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Monday, July 20th, 2009
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
By Ray Stern in NewsThursday, Jun. 18 2009 @ 3:29PMÂ
A Phoenix pharmacy and its owner have been indicted for selling up to $8 million in human-growth hormone to doctors without receiving prescriptions.
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An announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix also says the Compounding Center, 4045 East Bell Road, and wholesale division manager Sean Shaffer advertised anti-aging products based on the “impermissable use” of HGH.
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The main allegation centers on sales from 2001 to 2006 of $1.2 million to $8.2 million of the hormone, officials say. Shaffer reportedly had no clue whether the doctors were using the HGH legitimately, like he should have, the feds say.
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When we called Shaffer — who told us he’s the owner — to ask about the indictment this afternoon, he was surprised and “baffled” to hear about it.
“HGH is not a big mover for us,” he says.
He acknowledges it used to be, though. The feds say it once accounted for 38 percent of his business. But “absolutely,” all of the sales were legit, he says.
We ask about the part of the news release where it says “undercover operatives” were sent in to Shaffer’s shop to buy HGH, telling him it was for “bodybuilders and athletes.”
“I have no recollection of that,” Shaffer says.
We offer to e-mail him the news release, but he doesn’t seem to want it.
You, however, can read it below:
PHARMACY AND EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO ILLEGALLY DISTRIBUTE HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE (HGH)
PHOENIX - A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an indictment on Wednesday against the Compounding Center, Inc., a pharmacy located in Phoenix, and Sean Shaffer, 29, of Phoenix, for Conspiracy in relation to the Prohibited Distribution of Human Growth Hormone. Shaffer was also indicted for two additional counts of Prohibited Distribution of Human Growth Hormone. (more…)
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
07/10/2009In his Q-&-A with Post-Dispatch baseball writer Rick Hummel, Commissioner Bud Selig addressed baseball’s steroid controversy:
Selig: I’ve spent the last 11 years of my life on this issue. I was in St. Louis for the gigantic celebration on Labor Day in 1998. I have a great deal of affection for Mark McGwire, let me say that. I like Mark. He was always very cooperative with me. And when he retired, he wrote me a beautiful letter and I’m saddened by some of the things that have happened.
But let me say that I started meeting with all the club’s team doctors and trainers. The minor-league (drug testing) program, which I could do unilaterally, is in its ninth year. What some people don’t understand is that while we proposed a steroid program in 1994, the next labor negotiation we could deal with it in was 2002. … I know there are some members of the media who don’t seem to understand this. They think that the commissioner should have done this or done that unilaterally. No, he couldn’t. (more…)
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
General Sciences
By Samantha Rose Hunt
Friday, July 10, 2009 09:16Chicago (IL) - A study of the economic cost of obesity in California was released today by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA). The study determined that in the past six years, the cost of overweight, obese and inactive adults has doubled to about $41 billion each year.
The report followed up on a study conducted in 2000 and shows a 33% increase in obesity, which has led to greater costs of healthcare and loss of productivity. In 2000, it was determined by Chenoweth and Associates, a health econometrics consulting firm in North Carolina, that a higher percentage of annual costs was claimed by obese and overweight individuals. The company predicted that the costs will continue to climb and could reach more than $53 billion by 2011.
“To put this in perspective, the economic cost to California of adults who are obese, overweight and physically inactive is equivalent to more than a third of the state’s total budget,” stated California State Controller John Chiang. “Think of the programs we could protect, the children we could educate and the families we could help if we could recapture those dollars by investing in prevention. These figures demonstrate the real and very unsettling financial impact of the obesity epidemic on a California economy already in crisis.” (more…)
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
Cutting way back on calories may make for longer life.
So suggests a study of rhesus monkeys published today in the journal Science. The new research shows that fewer rhesus monkeys who ate a calorie-restricted diet had died in a 20-year period than those whose diets weren’t restricted (only 50 percent of the nonrestricted animals survived at the time of the report, while 80 percent of those on calorie-restricted diets remained alive.) The calorie-restricted diet also appears to have delayed the onset of age-related illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer among the monkeys. (more…)
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
By Sabrina RogersThe best way to prevent concussion is to avoid contact sports.
There are hundreds of different sports injuries, but there are certain parts of the body that are more prone to damage than others. In fact, the top three categories comprise more than 80% of all sports injuries. Read on to find out which injuries are most common, as well as ways to prevent and treat these ailments.
Number 10: Achilles Tendinitis
When the tendon at the back of the ankle - the Achilles tendon - is overused, inflammation and pain can occur, which is known as acute Achilles tendinitis. If this condition is left untreated, it can become chronic and the injury can worsen until it becomes impossible to run. Achilles tendinitis is most common among runners and athletes who participate in sports that involve running or jumping.
Prevention and treatment: Stretching and strengthening exercises for the calf muscles can help prevent injury to the Achilles tendon. Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE), an anti-inflammatory medication, and strengthening your calf muscles are your best treatment options. Do not resume sports until the injury is completely healed or it may become a chronic condition.
Number 9: Concussion
A concussion is an injury to the brain that is usually the result of a blow to the head. Symptoms include disorientation, vision disturbance, headache, dizziness, amnesia, loss of balance, difficulty concentrating, and nausea. A concussion does not necessarily involve a loss of consciousness. Concussions are most common in contact sports, such as football, boxing, hockey, and soccer. However, they also occur in sports like skiing and gymnastics. While most people return to normal a few weeks or months after a concussion, multiple concussions can cause permanent damage.
Prevention and treatment: The best way to prevent concussion is to avoid contact sports, but that may not be a viable option for many people. Treating a concussion simply involves resting, although you can take acetaminophen (Tylenol) if you have a headache. Depending on the severity of your concussion, you will have to refrain from playing contact sports for a few hours to a few months. Returning to play too quickly could result in second impact syndrome, a potentially fatal condition.
Number 8: Groin Strain
A strained groin or adductor muscles - the fan-like muscles situated in the upper thigh that serve to pull the legs together - usually happens when you suddenly change directions while running, such as in soccer, hockey, basketball, racket sports, football, and volleyball. Symptoms include sharp pain, swelling and sometimes even bruising on the inside of the thigh.
Prevention and treatment: As with most sports injuries, the best way to prevent a groin pull is to stretch properly before exercising. Also, gradually increasing the intensity of the activity rather than jumping into the activity too quickly may help prevent injury, and strengthening the groin muscles can be helpful too. RICE, combined with anti-inflammatory medications, is the best treatment plan. Don’t do anything too strenuous for a week or two after the injury, and when you do resume exercising, apply ice to the affected area after your workout until healed. When you are feeling better, start a stretching and strengthening program.
Number 7: Shin Splints
Shin splints refer to pain on the inner side of the shinbone caused by inflammation of the muscles that surround it. They often affect people who aren’t used to exercising; they can be caused by increasing the intensity of your workout too fast, wearing worn-out shoes or by jumping or running on hard ground.
Prevention and treatment: Wearing good shoes, cross training, stretching, and not increasing workout intensity too quickly are the best preventive measures. As for treatment, ice, stretching and anti-inflammatory medications are your best bets.
Number 6: Lower Back Pain
Although lower-back pain is much less common among athletes than among sedentary and overweight people, it can affect runners, cyclists, golfers, tennis, and baseball players. While there are many types of lower-back pain - bulging discs, back spasms, and pain reaching down the leg from the lower back, known as sciatica - the most common reason for sports-related back pain is simply improper stretching. In the case of runners, having even the slightest discrepancy in leg length can cause back pain. (more…)
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009Low levels of vitamin D are associated with the loss of cartilage in the knee joint of older individuals, researchers in Australia report.
“Cartilage loss is the hallmark of osteoarthritis,” Dr. Changhai Ding told Reuters Health. By the time patients reach the point of needing knee replacement, 60 percent of cartilage has been lost, he said.
However, “achieving vitamin D sufficiency in osteoarthritis patients could significantly delay total knee replacement,” said Ding, at the Menzies Research Institute in Tasmania.
In a study, Ding and colleagues found “osteoarthritis patients with vitamin D sufficiency have approximately 1.5 percent less loss of knee cartilage per year than patients with vitamin D deficiency,” said Ding. (more…)
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Missing an hour a night over five years boosts risk 37 percent, study findsupdated 11:15 a.m. ET, Tues., June 9, 2009
CHICAGO - Middle-aged adults who get too little sleep are more likely to develop high blood pressure, U.S. researchers said.
The study, among the first to directly measure sleep duration in middle-aged adults, found missing an average one hour of sleep over five years raised the risk of developing high blood pressure by 37 percent.
It also suggests that poor sleep may explain in part why black men have higher blood pressure risks.
“People who didn’t sleep as much were at greater risk of developing hypertension over five years,” Kristen Knutson of the University of Chicago reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday.
Adults typically need between seven and nine hours of sleep, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but many get far less, and several studies have begun to show the health consequences.
In children, lack of sleep has been shown to raise rates of obesity, depression and high blood pressure. In older adults, it increases the risk of falls. And in the middle-aged, it raises the risk of infections, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
The team studied 578 adults with an average age of 40. They took blood pressure readings and measured how long each person slept. Only 1 percent slept eight hours or more. (more…)
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
updated 6:52 p.m. ET, Fri., June 12, 2009
By Karla Gale
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Poor quality sleep - whether from insomnia, sleep fragmentation, or nightmares - is associated with increased risk of death, according to several presentations this week in Seattle at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
One study, conducted at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, suggests that insomnia may be as hazardous as obstructive sleep apnea.
“Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with an activation of the stress system, i.e., higher secretion of cortisol and increased risk of high blood pressure,” said lead author Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas. He and his associates examined the effects of insomnia that persisted for at least 1 year and objective short sleep duration on mortality.
The subjects included 1741 randomly selected men and women. During 14 years of follow-up among men, the mortality rate was 19.6 percent. Among women, who were followed for 10 years, the mortality was 10.3 percent.
Compared with men who had normal sleep patterns and sleep durations of at least 6 hours, men with insomnia and a shorter duration of sleep had mortality risks that were up to 5-times greater. While mortality risk was also increased among women with similar characteristics, the association was not statistically significant.
“The longer follow-up of men may explain why we did not have the same finding in women,” Vgontzas. “Another possibility is that men are more vulnerable physically to this type of insomnia, i.e., insomnia associated with objective short sleep duration.” (more…)
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Even those without any psychiatric disorder had increased oddsupdated 6:31 p.m. ET, Wed., April 1, 2009
LONDON - People who suffer chronic sleep problems are more likely to think about suicide or actually try to kill themselves, researchers said on Wednesday.
The more types of sleep disturbances a person had - such as waking up too early, difficulty falling asleep or lying awake at night - upped the odds of suicidal thoughts, planning a suicide, or attempting it, researchers told a conference.
“People with two or more sleep symptoms were 2.6 times more likely to report a suicide attempt than those without any insomnia complaints,” Marcin Wojnar, a researcher at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and the Medical University of Poland, who led the study, said in a statement.
“This has implications for public health as the presence of sleep problems should alert doctors to assess such patients for a heightened risk of suicide even if they don’t have a psychiatric condition.”
According to the World Health Organization, some 877,000 people worldwide kill themselves each year. For every suicide death, anywhere from 10 to 40 attempts are made, the U.N. agency estimates. (more…)
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