Archive for March 2017

A perfect storm for diseases of the heart

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A perfect storm for diseases of the heart - a perfect storm for heart disease As our region has snow and some of the the coldest air that has seen years it is important to think about how that winter weather can affect your heart. "there is a perfect storm for heart disease," said Terry Jodrie,...

Study Finds No Harm in Anthrax Vaccine

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Study Finds No Harm in Anthrax Vaccine - deadly object. Anthrax spores, protected by a hard shell, can survive for years in the soil before germinating. ATLANTA - controversial Pentagon policy of vaccination against anthrax soldiers did not lead to serious...

Ask the dietitian: Healthy Drink for Diabetics

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Ask the dietitian: Healthy Drink for Diabetics - Ask the dietitian: healthy beverages for diabetics Q: What are the best drink for diabetics A :? Lauren Schmittle, RD, LDN , clinical dietitian at Washington Adventist Hospital: This is a great question, and...

Chilling Out could help patients Stroke

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Chilling Out could help patients Stroke - A new way to keep patients cool race could help them survive the ordeal with less damage to the brain, according to a small clinical trial . If the pan results in larger studies, they could offer an alternative therapy cheap and desperately needed to improve...

Punch fists against diseases of the heart

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Punch fists against diseases of the heart - Heart-disease drugs called statins have been designed to reduce the body's production of cholesterol, but they also help heart patients by reducing inflammation - an advantage surprise that delighted but puzzled researchers. Now a team has identified where...

Ask the dietitian: Healthy Snacks and Scrumptious

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Ask the dietitian: Healthy Snacks and Scrumptious - Ask the dietitian: Healthy Snacks and Scrumptious By M asha Fox-Rabinovich, MA, RD, LDN, CDE, outpatient dietitian at Washington Adventist Hospital, Masha Rabinovich Fox nutrition Month every March gives us...

Food for Thought: Making Sauerkraut

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Food for Thought: Making Sauerkraut - Food for Thought: Making Sauerkraut Wondering how certain foods affect your body do you know what ingredients can help support your health? you are looking for creative new recipes? Welcome to our Food for Thought blog series...

The Rh blood work Factor Described

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The Rh blood work Factor Described - Do you know your blood type? No matter what type it ends in either a "positive" or "negative", which refers to the type of so-called Rhesus you carry. Although scientists have been typing blood for decades, nobody knew the purpose of Rh proteins. Now a study shows...

Ask the dietitian: the food security

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Ask the dietitian: the food security - Ask the dietitian: food security Masha Rabinovich Fox as you prepare for the picnic season, pack these food safety tips so you can enjoy your meal and avoid unnecessary dangers Q: What should I know about food safety? A:...

Membrane proteins 3D

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Membrane proteins 3D - in three dimensions. Structural biology initiative aims to model membrane protein structures like this. While people use their eyes and ears for information, cells rely on proteins that cover their outer membranes to search the chemical...

3 tips for taking care of a loved aging

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3 tips for taking care of a loved aging - 3 tips for taking care of a loved aging With a growing population of people elderly, the theme of eldercare is becoming more common. If you have a parent or family member of aging, this trick can help you assess whether it is time to seek help. It is...

Making Sense of Munchies

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Making Sense of Munchies - appetite regulator. molecules in the brain that act as the active ingredient in marijuana mouse right room. Bill Clinton can not know first hand, but millions of marijuana smokers who inhaled the claim that cannabis stimulates appetite....

Better hosts

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Better hosts - better hosts How many times have you heard the phrase "breakfast is the most important meal of the day "? Although this statement is challenged from time to time, studies still show a better breakfast helps you start each day with food energy that nourishes your body and mind. It...

Nicotine develops new blood vessels

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Nicotine develops new blood vessels - Stimulant. Nicotine has led to new blood vessels (arrows, right) in these mouse tumors whereas a placebo did not (left). Nicotine, the addictive ingredient in tobacco smoke, is used in nicotine replacement therapy to help...

Vaccinations - A Healthy Plan

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Vaccinations - A Healthy Plan - Vaccinations - !! A healthy shot August is National Awareness Month vaccination, and most likely a cause that people tired of needles would ignore. But vaccinations help prevent dangerous and sometimes deadly diseases. Like thousands of children are doing to prepare...

Fake Cows fight against disease

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Fake Cows fight against disease - Holy cow! Cloths like these have reduced infection rates for a cattle disease called nagana. False cows may be art on some continents, but in Africa, they save lives beef. artificial cows that attract and kill flies produced...

Effects of dietary habits for infants

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Effects of dietary habits for infants - Effects of Infant eating habits An article discussed recent studies New York Times suggesting that the diet of a child during infancy has long lasting effects on eating habits later in life. Studies have shown that people develop taste preferences at a young...

Fall Back But Not Into Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Fall Back But Not Into Seasonal Affective Disorder - Fall Back But Not Into Seasonal Affective Disorder This Sunday, millions turn their clocks back one time that we "fall" in the winter. While the extra hour of sleep is nice, for many, the reduction in sunlight is not. Seasonal Affective Disorder...

Prion Disease Results Elk Farms

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Prion Disease Results Elk Farms - Moribund. wasting and salivation are symptoms of chronic wasting disease in elk. veterinary officials in Colorado impatiently trying to curb an outbreak of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal disease that affects deer and...

Snacking Is not So Bad!

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Snacking Is not So Bad! - Snacking Is not So Bad! How many times have you wanted a snack at work, and grabbed a piece of candy or a bag of chips? Perhaps more often than you think! When hunger strikes in the workplace, you want fast, easy bite that will satisfy you, but if you take that chocolate...

Chickens Drugless make for healthier people

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Chickens Drugless make for healthier people - Flux carefully. Cut Power antibiotics slashes chickens resistance microbe drugs in people CHICAGO -. Researchers have long warned that the use of antibiotics in livestock could reproduce resistant bacteria drugs...

Ready, Set, Goal!

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Ready, Set, Goal! - Ready, Set, Goal! As we ring in the New Year, many of us think positive personal change we could or should do. What better time than the beginning of a new year to improve our physical, mental and emotional? Change can be very beneficial, but in order to make the changes matter,...

The risk factor of Alzheimer's disease New Pinned Down

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The risk factor of Alzheimer's disease New Pinned Down - brain at risk? Researchers wonder whether high homocysteine ​​could help turn a normal brain (bottom) into one with Alzheimer's disease (above). In the struggle to identify people who may be at risk for...

Ask the dietitian: Making health objectives that Last

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Ask the dietitian: Making health objectives that Last - Ask the dietitian: Making Health Goals that Last Masha Fox Rabinovich it, AOS important to remind yourself of your new years resolutions throughout the year, aÌ That now, it AOS, AOS early February, how do you do?...

A better vaccine against Lyme?

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A better vaccine against Lyme? - Treacherous tick. Ixodes scapularis , the most common vector of Lyme disease SALT LAKE CITY -. Researchers have developed a possible replacement for the vaccine against Lyme disease, which was recently removed from the US...

Great Grains

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Great Grains - Great Grains "What is so great about fancy grains appointed?" Flaxseed, chia, quinoa - are there real benefits to the food? Although these grains may be new to us, they have been around for centuries. Some may think that the grains are complex, but they are fairly simple and have...

Breast-feeding reduces the risk of breast cancer

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Breast-feeding reduces the risk of breast cancer - Better than the bottles. breastfeeding may protect the mother from breast cancer. the longer a woman breastfeeds, the more protection it gains against breast cancer, say researchers who analyzed data of 147.275...

Seasonal allergies Nip in the Bud!

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Seasonal allergies Nip in the Bud! - Nip Seasonal Allergies in the Bud! Slowly but surely, the weather warms. This means the plants are in bloom, and more time is spent outdoors! Warmer weather seems wonderful for most, but for those who suffer from seasonal allergies, spring is defined by itchy...

Why Men Do not Get Breast Cancer

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Why Men Do not Get Breast Cancer - Although men inherit the same mutant genes that women, regarding the hereditary breast cancer, men just do not get it. New research suggests why maybe. A mutation that leads to breast cancer and ovarian cancer in women can unlock problems in the second X chromosome,...

Interfering with HIV

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Interfering with HIV - security Agent. HIV-1, shown here on a cell, can be stopped at the entrance to the cell so small RNAs are used to disable a key receiver. short stretches of RNA, called small RNAs, can interfere with gene function and are thought to protect...

Block harmful rays

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Block harmful rays - block harmful rays As spring turns to summer buds and flowers bloom, we want to go more time in warmer weather. While spending time apart is healthy for the mind and body, it is important to ensure that our skin is protected against the harmful rays of the sun. This month...

The Upside of diarrhea

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The Upside of diarrhea - Belly buster. E. coli can ruin a vacation, but it can prove to be an ally in the fight against colon cancer. You probably never thought any good could come of diarrhea. The bane of travelers and danger to very young children, sick...
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