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Best foods for your heart

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:20:46 GMT

clipped by: willhelm
clipper's remarks: Spinach can help keep your ticker in top shape thanks to its stores of lutein, folate, potassium, and fiber.

Full of fiber and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, a little sprinkling of flaxseed can go a long way for your heart. Top a bowl of oatmeal or whole-grain cereal with a smidgen of ground flaxseed for the ultimate heart-healthy breakfast.

Soy
Soy may lower cholesterol, and since it is low in saturated fat, it's still a great source of lean protein in a heart-healthy diet.

Clip Source: slideshows.health.com

Oatmeal

Opt for coarse or steel-cut oats over instant varieties—which contain more fiber—and top your bowl off with a banana for another 4 grams of fiber.

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Salmon

Super-rich in omega-3 fatty acids, salmon can effectively reduce blood pressure and keep clotting at bay. Aim for two servings per week, which may reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack by up to one-third.

Clip Source: slideshows.health.com

Avocado

Packed with monounsaturated fat, avocados can help lower LDL levels while raising the amount of HDL cholesterol in your body.

Clip Source: slideshows.health.com

Olive oil

Full of monounsaturated fats, olive oil lowers bad LDL cholesterol and reduces your risk of developing heart disease.

Clip Source: slideshows.health.com

Nuts

Almonds, walnuts, and macadamia nuts are all full of omega-3 fatty acids and mono- and polyunsaturated fats.

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Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries—whatever berry you like best—are full of anti-inflammatories, which reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Clip Source: slideshows.health.com

Legumes

Lipstick Fascism

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:31:20 GMT

clipped by: dulios
clipper's remarks: "This is the path that America is on with Palin and McCain. The election of 2008 is a choice between the United States Constitution and Lipstick Fascism."

Frank Schaeffer is the author of CRAZY FOR GOD-How I Grew Up As One Of The
Elect, Helped Found The Religious Right, And Lived To Take All (Or Almost All) Of It Back.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

We have seen the next Mussolini and she's wearing a skirt.

Sarah Palin is the face of a post-democracy America, post-constitutional and post-freedom America. She is the home town "little Austrian" vice presidential candidate to a cancer-riddled old man who, chances are high, won't see the end of his first term in office if he becomes president due to illness and old age. The woman who said that we don't need to read people their rights may well be the next president.

mock and belittle your opponents, nibble at the edges of the rule of law, promote violence,

grasp at a weird religion of "destiny" (their version of American exceptionalism) with an "us" against "them" mentality, blame others,

intellectual classes and the media, pit the working people against the perceived elite (Jews in Europe and today's university-educated Democratic Party leaders in America), take power based on grievance and fear and then set aside the constitution altogether based on claimed threats by outsiders.

Tags: palin, mccain, republicans, fascism

Virus that kills cancer cells

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:51:43 GMT

clipped by: mona

Clip Source: www.scientificblogging.com

The Senecavirus is a "new" virus, discovered several years ago by Neotropix Inc., a biotech company in Malvern, Pennsylvania. It was at first thought to be a laboratory contaminant, but researchers found it was a pathogen, now believed to originate from cows or pigs. Further investigation found that the virus was harmless to normal human cells, but could infect certain solid tumors, such as small cell lung cancer, the most common form of lung cancer.

the virus demonstrates cancer-killing specificity that is 10,000 times higher than that seen in traditional chemotherapeutics, with no overt toxicity

"It will be critically important to find out what region of its structure the virus is using to bind to tumor cells, and what those cancer cell receptors are," Reddy says. "Then we can, hopefully, improve Senecavirus enough to become a potent agent that can be used with many different cancers."

Please Vote NO For President.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:41:35 GMT

clipped by: davboz

Clip Source: www.ldnews.com

After reading the litany of letters in the past weeks endorsing this candidate or that I am outraged and embarrassed at either the ignorance or the naivete of these citizens.

John McCain has associated intimately with lobbyist groups for years, along with Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden. Barack Obama is second only to Democrat Chris Dodd in money received from lobbyist groups representing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. What about Sarah Palin? She was for the Bridge to Nowhere until it became such a political focal point, and then she was against it.

These candidates do not deserve your consideration. Vote no for president. Send a message!

Our nation stands on the brink of a finacial catastrophe experienced only by the most senior of our citizens, and three of the four names mentioned above stood guard while this cancer festered. If they were not diligent in the past, why will they care in the future?

The American citizens want change, but nobody wants to pay the price.

Palin "a fatal cancer to the GOP"

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:40:16 GMT

clipped by: kmcolo
clipper's remarks: I agree with David Brooks yet again. I hope that one day the GOP will recover from this cancer so that I can once again call it my political home.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Sarah Palin] represents a fatal cancer to the Republican party. When I first started in journalism, I worked at the National Review for Bill Buckley. And Buckley famously said he'd rather be ruled by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone book than by the Harvard faculty. But he didn't think those were the only two options. He thought it was important to have people on the conservative side who celebrated ideas, who celebrated learning. And his whole life was based on that, and that was also true for a lot of the other conservatives in the Reagan era. Reagan had an immense faith in the power of ideas. But there has been a counter, more populist tradition, which is not only to scorn liberal ideas but to scorn ideas entirely. And I'm afraid that Sarah Palin has those prejudices. I think President Bush has those prejudices.

Tags: brooks, politics, palin, gop, republicans, election08

Helping Those With Cancer

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:18:10 GMT

clipped by: LillianL
clipper's remarks: Tips for people who want to help those afflicted with cancer.

Clip Source: www.gather.com

mind control tips for those who were like me, an outsider, who wants to help but is at a loss on what to do.

Use your own (cultural, experience, moral values, ego) frame of reference to establish what you believe is right for yourself but do not expect others to think and feel exactly as you do.

David Brooks: Sarah Palin "Represents a Fatal Cancer to the Republican Party"

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:01:15 GMT

clipped by: zizzy

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

[Sarah Palin] represents a fatal cancer to the Republican party. When I first started in journalism, I worked at the National Review for Bill Buckley. And Buckley famously said he'd rather be ruled by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone book than by the Harvard faculty. But he didn't think those were the only two options. He thought it was important to have people on the conservative side who celebrated ideas, who celebrated learning. And his whole life was based on that, and that was also true for a lot of the other conservatives in the Reagan era. Reagan had an immense faith in the power of ideas. But there has been a counter, more populist tradition, which is not only to scorn liberal ideas but to scorn ideas entirely. And I'm afraid that Sarah Palin has those prejudices. I think President Bush has those prejudices.

You Do That Voodoo So Well

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:43:53 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Voodoo. Scientology. Evangelicals. Personally they all seem like simply the same cloth with different dyes applied. Why should this be a story and our Governor praying for rain treated so differently? The basic concepts based in superstition and magic are only different in ritual.

Clip Source: www.thestate.com

'Voodoo priestess' of Blythewood being linked to Georgia political scandal

A "high priestess of voodoo" from Blythewood is being linked to an Atlanta area political scandal, Georgia media outlets are reporting.

Media accounts say that police reports indicate a George Ann Mills of Blythewood was solicited by Cobb Commissioner Annette Kesting to cause her political rival, Woody Thompson, to “catch cancer” or “have a car accident.”

Kesting ran successfully for the post in 2004 against the two-term incumbent. However, Thompson defeated Kesting in a runoff election earlier this year, according to newspaper accounts.

The scandal became public recently because of a police report filed by Mills related to a bounced check.

According to the newspaper, both Georgia and South Carolina authorities are investigating.

Ode to Boobs

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:32:59 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: Not the RV.

Clip Source: dandelife.com

Ode to Boobs

If every woman on Earth went topless for a day, they would rule the world. Women, you simply cannot fathom the power your boobs have over men. It doesn't matter the size, shape, or color -- THEY'RE BOOBS! To quote just about every guy on the planet, if men had boobs, we'd never leave the house.

I will never forget my first breast sighting: July 24, 1982.

As we were driving

my friend and I both saw a slim, tanned, topless woman in short-shorts standing near an RV. Must have been European. (The woman, not the RV.)

We were awe-struck. It wasn't just happening in slow motion... time actually stood still. Boobs. Real boobs. On a woman. Wow.

After what seemed like an eternity, we finally parked.

My friend and I were out of the car in a flash and headed back down the road.

Alas, it wasn't meant to be. By the time we got back to the scene, she, and her breasts, were gone.

Tags: breast cancer awareness month

Has Sarah Palin Been Picked as the Titular Head of the Coming Police State?

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:53:26 GMT

clipped by: papananook
clipper's remarks: Reports confirmed my suspicions: Palin, not McCain, is the FrankenBarbie of the Rove-Cheney cabal. The strategy became clear. Time magazine reported that Rove is "dialed in" to the McCain campaign. Rove's protege Steve Schmidt is now campaign manager. And Politico reported that Rove was heavily involved in McCain's vice presidential selection. Finally a new report shows that there are dozens of Bush and Rove operatives surrounding Sarah Palin and orchestrating her every move.

What's the plan? It is this. McCain doesn't matter. Reputable dermatologists are discussing the fact that in simply actuarial terms, John McCain has a virulent and life-threatening form of skin cancer. It is the elephant in the room, but we must discuss the health of the candidates: doctors put survival rates for someone his age at two to four years. I believe the Rove-Cheney cabal is using Sarah Palin as a stalking horse, an Evita figure, to put a popular, populist face on the coming police state and be the ta

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

Palin will help to establish a true and irreversible 'fear society' in this once free once proud nation.

Please understand what you are looking at when you look at Sarah "Evita" Palin. You are looking at the designated muse of the coming American police state.

You have to understand how things work in a closing society in order to understand "Palin Power." A gang or cabal seizes power, usually with an affable, weak figurehead at the fore. Then they will hold elections -- but they will make sure that the election will be corrupted and that the next affable, weak figurehead is entirely in their control. Remember, Russia has Presidents; Russia holds elections. Dictators and gangs of thugs all over the world hold elections. It means nothing. When a cabal has seized power you can have elections and even presidents, but you don't have freedom.

A Pink Fire Truck?

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:04:21 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: Have all you ladies out there had your annual mammograms? If not, now is as good a time as any.

Clip Song

Clip Source: www.hoinews.com

A pink fire truck is making its way across the nation to raise awareness for breast caner

It is not everyday you see a pink fire truck, but you could

A group of fire fighters from Glendale, Arizona have been driving this pink fire truck across the country to raise awareness for breast cancer.

In the last month they've visited 22 states and over 7,000 breast cancer survivors have signed the truck.

hey say their goal is to show support for women everywhere.

"We as men on this truck are funding this ourselves, we have no sponsors, we aren't affiliated with any organizations," said Dave Graybill, a firefighter from Glendale. "We're asking all men out there whether you have been affected by cancer or not to take a stand and support the women in your communities."

The firefighters are asking local fire departments to wear pink on October 25th, 26th and 27th and organize their own local fundraisers to support breast cancer.

October is breast cancer awareness month.

Tags: breast cancer

14 useless insurance policies

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:09:41 GMT

clipped by: Lexica

Clip Source: www.bankrate.com

But on more than a dozen policies -- especially narrowly focused single-purpose coverage on things like accidental death, cancer, credit card fraud and mortgages -- we simply fall victim to fear and salesmanship and purchase coverage that is redundant, unnecessary, impractical or downright wasteful.

What's worse, 19 percent to 25 percent of us overpay for insurance by purchasing coverage with zero or low deductibles

Almost always, you should get a high deductible rather than a low deductible.

Here, in alphabetical order, are 14 policies you can probably scale back -- or live without.

14 useless insurance policies

1.	Accidental death insurance
2.	Automobile collision
3.	Automobile medical
4.	Cancer/dreaded disease insurance
5.	Credit card fraud insurance
6.	Credit card insurance
7.	Extended warranties
8.	Flight insurance
9.	Flood insurance
10.	Life insurance for a child
11.	Mortgage life insurance
12.	Optional group life insurance
13.	Rental car damage insurance
14.	Scheduled property

Tags: budget, frugality, insurance

Solariums 'killing 43 people a year'

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:43:08 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: Does the same thing happen in the US and UK. Becoming fashionable to die from these things, who can control fashion.

Clip Source: au.news.yahoo.com

New research suggests tanning beds might be responsible for killing more than 40 Australians a year.

A team at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) has used a British mathematical model to estimate the number of cases of melanoma skin cancer cases each year that are linked to the use of sun beds.

It found there were 281 cases a year, with 43 melanoma-related deaths believed to be attributed to tanning beds.

The researchers have used the findings to make a case for tough federal government regulations that either ban or restrict access to solariums.

Tags: death

Radoactive Scorpion Venom. It's good for something

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:31:21 GMT

clipped by: willhelm

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Radioactive scorpion venom sounds like the ultimate poison but it is now being tested as a treatment for malignant brain cancer.

Scientists have discovered that a non-toxic extract from the venom seeks out and locks onto malignant cells after it is injected into the body.

By irradiating it before it goes in the body it can be used to target the cancer cells with killer radiation but at the same time leave the healthy cells unharmed.

The scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus lives in the Middle East and among the powerful cocktail of neurotoxins packed into its venom is a peptide that is non-toxic to humans but binds to tumour cells.

Disease chip.

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:34:34 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: A big advancement that will possibly help also 3rd world societies.

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Disease Diagnosis In Just 15 Minutes? Biosensor Technology Uses Antibodies To Detect Biomarkers Much Faster

Scientists have developed a biosensor technology that uses antibodies to detect biomarkers much faster than current testing methods, paving the way for testing for diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis that could be as simple as using a pregnancy testing kit.

The technology was developed through a European collaboration of researchers and commercial partners in a 2.7 million Euro project called ELISHA. It features new techniques for attaching antibodies to innovative surfaces, and novel electronic measurement methods that need no reagents or labels.

The team also believes that the biosensors are versatile enough to test for diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV.

provides results in 15 minutes or less - could be developed into a small device the size of a mobile phone into which different sensor chips could be inserted

simple instrumentation

Tags: health, rapid diagnosis