An appetite-stimulating hormone causes people and animals to sniff odors more often and with greater sensitivity, according to a new study in the April 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings suggest ghrelin may enhance the ability to find and identify food.
There may be a link between receiving industry funding for speaking, consulting, or research, and the publication of apparently promotional opinion pieces on menopausal hormone therapy. Furthermore, such publications may encourage physicians to continue prescribing these therapies to women of menopausal age. These are the key findings of a study by Adriane Fugh-Berman from Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington D.C., USA, and colleagues, published in this week’s PLoS Medicine.
Association found between industry funding and promotional pieces on menopausal hormone therapy
It’s The HFCS, Stupid.
~ Uncle Russ
Scientists at the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute have discovered how a change in growth hormone activity in mice leads to fatty liver disease, a condition whose human counterpart is of rising concern worldwide.
Plants Cure, Drugs Kill.
~ Uncle Russ
Growing evidence about the risks of breast cancer and other serious illnesses posed by hormone therapy for menopause has led many women to give up the drugs, and many doctors to stop recommending them.
Earlier Hormone Therapy Elevates Breast Cancer Risk, Study Says
It is no secret that our society struggles with weight loss resistance. Researchers at John Hopkins University estimate that by the year 2015 over 75% of Americans will be overweight with a staggering 41% being obese.
It’s the food, beverage, and drug supply chain, stupid.
~ Uncle Russ
Americans are exposed to hundreds, if not thousands, of suspected toxic substances every day, substances that affect the development and function of the brain, immune system, reproductive organs or hormones. Children are the most vulnerable. But no public health law requires product testing of most chemical compounds before they enter the marketplace.
Legally poisoned: Professor outlines risks of daily exposure to toxicants
Further PROOF hormonal replacement, even if phony “natural identical” (a marketing term) cause CANCER.
DRUGS KILL, PLANTS CURE.
~ Uncle Russ
Two pharmaceutical companies have agreed to a settlement with two Nevada women who claimed hormone replacement drugs caused their breast cancer.
A compound which acts in the opposite way as growth hormone can reverse some of the signs of aging, a research team that includes a Saint Louis University physician has shown. The finding may be counter-intuitive to some older adults who take growth hormone, thinking it will help revitalize them.
More bad news about postmenopausal hormone therapy: a new European study reports that women who take the hormones are at significantly increased risk for ovarian cancer, which is rare but often fatal.
| Summary: | In a cross-sectional study involving 25 African-American women and 25 European women, results indicate that 25(OH)D and PTH concentrations may be independently associated with whole-body insulin sensitivity. After adjusting for potential confounders, both 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone concentrations were independently inversely associated with whole-body insulin sensitivity. Additionally, lower mean 25(OH)D and PTH concentrations in African American women were associated with lower mean whole-body insulin sensitivity, compared with European women. Thus, the authors of this study conclude, “25(OH)D and PTH concentrations were independently associated with whole-body insulin sensitivity in a cohort of healthy women, which suggested that these variables may influence insulin sensitivity through independent mechanisms. Furthermore, ethnic differences in 25(OH)D concentrations may contribute to ethnic differences in insulin sensitivity.” |
Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone may Independently Affect Whole-Body Insulin Sensitivity
Hormone treatment after menopause, already known to increase the risk of breast cancer, also makes it more likely that the cancer will be advanced and deadly, a study finds.
Oxytocin, the so-called love hormone, which fosters the bond between mothers and kids, can instil both self-sacrifice and defensive aggression among warriors, according to a study.
(NaturalNews) When medical journals and journal supplements publish scientific information about drug research, you know the information has been carefully reviewed and is accurate and factual, right? Wrong. It has now been documented that Big Pharma has literally paid writers to twist the truth about bad outcomes and to sneak distorted information and marketing messages into so-called “serious” medical journal articles.
Big Pharma hired ghostwriters to distort truth about hormone replacement therapy drugs
(NaturalNews) A Canadian Cancer Society study has discovered what many other studies from around the world have found: that synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.
I Told You So!
Plants Cure, Drugs Kill.
GOT ZIJA®?!
~ Uncle Russ
Breast cancer rates fell as women turned away from hormone replacement therapy, a study has shown, boosting understanding of how the two are linked.
Beware the Big Pharma confusion tactics.
~ Uncle Russ
There seems to be a lot of confusion around the definition of “natural” versus “bioidentical versus “synthetic” hormones. One thing to remember when making this distinction is that “bioidentical” refers to the shape of the molecule itself rather than the source of the hormone.
Bioidentical Hormones
A simple blood test may one day help predict the age at which a woman will begin menopause, say the scientists who developed the test.
Their study found that the average difference between the age predicted by the test and the actual age a woman reached menopause was about four months, while the maximum margin of error was between three and four years.
How fast is your biological clock ticking? Blood test may one day tell
Drugs kill, plants cure.
GOT ZIJA®?!
~ Uncle Russ
The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on.
Big Oil, Big Plastics, Big Petrochemicals, Big Tobacco, and Big Soda are out to kill you for profit.
~ Uncle Russ
High levels of brominated flame retardants can alter pregnant women’s thyroid hormones, which are critical to a baby’s growth and brain development, according to a California study published Monday. The study is considered important because it is the first human research showing a link between the ubiquitous chemicals and altered levels of the hormones in pregnant women. The effects on babies are unknown, but some researchers say it may lead to smaller fetuses, and reduce children’s intelligence and motor skills.
Flame retardants can alter thyroid hormones in pregnant women, new study shows
Patients are realizing DRUGS KILL, plants cure.
~ Uncle Russ
Half of breast cancer patients stop taking key medications ahead of schedule, a decision that can increase their risk of relapse and death, a new study shows.
Half of breast cancer patients stop taking hormone drugs early
More Big Pharma FRAUD.
~ Uncle Russ
An article caught my attention on bioidentical hormones appearing in the June 7 Los Angeles Times. The writer, Chris Woolston, is a medical journalist with a master’s degree in biology, and a surprising command of the topic. I found his article more balanced than a previous article by AP writer Marilynn Marchione which could be described as junk journalism. Nonetheless, Woolston’s article contains a number of omissions, errors and falsehoods that deserve correction:
Bioidentical Hormones According to Chris Woolston of the LA Times
The glue that binds a human society together is trust. But people who trust others too much are likely to get taken for a ride. Both trust and distrust, it now seems, are influenced by hormones that can induce people to ratchet their feeling of trust up or down.
Natural identical and synthetic estrogen also cause breast cancer.
~ Uncle Russ
Female sex hormones may work with beta-agonists in reducing airway constriction, according to new bench research from the Mayo Clinic. The findings will be presented at the ATS 2010 International Conference in New Orleans.
Estrogen may reduce airway constriction in women patients with asthma
Hormonal replacement CAUSES Cancer.
~ Uncle Russ
After menopause, 6 to 10 million women take hormone therapies, which are often a combination of estrogen and progestin, to replace hormones lost from inactive ovaries. Progestin is a hormone that is used to counteract the potentially negative effects of estrogen therapy on the uterus. In studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, evidence has been found that estrogen and progestin in hormone therapies increase the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Now, a University of Missouri study has found that progestins can also increase the chance of the cancer metastasizing, or spreading to the lymph nodes.
BPA, in plastic blow molded bottles (water, juices), is a class one carcinogen and proven inflammatory at parts per million exposure.
~ Uncle Russ
The US study by John D Meeker et al measured urinary concentrations of BPA and compared them to levels of serum thyroid and reproductive hormone levels in 167 men from an infertility clinic.
Better performance through chemistry…
~ Uncle Russ
Australian researchers have published the results of a study, for the first time showing a positive effect of growth hormone on athletic performance. It showed a .4 second improvement in a 10-second sprint, enough to turn a last-place Olympic athlete in a sprint event – running or swimming – into a Gold medal winner.
First scientific study showing effects of growth hormone on athletes
Be careful what you wish for. Anything that can “increase” capacity in muscles, can also increase physical or mental degradation elsewhere…
~ Uncle Russ
ScienceDaily (May 3, 2010) — A study released in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP), finds that human growth hormone (HGH) improves sprint capacity in healthy recreational athletes. This is the first trial to demonstrate that HGH improves athletic performance.
Human Growth Hormone Significantly Increases Sprint Capacity in Healthy Recreational Athletes
Big Pharma, in part, sold out to another pharma company because of several fraudulent practices in several of their brands.
Can anyone trust Big Pharma anymore? NO!
~ Uncle Russ
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. asked the Nevada Supreme Court for a new trial over its hormone replacement drugs, arguing Monday that a Reno jury wasn’t properly instructed on punitive damages before awarding three women a multimillion dollar judgment on claims the drugs caused their breast cancer.
Do not consume processed and fed lot beef, if the hormones do not get you, the genetically modified corn feed or antibiotics will. Watch ‘FOOD INC’ the 2010 US Academy Awards’ BEST DOCUMENTARY nominated film, on this web site.
~ Uncle Russ
(NaturalNews) Beef produced in the United States contains dangerously high levels of natural and synthetic hormones, warns Dr. Samuel S. Epstein of the Cancer Prevention Coalition.
According to Epstein, more than half of all beef cows slaughtered in the United States each year have been treated with either the natural hormones estrogen, progesterone or testosterone, or the synthetic hormones melengesterol, trenbolone or zeranol. Hormone-emitting pellets are implanted under each cow’s ear when it enters the feedlot, then again 50 days later. After another 50 days, the cow is slaughtered.
Forget all this hype from Big Pharma about a new drug that may or may not work.
Lower your cholesterol all naturally with the following home made cocktail:
32 Ounces of freshly squeezed oranges (not store bought and pasteurized brand orange juices)
32 Ounces of freshly juice apples with pulp (store bought apple juice will not work)
3 ounces of organic apple cider vinegar
Blend these three together, and this is an 8 day supply, MAKE SURE TO REFRIGERATE after blending.
Drink 8 ounces per day, on an empty stomach, for 30 days straight; yes you need to remake the recipe above, every 8 days.
After 30 days take one to two cans of Zija per day for nutritional maintenance.
~ Uncle Russ
ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2010) — People whose “bad” cholesterol and risk of future heart disease stay too high despite cholesterol-lowering statin therapy can safely lower it by adding a drug that mimics the action of thyroid hormone. In a report published in the Mar. 11, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Johns Hopkins and Swedish researchers say an experimental drug called eprotirome lowered cholesterol up to 32 percent in those already on statins, an effect equal to that expected from doubling the statin drug doses, without harmful side effects.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. “Experimental Drug That Mimics Thryoid Hormone Safely Lowers ‘Bad’ Cholesterol.” ScienceDaily 11 March 2010.
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Experimental Drug That Mimics Thryoid Hormone Safely Lowers ‘Bad’ Cholesterol
Good nutrition provides such hormones.
~ Uncle Russ
ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2010) — According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), older men with high levels of the hormone IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor 1) are at increased risk of cancer death, independent of age, lifestyle and cancer history.
The Endocrine Society. “Hormone Thought to Slow Aging Associated With Increased Risk of Cancer Death.” ScienceDaily 10 March 2010.
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Hormone Thought to Slow Aging Associated With Increased Risk of Cancer Death
Do not believe this BULL of the non fake red drink variety. HFCS is the culprit, plain and simple.
~ Uncle Russ
ScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2010) — Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescent boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, according to researchers. Early treatment of depression could help reduce stress and control obesity — a major health issue.
Penn State. “Stress Hormone, Depression Trigger Obesity in Girls, Study Finds.” ScienceDaily 24 February 2010.
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Stress Hormone, Depression Trigger Obesity in Girls, Study Finds
Big Pharma is to honesty and safety in drug delivery as Russian Roulette is to fun and safe game playing.
~ Uncle Russ
Feb. 23–A Philadelphia jury yesterday ordered Pfizer Inc.’s Wyeth unit to pay $9.45 million to an Alabama woman who claimed that the company’s hormone-replacement drug caused her breast cancer.
The Common Pleas Court jury awarded $3.25 million in compensatory damages and $6 million in punitive damages to Audrey Singleton, a retired school-bus driver from Chatom, Ala. The verdict also included $200,000 to Singleton’s husband for loss of consortium.
Pfizer, which is based in New York, said it would appeal the decision.
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Ala. Woman Wins $9.45 Million In Wyeth-Hormone Suit [The Philadelphia Inquirer]
ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2010) — New analyses from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) confirm that combination hormone therapy increases the risk of heart disease in healthy postmenopausal women. Researchers report a trend toward an increased risk of heart disease during the first two years of hormone therapy among women who began therapy within 10 years of menopause, and a more marked elevation of risk among women who began hormone therapy more than 10 years after menopause. Analyses indicate that overall a woman’s risk of heart disease more than doubles within the first two years of taking combination HT.
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. “Short-Term Heart Disease Risks of Combination Menopausal Hormone Therapy Confirmed.” ScienceDaily 19 February 2010.
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Short-Term Heart Disease Risks of Combination Menopausal Hormone Therapy Confirmed
BPA in packaging films and plastics is harmful, period.
~ Uncle Russ
CINCINNATI—University of Cincinnati (UC) researcher Scott Belcher, PhD, has received a five-year, $1.68 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to continue his research into the effects of environmental estrogens on the developing brain.
Last year Belcher and his team published two articles in the journal Endocrinology showing that “surprisingly low doses” of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), widely used in products such as food can linings, milk containers, water pipes and dental sealants, affects developing brain tissue.
Belcher, an associate professor in the department of pharmacology and cell biophysics, says the funding will support his group’s continuing research into the effects of BPA and other plastic compounds on brain development.
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