diabetes food for thought

The four great diabetes myths

The headline in Time magazine certainly caught my eye: "5 Ways to Avoid Diabetes -- Without Medications."

Some 80 million Americans are teetering on the brink of diabetes, ready to join the 20 million who already have the disease -- so if someone has a drug-free plan to help avoid this train wreck, I'm all ears.

Turns out I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up -- because the headline refers to a new study filled with the same tired advice that helped CAUSE the diabetes epidemic in the first place.

Of those "Five Ways," only one is on target: avoid obesity. But if you follow the other Four Ways, you're practically guaranteed to find yourself fat and facing disease -- not to mention a lifetime supply of medication.

So instead of the rest of the "Five Ways," I bring you the Four Great Myths perpetuated by the new study in The Annals of Internal Medicine:

Myth # 1: Eat a low-fat, high fiber diet. Millions of Americans already try to follow a low-fat, high-fiber diet. You know what we call them? Diabetics.

Myth # 2: Exercise. I'm all for healthy movements throughout the day -- but the research here is crystal clear. A furious exercise session at the end of the day won't lower your risk of chronic illness or an early death -- and it won't even help you to lose weight. Period.

Myth # 3: Quit smoking. A study last year, also in The Annals of Internal Medicine, found that smokers who quit have a 73 percent HIGHER risk of coming down with diabetes. Enough said.

Myth #4: Drink little to no booze. Teetotalers have a higher risk of diabetes than moderate boozers, and studies have reached that same conclusion over and over again. So drink up -- to your health!

Let me cut to the chase now, because you don't need five steps to avoid diabetes without medications -- these two will do just fine:

1) Skip sugar and most of the other carbs.
2) Eat plenty of fresh animal protein and fats.

That's it. And yes, it really is that easy. Doubt me? Try it! I dare you to prove me wrong.   

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why does it cost so much?

Your 10 minute office visit needs 8 people and 45 minutes of work

by Mary Pat Whaley | in Physician | 101 responses

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I sat at the checkout desk in my practice last week for the first time and as always, it was a revelation. If you haven't worked your check-in and check-out desks recently, I highly recommend it.

An insured patient that I checked out was shocked when I said the charge for her visit was $100. She said, "But he was only in the room for ten minutes!" I was briefly at a loss for words. I recovered, we agreed on a payment plan, I made a note on her encounter form for the billing office and she left.

I've been thinking about our conversation, and thinking about what that $100 is supposed to cover…

1. First, we scheduled the appointment, which was a work-in, so it took several people to take the message, pull the medical record (paper charts), call the patient to assess the problem, determine the need for the appointment and schedule it.
2. When the patient arrived, we checked to make sure her address and phone were the same, quickly checked her eligibility to make sure the insurance on file was still in force, and asked for a photo ID for red flags. An encounter form was generated at the nurse's station to notify her of the patient's arrival.
3. The nurse called her from the reception area, weighed her, and took her into an exam room to take her vitals, take a brief chief complaint, review the medications she is taking and check to see if she needed any chronic medication refills while she was there.
4. The physician came in to see her, asked about any changes since she'd last been seen, reviewed her history of present illness and examined her. He talked to her about her illness and described a treatment plan for her upper respiratory infection given her chronic health problems.
5. He prescribed a medication for her problem, updated her medication list and made a copy for her to take with her.
6. He marked the encounter form with the level of service and her diagnoses and gave her the form to take to the check-out desk.
7. He refiled the medication reconciliation in the chart, finished documenting the visit, and placed the chart in the bin to be refiled. The chart was filed, and the encounter form was sent to the billing office.
8. At the billing office the charges and any payment was posted and the claim was filed. If there was no problem with the claim, it electronically passed through two scrubs and a final one at the payer.
9. If payment was not denied for any of a dozen reasons, the payment would arrive at the billing office and would be posted.
10. Since the patient did not pay at the check-out desk, the patient-responsible balance is billed to the patient. If the patient pays on the first statement, it has taken 45 to 60 days to receive complete payment. Since the patient has BCBS, there is a negotiated rate, so the payment will not even total $100.

I know that patients often say "But he only spent 10 minutes with me." Checking back with the provider, I find it was typically longer. Patients tend to underestimate the time as it goes very fast.

The total visit encompassed the work of the phone operator, the medical records clerk, the triage nurse, the check-in person, the nurse, the doctor, the check-out person and the biller. It took 8 people, and at least 45 minutes of work to make that appointment happen. Plus, that visit had to help pay the expenses for the rent, the utilities, malpractice insurance, medical supplies, computers, phones and janitorial services.

The practice, the patients and the overseers of healthcare want each visit to be non-rationed, safe, high-quality, error-free, holistic, pleasant, clean, accurate, efficient and reimbursable. It's what we all want. And it ain't cheap.

Mary Pat Whaley is board certified in healthcare management and a fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives. She blogs at Manage My Practice.

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Why and how therapy works (Sunridge)

Who benefits most from psychological therapy?

by Christina Girgis, MD | in Patient | 4 responses

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There is a saying in psychiatry, "even bad therapy is good therapy."

I always thought this was a terrible thing to say, but really, there's some truth to it. The basic tenet of therapy is that a person is able to vent their feelings with an objective third party. Depending on how good the therapist is, he or she will be able to help that person process their feelings in a productive manner. Bad therapists talk about themselves too much, give too much advice, and don't acknowledge their own biases.

Good therapists are the opposite of this. And of course, there are many types of therapy, including supportive, cognitive behavioral, and psychodynamic. Without getting too technical, supportive is the most basic type, and is exactly what it sounds like. Cognitive behavioral helps a person change how they think, which in turn helps moderate feelings and behaviors better. Psychodynamic is the most intensive type of therapy, and focuses on relationships. This is the type of therapy where you end up talking about your childhood and your mother a lot.

The best candidates for therapy are people with stable lives (i.e. supportive and intact family and livelihood), a sense of introspection and curiosity about themselves, and the time and money to attend regularly. In essence, this is what is termed the "worried well." An example is a PhD candidate who has writer's block for their thesis. Or a couple struggling with communication issues. Of course, sadly, people with much greater difficulties and problems probably could use therapy even more, but access, finances, and life stress get in the way. Therapists also veer away from therapy with people who have more problems, because even the best therapy doesn't help when someone needs to figure out how to put food on the table and get the rent paid.

If you feel therapy might be of benefit to you, and you have the resources to go to therapy, then go. Even if you don't have a specific psychiatric diagnosis, learning about yourself in a structured manner only makes you a better and stronger person. Of course, it's certainly not for everyone — therapy is one of those things that only works for you if you approach it with an open mind.

Christina Girgis is a psychiatrist who blogs at getaheadwithdrg.

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Smile

Classic Quotes by H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) US writer

      A bore is simply a nonentity who resents his humble lot in life, andseeks satisfaction for his wounded ego by forcing himself on hisbetters.

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A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heavenbrag about it to persons who will never get there.

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More seniors bs

Shrinks try to nix booze for seniors

I'm sick and tired of the mainstream treating seniors like children.

The latest example: A patronizing new report that claims you shouldn't have more than a sip or two of booze per night once you reach a certain age.

Ridiculous!

Researchers from Britain's Royal College of Psychiatrists are urging their government to tell seniors they shouldn't have more than 1.5 units of alcohol a day. That's only half a bottle of beer!

What are you supposed to do with the other half? Dump it, I suppose. But I say keep the beer... and dump this daffy report instead!

The logic here, if you can call it that, is astonishing: The researchers claim that some seniors might turn into heavy boozers, while others might use or abuse meds that don't mix well with alcohol.

So because some unknown (and no doubt relatively small) number of seniors might abuse drugs and alcohol, ALL seniors should be limited to sippy cups for the rest of their lives.

The only thing more nonsensical than this report is the idea that shrinks should be issuing drinking guidelines.

Who asked them anyway?

The Royal College of Quacks also moaned that some seniors might turn to booze after a spouse dies -- but that's not a problem in my book. As long as they keep it moderate, they're not hurting anyone.

And they're certainly not hurting themselves.

In addition to the proven health benefits of moderate drinking -- from protecting the heart to slashing dementia risk -- heading out to the local pub and hoisting a couple with friends is a great way for a senior who has no one at home to get out, stay active, and socialize.

That could SAVE his life, not end it -- and anyone who wants to take that away is the one with the real drinking problem.

Knocking one back,

William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.   

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ten useful rules of hospital visite

Whether you are going to the hospital for an outpatient procedure or whether you will be admitted to the hospital for medical illness or surgical procedure, there are certain things you must know and certain things you must do in order to ensure that your reasonable expectations will be met.

1. You must become informed about the terms and limits of your health insurance policy. See if the fees you are being charged can be negotiated ahead of time. If you do not know the terms and limits of your policy, you will not know the financial field upon which you are playing, and the end result may be significantly displeasing to you.
2. Do not be afraid to ask questions of your doctor. By accepting you as a patient he or she has made a contract with you to provide you with the best possible care. This means that the doctor must make time to answer your questions. On the other hand, you must realize that doctors do not have much time in today's medical environment owing to the system under which they currently work. Therefore, prepare a list of questions for the doctor each day, and set a time during the course of the day that you and the doctor can meet so that these questions can be answered. If possible, e-mail the questions to your doctor before hand.
3. As communication with the doctor is critical, it is important to understand that his office staff is the gateway to the physician. Take time to get to know the office staff before the hospital admission. It wouldn't hurt to send the office staff some flowers or a note on the day your loved one is admitted to hospital thanking them for their efforts on your behalf in the preadmission process. As my grandmother said, if you want a kiss, you have to give the kiss.
4. While your physician is your best advocate during the hospital admission, in reality you are your own best advocate. If there are issues regarding the room or the floor on which you are staying, difficulty with the nursing or with the timing of medication, or with any concerns that you may have, your first step is to discuss these concerns with the attending nurse. Be firm, but polite. If your needs are not met, then your next step is to discuss the situation with the Charge Nurse. If your needs are still not attended to, you must communicate your concerns to the doctor. If the issues are still unresolved, then you should seek the offices of the hospital administrator or the hospital ombudsman, state the issues and demand to be seen. It is highly unlikely that you will have to get beyond the second step in this process. Most professionals want to meet your needs.
5. Do not feel that any of the staff or your physician will treat you in any less a manner if you raise the aforementioned issues. It is the job of the nursing staff and your physician to attend to the patient, and any lack of attention to you in the context of proper medical treatment for you or your loved one is a serious breach of professional protocol of which no physician or nurse wishes to be accused.
6. Make sure that you see the hospital social services worker or hospital Discharge Planner assigned to your case at least 48 hours before your discharge so that arrangements can be made for any equipment or durable medical goods that your loved one may require while at home.
7. It is also necessary to understand the medications that you or your loved one will be taking upon discharge from hospital, and how they are to be taken, with what frequency and what dosage. If possible, arrange to have the prescriptions written by the doctor or the P.A. a day before the discharge, so that you may arrange to have your pharmacy fill them and they can be picked up before returning home.
8. Make sure that you speak with your doctor prior to the discharge and that you go through the discharge instructions with the physician or his representative so that you understand each of them. If there are dressings to be changed, make sure that if you are the one to change those dressings, you completely understand the process to follow and have the necessary goods to perform the task (gloves, dressings, ointments, disinfectants, etc.)
9. At the time of your discharge, you should request your hospital records for the visit. You are entitled to these records and it is important that you have at least a summary of the visit, an operative note if applicable, any imaging reports, laboratory studies and a discharge summary. These records should be kept in a place that is accessible should it be necessary to refer to them in the future. Having the records may very well save redundant and unnecessary treatment going forward.
10. Make sure you understand the final hospital bill in the context of the limits of your insurance policy. If you have any doubt about the amount that you owe then you should make an appointment with a hospital representative and have them go through your bill item by item so that you understand everything. If you have any question as to whether a charge or drug or item was actually utilized or supplied, you can refer to the hospital records that you have received at the time of discharge.

Mitchell Brooks, MD is an orthopedic surgeon and the host of Health of the Nation on Talk Radio 570 KLIF in Dallas, Texas. He blogs at Health of the Nation.

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Warning given on overuse of antibiotics

Warning given on overuse of antibiotics

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Overuse of antibiotics to eradicate dangerousbacteria presents the possibility of permanently killing offbeneficial bacteria as well, a U.S. researcher says.

Martin Blaser, chair of the department of medicine at New YorkUniversity's Langone Medical Center, warns the widespread use ofantibiotics may be having unintended consequences, causing permanentchanges to the body's protective, "friendly" bacteria and harm to thebody's natural defense system.

A child in the United States or other developed countries has had anaverage of 10 to 20 doses of antibiotics by age 18, an NYU releasesaid Wednesday.

Antibiotics have helped improve health and increase life expectancy,but are non-discriminatory and destroy even friendly bacteria,scientists say.

Some of the beneficial bacteria may never recover and such extinctionscould lead to increased susceptibility to infections and diseases suchas obesity, allergies and asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and type1 diabetes, they warn.

In a commentary published in the journal Nature, Blaser argues thatwidespread use of antibiotics should be replaced with narrow spectrum,more-targeted drugs.

"I believe that doctors of the future will be replacing "lost" membersof our normal flora in young children to diminish the risk ofdevelopment of these important and chronic diseases," Blaser said.

 

Copyright 2011 by United Press International

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breakthrough medicine

Paralyzed man regains movement

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPI) -- An experimental treatment has allowed anOregon man, paralyzed from the waist down, to regain movement and eventake a few steps, doctors said.

Rob Summers of Portland was struck by a hit-and-run driver in 2006 andfaced a life in a wheelchair when three years of intensive therapybrought no signs of improvement in his condition, The Washington Postreported Thursday.

Doctors say Summers, 25, is the first patient who has regained theability to consciously move parts of the body as a result of directelectrical stimulation of the spinal cord, which apparentlyreactivates the nerve circuits that remain intact.

In the procedure, a small strip of electrodes is implanted along thelower spinal cord that sends signals meant to mimic those that thebrain sends to stimulate movement.

After the surgery, Summers and the researchers spent two years ofintensive training to identify exactly what combination of stimulationto the spinal cord and body position would enable Summers to move atoe or an ankle, rise to a standing position or take a step inresponse to his brain thinking about making those movements.

"It was absolutely incredible," Summers said of the feeling when hestood again for the first time. "There are not enough words todescribe what I felt. It was an amazing feeling."

Doctors cautioned that much more research will be required before manyother paralyzed patients could attempt the treatment or before theycould predict how much movement might be restored.

 

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Fwd: Smell -makes a difference

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Date: Fri, May 20, 2011 at 7:59 AM
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Aromatherapy's Amazing Effects on Your Mind and Mood

Alan Hirsch, MD

 

Scents have subtle yet powerful effects on emotions -- boosting confidence, easing stress, triggering fond memories and more. Here's how to use your sense of smell to manage your moods... and other people's, too!
Increase mental sharpness with fresh flowers. When you need to focus -- for instance, to memorize a speech or balance a checkbook -- keep a vase of mixed fragrant flowers nearby. Take periodic breaks to consciously "stop and smell the roses." For kids: This helps when doing homework or studying for a test.

Promote positive family interaction with Garlic. Serve garlic bread at dinner. In studies, this scent reduced negative dinnertime remarks by 22.7% and increased pleasantries by 7.4%. You don't even have to eat the bread to reap the benefits.

Feel younger with pink grapefruit. To make others perceive you as youthful (so you feel that way, too), apply a grapefruit-scented or other citrusy body lotion or spray right after your shower. Avoid: Lavender, which makes you seem granny-ish.

Feel more secure with baby powder. Keep a small bottle or resealable plastic bag of baby powder in your purse or briefcase. Before heading into a challenging situation (a meeting with your ex, a job interview), open the container slightly and take a small whiff. Don't inhale too deeply -- you may sneeze or get powder all over your face.

Curb food cravings with banana or peppermint. You needn't eat a banana -- just smell it (peeled or unpeeled). Or, place two drops of peppermint essential oil on a cotton ball, stick it in a plastic bag and take a whiff -- or try sugar-free peppermint gum or hard candy.

Combat claustrophobia with evergreens. Keep a small vial of evergreen essential oil in your pocket or purse. When in a cramped space (an elevator, a crowd), hold the vial near your nose and inhale two or three times. Repeat every 10 minutes as needed.

Assuage anger with cucumber. Hold a sliced cucumber one-half inch from your face and level with your lips -- inhale deeply, continuing for several minutes. To reduce road rage, use a cucumber-melon air freshener in the car. Avoid: Barbecuing or roasting meat when you're angry -- the scent stirs up fiery feelings that heighten aggression.

Relax and wind down with lavender. Lie down and place a lavender-scented eye pillow over your eyes -- breathe slowly and deeply for several minutes. Avoid: Jasmine, which promotes alertness.

Rev up a man's libido with pumpkin pie or black licorice. Bake a pumpkin pie for maximum effect -- or use a reed diffuser (a stick that wicks the aroma from a bottle of scented oil). On a date: Nibble on black licorice. Noteworthy: Perfume is only 3% effective at arousing a man's romantic feelings -- versus 40% for pumpkin pie and 13% for licorice.

Bottom Line/Women's Health interviewed Alan Hirsch, MD, founder and neurological director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation and an assistant professor in the departments of neurology and psychiatry at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, both in Chicago. He has conducted more than 200 studies on smell and taste disorders and is the author of eight books, including Life's a Smelling Success (Authors of Unity) and Sensa Weight-Loss Program (Hilton). His Web site is www.smellandtaste.org.

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Beware of new treatments

Germany shuts down stem cell clinic

BERLIN (UPI) -- German authorities say they've closed down acontroversial clinic offering unproven stem cell treatments for avariety of physical conditions.

The XCell clinic had been treating disorders including cerebral palsy,Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury, ScienceMag.org reportedTuesday.

The clinic had been operating under a loophole in European regulationsthat allowed some treatments already in use when new regulationsregarding stem cell procedures took effect to continue for 18 monthswithout formal approval.

The grace period ended in January and German health authorities shutdown the clinic in late April. The clinic charged more than 3,000patients as much as $37,000 each for its treatments.

Authorities are considering criminal charges against the clinicresulting from two cases in which treatments went wrong.

An 18-month-old boy died in October after stem cells were injectedinto his brain. A few months before, a 10-year-old boy almost diedfollowing a similar procedure and is now severely disabled,authorities said.

XCell had clinic branches in Dusseldorf and Cologne.

 

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good news on smoking

 

Quitting Smoking May Get Easier

My boyfriend in college was a heavy smoker.  When he finally decided to quit, I was relieved for both of us.  To make the ordeal of withdrawal easier, he began chewing nicotine replacement gum.  He kept the little silver packets in his jacket pockets, the glove compartment, in upstairs and downstairs cabinets -- everywhere he could think of so that he wouldn't be left without a piece of gum in any conceivable circumstance. The pharmacy would sell only limited supplies -- and running out of that gum could be just as hair-raising as running out of cigarettes. It left you nervous and shaky -- and worse, if you ran out of the gum, you might go right back to the cigarettes.

Now the Food And Drug Administration has agreed to reconsider the 12-week suggested limit on the gum and on other over-the counter nicotine replacement products (NRTs) -- which include patches and lozenges as well as chewing gum. The FDA also agreed to make them more easily available.  And that is big news for anyone trying to quit.  I can certainly bear witness to that.

COMPARING SIDE EFFECTS

To find out more, I contacted K. Michael Cummings, PhD, chair of the department of health behavior at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo and one of the country's top experts in smoking cessation. He said that many people don't try NRTs, because they're fearful of getting addicted to the nicotine replacement, so they don't use it long enough to help get over the hump of their smoking addiction. But, he told me, it is now clear that the side effects of the smoking-cessation products aren't nearly as serious as the consequences of smoking, which include lung cancer, strokes and heart attacks, to name just some of the most serious.

Dr. Cummings emphasized that while NRTs won't automatically turn off the urge to smoke, they will help a smoker get relief from nicotine withdrawal by supplying nicotine minus the carcinogens and other harmful elements in tobacco products.  He strongly believes that there is no reason for smokers using NRTs to discontinue using them after 12 weeks if they think it helps them stay off cigarettes. The American Cancer Society and others have been lobbying for just such a change as well.

CHANGES AHEAD

Most experts believe this labeling change will happen later this year.  And this, Dr. Cummings said, will hopefully trigger other changes.  Some of the most important: NRT products would be permitted for sale in all outlets now licensed to sell tobacco products - not just in pharmacies. In addition, NRT packaging should allow for the sale of products in daily supplies so that smokers can more directly substitute clean and safe NRTs for deadly and addictive tobacco products. (In other words, no more rooting around in the glove compartment for that spare piece of gum!)  If these changes are made, NRTs are likely to cost less and become more easily available.

"It would be nice to see NRT products in gas stations and convenience stores, not just in pharmacies as is the case now," said Dr. Cummings.  With wider distribution of NRTs will come more competition, driving down the purchase price.  It now costs about $50 for a two-week supply of nonprescription lozenges or gum and a little less for 14 patches -- maybe not as much as cigarettes, but still expensive.

NICOTINE-FREE?

Nicotine consumed in a large enough quantity can be a deadly poison.  And while the amount of nicotine in NRTs is too low to be acutely dangerous, there are certain safety concerns.  The Journal of the American College of Cardiology reports that nicotine harms the linings of the arteries, thereby increasing the risk for heart attack and stroke. So think through your "quitting strategy." There's no question that giving up cigarettes is a tough but important thing to do.  If you can use the patch or gum or whatever NRT works for you to accomplish this, it's going to improve your chances for a healthy life substantially.  Then, you can step down from the NRTs as well -- and give yourself a chance to live completely nicotine-free.

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Beware of new treatments

Germany shuts down stem cell clinic

BERLIN (UPI) -- German authorities say they've closed down acontroversial clinic offering unproven stem cell treatments for avariety of physical conditions.

The XCell clinic had been treating disorders including cerebral palsy,Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury, ScienceMag.org reportedTuesday.

The clinic had been operating under a loophole in European regulationsthat allowed some treatments already in use when new regulationsregarding stem cell procedures took effect to continue for 18 monthswithout formal approval.

The grace period ended in January and German health authorities shutdown the clinic in late April. The clinic charged more than 3,000patients as much as $37,000 each for its treatments.

Authorities are considering criminal charges against the clinicresulting from two cases in which treatments went wrong.

An 18-month-old boy died in October after stem cells were injectedinto his brain. A few months before, a 10-year-old boy almost diedfollowing a similar procedure and is now severely disabled,authorities said.

XCell had clinic branches in Dusseldorf and Cologne.

 

Copyright 2011 by United Press International

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War on cancer solution

Possible cancer 'suppressor' protein seen


MONTREAL (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they've discovered a key reason why cancer cells proliferate and spread to other parts of the body.

Scientists at the Universite de Montreal say the finding could lead to better diagnostic tests for cancer and even possible therapies that could stop tumor cells from growing and spreading, The Montreal Gazette reported Friday.

The researchers examined tissue samples from 65 patients at Montreal's Notre-Dame Hospital with confirmed prostate cancer and compared them with an analysis of 13 patients suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia, a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate.

In the patients with the benign growth the prostate cells contained high levels of a molecule called PML that has been shown to limit the number of times a pre-cancerous cell can divide.

In the 65 patients with prostate cancer, there was no PML protein detected in the cells, allowing the malignant prostate cells to continue to divide and to grow unchecked, the researchers say.

One of the co-authors of the study called PML a "tumor suppressor protein."

"Our findings unravel the unexpected ability of PML to organize a network of tumor suppression proteins to repress ... cell proliferation," Veronique Bourdeau said.

The research could be a starting point for a drug therapy to stimulate the expression of PML in cancer cells, forcing the cells to stop dividing and thereby halting the spread of the disease, Bourdeau said.



Copyright 2011 by United Press International

ProActive Rants: Care rationing-What happens when there is no more money for public health care?

ProActive Rants: Care rationing-What happens when there is no more money for public health care?

Here is the bleak future -if we hit the spending wall

Douglas MD daily dose highlights

What I talked about in the Daily Dose this week...

Hospital med worsens psychosis
Some of the worst "care" you'll ever see takes place in hospitals every day, where mainstream medicine kills more people than it ever saves. Researchers have found that a drug commonly given off-label to intensive care patients who suffer from delirium actually makes the condition worse, and might even kill them to boot.
Read the full story.

'Twinkie Diet' will kill you
Want to be healthy by mainstream standards? Just reach for a box of Twinkies.
Read the full story.

Researchers warn against red yeast rice
Offer a safe and inexpensive alternative to a risky and expensive drug, and watch how fast they beat down your door. Just look at the latest study on red yeast rice.
Read the full story.

Gardasil down, but not out
Teenage girls and their parents aren't as dumb as Big Pharma thinks -- because a new study finds they're saying "NO!" to the dangerous public health experiment known as Gardasil.
Read the full story.

The potato diet publicity stunt
A publicity-hungry potato industry bigwig is out to prove that spuds are health food -- and to make his point, that's all he's eating for two starchy months. But this is a lose-lose proposition.
Read the full story.

Garlic for your blood pressure?
Garlic might not keep any vampires away from your blood, but it could help shut your doctor up about your blood pressure.
Read the full story.

Common drugs increase risk of stroke and death
Reasons #47 and #48 to avoid antidepressants: They increase your risk of stroke and death.
Read the full story.

Booze helps women live better
My two favorite W's have always been women and wine -- and they go together like, well, women and wine. It's a perfect pairing... and two new studies found that women who drink don't just live longer -- they're also much healthier when they do reach old age.
Read the full story.

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How did we do and how can we improve it your ideas are welcome

Remember the world before you came to make a difference?

How would you make a difference now in our community?

A great review of the challenges facing Health Care

Globe and Mail Health care report 

it is broken but it can be fixed  

How would you fix it ? We will hit the spending wall as the costs double every 10 years.

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A call to action for Brantford

Subject: A call to action for Brantford

To: the BRANTFORD ECONOMIC INITIATIVE <the-brantford-economic-initiative@googlegroups.com>


A community call to action for Brantford, Brant and Six Nations
"We have to do more then water the flowers –we need to plant a vibrant
garden with the help of many good people"


As the many good people who did not win the race for official
government office take down their election signs, action plans and
better vision platforms, please remember that your community needs you
in many capacities. You have spent months getting real face to face
input and grassroots feedback from the people of your community. You
are now an real expert on what the people want, what the people do not
want and you have their pulse and the many ideas of what they think
should be done to better their community..

There are many issues that must be addressed to grow our community
successfully with your help. Individually or together we can make a
difference. I am sharing some current challenges gleaned from my
"boots walking" people survey . Here are some of the things that I
heard and learned from the people .

"Energy costs are rising to hurtful levels " … "Many costs of living
are rising  here"

This is a issue that is going to get hot in the cold of winter -
particularly for those who use electrical heat and the costs escalate
to unaffordable "shut off "levels. What are we going to do to help
these people-that is the question?  Some issues that are of interest
•       An upload to the the provincial and federal govt- can the home
energy sector be made exempt from the HST  ? What actions or
considerations will make this possible?  There are citizen groups
starting to promote this " Influencing actions at the federal and
provincial level on utility bills like hydro, water and other
municipal intergovernmental issues"
•       Predatory pricing practices of local utilities -such as connect and
disconnect charges - excessive interest and service charges hidden and
new profit centres to subsidize cost centres? - What to do to
remediate this or remedies on an exception basis?
•       Consolidation of local utilities - there is one energy supplier -why
do we need multiple energy distributors - what happened to the
consolidation strategy - to reduce the number of overheads of the many
local energy distributors?

Why are the bad investment decisions of the past absorbed or
subsidized by the utility user?   This is a monopoly pricing situation
over which they -the user have no control. Should these bad decisions
not come out of the general account?

A further sampling of my boots survey    Voter comments

"Taxes and fees are out of control and we are not getting much for the
increased costs"." How are we going to pay for it?" "How are we going
to get high paying jobs here? "I just lost my job after many years and
now work for a temp agency-I have no choice and hate it." "There is a
drug house in the neighbourhood, I am afraid and the police can do
nothing about it. "  " I moved from Toronto and commute every day –my
taxes are higher here-can you improve transportation to make it easier
to get to my work- a Go Station would be nice " " I live here, but the
large company that I run is in Cambridge –would have built it here –
but the City administration reneged on a major promise " "What do
those people who work for the city really do for the big money we pay
them –I work harder for less money ?" " This development plan for  80
heactres is owned by the city and could support 500 houses -we have
been working at it for 5 years – this part of the public consultation
has cost $200,000  , and it is going on for longer to make sure we
have proper input-what is your opinion?" "Why does everything take so
long to get approvals to do my projects- it is easier and faster in
other cities?" Why can we not get along with our neighbours and work
with them better –losing 350 jobs because of disputes is childish and
stupid "   " Why is city garbage piled up next to my house –it stinks –
the city owns the rental complex –I have complained but nobody helps
me or cares" . "Why does it take a city truck , with  a crew take  two
days to paint a park bench" "Why do we have so many empty city owned
buildings  seems like a waste to me – should we sell them to someone
who cares" 'Great plan but I have heard this before  can you deliver
on the promise –action is really better then words –show me how I can
help get it done " "You are the first person who asked me –thank you
for asking  "

The need for change

These questions and public comments from the people indicate that we
must change how we do things in this city and area- in the future
-.for the better . It is a call to action to do things that deliver
positive outcomes. It is a challenge to the new council to deliver
results , it is a challenge to business to grow jobs , it is a
challenge to all existing and new volunteer groups to add real value ,
it is a challenge to all individuals and groups to care how things are
done  in this community .  It is our city, our community and we get
what we put in.


I thank the people of Brantford for the opportunity to listen to your
very real concerns. It is a call to action that I accept as a
community volunteer and business person . I wish the new council every
success and sincerely hope all other candidates -not chosen for
council- will continue to support this community with their energy,
plans and ideas. Together we can make this an even better place to
live and prosper.


Thank you, people its been an exhilarating march  and new self
motivating leadership ride

Sieg  Holle BS MBA
www.siegholleward1.com

Moving forward with new energy and ideas –please join me
Brantford Economic Initiative   BEi

In progress - Brant Positve Action Group  and comming soon
If they can not do it –we can as citizens – all ideas and community action plans welcome

Join the Brant tea party -can we duplicate the success of the USA tea party group
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FYI -Interesting facts on crime -prevention costs are more effective

Murder costs society -- about $17 million
AMES, Iowa (UPI) -- Murder has a human cost, of course, but U.S. sociologists say there's a financial cost as well -- about $17 million per murder.

Researchers at Iowa State University calculated the costs of five crimes -- murder, rape, armed robbery, aggravated assault and burglary -- in terms of the victim costs, criminal justice system costs, lost productivity estimates for both the victim and the criminal, and estimates on the public's resulting willingness to pay to prevent future violence, a university release says.

They calculated the societal cost of rape ($448,532), armed robbery ($335,733), aggravated assault ($145,379) and burglary ($41,288).

While research attaching cost estimates to heinous crimes may appear a bit cold in nature, one researcher says it's actually conducted with prevention in mind.

"This area of research has really been run with prevention researchers," Matt DeLisi, an ISU associate professor of sociology and director of the criminal justice program, said.

"That's because what they find is that even if a prevention program is very expensive -- and most of them are actually shockingly inexpensive -- they're still more cost effective than allowing these careers to unfold."

The study was published in the August 2010 edition of The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology.

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Fwd: Bill C-308 Defeated – But EI Tax Hikes Still Coming

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:51:54 -0400
Subject: Bill C-308 Defeated – But EI Tax Hikes Still Coming
To: Sieg Holle <backtoeden.ontario@gmail.com>

Dear Supporter:

Earlier this week we asked you to join us in urging Liberal Leader
[1]Michael Ignatieff and his finance critic [2]Scott Brison to vote NO on
the Bloc Québécois' sponsored Bill C-308. We're happy to report the Bill was
voted down 147 to 124 in House of Commons yesterday afternoon.
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That bill, which sought to reduce qualification for EI to just 360 hours
worked, would have added upwards of $4-billion to the program and
potentially raised premiums as much as 24%. According to the [3]Globe and
Mail, Mr. Ignatieff changed his earlier position in support of the bill
under pressure from groups like the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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However, we're not out of the woods yet.

EI rates were already set to rise 15 ¢ (per $100 of earnings) January 1^st.
Earlier today [4]Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced the EI _increase_
would be "reduced" to 5 ¢ per $100 of earnings for employees and 7 ¢ per
$100 of earnings for employers.
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The CTF takes the position that _any_ increase in taxes avoids the more
responsible route of a review and reform of EI that focuses on spending. As
long as the EI program continues as is, tax increases are simply deferred.
Current EI Fund shortfalls are added to the already ballooning federal
deficit. This is unacceptable.

We commend [5]Mr. Ignatieff for recognizing how irresponsible [6]Bill
C-308 was and changing his position. We also commend [7]Mr. Flaherty for
recognizing a massive increase in payroll taxes would not serve our economic
recovery. Now it's up to both leaders to reform EI.
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Last year the CTF wrote a [8]feature on EI reform in our official
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A Man's Private Concerns

A Man's Private Concerns



Useful read ED

male baby difference

Study: Nutrition in infancy affects males
EVANSTON, Ill. (UPI) -- Males who experience rapid weight gain in the first six months of life reach puberty sooner and are taller and more muscular, a study suggests.

A Northwestern University study of men in the Philippines found adult males who had rapid growth as babies -- indicating they were not nutritionally stressed -- grow up stronger and show higher testosterone levels as young adults, a university release said Monday.

Testosterone may hold the key to understanding these long-term effects, researchers say.

"Most people are unaware that male infants in the first six months of life produce testosterone at approximately the same level as an adult male," Christopher W. Kuzawa, associate professor of anthropology and author of the study, said. "We looked at weight gain during this particular window of early life development, because testosterone is very high at this age and helps shape the differences between males and females."

The study is evidence that genes alone do not predict our adult fate, researchers say.

"The environment has a very strong hand in how we turn out," Kuzawa said. "And this study extends that idea to the realm of sex differences and male biology."

The magnitude of difference in height and strength between men and women appears to be the result of nutrition within the first six months of an infant male's life, the study determined.

"Another way to look at it is that the differences between the sexes are not hard wired, but are responsive to the environment, and in particular to nutrition," Kuzawa said.

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Brant-Knights of Columbus: Health-care system is on life support - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA

Brant-Knights of Columbus: Health-care system is on life support - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA



Vindication ? We can't cure the patient, folks, until we cut out the rot.

Signs that an Aging Loved One Needs Help

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September 2010 | A Resource for Those Who Care About Seniors Look for Signs that a Senior Loved One Needs Help The signs that a senior loved one needs help can be subtle: spoiled food in the refrigerator, dust on the furniture, spills on floors and carpets, and piles of late bills or old newspapers. The failure to tune into those signs can lead to not-so-subtle problems such as falls and health issues that threaten an older adult's ability to remain at home. "Focusing on what is going on in a senior's life as well as encouraging that individual to be open to the need for elder-care assistance is the first step toward ensuring that a loved one is safe," said Paul Hogan, Co-founder and Chairman of the Home Instead Senior Care® network. Here are other signs to watch for: Look over the grocery list. Has your loved one's declining health prompted them to purchase more convenience and junk foods, and neglect proper nutrition? Are they losing weight? Look up at fans and ceilings. Has the inability to lift their arms and climb stepstools prevented your senior loved one from cleaning soot and grime from high places? Look down at frayed carpets, throw rugs, objects and furniture, which could be creating tripping hazards. Does your senior loved one's bad knee put them at greater risk on cracked sidewalks and with broken stair rails? Look below bathroom and kitchen sinks. Is poor eyesight making it difficult for your senior loved one to read medication labels and to properly store cleaning materials? Are they forgetting to refill medications and to take them on schedule? Check the refill date against the number of pills in the bottle to help determine if your loved one is taking medication regularly. Or call the pharmacy. Look at your senior's appearance. Is clothing dirty and unkempt, and is your loved one neglecting personal hygiene?  Tap into community resources to learn how to assist your parents if they are starting to need more help at home. Geriatric care managers and Area Agencies on Aging are good places to start. Or go to the family caregiver education series topic signs of aging at www.CaregiverStress.com.

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FYI: Daily Dose Digest- another invasion of privacy

Why do we let them get away with it?

Daily Dose with William Campbell Douglass II, M.D. You have received this e-mail because our records indicate that you signed up for a free subscription to the Daily Dose eLetter.   Your naked body, now on file I hope you look good naked -- because the feds are snapping pictures of your privates. They're keeping them and even sharing them, thanks to the invasive new full-body scanners being put into use everywhere. In fact, the U.S. Marshalls say they've saved more than 35,000 full-body scanner images from a single courthouse in Florida alone, according to CNET news. What's more, the Marshalls say they also stored images in a unit used at a Washington, D.C. courthouse... and then sent the unit back to the manufacturer with the images still inside! Looks like someone knows what's under the judge's robes. This isn't limited to courthouses, because the TSA has already admitted that every unit it buys for airport "security" will be capable of saving and storing images. But don't worry, they say. They plan to turn that part off. Now, which button was that again? Scanning the news for nudes, William Campbell Douglass II, M.D. P.S. I've already told you how dangerous these radiation-blasting machines are. Click here to read more. Remember, there is NO safe level of exposure. STOP MACULAR DEGENERATION RIGHT NOW!? ...If you're anything like me, then going blind is just not an option. Imagine creeping blackness...never being able to clearly see the sunset, the great outdoors, or even a lover's face...ever again! What a nightmare! But don't despair. In fact...relax! 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Big Pharma doesn't want you to have this over-the-counter cure... because it actually reverses the growth of cancer cells. So they are using everything in their power to keep it from you -- while their expensive cancer drugs do nothing. But that's just the start -- this underground miracle can reverse the damage from diabetes and so much more... Get the story "they" don't want you to have here. Read the full story. Wacky new plan to give drugs with fast food In one of the most irresponsible and outrageous public health proposals in human history, British researchers say fast food restaurants should give out statins with each meal. What is WRONG with these people? Read the full story. Low-carb diets great for cholesterol They're playing my song! The tune is "I was right all along" and the lyrics are all about the benefits of a healthy low-carb diet. 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Loneliness -a killer

 Overcoming Loneliness, Part I

"The LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.'"1

"I'm all alone in the universe. No one really knows me. No one really cares. God—if there is one—is far away. He got tired of the world and moved away. I looked in the mirror today and saw the real me—one hideous scar, an open sore. I'm going to sleep."

These were the words of a brilliant student at a large, well-known university. He was one of the most promising students there. He was exceptionally gifted, handsome, athletic, and popular, and he was headed for an outstanding career in medicine. In spite of all this, he was still a very lonely young man. After writing the above note, he injected poison into his veins and died.

Loneliness, like depression, is one of the plagues of contemporary society. Few escape it altogether. In its chronic form it is a killer. When we were still printing ACTS Encounter brochures, "Overcoming Loneliness," from which this series is taken, was one of the most requested pamphlets people requested.

Time magazine reported some years ago that health studies have long shown that unmarried or widowed people are much more susceptible to sickness than married people. For instance, the death rate from heart disease is five times as high among widows between 25 and 34 as it is among married women of the same age. And the divorced of all ages are twice as susceptible to strokes as are the married.2 I would expect that little has changed since this article was first written.

James J. Lynch, when he was a specialist in psychosomatic medicine at the University of Maryland Medical School, and author of The Broken Heart: The Medical Consequences of Loneliness, claimed that suicide, cancer, tuberculosis, accidents, mental disorders, and especially heart disease are "all significantly influenced by human companionship."

In other words, "loneliness and isolation can literally break your heart." Loneliness is a feeling of not being able to reach another person and his not being able to reach you. It is a feeling of being isolated even though you may be surrounded by people.

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