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Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue
Jan 3, 2009
Focus: Health
Action Request: Read
Location: United States
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks..
Seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics). She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke..totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.

 

If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
 
I have done my part. Have you?

 
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Posted: Jan 3, 2009 8:25pm
Mastectomy Bill in Congress - (Click the link below to sign petition)
Jun 29, 2007
Focus: Health
Action Request: Petition
Location: United States
Mastectomy Bill in Congress - (Click the link below to sign petition)


 I'll never forget the look in my patients eyes when I had to tell them they
had to go home with the drains, new exercises and no breast. I remember
begging the Doctors to keep these women in the hospital longer, only to hear
that they would, but their hands were tied by the insurance companies. So
there I sat with my patient giving them the instructions they needed to take
care of themselves, knowing full well they didn't grasp half of what I was
saying, because the glazed, hopeless, frightened look spoke louder than the
quiet 'Thank you' they muttered.

 A mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to remove
 cancerous breast cells/tissue. If you know anyone who has had a mastectomy,
you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and pain afterwards.
Insurance
companies are trying to make mastectomies an outpatient procedure. Let's
give
women the chance to recover properly in the hospital for 2 days after
surgery.

 Mastectomy Bill in Congress

 It takes 2 seconds to do this and is very important .. please take the time
and do it really quick!

 Breast Cancer Hospitalization Bill - Important legislation for all women.

 Please send this to everyone in your address book. If there was ever a time
when our voices and choices should be heard, this is one of those times. If
you're receiving this, it's because I think you will take the 30 seconds to
go to vote on this issue and send it on to others you know who will do the
same.

 There's a bill called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act which will
require insurance companies to cover a mini mum 48-hour hospital stay for
patients undergoing a mastectomy. It's about eliminating the 'drive-through
mastectomy' where women are forced to go home just a few hours after
 surgery, against the wishes of their doctor, still groggy from anesthesia
and
sometimes with drainage tubes still attached. Lifetime Television has put
this bill on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last
year over half the House signed on.

 PLEASE!! Sign the petition by clicking on the web site below. You need not
give more than your name and zip code number.

 http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html
 <http://www.lifetimetv.com/health/breast_mastectomy_pledge.html>

 This takes about 2 seconds. PLEASE PASS THIS ON to your friends and family,
and on behalf of all women. THANKS.
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Posted: Jun 29, 2007 4:58pm
MED TRACK ALERT
Jul 5, 2006
    
 
 
In this issue

Pfizer reassures patients about Lipitor's safety
June 9, 2006—Pfizer has issued a statement about its popular cholesterol-lowering drug, Lipitor, saying that recent lawsuits have caused "undue concern" among consumers and are a "disservice to healthcare professionals." Pfizer issued the statement in response to lawsuits that claim Lipitor caused nerve and muscle damage in some patients. (Forbes.com)
Celebrex, Zocor among drugs experiencing Medicare Part D price rise
June 21, 2006—Two consumer advocacy groups have reported that insurers are raising the prices of many of the most common prescription drugs in response to Medicare Part D. Families USA and the AARP found drug prices up 3.7 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively, in two separate studies. Drugs affected by the price increases include Celebrex, Prevacid, Protonix, Zocor, and Zoloft. (Foodconsumer.org)
"Functional foods" may help lower cholesterol, blood pressure
June 9, 2006—Common foods like red wine, dark chocolate, fish, and garlic may not only taste good but be good for you, new studies suggest. Flavonoids and tannins in red wine have been linked to lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol, while dark chocolate has been found to lower blood pressure. These so-called "nutraceuticals" are best consumed from their sources, experts say, because pill forms do not give the same effect. (MedlinePlus)

High Cholesterol
Managing cardiovascular health with prescription medications


July 5, 2006
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Stress and Your Digestive System
Jul 3, 2006
Focus: Health
Action Request: Read
Location: United States
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This is your 7th issue in an 8-part series on managing diarrhea. This issue was written by RealAge.

Stress and Your Digestive System

When stress strikes, the body responds -- and your gastrointestinal (GI) tract can have a particularly intense response.

That's because your emotions and your gut are inextricably tied, thanks to your brain's direct line of communication with your GI system. When you experience stress, your brain sends messenger chemicals to the gut that cause intestinal contractions, inflammatory responses, and other reactions that can trigger your bowels to go into overdrive. That's why some people with digestive disorders or chronic diarrhea find that relieving stress and anxiety also relieves their digestive symptoms.

For otherwise healthy people experiencing diarrhea, relieving stress may hasten recovery.

Although you can't completely eliminate stress from your life, you can minimize its impact on your body and mind by bringing your life back into balance with some stress-reduction strategies. Here are 2 that may be helpful.

1. Deep Breathing
When you're stressed, you tend to breathe differently. Typically, you'll take rapid, shallow breaths, and stress hormones are released as your body prepares to handle an emergency or crisis. You can short-circuit this process with deep relaxation breathing. There are just a few simple steps. First, find a quiet place.

2. Muscle Meltdown
Stress can cause muscle tension, so another effective stress-buster is progressive muscle relaxation. This technique involves consciously tensing an isolated group of muscles for 15-20 seconds and then releasing the tension. Although deliberately tensing muscles seems counterintuitive -- after all, you're trying to get rid of tension -- the result is that your muscles end up more relaxed than they were before you started. Here's the list of muscle groups you should work through . . .

In addition to practicing stress-reduction strategies, you should schedule plenty of time to do the things you enjoy. Spend time with good friends, go for walks, read, sit in your garden and watch the clouds float by -- do whatever it is that brings you a sense of calm. In no time, you'll have your stress in check, you'll have restored your positive outlook, and you'll have helped your digestive system get back to normal.

Are your symptoms serious? Look for next week's issue of Managing Diarrhea, which includes important information on when to call a doctor.

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Posted: Jul 3, 2006 2:54pm
Health Highlights: June 29, 2006
Jun 29, 2006
Focus: Health
Action Request: Read
Location: Algeria
Health Highlights: June 29, 2006
06.29.06, 12:00 AM ET
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

1 in 5 Transplant Centers Fails Standards: Report

Dozens of heart, liver and lung transplant centers across the United States continue to operate despite failing to meet standards for patient survival and the minimum number of operations performed to receive federal funding, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

Forty-eight of the 236 approved centers operating nationwide under the aegis of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services continue working despite the lapses, according to the newspaper's report cited by the Associated Press.

Between 2002 and 2004, the newspaper said, the programs had 71 more patients die than expected within a year of a transplant.

"The bottom line message," said Dr. Mark Barr, a cardiothoracic transplant surgeon and president of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, "is that there are too many programs in the United States that need to be shut down," the AP reported.

Medicare funds most of the nation's transplant centers and requires that they perform a minimum number of transplants and achieve a specific survival rate to be certified for funding.

Representatives of some of the programs said they should be given more time to fix problems and said that it was impossible to judge a program based on figures from just a few years.
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