My Endometriosis Hell – Dawn ’ s Hysterectomy Story
Hi. I am 45 years old, suffered dreadful periods since I was a teenager, heavy bleeding migraines, severe pain. Kept going backwards and forwards to my GP, no avail….. I fell pregnant at 22, had an OK pregnancy, not long after giving birth the symptoms all came back.
Within 2 years I was trying for a 2nd child but nothing happened. I was living in agony with back, lower abdomen, stomach pains all the time, my stomach would blow up so big I had to live in jogging bottoms, it hurt to sit walk or do anything . I was so tired depressed, never slept at night as it was so bad, I would sit up every night crying in pain. I w...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - October 31, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health endometriosis hysterectomy stories incontinence TVTO Source Type: news
Cutting-edge microscopy reveals how neuron 'claws' in the brain enable flies to distinguish one scent from another
Think of the smell of an orange, a lemon, and a grapefruit. Each has strong acidic notes mixed with sweetness. And yet each fresh, bright scent is distinguishable from its relatives. These fruits smell similar because they share many chemical compounds. How, then does the brain tell them apart? How does the brain remember a complex and often overlapping chemical signature as a particular scent? Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are using the fruit fly to discover how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify one unique smell... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Citrus fruits may prevent kidney cysts
Scientists have discovered that a component found in grapefruit and other citrus fruits may successfully block the development of kidney cysts, according to a study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Researchers from the Royal Holloway University, St. George's, the University of London and Kingston University London in the UK, say that the component, called naringenin, could be used to develop new drugs for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease. It is an inherited disorder that causes cysts to develop in the kidneys... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts
(Royal Holloway, University of London) A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits, naringenin, successfully blocks the formation of kidney cysts. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Girl with birthmark the size of a grapefruit is cured by heart drug
Jessica Leng, from Scarborough, was given the beta blocker propranolol to treat the growth on her face. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Well: Some Fruits Are Better Than Others
New research suggests that eating blueberries, grapes, apples and grapefruit is associated with a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Food medicine and health Diabetes Featured Fruit Source Type: news
Fruit may lower diabetes risk while juice may raise it
Conclusion
This study found that eating more of some whole fruits was associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but eating other fruits was not. It also found that drinking more fruit juice was associated with an increase in risk. The study has a range of strengths, including:
its large size (almost 190,000 participants)
long follow-up (more than 3,000,000 years in total across all participants)
collecting data prospectively
assessing diet at a number of time points, not just once
taking into account a range of potential confounders
There are also some limitations, including t...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Food/diet Source Type: news
Grapefruit lipids can be used to create drug delivering nanoparticles
Nanoparticles to be used for drug delivery can be created using natural lipids derived from grapefruit, say scientists from the University of Louisville (UofL), US. (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - August 6, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Healthy eating can protect eyesight
When it comes to protecting your vision, what you eat may affect what you see, reports the August 2013 Harvard Health Letter. Vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients found in food play a role in preventing two common causes of vision problems: cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Cataracts are cloudy areas in the lens of the eye, while macular degeneration is a deterioration of the macula, the part of the eye that controls central vision. "While there is no definite proof, some studies suggest that eating a diet rich in certain nutrients may help," says Dr. Ivana Kim, associate professor of ophthalmology at Harv...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nitrate Contaminated Water and Birth Defects
Agricultural processes use potassium nitrate as a virtually chloride-free and water-soluble source of nitrate-nitrogen and potassium nutrients. Potassium nitrate has specific benefits and characteristics and because of this target markets are related to high value crops including fruits, vegetables and flowers. Chloride sensitive crops such as strawberries, cabbage, potatoes, beans, peanuts, lettuce, onions, carrots, apricots, blackberries, grapefruit, tobacco, and avocados depend on the use of chloride-free K sources like potassium nitrate. While the use of potassium nitrate might sound very beneficial, it is having some ...
Source: Disabled World - July 25, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Food Security Source Type: news
Why Shouldn't I Drink Grapefruit Juice With My...
Any number of medications can apply to this question: Prozac, BuSpar, Tegretol, Verapamil, Prednisone and a host of others - even Viagra! There are a large number of other medications affected by grapefruit juice as well, including all the cholesterol-lowering statins and even some antibiotics and birth control pills. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - July 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Why A Gender-Based Diet May Be Better For You
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: steve saleeba Tags: Health News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen adam glenick gender healthy diet Lauren Slayton Michelle Roberts Source Type: news
Grapefruit-Derived Nanovectors Provide A Secret Weapon In Medical Drug Delivery
University of Louisville researchers have uncovered how to create nanoparticles using natural lipids derived from grapefruit, and have discovered how to use them as drug delivery vehicles. UofL scientists Huang-Ge Zhang, D.V.M., Ph.D., Qilong Wang, Ph.D., and their team have published their findings in Nature Communications. Lipids derived from grapefruit. GNVs can efficiently deliver a variety of therapeutic agents, including DNA, RNA (DIR-GNVs), proteins and anti-cancer drugs (GNVs-Drugs) as demonstrated in this study... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
When Complaining Is a Good Thing
Usually, I argue for not complaining too much -- who wants to be around someone who whines? But when it comes to creativity, sometimes being irritated and talking about it can lead to some great inventions. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - May 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy K. Napier, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Creativity Stress Work Asia awareness back door benefit chopsticks cockroach colleagues complaining criticism easiest place graduate students grapefruit hanoi vietnam inventions mini van nbsp new experiences Source Type: news
UofL scientists uncover how grapefruits provide a secret weapon in medical drug delivery
(University of Louisville) University of Louisville researchers have uncovered how to create nanoparticles using natural lipids derived from grapefruit, and have discovered how to use them as drug delivery vehicles. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 21, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
