Health 08 (Oct 14 - Jun 15)

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Research uncovers a new potential warning sign of prostate cancer by Dr. David Eifrig

Losing your hair could be a sign of prostate cancer…

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers followed 39,070 men with different stages of baldness. Over a period of two to three years, the researchers compared amounts of hair loss and prostate cancer diagnoses. They found a positive association between moderate baldness at age 45 and the development of prostate cancer.

Despite this research, we don’t think that you should rush out and get tested if your only symptom is baldness. For starters, the connection between baldness and prostate cancer isn’t clear. The conditions seem to be linked to male hormone levels.

The data suggest that GETTING bald early (mid-40s) reflects a hormonal imbalance that might make you susceptible to developing prostate cancer. However, we need to see more conclusive connections before saying baldness alone predicts prostate cancer.

More important, get appropriate screenings. As longtime subscribers know, I’m against unnecessary prostate testing. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test notoriously produces false positives… leading to unneeded, painful treatments.

If you are bald, don’t let your doctor screen you for prostate cancer unless you also have symptoms (like frequent urination) and some of the associated risk factors: advanced age, family history, and African-American heritage.


Source: Retirement Millionaire

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KAMRA Eye Surgery

We can never find them when we need them. They keep falling off our faces when we're reading the newspaper.

And just when we find the perfect prescription, our eyesight changes.

But if you think those trusty reading glasses are a hassle, wait until you see what a group of eye surgeons has in store for you.

They call it a KAMRA inlay, and a KAMRA surgery center may be coming soon to a strip mall near you. They're promising it's a simple in-and-out procedure that will rid you forever of your need for reading glasses -- they're even calling it the next LASIK.

But don't expect the coming onslaught of commercials to give you the full story on KAMRA -- like the tales of eye damage, lost eyesight, and hundreds of people who are already saying it's the worst decision they've ever made.

The FDA just approved the KAMRA inlay for an eye condition called presbyopia. But for most people with the condition, even a five-buck pair of reading glasses from Walgreen's would be preferable.

Presbyopia sounds serious, but it's actually considered a natural part of aging for people over 40 -- and it's something lots of us are familiar with. It's a creeping form of farsightedness that can cause blurring, eyestrain or headaches when you're reading or doing anything that requires looking at things close up.

It's also easily correctable with reading glasses. Even the cheapest kind.

But the KAMRA inlay can spare you that minor inconvenience. All it takes is for a surgeon -- an inexperienced one, too, since the procedure is so new -- to cut a pocket into the cornea of your eye.

Then he'll insert a device that allows light rays to pass through a pinhole-size opening while blocking peripheral light.

AcuFocus, which developed the surgery, will tell you that thousands of KAMRA inlays have already been implanted in other countries. But the truth is, hundreds were later removed due to customer complaints.

Even during the clinical trials, people were begging to have the inlay removed so they could return to their old reading glasses.

You see, the KAMRA inlay can cause or worsen dry eye and leave you with glares, halos, and blurry, cloudy vision -- it may even make it nearly impossible for you to see at night.

And those are the more positive side effects -- the surgery can leave you with a thinned or even perforated cornea.

Removing the inlay if you have these problems isn't as easy as AcuFocus makes it out to be. One expert calls that a "naïve assumption."

Even the FDA admits that some of the KAMRA side effects -- like a decrease in vision -- may be permanent. You could be stuck with a stronger pair of reading glasses than you had before the surgery.

In fact, a key FDA advisory committee was initially deadlocked on the simple questions of whether KAMRA inlays were safe and whether the benefits outweighed the risk. The committee needed a tie-breaking vote.

So maybe the FDA should have asked this question instead: is having to wear reading glasses such a nuisance that we'd rather risk permanent eye damage to avoid it?

Sources: "FDA approves first-of-its-kind corneal implant to improve near vision in certain patients" FDA News Resease, April 17, 2015, fda.gov

Source: HSI

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How to Deal With Stress By Robert MacDonald

For most people stress is self-imposed:

That bad relationship you are in? Get out of it. There is better out there for you.

That job you hate? Maybe it is time to explore finding new employment. You are probably qualified to do something else.

Do you find yourself sitting in a traffic jam an hour or two every day? Leave for work earlier in the morning so you aren’t stuck in traffic and then use the extra time to train, read, or relax. Instead of leaving work and hopping in the car only to sit for an hour in traffic, why not train right away at a nearby gym and drive home when the traffic clears?

Turn off your phone sometimes. You don’t need to be connected all day, every day.

Get rid of negative and poisonous people from your life. You become what you hang around.

These are just some of the things you can do to alleviate stress. Take a look at your life, take inventory of your affairs, and then start making some changes.

Source: ETR

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Avoid These Foods If You Want Whiter Teeth

It should come as no surprise that everything you put in your mouth has an effect on the health of your teeth — as well as on their appearance. In pursuit of perfectly pearly whites, we asked Dr. Gerald Smith, a Thunder Bay, Ontario-based dentist and president of the Ontario Dental Association, for advice on what foods and drinks to avoid for a bright, stain-free smile and other tips on keep our teeth their whitest.

Stain culprits
- coffee
- tea
- red wine

Enamel damagers
- pop
- sports drinks
- citrus juices (lemonade, orange juice or grapefruit juice)

Food cautions

Anything high in sugar
- sticky candies
- candy bars

High in acidity
- citrus fruits

High in stain-causing pigments
- blueberries


Source: MSN.com

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Researchers have found a link between higher caffeine consumption and lower ED
http://time.com/3893823/coffee-erectile-dysfunction/

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7 Ways to Prevent and Even Reverse Heart Disease With Nutrition
By Sayer Ji

Source: www.greenmedinfo.com

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Breakfast

Most breakfast staples (cereal, oatmeal, bars, bagels, juice) are saboteurs when it comes to weight loss.

Case in point: A bagel can equal 5-6 slices of bread! Instead, start with an egg. Eating a combo of filling fiber and lean protein — scrambled eggs on whole-grain with sliced tomato, a veggie-packed omelet, or even two hard-boiled eggs — will help you get a jumpstart on making better food choices throughout the day.

Not an egg lover? Try adding a tablespoon of nut butter to plain Greek yogurt with a cup of fruit. It's delicious!

Source: ETR