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Posted in Advanced Medicine, Conventional Medicine, Health Treatments, Informative on Jul 23rd, 2007
Robot to carry out heart surgeryA robotic arm able to carry out an intricate life-saving heart operation is being pioneered by UK surgeons.
Posted in General, Health Conditions on Jul 23rd, 2007
Dr. Ladson Hinton, lead author and associate professor of psychiatry at the University of California at Davis, said the findings had significant implications for men aged 65 and older, who were almost eight times as likely to commit suicide than women; that translates to 31.8 per 100,000 compared with 4.1 per 100,000…. They also examined gender differences, referral rates and histories of depression treatment, finding that older men were less likely than women to endorse depression symptoms such as feeling depressed or down (39 percent versus 47 percent of women), report having lost interest or pleasure in things they usually enjoy (37 percent versus 42 percent of women), or report fatigue (62 percent versus 67 percent of women).
Posted in Health Conditions on Jul 23rd, 2007
CBS 2 Medical Editor Mary Ann Childers reports experts say that’s because they don’t realize they are depressed, they just know they feel tired all the time, can’t sleep, are irritable or are losing interest in things…. “Men have been socialized in our culture to be stoic, and not talk about those things,” said therapist Robert Farra, Ph.D.Farra, who’s treated male patients from ages 16 to 90, says the consequences of depression can be deadly and may be a major reason that more than four times as many men as women die by suicide in the U.S. But treatment can work.
Posted in Food - Diet Health Advice, Informative on Jul 22nd, 2007
A 10-year study that compared organic and non-organic tomatoes found that the organic varieties contained more antioxidant flavonoids.Specifically, levels of two flavonoids — quercetin and kaempferol — were 79 percent and 97 percent higher, respectively, in the organic tomatoes…. They’re known to fight high blood pressure, heart disease, certain forms of cancer and dementia.If this study spurs more people to recognize the benefits of growing food without toxic pesticides and fertilizers, and in the most nutrient-rich soil as possible, then it’s done its job.You should seek out foods grown in this way as much as possible, and remember that you can sometimes find locally grown foods that are organically grown, yet the small farmers have not been able to afford the certification process to legally claim that they are.Of course, these foods will give you the same health and taste benefits, and have the added bonus of not taking up valuable fuel to be transported across the country or farther.Now, while organic produce is likely to be more nutritious for you and your family, don’t be fooled by the processed organic foods that have recently hit the market claiming to be healthy.
