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| 1/11/2010 | Heads or Tails? | |
| Soy: Friend or Foe? | |
| Remember when soy or soya was the wonder food of the 90s? In the form of tofu or bean curd, it was purported to be the perfect protein source without the bad health effects of meat, plus low in fat and calories. And for those who were lactose intolerant, especially little babies, soy milk was a god-sent milk substitute that was both protein-rich and healthy. For vegetarians, soy and soy products were the perfect substitute for meat and dairy products. In addition to its health benefits, soy and soy products were cheap and easily available. Even government health agencies such as the US FDA went so far as to allow soy food labeling with health claims on the association between soy protein and the reduced risk of coronary heart disease. | |
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| 1/4/2010 | THE INSIDER - A Health WorldNet Exclusive | |
| Medical Errors: Are We in Safe Hands? | |
| Mistakes are not something that we usually associate with the medical field. But medical mistakes do happen mainly because medical professionals are only humans who can err. In medical terms, they are called iatrogenic events, defined as unintended harm or suffering caused by health care. Medical mistakes are usually something that people associate with health care in developing and low-income countries where they lack the right infrastructure and trained personnel. The fact is, a lot of medical mix ups and mistakes in hospitals and clinics occur all over the world, including Europe and North America. One gets to wonder how many medical misadventures go unreported! | |
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| 1/4/2010 | The Cutting Edge | |
| ExerGames: Not Just Another Health Craze! | |
| Active video games otherwise known as Exergames (exercise + games) are being touted as the ultimate cure for obesity. Refreshing, since everyone is still looking for that magic diet pill! In contrast to traditional video games, this "active entertainmentgaming system allows players to experience various activities (e.g., bowling, fishing, tennis, golf) in a virtual world" or "even take a walk or run along streets facing obstacles." In exergaming, hand controllers are eliminated and the body is used to power the game. One of the first exergames was Konami's Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), which was released in 1998. | |
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| 11/20/2009 | The Cutting Edge | |
| Prostate Cancer Screening Needs a Massage! | |
| In 2009, about 192,280 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS) . Furthermore prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in male Americans after skin cancer and is the second death-causing cancer in American men after lung cancer. It accounts for about 10% of cancer-related mortalities in men. On the other hand, the prognosis for prostate cancer is quite good. This is because prostate cancer is usually a slow-growing disease and many of those diagnosed do not develop symptoms. According to ACS about 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, but only 1 man in 35 will die of it. and for all men with prostate cancer, the relative 5-year survival rate is nearly 100% and the relative 10-year survival rate is 93%. The 15-year relative survival rate is 79%. | |
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| 11/13/2009 | THE INSIDER - A Health WorldNet Exclusive | |
| CPR Needs Resuscitation & Resuscitation Needs CPR | |
| CPR, otherwise known as Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, is universally accepted worldwide as the emergency procedure of choice that is performed on people who have stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) or whose heart has stopped beating (cardiac arrest). But at the same time it remains underutilized and at the same time misunderstood.
Contrary to popular belief, CPR is not meant to and is unlikely to restore a heartbeat. When the heart or breathing stops, the flow of blood to the brain and other organs is interrupted. Brain and organ damage will occur within minutes of arrest. The objective of CPR is to keep the blood circulating, similar to 'priming the pump', until an effective heartbeat and breathing can be restored. CPR is just a part of the continuum of the medical management of cardiac arrest. If heart function is restored, it is usually by trained medical personnel with a medical device such as a defibrillator. However, reversal of cardiac arrest is time critical and many patients die before emergency medical services (EMS) arrive. |
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