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Avocado

By Guest PostJune 7, 2011Healthanti diarrheal, avocado, b1 and b2, benefits of the fruits, cancer biology, cartilage, central america, cholesterol, coughs, efficacy of avocado, fatty acids, flatulence, flavonoids, glucose, inflammation, menstruation, nutrients and healthy fats, oil, phytochemicals, proteins, saponins, therapeutic effect, tranquilizer, triglycerides, tumor cells, uvb rays, vitamins a

The benefits of the fruits and leaves of this therapeutic tree: this tree, native to Central America, is now grown all over the world.

All parts except the root, have a therapeutic effect. (more…)

gloStream: Reinventing Medical Record-Keeping

By Guest PostJune 7, 2011Health, Technologybizspark one startup, electronic medical record, glostream, medical professionals, medical record keeping, mike sappington, piyush khanna

*BizSpark One startup delivers software that’s easy for doctors to use.*

REDMOND, Wash. — June 7, 2011 — Storing paper-based medical records and managing complex compliance regulations are cumbersome tasks that consume large amounts of time medical professionals would rather spend treating patients. (more…)

Pressure to Look more Muscular may Lead some Men to Consider Steroids

By Guest PostJune 6, 2011Healthbody-image concerns, bodybuilders, bonnie moradi, consider steroids, counselors recognize, cultural influences, first time objectification theory, journal of counseling psychology, professional athletes, psychology of men and masculinity, underlying issue, university of akron, university of florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most people associate steroid use with oiled-up bodybuilders or professional athletes, but for some college-age men, steroids seem like the only way to measure up to the muscle-bound men in fitness magazines.

A survey of 270 male college students by Mike Parent, a University of Florida doctoral candidate in counseling psychology, showed that the same cultural influences that drive some women to feel dissatisfied with their bodies can also lead college-age men who highly value looking muscular to contemplate steroid use. Studies show that up to 5 percent of college-age men have used steroids, Parent said. (more…)

Safer Sex: Study Examines Sexual Communication in Transgender Community

By Guest PostJune 6, 2011Culture, Healthbiological sex, gender identity, hiv prevalence rate, hiv rates, kami kosenko, north carolina state university, safer sex, safer sex for everyone, sex communication, sex practices, sexual history, sexual partner, sexually transmitted diseases, transgender community, unprotected sex

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that talking about safer sex is a complicated process for individuals in the transgender community. The finding may help efforts to promote safer sex practices in a community facing high HIV rates – and also sheds light on broader questions related to safer sex for everyone.

“The main reason for this study is the fact that we’re seeing evidence of devastatingly high HIV prevalence rates in the transgender community,” says Dr. Kami Kosenko, an assistant professor of communication at NC State and lead author of the study. “The HIV prevalence rate is less than 1 percent for the general U.S. population. But for the transgender population, the HIV prevalence rate is estimated to be as high as 60 percent in major metropolitan areas. Although these are only estimates, they are troubling.” (more…)

Sun Safety: Facts about Skin Cancer and Tips on Preventing It

By Guest PostJune 3, 2011Healthbaseball cap, be sun smart, block ultraviolet (uv), broad-brim hat, crawl under a rock, dr. david leffell, good sun protection, head and neck, helen dodson, hide in the basement, kids ball games, melanoma, physicians of yale, prison uniform, radiation from skin, save your life, skin cancer prevention, squamous cell cancer, sun protective eyeglasses, sun-protective cloth, ultraviolet protective factor-rated, use of sunscreen, yale cancer center, yale medical group, yale university

With summer upon us, Yale Medical Group physicians have an urgent warning: Be sun smart. Practicing good sun protection, including the use of sunscreen, could save your life, they say.

“You don’t want to go crawl under a rock or hide in the basement,” says dermatologist Dr. David Leffell, CEO of Yale Medical Group and a member of Yale Cancer Center. “You want to be active and that usually is best done outdoors — simply use moderation and common sense.” (more…)

More Sun Safety: A Young Woman’s Battle Against Melanoma

By Guest PostJune 2, 2011Healthbattle against melanoma, cases of melanoma, skin cancer, skin care, squamous cell cancer, ultraviolet rays

Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are rising dramatically, despite the known link to outdoor or indoor exposure to ultraviolet rays. In fact, it is expected that more new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year than breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer combined. (more…)

Non-Ionizing Radiation From Cell Phones May Cause Cancer

By PravdaJune 1, 2011Health, Technologyamerican cancer experts, brij sood, cancerous tumors, carcinogens, cell phones, data on cell phone safety, france, frequency, harrisburg hospital, international agency for research on cancer, lyon, microwav, non ionizing, radiation, radiation oncologist, wireless headset, world health organization, x ray

A branch of the World Health Organization announced Tuesday cell phones are “possible carcinogens” — a statement that was met with skepticism from many American cancer experts.

The statement came from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which convened 30 international experts in Lyon, France, this past week to sort through data on cell phone safety, reports Lancaster Eagle Gazette. (more…)

Changes in Brain Circuitry Play Role in Moral Sensitivity as People Grow Up

By Guest PostMay 31, 2011Health, Scienceaccidental actions, amygdala, behavioral measures, brain, brain scanning, cingulate cortex, cognitive processes, dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex, eye tracking, fmri scan, insula and subgenual prefrontal cortex, jean decety, kalina michalska, katherine kinzler, mental states, moral judgment, moral responses, negative emotions, neurodevelopmental perspective, people, perpetrator, pupil dilation, social neuroscience, university of chicago, young children

People’s moral responses to similar situations change as they age, according to a new study at the University of Chicago that combined brain scanning, eye-tracking and behavioral measures to understand how the brain responds to morally laden scenarios.

Both preschool children and adults distinguish between damage done either intentionally or accidently when assessing whether a perpetrator had done something wrong. Nonetheless, adults are much less likely than children to think someone should be punished for damaging an object, especially if the action was accidental, said study author Jean Decety, the Irving B. Harris Professor in Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Chicago and a leading scholar on affective and social neuroscience. (more…)

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