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      The Health Risks of Apple Juice Don’t Lie in the Arsenic

      December 5, 2011 /

      Apple juice has faced some controversy in the past few months.

      A while back Dr. Oz brought up the fact that apple juice contains unacceptable levels of arsenic, however, nutritionists say that arsenic aside, it is the high levels of sugar which are most disconcerting.

      The American Academy of Pediatrics says juice can be part of a healthy diet, but its policy is blunt: “Fruit juice offers no nutritional benefit for infants younger than 6 months” and no benefits over whole fruit for older kids.

      Kids under 12 consume 28 percent of all juice and juice drinks, according to the academy. Nationwide, apple juice is second only to orange juice in popularity. Americans slurp 267 ounces of apple juice on average each year, according to the Food Institute’s Almanac of Juice Products and the Juice Products Association, a trade group. Lots more is consumed as an ingredient in juice drinks and various foods.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Baby Boomers Need to Know These 8 Things About Medicare

      December 5, 2011 /

      There are 8 important things that Baby Boomers need to know about health care.

      As those aged 65 transition into the medicare system there may be overlap with employee benefits.

      Make sure you know what’s available, what you need to pay for, and what works best for you.

      U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 52 percent more folks are working beyond their sixty-fifth birthday than there were ten years ago. Recognizing this trend, more corporations are trying to integrate Medicare into their coverage options. Each company seems to have their own way of dealing with the trend and how it impacts company-provided health insurance coverage.

      To that end, each employee needs to discover the coverage their employer offers at age 65. With some government and civil service jobs, free health care insurance continues from the date of retirement until death. Many companies also contribute to or pay their retirees’ health care premiums in full. Kaiser Family Foundation says that percentage dropped to 28 percent in 2010 from 40 percent in 1995. In some instances, the employee is covered mostly by Medicare. Other folks are covered primarily by their employer. Further complicating the issue are family members.

      Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Medicare, Research, Resources, Wellness

      Some Tests Results are too Important to Wait For

      December 5, 2011 /

      Some test results are too important to wait for your doctor to get around to calling you.

      Patients need to start taking the initiative when it comes to their healthcare.

      There are a few steps every patient can take to stay on top of test results. For starters, always ask which test is being performed and when to expect the results. Stream says he’s very specific with patients: “I tell them, ‘I’m scheduling a CT scan of your abdomen, and if you don’t hear from me in three days, call me.’ ” If your doctor doesn’t spell out these details clearly on his own, nudge him along.

      Patients need to be active players in their health care.

      Often a patient can be out of sight and out of mind.

      Staying on top of your care is the best way to insure that you’re getting the best service.

      Health Care Policy, Quality Control, Wellness

      Agressive Prostate Cancer Linked to Eating Well Done Red Meat

      December 5, 2011 /

      Meat and dairy products have been getting a bad rap from cardiologists with links to heart disease and now new studies find that well done red meat is linked to greater risk of prostate cancer.

      When meat is cooked—and charred—at high temperatures over an open flame, a reaction occurs that causes the formation of two chemicals: heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In animal studies, these chemicals have been shown to cause several types of cancer, including prostate cancer.

      Although by now it is well established that red meat increases the risk of heart disease and colorectal cancer, its role in prostate cancer has been less clear. Numerous studies have investigated a possible link between meat consumption and prostate-cancer risk, but the results have been inconsistent.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      New Ruling Allows Bone Marrow Donors to be Compensated

      December 4, 2011 /

      Bone marrow donors may be compensated for their donations.

      This ruling will increase the odds of patients finding matches when in need of transplants, which must be a genetic match.

      The court said that new technologies for transplanting bone marrow make the tissue more like blood and less like an organ.

      The National Organ Transplant Act prohibits compensation for human organs, such as kidneys, but allows payment for renewable tissues such as blood.

      A California nonprofit MoreMarrowDonors.org, sued U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in 2009, challenging the ban on compensation for bone marrow donations.

      They argued that allowing financial incentives for bone marrow donation was crucial because of the extreme difficulty of finding a genetic match.

      The suit said the ban violated the U.S. Constitution because it treated bone marrow as a “human organ” while allowing payments for blood, sperm and eggs.

      Health Care Policy, Privacy, Research, Resources, Wellness

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