Accompanying symptoms to menopause include hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, memory loss and fatigue. Since some women under their 50’s experience these very same symptoms, it was found out that it is possible for these younger women to experience post-menopause. With this, several tests are made on that individual.

One test includes the testing of the follicle-stimulating hormone or FSH while another test measures estradiol hormones. These two hormones have indirect relationship with each other. If a person has decreased estradiol hormone then her FSH is on high levels. This diagnosis projects that the woman is undergoing her post-menopausal stage.

To treat post-menopause, one is recommended to undergo hormone replacement therapy or HRT. HRT is capable of bringing back a person’s estrogen levels to normal. Women may also go for herbal remedies.

For full version of this article, please visit “Post-Menopause: Diagnosis, Symptoms and Treatment“.

The leading culprit behind this finding, especially among developing countries, was reportedly determined as unsafe sex; for others, lack of access to contraceptives as well as iron deficiency were also found to be risk factors. In some countries, women either do not have sufficient knowledge on how to protect themselves or have difficulty doing so due to cultural barriers or lack of resources.

Women who face these circumstances also face higher risk of death or disease. On a global scale, one in five women die due to reasons that can be traced back to unsafe sex.

The report is reportedly an attempt to bring to light the plight of women across the globe who experience unequal health treatment by virtue of the fact that they are who they are – women. There are places where this discrimination happens from infancy through adolescence and adulthood, all the way through to old age.

Dr. Margaret Chan, Chief of the World Health Organization, indicated that biologically speaking, women ought to have the upper hand when it comes to longevity as they are predisposed to live at least six years longer than men. They lose this biological advantage in some parts of the world, however, where women live in poverty, lack sufficient access to health care and live in a culture where their well-being takes a back seat to that of men.

Dr. Chan was also quick to note that the improvement of women’s health on the global perspective will only see improvement if their status in some countries that still do not give them equal rights are improved.

Women may need to discuss with their respective physicians the need to include breast density in their overall risk assessment for breast cancer. Detecting a tumor in dense tissue is more difficult, and based on the study; women who have higher breast density scores are six times more likely to develop breast cancer.

One of the things that the researchers did was to look into the medical records of more than three hundred women who have undergone a lumpectomy. They looked at their respective mammograms, evaluated the patients’ breast densities and watched for the recurrence of cancer.

The results of the data analysis indicated that the risk for breast cancer was much higher in women who had higher breast densities when compared to women who had lower breast densities. After a period of ten years, those women who had the highest breast densities were found to be 21% more likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer; and among those women with high-density breast tissue who did not undergo radiation therapy after their lumpectomies, the risk for recurrence increased by 40%.

These analyses indicate that breast density may need to be included as a factor that should be considered when coming up with the most appropriate treatment strategy for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Women whose breasts are denser than others may need to follow-up treatments and therapies in addition to undergoing a lumpectomy.

The reason behind these findings, though, has not yet been determined. The researchers wrote that there was no “biological basis” yet behind the relationships that they found between the density of breast tissue, the risk for breast cancer and breast cancer recurrence.

Many professional fields have taken on a no drug policy since the 1980s and begun testing their employees (whether sports player or working Joe) to maintain that standard despite many attempts to subvert it. Now it seems that certain recording labels may be considering doing the same with their recording artists.

UK recording labels feel that there may be a lot to lose where it comes to drug use by their signed acts, so much so that they’ve been considering instating a drug policy of their own. The policy would be a clause in the contract that recording artists sign when they join a label. Michael Jackson’s homicide brought on the move by a newly formed alliance led by Marc Marot, a former head of Island Records. The clause would require that a recording artist who was found to be abusing substances would receive no payment for their work until they’d undergone treatment for the abuse.

These concerns rise from recording artists who’ve signed a 6 album record contract with labels and then begun to abuse drugs delaying their ability (or negating it) to provide what they’d promised in their contracts.  But if such a clause were instated how much would it change the recording industry and the way that artists are paid for their work? Couldn’t it in fact allow a label to renege on a contract entirely on the basis that an album’s sales weren’t good and the label made up a phony positive drug test result?

For one, people with type “O” blood are to be given meat in their diet while those with the “A” blood type are more of vegetarians. Those with blood type “B” are classified under omnivores to be given the so-called dairy diet. Well, this pattern can be easier followed by those who know their respective blood types. But what happens to those who never cared knowing what their blood types are? Is it safe to assume that the said individuals are including the wrong types of food in their diet?

While some people may have seen changes in their bodies by adapting to Dr. DÁdamo’s recommendation, there are those that do not actually see the difference. The advice here is to eat the right sets of food for optimum health. If one is not sure of what is good for him, the best thing to do is go to a nutritionist.

For full version of this article, please visit “Blood Type Diet: Fact or Fiction“.

Marijuana debates have undoubtedly included arguments that relate to the substance’s “deadly” factor. We have posted features before that presented a comparison between how deadly marijuana use is to the community as opposed to excessive alcohol consumption, and we definitely see where advocates are coming from.

Still, as in anything, not all substances are for everybody. The recreational use of marijuana may have adverse effects on a certain rather delicate group of people — pregnant women.

The effect that marijuana use may have on pregnancy is discussed in a feature on drugfreehomes.org. While the mother herself may not find any noticeable differences to her physical state while using marijuana, or other drugs, studies would show that it is the one we do not see – the unborn child – that takes the brunt of adverse effects. The child, after all, is more sensitive than his or her mother, and it is the child who will suffer highly from the effects of marijuana use.

The active ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, reportedly hinders neuron development. This can lead to the development of problems pertaining to basic cognitive skills such as memory retention in the child. Basically, marijuana use during pregnancy may have effects to the unborn child’s mental development, which will manifest themselves during the child’s formative years.

Yanina Wickmayer, the 20-year old Belgian who is currently ranked No. 18, on the other hand, has been slapped with a one year ban. The reason was that the athlete reportedly failed to report her whereabouts three times over an 18-month period. No, she did not test positive for anything and made up some insane alibi and somehow got away with it. No, she did not fail to show up for a drug test.

It certainly does seem that officials feel like they were taken for a ride and would like to flex their muscles and show that hey, you know, we are in charge. And somehow, someone needs to be punished in order to put this power on display. Looks like Wickmayer was easy bait, despite the fact that the recommended “punishment” for her “sins” was a quick slap on the hand – a stern warning.

As of Thursday, Wickmayer has withdrawn from an event in Bali, but she will reportedly not take this sitting down and will make an appeal. Apparently, she had trouble with her password while trying to get into the WADA website to update her whereabouts.

Poor Yanina.

Few parents understand what a widespread problem drugs are among adolescents or just how deadly and dangerous the drugs they can get are. Living in the suburbs doesn’t exclude these teens from trying and becoming addicted to heavier drugs like heroin. In the fact the high stress, highly competitive environment may encourage substance abuse which can escalate into serious addiction very quickly. Among teenagers in the region of Nassau County in the state of New York 25 overdosed on heroine in the first 6 months of 2009, in 2008 46 overdosed on the same drug and 2007 27 perished from overdose. Where once drug raids netted hundreds of bags of heroine now they retrieve thousands.

These kids aren’t from impoverished homes or seemingly at risk for developing addiction, many are in their teens and twenties (often hone roll students) and the rate of those who abuse the drug are rising over time. The age of use is dripping as the rate of young users rises and the cost of buying heroine lowers. Currently a bag of the drug that provides a 6-8 hour high can be bought for roughly $5-$25 which is a vast difference for the same amount of cocaine which costs $40-$60 for just a 30 minute high. Even prescription medications like OxyContin are much more expensive and cost roughly $40 per pill on the street. It’s actually cheaper and easier to get than alcohol. The worry of this kind of use only grows worse when you consider the much stronger dose of today’s heroin over that of the 1970s and the fact that these kids see the thrill of barely escaping death part of the high.

Overdose numbers have already prompted education programs about the dangers of heroin for 8^th graders but the level of abuse remains high. The only real way these numbers are going to drop is if parents stop looking away from their children’s problems and instead make steps to help resolve them.

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1.)      Brush twice a day!

2.)     Dress right for the weather.

3.)      Visit the dentist regularly.

4.)     Get plenty of rest.

5.)       Make sure your hair is dry before going outside..

6.)     Eat right.

7.)     Get outside in the sun every once in a while.

8.)      Always wear a seatbelt.

9.)   Control your drinking of alcoholic beverages.

10.)  Smile!  It will make you feel better.

11.)    Don’t over indulge yourself.

12.)   Bathe regularly.

13.)   Read to exercise the brain.

14.)  Surround yourself with friends.

15.)   Stay away from too much caffeine.

16.)  Use the bathroom regularly.

17.)  Get plenty of exercise.

18.)   Have your eyes checked regularly.

19.)  Eat plenty of vegetables.

20.) Believe that people will like you for who you are.

21.)   Forgive and forget.

22.)  Take plenty of vacations.

23.)  Celebrate all special occasions.

24.)  Pick up a hobby.

24.) Love your neighbor as yourself.

25.) Send this to your
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27 year old Sultan Kosen is leaving his home in Turkey to see the world. As the world’s tallest man at 8 feet and 1 inch Kosen made an appearance in the Today show September 21^st as onlookers took in the gentle giant. There, Kosen was presented with a plaque honoring his world’s tallest man status in Guinness’ Book of World Records, the tallest the book has recorders in 20 years. Kosen said that he was proud to have the honor and happy to have achieved one of his dreams.

This trip is Kosen’s first real look at the world outside of his tiny village, one of many firsts that will come this season as he travels as part of a promotional tour put on by Guinness that will make stops in LA, Austria, Spain, Portugal and Italy before he returns home.

From a town of 320 in eastern Turkey where he dealt with teasing as a child and young adult and where now he is a hero, Kosen has had to deal with many complicated steps to reach this point in his life. At the age of 10 a tumor was found behind his eyes which pressed on his pituitary gland and caused him to grow even after the tumor was removed. His growth continued until last year when a series of surgeries finally brought it to a stop last year.

By that time his height had already begin to affect his health through excess stress on his knees which leaves him unable to stand for long periods and need the use of a cane. Kosen’s family lives on a very limited income which means that they can’t really afford his physiotherapy and the remote location of the village means a 17 hour trip to get that therapy.

Now that Kosen is being recognized by Guinness (both for his height and his hands, the world’s largest at 10,8 inches) his height is something he can be proud of. Guinness is making great efforts to help Kosen achieve a better life as they’re touring with him to promote the 2010 edition of the popular records book, among those efforts is a potential documentary about his life.