Sunday, November 14, 2004
45,800,000 American Adults (Still!) Smoke
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""In 2002, a total of 45,800,000 US adults (22.5%) were current smokers, a decrease from 24.1% in 1998, and an estimated 46 million adults were former smokers (1). For the first time, more adults had quit smoking than were still smoking""
Many more details in the MMWR Report: Great American Smokeout --- November 18, 2004
[Via Medical News Today]
Vioxx Non-Cox2 Effect Demonstrated
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It's worth pointing out that discussion of a drugs action typically focus on one known effect. That there may be others and that those can be harmful is amply demonstrated by the Vioxx example. An article just published in the journal 'Atherosclerosis' may explain what the second effect is in the case of Vioxx:
Sulfone COX-2 inhibitors increase susceptibility of human LDL and plasma to oxidative modification: comparison to sulfonamide COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs
Bottom line: "Abnormal changes in the structure or shape of lipids caused by Vioxx, especially in LDL, may explain why they are more susceptible to oxidative damage, and therefore, contribute to cardiovascular damage. Similar effects on susceptibility of lipids to oxidative damage have been observed with cigarette smoking, diabetes and in patients who have had a recent heart attack."
[Via Medical News Today]
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Veteran's Day
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It's Veteran's Day. Allow me to point you to a moving tribute to America's fighting men and women: http://www.clermontyellowribbon.com/untilthenflash.htm
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Many People Won't Do What They're Told
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The New York Academy of Medicine: News & Publications: Terrorism Response Plans Will Not Protect Many Americans, New Academy Study Finds:
""Called Redefining Readiness: Terrorism Planning Through the Eyes of the Public and funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, this year-long study gave the American people their first opportunity to describe how they would react to two kinds of terrorist attacks: a smallpox outbreak and a dirty bomb explosion. The rigorous study involved in-depth conversations with government and private-sector planners, 14 group discussions with diverse community residents around the country, and a telephone survey of 2,545 randomly selected adults in the continental United States. ""
Bottom Line: only about 40% would actually do as they are told and go to a smallpox vaccination center for fear of a) catching the illness form the crowds there and b) concern over side effects. The public would do worse in dealing with a dirty-bomb (radiation) attack.
[Via The Atlantic Monthly]
Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Obesity Triples Prescription Drug Costs
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FOXNews.com - Health - Obesity Triples Prescription Drug Costs:
""For normal-weight men, monthly prescription drug costs for heart disease-related drugs were $9.89 and for other drugs, $12.96. For overweight men, monthly prescription drug costs for heart disease-related drugs were $18.41 and for other drugs, $20.86. For obese men, monthly prescription drug costs for heart disease-related drugs were $42.02 and for other drugs, $38.29.""
Data apparently presented during an ongoing AHA meeting.
Saturday, November 6, 2004
Cold-Eeze Lawsuit Over Anosmia
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Colde-Eze subject of lawsuit for allegedly ruining the sense of smell. Recall I've posted about how well I think Cold-Eeze works. I guess I'll stick to the lozenges...
[Via medpundit]
Friday, November 5, 2004
Americans flock to Canada's immigration Web site
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From Reuter's News Agency:
":The number of U.S. citizens visiting Canada's main immigration Web site has shot up six-fold as Americans flirt with the idea of abandoning their homeland after President George W. Bush's election win this week.
"When we looked at the first day after the election, November 3, our Web site hit a new high, almost double the previous record high," immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi said on Friday.
On an average day some 20,000 people in the United States log onto the Web site, www.cic.gc.ca -- a figure which rocketed to 115,016 on Wednesday. The number of U.S. visits settled down to 65,803 on Thursday, still well above the norm.
Bush's victory sparked speculation that disconsolate Democrats and others might decide to start a new life in Canada, a land that tilts more to the left than the United States.""
[Via Drudge]
Thursday, November 4, 2004
Gulf War Syndrome Cause Probably Found
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Gulf War Syndrome Cause Probably Found:
""The New Scientist is reporting that after extensive studies by researchers at the Veterans Administration, the cause of Gulf War Syndrome has been possibly traced to exposure to Sarin gas.""
[Via The Command Post]
Monday, November 1, 2004
Poland Attracts Plastic Surgery 'Tourism'
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Poland Attracts Plastic Surgery 'Tourism'
""A rising number of Germans and others from western Europe are traveling to Poland - and other new EU members such as Hungary and Slovakia - to pay less for plastic surgery, fertility treatment and dental work."
...[snip]...
"Breast enlargement, for instance, starts at around $3,200 in Poland, but runs between $6,150 and $9,800 in Germany. A nose job costs $2,000 to $2,500 in Poland, $4,900 to $7,400 in Germany.""
[Via My Way News: ]
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Poland Attracts Plastic Surgery 'Tourism'
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Friday, October 29, 2004
Rendell Misstates The Issue
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Rendell is finally doing the right thing:
""Under pressure from military voters and Republicans, [Pennsylvanie] Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell said Friday that he will ask a federal judge to extend the deadline for counting overseas ballots by one week.
Rendell told a news conference in Philadelphia that Republicans could produce only one voter - out of 26,000 overseas military and civilian voters - who failed to get the absentee ballot he requested." [My Way News]"
The issue is not whether people got ballots, governor. The issue is the the fact that they got them late yet the deadline for their return was unaltered. It appears that will now be rectified.
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