Posted August 3rd, 2008
by Amelia Burton Health and Fitness
Once again I find myself explaining the absence of L.Muck from the Blog. Well, as most regular readers know, she just recently came back from Ireland a married woman, this time around it was actually planned too.
I've been told to tell you all that she will be back as soon as she's finished with her winter socks for husband knitting project. She didn't have time for this hobby before the wedding as looking glamorous all the time was quite time consuming. There's absolutely no need for any of that now.
L.Muck in her Sunday Best.
L.Muck did have a helpful tip to forward to all knitters. She discovered quite by accident recently that one can freely knit. Freely knitting is where one does not have to knit around another object (often a person), but instead can have the wool hanging off 2 needles. Freely knitting keeps other people free. Here we have an example, courtesy of L.Muck and her husband, of how not to knit a jumper and hat.
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Posted August 2nd, 2008
by Roshni
Regular exercise, healthy diet and proper care helps in controlling and preventing diabetes, studies say.
A researcher of the Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova in Spain after reviewing some eight studies has said that low fat and high fibre diet, with a combination of regular exercise reduced the risk of developing diabetes type 2 by almost 37 per cent.
The studies also show that patients also lost weight and improved their blood pressure, which are considered to be risk factors of developing diabetes.
Another study by a researcher of the University of Teesside says that fruits and vegetables and low sugar foods reduced the incidence of type 2 diabetes.
However, the researches also feel that they could not arrive at confident conclusions on diabetes and points that it is still not clear of the kind of diet to be recommended for people who are vulnerable to developing diabetes. .
Another study focussed on the improvement of health of diabetes patients from the ethnic minority through health education in their own language. The researchers have found that combining the education strategies had a good impact on the diabetes patients from the ethnic minority.
The researchers, however, stress that a healthy diet and proper exercise can help prevent diabetes.
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Posted August 2nd, 2008
by Amelia Burton Health and Fitness
I feel I can write with the viewpoint of a tourist visiting Edinburgh.
Edinburgh streets are a mess, yes. There are roadworks everywhere one looks, road closures, bus diversions, JCB's, orange cones, cracks (I pointed one out to L.Muck while walking on George Street the other day but by the time she realised what I was talking about the roadworker had stood back up), construction noise, ugly fencing.
However..
Actually travelling around Edinburgh still isn't bad at all. My Lothian bus journeys from one of the worst affected areas, travelling into town from the West (Murrayfield area), to Princes Street, really didn't take too much longer. If you were in a hurry, yes, 10 extra minutes would be annoying, but really, the delays were nothing.. for a tourist.
Lets face it, people dont visit Edinburgh for Princes Street High Street Shopping, well they shouldn't anyway. The main attractions such as the Castle, Royal Mile, Calton Hill, are enough to distract visitors away from what locals despise, construction chaos. Visitors may have to edit their photos, St Andrews square being surrounded by road works, views of the victorian gothic Sir Walter Scott Monument from St David Street spoilt by fencing and construction. But, with the right photo editing programme and skills, one can leave Edinburgh with some very, very, fine views, fine indeed, yes indeedy. As an example here's one I carefully edited. Frame worthy, that's a Levis 501 advert if ever I saw one, although they aren't Levis, I zoomed in just to check.
Where was I? Oh yes, well, this photo, very fine photo... was actually taken while I was on Calton Hill, a wonderful city centre viewpoint located at the East end of Princes Street. Here you'll find monuments and fantastic panoramic views of Edinburgh city centre, the Firth of Forth, and construction workers.
Princes Street from Calton Hill. The 180 foot Balmoral Hotel Clock Tower runs purposely 2 minutes fast to ensure Waverley Train station travellers arrive on time.
Views to the Firth of Forth (or Fifth of Sixth, Fourth of Fifth if you are easily confused, not that L.Muck and I have ever called the Forth these names..)
The Admiral Horatio Nelson Monument built atop Calton Hill just after defeating the French and Spanish at the Battle of Trafalger, 1805.
Fine photos indeed.
Posted in Travel
Posted August 2nd, 2008
by Roshni
Leading researches say that chronic diseases can be treated with the help of nucleoside polymerase inhibitor, R1626, along with standard hepatitis C therapy.
They point out a marked increase in antiviral effect in patients who were administered ribavirin with a combination of R1626 and peginterferon alfa-2a.
Out of more than 100 patients having HCV genotype 1, 21 were given 1500 mg R1626 two times each day, which was combined with alpha-2a (peginterferon). Thirty-two were given 3000 mg R1626 two times in a day with the same subsidiary ingredient. 31 were given 1500 mg R1626 two times in a day along with ribavirin and peginterferon alpha-2a. The remaining was given ribavirin with peginterferon alpha-2a.
After 4 weeks, it was found that HCV RNA is narrowly found in 29 per cent of the 21 patients. HCV RNA was barely visible in 69 percent of the 32 patients who were given 3000 mg of R1626, and it was hardly visible in 74 per cent among the 31 patients who were given 1500 mg of R1626 twice a day along with peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin. This only shows that R1626 has great impact in reducing the HCV RNA.
In another study, it was found that antiviral activities increased with dosage in chronic hepatitis C patients.
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Posted August 2nd, 2008
by Roshni
People whose mothers have Alzheimer’s disease are liable to be affected with this mind-robbing disease, a study says.
The study says that if one has a mother affected with Alzheimer’s disease, the risk of developing Alzheimer was four to ten folds. The researchers say that this link could be related to how the brain handles the sugars.
The Center for Brain Health at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, which brought out the study, used PET scans to analyse glucose metabolism in the brains of 66 healthy people. While some had a history of Alzheimer’s disease, others did not have such a history.
The researchers found that people whose mother had Alzheimer’s disease had a faster reduction in glucose use in areas of the brain affected by the disease when compared to people who had no history of Alzheimer’s disease or who had a father with the disease. The study concludes that genes that are maternally inherited alter the brain metabolism.
The researchers point out that an early diagnosis, when people are still symptom free, was needed. The treatment at an early stage can be effective, they feel. The researchers also point out that maintaining an overall good health helps in protecting the brain.
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Posted August 2nd, 2008
by Roshni
A new study has once again confirmed the benefits of Indian herbs in lessening painful conditions like osteoarthritis.
The University of California, which studied the impact of Indian herbs in 75 patients with osteoarthritis, has found significant improvement in pain scores and physical function scores in these patients.
The herb Boswellia serrata (Indian Frankincense) was used for the study. The patients were administered with Boswellia serrata for 90 days. The pain was evaluated using Lequesne’s Functional Index, visual analog scale and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index. It was seen that patients were relived of the pains and those who were given 250 mg of the herbal preparation showed significant improvement in just seven days.
AKBA (3-O-acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid) has inflammatory properties, they say and adds that Boswellia serrata, which is enriched with 30 percent AKBA, can be effective in treating Osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, affects the joints of the body like knees and hip. Pain, limited movement and stiffness are some of the conditions experienced by people having Osteoarthritis. Though medication can relieve the pains, it may have wide ranging side effects.
Well, the new herbal combination is going to be a better option for people suffering from Osteoarthritis.
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Posted August 2nd, 2008
by Roshni
Women who have a low or high level of Hormone Thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland functions and hormone levels, may have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a study says.
The Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which conducted the study, found that women having the lowest level of Hormone Thyrotropin ((less than one milli-international unit per liter) and those with the highest level (more than 2.1 milli-international units per liter) were more prone to Alzheimer’s disease.
The Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center between 1977 and 1979 chose 1,864 people of average age 71 years and took their thyrotropin levels. Every two years, these people were assessed for dementia. They found that about 209 people developed Alzheimer’s disease after an average 12.7 years.
However, the researchers have found no relation between thyrotropin and Alzheimer in men.
They point out that he changes in the thyrotropin level may damage neurons or the blood vessels, which lead s to the Alzheimer’s disease.
The researchers say that the findings should be validated among other people from other region before conclusions are reached. The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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