Dr. Frieden: What we are doing first is tracking, and we are seeing some very concerning trends. Use of e-cigarettes in youth doubled just in the past year, and many kids are starting out with e-cigarettes and then going on to smoke conventional cigarettes. Nicotine can be a very addictive drug, so we want to make sure that e-cigarettes don't lead to another generation of kids becoming addicted. In addition, if smokers want to quit, we know that there are FDA-approved medications that can double or triple their likelihood of succeeding. Every adult nonpregnant smoker who tries to quit should be offered medication. Also, we need to make sure that people who have quit smoking don't get hooked back on nicotine by starting up with e-cigarettes and then go on to smoking conventional cigarettes. Finally, to the extent that e-cigarettes reglamorize the act of smoking, they could be very dangerous, but we don't know what that will bring in the long term. It may be that if they are carefully regulated, for some people they may do good. But right now we have got those 4 areas I have mentioned that we are very concerned about./.../
Saturday, October 26, 2013
E-cigarettes
Medscape: There is a growing health concern about the electronic cigarette and how it is being marketed to consumers. We have made so much progress in recent years fighting the tobacco problem in this country, and now we are faced with a new product that may be just as concerning. What is the CDC doing to address this concern?
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Health in the Green Economy
Recomendado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja
Health in the Green Economy
Exploring how health can benefit from low-carbon & energy-efficient development
WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change, 2007). Large, immediate health benefits from some climate change strategies are to be expected. Other strategies, however, may involve health risks or tradeoffs. These issues should be considered in the next round of IPCC mitigation reviews (Fifth Assessment Report [AR5]). See policy briefs on: Housing (English/Spanish), Urban Transport(English/Spanish), Household Energy in Developing Countries (English/Spanish),Health-Care Facilities (English/Spanish) and Occupational Health (English)
Measuring health gains from sustainable development
Monday, October 21, 2013
Jardim Botânico do Rio
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro se torna internacional
Registros do herbário estão disponíveis em banco de dados que reúne maiores coleções do mundo
MARIA GUIMARÃES | Edição Online 21:18 14 de outubro de 2013
Mais do que um deslumbrante parque fundado no século XIX, o Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ) agora está alojado junto aos principais museus internacionais. É a primeira coleção biológica brasileira a compartilhar os dados de seu herbário na Global Biodiversity Information Database (GBIF), um portal que agrega alguns dos maiores museus zoológicos e botânicos do mundo, como o Museu de História Natural de Nova York, nos Estados Unidos, e o Jardim Botânico Real de Kew, na Inglaterra. “Não é apenas o esforço de uma instituição, é um movimento em que o Brasil se engajou”, conta o biólogo Eduardo Dalcin, Coordenador do Núcleo de Computação Científica e Geoprocessamento do Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro./.../
Saturday, October 19, 2013
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Vinicius de Moraes 100 anos
[image: Centenário de Vinicius de Moraes] AFP 1. Centenário de Vinicius de Moraes é homenageado em Doodle do Google Globo.com - 5 horas atrás O centenário de Vinícius de Moraes, conhecido como "poetinha", é tema do Doodle do Google deste sábado (19). O autor de clássicos da *...*
RESTINGA
[image: (Diego Vara/Agencia RBS)] Vídeo: em busca do reconhecimento artístico *Parceria com a comunidade, entidades já instaladas na vila e outras que eventualmente venham a se juntar, certamente será possível acelerar e dar sustentabilidade ao processo de desenvolvimento humano, saúde e qualidade de vida.*Especial no Segundo Caderno de ZH, domingo, dia 20/10/2013A batalha da cultura na RESTINGA *Marcelo Gonzatto (textos)* *Diego Vara (fotos)* *Em uma região distante do centro de Porto Alegre, não existem salas de cinema, mas há cineastas. Não há teatro, mas se multiplicam atores e... mais »
Declaration of Helsinki
The 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of HelsinkiProgress but Many Remaining Challenges FREE ONLINE FIRST Joseph Millum, PhD1,2; David Wendler, PhD1; Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD3,4 [+] Author Affiliations *JAMA*. Published online October 19, 2013. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281632 Text Size: A A A Article References Since 1964, through 7 revisions, the World Medical Association’s (WMA’s) Declaration of Helsinki has stood as an important statement regarding the ethical principles guiding medical research with human participants. The declaration is consulted by ethics review committees, fund... mais »
Future of Money
Future of money TV series (Kickstarter)October 18, 2013 The FUTURE OF MONEY Television Series is an informative and entertaining six-part one-hour Docu-Series that we plan to complete by fall 2014. The series explores the evolution of money in six major aspects: Payment Transactions, Banking, Bartering, Credit Lending, Money Making and International Monetary System. The show travels the world interviewing experts on financial innovations about the future of money. Together, we time travel with our audience — through futuristic reenactments of plausible scenarios based on facts and th... mais »
Exercise and brain
How exercise boosts brain healthOctober 14, 2013 *[+]* Exercise stimulates increased BDNF gene expression. BDNF is the master regulator of nerve-cell survival, differentiation, and plasticity in the brain. This will lead to improved cognitive function, learning, and memory. (Credit: Christiane D. Wrann et al., *Cell Metabolism*) Research has shown that exercise is good for the brain. Now investigators have identified a molecule called irisin that is produced in the brain during endurance exercise and has neuroprotective effects. Researchers were able to artificially increase the levels... mais »
NSA and Internet
NSA collects millions of e-mail address books globallyOctober 15, 2013 *[+]* NSA documents. (Click image above for more.) The National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounts around the world, many of them belonging to Americans, according to senior intelligence officials and top-secret documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, *The Washington Post*reports. - The collection program, which has not been disclosed before, intercepts e-mail address books and “buddy lists” from instant m... mais »
Sleeping
How the brain ‘takes out the trash’ while we sleepOctober 18, 2013 [image: cerebral_spinal_fluid] Image shows cerebral spinal fluid (in blue) entering the brain via a “plumbing system” that piggybacks on the brain’s blood vessels (credit: URMC) A new study shows that a recently discovered system that flushes waste from the brain is primarily active during sleep, giving fresh meaning to the old adage that a good night’s sleep clears the mind. This revelation could transform scientists’ understanding of the biological purpose of sleep and point to new ways to treat neurological disorders... mais »
Professor Geoffrey Rose (1926 - 1993)
*Citei um parágrafo de um de seus famosos textos no artigo que foi publicado na ZH do dia 16 p.p. De Médicos e Economia Foi o orientador do Eduardo de Azeredo Costa na pesquisa sobre Pressão Arterial no RS em 1978 e de sua tese para a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine defendida, se não me engano, em 1980. * *Um dos últimos artigos científicos por ele assinados, foi como co-autor nosso, na revista Hypertension, Salt Sensitivity and Hypertension, cujo primeiro foi o Eduardo.* *Dentro de poucos dias completar-se-ão 20 anos de seu falecimento. Encontrei ontem uma carta que l... mais »
positive psychology
*positive psychology* It was autumn of 2011. Sitting in a dimly lit London classroom, taking notes from a teacher’s slides, Nick Brown could not believe his eyes. By training a computers man, the then-fifty-year-old Brit was looking to beef up his people skills, and had enrolled in a part-time course in applied positive psychology at the University of East London. "Evidence-based stuff" is how the field of “positive human functioning” had been explained to him—scientific and rigorous. So then what was this? A butterfly graph, the calling card of chaos theory mathematics, purporting to... mais »
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October
- عربي - 中文 - English - Français - Русский - Español [image: United Nations] International Day for the Eradication of Poverty17 October "If we are to realize the future we want for all, we must hear and heed the calls of the marginalized… Together, we can build a sustainable world of prosperity and peace, justice and equity – a life of dignity for all." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty [image: Millenium Development Goals poster] Click on the image to view larger version. Theme for 2013: Working t... mais »
De médicos e economia
Artigo| De médicos e economia16 de outubro de 20130 *O incentivo ao consumo em geral não tem limite, e termina não sobrando nada para investir na prevenção* ALOYZIO ACHUTTI* Médicos, somos tradicionalmente preparados para aliviar sofrimento e cuidar de pessoas doentes, buscando a cura quando possível, sem provocar danos adicionais. Aprendemos também ser preferível prevenir, cortando o mal pela raiz, detendo ou retardando suas consequências. As causas das doenças, entretanto, estão geralmente relacionadas com as experiências de vida das pessoas: com educação, ambiente, nutrição, saneame... mais »
World Food Day
WWWW - Ab*out FAO* - *In Action* - *Countries* - *Themes* - *Media* - *Publications* - *Statistics* - *Partnerships* *WORLD FOOD DAY* [image: File for download and printing as is. Cropping or other modifications prohibited. Contact World-Food-Day@fao.org for more information.]*Home > Get Involved > WorldFoodDay > World Food Day* - World Food Day - About - History - Hunger Run - Poster Contest - World Food Day events Webcast http://www.fao.org/webcast/ Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition “Sustainable Food Systems for Food S... mais »
Ada Lovelace
OCTOBER 15, 2013, 10:00 AM Comment A Day to Remember the First Computer Programmer Was a WomanBy CLAIRE CAIN MILLER [image: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, is known as the first programmer, because she designed a program for the unbuilt machine.]Hulton Archive, via Getty ImagesAugusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, is known as the first programmer, because she designed a program for the unbuilt machine. Fast-forward 171 years to today (which happens to be Ada Lovelace Day, for highlighting women in science, technology, engineering and math), and computer programming is domi...mais »
Vinicius de Moraes 100 anos
- Globo.com - 5 horas atrásO centenário de Vinícius de Moraes, conhecido como "poetinha", é tema do Doodle do Google deste sábado (19). O autor de clássicos da ...
Declaration of Helsinki
The 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of HelsinkiProgress but Many Remaining Challenges FREE ONLINE FIRST
Since 1964, through 7 revisions, the World Medical Association’s (WMA’s) Declaration of Helsinki has stood as an important statement regarding the ethical principles guiding medical research with human participants. The declaration is consulted by ethics review committees, funders, researchers, and research participants; has been incorporated into national legislation; and is routinely invoked to ascertain the ethical appropriateness of clinical trials.
There is much to praise about the revision process and the latest revision, which coincides with the declaration’s 50th anniversary. The Working Group extensively consulted stakeholders and justified the proposed revisions. The result is a declaration that is better organized into clear sections, more precise, and likely to be more effective at protecting research participants.
For the first time, the declaration requires compensation and treatment for research-related injuries (paragraph 15), an explicit recognition that research participants should not bear the costs of research gone wrong.1 The revised declaration’s emphasis on the dissemination of research results, including studies with negative results, should increase the value of medical research (paragraphs 23, 35, and 36)./.../
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Special Communication
World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects
World Medical Association.
JAMA. Published online October 19, 2013. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281053
Viewpoint
The Declaration of Helsinki, 50 Years Later
Paul Ndebele, PhD.
JAMA. Published online October 19, 2013. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281316
The 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Helsinki: Progress but Many Remaining Challenges
Joseph Millum, PhD, David Wendler, PhD, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD.
JAMA. Published online October 19, 2013. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.281632
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