That's right . .the weekend's here and we all need a little more exercise..
On Sunday you can walk to help raise money to fight PKD .. polycystic kidney disease.. one of the most common, life threatening genetic diseases. some 600,000 people are affected - cysts grow on their kidneys - over time leading to kidney failure. there is no cure.
so consider walking to help ..
Sunday 9/16
11 am
Elm Avenue Park, Delmar
for details go to www.pkdcure.org or call 1-800-pkdcure
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A RUN AND WALK ..
consider the TEAL RIBBON RUN/ WALK
Date: Sunday, September 16, 2007
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Washington Park in Albany, New York
Rain
It's to benefit research into Ovarian Cancer.
for more info on the event and Ovarian Cancer, the so called Silent Disease
go to www.caringtogetherny.org ..
see you out there!! have a great weekend!
Benita
Friday, September 14
Wednesday, September 12
Aspartame Update .. and a Race for the Runners out there
There's been a ton of controversy over Aspartame .. the low calorie sweetener.
The latest report says, don't worry. A large panel looked at more than 500 reports including toxicological, clinical and epidemiological studies dating from 1970’s
and says it can find no evidence Aspartame causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in humans. To read the whole report and check out the long list of experts who've signed off on this .. The abstract may be accessed at http://informaworld.com/crtox. The report’s executive summary and conclusions are available at http://www.aboutaspartame.com
Will this end the controversy? Only time will tell.
And for those of you who like to run AND raise money for a good cause, you might want to sign up for the Hudson River Credit Union 5K Run/Walk.
Sponsored by Saratoga Hospital the event benefits the Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center. Race day: Sunday, September 30th at the Saratoga Flat Track. Race time is 11 - registration ($15- before Sept 22 .. $20 race day) begins at 9:00 am.
The kids run is earlier .. at 10:15 and that's free.
The first 150 to register will receive a tote bag and T-shirt. Registration forms are available on the hospital’s website, www.saratogahospital.org, in physician offices and other locations throughout Saratoga.
For more information contact the hospital at 583-8447.
The latest report says, don't worry. A large panel looked at more than 500 reports including toxicological, clinical and epidemiological studies dating from 1970’s
and says it can find no evidence Aspartame causes cancer, neurological damage or other health problems in humans. To read the whole report and check out the long list of experts who've signed off on this .. The abstract may be accessed at http://informaworld.com/crtox. The report’s executive summary and conclusions are available at http://www.aboutaspartame.com
Will this end the controversy? Only time will tell.
And for those of you who like to run AND raise money for a good cause, you might want to sign up for the Hudson River Credit Union 5K Run/Walk.
Sponsored by Saratoga Hospital the event benefits the Mollie Wilmot Radiation Oncology Center. Race day: Sunday, September 30th at the Saratoga Flat Track. Race time is 11 - registration ($15- before Sept 22 .. $20 race day) begins at 9:00 am.
The kids run is earlier .. at 10:15 and that's free.
The first 150 to register will receive a tote bag and T-shirt. Registration forms are available on the hospital’s website, www.saratogahospital.org, in physician offices and other locations throughout Saratoga.
For more information contact the hospital at 583-8447.
Tuesday, September 11
Take your Tamoxifan
A big conference on Breast Cancer research and treatment just wrapped up. One of the big findings .. Women who are prescribed tamoxifan after surgery need to be diligent about taking the medication. Research from Scotland finds"
"About one in 10 women filled fewer than 70% of their tamoxifen prescriptions, Dr. Thompson said. These women had a 16% greater risk of all-cause mortality than those who filled all their prescriptions"
While tamoxifan is a once a day pill, which should be easy to comply with, there can be side effects like hot flashes and that may prompt women to drop out of therapy.
But the study goes on to say, not following through could be even more detrimental to a woman's health if she's taking a newer class of drugs, the aromatase inhibitors - as their shorter half life, that is, they get out of the body faster, could put a woman at greater risk of cancer recurrence faster - if she doesn't stay with the therapy.
please note:
This study was published as an abstract and presented orally at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary as they have not yet been reviewed and published in a peer-reviewed publication
"About one in 10 women filled fewer than 70% of their tamoxifen prescriptions, Dr. Thompson said. These women had a 16% greater risk of all-cause mortality than those who filled all their prescriptions"
While tamoxifan is a once a day pill, which should be easy to comply with, there can be side effects like hot flashes and that may prompt women to drop out of therapy.
But the study goes on to say, not following through could be even more detrimental to a woman's health if she's taking a newer class of drugs, the aromatase inhibitors - as their shorter half life, that is, they get out of the body faster, could put a woman at greater risk of cancer recurrence faster - if she doesn't stay with the therapy.
please note:
This study was published as an abstract and presented orally at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary as they have not yet been reviewed and published in a peer-reviewed publication
Monday, September 10
Monday morning blues .. much more
How about this headline I read this morning:
No individual chronic disease- not angina, arthritis, asthma or diabetes, is more disabling than depression .. that from the World Health Organization.
The WHO surveyed 245,404 patients in 60 countries, over age 18. They also found, if you combine depression with another chronic disease, respondents had the worse scores on a health survey.
The take away on this .. depression needs more attention, more treatment and needs to be better managed in patients with other chronic ailments. Depression is not just a bad day - it's a disease that's both disabling and can be deadly.
to read more about this study check out the current issue of LANCET.
No individual chronic disease- not angina, arthritis, asthma or diabetes, is more disabling than depression .. that from the World Health Organization.
The WHO surveyed 245,404 patients in 60 countries, over age 18. They also found, if you combine depression with another chronic disease, respondents had the worse scores on a health survey.
The take away on this .. depression needs more attention, more treatment and needs to be better managed in patients with other chronic ailments. Depression is not just a bad day - it's a disease that's both disabling and can be deadly.
to read more about this study check out the current issue of LANCET.
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