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      Too Much Sitting May Increase Your Cancer Risk

      November 6, 2011 /

      So, get off your seat and move!

      No good comes from sitting around all day but sometimes jobs make it difficult to get the exercise we need.

      Here are a few tips to incorporate more movement into your otherwise sedentary day.

      The American Institute for Cancer Research recommends the following tips for breaking up your sitting sessions:

      Set a timer on your computer to remind you every hour that it’s time to step away from your desk, and take a short walk down the hall.

      Instead of emailing a co-worker, chat with him or her over a walk.

      If possible, stand up and walk around during phone calls and meetings.

      Keep light hand weights in your office to use while reading email or talking on the phone.

      Research, Wellness

      Breast Cancer Risk Increases With Alcohol Use

      November 6, 2011 /

      Breast cancer risk rises with alcohol consumption in women.

      The research, which looked at the habits of more than 100,000 women over 30 years, adds to a long line of studies linking alcohol consumption of any kind — whether beer, wine or spirits — to an increased risk of breast cancer. But until now the bulk of the research largely focused on higher levels of alcohol intake. The latest study is among the first to assess the effect of relatively small amounts of alcohol over long periods of time, drawing on a large population of women to provide new detail about the breast cancer risks associated with different patterns of drinking.

      So, it seems that women need to weigh their risks of developing breast cancer from alcohol consumption or mitigating the risk of cardiovascular disease by consuming small amounts of wine.

      While the conflicting information is confusing each women needs to consult with her physician to plot the best regime for her potential health risks.

      Research, Wellness

      Your Mother Was Right, Public Bathrooms are Filthy!

      November 5, 2011 /

      Do not touch anything in public bathrooms.

      Studies show that door handles, public toilettes and many other public places are just as germ ridden as we all feared they were.

      For all of us who have spent our lives hovering over toilettes and opening and closing doors with our elbows there is justification for this nearly neurotic behavior.

      From December 2010 through last February, Archibald and his colleagues swabbed and cultured faucets, paper-dispenser levers, and door handles inside the bathrooms of four aircraft and 18 other crowded spots such as fast-food restaurants. Names of the businesses were not released. Among the types of microscopic critters commonly discovered were staphylococcus (which can cause fevers and chills) and bacillus (which can cause diarrhea).
      “For several restrooms, the quantity of microorganisms was too numerous to count,” Archibald’s paper reports. “…To date, there have been virtually no quantitative or qualitative assessments of the range of bacteria contaminating public restrooms.”

      Quality Control, Resources

      The Science of Beauty

      November 5, 2011 /

      The beauty quotient continues to expand making even brown eyes a condition to be fixed according to pharmaceutical companies.

      The “lifestyle” drug market — which was estimated to surpass $29 billion in 2007 — pits problems of a social or cosmetic nature against conditions threatening physical health or well-being.

      In a world where baldness and frown lines are medical conditions to be cured the boundaries of real illness and self improvement have become quite blurred.

      “The debate is often framed here between treatment and enhancement,” said Dr. Joel Lexchin, a professor of health policy and management at York University in Toronto. “They’re taking what is traditionally considered normal human variation and trying to homogenize the way people look. On an individual level, people can do probably whatever they want, but on a collective level, we have to think about whether producing drugs that enhance people is really the best use of our resources.”

      Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

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