Women’s Health Weekly Review: June 15 – June 21
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Ovarian cancer
“Combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scanning of patients in the early stages of ovarian cancer can enable physicians to determine whether the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes without having to perform surgery”: PET/CT scan could be valuable noninvasive tool for determining stages of ovarian cancer
Cervical cancer
“Cervical cancer is the second-most common cancer in women and a leading cause of death worldwide. Since the 1970s, the developed world has seen a fall in the annual number of new cases of cervical cancer, and a fall in the death rate from the disease.” However, “only 1 in 5 women in developing world receive effective cervical cancer screening”
Breast cancer
“The first patient scans from a custom-built scanner combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) technologies indicate that these scans could significantly improve breast cancer imaging capabilities and lead to more targeted treatment options, according to researchers at SNM’s 55th Annual Meeting.” This technology would not be used for screening for breast cancer though, but used for women who have already been diagnosed. Read more: New possibilities for breast cancer treatment on the horizon
“Researchers have found a new family of therapeutic agents that interferes with the ability of estrogen to stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells” – Future hope for patients with breast cancers resistant to tamoxifen.
Expression of the gene CHFR “is missing in more than a third of breast cancers” and may also be involved with some other cancers: Lack of CHFR gene expression sets stage for breast cancer
Puberty
Hormone disorder may contribute to lack of menstruation in teenage athletes
Diabetes drug slows early-onset puberty in girls
Age at puberty linked to mother’s prenatal diet
Menopause
PET scans reveal hormone replacement therapy may be beneficial for postmenopausal women: “”We concluded that in postmenopausal women on HRT, the vascular lining is benefited, which may help protect against the development of atherosclerosis”.
“In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered significant changes in the brain’s vascular system when the ovaries stop producing estrogen”: Complex changes in the brain’s vascular system occur after menopause
Hot flashes underreported and linked to forgetfulness
Estrogen therapy helps or hurts the brain depending on reproductive status
Osteoporosis
“The latest CaMos results confirm that, for women, menopause is a critical period during which bone mineral density decreases in all the bones studied. More specifically: an average decrease of 6.8% over 5 years was observed in the hip. Significant BMD loss also occurs after age 70, mainly in the hip bone”: Largest ever Canadian study on osteoporosis informs health policy
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George Carlin on pro-life
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George Carlin died yesterday at 71. I went and did a search for him at YouTube and found the following:
“… [when some of these] other cardinals and bishops have experienced their first pregnancies and their first labor pains and they’ve raised a couple children on minimum wage then I’ll be glad to hear what they have to say about abortion.”
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June 20, 2008
Friday Favorites
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Happy Friday!
Running late today!
I want to live here!
I want to live in the “Kingdom of Women”! In southwest China there is an ethnic group called the Mosuo where women control all the property and determine the family line. They don’t get married either, they have lovers that they stay involved in long term relationships with for as long as they want to. They are starting to have problems due to the encroachment of the outside world. Personally I think they should try to find a way to preserve the basics of their way of life in the modern world. Watch the National Geographic video: VIDEO: China’s “Kingdom of Women”
Houses for bats
The National Wildlife Federation posted an article about how to build a bat house. Bats eat lots of insects including mosquitoes, in fact “a single bat can capture 500 to 1,000 mosquitoes in a single hour”. Learn more at Why I Built A Bat House.
Hula Hoops
The Hula Hoop turned 50 yesterday. I never could use a hula hoop, even when I was a kid. Could you? Can you now?
Milk Safety
Dr. Val has an interview with Gary Rogers, Ph.D., the Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Dairy Science and Professor of Animal Science who explains how milk is processed and why and why raw milk isn’t a good idea in
The US Dairy Council On Milk Safety And The Raw Milk Movement.
Music and Language
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to learn other languages, both Spanish and Mandarin, without much success yet. Some new research shows that “the extra information provided in music can facilitate language learning” and “similar areas of the brain are activated when listening to or playing music and speaking or processing language”. Interesting stuff – read more here: Does music help us learn language?
Old or aging? Learn the difference
Fight Aging explains: “There’s nothing wrong with becoming old, but everything wrong with aging. Old means experienced, invested, wealthier, time-tested and just all-round better for having been around the block. Aging, on the other hand, is the direct result of biochemical damage you picked up along the way” and makes you frail and ill and eventually takes away your life.
Overcoming fear
Liz Strauss explains how achieving goals involves overcoming fears in It Only Seems that You Have to Walk on Water.
Dealing with To-Do’s
DazzlinDonna posted some tips on Dealing With A Massive To-Do List. My to-do list is pretty big. I’m going to have to add dealing with my list to my list.
Parenting tip
Modern Mami shares a tip for getting young children to brush their teeth themselves: Brushing Teeth Technique for Toddlers/Preschoolers.
Food!
Joy at Gourmeted posted how she makes Oatmeal with Honey-Butter Caramel Apples! Damn that looks good! Too bad I’m too lazy to cook much of anything. She also gives tips for feeding ultra-picky eaters.
Science Stuff
PHOTOS: Top Ten New Species of 2007 Named – be sure to look at the pink millipede, its pretty cool looking!
Scientists in Sweden published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that “gay men and straight women share similar traits—most notably in the size of their brains and the activity of the amygdala—an area of the brain tied to emotion, anxiety and aggression”. This adds more evidence that biology rather than environment determines sexual orientation. Read more: Study Says Brains of Gay Men and Women Are Similar and Gay Men, Straight Women Have Similar Brains
And lastly – MarsPhoenix found water ice on Mars: “Are you ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!”
Have a great weekend!
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June 19, 2008
Overcoming Underearning: Book Review Part 7
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This week I’ve read Chapter 6 of ‘Overcoming UnderEarning’ by Barbara Stanny. (I’m a little sleepy tonight, so this might be a bit brief.)
In this chapter Barbara goes through step 3 of the 5 steps to make you a ‘doer’.
Step 3: Stretch
“Whenever you decide to do something different … the desired result always lies just beyond reach, in the Discomfort Zone.”
I think I know where this is going and its already making me nervous!
“Your biggest barrier is fear.“
Fear has always been my biggest problem with everything.
Barbara says “feel the fear, endure the discomfort, observe the resistance, and go for it anyway”.
I’ve been trying that, but it isn’t always easy.
“There’s no escaping the Discomfort Zone.“
I think you can escape it, but not if you want to be successful.
Next she has a Journal Exercise: “If you were not acting out of fear, what would you do?”
That’s a good question. I need to think on that one a while. Sometimes I imagine what I would do if I were someone else in my situation. Generally, that ‘someone’ else is somebody who isn’t afraid.
“From this day forward, find ways to stretch on a regular basis.”
I need to do that too. Later in the chapter Barbara has a couple more exercises – 1) making a list of what you need to let go of that is holding you back; 2) think of and write down a stretch you want to take but have been afraid to.
That’s three really important things I need to think about from this chapter:
1)What would I do if I wasn’t afraid
2)what do I need to let go of
3)Think of a stretch to try everyday
Next time – Chapter 7.
Time for my favorite quote from this chapter:
“The question I ask every day is the same it’s always been. How much further can I stretch to reach my fullest potential.”
— Oprah Winfrey
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June 18, 2008
Time to revisit the working and walking thing
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Over the past year or so my back has been hurting me now and then. It seems to be at least somewhat related to sitting in one place and working on the computer. And – when I was at Disney World last December and spent almost all my waking hours walking and hardly any sitting – my back didn’t hurt once the whole time there!
I had heard it mentioned somewhere about people working and walking on a treadmill at the same time and started thinking about it more after Disney. I thought about having my husband build something, but it seemed like a lot of work. Instead I got a good mat to stand on and put my laptop on a box and tried standing while working. That was ok, for a while.
Then I got a new laptop and a wireless router so I started working on my couch – because I could! And because in the past it seemed like this couch was better on my back. But now even here it sometimes hurts.
Anyway – over at Healthbolt Liz had a great post about this same topic: Is it a Computer? Is it a Treadmill?. But I never did follow up with it. Then – Brandie at The Home Office Organizer posted about Standing Desks: A Smart, Healthy Option. There’s even a social network at Ning called Office Walkers!
So I figure – I need to work on this again – as I’m sitting here typing on my favorite couch and my back is killing me!
Maybe I could spend part of my day sitting, part standing and part walking!
The treadmill desks all seem to be either too expensive, or they won’t work with the treadmill I have. So the route I will have to go – will be a build-your-own, except it won’t be me doing it, I’ll have to see when my husband might have the time. Various different designs can be used. I want one where my computer would be safer, not just on a desk that lays on top of the treadmill railings. I’m thinking the table type would be best, kind of like this one:
Except I wouldn’t want the monitor up that high like that. I’d just want my laptop on a lower shelf, and our treadmill is long enough so it should work ok.
So what do you think? Do you think you would use something like this?
See more about treadmill desks:
How I burn 600 calories a day blogging
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