age 20 changed in a split second. One moment he was mobile, the next paralysed, and destined to spend his life ina wheelchair. All because he jumped off a railing into three feet of snow breaking his neck.
World Fast Against MalariaBy Dr. Gifford Jones
(PRLEAP.COM) Today, with a continued sense of urgency and desperation, world leaders in the fight against malaria call for a second international day of fasting to focus worldwide attention on the extreme emergency facing billions of people living in malaria infested regions of the world. Participating organizations include Malaria No More, The Malaria Foundation, Roll Back Malaria, Africa Fighting Malaria, Dunk Malaria, The Free Africa Foundation, Hedge Funds vs. Malaria, The “LOVE, HALLIE Foundation,” The Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group, The Iyalode Tejuoso Malaria Foundation and The World Swim Against Malaria.
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