However, hygienodietetiques rules should be applied in order to minimise any risk of cardiovascular incident.

What is the role of cholesterol?

This molecule composed of 27 carbon atoms is one of the elements, which form the membranes of our cells. Indeed, it fits between certain molecules ensuring membrane permeability of the cell and exchanges outwards.

Cholesterol also allows the development of hormones (especially sex hormones).
His latest role is to facilitate digestion because it is processed by the liver bile acids.

What are the consequences of excessive cholesterol?

The risk of cardiovascular disease increases in proportion to the increase in blood cholesterol.

When fats circulating in too large quantities in the blood, they are deposited on the walls of arteries and ultimately develop deposits of fat. The plates of fat will begin to thicken gradually the bloodstream.

What are the symptoms?

Only the blood test can detect an excess of cholesterol. However, if no action is taken in cases of coronary problems, chest pain may occur after several years: the pain of angina.

The blood circulating evil, the heart is deprived of oxygen, which causes pain first effort and then pain at rest.

How to detect cholesterol?
Cholesterol is largely manufactured by the body, only one third comes from food.

What are LADLE and HAL?

The cholesterol, belonging to the family of fats, is totally insoluble in the blood. He therefore needs to move carriers: these lipoproteins. The latter are classified according to their density:

– HAL (high density lipoprotein) with a protective role because it contributes to the elimination of cholesterol. It is better known as the “good cholesterol”.

– LDL (low density lipoprotein) or “bad cholesterol” is deposited on the walls of arteries and can lead to atherosclerosis.

How to decipher the blood test?

An increase in LDL and a decrease in HDL are related to a significant risk of cardiovascular disease.
Below are the values of desirable fats in the blood:

– Total cholesterol <2 g / l
– LDL <1.3 g / l — HDL (male)> 0.45 g / l
– HDL (Female)> 0.55 g / l

To fight against excessive cholesterol, dietary measures will be applied first and then, if they prove insufficient after 2 months, drug treatment will be prescribed.

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The cysts formed in this disease can slowly replace much of the tissue mass of the kidneys, reducing kidney function and lead to kidney failure.

Some kidney problems may arise when the child is still in the womb of the mother. They are examples of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, a rare form of polycystic kidney problem and other problems that hinder development of normal formation of the nephron. The signs of kidney disease in children vary.

A child may have an abnormally slow growth, often vomit or have back pain or pains in the side. Some kidney diseases may be “silent” for months or even years.

It is possible that some hereditary diseases of the kidneys are not detected until adulthood. The most common form of polycystic kidney was once called “adult polycystic kidney disease” because the symptoms of high blood pressure and kidney failure can not occur until patients are 20 or 30 years old.

But with advances in imaging technology, doctors have found cysts in children and adolescents before they present symptoms

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Chief executive of the GMC, Niall Dickson, stated at the launch of a consultation document that European doctors currently can practice in the UK without a language or skills test, which is something that the GMC would like to see changed.

Dickson continued to say that the GMC understands that this poses a great problem to the healthcare system since they are not able to look into the competency of the doctors and are working hard with European and UK governments to change the current stipulations.

Although the proposals for checkups on a physician’s license would not have saved David Gray, they would provide useful information and be a step forward for the healthcare system in the UK.

Dickson stated that revalidation would not only help plug the gap, but also help the organization know more about the EU doctors in the UK who are thought to number around 20,000.

The new proposal was released today for consultation to all medical directors and chief executives of each primary care trust that is found within England.  Contained in the writing is a warning that at the moment only ‘limited assurance’ is available in regards to a doctor’s proficiency.

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From the simplest chicken recipes to mushroom stroganoffs and complicated duck dishes, learning to prepare and cook professional style cuisine can be very daunting. Luckily the growth of free online content has led to the rise of recipe videos, which trump old style recipe books in their ability to show, as well as explain, what needs to be done to cook a great meal.

The Schwartz website, for example, can help you utilise the tools at your disposal and help you know the difference between basil and parsley and you will be confidently using different herbs in your cooking in no time at all. If you feel that you already know your way around the kitchen then there is also cooking assistance available for you as well, as there is information on hand to make sure that you are making the most of the seasonal ingredients at a particular time in the year and make you think again about certain dishes.

So whether you’re a first time cook or someone who can handle cooking with several saucepans at once, there is something for everyone on the site. The vast selection of recipes available cover every course and every taste, so whether you have a sweet tooth or would always plump for a starter rather than a dessert, there are recipes that are ideal for you. So don’t worry about having to find a cookbook and manually search for the recipe yourself, let the Schwartz website handle the hard work for you and all you have to do is decide what you want to cook. You can easily search for the recipe you are after from the comfort of your own home and if you have some time on your hands then you can browse through the online recipes until you find exactly what you are after.

If you do have some ingredients in your stock cupboard that need to be eaten up then you can search online for recipes including that ingredient, so you won’t have to worry about throwing anything out when it goes out of date. And those dried herbs won’t be sitting at the back of your cupboard for much longer once who have found a selection of recipes that utilise them and make the dish even more flavoursome. You might find a the perfect recipe for a tomato based pasta sauce in which the addition of the herb oregano gives the sauce a much deeper flavour and soon you’ll never make a sauce without it again.

Once you have found the online recipes that you are after you can save them to your recipe folder so you can easily find them again, or you can print them off so that you have the instructions by your side whilst you are cooking the dish.

You then have a bank of recipes at your fingertips that you can go back and refer to if you have a special dinner coming up that you feel needs a certain dish, or just feel like spoiling you loved ones and cooking a meal that will bring a smile to their faces as well as yours. And your spice rack will have pride of place in the kitchen and will even need to be restocked once you have become a keen chef.

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That’s good news for the UK’s 1 in 5 children (aged 2-15yrs) and 1 in 12 adults who suffer from this irritating skin condition. Available from UK distributor www.anhealth.co.uk, DermaTherapy is the first specialist bed linen to receive clearance from the American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as a Class I Medical Device for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

During the eight week trial, patients slept on DermaTherapy bedding instead of their usual cotton bedding. The only medication used by the patients was an emollient applied as needed during the day and evening. Both the doctors conducting the trial and the patients recorded changes in the severity of the eczema and overall quality of life. Using EASI scores (Eczema Area and Severity Index) the doctors found that DermaTherapy users experienced a significant reduction in the severity of eczema and the associated itching during the course of the trial The patients also recorded significant reduction in itch and irritation plus an improvement in sleep , leading to an improved quality of life.

Dr Rupert Mason, GP and dermatology clinician at the Bedford District General Hospital says: “Symptoms of atopic dermatitis can range from just one small patch of dry itchy skin to widespread involvement with acutely infected weeping and cracked areas. For chronic sufferers this can lead to low self-esteem, behavioural problems in the young and a generally impaired quality of life.  The treatment invariably requires a range of therapeutic modalities that may include the liberal use of emollients, minimizing contact with irritants, taking antihistamines to reduce itch, using corticosteroid creams to reduce inflammation and antibiotics to counteract infection.”

“Sleep can often prove difficult and eczema can worsen overnight particularly if the skin becomes too warm and moist, or is irritated by fibres in the night clothes and bedding that are in contact with the skin over the prolonged time spent in bed. The subject of appropriate bed linen for eczema sufferers is one that has been neglected in the past. We just used to presume that cotton was best. So a seriously researched therapeutic innovation such as DermaTherapy supported by evidence of efficacy is particularly welcome. ”

How does DermaTherapy Work?

DermaTherapy is made from uniquely structured, long filament fibres that dissipate heat and moisture away from the skin, resulting in a cleaner, drier and smoother sleeping surface that minimizes friction to the skin.

The linen also has a durable antimicrobial permanently bonded into the fabric to eliminate odours and maintain fabric freshness. In addition, when washed in a normal wash cycle a soil release finish helps remove oils, creams, blood and other stains from the bedding making it especially suitable for those people undergoing medication for dermatological conditions.

Considerably smoother , lighter and thinner than cotton, these special sheets are as soft as the highest percentile Egyptian cotton sheets and feel equally luxurious to touch. Dermatherapy also has an average pore size of just 8.5 microns to help protect against dust mites faeces which is known to be an aggravating factor of eczema. In contrast to cotton, the antimicrobial shield bonded into DermaTherapy protects the fabric from the proliferation of micro-organisms that could adversely affect skin integrity.

DermaTherapy can withstand washing temperatures of up to 90oC but can be laundered just as efficiently at 30oC, helping you to do your bit for the environment and reduce CO2 emissions.

DermaTherapy bedding is available in a wide range of sizes priced from £28.95 for a pair of pillow cases to fitted and flat sheets costing from: single £49.95, double £64.95, king £69.95 and cot £39.95. Buy from www.anhealth.co.uk or call 0844 567 9374.

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The relatively poor take-up of new treatments in the UK is one of the reasons listed in the report as ‘contributing to the higher death rate’. The Cancer Patient Support Group at The James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer last week launched an online petition at No. 10 Downing Street calling for a review of the current system of NICE appraising newly licensed and approved Cancer drugs.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/NewCancerDrugs/

The news about poor uptake of cancer drugs comes as no surprise to kidney cancer patients from the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer; only last week kidney cancer patients received the devastating news that NICE have issued preliminary guidance to the NHS rejecting everolimus (trade name Afinitor & manufactured by Novartis) a new and innovative cancer drug for the second line treatment of advanced kidney cancer.

This comes despite NICE admitting “……..evidence implies that this treatment is clinically effective”.

This is just one example of the dire situation facing many cancer patients in the UK today. No matter what the cancer is, the poor uptake by NICE of cancer treatments is leaving the UK lagging far behind in survival rates.

Rose Woodward & Julia Black who work together helping cancer patients who have been refused funding for cancer treatments at The James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer stated:

“The NICE decision means many of our UK kidney cancer patients will go without effective drugs, patients cannot afford to buy these drugs themselves and will die prematurely compared to the rest of the world. That is just not acceptable.”

For more information about The James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer visit www.jameswhalefund.org

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As therapeutics to treat various illnesses and neuropsychiatric disorders , including depression, anxiety, attention deficit, hyperactivity, autism, backpain, abnormal noise or tinnitus in the ear, post-traumatic stress, phantom pain in people who have suffered the amputation of limbs or central nervous system injuries, migraine headache, decreased libido, some cases of schizophrenia and epilepsy, and disorders of sleep, obsessive-compulsive, bipolar and uni and, among others.

Also, today is known to have neuroprotective effects that help, at least temporarily, to people affected by neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease and the Alzheimer’s disease and that a very favourable impact on the modulation of the plasticity brain, which refers to the brain’s capacity to renew or reconnect neural circuits and thus acquire new skills and abilities and to preserve the memory.

Consists of the selective depolarization of these neurons in the neocortex or cerebral cortex, located between 1.5 and 2 cm below the skull, using pulsed magnetic intensities specific, unique or regular repetitive. This practice is called Transcraneana Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation .

Depolarization due to the aforementioned principle of electromagnetic induction discovered by M. Faraday.

From the therapeutic perspective, there is already a large number of studies showing that the two aspects of magnetic stimulation Transcraneana, EMT and TRMS are the great virtues of being safe but not harmless, that it is effective but can be scheduled as safe, but several measures taken to ensure such security.

The main contraindications for that treatment has are: women in gestation period, children under six years, and people with pacemakers, electrodes or drug infusion pumps, or with metal plates, wires or screws in the head.

Moreover, some patients undergoing cortical stimulation is experiencing some side effects after application, which can be regarded as minor and transient, such as headache (headache), which can be mitigated with common analgesics. There are also health blog reports that people suffering from epilepsy or take antidepressants epileptogenicos, might get to seizures during treatment with magnetic Transcraneanial stimulation.

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Although it is true that women slowly watch their fertility wane with age, women can still get pregnant throughout their thirties, forties, and fifties.  In fact, the abortion rates for women that fall between the ages of 40-44 are almost the same as those for women who are under 16 years of age according to figures from Wales and England.

The average abortion rate for women of these two groups is about one out of every thousand women.  The reasons they opt for abortion are varied and include possible birth abnormalities in a child which is a side effect that is more common in older mothers.

However, the Family Planning Association claims that some of their evidence shows that abortions occur at an older age many times because women think that they are too old to get pregnant and then are shocked when it happens.

In response to the growing problem the FBA has launched a new campaign that is titled ‘Conceivable?’ and is directed towards women using contraception at all times until menopause is over to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

Julie Bentley, the chief executive of the FPA stated that although it is important to be aware of the fact that fertility decreases with age, it is also important to remember that fertility is still possible up until menopause actually ends.

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Rose Woodward, Head of Patient Support at the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer, said “Kidney cancer patients have seen so much money go into the NHS in the past 10 years – so many initiatives, so many targets, so many programmes. What we would really like is for every politician, regardless of what party they belong to, to get together with the Department of Health Mandarins and to listen. Then act on what patients and their families are saying. We want cancer care in the UK to rival the best in the world – it is ironic and very sad that on a day when Gordon Brown promises one to one care for cancer patients NICE issue a statement denying clinicians the chance to offer Everolimus (Afinitor), a clinically effective “end of life” treatment for kidney cancer patients”.

Dr Thomas Powles Trustee and Medical Advisor of the James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer: “Everolimus (Afinitor) offers kidney cancer patients a clear clinical benefit and is a breakthrough in treating the disease. Its recent rejection by NICE is based on economic rather than clinical grounds. It leaves kidney cancer patients in the UK at a major disadvantage compared to the rest of Europe and the United States, as there are no other options available for this group of patients. This decision is very out of touch with the patient’s needs”.

The Fund believes that patients with kidney cancer should not be penalised because they suffer from a rare cancer; the NHS should ensure all cancer patients are treated fairly and equally. James Whale, founder and chairman of the James Whale Fund and a kidney cancer survivor says “As someone who has been directly affected by kidney cancer, this decision is scandalous as NICE agrees Everolimus (Afinitor) is clinically effective as a second line treatment for kidney cancer. I find it incomprehensible that the government spends more on NICE decision making committees than it would spend if they gave kidney cancer patients this drug.

The NICE decision means our UK kidney cancer patients will die prematurely compared to the rest of the world. This is so obviously a decision based on lack of funding because NICE accepts the drug works. It’s a cruel decision that will cause kidney cancer patients and families huge distress at a time they should be looked after by the NHS and not just abandoned.

About the Fund: The James Whale Fund is the UK’s leading kidney cancer charity and was set up in 2006 by the broadcaster James Whale who lost a kidney to cancer in the year 2000. Today James continues to lead a full and busy life, as do the majority of people who are diagnosed and treated early. Every year almost 7000 people in the UK learn that they have kidney cancer; that’s over 16 people a day. And yet the condition – the eigth most common cancer among men – rarely attracts much public attention. Our mission at the James Whale Fund is to try and change that.

For more information about The James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer please visit www.jameswhalefund.org

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The prototype for the gadget which is used for treating Type 1 diabetes has been tested on 17 children in Cambridge and electronically monitors blood sugar levels so that the perfect amount of insulin can be injected into the blood.

At the moment the new gadget requires a nurse in order for the insulin device to be programmed, but it does raise the question of if an automated device can be used in the future to control diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common childhood diseases that carries with it long term problems and the number of children that will be affected by the disease is expected to continue to rise, after doubling over the last ten years.

Those that are affected by Type 1 diabetes have an immune system that attacks the cells in the pancreas responsible for making insulin.  When the body does not have insulin it cannot regulate sugar levels within the blood which leads to serious health problems.

Type 1 diabetes brings with a lifetime of insulin injections and at the moment the only alternative to taking injections is an insulin pump which releases insulin into the body slowly and continuously throughout the day.

They are about the size of a mobile phone and can be used with approval from the NHS on people that have problems controlling diabetes with regular injections.

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