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Hacking The Nervous System
(Photo: © Job Boot) One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric.When Maria Vrind, a former gymnast from Volendam in the Netherlands, found that the only way she could put her socks on in the morning was to lie on her back with her feet in the air, she had to accept that things had reached a crisis point. “I had become so stiff I couldn’t stand up,” she says. “It was a great shock because I’m such an active person.”It was 1993. Vrind was in her late 40s and working two jobs, athletics coach and a carer for disabled ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prognostic value of grip strength: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
This study suggests that measurement of grip strength is a simple, inexpensive risk-stratifying method for all-cause death, cardiovascular death, and cardiovascular disease. Further research is needed to identify determinants of muscular strength and to test whether improvement in strength reduces mortality and cardiovascular disease. Funding Full funding sources listed at end of paper (see Acknowledgments).
Source: The Lancet - May 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Characteristics and Prognosis of Never Smokers and Smokers with Asthma in the Copenhagen General Population Study: a Prospective Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Never-smokers with asthma had increased risk of asthma and COPD exacerbations, and possibly of pneumonias. Importantly, risk of lung cancer, cardiovascular comorbidities, and death were restricted to smokers with asthma. Thus, tobacco smoking was the main explanation of poor prognosis in asthma. PMID: 25914942 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - April 27, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Çolak Y, Afzal S, Nordestgaard BG, Lange P Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Chronic disease prevalence in women and air pollution - A 30-year longitudinal cohort study.
CONCLUSIONS: This study estimated significant elevated prevalent rate ratios per unit increase in PM2.5 in nine of the ten chronic diseases studied. PMID: 25863281 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Environment International - April 6, 2015 Category: Environmental Health Authors: To T, Zhu J, Villeneuve PJ, Simatovic J, Feldman L, Gao C, Williams D, Chen H, Weichenthal S, Wall C, Miller AB Tags: Environ Int Source Type: research

Epigenetic regulation of smooth muscle cell plasticity
This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Stress as a fundamental theme in cell plasticity.
Source: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) Gene Regulatory Mechanisms - March 19, 2015 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research

Chronic conditions, disability, and quality of life in older adults with multimorbidity in Spain.
CONCLUSION: The presence of disability and diverse chronic conditions has a negative effect on QoL of older adults affected by multimorbidity in Spain. Public health and primary care interventions focusing on the integrated care of older adults with multimorbidity might give special attention to mental health and osteoarticular conditions. PMID: 25724771 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - February 24, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Forjaz MJ, Rodriguez-Blazquez C, Ayala A, Rodriguez-Rodriguez V, de Pedro-Cuesta J, Garcia-Gutierrez S, Prados-Torres A Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research

Vital signs: disparities in nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke - United States, 1999-2012.
Abstract Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) from burning tobacco products causes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children, and coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer in adult nonsmokers. No risk-free level of SHS exposure exists. SHS exposure causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults and 400 deaths in infants each year, and approximately $5.6 billion annually in lost productivity. Although population exposure to SHS has declined over the past 2 decades, many nonsmokers remain exposed to SHS in workplaces, public pl...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - February 6, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Homa DM, Neff LJ, King BA, Caraballo RS, Bunnell RE, Babb SD, Garrett BE, Sosnoff CS, Wang L Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research

Flu and freezing weather may be driving up winter death rates
Conclusion There are always more deaths in winter than other seasons, particularly among elderly people. But why these fairly dramatic spikes in the death rate have occurred is still not understood. It should be noted these figures are provisional, as there can be a delay in the ONS receiving the data. Although the media has focused on the likely cause being flu, the numbers provided are for all respiratory conditions. Cold weather can exacerbate many of these conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. For most fit and healthy people, flu is not a serious threat, but the elderly and those with...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Medical practice QA articles Source Type: news

Use of a USA population survey to describe tobacco exposure, respiratory symptoms, and chronic diseases among smokers
Conclusion: Our population-based data shows a significant relationship between prolonged tobacco use and frequency of respiratory symptoms as well as some chronic diseases.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Liu, Y., Pleasants, R., Croft, J., Wheaton, A., Heidari, K., Ohar, J., Kraft, M., Mannino, D., Strange, C. Tags: 6.1 Epidemiology Source Type: research

Association of self-rated health with multimorbidity, chronic disease and psychosocial factors in a large middle-aged and older cohort from general practice: a cross-sectional study
Conclusions: Self-rated health provides a simple, integrative patient-centred assessment for evaluation of illness in the context of multiple chronic disease diagnoses. Those registering in general practice in particular men with three or more diseases or those with cardiovascular comorbidities and with poorer self-rated health may warrant further assessment and intervention to improve their physical and subjective health.
Source: BMC Family Practice - November 25, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Nahal MavaddatJose ValderasRianne van der LindeKay KhawAnn Kinmonth Source Type: research

Multiple chronic conditions among adults aged 45 and over: trends over the past 10 years.
This report presents estimates of the population aged 45 and over with two or more of nine self-reported chronic conditions, using a definition of MCC that was consistent in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) over the recent 10-year period: hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stroke, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, current asthma, and kidney disease. Examining trends in the prevalence of MCC informs policy on chronic disease management and prevention, and helps to predict future health care needs and use for Medicare and other payers. PMID: 23101759 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: NCHS data brief - November 12, 2014 Category: American Health Tags: NCHS Data Brief Source Type: research

Health Insurance and Chronic Conditions in Low-Income Urban Whites
This study uses cross-sectional data on 491 low-income urban non-elderly non-Hispanic whites from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities—Southwest Baltimore (EHDIC-SWB) study to examine the relationship between insurance status and chronic conditions (defined as participant report of ever being told by a doctor they had hypertension, diabetes, stroke, heart attack, anxiety or depression, asthma or emphysema, or cancer). In this sample, 45.8 % were uninsured, 28.3 % were publicly insured, and 25.9 % had private insurance. Insured participants had similar odds of having any chronic condition (odds ra...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - August 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Particulate levels linked to arrhythmias and embolisms
But short-term exposure to most pollutants not linked to raised risk of CVDRelated items from OnMedicaAir pollution is leading environmental cause of cancer deathsSo-called safe EU air pollution levels may still be deadlyAir pollution death rates mappedRoads’ impact on asthma underestimatedTraffic noise linked to stroke risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 5, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

June 2014
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Source: NIH News in Health - June 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cardiovascular effects of current and future anti-obesity drugs.
Abstract The prevalence of obesity increases and is associated with increases in co-morbidities e.g. type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, heart disease, stroke, asthma, several forms of cancer, depression, and may result in reduction of expected remaining lifespan. We have reviewed the adverse effects on the cardiovascular system of anti-obesity drugs now retracted from the market as well as the cardiovascular profile of current drugs and potential pathways which are considered for treatment of obesity. Fenfluramine, and sibutramine were withdrawn due to increased cardiovascular ...
Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - May 24, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Comerma-Steffensen S, Grann M, Andersen CU, Rungby J, Simonsen U Tags: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Source Type: research