Plus de preuve contrecarre de jus de canneberge infection

HealthDay – 6 minutes depuis lundi, 9. Juillet (HealthDay News)--jus de canneberge et cranberry suppléments vraiment aident prévenir les infections des voies urinaires, une nouvelle étude confirme.

Jusqu'à 50 % des femmes développeront au moins une infection des voies urinaires au cours de leur vie, et jusqu'à 30 % développeront des infections urinaires récurrentes (polythérapeutique), experts. Si les chercheurs débattent depuis longtemps quel rôle--le cas échéant--jouant les canneberges et les produits contenant des OGM dans pour prévenir ou traiter ces infections douloureuses.

Pour ce nouveau rapport analysé, chercheurs d'études Taiwan 13 qu'en comparaison avec les produits contenant de la canneberge pour le placebo inactif parmi un total de 1 616 personnes en Amérique du Nord et en Europe. Plupart des procès qui a duré six mois.

Le résultat ? Ces ses remèdes populaires offrent une protection contre les infections des voies urinaires courantes, particulièrement chez les femmes, les femmes avec des infections répétées, Cranberry suppléments enfants et ceux qui boivent des jus de canneberge au lieu de discours, les chercheurs signalés.

En outre, ont reçu des personnes qui consomment des produits deux fois par jour protection plus grande que leurs homologues qui ont donc moins fréquemment, selon l'étude publiée le 9 juillet dans les Archives of Internal Medicine.

« Produits contenant de la canneberge pourraient réduire l'incidence des polythérapeutique pour les personnes à haut risque, » a déclaré auteur de l'étude Dr Chien-Chang Lee, directeur du département de médecine d'urgence à la Direction générale de la National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin dans le comté de Yunlin.

Les femmes enceintes, les personnes âgées et les personnes atteintes de vessie neuropathique--une vessie paresseuse causée par des dommages au système nerveux, sont parmi les personnes à risque élevé.

Exactement comment canneberges aider à prévenir les infections des voies urinaires n'est pas complètement connue, mais elles risquent d'interférer avec l'attachement des bactéries aux cellules, potentiellement prévention de l'infection.

Jus de canneberge peut être plus efficace que les capsules ou comprimés. « Cet avantage peut provenir de cet effet additif ou synergique de substances inconnues dans le jus, qui est exposée dans la canneberges capsules ou comprimés, » a déclaré Lee. « Nous recommandons par conséquent de jus de canneberge non comprimés et capsules de canneberge dans la prévention de la polythérapeutique, malgré ses effets secondaires ».

« Personnes prennent jus de canneberge pour une longue période, peut-être souffrent des perturbations gastro-intestinales, » a déclaré Lee. « Canneberges capsules ou comprimés peuvent empêcher cet effet secondaire ».

La forte teneur en sucre d'un jus de canneberge peut aussi être une préoccupation pour une personne souffrant de diabète, dit les auteurs.

En raison des nombreuses différences dans les études et les études de populations incluses dans cette analyse, les résultats doivent être interprétés avec prudence, les auteurs ont ajouté.

Pas tous sont vendus par les puissances préventive de tourbière berry. Dr Elizabeth cavalerie, un urologue à Lenox Hill Hospital, à New York, dit canneberges et le jus de canneberge pourraient être mérite un essai pour la prévention des infections des voies urinaires. Mais « quand vous avez une UTI, vous devez traiter avec des antibiotiques, » dit-elle.

« People get polythérapeutique souvent se sentent impuissantes à cause aucun contrôle lorsqu'ils obtiennent un, donc si les canneberges leur donner l'impression de pouvoir, ils sont sûrs, » dit-elle. La meilleure façon d'éviter les infections des voies urinaires est premier de votre système immunitaire. Il s'agit de bien manger, à exercer et à obtenir suffisamment de sommeil.

Dr Jill Rabin, tête des soins ambulatoires, l'obstétrique et de gynécologie et directeur de comorbidity sur Long Islande Jewish Medical Center à New Hyde Park, New York, a déclaré qu'elle a « toujours recommandé » de jus canneberges ou produits Cranberry pour prévenir les infections des voies urinaires. « Il rend l'urine plus acide donc il est plus difficile pour les bactéries de s'accumuler sur la paroi de la vessie, » dit-elle.

Rabin a accepté de Cranberry pas un traitement pour les infections des voies urinaires. En outre, tout le monde ne peut consommer en toute sécurité de jus de canneberge ou de pilules, y compris les personnes qui prennent des anticoagulants, dit-elle.

« Vérifiez vos médicaments pour s'assurer il n'y a aucune contre-indication, » elle a informé.

Les personnes souffrant de diabète et ceux dont le système immunitaire est affaibli peuvent être plus enclins à développer des infections des voies urinaires. Alors qu'il n'y a aucun moyen infaillible pour prévenir ces infections, peut l'être humain droits notion avant et après avoir des relations sexuelles, et afin d'éviter les sous-vêtements thong également faire une différence, » dit-elle.

Pour plus d'informations,

Le rein nationale et les États-Unis d'informations maladies urologiques Clearinghouse parler d'infections des voies urinaires de guérison.

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New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients

HealthDay – 4 hrs ago MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy -- a minimally invasive surgical technique that lets doctors see whether cancer has spread -- should be performed on patients with melanoma tumors of intermediate thickness and may also be appropriate for thick melanoma tumors, according to new guidelines released Monday.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Society for Surgical Oncology issued the evidence-based recommendations to clarify the use of this type of biopsy, which they said has been inconsistent.

A sentinel lymph node is the first lymph node to which cancer cells are most likely to spread from the original tumor, according to the U.S. National Cancer Institute. There can be more than one sentinel lymph node. During a biopsy, the node is identified, removed and examined for cancer cells.

"When used for the right patients at the right time, sentinel lymph node biopsy is one of our best tools for personalizing melanoma treatment, and for sparing patients from unnecessary procedures or therapies," study lead author Dr. Sandra Wong, co-chair of the guideline panel and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Michigan, said in an ASCO news release.

The panel of 14 clinical and methodological experts from various disciplines reviewed 73 studies, involving 25,000 patients, that were published over the past two decades. After examining this evidence, the panel made the following recommendations:

The procedure is recommended for all patients with melanoma tumors between 1 millimeter (mm) and 4 mm (intermediate thickness). Sentinel lymph node biopsy detects cancer in the sentinel node in about 18 percent to 26 percent of these patients, the panel noted. Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be beneficial to patients with melanoma tumors greater than 4 mm ("thick"). The panel noted, however, that few studies focus on the use of the biopsy in patients with thick melanomas. The panel found there is not enough evidence to recommend routine sentinel lymph node biopsy for patients with melanoma tumors less than 1 mm ("thin"). The experts added that thin melanomas can usually be cured through surgical removal of the primary tumor. However, the biopsy could be considered in patients with thin melanoma who have certain high-risk factors, such as rapidly dividing cancer cells.

Patients with a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy should undergo complete removal of the remaining lymph nodes, the experts added. This procedure has been shown to prevent the spread of cancer.

The panel also advised doctors to discuss sentinel lymph node biopsy, particularly the procedure's potential risks and benefits, with their patients as part of the treatment-planning process.

"Our rapidly growing understanding of the biology of melanoma is driving development of more effective treatments with fewer side effects for patients," panel co-chair Dr. Gary Lyman, a professor of medicine and director of comparative effectiveness and outcomes research at Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Cancer Institute, said in the news release.

"But to take advantage of this progress, we need to know the true extent of the disease from the start. This guideline will help ensure that sentinel lymph node biopsy is used appropriately whenever it can provide that vital information while avoiding unnecessary procedures in patients who are unlikely to benefit."

Information on the guidelines was published online by ASCO.

More information

The U.S. National Cancer Institute has more about melanoma.

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Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up

HealthDay – 4 hrs ago MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the amount of time you spend sitting each day and cutting back on TV watching could add years to your life, according to a new study.

Researchers analyzed data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for 2005-06 and 2009-10 to determine the amount of time that American adults spend watching TV and sitting down each day.

They combined those data with findings from studies that examined the link between the amount of time people spend sitting and deaths from all causes.

And in what they call a causal link, the researchers concluded that if adults limited the amount of time they spent sitting each day to less than three hours, they might increase their life expectancy by an extra two years. Restricting TV viewing to less than two hours per day might extend life by about 1.4 years.

The findings were published online July 9 in the journal BMJ Open.

"The results of this study indicate that extended sitting time and TV viewing may have the potential to reduce life expectancy in the U.S.A.," the researchers wrote in a news release from the journal.

The NHANES data showed that American adults are involved in sedentary pursuits for 55 percent of their day, on average, which means that major population-wide behavioral changes are needed in order to achieve notable improvements in life expectancy, the researchers noted.

A number of previous studies have linked a lot of time sitting or watching TV with poor health, such as diabetes and death from heart disease and stroke.

More information

The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute offers a guide to physical activity.

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Nutrient Drink Might Boost Memory in Early Alzheimer's: Study

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Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well

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Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA

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New Test Helps Evaluate Cancer Drug's Merit

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What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?

HealthDay – 4 hrs ago MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Dying patients face their final days better if they are not in the hospital, not on a feeding tube or chemotherapy and feel that they have a trusting relationship with their doctor, a new survey of terminally ill cancer patients reveals.

Other factors that helped them find peace in the end, the survey showed, were prayer, meditation, a pastor's visit and freedom from excessive worry or anxiety.

The survey involved about 400 U.S. patients with advanced cancer who were told they had less than six months to live, and their closest caregiver, usually a spouse. The cancer patients, whose average age was 59, were surveyed an average of four months before they died. Their caregivers were then surveyed about the end-of-life experience.

Several factors determined how the patients and their caregivers rated their quality of life at the end. Among the most important: not dying in the intensive care unit or hospital; not having to endure aggressive, life-prolonging treatments at the end, such as feeding tubes or chemotherapy; and feeling their doctor saw them as a whole person and treated them with respect, said lead study author Holly Prigerson, director of the Center for Psychosocial Epidemiology and Outcomes Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

"What the results suggest is that attention to patients' psychosocial needs, their spiritual needs, their comfort, their worries, their need to not be abandoned by their health care team and to feel valuable and significant are the things that matter most to the patients and their families," Prigerson added.

"It's not . . . how much chemo or what procedures are performed or heroics. In fact, it's the opposite. It's the human connection that seemed to be the most important

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Health Highlights: July 9, 2012

HealthDay – 4 hrs ago Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Criminalizing Gay Behavior Hinders Fight Against HIV/AIDS: Report

A new report says laws that criminalize gay behavior waste resources and interfere with efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.

The Global Commission on HIV and the Law also slammed a number of other laws, such as those that deny youths access to sex education and make sex work a crime and prevent interventions, Agence France-Presse reported.

The report is based on "extensive research and first-hand accounts from more than 1,000 people in 140 countries," the commission said in a statement.

"Too many countries waste vital resources by enforcing archaic laws that ignore science and perpetuate stigma," commission chair and former president of Brazil Fernando Henrique Cardoso said in a statement, AFP reported.

"We have a chance to free future generations from the threat of HIV. We cannot allow injustice and intolerance to undercut this progress," Cardoso said.

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Frozen Meatballs, Patties Recalled Due to Listeria Risk

Nearly 325,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat beef and chicken meatballs and patties are being recalled by New Jersey-based Buona Vita, Inc. due to possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says.

The packages of recalled products carry the establishment number "P-954" or "Est. 954" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products were distributed nationwide.

The problem was discovered through tests conducted by FSIS and the Ohio Department of Agriculture. To date, there have been no reports of illnesses associated with the products, according to FSIS.

For more information about the recall, consumers can go to the USDA/FSIS website.

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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Detected in Cambodian Outbreak

The virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease has been detected in an outbreak that has killed at least 52 children in Cambodia, health officials say.

But they noted that the investigation is ongoing and other illnesses, including dengue, have also been associated with some of the cases, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The outbreak began in early April and was first reported as an unexplained illness involving respiratory and neurological symptoms. Laboratory samples are not available for most of the cases because many victims died before samples could be collected, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization.

But officials said that the virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease was present in a "significant proportion" of the samples that were collected from patients, WSJ reported.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common infectious illness in infants and children. It typically causes symptoms such as fever, painful mouth sores and a skin rash.

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Health Tip: Help Kids Have an Active Summer

HealthDay – 4 hrs ago (HealthDay News) -- It's summertime, and the living is easy for kids out of school. But parents should help their children stay active while the weather is hot.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests how kids can enjoy a healthy summer vacation:

Encourage kids to visit with friends in person, instead of chatting with them on the phone.Shut down the computer and video games, and have the kids go outside for a game of tennis, a hike or rollerblading.Enroll the kids in a community sports league or sign them up to run or walk in a 5k.Volunteer the kids for a summer camp, clean-up effort, community garden or project to build homes.Have the kids babysit and take their charges for bike rides or to the park.

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Health Tip: Going Scuba Diving?

HealthDay – 4 hrs ago (HealthDay News) -- Scuba diving requires careful training and preparation, or you can suffer the health effects of the difference in pressure between the spaces in your body and the higher water pressure as you dive deeper.

Diving without training can raise your risk of problems including dizziness, chest pain and shortness of breath. More serious medical problems can include decompression sickness (the "bends").

The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these general guidelines for safer scuba diving:

Don't push yourself beyond your comfort level, and always stay within your dive plan.Slowly and gently equalize the pressure in your mask and ears as you descend and ascend.Educate yourself on local dangers, such as currents, tides and dangerous marine life.Always dive with a buddy and stay calm and relaxed; turn to your buddy if you need help.Always use the proper equipment.Make sure your doctor says it's safe for you to dive.Never drink alcohol before a dive.

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U.S. High Schools Lax in Preventing Dating Abuse: Study

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