Certain Exercises Benefit Arthritic Dogs
Thursday - September 2nd, 2010 at 5:58 pm
TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Certain types of exercise may help ease stiffness and pain in dogs with arthritis, a new study suggests.
Using a special treadmill and a computer program, Austrian researchers examined the movements of joints in the front and back legs of dogs as they did three types of exercises: walking uphill, walking downhill and walking over low obstacles.
They concluded that walking downhill doesn’t appear to provide much benefit but walking uphill and climbing over low obstacles could both help dogs with arthritis.
Walking uphill may improve the flexibility of affected joints, particularly of the hip, while walking over low obstacles may improve the bending of the joints in the front and rear limbs, said the team at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna.
Researchers caution that dogs who have recently undergone surgery to the tibia, however, should probably avoid walking over obstacles since that could potentially strain the tendon that joins the knee to the shin.
They added that the exercises don’t require expensive equipment, are simple and can easily be supervised by dog owners.
“These types of exercises are often recommended to improve the flexibility of joints in arthritic dogs. Nobody has yet taken the trouble to test whether they work but we are happy to report that they are of real benefit to the animals,” researcher Barbara Bockstahler said in a university news release.
The study appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Veterinary Research.
SOURCE: University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Aug. 25, 2010, news release.
via Certain Exercises Benefit Arthritic Dogs: MedlinePlus.
Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice
Thursday - September 2nd, 2010 at 5:57 pm
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study.
In the September issue of Cancer Prevention Research, researchers report that metformin was associated with a substantial reduction (up to 73 percent) in the number of tumors mice developed when they were given a common carcinogen found in tobacco.
Despite the fact that there have been no randomized controlled trials on whether metformin really can prevent cancer, researchers expressed excitement both over this animal study and previous epidemiological evidence pointing to this possibility.
Metformin (originally marketed as Glucophage, though it is now available as an inexpensive generic) has been in use for more than two decades and is currently prescribed to 40 million Americans.
Continue reading >> Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice: MedlinePlus.
Sleep-Deprived Teens Eat More Fat, Study Finds
Thursday - September 2nd, 2010 at 5:56 pm
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — Teens who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to eat a high-fat diet that puts them at risk for obesity and the many health problems connected with it, new research shows.
The study, published in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep, found that these sleep-deprived teens consumed 2.2 percent more calories from fat, and ate more snacks than those who slept eight hours or more a night. They also ate more total calories.
“There’s been a lot of research over the last five years implicating insufficient sleep with obesity,” said study author Dr. Susan Redline, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
“Some experimental studies on sleep deprivation in controlled laboratory environments show a craving for fatty foods among the participants” who got less sleep, she said.
continue >> Sleep-Deprived Teens Eat More Fat, Study Finds: MedlinePlus.
Kahoka, Mo., Landowners and Two Businesses Ordered to Halt Hazardous Waste Pollution at Chemical Processing Site
Thursday - September 2nd, 2010 at 5:55 pm
(Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 2, 2010) – EPA Region 7 has ordered the owners of a Clark County, Mo., property, along with an Illinois minerals brokerage firm, and a Missouri company that processes materials at the location, to immediately halt the handling and processing of hazardous materials that have contaminated the property and an adjacent stream.
TNT General Contracting, Inc., of Kahoka, Mo.; Webb Minerals, LLC, of Quincy, Ill.; and the Carl and Carol Trump Trust, of Kahoka, are the respondents of a unilateral administrative order issued today by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan. The order directs the respondents to take a series of actions in regard to the site, including the development of a plan to clean up the property and any surrounding areas that may be polluted.
“This case was initiated by our partners at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, who performed an initial inspection for hazardous waste issues at the site, and then returned to collect soil and water samples that confirmed the need for additional action,” EPA Regional Administrator Karl Brooks said. “EPA is well positioned to bring this enforcement action, as it involves parties outside the State of Missouri, and a potentially hazardous situation affecting water quality near the Mississippi River.”
Read more at >> 09/02/2010: Kahoka, Mo., Landowners and Two Businesses Ordered to Halt Hazardous Waste Pollution at Chemical Processing Site.
Morningland Dairy Conducting Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Cheese Labeled as Morningland Dairy & Ozark Hills Farm Because of Possible Health Risk
Thursday - September 2nd, 2010 at 5:54 pm
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Tel: 417-469-3817, Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m
Fax: 417-469-5086
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 30, 2010 – Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri, is recalling 68,957 pounds of cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and also has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.
Morningland Dairy’s raw milk cheese is sold in the lower 48 states via mail order, retail stores, crop sharing associations, and direct delivery. The cheese is packaged in vacuum-sealed plastic packages that are sold as random weight size retail packages. The specific varieties of cheese are sold under the following brand names and flavors:
Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheese (from cow milk): Colby, Hot Pepper Colby, Garlic Colby, Italian Colby, Dill Colby, No-Salt Added Mild Cheddar, Mild Cheddar, Medium Sharp Cheddar, Sharp Cheddar.
Ozark Hill Farms Raw Goat Milk Cheese: Colby, Hot Pepper Colby, Italian Colby, Garlic ‘N’ Chive Colby, Mild Cheddar, Medium Sharp Cheddar, Sharp Cheddar.
The codes affected by the recall are handwritten on the front of the label, and range from A10 (representing January 1, 2010) through F250 (representing June 25, 2010).
NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE.
The recall is a result of regulatory sampling in the State of California. This regulatory sampling of Morningland Dairy cheese, which was taken from the Rawesome store in Venice, California, revealed the Morningland Dairy Hot Pepper Colby and Garlic Colby Cheeses contained the bacteria. Morningland Dairy has suspended the production and distribution of all cheese, as FDA, the Missouri Milk Board, and Morningland Dairy continue their investigation as to the root cause of the problem.
Customers who have purchased the cheese should not eat it, and customers are asked to contact us for instructions, by contacting us at (417) 469-3817 Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., FAX (417) 469-5086, or by e-mailing us at morningland@centurytel.net. Customers can also check our web site for updates over the next several days: www.morninglanddairy.com.
Buy American Mention of the Week 8/31/2010
Wednesday - September 1st, 2010 at 5:12 pm
The American-made Retail E-guide is here!
By Roger Simmermaker
August 31, 2010
It’s been over a year since I announced the intention to build an American-made Retail E-guide, but the long-awaited pdf database is finally here.
The American-made Retail E-guide features 53 pages of over 2,300 products from over a dozen American retail stores like Home Depot, TJ Maxx, and Dollar Tree stores (yes, you’ll be amazed at what is available for one dollar from Dollar Tree!)
The American-made Retail E-guide is a compilation of research by volunteer patriotic consumers (and yours truly) who dedicated their own personal time to scour the store shelves at various retail chains for American-made products.
After all (if you’re a patriotic consumer), who hasn’t walked into a retail store at some point and wondered what (if anything) is made in USA?
Ever wondered where you can easily find an American-made bed frame? Or what store carries American-made printer cartridges? How about American-made bed pillows? Maybe a heated blanket or a mattress topper?
Looking for bigger ticket American-made items? The American-made Retail E-guide shows you where you can find an American-made front loader washer by a prominent American company. Did you know you can still find American-made microwave ovens in certain stores? Ditto for American-made refrigerators (I recently bought a new one for my house).
Interested in American-made tools? The American-made Retail E-guide shows where you can find American-made hammers, levels, screwdriver sets, pipe wrenches, and more.
How about hundreds of apparel choices for men, women, children, infants and related accessories? When is the last time you saw an American-made bath towel in a retail store? What about dinnerware, china, or drinkware? It’s all listed within the American-made Retail E-guide.
You’ll see that I’ve listed prices, too. Since some products are available at multiple stores, identifying which store carries the same American-made product for less will help Americans save money while padding the pockets of fellow American workers at the same time. After all, consumer shopping comes down to the question “whose pockets are we lining?” Why not line our own?
One retail chain in particular, Wal-Mart, is omitted from the list since I have always discouraged consumers from shopping there. If the various economic crises, bailouts, bankruptcies, and bubbles have taught us anything as a nation, it’s that we shouldn’t put all of our economic eggs in one basket. Let’s be a little more diverse with our consumer dollars.
This American-made Retail E-guide is a supplemental resource designed to complement the print edition or e-book edition of How Americans Can Buy American. It does not replace it.
This is just the initial version of the American-made Retail E-guide, and it is my hope with more future help from more patriotic consumers, we can build upon this guide and expand it in the future. The advantages to the e-guide are many.
- It can be updated fast to keep it fresh
- It can never get too big
- It’s downloadable electronically
- No shipping charges – no trees to cut down – no wasted paper
- Anyone can contribute to creating it
The American-made Retail E-guide is available with ANY purchase from the USA Shop, which means you could get it free with a “No NAFTA” button for $3.95, a Buy American bumper sticker for the same price, or your own copy of “How Americans Can Buy American” (on sale NOW for just $10.95). Just be sure to use the promo code “Retail” at checkout.
To download the 53-page American-made Retail E-guide which features over 2,300 American-made products available on the shelves at American retail stores, please click here and let’s make a powerful, positive impact when we find ourselves in a store searching for American-made stuff!
Tracking Map of Hurricane Earl – Weather Underground
Wednesday - September 1st, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Gunman Shot at Discovery Channel
Wednesday - September 1st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
A man upset with the Discovery Channel’s environmental programming who took three people hostage at gunpoint at the company’s headquarters Wednesday has been shot by police, officials said.
All three hostages are safe, police said.
Police believe the man is James Lee, 43, a federal law enforcement official told CBS News. Lee has protested at the Discovery Communications site before.
According to a story in The Gazette, which covers Montgomery County, Lee was arrested there in 2008 after throwing thousands of dollars in the air outside the building.
See video at >> Gunman Shot at Discovery Channel; Hostages Safe – CBS News.
Man, shot in head, notices five years later
Wednesday - September 1st, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Reuters – A Polish man living in Germany went about his business for about five years without noticing he had been shot in the head because he was drunk when it happened. Police in the western city of Bochum said on Tuesday doctors found a .22 caliber bullet in the back of his head after the 35-year-old went to have what he thought was a cyst removed.Presented with the 5.6mm projectile, the man recalled he had received a blow to the head around midnight at a New Year’s party “in 2004 or 2005,” but had forgotten about it because he had been “very drunk,” a police spokesman said.”He told us he remembered having a sore head, but that he wasn’t really one for going to the doctor,” the spokesman said.The wound later healed around the bullet and it was not until the man decided to have the lump examined due to recurring pains that the discovery was made.Police said they were not treating the incident as suspicious as the bullet might have got lodged in the man’s head when a reveler fired a gun in celebration.”It may have been a shot fired up in the air which entered his head on the way down,” the spokesman said.The resident of Herne, who has lived in Germany for several years, was expected to be released from hospital later this week after the bullet was removed on Friday, police said.
via Man, shot in head, notices five years later | Reuters.
School mold cases spike after hot, wet summer
Tuesday - August 31st, 2010 at 5:53 am
Several Iowa school districts have seen an increase this year in problems with mold, which many attribute to this year’s wet and hot summer months.
On Monday, the Des Moines school district reported that mold was discovered in a mobile classroom at East High School. Officials are monitoring another school, they said.
Ninth-graders at East were moved out of the mobile classroom where a teacher recently discovered mold, said Bill Good, chief operations officer.
Officials are also monitoring high moisture levels and trying to control them in a mobile building at River Woods Elementary School. Fifth-grade students are still in that classroom, because officials have not yet found any evidence of mold, Good said.
The mobile classrooms are separate from the school buildings and stand about three inches off of the ground. Workers have removed metal skirting around the bottom of the units and increased ventilation to dry out the space. The mold at East was caused by pooling water under the building that seeped into the floor, Good said.
More >> School mold cases spike after hot, wet summer | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register.
