Study Says Coffee May Increase Longevity

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Posted by Heather Aarons on May 17, 2012 at 8:09 am

For those of you that wake up to your favorite roasted bean every morning, the findings of a new large government study conducted on frequent coffee drinkers encourage your daily habit. The results revealed that frequent coffee drinkers are at a lower risk of dying from various diseases, compared to those that do not drink coffee, or do not drink coffee very frequently.

Surprisingly, they found the coffee drinkers were at a lower rise of heart disease. Cardiologists in Dearborn MI, a team of top physicians, who help their patients assess their risk for heart disease, may find this study of interest when working with patients to lower their risk of heart disease.

Numerous studies have been conducted on the effects of coffee, as it is a world-wide beverage that many people cannot live without. Health experts, who advise their patients on what to eat and what not to eat, need to know if coffee is safe or detrimental to some health conditions. Coffee contains caffeine, which temporarily increases the heart rate, as well as hundreds of compounds and antioxidants. Given the well-known connection between coffee and smoking, this study controlled for smoking, as well as poor eating habits.

After controlling for other health conditions and poor health habits, the researchers found that over the course of 14 years the risk of dying was about 10 percent lower for men and about 15 percent lower for women who drank two to six cups of coffee a day.

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50 and Single Is On Its Way In

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Posted by Heather Aarons on May 14, 2012 at 5:38 pm

More men and women in their 50s and 60s are choosing to approach the next stage of their lives single, according to a recent report in the Times. In fact, over the past 20 years, the divorce rate among this age group, also known as the baby boomers has increased by more than 50 percent. In addition there are a growing number of adults that chose to stay single.

There are number of factors that are suspected to be at play. Although pain clinic Dallas treat more and more patients each year for chronic and acute pain as this condition becomes more common affecting116 million Americans according to the Americans Institute of Medicine of The National, medical reasons, besides from longevity, may have little to do with why people are single longer, or get divorced later in life.

This trend may be influenced by economics, changes in social values, and possibility even longevity, according to the Times report. Data from the 2010 census revealed that approximately 30 percent of adults ages 46 through 64 are divorced, separated or had never been married. Sociologists only expect these numbers to rise.

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Infertility Treatment Leader CHR to Collaborate with University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

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Posted by Marie on May 10, 2012 at 9:41 am

May 10, 2012 (New York, NY) – The Center for Human Reproduction (CHR), a prominent New York City-based clinical and research center specializing in female and male infertility treatment, announced a research collaboration agreement with the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (URSMD) to commence on July 1st, 2012. This collaborative effort between investigators at URSMD and CHR aims to combine two institutions with strong common interests and expertise in exploring the process of follicle maturation, and especially the role of androgens in female reproduction.

Lead investigators are Aritro Sen, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, and Stephen R. Hammes, MD, PhD, Professor, both in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at URSMD and who have published pioneering work on the subject in a rodent model; and Norbert Gleicher, MD, CHR’s Chief Scientist, and David H. Barad, MD, MS, Senior Scientist at CHR, who by introducing the androgen dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) into infertility treatment have revolutionized the treatment of women with low ovarian reserve worldwide.

“The goal of this research collaboration is to combine complementary animal and laboratory expertise at URSMD with clinical expertise at CHR,” explains Dr. Gleicher. “By combining research in URSMD’s unique animal model and CHR’s large clinical human experience, we aim to better understand how DHEA, as well as other androgens, improves female fertility.”

“This is a very exciting development,” adds Dr. Barad. “We have known for years now that DHEA improves pregnancy chances but only very recently learned that this very likely occurs through conversion of DHEA to testosterone. For all practical purposes, this means that the process very likely involves the androgen receptor (AR) on granulosa cells.” Dr. Barad continues: “For this kind of work, our colleagues at URSMD have the ideal mouse model.”

Dr. Sen, who will become a Visiting Assistant Scientist at CHR, chimes in: “we are very much looking forward to this collaboration, which should be very beneficial for both institutions.”

 

About Center for Human Reproduction
Center for Human Reproduction (CHR, http://www.centerforhumanreprod.com) is a leading fertility center in New York City with a worldwide reputation as a “fertility center of last resort,” offering cutting-edge, research-based treatment options to infertility patients. CHR introduced DHEA supplementation into infertility care in 2004. Dr. Gleicher, Dr. Barad and Dr. Sen are available for additional comments.

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Is Foreclosure Activity on the Rise?

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 26, 2012 at 2:30 pm

There has been a recent significant increase in foreclosure activity in the cities of Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, New York, and Raleigh, according to a CNBC news report today. In fact, the majority of the U.S.housing market reported a quarterly increase in foreclosure activity, according to reports from RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure sales and data company.

The foreclosure crisis is an continuous and unresolved problem in the United States that has distressed and set back many American families. The complicated nature of foreclosures, not only provokes feelings of insecurity and a sense of mistrust of our financial system, it also causes a number of legal problems and the need to involve condemnation attorney practices.

Earlier this year the five biggest banks in American agreed to a $25 million settlement agreement that is having them modify and lower principals on a number of loans. Recent data shows that changes in banks policies and by opting for foreclosure alternatives such as short sales, deeds, or deed for rent program, foreclosure rates can actually be managed in a better way. In addition, when applying these tactics, mortgage delinquencies have been shown to fall as well.

Also, efforts to prevent robo-signing, when a bank employee signs thousands of foreclosure mindlessly without back-checking information, has also helped sort out controversies surrounding foreclosures.

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Dismal Outlook for Social Security and Medicare

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 24, 2012 at 10:40 pm

The Obama administration is reporting a dismal outlook for Social Security and an unsustainable future for Medicare, the national social insurance program that is administered by the United States federal government in order to guarantee access to health insurance to all Americans age 65 and older as well as younger citizens with disabilities.

Medicare over the years has faced many medical revenue cycle management challenges due to increasing costs of overall health care and increased enrollment numbers at the U.S. population ages.  In fact, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report total Medicare spending is estimated to increase from $523 billion in 2010 to $932 billion by 2020.

In Washington, the Obama administration has projected that the social security trust fund will be exhausted in 2033, about three years earlier than was projected last year. They are predicted that the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund will be depleted by 2024. This estimate has not changed since last year. Such news can be very worrying and unsettling for U.S. citizens hoping to retire during those years.

The core message from Washington was that these two heavily relied upon programs are not sustainable as they are currently operating and designed. Something has to be changed and soon whether it is in the healthcare revenue cycle management or the way the entire system is operated.

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Long-Term City Dwellers Affected by Air Pollution

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 19, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Being exposed to fine-particular air pollution for a long period of time puts older adults at an increased risk of being hospitalized for lung and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes according to a new study conducted by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).

Cardiologists in Detroit and other big cities where pollution is a problem may have to take this into account when treating patients for heart disease and who are at risk of having a stroke.

This HSPH study was the first that examined the long-term health effects of exposure to fine particles present in air pollution. Past studies have revealed a link between short-term exposure to pollution and hospitalization.

Lead author Itai Kloog and senior author Joel Schwartz, professor of environmental epidemiology at HSPH and director of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, used satellite, emissions, traffic, and weather data to determine levels of fine air particles throughout New England in order to create prediction models. Rural and suburban areas were also included. The data models were compared against hospital admissions records on Medicare patients that were 65 years old and over from 2000- 2006. They found that for every 10-micogram/m3 increase in long-term PM2.5 exposure there was a 4.22 percent increase in respiratory admissions.

According to Schwartz, particulate air pollution is something that can be avoided in order to promote health and well-being in the United States. While cardiologists in Michigan can do little about preventing air pollution to fight heart disease and stroke, cities as a whole can stand up against air pollution to protect the health of their residents.

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Plan Your Dream Vacation and Make a Difference While Away

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Posted by Heather Aarons on April 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm

My grandmother is 77 years old and trotting the globe either volunteering or seeing a new place that she has always wanted to visit. About five years ago she gave me a book called Volunteer Vacations that lists non-profit organization working towards a good cause either in developing countries or with projects that promote cultural exchange. A few years ago she taught English in Spain and on a recent trip to Argentina she visited numerous English classes and also an indigenous reserve on the border of Paraguay. While most volunteers are not from a primary care doctor Houston practice trained to save lives, for example, traveling to other countries and even making an appearance in a good fashion goes a long way. People from the United States are going all over the world, so it’s important that while we travel, we find ways to contribute.

That being said, there are so many places to visit and explore and activities to get involved in. Costa Rica, for example, is a very tourist-friendly country that is breathtakingly beautiful, and is not to be missed.  Highly bio-diverse, it is home to a number of endangered species, including several species of sea turtles that come to lay their eggs on the beaches. If you decide to venture to visit the amazing sites when the beaches are packed with egg-laying turtles you may hear and witness that their main threats are poachers, who are so abundant because the turtle eggs could easily be sold at town restaurants. Organizations, such as Friends of the Osa, have volunteer groups that patrol the beaches and keep poachers from pillaging the nests of the most endangered species.

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Hector L. Lopez Jr. M.D. on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Body’s Response to Pain and Orthopedic Injury

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Posted by Dr. Hector L. Lopez Jr. on April 13, 2012 at 12:08 pm

By Dr. Hector L. Lopez, Jr.

Musculoskeletal symptoms and orthopedic conditions are the number two reason for physician visits and cost the U.S. close to $1 trillion yearly. Concentrated fish oil, providing the omega-3s EPA and DHA, is emerging as a cost-effective tool with a favorable safety profile for optimizing outcome from traditional treatment strategies. Hector L. Lopez Jr. M.D. points out that scientific and clinical evidence show that EPA and DHA may address all three of the major components of pain and injury: inflammatory response, cellular/tissue structural integrity, and nervous system signaling.

Inflammatory Response

EPA and DHA may significantly modify the class of prostaglandins and leukotrienes produced via COX- and LOX-mediated pathways to encourage a flux away from the 2- and 4- series and towards the 3-series and 5- series.  In addition, specialized downstream lipid mediators—end products of metabolism from EPA and DHA known as resolvins, protectins, and maresins—are now touted as critical to signaling the termination of acute inflammation toward homeostasis and away from a chronic inflammatory state. Hence, suboptimal EPA and DHA leads to poor tissue repair as a result of insufficient signaling of granulocytes, multi-potent stem cells, macrophages and fibroblasts.

Cellular / Tissue Structural Integrity

EPA and DHA provide plasma membrane structural support for repairing injured tissue, and provide necessary chemical building blocks for restoring normal function to cell membranes across all tissue types and organ systems.  Additionally, by enhancing novel fibroblast collagen formation, musculoskeletal tissue may undergo structural repair to address a persistent pain generator.

Peripheral and Central Nervous System Signaling

Finally, as EPA and DHA serve as substrates to generate vasoactive and neuroactive hormone-like autacoids, fish oil may stabilize nerve thresholds and neuroendocrine axes for managing central and peripheral neural pain signaling processes. There is preliminary evidence and rationale for neural pain fiber membrane stabilization as a result of sufficient EPA and DHA. The n-3 fatty acids in fish oil, EPA and DHA may also support the mood/anxiety disorders that frequently co-exist in patients with chronic pain.

Thus, Dr. Hector L. Lopez Jr. notes that there is powerful scientific rationale for utilizing a high-quality, concentrated fish oil; and applying its “Therapeutic Triad” to address the biochemical and metabolic processes of musculoskeletal pain and injury.

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FERTINATAL™ DHEA Supplement for Diminished Ovarian Reserve Hits the Market

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Posted by Marie on April 13, 2012 at 10:38 am

FertinatalApril 13, 2012 (New York, NY) – FERTINATAL™, the first and only dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) nutritional supplement designed to enhance female fertility, has entered the market today.

The launch took longer than expected, because Fertility Nutraceuticals, LLC – which developed the supplement – made unusual efforts to ensure that FERTINATAL™ DHEA for women would fulfill all of the required specifications which the product was designed for, with consistency across every tablet, according to Fertility Nutraceuticals. The required repeat rounds of quality-assurance testing at independent laboratories delayed the launch, initially scheduled for January.

“It was extremely frustrating, especially since we have seen increasing demand since we announced FERTINATAL last December,” notes Yu Kizawa, the company’s Director of Marketing and Sales. “Now, we are excited to be able to offer probably the most reliable micronized DHEA product on the market, and the only one specifically designed for women who have a difficult time conceiving.”

FERTINATAL™ was developed with strict adherence to the specifications of the Center for Human Reproduction (CHR, http://www.centerforhumanreprod.com), a research-driven fertility center in New York City that introduced DHEA supplementation for women with diminished ovarian reserve. Because of the high quality standard of FERTINATAL™, CHR, the only holder of female fertility-related U.S. patents for DHEA supplementation, endorses FERTINATAL™.

“Over-the-counter DHEA products can be very inconsistent in quality, even within the same brand,” explains Norbert Gleicher, MD, medical director of CHR. “Based on the unique quality control process of FERTINATAL™, we are confident that this new product will deliver the kind of consistency and quality we, up to this point, have been able to achieve only through pharmacy-compounded DHEA by prescription.  We, therefore, feel confident in endorsing FERTINATAL™.”

FERTINATAL™ is available for purchase at $69.50 per box (a one-month supply), online at http://www.fertinatal.com.

 

About Fertility Nutraceuticals, LLC
Fertiltiy Nutraceuticals, LLC, is a company specializing in nutritional supplements for women in reproductive years. The company is dedicated to developing highest-quality nutritional supplements for women with fertility problems, trying to achieve healthy pregnancies. FERTINATAL™ is the company’s first product, with additional products planned for rollout throughout 2012.

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Elderly Patients Less Likely to Get Pain Medication in the ER

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Posted by Amanda Rahi on April 11, 2012 at 1:47 pm

In emergency rooms elderly patients are less likely to be given pain medications compared to younger patients who in similar conditions, according to a new analysis from a seven-year nationwide study conducted on emergency room patient care.

While family medical clinic Houston specialists, and others alike, who are dedicated to providing exceptional care to patients of all ages are not included in this analysis, apparently, patient care is different in emergency room treatment where disparities are suspected.

According to this long-term nationwide study of emergency room patient data, 49 percent of patients over age 75 received pain medication, compared to 65 percent of patients under age 75. This study includes data from over 88,000 emergency room visits and the findings and the results were published online in last month’s edition of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The study excluded data from patients that were cognitively impaired or could not report pain.

The reasons for the discrepancies found in pain medication administration are unclear; however, the authors of the study believe that emergency room staff may be influenced by concerns of the health risks of this type of medication on elderly patients.

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