Psoriasis is a disease of skin which is immune mediated. It is a common skin disease and according to National Psoriasis Foundation of United States, in the US alone between 150,000 and 260,000 new cases of psoriasis is diagnosed every year. More than 5 million Americans are suffering from the disease (psoriasis) and spent billions of dollars each year for its treatment. From the statistics it is clear that psoriasis is fairly common disease.

What is psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease where immune system sends faulty signals, which speed up the growth cycle of skin cells or cells of dermis. It is not due to infection by microorganisms or nor it is contagious. Normally the growth cycle of skin cells of dermis is approximately 4 weeks or 28 days, but in psoriasis the growth cycle of skin cells is reduced below 28 days (e.g. 20-25 days) and due to this skin looks abnormal.

Types of psoriasis:

Commonly there are five types of psoriasis such as plaque, guttate, inverse, pustular and erythrodermic and the plaque type is the commonest of all. Plaque psoriasis occurs as red and white (silver color) hues of scaly patches that are seen over the epidermis.

Treatment of psoriasis:

The main goal of treatment of psoriasis at present is control of symptoms and prevention of infection in the affected skin lesions.

Treatment options include use of topical agents, phototherapy, and systemic therapy. The topical agents include salicylic acid (available as Dermasis Psoriasis Cream), coal tar, corticosteroids, retinoids etc. They all have different mechanism of action, but all of these topical agents normalize skin cell production and reduce inflammation.

 

 

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A McDonald's Cheeseburger Happy Meal with apple slices, which are becoming standard fare.

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You are the same person wherever you are, right? Well, Dr. Vlad Griskevicius might beg to differ. The professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota looked at how people's personal spending behavior varies from city to city.

Turns out that there's a strong correlation between the ratio of men to women (really, how scarce women are compared to men) in a given place and how much personal debt people carry. The fewer women are around, the higher the debt load tends to be. The correlation held up in lab studies and has implications for situations in which there are lots of men working in environments with few women.

McDonald's has been catering to women's preferences as well â€" the fast-food chain gave the Happy Meal a makeover this week in the interest of health. This is partially due to feedback from one of its newest team of corporate consultants: mommy bloggers.

Have a headache? If you reach for your bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol, soon you'll find that the recommended dose has decreased. The Food and Drug Administration has been concerned about liver damage from acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. Now Johnson & Johnson is lowering the maximum dose for Extra Strength Tylenol.

Headaches are the least of some people's symptoms when they see 3-D movies or games. We look into the science behind fooling your brain so much it makes you feel nauseated.

People who live with obsessive-compulsive disorder have begun to benefit from a technique borrowed from the Parkinson's disease arsenal. It's called deep brain stimulation, and although it doesn't work for all people with OCD, it has helped some.

Life expectancies for patients with cystic fibrosis have improved significantly in the past few decades, partially due to daring surgeries. One CF patient, Howell Graham, 49, reminisces about his successful double lung transplant two decades ago and the adventures he's seen since.

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If you ask me, if anyone should find a doctor online, it is not an easy question to answer, because, there are advantages as well as disadvantages of finding a doctor online. Learning about a doctor online is also not easy due to the same problems.

First we should be positive and discuss about the positive side of finding a doctor online. The most important advantage of finding a doctor online (preferably within your locality) is the possibility of finding a doctor of your choice by just click of a mouse. You need not to go out to find him/her. Another potential advantage is that you can learn a lot about your doctor without asking anyone or without meeting him/her physically. But you should know how to search and which information should be accepted. If you accept every information available online about a doctor, you may be in trouble, because every information available online may not be accurate, it may be exaggerated. So be careful while finding a doctor online to make sure you get the correct information. You will find most of the information about a doctor whiling sitting at the comfort of your home.

In general you can trust some information such as location of clinic, working hours; whether the doctor is accepting new patients etc. are accurate.

The most important pitfall of finding a doctor online is that, the information available online about a doctor (regarding doctor’s experience, knowledge etc.) may not be accurate. Some information (e.g. year of graduation of the doctor makes little difference to you) about a doctor, even if inaccurate makes no difference to the patient, but some inaccurate information (e.g. inaccurate information about number malpractice suits may have serious consequences) may have serious consequences.

There are many websites maintained by doctors on their own and many websites giving information about doctors are maintained by various agencies such as health/medical insurance companies. Be selective in accepting the information available in such websites. In general non profit websites managed by NGOs (non government organizations) are more accurate about the information they display.

If you have to undergo invasive or difficult treatment such as surgical procedure, treatment for complicated disease, it is better to clarify the online information before you decide to get treated by that doctor. If you select a doctor for invasive or difficult treatment such as surgical procedure, treatment for complicated disease etc. and the doctor have a bad history of malpractice (the information is not available online) you may be in trouble.

So, clarify online information before selecting a doctor for your treatment or find a doctor at Mayo Clinic or such reputed health service providers.

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Even papayas can spread salmonellla, it turns out.

There's a recall of papayas from Mexico after testing by the Food and Drug Administration found samples from Agromod Produce had the same strain of bacteria seen in outbreaks of salmonella affecting 97 people in 23 states.

McAllen, Texas-based Agromod Produce distributes four papaya brands: Blondie, Mananita, Tastylicious and Yaya.

The company is recalling all the papayas shipped before July 23.

The two shipments that tested positive for the salmonella strain weren't distributed in the U.S. Still, the agency says people shouldn't eat the company's papayas.

The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the salmonella outbreaks. And the FDA along with Agromod and Mexican official are trying to figure out how the papayas were contaminated in the first place.

If you're wondering about whether the papayas you're checking out are affected, look for the Agromod brand stickers, shown below.

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Labels for the recalled papaya brands distributed by Agromod Produce.

A proper diet plan is essential for bringing body weight of an underweight to normal and to maintain it within normal range. The diet plan should be individualized, as no plan can be used for all the underweight persons. The diet plan should be of the liking of the person and easily available and can be prepared easily. The diet plan also should be according to the region, customs and traditions of that region. Along with proper diet physical activity and regular moderate exercise should be done to make normal weight gain longer lasting.

The following diet plan can be used by underweight persons to gain weight to normal:

Breakfast:

It can be with bread, omelet or boiled eggs, porridge and fruits like apple or any fruit juice.

Midmorning:

It should be with tea or coffee with biscuits.

Lunch:

It should be with whole grain cereals (like rice), vegetables (according to local availability), salad, fish or meat (any type of meat, but preferably white meat).

Evening Tea:

It should be with fruit juice (banana shake or milk shake etc.), tea or coffee and sandwich (preferably vegetable sandwich).

Dinner:

It should start with soup. The dinner should consist of whole grain cereals, pulses, vegetables etc.

Bedtime:

At bedtime custard or fruit cream can be taken before going to bed.

The following points should be remembered while preparing a diet plan for underweight persons:

The intake of food and calorie should be increased gradually over time, instead of starting the high calorie diet plan immediately. By increasing the food intake gradually the appetite of the underweight person can be build gradually, which will make it easier to consume more food for weight gain.

Meals should be small and frequent, instead of taking large and a few or infrequent meals a day.

Forceful feeding (especially in underweight children) should be avoided, as it may give rise to physical and mental problems.

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Chinese moviegoers wear 3-D glasses as they watch Avatar in January 2010.

The 2009 movie Avatar may have been box office magic, but for me, it was a 3-D exercise in movie theater misery. I felt so nauseated through most of the 162-minute-long running time that I failed to appreciate the vaunted visuals other viewers praised.

I'm hardly alone. Reports of people suffering headaches, dizziness, eye fatigue and other visual discomforts from 3-D viewing have grown alongside the use of 3-D technology itself â€" from smartphones and desktop displays to hand-held gaming devices and films. Several studies have suggested one reason why: Our eyes get strained when they have to focus on the distance of the screen at the same time they're trying to gauge the depth of the 3-D content being viewed. This conflict is known as vergence-accommodation.

And as mobile devices go 3-D, it could mean more headaches to come. "The problems just get harder the smaller the device and the shorter the viewing distance," Martin Banks, an optometry professor and vision researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, tells Shots.

 

In a study published recently in the Journal of Vision, Banks and his colleagues explore how viewing distance affects discomfort. They report that type of 3-D content shown on screen, and the distance at which it is viewed, could be key factors in determining just how uncomfortable a viewer gets.

The study sample was small: just 24 adults. The researchers found that when it came to viewing images at a short distance â€" such as on a mobile device or desktop display â€" the participants experienced greater discomfort when the 3-D content appeared to jump out of the screen and into their personal space.

The opposite was true when the study subjects looked at 3-D content at a greater distance, such as one would on a movie screen: In that case, viewers experienced more symptoms when looking at 3-D images that created the illusion of depth behind the screen.

The study only looked at young adults in their 20s and 30s, and the authors suggest that future research look at how a viewer's age comes into play. Last winter, concerns about the strain placed on young eyes prompted Nintendo to issue a warning that children under age 6 should not use its 3DS hand-held gaming console in 3-D mode.

Other research offers this glimmer of hope for those of us whose heads spin from 3-D viewing: getting older. Discomforts associated with 3-D viewing appear to diminish as we age. Why? "Because the ability of your lens and your eye to focus diminishes very constantly with age. By the time you hit your mid-40s, you really notice it," Banks says.

Banks's research was funded in part by Samsung. He says he hopes his work will lead to new guidelines for creating and displaying 3-D content. "I've talked to movie makers, TV manufacturers, etc.," he says, "and I must say that they are really quite aware of these issues, and they really do want to get it right."

All medications have some side effects and Acnezine acne treatment cream is no exception to this rule. If you decide to use the product to reduce/prevent/treat acne (pimples) you should be aware of the side effects Acnezine acne treatment cream or its ingredients may cause and be prepared to accept the side effects, which are mostly mild in nature and do not cause any serious harm to the health of the user. You can also take certain precautions to reduce/prevent the side effects associated with use of Acnezine acne treatment cream for treatment of acne.

Benzoyl peroxide is the active anti acne ingredient in Acnezine acne treatment cream and most of the side effects of the products are due to Benzoyl peroxide. The side effects of Benzoyl peroxide are skin irritation, burning, stinging sensation, redness of skin, allergy to benzoyl peroxide, edema, contact sensitization, dryness of skin, formation of scales etc.

You can follow certain steps to reduce the side effects (frequency as well as severity of side effects).

• Do not use Acnezine acne treatment cream on lips, eyes and mouth or any mucous membrane, which will cause burning and sensitivity.
• Reduce exposure to sun while using the product and always use sunscreen when exposed to sun.
• Avoid using other topical medications when using Acnezine acne treatment cream. Make suitable gap in between, while using another cream along with Acnezine acne treatment cream, there may be increased dryness or irritation of the skin. If any problem arises, use only one medication at a time.
• There may be redness, burning, itching, peeling or swelling of skin, which indicates skin irritation and allergic reaction to one of the ingredients of Acnezine acne treatment cream. If any skin irritation occurs, reduce the frequency or the amount of cream used because higher concentrations or frequent use may aggravate skin irritation. Mild skin irritation can easily be tackled by using the cream less frequently (once a day or alternate day use) and by use of low concentration.
• If skin irritation is severe or causing some problem, stop using the Acnezine acne treatment cream and consult a doctor.

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Andrea Lopez takes her blood pressure. She belongs to a group of pregnant women that meets every two weeks to learn how to monitor their health and talk about pregnancy-related issues.

People with tinnitus hear unpleasant sounds that aren't really there. Doctors can't do much for this chronic ringing in the ears, so it's no surprise that tinnitus patients are often eager to try alternative therapies in search of relief. One promising new approach involves just sitting quietly and listening to the noise.

This week we also talk about the challenge of accessing fresh and healthy foods and a new initiative from the First Lady. She's just announced commitments from several companies to bring more fresh and nutritious food into neighborhoods where it's currently easier to find a Big Mac than a head of lettuce.

 

What's the calorie count on that Big Mac, by the way? Most restaurants that include calorie counts on the menu get them right, according to a new study out of Tufts University. But some are way off â€" in some cases underestimating by almost a day's worth of calories.

Most people would prefer to eat organic food, according to our new poll. But despite concerns over toxins and food miles, most people can't afford the higher price of organics. Who's still firmly in the non-organic aisle? Senior citizens, and those who say it's too hard to find.

Cost is shaping the debate about vaccines as well. While getting shots for some deadly diseases can lower disease rates among the whole population, others may not be as essential. And as some vaccines become quite expensive, the public health benefits of requiring them have become harder to defend.

And finally, six healthy moms for the price of one. In the centering model of prenatal care, expectant mothers meet at a health center as a group several times during the course of their pregnancies. There, they learn about ways to monitor and improve their own health as well as help each other through the ordeal.

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Many doctors and health experts do subscribe to the idea to find a doctor online and selecting a doctor online. These doctors and health experts opine that random, anonymous opinions don’t truly measure quality of a good physician. But there are also many doctors and health experts, who opine that the websites providing information on doctors, are going to stay and prosper in the future. In fact these websites providing information about doctors (including how to find a doctor in my area in your locality/city) can be very helpful, provided you use them properly with due care. Here are few tips for surfing/using those websites to select doctors online for your benefit.

The first tip:

Decide what you want for your health care (in long run and for immediate treatment). If you want long term relationship, for your child’s treatment, than a pediatrician within your city or locality will be best. If you want a doctor for short term it does not matter if some patient rates a doctor bad for being full of himself or herself. But, if you are going to see the doctor often, a good sympathetic behavior is certainly a matter to consider; after all you do not want to visit a person who you may not like personally (although he/she might be a good doctor).

The second tip:

If you are looking about information about a doctor, look for specific reviews, e.g. how efficiently and effectively a case of surgery such as tonsil removal was handled by a doctor, instead of reviews such as “that doctor X was nasty”, which does not tell much about the quality of a doctor.

The third tip:

The more reviews a doctor gets, the better it is. The more reviews you read about a physician the more accurate will be your information. But the downside of this is, an angry patient may make several negative comments/reviews or the doctor may also post several good reviews on his/her own using different names. So, use this tip carefully.

But the good news is that currently the websites have system to detect such reviews and they are able to prevent most of such reviews.

The fourth tip:

Find out the patterns of reviews. Ten similar comments/complaints about a doctor is much more valuable than ten different comments/complaints.

The fifth tip:

The numbers of comments a doctor get is only the tip of the iceberg. Majority of patients do not leave a comment. The commenter is most likely very satisfied with the doctor or the one who is dissatisfied with the doctor. The majority who fall in between usually do not write a review or a comment.

Online service is very good provided you use it with caution and wisely, such as find a doctor online. One thing is for sure, the finding of doctor and other services online is here to stay and grow as technology develops to prevent the shortfalls, whatsoever.

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Researchers say some food items at restaurants may not have accurate calorie counts.

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Researchers say some food items at restaurants may not have accurate calorie counts.

Shots has often wondered if restaurant menus are, in fact, accurate when it comes to calories. Could that pasta with scallops and shrimp really only be 650 calories? Is a slice of veggie pizza just 208 calories? And is the grilled salmon bowl with brown rice a more healthful choice?

Researchers at Tufts University in Boston were wondering the same things and set out to get some answers. To the skeptical among us, their results may seem surprising. Most of the counts they checked were off by just 10 calories.

 

The researchers ordered food from 42 restaurants, including Pizza Hut, Boston Market, Olive Garden and Outback Steakhouse. They chose 269 different food items from appetizers to desserts.

They then packed up the food and sent it off to a laboratory for analysis. The measured nutrition content covered carbohydrate, protein, fat and calories. Their study results appear in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Of the 269 food items, 141 actually had fewer calories than stated. For example, Au Bon Pain's orange scone had 16 fewer calories than the 470 on the menu.

But when calorie counts were off, they could be way off. Nearly 1 in 5 of the foods contained 100 or more calories than stated. In some cases, the discrepancies were "huge," Tufts researcher Lorien Urban tells Shots. For example, a blue cheese wedge side salad at Outback Steakhouse was 659 calories richer than the menu noted. And a side order of chips and salsa at On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina was too low by a whopping 1,081 calories.

Among the many provisions of the big federal law overhauling health care was a requirement that the Food and Drug Administration develop regulations for menu labeling at restaurant chains with 20 or more locations. The idea is that the info will help curb the obesity epidemic, which now affects one in three Americans.

But as Shots has reported, the counts may not affect consumer behavior much. And Urban worries that without clear guidelines for accuracy, the calorie labeling won't be useful at all.

While 10 calories off doesn't sound like much, they add up, Urban says. Ten calories more per day can mean one pound more per year. And 100 calories more per day can mean 15 more pounds at the end of a year.

Sit-down restaurants were more likely to have calorie discrepancies. "Fast foods have more automated portions, but at sit down restaurants, individual chefs have more control and can make portions smaller or larger," says Urban. Her analysis also found calorie discrepancies more common with supposedly low-calorie foods, like that salad mentioned above.

The National Restaurant Association tells Shots that it's trying to help its members get better at analysis. "There are different techniques to measure calories, and as more restaurants across the country gain experience in this relatively new area, the variance should narrow," it said in a statement.

For anyone watching calories, Urban suggests ordering all dressings and sauces on the side. And be careful with obvious culprits like desserts which, uniformly in this analysis, contained more calories than stated on the menu.

Acnezine acne treatment cream is one of the frequently used and purchased products online and it is obvious that there will be many questions frequently asked by many users/buyers of the product. The frequently asked questions (FAQ) ranges from how to use acnezine product to the ingredients present in the product to the cost and shipping procedures. Here are some of the frewuently asked questions and their answers about Acnezine.

How the products should be used for best results?

Acnezine acne treatment cream should be used one to three times a day. Use a thin layer over the affected area after thoroughly cleansing the skin over which is to be applied. It is better to start with a single application a day and gradually increased to two and three applications a day to prevent excessive drying of the skin, which is a common side effect of the product. If there is excessive drying of the skin (sometimes there may be peeling of skin) despite precaution reduce the frequency of application to once a day or every alternate day.

If you are going outside, it is better to use a sunscreen. First apply Acnezine acne treatment cream and allow it to dry, than follow the direction of use of sunscreen. If yo develop any allergy/sensitivity to the Acnezine acne treatment cream, it is best to discontinue the medication and consult a doctor.

The Acnezine acne treatment cream is only for external use. do not use it in mucous membranes.

What is the active ingredient of Acnezine acne treatment cream?

Benzoyl Peroxide 5% is the active anti acne medication of Acnezine acne treatment cream.

How to buy Acnezine acne treatment cream?

You can buy Acnezine acne treatment cream online from the original website of Acnezine products. The USA orders are shipped via USPS first class mail with delivery confirmation. All international orders are shipped via FedEx with tracking facility.

How long to receive the Acnezine acne treatment cream?

It usually takes 7-10 days (business days) for USA orders and 10-21 business days for international orders.

How to pay for Acnezine acne treatment cream?

You can pay by credit cards (4 major credit cards are accepted i.e. Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover Card), PayPal or Google Checkout.

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President Obama (and many, many others) have been throwing around the phrase "means testing" as they talk about ways to cut spending for Medicare.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means," says Inigo Montoya, Mandy Patinkin's character in one of the many now-famous lines in the movie The Princess Bride.

Of course he wasn't responding to the President, but he could have been.

Here's what Mr. Obama said at his news conference earlier today when a reporter asked if he "would be willing to means test" Social Security or Medicare:

 

"I've said that means testing on Medicare, meaning people like myself, if â€" I'm going to be turning 50 in a week. So I'm starting to think a little bit more about Medicare eligibility. Yes, I'm going to get my AARP card soon â€" and the discounts. But you can envision a situation where for somebody in my position, me, having to pay a little bit more on premiums or co-pays or things like that would be appropriate. And, again, that could make a difference. So we've been very clear about where we're willing to go."

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines means test as "an examination into the financial state of a person to determine eligibility for public assistance."

In other words, a means test is a test to determine whether you get a particular benefit, not how much you pay for it. Medicaid is a means-tested program. So are Food Stamps.

If Medicare actually was means-tested, then wealthier people wouldn't get the benefit at all.

The context of the President's comments make it fairly clear that he's talking about something else entirely. It's called "income relating." That's when people with higher incomes pay more but get the same benefits as people who earn less.

Medicare currently has income-related premiums for Part B of the program and, under last year's Affordable Care Act, will begin income-relating premiums for Medicare's prescription drug program this year.

So can we stop talking about means-testing Medicare (and Social Security for that matter) and start talking calling it what it really is â€" charging people more for benefits when they have higher incomes?

Probably not. As another Princess Bride character says, that just might be "inconceivable."

Acnezine acne treatment cream is one of the frequently used and purchased products online and it is obvious that there will be many questions frequently asked by many users/buyers of the product. The frequently asked questions (FAQ) ranges from how to use acnezine product to the ingredients present in the product to the cost and shipping procedures. Here are some of the frewuently asked questions and their answers about Acnezine.

How the products should be used for best results?

Acnezine acne treatment cream should be used one to three times a day. Use a thin layer over the affected area after thoroughly cleansing the skin over which is to be applied. It is better to start with a single application a day and gradually increased to two and three applications a day to prevent excessive drying of the skin, which is a common side effect of the product. If there is excessive drying of the skin (sometimes there may be peeling of skin) despite precaution reduce the frequency of application to once a day or every alternate day.

If you are going outside, it is better to use a sunscreen. First apply Acnezine acne treatment cream and allow it to dry, than follow the direction of use of sunscreen. If yo develop any allergy/sensitivity to the Acnezine acne treatment cream, it is best to discontinue the medication and consult a doctor.

The Acnezine acne treatment cream is only for external use. do not use it in mucous membranes.

What is the active ingredient of Acnezine acne treatment cream?

Benzoyl Peroxide 5% is the active anti acne medication of Acnezine acne treatment cream.

How to buy Acnezine acne treatment cream?

You can buy Acnezine acne treatment cream online from the original website of Acnezine products. The USA orders are shipped via USPS first class mail with delivery confirmation. All international orders are shipped via FedEx with tracking facility.

How long to receive the Acnezine acne treatment cream?

It usually takes 7-10 days (business days) for USA orders and 10-21 business days for international orders.

How to pay for Acnezine acne treatment cream?

You can pay by credit cards (4 major credit cards are accepted i.e. Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover Card), PayPal or Google Checkout.

DISCLAIMER: THE STORY(s) DEPICTED ON THIS SITE AND THE PERSON(s) DEPICTED IN THE STORY ARE NOT REAL. RATHER, THIS FICTIONAL STORY IS BASED ON THE RESULTS THAT SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED THESE PRODUCTS HAVE ACHIEVED. THE RESULTS PORTRAYED IN THE STORY AND IN THE COMMENTS ARE ILLUSTRATIVE, AND MAY NOT BE THE RESULTS THAT YOU ACHIEVE WITH THESE PRODUCTS. THIS PAGE RECEIVES COMPENSATION FOR CLICKS ON OR PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS FEATURED ON THIS SITE.

President Obama (and many, many others) have been throwing around the phrase "means testing" as they talk about ways to cut spending for Medicare.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means," says Inigo Montoya, Mandy Patinkin's character in one of the many now-famous lines in the movie The Princess Bride.

Of course he wasn't responding to the President, but he could have been.

Here's what Mr. Obama said at his news conference earlier today when a reporter asked if he "would be willing to means test" Social Security or Medicare:

 

"I've said that means testing on Medicare, meaning people like myself, if â€" I'm going to be turning 50 in a week. So I'm starting to think a little bit more about Medicare eligibility. Yes, I'm going to get my AARP card soon â€" and the discounts. But you can envision a situation where for somebody in my position, me, having to pay a little bit more on premiums or co-pays or things like that would be appropriate. And, again, that could make a difference. So we've been very clear about where we're willing to go."

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines means test as "an examination into the financial state of a person to determine eligibility for public assistance."

In other words, a means test is a test to determine whether you get a particular benefit, not how much you pay for it. Medicaid is a means-tested program. So are Food Stamps.

If Medicare actually was means-tested, then wealthier people wouldn't get the benefit at all.

The context of the President's comments make it fairly clear that he's talking about something else entirely. It's called "income relating." That's when people with higher incomes pay more but get the same benefits as people who earn less.

Medicare currently has income-related premiums for Part B of the program and, under last year's Affordable Care Act, will begin income-relating premiums for Medicare's prescription drug program this year.

So can we stop talking about means-testing Medicare (and Social Security for that matter) and start talking calling it what it really is â€" charging people more for benefits when they have higher incomes?

Probably not. As another Princess Bride character says, that just might be "inconceivable."

The main aim of dietary modification for underweight person is to restore the body weight to normal. The dietary modification for underweight aims to bring body weight to normal; it is also to provide some extra energy store for the possible lean period. By bringing the body weight to normal it is possible to avoid complications that may arise due to low body weight.

The following modifications should be done in diet to help bring the body weight to normal in an underweight person:

Energy:

The most important dietary modification required is to provide extra approximately 500 Kcal per day. This 500 Kcal per day is above the daily requirement of energy or calorie. Extra 500 Kcal per day will increase body weight by approximately 0.5 kg (kilogram) per week. If higher weight gains (more than 0.5 kg per week) is desired than daily extra calorie intake should be about 1000 kcal per day which will cause weight gain of approximately 1 kg per week.

Proteins:

A high energy intake should be accompanied with a high intake of proteins which is must to build up the muscle mass for maintaining normal body weight. Easily digestible foods with high protein contents like milk, eggs, and a combination of cereals and pulses should be included in the diet of underweight.

Carbohydrates:

The carbohydrate content should be high in the diet for underweight. High carbohydrate intake can help to meet the high energy needs, as most of the extra energy need should come from carbohydrates. The carbohydrate should come from easily digestible foods like sugar, honey, cereals, starchy vegetables and fruits and these should be consumed liberally. The bulk of the food should not be increased as it can cut down the total food intake.

Fats:

Fats content of the diet of underweight should be moderate so it can partly meet the increased energy needs but not exceed the tolerance. The fats should contain essential fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Fats should be easily digestible.

Vitamins and Minerals:

The diet should contain enough vitamins and minerals. A balanced diet can provide adequate vitamins and minerals required by the underweight person. Vegetables, fruits, whole grain cereals and pulses, particularly in sprouted beans, help in ensuring an adequate intake of minerals and vitamins.

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In one piece from the edgy campaign, a henpecked husband cowers with cartons of milk in his arms.

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In one piece from the edgy campaign, a henpecked husband cowers with cartons of milk in his arms.

The same folks who first asked Americans, "Got Milk?" in ads that have become part of popular culture are out with a new and far edgier pitch.

The question this time, put to stressed-out husbands and boyfriends is, "Are you a man living with PMS?"

The campaign from the California Milk Processor Board is mainly online and can be found at the cheeky URL: EverythingIDoIsWrong.org. The milk promoters' proposition this time around: "Milk can help reduce the symptoms of PMS," so stock up, henpecked males everywhere.

But can milk deliver? Let's look at the evidence.

The milk promoters cite a couple of scientific papers. One was a study published back in 1998, later reprised in a review article, that suggested PMS could be the result of a disruption in calcium regulation in the body and that treatment with calcium supplements could help.

The researchers found that 1,200 milligrams of calcium from supplements each day eventually reduced PMS symptoms by 48 percent. Women getting a placebo experienced a 30 percent reduction in symptoms, however.

The other paper, published in 2005, described a study that suggested consuming lots of calcium and vitamin D could help curb the development of PMS.

The findings from both studies led the milk group to say a diet high in calcium, including milk, could alleviate PMS symptoms. At the bottom of the new website you can find the claim boiled down to this: "Milk helps reduce a majority of women's symptoms after 3 months of taking 1,200 mg Calcium/day."

To vet it, I checked in with epidemiologist Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson at the University of Massachusetts School Public Health and Health Sciences. She's the lead author of the 2005 paper cited by the milk group. She gets no funding from the dairy industry. And she was never contacted by the milk board or ad agency about her work before the campaign launched, she says.

"The site overstates the prevalence" of the PMS problem, she says. Clinically significant symptoms â€" those severe enough to have a real negative effect on daily functioning â€" affect about 15 to 20 percent of menstruating women.

"It's true that the majority of menstruating women have symptoms of some sort," she says, "but if they're not having an effect on daily life then it's probably not severe enough to be considered clinical PMS."

OK, then what about the claim that milk can help relieve PMS symptoms? The data suggest that it can, but there are some caveats.

First, the early study that compared doses of calcium with a placebo relied on supplements â€" not milk. Bertone-Johnson's work on the risk of women being diagnosed with PMS looked at calcium and vitamin D from all sources.

Still, overall, there's evidence for the claim. "The data supporting this are reasonably strong," she says.

But if it were up to her, the milk message would get a tweak. "It's not necessarily milk across the board that would be beneficial," she says. Her work found a stronger benefit for low-fat and skim milk and not so much from whole milk, she says. The fat content may be part of reason.

Fat and calories count, too. There's evidence that women with higher body mass indexes have a higher risk for developing PMS. And Bertone-Johsnon says even skim milk is a significant source of calories, so moderation is important.

Milk is probably worth a try, but if a woman doesn't see results after a few months, the she should probably try another option.

I asked Steve James, executive director for the California Milk Processor Board, about the evidence and the claims. "We think they're both valid scientific studies, and we stand by them," he says.

Now what about the reaction to the campaign? "It's a controversial and sensitive topic to begin with," James acknowledges, but the groups testing beforehand showed that "overwhelmingly men and women responded positively to the humor and the message."

The campaign will stay mostly on the Web, with a few on billboards in California, which is the territory the milk board covers. James also told us that there are some sponsorships with NPR member stations in California.

I did my own research in the NPR newsroom and got eye rolls and worse from all the women in I asked to look at the site. "This is so wrong," said one female colleague. "Good lord!" another one gasped as it loaded on her screen.

Underweight is body weight of 10% to 20% lower than ideal body weight for age, height and sex or if BMI or body mass index is less than 18.5. BMI is calculated by “dividing body weight (in kilogram) by height in meter square. For example if body weight of a person is 50 kg and height is 1.5 meter than his BMI will be 22.22 (50 divided by 1.5 x 1.5 = 22.22).

If a person is underweight than he/she may have several medical problems like growth retardation (mainly in children), complication during pregnancy, increased susceptibility to infection, poor general health and related problems. The main aim of planning diet for underweight is to avoid these complications by bringing the body weight to normal. All the complication of underweight can be eliminated by bringing the body weight of underweight to normal.

The following are the main objectives of planning diet for underweight:

1.      The most important aim of planning diet for underweight person is to bring the body weight to normal. By bringing body weight to normal all the complications (some of which are potentially life threatening) which may arise due to underweight can be avoided and a normal healthy life is possible.

2.      Next important is to maintain body to normal after gaining normal body weight. This may be difficult to maintain without proper plan of diet. With proper diet the physiology of the body can adjust to maintain body weight to normal.

3.      The body stores should be replenished to normal. This can be done only by planning a proper diet, which can build body stores of vitamins, minerals, fats etc. These normal body stores can act as insurance for future underweight problem to a large extent.

4.      A properly planned diet for underweight can maintain good nutritional status for the underweight person after gaining body weight to normal.

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Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea light up this microscopic view.

The emergence of a strain of gonorrhea that can thwart the last antibiotic effective in treating the common sexually transmitted disease was bound to happen, experts say.

The new, super-resistant strain is called H041, and so far, only a handful of cases are known in Japan. But don't count on it staying that way. Experience has shown that once a resistant strain of gonorrhea appears, it steadily displaces those that can be killed with antibiotics.

It happened in the 1970s and 1980s with penicillin and tetracycline and more recently with a class of drugs called fluoroquinolones, such as Cipro.

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that gonorrhea infects 700,000 Americans each year. It initially can cause painful urination and other symptoms, but can develop into chronic infections that can lead to infertility, joint damage and serious infections in babies born to infected mothers. People with gonorrhea are also at higher risk of getting HIV.

Researchers from Sweden and Japan reported on the discovery of H041 this week at the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Quebec.

"An era of untreatable gonorrhea may have been initiated," the researchers warn in a published summary of their report. (You can find it on page A76 of this compilation of meeting abstracts.)

The ominous thing about H041 is that it is highly resistant, the researchers say, to cephalosporins â€" specifically the mainstay drugs cefixime and ceftriaxone. The CDC tells doctors to use these drugs in combination with another antibiotic â€" preferably azithromycin â€" to treat all gonorrhea these days.

The researchers say H041 is resistant to doses of ceftriaxone as much as eight times larger than seen with previously known gonorrhea strains, "and all other cephalosporins, as well as most other antimicrobials tested."

This unique antibiotic resistance is conferred by four newly discovered pinpoint mutations in amino acids making up the germ's genes.

The new report comes only a few days after the CDC put out a 10-year review of growing antibiotic resistance among US gonorrhea isolates, concluding "the eventual emergence of cephalosporin resistance appears likely."

The CDC report tracks an upward creep in what it calls minimum inhibitory concentrations, or MICs, to cephalosporin drugs. An elevated MIC means it takes a higher dose of the drug to kill the bug.

On the face of it, the 10-year increase in MIC levels doesn't look too alarming. For cefexime, the proportion of gonorrhea cases with elevated MIC levels went from 0.2 percent to 1.4 percent. And for ceftriaxone, it increased from 0.1 percent to 0.3 percent.

But it's the trend that's important. And resistance has grown much more in some parts of the country. For instance, in Honolulu, nearly 8 percent of all gonorrhea cases had elevated MIC levels last year, and in California it was nearly 5 percent.

The CDC is asking doctors to be alert to patients who aren't cured by standard doses of the recommended two-antibiotic cocktail, and especially to report any treatment failures. Such cases have recently been seen in Asia and Norway.

But the discovery of H041 foretells a different ballgame. This super-gonorrhea strain doesn't merely require higher doses of the most powerful antibiotic available. It might be entirely untreatable.

So the new bug calls for "enhanced disease control activities" to contain it, or at least delay its spread, the Swedish and Japanese teams says, and "ultimately, new drugs are essential... for efficacious gonorrhea treatment."

Underweight is body weight of 10% to 20% lower than ideal body weight for age, height and sex or if BMI or body mass index is less than 18.5. BMI is calculated by “dividing body weight (in kilogram) by height in meter square. For example if body weight of a person is 50 kg and height is 1.5 meter than his BMI will be 22.22 (50 divided by 1.5 x 1.5 = 22.22).

If a person is underweight than he/she may have several medical problems like growth retardation (mainly in children), complication during pregnancy, increased susceptibility to infection, poor general health and related problems. The main aim of planning diet for underweight is to avoid these complications by bringing the body weight to normal. All the complication of underweight can be eliminated by bringing the body weight of underweight to normal.

The following are the main objectives of planning diet for underweight:

1.      The most important aim of planning diet for underweight person is to bring the body weight to normal. By bringing body weight to normal all the complications (some of which are potentially life threatening) which may arise due to underweight can be avoided and a normal healthy life is possible.

2.      Next important is to maintain body to normal after gaining normal body weight. This may be difficult to maintain without proper plan of diet. With proper diet the physiology of the body can adjust to maintain body weight to normal.

3.      The body stores should be replenished to normal. This can be done only by planning a proper diet, which can build body stores of vitamins, minerals, fats etc. These normal body stores can act as insurance for future underweight problem to a large extent.

4.      A properly planned diet for underweight can maintain good nutritional status for the underweight person after gaining body weight to normal.

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When Eli Walker talked with his ear, nose and throat specialist near his Silver Spring, Md., home about how to treat the obstructive sleep apnea he'd just been diagnosed with, the doctor's first recommendation was that he have surgery to remove some of the soft tissue at the back of his throat.

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Before surgery, consider trying a machine to help breathing for sleep apnea.

An uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), as it's called, would hopefully widen his airway, curing him of sleep apnea, which caused him to snore loudly and stop breathing for brief periods throughout the night when the muscles in his throat relaxed and the tissues collapsed in on themselves. The sort of apnea affects at least 2 percent to 4 percent of people, and it isn't just a nocturnal nuisance. This kind of apnea can have serious consequences, including raising the risk of heart attack and stroke.

But as Walker, 63, discovered when he started researching the procedure is that despite its impressive, palate-mangling name â€" "U-triple-P surgery," as it's sometimes called â€" is only successful over the long haul in about half of people. "I thought, 'That doesn't sound so good,' " he says.

 

Sleep medicine specialists agree. "Surgery is really considered a second-line therapy," says Dr. Nancy Collop, director of the sleep center at Emory University and president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

The preferred treatment is to fit patients with a breathing device called a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask that keeps their airway open by pushing pressurized air into it while they sleep.

It's not a perfect solution. Between 50 percent and 80 percent of people stop using the mask because they can't get used to it, says Collup. But if they can acclimate themselves, it generally solves the problem.

Walker couldn't get used to it. and now has an oral appliance (sort of like a mouth guard) that repositions his jaw to keep his airway open while he sleeps.

Finding a solution for sleep apnea may take time. But if your doctor suggests surgery before you've exhausted other options, consider getting a second opinion.

Dietary modification in cirrhosis is very important for speedy reversal of architectural distortions of liver in cirrhosis. Along with dietary modification, the removal of the causative or aggressive factors of cirrhosis is also important for prevention of architectural distortions of cirrhosis. Dietary modifications recommended in cirrhosis are of vital importance in management of cirrhosis.

The following dietary modifications are essential for speedy reversal of architectural distortions of cirrhosis:

Energy requirement in cirrhosis:

The energy requirements are increased to correct nutrition deficiencies and to promote reversal of architectural distortions liver, but due to the bedridden condition of the patient the energy requirement of cirrhosis patient is actually less than normal person.

Proteins requirement in cirrhosis:

The protein intake should be normal to overcome malnutrition, regenerate liver cells and to replenish plasma proteins. However, if there is hepatic coma, the protein intake should be less than normal depending on the individual tolerance.

Carbohydrates requirement in cirrhosis:

A high carbohydrate diet is essential and recommended for increased energy demand and to protect the liver from further damage. Carbohydrates should be in the simple forms like glucose, sugar, fruits and fruit juices and starches like cereals and root vegetables etc. Irritating fibers should not be taken and refined cereals and low fiber vegetables and fruits should be consumed.

Fats requirement in cirrhosis:

Many cirrhotic patients suffer from mal-absorption of fat and fat should be restricted to help such patients (although inclusion of adequate amount of fat to improve the palatability of the diet and to promote recovery is recommended). The amount of fat to be included in the diet varies depending on individual. Emulsified fats, which are easily digested like fat from milk, butter, cream, eggs should be given.

Vitamins requirement in cirrhosis:

The absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E & K may be affected due to the decreased intake and impaired absorption of fat. Therefore, diet should include fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E & K rich foods and vitamin B complex supplements may be required to replenish liver store and repair tissue damage.

Minerals requirement in cirrhosis:

Adequate amounts of calcium, magnesium and other minerals should be provided in the diet for cirrhosis patient. The intake of sodium needs to be restricted because of water retention in the body.

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Peggy O'Brien-Murphy receives a massage from therapist Loretta Lanz. O'Brien-Murphy was among the participants in a study that found both relaxation and deep tissue massage are effective treatments for lower back pain.

Medicaid may not be the best health coverage around, but a study out this week shows that it is way better than nothing.

The findings come from Oregon, where limited funding meant the state resorted to a lottery to determine who would get into Medicaid. Public health researchers compared the health of people who got Medicaid coverage and those who didn't, and we have Julie Rovner on hand to explain how it turned out.

And a new report suggests that publicity for screening tests seems to be working in the fight to prevent colorectal cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still looking for ways to get the third of 50 to 75-year-olds who aren't up to date on their screenings, though.

We also check in on Maryland's flip-flop on sunscreen on kids for kids at camp. In rules to prevent inappropriate touching, some parents and doctor worried there was too little concern about protection from the sun.

And we sort through some of the science on whether playing violent video games harms kids. It's clear that video games can lead to more aggressive and less empathetic behavior in the short run, but if gamers don't grow up to commit crimes, it might not count as harm.

Some relief for back-pain sufferers: research out this week confirmed that the masseuse's table is a medically effective destination for treatment. And we hear a health story from Mozambique about young mothers with HIV working to keep their babies healthy and HIV-negative.

To subscribe to the Your Health podcast, click here.

Acnezine is well known and commonly used for acne or pimples. It is important to know about the ingredients present in any preparation before using it. Acnezine contains Benzoyl Peroxide 5% as the active ingredient for treatment of acne (according to the official website of acnezine). Benzoyl Peroxide is one of the most commonly used and most effective in the treatment of acne.

There are also several other inactive ingredients in Acnezine, such as aloe vera, green tea leaf extract, citrus extract, glyceryl, benzyl alcohol, tea tree oil, honey, sodium hydroxide, water and several other ingredients. All the inactive ingredients are commonly used for skin care.

How Benzoyl Peroxide act in acne treatment?

Benzoyl Peroxide, when comes in contact with water liberate oxygen gradually, which kills bacteria, especially anaerobic bacteria such as P. acnes (an anaerobic bacteria), the causative organism of most of the acne. Benzoyl Peroxide also has additional keratolytic and comedolytic properties.

One best thing about Benzoyl Peroxide is that, P. acnes and other anaerobic bacteria generally do not develop resistance against Benzoyl Peroxide, which is a common problem with many antibiotics.

What are the side effects of Benzoyl Peroxide?

The common side effects of Benzoyl Peroxide include mild skin irritation, burning and stinging sensation, especially initially and redness of skin over which it is applied. All the side effects are mild in nature and cause no harm. In most patients/users the side effects disappear and only rarely may require discontinuation of the medication due to persistence of these symptoms. Contact with eyes, lips and mucous membrane should be avoided. Dryness of skin, formation of scales, edema, contact sensitization, etc. are some other side effects.

Due to gradual release of active oxygen (oxidizing agent) Benzoyl Peroxide can bleach hairs and cloths.

 

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Peggy O'Brien-Murphy receives a massage from therapist Loretta Lanz. O'Brien-Murphy was among the participants in a study that found both relaxation and deep tissue massage are effective treatments for lower back pain.

Medicaid may not be the best health coverage around, but a study out this week shows that it is way better than nothing.

The findings come from Oregon, where limited funding meant the state resorted to a lottery to determine who would get into Medicaid. Public health researchers compared the health of people who got Medicaid coverage and those who didn't, and we have Julie Rovner on hand to explain how it turned out.

And a new report suggests that publicity for screening tests seems to be working in the fight to prevent colorectal cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still looking for ways to get the third of 50 to 75-year-olds who aren't up to date on their screenings, though.

We also check in on Maryland's flip-flop on sunscreen on kids for kids at camp. In rules to prevent inappropriate touching, some parents and doctor worried there was too little concern about protection from the sun.

And we sort through some of the science on whether playing violent video games harms kids. It's clear that video games can lead to more aggressive and less empathetic behavior in the short run, but if gamers don't grow up to commit crimes, it might not count as harm.

Some relief for back-pain sufferers: research out this week confirmed that the masseuse's table is a medically effective destination for treatment. And we hear a health story from Mozambique about young mothers with HIV working to keep their babies healthy and HIV-negative.

To subscribe to the Your Health podcast, click here.

Acnezine is well known and commonly used for acne or pimples. It is important to know about the ingredients present in any preparation before using it. Acnezine contains Benzoyl Peroxide 5% as the active ingredient for treatment of acne (according to the official website of acnezine). Benzoyl Peroxide is one of the most commonly used and most effective in the treatment of acne.

There are also several other inactive ingredients in Acnezine, such as aloe vera, green tea leaf extract, citrus extract, glyceryl, benzyl alcohol, tea tree oil, honey, sodium hydroxide, water and several other ingredients. All the inactive ingredients are commonly used for skin care.

How Benzoyl Peroxide act in acne treatment?

Benzoyl Peroxide, when comes in contact with water liberate oxygen gradually, which kills bacteria, especially anaerobic bacteria such as P. acnes (an anaerobic bacteria), the causative organism of most of the acne. Benzoyl Peroxide also has additional keratolytic and comedolytic properties.

One best thing about Benzoyl Peroxide is that, P. acnes and other anaerobic bacteria generally do not develop resistance against Benzoyl Peroxide, which is a common problem with many antibiotics.

What are the side effects of Benzoyl Peroxide?

The common side effects of Benzoyl Peroxide include mild skin irritation, burning and stinging sensation, especially initially and redness of skin over which it is applied. All the side effects are mild in nature and cause no harm. In most patients/users the side effects disappear and only rarely may require discontinuation of the medication due to persistence of these symptoms. Contact with eyes, lips and mucous membrane should be avoided. Dryness of skin, formation of scales, edema, contact sensitization, etc. are some other side effects.

Due to gradual release of active oxygen (oxidizing agent) Benzoyl Peroxide can bleach hairs and cloths.

 

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Peggy O'Brien-Murphy receives a massage from therapist Loretta Lanz. O'Brien-Murphy was among the participants in a study that found both relaxation and deep tissue massage are effective treatments for lower back pain.

Medicaid may not be the best health coverage around, but a study out this week shows that it is way better than nothing.

The findings come from Oregon, where limited funding meant the state resorted to a lottery to determine who would get into Medicaid. Public health researchers compared the health of people who got Medicaid coverage and those who didn't, and we have Julie Rovner on hand to explain how it turned out.

And a new report suggests that publicity for screening tests seems to be working in the fight to prevent colorectal cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still looking for ways to get the third of 50 to 75-year-olds who aren't up to date on their screenings, though.

We also check in on Maryland's flip-flop on sunscreen on kids for kids at camp. In rules to prevent inappropriate touching, some parents and doctor worried there was too little concern about protection from the sun.

And we sort through some of the science on whether playing violent video games harms kids. It's clear that video games can lead to more aggressive and less empathetic behavior in the short run, but if gamers don't grow up to commit crimes, it might not count as harm.

Some relief for back-pain sufferers: research out this week confirmed that the masseuse's table is a medically effective destination for treatment. And we hear a health story from Mozambique about young mothers with HIV working to keep their babies healthy and HIV-negative.

To subscribe to the Your Health podcast, click here.

Definition of underweight: The definition of underweight can be given as “a condition when body weight of an individual is 10-20% less than ideal body weight for his/her height, age and sex”. Underweight can also be defined if a person’s BMI (body mass index) is less than 18.5. Using BMI to define underweight is more suitable and practicable and is used commonly.

If you are underweight it may be an indication of some underlying health problem or it may not be possible to find out the exact cause of underweight, despite extensive investigations. Sometime underweight may be an indication of serious underlying pathology, such as cancer or HIV infection.

There are several causes of underweight. The following are the common causes of underweight in a person:

• A person may become underweight if the food intake is inadequate, both in quantity and quality. Quantity means the total calorie intake is less than calories burned (which is due to less amount of food consumption). Quality of food means consumption of proteins (should have all the essential amino acids in protein), fats (essential fatty acids should be adequate), carbohydrates, all the vitamins and minerals in adequate quantity as per expenditure of energy.
• The cause of underweight may also be consumption of fewer calories (food) in compare to the calorie expenditure, which may lead to energy deficit. The increase calorie expenditure may be due to increased physical activity or due to rise in body temperature or fever.
• Hormonal imbalances like hyperactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) can increase the metabolic rate to a large extent, which will cause increase need of energy or calorie (food). If food intake is not increased it may produce underweight individual.
• Many pathological conditions like fever, cancer, tuberculosis may be the cause of underweight. In these conditions the appetite is poor and but the energy needs are greatly increased, which leads to underweight.
• Certain psychological eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may also cause underweight in individuals suffering from these problems. Anorexia nervosa is and obsession for slimming, where patient may not take food for the fear of gaining weight, even if they are very thin.

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To see the difference in facial masking, compare Michael J. Fox's expressive face in this video with the Muhammad Ali's.

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Doctors and other health practitioners may need to pay more attention to their own biases when seeing people with Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that affects muscle control.

It's not always easy for those caring for people with Parkinson's to judge how the patients are coping with the condition because of the way it can interfere with how they express emotion.

The phenomenon, called facial masking, can make patients look as if they're unfeeling, indifferent, sad or even hostile. That could lead to an inaccurate diagnosis of depression or something else. And cultural differences between doctors and patients as well as stereotypes can complicate matters even more, according to a recent study in Social Science & Medicine.

 

"Facial masking is socially isolating," said Tufts University's Dr. Linda Tickle-Degnen, one of the researchers behind the study. "Walking is social, talking is social, and your face is social. It's like a big puzzle that's starting to come together in Parkinson's disease."

For a look at what she's talking about, Tickle-Degnen suggested watching the Parkinson's video featuring Michael J. Fox and Muhammad Ali.

In her study, 284 American and Taiwanese health practitioners watched 24 American and Taiwanese men and women with Parkinson's disease in videotaped interviews. Half the videos showed patients with moderate masking, and the other half showed patients with almost no masking.

She and her colleagues found the health professionals in both countries were more likely to judge patients with greater facial masking to be depressed or less sociable than those with little masking.

Doctors appeared to be more biased by masking when they judged the sociability of Americans versus the Taiwanese, the study found, expecting American patients to be more expressive. Female stereotypes also played a role in how the doctors judged the study participants.

"We want doctors to understand the person," Tickle-Degnen told Shots. She hopes that the study will encourage doctors to be much more patient-centered. "We've got to realize that doctors â€" who are nice people â€" have stereotypes," she said. "Those values affect us even if we have objective training."

Definition of underweight: The definition of underweight can be given as “a condition when body weight of an individual is 10-20% less than ideal body weight for his/her height, age and sex”. Underweight can also be defined if a person’s BMI (body mass index) is less than 18.5. Using BMI to define underweight is more suitable and practicable and is used commonly.

If you are underweight it may be an indication of some underlying health problem or it may not be possible to find out the exact cause of underweight, despite extensive investigations. Sometime underweight may be an indication of serious underlying pathology, such as cancer or HIV infection.

There are several causes of underweight. The following are the common causes of underweight in a person:

• A person may become underweight if the food intake is inadequate, both in quantity and quality. Quantity means the total calorie intake is less than calories burned (which is due to less amount of food consumption). Quality of food means consumption of proteins (should have all the essential amino acids in protein), fats (essential fatty acids should be adequate), carbohydrates, all the vitamins and minerals in adequate quantity as per expenditure of energy.
• The cause of underweight may also be consumption of fewer calories (food) in compare to the calorie expenditure, which may lead to energy deficit. The increase calorie expenditure may be due to increased physical activity or due to rise in body temperature or fever.
• Hormonal imbalances like hyperactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) can increase the metabolic rate to a large extent, which will cause increase need of energy or calorie (food). If food intake is not increased it may produce underweight individual.
• Many pathological conditions like fever, cancer, tuberculosis may be the cause of underweight. In these conditions the appetite is poor and but the energy needs are greatly increased, which leads to underweight.
• Certain psychological eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa may also cause underweight in individuals suffering from these problems. Anorexia nervosa is and obsession for slimming, where patient may not take food for the fear of gaining weight, even if they are very thin.

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If your potato soup came from a bulging, unrefrigerated container, don't even taste it.

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If your potato soup came from a bulging, unrefrigerated container, don't even taste it.

If you absolutely must have some botulism toxin in your body, please make sure it's put there by a health professional to smooth wrinkles or for some other medical purpose.

Eating the stuff could land you in the hospital â€" or worse.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week, two unfortunate people who took small tastes of spoiled potato soup came down with botulism.

In late January, a 29-year-old man in Ohio tried a little soup from "a bulging plastic container, noted a bad taste, and discarded the remainder," says the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The soup, from the refrigerated section of local market, had gone unrefrigerated for 42 days. Forty-two days!

 

Even a minuscule amount of botulism toxin, one of the most poisonous proteins known, can be life-threatening.

Five days after the soup slurp, the man was hospitalized. He was having trouble breathing and swallowing. He was also dizzy and had blurry vision.

In the hospital, he was put on a ventilator and got treated with antitoxin provided by the CDC. After nearly two months, he was transferred to a rehab facility.

In April, a Georgia woman tasted some yucky potato soup and ended up in the hospital after four days of worsening dizziness and trouble swallowing. How did it happen? She tasted some potato soup that had gone unrefrigerated for 18 days, despite, as the CDC explained, a label that said " 'keep refrigerated' in letters 1/8 inch tall."

She also got antitoxin. After a 16-day hospital stay, she was still weak and was transferred to rehab.

Clostridium botulinum bacteria grow in dirt. Their spores can wind up on potatoes and other vegetables and then, when conditions are right, the bacteria can grow like mad, producing the deadly toxin. The bacteria don't like oxygen, so a sealed container is just dandy for them. And a low-acid food, like potato soup, is another plus for growth, the CDC says.

Heating food to 185 degrees for at least five minutes destroys the toxin. But people might not do that with something like vichyssoise sold in the refrigerated section of the supermarket.

The CDC says there have been 19 cases of botulism from commercially prepared foods sold chilled. Keep them that way to avoid trouble. And if there's any sign of bulging, throw the stuff in the trash right away.

Cirrhosis is a condition that consists of the development of fibrosis to the point that there is architectural distortion with the formation of regenerative nodules in the liver. This results in a decrease in liver mass (due to decrease of liver cells), and thus function, and an alteration of blood flow.

The common causes of cirrhosis are alcohol abuse that cause alcoholic liver disease, chronic hepatitis C etc. Cirrhosis has a variety of clinical manifestations and complications, some of which can be life-threatening. In the past it was thought that the architectural distortions of cirrhosis are never reversible, but fortunately it has become apparent that when the underlying insult that has caused the cirrhosis has been removed (like successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C and stopping of alcohol consumption completely), there can be reversal of architectural distortions (mainly fibrosis).

The main objectives of a diet for cirrhosis are as follows:

• To promote regeneration of liver cells by supplying adequate amount of nutrition through planning an appropriate diet for cirrhosis. Liver cells have tremendous capacity to regenerate, unlike many other organs, but for proper regeneration of liver cells, a suitable diet is basic need. Supply of adequate good quality protein is essential for regeneration of any cell, including liver cells (without protein the DNA and other important biomolecules can not be synthesized and without these biomolecules regeneration is not possible).
• Due to architectural distortions of liver cells, generally there is nutritional deficiency in cirrhosis, which can hamper the proper regeneration of liver cells. By supplying adequate nutrition with planned diet the regeneration can be sped up. Nutritional deficiencies are also common among alcoholics (chronic alcohol use or abuse is the commonest cause of cirrhosis).
• In a patient of cirrhosis fluid and electrolyte imbalance may be a problem, especially during the initial stage of management of cirrhosis. This electrolyte imbalance should be corrected through intake of fluids and by adequate diet.

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Obesity rates continue to climb in the U.S.

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Obesity rates continue to climb in the U.S.

Did you really think people in this country were getting slimmer? Of course not.

But the latest look at obesity in the U.S. paints an even grimmer picture of our national weight problem than you might have imagined.

The rates of obesity for American adults worsened in 16 states in the last year â€" and not a single state showed improvement. A dozen states now have obesity rates that exceed 30 percent, according to a report just out from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

 

Sounds bad. But the report â€" "F As In Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future" â€" gets even worse.

Here's a big reason reason why. The best state in the current obesity rankings is Colorado, which got the top spot by virtue of having only 19.8 percent of its adult population classified as obese. It's the only state below 20 percent, to boot. But those accomplishments are really no reason to cheer.

Turn back the clock to 1995, and that same obesity rate would have made Colorado the worst state in the nation. In fact, two decades ago no state had an obesity rate greater than 15 percent.

In case you're wondering the standard definition of obesity is a body mass index of 30 or more.

Now, more than a quarter of adults are obese in 38 states. There's detailed info on the findings for each state. But here are a few of the obesity winners and losers.

The worst:

• Mississippi (34.4 percent)
• Alabama (32.3 percent)
• West Virginia (32.2 percent)

The best:

• Colorado (19.8 percent)
• District of Columbia (21.7 percent)
• Connecticut (21.8 percent)

And, as the report points out, weight-related illnesses have increased, too. Diabetes is the most worrisome, and rates of the illness climbed in a dozen states over the past year. Now, 32 states have diabetes rates greater than 8 percent.

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For speedy recovery and to avoid potentially serious complications of typhoid fever, it is very important to have a good and balanced diet plan. If not treated promptly and adequately (with suitable antibiotics and diet) typhoid fever may cause serious complications like perforation of typhoid ulcer of intestine and chronic carrier state (which is very difficult to cure). To avoid serious complication diet plays an important role in typhoid by hastening recovery.

The following diet plan for typhoid can hasten recovery and help to avoid serious complications:

Early morning:

The early morning should be started with milk or tea with bread (breads are easy to digest and have good amount of protein).

Breakfast: The breakfast should consist of boiled eggs (boiled eggs are the easiest to digest among high protein foods), porridge etc. Both of these are easily good for health.

Mid morning:

This should be with tea with sandwich.

Lunch:

Mixed vegetables, whole grain cereal, fish, egg and white meat etc. should be taken during lunch.

Evening tea:

It should be with tea, bread with jam or bread with butter.

Dinner:

It should be with soup, whole grain cereals and vegetables.

At bedtime custard with fruits should be taken.

Some points should be remembered while planning a diet for typhoid fever patients. The following are the points to remember:

• Meals should be small and given at frequent interval, instead of a few large meals a day. Larger meals can be given like for any normal person, as the general health condition improves.
• Intake of oral fluids and salts should be sufficient to cover up the loss.
• The diet of typhoid fever patient should be bland, soft (for easier digestion and absorption), high in protein and calorie and low in fiber content.

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Katie Couric at the "Make That Call" For Colon Cancer Screening campaign launch in New York in March.

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Katie Couric at the "Make That Call" For Colon Cancer Screening campaign launch in New York in March.

Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is taking a page from TV anchor Katie Couric by going public about colonoscopy.

Three years ago Couric, whose husband died of colon cancer, had her colonoscopy on camera as a way of encouraging others to have one too. It was so effective that epidemiologists named the resulting increase in colonoscopy tests "the Couric effect."

Now 50-year-old Frieden, hoping for a "Frieden effect," is revealing the results of his recent colonoscopy. His gastroenterologist found four polyps, two of them large. The doctors snipped them out during the procedure.

 

"Now I anticipate that I will never have colon cancer because I will continue to have follow-ups to ensure that if there are growths, they're removed before they become cancerous," Frieden told reporters during a teleconference to promote colon cancer screening. (He also noted he has a strong family history of colon cancer.)

Frieden's agency, the CDC, also published a report with some good news. Two out of every three Americans between 50 and 75 are up-to-date with colon cancer screening guidelines. That means they've had an annual test for blood in the stool, had a lower-colon exam with a device called a flexible sigmoidoscope once every five years, or had a colonoscopy every 10 years.

By comparison, in 1997 only 41 percent of people in this high-risk age group got with the guidelines.

The CDC says screening prevented 16,000 deaths from colorectal cancer between 2003 and 2007. Screening is responsible for half the decline in colorectal cancer deaths, with the rest due to reduction in risk factors such as smoking and obesity and improved treatment.

Yet for all that, Frieden says 22 million Americans are not getting screened who should.

These laggards â€" one in three people between 50 and 75 â€" may be hard to persuade. A 2009 survey found that 31 percent of North Americans would choose not to be screened for colorectal cancer even when offered the screening test of their choice.

But Frieden says the "largest single risk factor for not being screened for colorectal cancer is someone's doctor not recommending that they be screened."

If President Obama's new health insurance law gets implemented as planned, that could help. It will cover colorectal cancer screening along with other proven preventive services, with no out-of-pocket contributions from patients.

If you are suffering from typhoid fever, it is important to know that certain foods should be avoided (ideally) or restricted and certain foods should be consumed in liberal quantities. For speedy recovery some foods should be taken in liberal amounts and certain foods should ideally be avoided. In any disease, proper diet plays an important role in making faster recovery from illness. It is also important to remember that certain food items may delay recovery or cause problem to the patient suffering from a particular ailment.

The following food should be restricted or avoided in typhoid:

• Avoid all types of foods that are cause irritation to the digestive tract. The foods that can cause irritation to digestive tract are spices, pickles, chillies etc. Strongly flavored vegetables also should be ideally avoided or restricted. Some examples of strongly flavored vegetables are garlic, onion, radish, turnip, capsicum etc. These types of foods (irritants and strongly flavored vegetables) should be avoided because there may be injury (ulcer) to the intestine as a complication of typhoid. The ulcer may perforate in severe cases.
• Raw vegetables and certain types of fruits should also be avoided or restricted due to possibility of damage to intestine during typhoid.
• Highly fatty and fried foods (French fries and others
• High fiber foods like whole grain cereals and their products, excessive amount of vegetables, whole pulses (pulses with husk) should be avoided or restricted.

Foods to be consumed in liberal amounts during typhoid:

• Foods with high protein and which are easily digestible should be consumed in liberal amounts. Eggs, cheese, fish and white meat are the foods with high protein and easily digestible.
• Fluid consumption should be high during typhoid fever to replace lost fluid and electrolyte through sweating (and sometime diarrhea). Fruit juice, soup, milk and milk based liquids should be taken in liberal amounts. Fluid intake should be 3 to 4 liters a day.
• Low fiber foods such as refined cereals and their products, well cooked vegetables in soft pure form and boiled potatoes etc. should be taken.
• The diet during typhoid fever should have adequate amounts of calories (through carbohydrates and fats), proteins, vitamins and minerals.

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Doheny Beach in Orange County, Calif., photographed in 2005. A report on pollution at the nation's beaches found that Doheny failed at least one water quality standard 42 percent of the time it was tested in 2010.

In an unprecedented public hearing, a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration considered whether the pricey drug Avastin should keep its approval for the treatment of breast cancer. The agency is moving to pull the approval for that use, and we talk about the outcome of the hearing in this week's podcast.

Looking to cool off at the beach this summer? We round up the superstars and the duds from around the nation when it comes to pollution.

We check in on a new series of stories about women and childbirth. NPR's Melissa Block reports from Mozambique on a drug that can prevent deaths from bleeding after childbirth but is controversial because it can also be used for abortions.

Another series from NPR's investigative team looks at shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that often comes up in legal cases involving allegations of child abuse. Some doctors, including the neurosurgeon credited with coining the term, are rethinking the condition.

And we hear from gerontologist Mark Lachs about how some rates of disease, disability and death decline once people reach a certain age.

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