Showing posts with label santé. Show all posts
Showing posts with label santé. Show all posts
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Thursday, June 02, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: E.coli at the centre of a German outbreak is believed to be a new strain of bacteria never seen before.
Seven people in the UK have been affected by the virulent strain, including three Britons and four German nationals.
Early investigations suggest the strain is a mutant form of two different E.coli bacteria.
Hilde Kruse, a food safety expert at the WHO, told the Associated Press: "This is a unique strain that has never been isolated from patients before."
She added that the new strain has "various characteristics that make it more virulent and toxin-producing".
It is not uncommon for bacteria to continually evolve and swap genes but the new strain appears to be more virulent than other strains of E.coli.
Severe E.coli cases are usually seen in children and the elderly, but all age groups are currently affected.
According to the Health Protection Agency (HPA), all the UK cases caught the infection in Germany. » | Thursday, June 02, 2011
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FRANCE SOIR: Bactérie tueuse : La souche identifiée – Le Centre européen de prévention et de contrôle des maladies a confirmé avoir identifié, ce jeudi, la souche de la bactérie E.coli qui a entraîné la mort de 18 personnes en Europe. » | Par Actu France Soir | Jeudi 02 Juin 2011
FRANCE SOIR: Bactérie tueuse : L'Europe demande des explications à la Russie – Même si le concombre espagnol a été mis hors de cause, la crise de confiance est toujours bien réelle. Alors que la Russie annonce qu'elle interdit toute importation de légumes, l'Europe parle d'une mesure "disproportionnée". En France, la mort suspecte d'un homme de 47 ans pourrait être le prémisse d'une arrivée imminente de l'épidémie. » | Par Actu France-Soir | Jeudi 02 Juin 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
La Commission européenne a appelé jeudi les personnes ayant récemment effectué une visite en Allemagne à être vigilants en cas de symptômes de maladie.
Cet avertissement intervient du fait de la propagation rapide dans le pays d’une bactérie soupçonnée d’avoir causé la mort de quatre personnes.
«Pour le moment, il n’y a pas d’élément établissant une contagion à d’autres pays. Mais des cas suspects en Suède, au Royaume-Uni et aux Pays-Bas chez des personnes ayant récemment voyagé en Allemagne sont en cours d’examen», a indiqué le porte-parole de la Commission pour les questions de santé, Frédéric Vincent.
L’UE appelle les personnes ayant récemment effectué une visite en Allemagne «à faire attention à des symptômes telles que des diarrhée accompagnée de saignements et de consulter leur médecin». La Commission souligne qu’il est «essentiel d’identifier les cas potentiels liés à cette maladie (....) pour éviter la propagation» de l’infection. » | ATS / AFP | Jeudi 26 Mai 2011
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Une bactérie dangereuse inquiète l'Allemagne, déjà trois décès : SANTÉ | L'Allemagne a jugé mercredi "vraiment préoccupante" la propagation rapide d’une bactérie dangereuse qui pourrait déjà avoir causé la mort de trois personnes. » | AFP | Mercredi 25 Mai 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Jusqu'ici, la science a toujours dit qu'un verre de vin par jour était bon pour le coeur. De nouvelles recherches remettent en cause cette thèse.
La nouvelle en surprendra plus d'uns. Un verre de vin par jour augmenterait les risques de cancer. C'est une étude effectuée sur 360'000 personnes issues de huit pays d'Europe qui le dit. La recherche, publiée dans le "British medical Journla [sic] online", est décortiquée jeudi par le quotidien zurichois "Tages-Anzeiger". Elle s'oppose à de nombreuses publications antérieures et au célèbre "French paradox".
La recherche, menée par une équipe internationale de scientifiques, a étudié l'impact de l'alcool sur le cancer. La consommation d'alcool est responsable d'un cancer sur 10 chez les hommes et d'un sur 33 chez les femmes, selon l'étude. Ces cas sont surtout liés à une forte consommation d'alcool.
Mais les petits buveurs seraient aussi concernés, affirme les chercheurs, qui montrent qu'un à deux verres de vin ou de liqueur par jour favorise également les risques de cancer. Même en petite quantité, l'alcool peut en outre causer des problèmes cardiaques et de circulation.
Les cancers concernés touchent le foie, la bouche, la gorge, le larynx et l'oesophage. Les cancers du sein et des intestins pourraient également être liés à l'alcool, mais dans une moindre mesure. » | Rédaction online | Jeudi 14 Avril 2011
Monday, November 15, 2010
TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: SANTÉ | Les femmes ayant un travail stressant ont 40% plus de risques d'avoir une attaque cardiaque, cérébrale ou d'être opérées pour ouvrir une artère obstruée comparativement à celles dont l'activité est plus satisfaisante.
Une étude montre que des activités très stressantes et peu satisfaisantes accroissent le risque d'attaque cardiaque de 88% environ et de 43% de pontage coronarien ou d'autres procédures visant à ouvrir une artère. >>> ATS | Lundi 15 Novembre 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
NZ HERALD: Italians impressed by Pope Benedict's good health and quick mind at the age of 83 have been shocked to learn that the German Pontiff's favourite recipes are a suicidal mix of fried, buttery and carnivorous pleasures.
The glimpse of Joseph Ratzinger's culinary wish list is granted by a new book, Eat Like a Pope, which details, in all their greasy glory, the top dishes served in the Ratzinger household in Bavaria by his mother before the war.
A cholesterol roller-coaster, the recipes range from stuffed pigeon with butter, cream and sherry, to soup with liver and onion dumplings, to the "exquisite butter and jam biscuits" that young Joseph loved.
Publisher De Agostini says the book is already into its second edition since publication last month, despite coinciding with the child abuse scandal swirling around the Vatican.
But Italian weekly L'Espresso warned children against attempting to follow the Ratzinger diet if they wanted to grow up to be Pope themselves.
"With these dishes, there is the risk of not reaching adulthood at all," the magazine stated. "This is a triumph of animal fats, sugar and cholesterol." >>> Tom Kington | Monday, June 21, 2010
NZ HERALD: New Zealand smokers are exposed to much more nicotine from cigarettes than are Australians, possibly because of a preference for high-nicotine brands on this side of the Tasman.
The results come from a tobacco industry study, which also found New Zealand smokers are exposed to the greatest average amount of tar out of 5703 smokers in eight countries.
Nicotine is the addictive part of tobacco smoke, and tar is an irritant thought to be a major cause of lung cancer.
New Zealand researchers are lobbying MPs to make tobacco companies cut the nicotine level, eventually to the level where tobacco will not be addictive. >>> Martin Johnston | Monday, June 21, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Regularly drinking tea and coffee can significantly reduce the risk of developing heart disease, one of the biggest studies of its kind suggests.
Researchers found that moderate consumption of both drinks can reduce your chance of death from a heart attack by at least a fifth.
At the same time, it showed that risks for other diseases such as stroke were not increased.
"Our results found the benefits of drinking coffee and tea occur without increasing risk of stroke or death from all causes," said Dr Yvonne van der Schouw, professor of chronic disease at the University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands.
For the research her team studied tea and coffee consumption among 37,514 people, and followed the participants for 13 years to monitor heart disease and death.
They found that tea had the biggest impact on heart disease but that all but heavy consumption of coffee was also beneficial.
Those who drink between three and six cups are 45 per cent less likely to suffer coronary problems compared to people who had less than one cup daily, a study found. >>> Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent | Friday, June 18, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
THE TIMES OF INDIA: The Middle East, long associated with the ubiquitous waterpipe, is intensifying an anti-smoking drive as several Arab countries ban the practice in public places, even if success looks difficult.
From Beirut to Cairo, cigarettes are smoked everywhere, not just in cafes and restaurants, but in banks, ministries and even hospitals.
Egypt, the most populous nation in the Arab world and the heaviest smoker, announced on Thursday its intention to make the Mediterranean city of Alexandria the country's ‘first smoke-free city.’
But the health ministry did not say how it planned to achieve this goal.
An existing law that prohibits smoking in public places is frequently flouted -- notably by civil servants and police.
Nearly 40 per cent of Egyptian men smoke, the vast majority of them throughout the day, according to a report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in January.
On top of this, at least 70 per cent of those questioned for the survey said they were subjected to passive smoking at home or in the workplace.
Jordan, Syria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are also looking to kick the habit, having all passed anti-smoking legislation in recent months.
In January, the Emirati president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, ordered a ban "on smoking in public transport and closed public places."
Within the UAE, Dubai took the lead, introducing smoking restrictions as far back as 2007. >>> AFP | Sunday, June 13, 2010
BLOG – STUFF SAUDI PEOPLE LIKE: It’s well known that when you start a habit when you’re young; it is really hard to get over it. A lot of Saudis start smoking at a young age, usually their first experiment with cigarettes will be with their peers in schools. From hiding in school’s restrooms to standing behind buildings, smoke comes out from every part of the schools. Most teenagers who smoke carry pack of cigarettes in one pocket and a bottle of cologne in the other. No matter how much you wear cologne or drink half of the bottle, in the end parents always find out that you smoke.
Every year the price of cigarettes go up, but that doesn’t matter. Saudis will put down money and finance a pack of cigarette, in order to get the nicotine in their system. It’s the illusion of the cool image that is associated with cigarette, makes Saudis want to smoke. Watch any Saudi smoke, from the way he holds the cigarette to the way he blows the smoke, as if he is in a Hollywood movie that is playing in a slow motion. Comment >>> saudislike | Monday, August 17, 2009
TIMES ONLINE: Heart attack hospital admissions have fallen since the smoking ban: The number of people admitted to hospital for heart attacks has dropped by an average of 100 a month since the introduction of the smoking ban in England, research shows. >>> Sam Lister, Health Editor | Wednesday, June 09, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Thousands of heart attacks 'prevented by the smoking ban': Thousands of heart attacks have been prevented by the smoking ban, according to the first study of its kind. >>> Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent | Wednesday, June 09, 2010
AFP: Unhealthy Scots 'living dangerously': study – LONDON — Scottish people are putting their lives at risk with an unhealthy lifestyle of heavy smoking, high alcohol intake and poor diet, health experts warned on Friday.
Scientists looked at five major risk factor to determine the general health of the Scottish population -- smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, poor diet, physical inactivity and being overweight.
They found that nearly the whole adult population (97.5%) fell into at least one of those categories, the experts wrote in the online journal BMC Public Health. >>> | Friday, June 11, 2010
Saturday, May 08, 2010
LE POINT: Le roi d'Espagne Juan Carlos, pilier de la jeune démocratie espagnole, a été opéré samedi à Barcelone d'un nodule pulmonaire bénin "sans aucune cellule maligne", à l'âge de 72 ans, et "se porte très bien" après l'intervention, ont indiqué ses médecins.
L'intervention qui a pris fin vers 11H45 (09h45 GMT) a permis d'extirper un nodule pulmonaire de type bénin, a déclaré en conférence de presse le chirurgien de l'hôpital clinique de Barcelone Laureano Molins.
Une première analyse du nodule pulmonaire extirpé dans la matinée, a montré qu'"il n'y a aucune cellule maligne" de type cancéreux, a-t-il ajouté.
Le souverain espagnol, âgé de 72 ans, "est éveillé et se porte très bien", a souligné le médecin, précisant qu'a priori aucun traitement post-opératoire ne serait nécessaire. >>> AFP | Samedi 08 Mai 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: King Juan Carlos of Spain is recovering from surgery to remove a growth from a lung, the Royal Palace said.
The palace said the 72-year-old monarch was successfully operated on in a hospital in the northeastern city of Barcelona.
Surgery was directed by doctor Laureano Molins Lopez-Rodo.
"It's good news, the lesion is benign," Dr Molins said at a post-operation press conference, adding that there were "no malign cells" in tissue removed from the upper part of the king's right lung.
Queen Sofia told journalists gathered at the hospital in the afternoon that doctors had said the king could be given the all clear to go home in four days.
"He has very impressive health," she said, smiling. >>> | Saturday, May 08, 2010
Monday, May 03, 2010
CYBERPRESSE.ca: Le yoga nu gagne en popularité. Oui, oui, vous avez bien lu: yoga nu. Et non, ces cours ne sont pas organisés par la Fédération québécoise de naturisme. Le nude yoga est un mouvement né dans la communauté gaie de la Grosse Pomme, à l'instigation d'Aaron Star. Il existe bien quelques classes mixtes, mais il s'agit avant tout d'une affaire d'hommes. À Montréal, c'est au studio de David Flewelling, Mudra Force, que les adeptes de yoga nu peuvent se réunir. >>> Ève Dumas, La Presse | Lundo 03 Mai 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Brazilians can fight off chronic illness by engaging regularly in physical exercise, and particularly in sexual intercourse, the country's health minister said.
"People need to be active. A weekend football game must not be the only physical activity for a Brazilian. Adults need to do exercise: walk, dance and have safe sex," said Jose Gomes Temporao.
The minister gave the advice as he launched a campaign to prevent high blood pressure, which afflicts a quarter of Brazil's 190-million strong population. Brazilians told to have more sexual intercourse to avoid illness >>> | Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Smiling could add years to your life, according to researchers.
The wider you grin and the deeper your laughter lines, the more likely you are to have a long existence.
Broader smiles and wrinkles around your eyes point to a positive outlook on life which translates to better long-term health.
It has long been thought that a happy disposition can impact on life expectancy, and the recent study by experts at Wayne University in Michigan, America, seems to back this. >>> | Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Scientists believe that they have found a cure for skin cancer.
A vaccine being tested in the UK has helped been shown to help some patients fully recover from melanoma, even in its advanced stages.
It attacks tumour cells, leaving healthy cells undamaged and carries agents that boost the body's response to skin cancer.
Dr Howard Kaufman, of Chicago's Rush University Medical Centre, said: "Our study shows we may have a cure for some advanced melanoma patients and a drug which has real benefits for others.
"This will save thousands of lives a year."
Over the past 25 years, rates of melanoma in Britain have risen faster than any other common cancer and 2,000 die from the disease every year. >>> | Sunday, April 11, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: A council is considering banning the word “obesity” from its health campaigns for fear of offending overweight children.
Liverpool City Council believes the expression could stigmatise youngsters and wants to replace it with the phrase “unhealthy weight”.
If the idea goes ahead, the words “obese” and "obesity" would be dropped from all schemes and strategies aimed at improving children’s diets and health.
However, the plans have been opposed by anti-obesity campaigners who are concerned the new term could lead to the issue being trivialised.
Tam Fry, chair of the obesity prevention charity the Child Growth Foundation, said: “If you’re obese you’re obese. >>> Murray Wardrop | Monday, April 12, 2010
*Okay, Mr Councillor! Just call them ugly fat instead! That should do the trick. Fat, after all, is fat! – © Mark
THE TELEGRAPH: The sudden death of 'Dynasty' actor Christopher Cazenove has put septicaemia back in the news.
The death of former Dynasty star Christopher Cazenove from septicaemia last week is a reminder that, despite advances in medical treatment and standards of hygiene, septicaemia or blood poisoning – a common cause of death in childbirth until the mid-1930s – remains a fast-acting and extremely dangerous condition.
The 66-year-old actor contracted the infection at the end of February after complaining of migraines during a business trip to California. On his return to the UK, he was treated at St Thomas's Hospital, in London, where he died on April 7.
Septicaemia occurs as a result of bacteraemia, the proliferation of bacteria in the bloodstream. In many cases, the source of the infection is never clear but it may be due to a wound, internal bleeding after an accident, or it can arise from an infection within the body, in the intestines or urinary tract, for example.
"Septicaemia occurs when toxins produced by bacteria in the bloodstream hyper-stimulate the patient's immune system," explains infections expert Prof Mark Enright, formerly of Imperial College London. "Your body is trying to fight the infection by pumping more blood around, so you get far too hot, which can lead to organ failure."
Any type of bacterium can cause septicaemia, but the most common types of infection are streptococcal, staphylococcal – which includes the hospital superbug MRSA* – and meningococcal. Sometimes there is an obvious site of infection such as a wound or laceration, but not always.
"In 40 per cent of septicaemia cases, there is no obvious site of entry," says George Griffin, Professor of Infectious Diseases at St George's Hospital, University of London. "The infection generally progresses quickly, and early symptoms are usually low blood pressure, altered consciousness and high fever, sometimes accompanied by chills." >>> Tammy Cohen | Monday, April 12, 2010
*THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Muslim staff escape NHS hygiene rule: Muslim doctors and nurses are to be allowed to opt out of strict hygiene rules introduced by the NHS to restrict the spread of hospital superbugs. >>> | Sunday, April 11, 2010
Monday, April 05, 2010
LE POINT: En ce lundi de Pâques, les amateurs de chocolat ont toutes les raisons de ne pas résister à leur plaisir favori. Une étude allemande, menée par l'équipe de chercheurs de Brian Buijsse (épidémiologiste à l'Institut allemand de Nutrition humaine) et Heiner Boeing - très récemment publiée en ligne par l'European Heart Journal - révèle en effet que la consommation quotidienne d'un carré de chocolat noir (soit 6 grammes) réduirait d'environ 40 % les risques cardiovasculaires, donc ceux d'infarctus du myocarde et d'accident vasculaire cérébral. Mais attention, pour ceux qui dépassent largement cette dose, le bénéfice disparaît. >>> Par Anne Jeanblanc | Lundi 05 Avril 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
TIMES ONLINE: The banquets offered by high priests to appease the gods of Ancient Egypt may have been welcomed as a perk of the job but they also increased their chances of cardiovascular disease and early death, research suggests.
The priests, a powerful bureaucracy under the pharaohs, would place vast plates of roast fowl and copious quantities of wine and beer before a god’s statue in a rite repeated three times each day. Then the food was divided up among the priesthood and taken home from the temple to be shared with their families.
Egyptologists and scientists at the University of Manchester have disclosed in The Lancet the cost of keeping the gods happy. By combining translations of hieroglyphic inscriptions on temple walls showing details of food offered to the gods with analysis of mummified remains, they have assessed their atherosclerosis, the build-up of fat and calcium in the arteries.
The findings show that cardiovascular disease affected the privileged of Ancient Egypt long before fried food and a sedentary life made heart attacks and strokes a modern killer. Rosalie David, of the university’s KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology, said that it was a telling message: “Live like a god and you will pay with your health.” >>> Russell Jenkins | Friday, February 26, 2010
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