When most people hear the word chlamydia, they are likely to think of the sexually transmitted disease caused by chlamydia trachomatis. But two other species of chlamydia bacteria are pathogenic to humans: C. psittaci and C. pneumoniae. Chlamydia pneumoniae (CPn) is a respiratory tract pathogen that causes pneumonia and can be transmitted from person to […]
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Many Americans are drawn to the growing business of direct-to-consumer genetic-testing. One of the more popular services, 23andMe, reports more than 12 million Americans have so far purchased their testing kits. By either swabbing the inside of one’s mouth or providing a saliva sample, users can learn about their ancestry or discover traits related to
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Based on current American Heart Association guidelines, nearly half of American adults have hypertension or what we commonly call high blood pressure.[1] As the culprit behind 50 percent of heart attacks and up to 70 percent of strokes, hypertension can be deadly. Yet there’s another serious risk posed by elevated blood pressure that too few
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Although writings in the Rig Veda sacred texts link yoga’s origins to northern India some 5,000 years ago, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that interest in the exercise went mainstream in the US. This ancient practice involves physical postures or poses, regulated breathing, and concentration. Today yoga classes are taught at 7,000 yoga studios
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Everyday choices you make now could irreversibly diminish your hearing and place you at elevated risk of ultimately developing dementia. If you think you’re too young to be concerned about your hearing, think again. I grew up riding mini-bikes and go-carts. In my teens, I used a chain saw and a lawnmower on landscaping jobs.
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The May 29th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported that fish caught off the California coast in 2011 by researchers from Stony Brook University in New York were contaminated with radioactive waste from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power facility. The radioactive isotopes cesium-137 and cesium-134 were found in blue fin
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Is nuclear energy really part of the answer to preventing the devastating effects of climate change? Until the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, even some ardent environmentalists who’d previously rejected the technology had warmed to the idea. Nuclear Renaissance? Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in nuclear power as people search for ways
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Milk sales first began to slow in the US in 1970, and the industry has been scrambling to stop the free fall ever since. Although the connection between milk, calcium, and bone health has been the cornerstone of dairy advertising, the industry has also engaged in continual efforts to expand the image of what milk
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A new prognostic blood test can accurately predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease in the future. A Dutch-German research team led by biophysics professor, Klaus Gerwert, and Julia Stockmann, from Bochum Research Center for Protein Diagnostics, has found that their blood test, called the Immuno-Infrared Sensor, can accurately detect who will develop Alzheimer’s disease based upon the presence
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Last year, the American Urological Association (AUA) announced a dramatic shift in its stance on screening for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. The AUA decided to stop recommending the test for men aged 40 to 54 years or over 70. This follows the United States Preventive Services Task Force, which one
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