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News Briefs
Let's Go Nuts! Eating almonds, walnuts, pecans and other nuts improve lipid
levels
Heartwire/Michael O'Riordan/May 10, 2010/Loma Linda, CA -- The consumption of nuts of nearly
any type improves blood lipid levels, lowering LDL cholesterol levels and improves important lipid
ratios, according to the results of a new meta-analysis.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a qualified claim stating that the consumption of
specific nuts - almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts and peanuts - may reduce the rick
of heart disease.
Walking Protects Women Against Stroke: WHS Long-Term Follow-Up
Medscape, Pam Harrison, released 04/13/2010 -- Women who walk 2 or more hours a week,
especially at a brisk pace, are significantly less likely to experience any type of stroke than women
who do not walk, according to long-term follow-up findings from the Women's Health Study (WHS).
Findings were published online April 6 and will appear in the June issue of Stroke.
IOM Recommends FDA Set New Standards For Salt in Foods
Heartwire/Lisa Nainggolan - Washington DC - April 21, 2010 - As widely expected, the US Institute
of Medicine (IOM) is advising the FDA that it should set stricter federal standards for the amount of
salt food manufacturers, restaurants and food service companies can add to their products. In its
new report, issued today, the IOM explains that such a strategy would make it easier for American
consumers to consume less sodium, because the vast majority of salt intake comes form
prepared meals and processed foods.
As discussed in detail in a recent heartwire feature, a number of other countries have instituted
policies to try to reduce the amount of salt in the diet of their whole populations and many experts
have been calling for the US to institute similar initiatives.
Asked to comment on the news for heartwire, incoming president of the American Society of
Hypertension (ASH) Dr. George Bakris (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL) said "I
take my hat off to the IOM, ASH, along with the AHA and other societies, has been actively
campaigning against high salt in the diet but there needs to be a partnership with the government
in doing this; otherwise physicians will fail."
Atlanta chiropractor Dr. Roy Sweat releases new bone book
Atlanta, Georgia -- March 2010 -- A significant new study led by Roy Sweat, DC, in collaboration
with Matthew Sweat, DC and Andrea Paporto, DC, is now a book: "Radiographic and Photographic
Dry Bone Studies of the Occiput, Atlas and the Cervical Spine."
According to the publisher, the goal of the volume is to "further the understanding of chiropractors
across the globe abut the atlas bone, the top cervical bone of the neck."
Dr. Sweat is the inventor of the Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic technique, a gentle, effective
approach to relief of discomfort without manipulation.
Sweat invented an Atlas Orthogonal x-ray frame, x-ray chair and attachments for the x-ray machine.
He also developed an Atlas Orthogonal computerized radiographic analysis program, three
radiographic templates and a right-handed Cartesian orthogonal coordinate system vector booklet.
Even low level smoke exposure increases atherosclerosis and lipid changes
in adolescents
Heartwire - by Sue Hughes - March 3, 2010
Turku, Finland -- Healthy adolescents frequently exposed to tobacco smoke have arterial changes
associated with preclinical artherosclerosis and increased apolipoprotein B (apoB) levels, a new
study has shown.
The study, published online March 2, 2010 in Circulation, Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,
was conducted by a group led by Dr. Katariina Kallio (University of Turku, Finland).
"Our findings suggest that children should not face exposure to tobacco smoke at all," Kallio said
in a press statement. "Even a little exposure to tobacco smoke may be harmful for blood vessels.
We need to provide children with a smoke-free environment."
Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone is Risky.
Driven to Distraction
By Matt Richtel, The New York Times - January 17, 2010
San Francisco -- Distracted driving has gained much attention lately because of the inflated crash
risk posed by drivers using cellphones to talk and text.
But there is another growing problem caused by lower-stakes multitasking -- distracted walking --
which combines a pedestrian, an electronic device and an unseen crack in the sidewalk, the pole
of a stop sign, a toy left on the living room floor or a parked (or sometimes moving) car.
Slightly more than 1,000 pedestrians visited emergency rooms in 2008 because they got
distracted and tripped, fell or ran into something while using a cellphone to talk or text. That was
twice the number from 2007, which had nearly doubled from 2006, according to a study conducted
by Ohio State University, which says it is the first to estimate such accidents.
NYC Asks Food Manufacturers to Cut Salt Content
By David B. Caruso, Associated Press Writer, reported on Yahoo News - January 11, 2010
New York -- City health officials have battled trans fats and high-calorie fast food. Now, they're
taking on salt.
The health department released draft guidelines Monday recommending a maximum amount of
salt that should be in a wide variety of manufactured and packaged foods, aiming to reduce the
average American's salt intake by 20 percent in five years.
The recommendations, endorsed by 25 other city or state agencies and 17 national health
organizations, call for sizable reductions in the sodium content of many products, from a 20
percent drop in peanut butter to a 40 percent decline in canned vegetables.
Liz Buddenhagen comments: "Hooray! Bravo! This is a good thing. There is way too much salt in
everything in the USA - take a look at the labels and start adding."
N.F.L. Acknowledges Long-Term Concussion Effects
By Alan Schwartz/The New York Times/December 21, 2009
After weeks of transforming its approach to concussions and its research into their long-term
effects among players, the N.F.L. not only announced Sunday that it would support research by its
most vocal critics but also conceded publicly for the first time that concussions can have lasting
consequences.
"It's quite obvious from the medical research that's been done that concussions can lead to long-
term problems," the league spokesman Greg Aiello said in a telephone interview. He was
discussing how the league could donate $1 million more to the Center for the Study of Traumatic
Encephalopathy at Boston University, whose discoveries of brain damage commonly associated
with boxers in the brains of deceased football players were regularly discredited by the N.F.L.
Percentage of US Emergency Department Patients Seen Within the Recommended Triage Time
1997 to 2006
Leora I. Horwitz, MD, MHS; Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD -- Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(20):1857-1865.
The percentage of patients in the ED who are seen by a physician within the time recommended at
triage has been steadily declining and is at its lowest point in at least 10 years. Of all patients in
the ED, the most emergent are the least likely to be seen within the triage target time. Patients of
all racial/ethnic backgrounds and payer types have been similarly affected.
Elizabeth Taylor tweets about experimental MitraClip procedure
October 7, 2009/Shelly Wood/Heartwire -- Hollywood, CA -- Actress Elizabeth Taylor, a recent
devotee of Twitter, divulged yesterday on the popular "microblogging" site that she is going to
undergo an experimental "procedure on my heart" that "involves repairing my leaky valve using a
clip device, without open heart surgery."
Media outlets quickly divulged that this "clip device" is, in fact, the MitraClip, developed by Evalve.
The device is not yet FDA-approved, although it has CE Mark approval in Europe.
New service: Initial Client Intake Interview at Buddenhagen & Associates
July 25, 2009 -- Buddenhagen & Associates will perform an initial client interview for medical
related cases and create a database of pertinent client information. This service is designed for
the law firm who does not have an in-house medical intake person and to assist attorneys in
sorting out medical issues from the get-go for a low cost.
The initial client screening is available for all liability cases including medical
malpractice/negligence, personal injury, trucking accidents, wrongful death, injuries, dog bites and
motor vehicle collisions of adults, children and neonates.
Let's Go Nuts! Eating almonds, walnuts, pecans and other nuts improve lipid
levels
Heartwire/Michael O'Riordan/May 10, 2010/Loma Linda, CA -- The consumption of nuts of nearly
any type improves blood lipid levels, lowering LDL cholesterol levels and improves important lipid
ratios, according to the results of a new meta-analysis.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a qualified claim stating that the consumption of
specific nuts - almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts and peanuts - may reduce the rick
of heart disease.
Walking Protects Women Against Stroke: WHS Long-Term Follow-Up
Medscape, Pam Harrison, released 04/13/2010 -- Women who walk 2 or more hours a week,
especially at a brisk pace, are significantly less likely to experience any type of stroke than women
who do not walk, according to long-term follow-up findings from the Women's Health Study (WHS).
Findings were published online April 6 and will appear in the June issue of Stroke.
IOM Recommends FDA Set New Standards For Salt in Foods
Heartwire/Lisa Nainggolan - Washington DC - April 21, 2010 - As widely expected, the US Institute
of Medicine (IOM) is advising the FDA that it should set stricter federal standards for the amount of
salt food manufacturers, restaurants and food service companies can add to their products. In its
new report, issued today, the IOM explains that such a strategy would make it easier for American
consumers to consume less sodium, because the vast majority of salt intake comes form
prepared meals and processed foods.
As discussed in detail in a recent heartwire feature, a number of other countries have instituted
policies to try to reduce the amount of salt in the diet of their whole populations and many experts
have been calling for the US to institute similar initiatives.
Asked to comment on the news for heartwire, incoming president of the American Society of
Hypertension (ASH) Dr. George Bakris (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL) said "I
take my hat off to the IOM, ASH, along with the AHA and other societies, has been actively
campaigning against high salt in the diet but there needs to be a partnership with the government
in doing this; otherwise physicians will fail."
Atlanta chiropractor Dr. Roy Sweat releases new bone book
Atlanta, Georgia -- March 2010 -- A significant new study led by Roy Sweat, DC, in collaboration
with Matthew Sweat, DC and Andrea Paporto, DC, is now a book: "Radiographic and Photographic
Dry Bone Studies of the Occiput, Atlas and the Cervical Spine."
According to the publisher, the goal of the volume is to "further the understanding of chiropractors
across the globe abut the atlas bone, the top cervical bone of the neck."
Dr. Sweat is the inventor of the Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic technique, a gentle, effective
approach to relief of discomfort without manipulation.
Sweat invented an Atlas Orthogonal x-ray frame, x-ray chair and attachments for the x-ray machine.
He also developed an Atlas Orthogonal computerized radiographic analysis program, three
radiographic templates and a right-handed Cartesian orthogonal coordinate system vector booklet.
Even low level smoke exposure increases atherosclerosis and lipid changes
in adolescents
Heartwire - by Sue Hughes - March 3, 2010
Turku, Finland -- Healthy adolescents frequently exposed to tobacco smoke have arterial changes
associated with preclinical artherosclerosis and increased apolipoprotein B (apoB) levels, a new
study has shown.
The study, published online March 2, 2010 in Circulation, Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,
was conducted by a group led by Dr. Katariina Kallio (University of Turku, Finland).
"Our findings suggest that children should not face exposure to tobacco smoke at all," Kallio said
in a press statement. "Even a little exposure to tobacco smoke may be harmful for blood vessels.
We need to provide children with a smoke-free environment."
Forget Gum. Walking and Using Phone is Risky.
Driven to Distraction
By Matt Richtel, The New York Times - January 17, 2010
San Francisco -- Distracted driving has gained much attention lately because of the inflated crash
risk posed by drivers using cellphones to talk and text.
But there is another growing problem caused by lower-stakes multitasking -- distracted walking --
which combines a pedestrian, an electronic device and an unseen crack in the sidewalk, the pole
of a stop sign, a toy left on the living room floor or a parked (or sometimes moving) car.
Slightly more than 1,000 pedestrians visited emergency rooms in 2008 because they got
distracted and tripped, fell or ran into something while using a cellphone to talk or text. That was
twice the number from 2007, which had nearly doubled from 2006, according to a study conducted
by Ohio State University, which says it is the first to estimate such accidents.
NYC Asks Food Manufacturers to Cut Salt Content
By David B. Caruso, Associated Press Writer, reported on Yahoo News - January 11, 2010
New York -- City health officials have battled trans fats and high-calorie fast food. Now, they're
taking on salt.
The health department released draft guidelines Monday recommending a maximum amount of
salt that should be in a wide variety of manufactured and packaged foods, aiming to reduce the
average American's salt intake by 20 percent in five years.
The recommendations, endorsed by 25 other city or state agencies and 17 national health
organizations, call for sizable reductions in the sodium content of many products, from a 20
percent drop in peanut butter to a 40 percent decline in canned vegetables.
Liz Buddenhagen comments: "Hooray! Bravo! This is a good thing. There is way too much salt in
everything in the USA - take a look at the labels and start adding."
N.F.L. Acknowledges Long-Term Concussion Effects
By Alan Schwartz/The New York Times/December 21, 2009
After weeks of transforming its approach to concussions and its research into their long-term
effects among players, the N.F.L. not only announced Sunday that it would support research by its
most vocal critics but also conceded publicly for the first time that concussions can have lasting
consequences.
"It's quite obvious from the medical research that's been done that concussions can lead to long-
term problems," the league spokesman Greg Aiello said in a telephone interview. He was
discussing how the league could donate $1 million more to the Center for the Study of Traumatic
Encephalopathy at Boston University, whose discoveries of brain damage commonly associated
with boxers in the brains of deceased football players were regularly discredited by the N.F.L.
Percentage of US Emergency Department Patients Seen Within the Recommended Triage Time
1997 to 2006
Leora I. Horwitz, MD, MHS; Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD -- Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(20):1857-1865.
The percentage of patients in the ED who are seen by a physician within the time recommended at
triage has been steadily declining and is at its lowest point in at least 10 years. Of all patients in
the ED, the most emergent are the least likely to be seen within the triage target time. Patients of
all racial/ethnic backgrounds and payer types have been similarly affected.
Elizabeth Taylor tweets about experimental MitraClip procedure
October 7, 2009/Shelly Wood/Heartwire -- Hollywood, CA -- Actress Elizabeth Taylor, a recent
devotee of Twitter, divulged yesterday on the popular "microblogging" site that she is going to
undergo an experimental "procedure on my heart" that "involves repairing my leaky valve using a
clip device, without open heart surgery."
Media outlets quickly divulged that this "clip device" is, in fact, the MitraClip, developed by Evalve.
The device is not yet FDA-approved, although it has CE Mark approval in Europe.
New service: Initial Client Intake Interview at Buddenhagen & Associates
July 25, 2009 -- Buddenhagen & Associates will perform an initial client interview for medical
related cases and create a database of pertinent client information. This service is designed for
the law firm who does not have an in-house medical intake person and to assist attorneys in
sorting out medical issues from the get-go for a low cost.
The initial client screening is available for all liability cases including medical
malpractice/negligence, personal injury, trucking accidents, wrongful death, injuries, dog bites and
motor vehicle collisions of adults, children and neonates.