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      A Fertilized Egg is a Person?

      November 5, 2011 /

      If the 26th amendment in Mississippi passes it is.

      The beginning of personhood?

      Because the amendment would define a fertilized egg as a person with full legal rights, it could have an impact on a woman’s ability to get the morning-after pill or birth control pills that destroy fertilized eggs, and it could make in vitro fertilization treatments more difficult because it could become illegal to dispose of unused fertilized eggs. This could lead to a nationwide debate about women’s rights and abortion while setting up a possible challenge to the landmark Roe v. Wade case, which makes abortion legal.

      The vote is upcoming in Mississippi to declare a fertilized ovum; human egg, a person.

      The implications are vast and the arguments many, but in a state with the highest teenage pregnancy and STD rates it looks like the amendment will pass.

      Physicians, scientists, women and hospital staff will face a host challenges to deal with the care of patients if this amendment passes.

      There are great arguments on both sides.

      Considering all the possibilities a new branch of legal practice may be necessary.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Hospitals, Medicaid, Nurses, Privacy, Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

      The Cure is in the Juice

      November 4, 2011 /

      Cranberry juice continues to be the best remedy for Urinary Tract infections.

      Extracting the compounds thought to cure UTI’s is not enough.

      It seems that it is the nature of the juice itself wherein lies the cure.

      Currently, they have been taking a serious look at a group of flavonoids found in cranberries called proanthocyanidins. They believe that proanthocyanidins (aka PACs) are the source of the cranberry’s super-powerful infection fighting properties.

      Unfortunately for the pharmaceutical industry… researchers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute have recently found that “cranberry juice, itself, is far better at preventing biofilm formation, which is the precursor of infection, than PACs alone”.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Anti Aging Miracle or Menace?

      October 20, 2011 /

      Human growth hormone or HGH, has appeared to be somewhat of a panacea for those who want to turn back the clock on aging.

      However, the biggest reason not to take HGH as an anti-aging therapy is simply that it has not been adequately studied.

      The longterm effects are not known.

      Human growth hormone is a product of the pituitary gland, the master gland of the body. As the name implies, it promotes linear growth in children and adolescents. After the body stops growing taller, the levels of HGH decline quickly and often become very low in adult life. Many of the effects of HGH are brought about through a second hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1, made by the liver. HGH is given by daily injection, and is quite expensive. Alternative treatments, such as the nasal spray or pills to stimulate HGH release, have not been proven to have any benefit.

      Quality Control, Research, Resources

      Are People Who Wear Glasses Smarter?

      October 20, 2011 /

      Does wearing glasses make you smarter?

      Some studies say that it’s true.

      But the relationship between glasses and intelligence is unclear.

      One proposed theory is that damage to the occipital lobe in the brain may cause an overcompensation in the logic centre in the frontal lobe. But the evidence is hazy. In fact, there is little around, surprisingly. Theories on the origins of this association are varied but unsubstantiated. One possible idea is that more people need glasses than have them, and those that do wear them function better. One idea for the etymology of the smart specs wearing archetype is that when glasses first appeared few people had them, and those that did needed them to read. Other people who needed glasses but didn’t read wouldn’t have had them, so the bookish glasses-wearer is an ingrained stereotype.

      Research, Wellness

      Obama Health Care Fails

      October 20, 2011 /

      The CLASS Obama health care program is not going forward.

      Not enough young, healthy people are signing up to make the program financially viable.

      The CLASS program was similar to long-term care plans available in the private sector in which workers sign up and pay a monthly premium. It was voluntary and was to be paid for entirely by the premiums from those who signed up. In return, subscribers would get a daily benefit.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance

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