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////////////////High dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids was linked to a lower rate of islet autoimmunity in children with a genetic predisposition to type 1 diabetes in a large prospective study.
“Our data suggest that ingestion of omega-3 fatty acids throughout childhood may decrease the risk of islet autoimmunity,” study investigators reported in the Sept. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
UNIVADIS
//////////////////New Delhi, Oct. 1: The link between education and heart disease has become sharper in India with a new study revealing that people with the highest education appear to be at the lowest risk of coronary heart disease.
The study released today has also shown that people with the lowest education had the highest prevalence of risk factors for heart disease, including tobacco use, lack of physical activity and high blood pressure.
/////////////////High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels appear to be important for attenuating the risk of a cardiovascular event, even in patients who have responded well to statin therapy, according to a post hoc analysis.
Dr. Philip Barter of the Heart Research Institute, Sydney, Australia, and colleagues analysed data from the Treating to New Targets study and showed that among the patients who achieved a low-density lipoprotein level below 70 mg/dL, about 9% of those with an HDL level below 37 mg/dL would have a cardiovascular event over 5 years.
That compared with a 5% event rate among patients with an LDL level below 70 mg/dL and an HDL level that was 55 mg/dL or higher, the researchers reported in the September 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
/////////////////ped ASTHMA=Markers such as higher exhaled nitric oxide concentration, blood eosinophil count > 350 cells/mm3, and serum IgE > 200 kU/L may predict an increased response to corticosteroids.
/////////////////////Nothing really matches that except simple awareness, simply being aware of my life and welcoming life. And being grateful for life because it’s time limited. It has a short shelf-life, this experience we have of being here. And I look for ways now to notice what I’m doing every second that I’m doing it. Sometimes I can drive myself crazy doing that.
I make oatmeal every day. I mean, I make a whole big vat of it in the beginning of the week because I want to save time. So I zap it in the microwave for three minutes every day. Take a bunch out and put it in the microwave and then I don’t have to spend a half an hour making this--you know, this great time-consuming Irish oatmeal that I like. So I went to the microwave and opened it up when the bell dinged the other day. And I noticed that the oatmeal had spent exactly three minutes in the microwave, and I didn’t know how I had spent those three minutes. They had slipped me by. Three minutes of this precious life I was so glad to have since I woke up alive in Chile had gone by without my noticing it.
ALAN ALDA
////////////////////////inhaled corticosteroids are the preferred therapy for initiating long-term therapy in children of all ages. Inhaled corticosteroid use has been associated with a number of improvements in clinical outcomes among patients with asthma, including airway eosinophilia, airway inflammation, asthma symptoms, lung function, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and possibly mortality.
NOT MONTELUKAST-THAT FOR MILD SYMPTOMS
Asthma severity in children under the age of 5 years is assessed clinically and is based on symptoms; no objective measures are available for a child of this age.
Investigators found significant improvement in asthma symptoms and the frequency of asthma exacerbations during administration of inhaled corticosteroid for up to 2 years. Treatment did not affect the likelihood of asthma recurrence after therapy was discontinued.
Allergen exposure may trigger the exacerbation of asthma symptoms in 80% to 90% of children with asthma. Indoor allergens that may stimulate asthma symptoms are produced by several sources, including dust mites, domestic animals, cockroaches, rodents, and mold; parents who smoke tobacco are also a significant risk factor for asthma symptoms.
Treatment adherence is essential for achieving optimal outcomes in controlling long-term asthma and parents of young children are a key step in administering asthma medication. Parent education significantly increases the adherence to asthma therapy for young children. Parents may administer medication during periods when asthma symptoms are at their worst, with treatment adherence decreasing during periods when asthma symptoms are less bothersome. This pattern is especially likely to be viewed as "normal" by parents who have previous experience with oral corticosteroids
///////////////////AVOID ANXIETY
WALK AWAY FROM TRIGGER
CLOSE EYES
FIND SOME SOLITUDE
GO OUTSIDE
BREATHE DEEPLY
FIND SOME WATER
LISTEN TO MUSIC
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