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Stress Prevention at Work
Stress Prevention at Work Checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplaceWork-related stress is one of the most important issues in many countries. The negative impacts of stress are multiform and can include circulatory and gastrointestinal diseases as well as physical, psychosomatic and psycho-social problems. These in turn can lead to poor work performance, high accident and injury rates, and low productivity. Type:BookDate issued:06 January 2012Reference:978-92-2-125637-3[ISBN]Format available:xvi+120 pp.Prices:CHF 35; USD 35; GBP 25; EUR 30Support medi... mais »
Arterial constriction process
Southampton research could lead to better treatments for cardiovascular diseaseApril 4, 2012 *[+]*[image: Artery] Human artery (credit: Lord of Konrad/Wikimedia Commons) Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a new process that controls the ability of arteries to constrict, which could lead to a better understanding of the causes of cardiovascular disease and the development of new treatments. In a study funded by the British Heart Foundation, researchers showed that polyunsaturated fats, which are converted into fat-like molecules called eicosanoids in order to ... mais »
Cancer cell death
Scientists unlock key to cancer cell death mysteryApril 5, 2012 *[+]*[image: cancercelldeath] An international team of scientists led by the University of Leicester has discovered that cells from sarcomas (a form of cancer) tend to die in response to a protein called p21, and that this effect is determined by the sensitivity of the cancer-cell mitochondria to oxidants. The p21 protein usually forces normal and cancer cells… *Topics:* Biomed/Longevity | Biotech Comments (2)
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The World Health Organization Is Established (1948)World Health Day is observed every year on April 7 to mark the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO), a UN agency whose main objective is to promote "the highest possible level of health" in all people. Coordinating international efforts to prevent, control, and treat illness, it has worked to successfully eradicate smallpox and has made notable strides in checking polio, leprosy, cholera, and malaria. What steps has it taken to promote tobacco-free work environments? More...
What should patients and physicians talk about
*Choosing Wisely*® aims to promote conversations between physicians and patients by helping patients choose care that is: - Supported by evidence - Not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received - Free from harm - Truly necessary In response to this challenge, national organizations representing medical specialists have been asked to "choose wisely" by identifying five tests or procedures commonly used in their field, whose necessity should be questioned and discussed. The resulting lists of "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question" will spark ... mais »
45 Common Tests 'Overused'
Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'* 45!Things!Physicians!and!Patients!Should!Question*Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project. Full story
Large Hadron Collider restarts
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider have been given a tough deadline to find the God Particle, reports Nick Collins from Geneva. [image: Particle collisions in the Large Hadron Collider. The machine will undergo a final upgrade at the end of this year and will then start looking for the secrets of 'dark matter’] Particle collisions in the Large Hadron Collider. The machine will undergo a final upgrade at the end of this year and will then start looking for the secrets of 'dark matter’ [image: Nick Collins] By Nick Collins * * Here under the rolling hills on the *French*-*Swiss* ... mais »
US: Doctor Panel Recommendation
Doctor Panels Recommend Fewer Tests for PatientsBy RONI CARYN RABINPublished: April 4, 2012*Universal Images Group, via Getty Images* *A doctor reading the results of a patient’s exercise stress test.* In a move likely to alter treatment standards in hospitals and doctors’ offices nationwide, a group of nine medical specialty boards plans to recommend on Wednesday that doctors perform 45 common tests and procedures less often, and to urge patients to question these services if they are offered. Eight other specialty boards are preparing to follow suit with additional lists of procedu... mais »
SCIELO: Livros
Rede SciELO Livros - - - ------------------------------ Links ------------------------------ 215 Pesquisar Todas as editoras Editora FIOCRUZ EDUFBA Editora UNESP Histerosalpingografia Qual o papel da histerosalpingografia na atualidade? Títulos recentes - [image: Abordagens do pós-moderno em música: a incredulidade nas metanarrativas e o saber musical contemporâneo] Abordagens do pós-moderno em música: a incredulidad... mais »
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Hyperlipidemia as an Instigator of Inflammation: Inaugurating New Approaches to Vascular Prevention 1. Paul M Ridker, MD [image: Figure 1.] 1. +Author Affiliations 1. Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 1. *Correspondence to:* Paul Ridker, MD, Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Ave East, Boston, MA 02215. E-mailpridker@partners.org For much of the past quarter century, 2 broadly competing scientific views hav... mais »
Osteoporosis Drugs
Osteoporosis Drugs May Lead to Eye Trouble: Study Researchers say they found risk for anterior uveitis and scleritis, diseases that can cause impairment By Robert Preidt Monday, April 2, 2012 [image: HealthDay news image] Oral bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax and Actonel, are the most commonly prescribed class of drugs to prevent or slow osteoporosis, a disease that causes very weak bones. Previous studies have linked the drugs to problems such as unusual fractures, irregular heartbeat and esophageal and colon cancer.MONDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- First-time users of osteoporosis... mais »
Stress & Inflammation
Why Stress Might Make You Sick New research suggests long-term anxiety is linked to inflammation Monday, April 2, 2012 [image: HealthDay news image] That would appear contradictory, because the immune system creates inflammation (for example, the redness around a wound) to help the body heal. But the research suggests that high and long-term levels of stress contribute to inflammation.MONDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new study involving the common cold may help explain why stress, which dampens the immune system, seems to trigger inflammation in many people. In turn, the inflamma... mais »
Gross National Happiness
UN discusses Gross National Happiness indicator as successor to Gross Domestic Product UNITED NATIONS — Should happiness figure in a nation’s bottom line? And should the concept of Gross National Product be replaced by Gross National Happiness?By Associated Press, Published: April 2 Bhutan’s Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley told a high-level U.N. meeting Monday that it not only should but that it must if mankind is to avoid its current unsustainable and self-destructive course./.../ **************************** April 2, 2012, *10:09 AM* Seeking Happiness on a Finite and Human-Shaped P... mais »
1974 Arthur C. Clarke forecast on computers
In1974 Arthur C. Clarke told the ABC that every household in 2001 will have a computer and be connected all over the world. Courtesy of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
monoclonal antibody bapineuzumab
Alzheimer's mAb May Diminish Tau Tangles By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Published: April 02, 2012 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Treatment with the monoclonal antibody bapineuzumab significantly lowered levels of phosphorylated tau (P-tau) in the cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer's patients, researchers found. In a pooled analysis from two earlier phase II studies, P-tau levels fell significantly for those on bapineuzumab compared with controls (*P*=0.03), and there was also a trend towar...mais »
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