by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Smoking, cancer and genes.
A study conducted by researchers and published in the journals "Nature and Nature Genetics" said that smokers may have a gene that makes smoking habit difficult to quit. The gene exist in all people but curtain people do not have the ability to stop smoking once they begin. This gene is also linked to cancer. The study still holds on to the sense that if people smoke they should stop, and those who don't, should not start.
Genetics plays a role but it is only one factor to cancer and smoking. The person is still responsible and has the choice to stop smoking. Knowing that it has to do with genetics helps relive concerns and brings focus to why it is difficult to quit and answers some questions about why some people develop cancer and others do not. Yet smoking and cancer are health concerns that people need to be aware of and remember that they have the choice to stop. The article title "Genetics Linked to Lung Cancer" by Shirley S. Wang shares some views about the findings of this variant gene. The article can be found on www.wsj.com.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tobacco Monitor: FDA
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Food and Drug Administration is said to become the monitor and regulate tobacco. Article in the Wall Street Journal, www.wsj.com, titled "House Panel Backs FDA Tobacco oversight" by Alicia Mundy said that FDA is on board to regulate tobacco companies and advertisers that claim one product is safer that the other. There are a lot of different views about this proposal. Main concern is rooted in who will carry the cost of such a monitoring program. The article said that Phillip Morris, the nations biggest cigarette maker approves and is willing to cooperate but it comes down to legislators to approve and let FDA monitor tobacco. The article is available on www.wsj.com for further information.
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Food and Drug Administration is said to become the monitor and regulate tobacco. Article in the Wall Street Journal, www.wsj.com, titled "House Panel Backs FDA Tobacco oversight" by Alicia Mundy said that FDA is on board to regulate tobacco companies and advertisers that claim one product is safer that the other. There are a lot of different views about this proposal. Main concern is rooted in who will carry the cost of such a monitoring program. The article said that Phillip Morris, the nations biggest cigarette maker approves and is willing to cooperate but it comes down to legislators to approve and let FDA monitor tobacco. The article is available on www.wsj.com for further information.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Meth, Sex and Death
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Crystal met is on the rise among college students ages 18-24. Athletes, college students and those who want to lose weight fit the demographics for the Methamphetamine drug.
Both heterosexual and homosexual community bring concern because this drug is linked to other reckless behavior that affects all parts of a student's life. Risky sexual behavior among student's is increasing and dependency on Crystal meth is creating a gate way to STIs like Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV and AIDS.
Males are participating in riskier sexual encounters said article by Anthony Cabangun from the Journal of the Health Resource Center, "Confessions of a Substance Abuser" found on www.csulb.edu/hrc. According to the article 77% male student's indicated that meths makes them obsessed with having sex. 53% said they participated in riskier sexual acts.
Sexual drive is influence by the drug and this behavior can lead to death, accidents, violence, crimes and obsessive-compulsive behaviors that can damage and affect students in all aspects of their life and well being. The drug itself becomes a problem and users are encourage to seek help.
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Crystal met is on the rise among college students ages 18-24. Athletes, college students and those who want to lose weight fit the demographics for the Methamphetamine drug.
Both heterosexual and homosexual community bring concern because this drug is linked to other reckless behavior that affects all parts of a student's life. Risky sexual behavior among student's is increasing and dependency on Crystal meth is creating a gate way to STIs like Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HIV and AIDS.
Males are participating in riskier sexual encounters said article by Anthony Cabangun from the Journal of the Health Resource Center, "Confessions of a Substance Abuser" found on www.csulb.edu/hrc. According to the article 77% male student's indicated that meths makes them obsessed with having sex. 53% said they participated in riskier sexual acts.
Sexual drive is influence by the drug and this behavior can lead to death, accidents, violence, crimes and obsessive-compulsive behaviors that can damage and affect students in all aspects of their life and well being. The drug itself becomes a problem and users are encourage to seek help.
Marijuana Gateway to Other Drugs
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Marijuana is illegal but college students do not seam to care. They find ways to experiment with this drug that according to Anthony Cabangun article, "Confessions of a Substance Abuser: College Males speak About Motivations and Behavioral Risks for Drug Use" which can be found at www.csulb.edu/hrc, students have a risk of developing dependence on other drugs if they have experimented with Marijuana.
Marijuana is used for medical purposes to suppress nausea and pain in cancer patients. Students who use Marijuana also participate in risky health behavior. Marijuana changes brain chemicals and makes users vulnerable to other deadlier drugs such as alcohol and cocaine. Risk can be psychological, emotional and physical. Long term damage to the brain and body are irreversible and drinking, smoking, sexual intercourse are all behaviors connected to this drug that alters behavior and ability to control impulse. Brain damage and sensory along with good judgement go out the window and users of the drug may develop dependency.
Long Beach State offers workshops and the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs program is available for student's interested in advice and help. www.csulb.edu/hrc has more information and resources for those interested.
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Marijuana is illegal but college students do not seam to care. They find ways to experiment with this drug that according to Anthony Cabangun article, "Confessions of a Substance Abuser: College Males speak About Motivations and Behavioral Risks for Drug Use" which can be found at www.csulb.edu/hrc, students have a risk of developing dependence on other drugs if they have experimented with Marijuana.
Marijuana is used for medical purposes to suppress nausea and pain in cancer patients. Students who use Marijuana also participate in risky health behavior. Marijuana changes brain chemicals and makes users vulnerable to other deadlier drugs such as alcohol and cocaine. Risk can be psychological, emotional and physical. Long term damage to the brain and body are irreversible and drinking, smoking, sexual intercourse are all behaviors connected to this drug that alters behavior and ability to control impulse. Brain damage and sensory along with good judgement go out the window and users of the drug may develop dependency.
Long Beach State offers workshops and the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs program is available for student's interested in advice and help. www.csulb.edu/hrc has more information and resources for those interested.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Men
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
One in six men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men along with lung cancer. According to the American Cancer Society and the article in the Wall Street Journal by Keith Winstein, "Prostate Treatment Questioned" said that 186,000 men were diagnosed and 28,700 died in the United States. The question of treatment comes up in the article and like everything related to health has two sides to the story. Medical professions both say that treatment is helping and at the same time that too much treatment is not necessary. The article touches of this cancer and the concerns of men's health. www.wsj.com has more information and the article for those who are interested and taking treatment for any cancer related to men.
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One in six men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men along with lung cancer. According to the American Cancer Society and the article in the Wall Street Journal by Keith Winstein, "Prostate Treatment Questioned" said that 186,000 men were diagnosed and 28,700 died in the United States. The question of treatment comes up in the article and like everything related to health has two sides to the story. Medical professions both say that treatment is helping and at the same time that too much treatment is not necessary. The article touches of this cancer and the concerns of men's health. www.wsj.com has more information and the article for those who are interested and taking treatment for any cancer related to men.
Human Popilloma Virus vaccine
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Six million Americans get a new infection of Human Popillomavirus each year said article by Associate Press, "FDA to Review Gardasil Use" form the Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com.
Food and Drug Administration will determine if Merck & Co. vaccine which is used to prevent cervical cancer will be approved and expanded to women ages 27 to 45. The vaccine Gardasil is use by girls and women ages 9 to 26 to control HPV which causes cervical cancer and genital warts.
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Six million Americans get a new infection of Human Popillomavirus each year said article by Associate Press, "FDA to Review Gardasil Use" form the Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com.
Food and Drug Administration will determine if Merck & Co. vaccine which is used to prevent cervical cancer will be approved and expanded to women ages 27 to 45. The vaccine Gardasil is use by girls and women ages 9 to 26 to control HPV which causes cervical cancer and genital warts.
Recycle Medical Devices OK with FDA
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Hospitals follow Food and Drug Administration guidelines to recycle medical devices, reducing medical waste and eliminate thousands of tons of waste form landfills. FDA reports recycle devices are safe. States are lobbying legislation so that health-care providers get patients informed concern when using these reprocessed and recycled devices. Article in the Wall Street Journal by Laura Landro titled "Hospitals Reuse Medical Devices To Lower Costs" said that hospitals are on board with this procedure of recycling and that the FDA is aware and approves.
www.wsj.com
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Hospitals follow Food and Drug Administration guidelines to recycle medical devices, reducing medical waste and eliminate thousands of tons of waste form landfills. FDA reports recycle devices are safe. States are lobbying legislation so that health-care providers get patients informed concern when using these reprocessed and recycled devices. Article in the Wall Street Journal by Laura Landro titled "Hospitals Reuse Medical Devices To Lower Costs" said that hospitals are on board with this procedure of recycling and that the FDA is aware and approves.
www.wsj.com
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