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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Philadelphia Residents Plan To Rent Out Homes During Pope Francis' Visit
Pope Francis, on anniversary, says he believes he will have short pontificate
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday he believes his pontificate will be short and that he would be ready to resign like his predecessor rather than ruling for life.
In the long interview with Mexican broadcaster Televisa, released on the second anniversary of his surprise election, Francis also said he "did not mind" being pope but would like to be able to go out in Rome unrecognized for a pizza.
"I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief—four or five years, even two or three. Two have already passed. It's a somewhat strange sensation," he said, according to a Vatican translation from Spanish.
"I feel that the Lord has placed me here for a short time," the Argentine-born pontiff said.
Francis, apparently in good health at 78, said "I share the idea of what Benedict did." In 2013, former Pope Benedict became the first head of the Roman Catholic Church in 600 years to resign instead of ruling until he died.
"In general, I think what Benedict so courageously did was to open the door to the popes emeritus. Benedict should not be considered an exception, but an institution," Francis said.
However, he said he did not like the idea of an automatic retirement age for popes, such as at age 80.
In the 17-page interview, Francis also said the fact he is the first pope from Latin America compelled him to speak out on behalf of migrants and the poor because his ancestors had to move from Italy to Argentina to find work.
"People are being discarded and forced to seek employment elsewhere," said Francis, whose first trip after his election was to the Italian island of Lampedusa to pay tribute to thousands of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe.
Francis, who in the past has called for more regulation of markets, denounced "the injustice of wealth," saying it was a mortal sin to give someone an unjust salary or for the rich to take advantage of the poor.
On the lighter side, Francis said "I do not mind," when asked if he liked being pope.
"The only thing I would like is to go out one day, without being recognized, and go to a pizzeria for a pizza," he said, adding that he missed his days as a bishop in Buenos Aires, when he could move about the city freely.
"In Buenos Aires, I was a rover," he said. — Reuters
In the long interview with Mexican broadcaster Televisa, released on the second anniversary of his surprise election, Francis also said he "did not mind" being pope but would like to be able to go out in Rome unrecognized for a pizza.
"I have the feeling that my pontificate will be brief—four or five years, even two or three. Two have already passed. It's a somewhat strange sensation," he said, according to a Vatican translation from Spanish.
"I feel that the Lord has placed me here for a short time," the Argentine-born pontiff said.
Francis, apparently in good health at 78, said "I share the idea of what Benedict did." In 2013, former Pope Benedict became the first head of the Roman Catholic Church in 600 years to resign instead of ruling until he died.
"In general, I think what Benedict so courageously did was to open the door to the popes emeritus. Benedict should not be considered an exception, but an institution," Francis said.
However, he said he did not like the idea of an automatic retirement age for popes, such as at age 80.
In the 17-page interview, Francis also said the fact he is the first pope from Latin America compelled him to speak out on behalf of migrants and the poor because his ancestors had to move from Italy to Argentina to find work.
"People are being discarded and forced to seek employment elsewhere," said Francis, whose first trip after his election was to the Italian island of Lampedusa to pay tribute to thousands of migrants who have died trying to reach Europe.
Francis, who in the past has called for more regulation of markets, denounced "the injustice of wealth," saying it was a mortal sin to give someone an unjust salary or for the rich to take advantage of the poor.
On the lighter side, Francis said "I do not mind," when asked if he liked being pope.
"The only thing I would like is to go out one day, without being recognized, and go to a pizzeria for a pizza," he said, adding that he missed his days as a bishop in Buenos Aires, when he could move about the city freely.
"In Buenos Aires, I was a rover," he said. — Reuters
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Would You Trust a Scent-trained Dog to Detect Thyroid Cancer?
UAMS researchers use scent-trained dogs to detect thyroid cancer
Source: http://www.thv11.com/story/news/health/2015/03/09/uams-scent-trained-dogs-thyroid-cancer/24646775
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented findings at the Endocrine Society's ENDO 2015 conference March 6 in San Diego showing nearly 90 percent accuracy using scent-trained dogs to detect thyroid cancer.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented findings at the Endocrine Society's ENDO 2015 conference March 6 in San Diego showing nearly 90 percent accuracy using scent-trained dogs to detect thyroid cancer.
"Detecting and diagnosing thyroid cancer can be difficult, because it's often looking for a very small number of occurrences in a very large background of benign nodules. It is also difficult to say with certainty that a patient is cancer-free after surgery," said Donald Bodenner, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of geriatrics at UAMS and director of the Thyroid Center and chief of endocrine oncology.
"Having a technique with which to do these things with a higher degree of certainty would be a tremendous advance in thyroid cancer," he said.
The study, led by Arny Ferrando, Ph.D., a professor and researcher in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, and Andrew Hinson, M.D., a postdoctoral fellow at UAMS, took dogs already trained for scent detection and imprinted them with fresh tissue taken from patients diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common type of thyroid cancer. Fellow researcher Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., a head and neck surgeon in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, assisted with the study.
The dogs were then presented with urine samples from patients — some with thyroid cancer and some with benign nodules — and asked to indicate whether each sample had thyroid cancer or not. Their results were compared to a surgical pathology diagnosis and matched in 30 of 34 cases, or 88.2 percent accuracy.
"What we have done, no one has attempted to do," said Ferrando, who noted past studies showing trained dogs can reliably tell the difference between various cancerous and non-cancerous tissues. "We have taken the next step by asking the dog to tell us whether or not cancer exists before the medical diagnostic system does. We wanted to see, can the doctor utilize the dog to help diagnose cancer?"
The results so far lead the researchers to believe the answer is "yes."
"We've all looked at it from a skeptical, scientific standpoint, but the data just keeps leading us to the fact that this has remarkable clinical potential," said Ferrando.
The implications could be tremendous, the researchers said, both in terms of cost savings in diagnoses and especially the prevention of unnecessary surgeries. Additionally, the method could be transported to under-served areas where traditional detection methods of biopsy and ultrasound are unavailable. Finally, the researchers believe the training could potentially be used in diagnosis of other cancers such as ovarian, breast, kidney, bladder and prostate.
"Thyroid cancer is our template," said Ferrando. "It's one of the fastest growing cancers in terms of occurrences in the world. It's not one of the highest mortality cancers, but one of the fastest growing in terms of newly diagnosed cases."
So far the team has used what are termed "general source" dogs, or strays that have been trained in scent detection methods. Their plan is to now work with researchers at Auburn University's Canine Performance Sciences program in the College of Veterinary Medicine to teach and imprint "specific purpose" dogs, or those specifically bred for detection. Comparable results achieved at Auburn will further validate their approach and the likelihood of use as an additional diagnostic tool in the clinic.
"If we do 300 samples with a diagnostic accuracy of 90 percent, that's pretty hard to ignore, especially if it comes from Auburn, which has been doing canine training for 25 years," said Bodenner.
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014
Crowd Funding For Obesity After Thyroid Cancer
After
being diagnosed almost twenty years ago, Ms. Edwards decided to perform a case
study on obesity and autoimmune diseases, which sometimes develop after having
major surgery to have the thyroid removed. Thyroid cancer survivor, DaVida
Edwards, is fundraising to create awareness about thyroid issues and the health
ailments associated with this type of illness.
As a result
she started a fundraising campaign which will provide help to those with
obesity and thyroid issues who want to get healthy and stay healthy. Starting
with a small garden in her back yard she plans to expand her vegetable garden
in order to supply much needed organic meals to families in the community who
otherwise may not be able to afford them.
Since
her diagnosis Ms. Edwards researched all healthy natural products that don’t
include any harmful chemicals or hard to pronounce toxic ingredients. She plans
to make those all natural products such as deodorant and shampoo, readily
available to the public by launching a new website via this crowd funding
campaign.
Visitors
to the site will also have the opportunity to apply for grants to help with any
obese or thyroid related health issues they may have, for instance, loosing a
lot of weight after being obese leaves behind excessive skin that needs to be
surgically removed. In the event this procedure is not covered under their
medical insurance, people can go to the sitehelpwiththyroidissues.blogspot.com (just an example) to seek the
assistance needed.
After the tragic incident with Mr. Eric Garner,
city medical examiners concluded that Garner was killed by neck compression,
along with "...the compression of his chest and prone positioning during
physical restraint by police." However, contributing factors included bronchial
asthma, heart disease, obesity, and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Obesity is an epidemic.
When asked why she started this fundraiser her response was,
“I’m a Philadelphian and studies have shown that Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, which is home to more than 1.5 million residents, is
tackling obesity throughout the community. Approximately 67.9% of adults in the
city and approximately 41% of youth aged 6-17 are overweight or obese.
Additionally, nearly 70% of youth in North Philadelphia, the majority of whom
are black or Hispanic, are overweight or obese, which is nearly double the
obesity and overweight rate for youth in the United States. Fruit and vegetable
consumption is a challenge for residents, with nearly 25% of youth and 30% of
adults getting only one serving or less per day. Further, approximately 25% of
youth do not get sustained physical activity even once a week.”
Upon
being contacted by The Doctor Oz Show in regards her thyroid issues, Ms.
Edwards decided to seek support among the medical community from doctors and
dieticians who specialize in treating patients with thyroid issues, obesity,
arthritis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, gum disease, sleep
apnea, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, depression and eating disorders. These
doctors would then become a part of her efforts to help others with obesity and
thyroid issues to not only get healthy, but encourage them to stay healthy as
well.
Donate to
this campaign and go with Ms. Edwards on her journey to visit Dr. Sircus in Brazil
The
fundraising goal is $100,000. As she performs her case study on obesity and
thyroid cancer and how to possibly prevent or overcome any autoimmune diseases
by teaching others what she did to overcome and/or avoid such ailments
altogether. Once Ms. Edwards raises enough capital for the video budget she plans to start making journal
style videos and documenting her journey.
Also,
planned are annual seminars, "Healthy
Lifestyle Seminars" to
help others find products and services to cope with their medical issues. The
website will also make these products and services readily available to
consumers.
A
portion of the proceeds from her ebooks sales, 90 Day Bible and The Fred Johnson
Experience will
also be donated to this fundraiser which is appropriately titled, “Help Me Fight
Back To Help Others” and
upon reaching the $100,000. milestone, 1,000 child safety kits will be donated to underprivileged
families with cancer survivors.
For more
information how to support, participate in the events, and/or make a donation
to teach others, despite their income, how to live a healthier lifestyle visit:
Here's the low-or should I say no-budget video...
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