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Drug
Mammogram radiation raises breast cancer risk in some women
An analysis of six studies found high-risk women exposed to mammography radiation before age 20, or exposed five or more times, had 2.5 times the breast cancer risk, and 1.5 times the average risk compared with high-risk women not exposed to mammogram radiation.
Lifestyle
Research Shows that Loneliness is Contagious
Researchers from Chicago, UC San Diego and Harvard report in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that loneliness spreads through social networks. The average person has about 48 lonely days a year, and each lonely friend adds roughly 17 more.
Miscellaneous
Former Miss Argentina Dies After Plastic Surgery Complications
Solange Magnano, Miss Argentina 1994, died at 38 after buttock implant surgery in Buenos Aires; friends say she suffered a pulmonary embolism. The piece uses her death, and Donda West's, to urge patients to research both the procedure and the facility beforehand.
Miscellaneous
Remarkable Motivation Secret -- Hint, It’s Not Related to Money
Mercola writes that rewards and punishment motivate people poorly, and offers five alternatives: hold a mission, measure your progress, make learning a goal, ask what gets you out of bed, and frame work as something you choose.
Lifestyle
Your Complexion Reveals How Good Your Diet and Health Is
Asked to adjust the skin color of faces to look as healthy as possible, participants raised rosiness, yellowness and brightness. Researchers link the rosy preference to blood full of oxygen and the golden tone to carotenoid pigments picked up from vegetables in the diet.
Environment
Scientists Believe Your Cell Phone Is a Death Trap
In a video from ElectromagneticHealth.org, founder Camilla Rees surveys exposure to microwave radiation from wireless technology and the illnesses her group links to it, urging readers to limit exposure in high-EMF settings and to push for stricter safety standards.
Miscellaneous
Mammography may increase breast cancer risk in some high-risk women (PR)
At the RSNA annual meeting, epidemiologist Marijke Jansen-van der Weide reported that low-dose radiation from annual mammography may raise breast cancer risk in women with a genetic or familial predisposition, and urged caution in screening those under 30.
Environment
Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage (PR)
fMRI scans of adults followed since childhood in the Cincinnati Lead Study point to permanent brain injury from early lead exposure. Lead author Kim Cecil says no region of the brain is spared, though distinct areas are affected differently.
Disease
What is eds? Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome covers a group of inherited disorders that weaken connective tissue, bringing loose joints, fragile blood vessels and abnormal scarring. Severity varies widely; diagnosis can involve family history, joint and skin exams, biopsy and urine tests.
Miscellaneous
What is Burl Wood?
Burl wood, prized by artists for its color and shape, forms when a tree undergoes stress; most burls grow underground on the roots and stay hidden until the tree falls. Insect and mold infestation cause most of them. Makers turn burl into stoppers, boxes, clocks and furniture.
Lifestyle
Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays - FDA
The FDA warns that sunlamps and tanning beds emit UV-A and UV-B radiation that damages skin, and that any tan is itself a sign of injury. In 2009 the International Agency for Research on Cancer moved tanning devices into its highest risk category, carcinogenic to humans.
Drug
Mammogram Confusion Likely to Remain
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now says routine mammograms need not start until 50 and no longer recommends self-exams, leaving patients and doctors puzzled. The piece also revisits the debate over hormone replacement therapy and vascular effects.
Drug
Home Based Program for Autistic Toddlers Shows Promise
Among 48 toddlers aged 18 to 30 months, those in a play-based home program gained an average of 18 IQ points over two years, against 7 points in a community program, and improved in language and social skills. Parents were trained in the same skills as the therapists.
Miscellaneous
Small Business Owners: Guide to Payroll Software
An accountant argues small businesses fail more often over poor payroll records and late tax payments than over leadership or capital, and recommends payroll software that integrates with the general accounting package, such as QuickBooks' Enhanced Payroll, to avoid re-entering every transaction.
Miscellaneous
Should I take the Plunge and Start My Own Business?
A guide to deciding whether to start a business, noting the Small Business Administration head's view that the moment is good, while warning that most small ventures fail and that meticulous record keeping separates those that survive.
Drug
5 Questionable Health Screening Tests
Dr. Mercola lists five screening tests he considers oversold: the PSA blood test, DEXA bone density scans, commercial full-body CT scans, home menopause kits measuring FSH in urine, and the scratch-and-sniff home Alzheimer's test.
Drug
Mammogram screening: What you need to know (2)
Drawing on a 2002 Chicago Tribune report, and warning it cites no references, the piece lists mammography's downsides: Danish reviews questioning the early 30 percent mortality benefit, overdiagnosis of tumours that never turn dangerous, and no way to tell indolent cancers from aggressive ones.
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