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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Saturday, January 28, 2006

The value of your attention
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Sometimes you can move ahead more quickly by slowing down.
Often you can get more accomplished by being less busy.

When you rush quickly through a task, without taking the time to get it right, what have you accomplished? When you hurry through life so frantically that you can’t keep track of where you are, what value does that bring you? Read the rest of this entry »

Every time you walk your child to school, settle into a chair for a good-night story, or wrap your arms around your child in a hug, you’re using your bones, muscles, and joints. Without these important body parts, you and your child wouldn’t be able to stand, walk, run, or even sit.
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Just about everyone knows that we can’t live without blood. Without blood, our organs couldn’t get the oxygen and nutrients they need to survive, we couldn’t keep warm or cool off, we couldn’t fight infections, and we couldn’t get rid of our own waste products. Without enough blood, we’d weaken and die. Read the rest of this entry »

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in kids. By 5 years old, about 8% of girls and about 1% to 2% of boys have had at least one UTI. They occur when the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra become infected.
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By Michael Smith , MedPage Today Staff Writer
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Source News Article: BBC News
MedPage Today Action Points

Advise patients who ask that this study implies that a well-known chemical used to cure meats also kills the bacteria that form thick mucus in the lungs of CF patients.

Caution, however, that the research is at a very early stage; clinical trials will be needed to assess the safety and efficacy of the potential treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

Desperate measures

Jan 26th 2006 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition
The world’s biggest and most expensive health-care system is beginning to fall apart. Can George Bush mend it?

GEORGE BUSH had big ideas for his second term. He promised to fix Social Security, America’s public pensions system, and revamp the tax code. Despite his best efforts, Social Security reform sank last year. Rejigging the tax code has proved so politically tricky that the White House dare not push it. With almost Read the rest of this entry »

Adam Cresswell, Health editor
28jan06

EATING your greens will do more than please your mother: new evidence shows five servings of fruit and vegetables a day can slash your risk of having a stroke by 26 per cent.

A review of previous studies, conducted by British and Australian experts, found that even eating between three to five 80g servings a day cut strokes by 11per cent, compared with people who ate fewer than three servings a day. Read the rest of this entry »

for January 27, 2006
ALSA Funds New Grants with Focus on Gene Discovery
Roberta Friedman, Ph.D., ALSA Research Department Information Coordinator

The ALS Association (ALSA) announces new funding for investigations into possible genetic links to the disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). The funds awarded are to investigators recognized as experts in their fields as part of the emphasis that ALSA places on recruiting and retaining such expertise to the goal of treating ALS. ALSA identifies and supports avenues of investigation that are likely to accelerate the pace of new discoveries that will lead to new therapeutics. This ALSA- Read the rest of this entry »

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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Friday, January 27, 2006

Fully welcome
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Fully welcome this day with open arms, with a grateful heart, and you will find it to be a good and productive day.
Welcome the challenges as being a necessary part of life, and they will strengthen rather than stop you.
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It might seem odd that children can have high blood pressure, or hypertension, because we usually associate the condition with older people. But some kids do have it, even in infancy. This can be a frightening thought, because hypertension can affect not only a person’s health and lifestyle, it can also be life-threatening if left untreated. Read the rest of this entry »

Bumps and scrapes are a part of every child’s life. For most children, a tumble off a bike or a stray kick in a soccer game means a temporary bruise or a healing scab. But for children with hemophilia, these normal traumas of childhood are reason for extra concern. Read the rest of this entry »

Congenital heart defects are abnormalities in the heart’s structure that are present at birth. Approximately 8 out of every 1,000 newborns have congenital heart defects, ranging from mild to severe.

Congenital heart defects happen because of incomplete or abnormal development of the fetus’ heart during the very early weeks of pregnancy. Some are known to be associated with genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome, but the cause of most congenital heart defects is unknown. While they can’t be prevented, there are many treatments for the defects and any related health problems. Read the rest of this entry »

If your child has been diagnosed with a heart defect, you may be confused, worried, and scared, but take comfort - many defects, such as atrial septal defects (ASDs), are diagnosed and treated successfully with few or no complications, thanks to modern technology.
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Anemia, one of the more common blood disorders, occurs when the number of healthy red blood cells decreases in the body. The disc-shaped red blood cells contain hemoglobin, a unique molecule that carries oxygen to the body’s tissues.
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The surprise finding may help pinpoint the cause of the disease
By RICK WEISS
Washington Post

Researchers said Wednesday they have identified a genetic mutation that accounts for more than 20 percent of all cases of Parkinson’s disease in Arabs, North Africans and Jews, a big surprise for a major disease in which genetics was thought to play a relatively minor role. Read the rest of this entry »