N. Korea: Changing Kim Jong-il's Appearance in Recent Years & Latest Photos from China trip
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Changing Kim Jong-il's Appearance in Recent Years Oct, 2006 Jun, 2000 vs Oct, 2007 2008 Mar, 2009 May, 2010 Aug 27, 2010 Photos from Latest Trip to China In the following four pictures, you can see a woman wearing orange-colored dress. Media suspect that she is Kim Ok, the latest consort(wife?) of Kim Jong-il. Some S. Korean media even venture to speculate that Kim Jong-eun, the designated heir, is actually Kim Ok's son, not Ko Yong-hee(the previous consort(wife?).)
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Soy Not Healthy for the Heart
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Soy does not lower cholesterol, does not prevent heart disease, and does not deserve an FDA-approved soy heart-health claim. This amazing announcement comes from none other than the American Heart Association (AHA) published in the Jan. 17, 2006, issue of its journal Circulation. Athletes at Risk Not long before this announcement, University of Colorado researchers reported in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation that soy worsens cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is very much on the rise, afflicting 1 in 500 Americans. Cardiomyopathy, defined as a weakening of the heart muscle or change in structure...
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Later Abortions Linked to Psychological Problems: Study
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Monday August 30, 2010 Later Abortions Linked to Psychological Problems: Study Springfield, IL, August 27, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A study of women who had abortions has found that women undergoing later abortions face increased psychological risks, are more likely to be ambivalent about having an abortion and are more likely to need counseling and support. The results came from an online survey of 374 women who answered a detailed questionnaire about the circumstances leading to their abortions, their previous mental health history, or physical or sexual abuse and emotional state following abortion. The small study is the first...
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Pensioner tells how he beat "locked in" syndrome after massive stroke
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Graham Miles, 66, said that through sheer willpower he regained the use of his body after he was left completely paralysed except for his eyes by a stroke in the stem of the brain which connects it to the body. His recovery is such that he can now walk, talk and even races cars. But while it has amazed doctors and his family and friends, it has also reopened the debate about assisted suicides and the assumption that completely paralysed patients can never recover. Mr Miles, a father-of-two, believes he overcame the devastating condition by tapping into the "extra capacity"...
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers, Study Finds
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One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink actually tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is that many of those who show up as abstainers in such research are actually former hard-core drunks who had already incurred health problems associated with drinking. But a new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that - for reasons that aren't entirely clear - abstaining from alcohol does actually tend to increase one's risk of...
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Predicting drug response
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Scientists in China have developed a probe that could be used to test how well a patient will respond to certain drug treatments. The new probe measures the activity of N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2), an enzyme that metabolises drugs and other toxins containing aryl amines and hydrazines. The activity of NAT2 differs between individuals, which affects how well a drug will work, and dysfunction of the enzyme has been linked to breast cancer, Parkinson's and other diseases. A simple measure of NAT2 activity could help ensure patients are given drugs that they can metabolise effectively with minimal side effects. Xuhong Qian and colleagues...
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
August Adventure
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As some of you already know, I’m currently unemployed and hunting a new job. This has actually proven to be more work than having a job. It’s the first time I’ve been out of work for longer than a week or two, and it’s frustrating. The whole process of applying for unemployment, wallpapering the town with job applications and stressing over bills is frustrating to say the least. For me, it’s uncharted territory.
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Is "hospital-in-a-box" the way to better healthcare?
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Jon Weiner's hospitals are a far cry from what you might be used to. There are no lengthy admissions forms to fill in. And the service you get might remind you of a five-star hotel. The cost? No more than any other hospital. The catch? They are all overseas. Weiner co-founded the New York-based startup OR International LLC (www.orintl.com) with the goal of exporting a higher-quality American brand of healthcare throughout the world, with a primary focus on improving patient treatment.
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime
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SAN FRANCISCO — It’s 1 p.m. on a Thursday and Dianne Bates, 40, juggles three screens. She listens to a few songs on her iPod, then taps out a quick e-mail on her iPhone and turns her attention to the high-definition television. Just another day at the gym. As Ms. Bates multitasks, she is also churning her legs in fast loops on an elliptical machine in a downtown fitness center. She is in good company. In gyms and elsewhere, people use phones and other electronic devices to get work done — and as a reliable antidote to boredom. Cellphones, which...
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
Apocalypse looms – again
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Last week, on the very day that the World Health Organisation officially declared the swine flu pandemic over, microbiologists launched a new alert – over multi-drug resistant bacteria. Professor Tim Walsh, co-author of a report in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, strikes the now-familiar note of impending doom: ‘In many ways, this is it. This is potentially the end. There are no antibiotics in the pipeline that have activity against NDM 1-producing Enterobacteriaceae.’ (1) Here we go again. Only 12 months since the great summer alarum of 2009, when England’s chief medical officer Liam Donaldson raised the spectre of 65,000 deaths...
Published on Tuesday 31st of August 2010 05:13:47 PM
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