The ADA on Thursday, May 12, 2016 challenged a May 11, 2016 letter and press release from Sen. Richard Durbin claiming that dentists have not done enough to prevent the widespread abuse of opioid pain medications.
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Bold cancer treatment granted breakthrough status
The FDA has declared a breakthrough for treatment against a vicious form of brain cancer
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Promising brain cancer trial given breakthrough status by FDA
A bold experiment from Duke University that uses the polio virus to fight a deadly form of brain cancer will now be fast-tracked by the FDA
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USDA Releases Results of New Survey on Honey Bee Colony Health
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of its first ever Honey Bee Colony Loss survey today. The survey queried more than 20,000 honey beekeepers about the number of colonies, colonies lost, colonies added, and colonies affected by certain stressors and gleans state-level estimates on key honey bee health topics.
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Billionaire gives $200 million for cancer research center
Larry Ellison makes a giant donation to a new cancer institute at USC
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Mayo Nursing Poster Fair
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Lithium Beats Newer Meds for Bipolar Disorder
Lower rates of self-harm, accidental injury seen
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Zika virus and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016
WHO on Zika virus and the Olympics. Athletes and visitors are seeking more information on the risks of Zika and ways to prevent infection while attending the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016.
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Exercise: It does so much more than burn calories
If you’re trying to lose weight, you’ve surely heard that you need to “eat less and exercise more.” The more you move, the more calories you’ll burn — and you’ll lose weight. But as it turns out, the effect of physical activity on human physiology may be a lot more complicated than that.
In a report recently published in Current Biology, researchers explored the relationship between exercise and “energy expenditure” (calories burned). This study monitored the physical activity and corresponding total energy expenditure in 322 men and women in North America and Africa.
What the researchers found was a little surprising. Physical activity did increase energy expenditure as expected, but only up to a point. Physical activity was monitored by accelerometers, which measure counts (units of “motion”) per minute per day, taking into account motion and velocity. At lower levels of activity, increasing the counts per minute per day did increase energy expenditure. However, with higher mean counts per minute per day, increasing counts did not increase energy expenditure, indicating a ceiling effect. So in this study, after a certain point, more exercise did not equal more energy used.
Based on their findings, the study investigators encourage that we reconsider current public health messages that state more exercise equals more energy expended, as this is not always the case.
These study results notwithstanding, whether you’ve yet to get in gear on your New Year’s exercise resolutions or you’re already an inveterate exerciser, it’s important to know that the benefits of regular physical activity go beyond burning calories. For example, 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity per week can significantly decrease the risk of dying prematurely. How? By lowering blood pressure and resting heart rate, and increasing nitric oxide levels, which serves to open up blood vessels. It also increases levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol and lowers levels of damaging LDL cholesterol. In addition, regular physical activity increases insulin sensitivity. This is especially important for people with diabetes — and it can also help you avoid the disease in the first place.
Exercise can also help enhance our cognitive skills — it’s true that what is good for the heart is good for the brain. Research demonstrates that regular exercise can actually increase the size of the hippocampus, an area of the brain involved with memory. There are important mental health benefits to be gained as well. Studies suggest that for some people with depression, exercise may improve mood and symptoms just as well as medication can. In addition, a five-minute bout of exercise has been demonstrated to reduce a person’s state of anxiety.
If you’re trying to slim down, exercise is an important part of a healthy way to lose pounds. Moderate physical activity can help you burn more calories. And the good news is you don’t need to train for a marathon to get in shape. But perhaps more importantly, regular exercise does so much more than that — no matter the size of your waistline. It would take almost 10 medications to replicate all the benefits encapsulated in the “exercise pill.” That should be good motivation to help you get moving.
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Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on House Legislation to Address Opioid Abuse
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement on H.R. 4641, H.R. 5046, and related bills considered today by the House of Representatives:
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Tough call for doctors after man swallowed cellphone
Medical team ran into a number of problems treating man who arrived in the ER with an unusual complaint
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How Google Glass could help children with autism
Stanford researchers have developed software to teach autistic kids how to read people's emotions
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Woman in her 70s may be oldest ever to give birth
Daljinder Kaur, who's believed to be at least 70 years old, gave birth to a healthy son
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Judge sides with House Republicans in Obamacare lawsuit
A federal judge said the Obama administration is unconstitutionally spending federal money to fund Obamacare
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Early Breast Cancer and Alternative Medicine
But delay in getting chemotherapy may lower odds of survival, researcher says
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