Love People
Love People, Not Pleasure JULY 18, 2014 Photo CreditAndrew DeGraff Continue reading the main story Arthur C. Brooks Continue reading the main storyShare This Page - Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story ABD AL-RAHMAN III was an emir and caliph of Córdoba in 10th-century Spain. He was an absolute ruler who lived in complete luxury. Here’s how he assessed his life: “I have now reigned above 50 years in victory or peace; beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my ... mais »
Políticas sobre drogas
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Friends Genoma
Genome-wide analysis reveals genetic similarities among friends If you consider your friends family, you may be on to something. A study from the University of California, San Diego, and Yale University finds that friends who are not biologically related still resemble ... Biology - Evolution Jul 14, 2014 3.5 / 5 (24) 8
Today: July 18
*Biography of the Day* [image: Nelson Mandela.]Nelson Mandela South African black nationalist and statesman Nelson Mandela, whose long imprisonment (1962–90) and ascension to the presidency (1994–99) symbolized the aspirations of his country's black majority, was born this day in 1918. Who else was born today? Find out with *the newest version* of *our best-selling software! >>* *On This Day* [image: Adolf Hitler reviewing troops on the Eastern Front, 1939.]*1925: Publication of Mein Kampf* The first volume of *Mein Kampf*, the political manifesto written by Adolf Hitler that becam... mais »
To reduce CVD risk
2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular RiskA Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Robert H. Eckel, MD, FAHA; John M. Jakicic, PhD; Jamy D. Ard, MD; Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD; Nancy Houston Miller, RN, BSN, FAHA; Van S. Hubbard, MD, PhD; I-Min Lee, MD, ScD; Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, FAHA; Catherine M. Loria, PhD, FAHA; Barbara E. Millen, DrPH, RD, FADA; Cathy A. Nonas, MS, RD; Frank M. Sacks, MD, FAHA; Sidney C. Smith, MD, FACC, FAHA; Laura P. Svetkey, MD, MHS; Thomas A. Wadden, PhD... mais »
tobacco packaging
The Lancet, Volume 384, Issue 9939, Pages 233 - 234, 19 July 2014 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61210-1Cite or Link Using DOI Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. Standardised packaging and tobacco-industry-funded research Ashok Kaul a, Michael Wolf b[image: Email Address] We recently assessed the (possible) effect of plain packaging on the smoking behaviour of young Australian individuals (aged 14—17 years).1 Our conclusion was that there is no evidence that plain packaging has lowered smoking prevalence among young Australians. Our study1 has b... mais »
Ciro de Quadros
The Lancet, Volume 384, Issue 9939, Page 228, 19 July 2014 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61202-2Cite or Link Using DOI Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. Ciro de Quadros Geoff Watts [image: Click to toggle image size] [image: Click to toggle image size] Full-size image (62K) Sabin Vaccine Institute Public health physician who rid Latin America of polio. He was born in Rio Pardo, Brazil, on Jan 30, 1940, and died in Washington, DC, USA, on May 28, 2014, aged 74 years. The last case of polio in Latin America was detected in 1991 in the small Peru... mais »
Biological pacemaker
Science 18 July 2014: Vol. 345 no. 6194 pp. 268-269 DOI: 10.1126/science.1257976 - PERSPECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE Improving cardiac rhythm with a biological pacemaker 1. Nikhil V. Munshi1,2,3, 2. Eric N. Olson3,4 +Author Affiliations 1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. 2. 2McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. 3. 3Department of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. ... mais »
Lab under investigation
Science 18 July 2014: Vol. 345 no. 6194 p. 254 DOI: 10.1126/science.345.6194.254 - FEATURE Top heart lab comes under fire 1. Kelly Servick Piero Anversa is viewed as both a pioneer in the study of cardiac regeneration and an outspoken, controversial voice in a field full of disagreement. So when an ongoing internal investigation into his lab at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) came to light earlier this year, the field was shaken. BWH has not released details about its specific concerns, but in April, the journal *Circulation* agreed to Harvard'... mais »
Prevention Opportunities
- Home - Current Issue - All Issues - Online First - Collections - CME - Multimedia - Quizzes - For Authors - Subscribe - Online First > Viewpoint | July 17, 2014 New Opportunities in the Changing Landscape of Prevention FREE ONLINE FIRST Derek Yach, MBChB, MPH1; Chris Calitz, MPP2 [+] Author Affiliations *JAMA*. Published online July 17, 2014. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.8900 Text Size: A A A Article References The focus of medical research has historically been on curative medicine, yielding better drugs, medical devices, and clinical procedures. P... mais »
US Best Hospitals 2014
U.S. News & World Report Announces 2014–15 Best Hospitals RankingsMayo Clinic is No. 1 on the Honor Roll. July 15, 2014 | 12:01 a.m. EDT+ More - - - Washington – July 15, 2014 – U.S. News & World Report today released the 25th edition of the annualBest Hospitals rankings, freely available at usnews.com. Best Hospitals includes key information on nearly 5,000 medical centers nationwide. For the first time, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, claimed the No. 1 spot on the Honor Roll, followed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Memorial Sl... mais »
Hidden Cities Report
Car@s vejam esse interessante documento “Hidden Cities report” publicado pela OMS e HABITAT Abraco *Paulo Fernando Pizá Teixeira* Visualizar o anexo who_un_habitat_hidden_cities_web.pdf who_un_habitat_hidden_cities_web.pdf
Alcohol and CVD
Full-texts[image: Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data] Article: Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis b... Michael V Holmes, Caroline E Dale, Luisa Zuccolo... BMJ 07/2014 349. Michael G Marmot added a full-text to this article.View
Big Bang Black Hole
Space » Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 2 » Features - 3 - Email - Print See Inside[image: Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 2] The Black Hole That Birthed the Big Bang Is the big bang, and all that came from it, a holographic mirage from another dimension? Jul 15, 2014 |By Niayesh Afshordi, Robert B. Mann and Razieh Pourhasan *Getty Images (artist's conception)* In Brief - Cosmologists have detailed a remarkably accurate description of the history of the universe. But a few profound questions seem to defy all attempts at understanding. - One of th... mais »
Alzheimer's disease
Potential for primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of population-based data Sam Norton PhD a, Fiona E Matthews PhD b, Deborah E Barnes PhD c d f, Prof Kristine Yaffe MD c d e f, Prof Carol Brayne MD g [image: Corresponding Author][image: Email Address] Summary Background Recent estimates suggesting that over half of Alzheimer's disease burden worldwide might be attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors do not take into account risk-factor non-independence. We aimed to provide specific estimates of preventive potential by accounting for the association betwee... mais »
Saúde Ocular
09/07/2014 Dia Mundial da Saúde Ocular: cuidados com a visão *(Referido por Roni Quevedo)* Nesta quinta-feira, dia 10, é comemorado o Dia Mundial da Saúde Ocular. A visão é um dos principais sentidos do ser humano, responsável por cerca de 80% das informações recebidas, por isso merece atenção e cuidados especiais. De acordo com a oftalmologista e professora da Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPel), Rosângela Rosa da Rosa, alguns cuidados podem ser tomados para a prevenção de doenças e traumas oculares. A professora destaca que a procura pelo oftalmologis... mais »
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