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Health Report 2008-07-21
from Health Report July 20, 2008
Prostate cancer research Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. In this programme we take a look at some recent research and talk to specialists about their latest investigations into new treatment options for the disease.
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Health Report 2008-05-26
from Health Report May 25, 2008
Genes and cancer This program is a feature on the controversial area of genes and cancer and we talk to scientists about their work in this area. Recent Australian research suggests an increased risk of prostate cancer in men who carry one of the two best known breast cancer genes, BRCA2. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes which, when they're normal, protect us against cancer, but some people inherit or develop an abnormality in one of the two copies they receive from their parents. If the second copy goes wrong, women are at very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer. And a scientist at Harvard School of Public Health has been looking for genes and signposts on chromosomes which are linked to increases in prostate cancer risks.
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Cancer surgery in India at affordable cost. Relief from all types of cancers.
from Revver - medical Videos May 07, 2008
Author: rianliser Added: Wed, 07 May 2008 06:17:58 -0800 Duration: 71You can get relief from all types of cancers with an affordable cost cancer surgery in India. Forerunners will assist you to get relief from any type of cancer you are suffering from with a cancer surgery in India at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Cancer is simply an abnormal growth of cells in various body parts that have to be dealt within proper time. Cancer surgery in India will make you free from all kinds of cancers viz, brain cance, breast cance, lung cance, prostate cance, liver cancer and intestinal cancer. To get more details of cancer surgery in India visit http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com or mail at enquiry@forerunnershealthcare.com
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Cancer surgery in India at affordable cost. Relief from all types of cancers.
from Most Recent May 07, 2008
Author: rianliser Added: Wed, 07 May 2008 06:17:58 -0800 Duration: 71You can get relief from all types of cancers with an affordable cost cancer surgery in India. Forerunners will assist you to get relief from any type of cancer you are suffering from with a cancer surgery in India at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Cancer is simply an abnormal growth of cells in various body parts that have to be dealt within proper time. Cancer surgery in India will make you free from all kinds of cancers viz, brain cance, breast cance, lung cance, prostate cance, liver cancer and intestinal cancer. To get more details of cancer surgery in India visit http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com or mail at enquiry@forerunnershealthcare.com
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FOF #741 - Birthday Wishes - 04.17.08
from Feast of Fools : Gay Fun Show April 17, 2008
It s my birthday! We re gonna party like it s your birthday and drink Bacardi, like it s your birthday Don t you just love this cake? We went to our neighborhood Swedish Bakery to get my favorite chocolate birthday cake and we asked the nice young woman behind the counter to write Happy Birthday Fausto - Do NOT Sit on Cake. When I went by to pick up the cake, she asked me if I wanted to see the cake, and I screamed THOSE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE INSTRUCTIONS!!! much to her horror, but quickly told her it was just a joke. How was the cake? Delicious. Those Swedish bakers use real buttercream to frost every cake and I can tell you it rocks. Beforehand we went over to the new local restaurant Big Jones to have a great southern style dinner with pink champagne. Thanks Mark and Paul! My half sister Yayi calls me without fail every single birthday every year to talk on the phone for a good hour, so Marc and I decided to work her into the podcast because we know the gays just LOVE a good diva, and Yayi is a DIVA in spades. A real cougar, Yayi (prounounced ja gee for non Spanish speakers) just spent months of grieving over our fathers death by getting a face-lift and breast job and today she looks fabulous. Meanwhile in Michigan, a delicious looking drag queen repeatedly crashed her car into a lingerie store after being refused to be hired as a sales clerk. She should have screamed I ll be back. Jeremy McIntosh, the Terminator Terrorizing Trannie was reported wearing make-up, blue capri pants and red flip-flops, a flowery blouse and bra to match. After being arrested Jeremy told the cops she was homeless and wanted to go to jail where she at least would get a good meal, and probably a little action. Hey spring is here and my advice to everyone is to let spring fever take a hold of you and let it run all over your body. A new study by the Cancer Council in Melbourne, Australia claims that masturbation is not only good for you but it could save your life. Over 2,500 hot Australian men were interviewed about their sexual habits and the results were compared to those who had developed prostrate cancer. The results? Those who had ejaculated the MOST between ages of 20-50 were the least likely to develop prostate cancer, as much as by 30%. One of the sexiest Australian men I know, Michael Johns just got booted off the reality TV singing competition American Idol and has been spotted in bars in Atlanta downing Jaeger shots mixed with espresso coffee. Michael! Give us a call and let us help you fight cancer. The podcast that helps you blow those candles out- Feast of Fools. Featured Music: The Barbarellatones - Best of the Barbarellatones!: iTunes | CD Baby | Site RSS FEED | SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNES SUBSCRIBE ON: GOOGLE Share & Save
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Cancer Alternative Treatmant
from recent posts - blip.tv (beta) March 08, 2008
Possibly the most Powerful Liquid Antioxidant in the World, Vemma blends the most recent science and nature's finest to form a complete and delicious once-a-day liquid supplement that provides you with everything you need. http://www.tinyurl.com/2dpu7a
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September 16, 2004
from The Gary Null Show February 15, 2008
Jerry Boswell: psychiatric over-drugging: the Andrea Yates case. Dr Lynnea Villanova: the use of acupuncture for a variety of conditions.
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Ask Doctor Dawn - Jan. 12, 2008
from KUSP's Ask Doctor Dawn December 30, 2007
Interview with Functional Medicine doctor and teacher, Dr. Mark Hyman: Introduction to Functional Medicine, The change from medical specialties based on organ systems must change, A personal journey leads this doctor to Functional Medicine, Simple diet advice and the myths of popular diets, The elimination diet is a great diagnostic tool to detect food sensitivities, Advice to doctors wishing to practice Functional Medicine, Individual genetics are critical in defending against environmental toxins and selecting the appropriate treatments, News item about how proton-pump inhibitors raise the risk of osteoporosis
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Military Leadership Center - Reprise
from USF University Beat December 28, 2007
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center on USF's Tampa campus reaches out to breast cancer patients and their families year-round through its FACTors Program. FACTors, which stands for "Fighting Against Cancer Together," recently held its 20th annual conference, where more than 500 people gathered for a day of education, information and inspiration.
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Health Report 2007-11-05
from Health Report November 04, 2007
Problems in Australian hospital emergency departments Emergency physician Dr Sue Ieraci from Sydney talks about the problems in Australian emergency departments and what can be done about it. Improving alertness and performance in emergency departments The rotating shift work performed by health professionals in hospital emergency departments and the long working hours can result in extreme fatigue and present a serious concern for patient safety. Researchers at Stanford University in California have investigated this issue and looked at the effectiveness of planned naps.
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SNRM October 30th: By Paul-pular Request.
from The Spike Nesmith Rage Machine November 02, 2007
Following the tidal wave of a request to get this week’s show podcasted (this one’s for you, Paul!) here is the pre-Halloween “really terrible week” catered-by-the-neighbours Rage Machine in which Spike remembers his dead friend, muses over why “trick or treat night” is on the 30th down his way – despite Halloween being on the 31st – and runs down the categories of ToTers, he talks about the “don’t tase me bro” guy, why Australian TV’s ‘worm’ is a good idea, and why a 100 year old mouldy orange is a rubbish museum exhibit. All with his mouth full of candy. You know the drill by now, right? Email TheRageMachine@gmail.com Send a voicemail through http://odeo.com/sendmeamessage/TheRageMachine Join the SNRM Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5266341551
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Breaking Kayfabe, Eating Earwax, Signatures and Circles.
from The Spike Nesmith Rage Machine October 24, 2007
There’s a brief recap of the last show (which, if you were clever enough and technical enough to decode it, would give you a good ten minutes’ worth of material from last week) before Spike breaks kayfabe and reveals some intimately personal details and has one of his regular and well-worn crisis of confidence. But he’s happy that local blogger The Film Geek asked him to guest review the movie “Michael Clayton”. On the show tonight, why Sean “insanity” Hannity is a better broadcaster than Spike; the cost of the Iraq war, what the cost to translate to per person and how much more Bush wants; a ‘gnarly’ action by an Australian politician which may cost him the PM-ship; it’s tinfoil hats at the ready as Spike expounds on a report that NASA are burying that is more interested in protecting “Wee Johnny CEO’s bonus” than it is the general population; anther reason for the extremists to hate ‘Harry Potter’; “signatures and circles” and, after a “crunchy gear shift”, why the geek will inherit the votes…. Join the Facebook group! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5266341551 Email the show! TheRageMachine@gmail.com RSSubscribe! http://feeds.feedburner.com/rage Send a voicemail! http://odeo.com/sendmeamessage/TheRageMachine Visit the Film Geek! http://thefilmgeek.blogspot.com
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A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III --PART TWO
from NATEPERKINS.TV Channel On BLIP.TV September 29, 2007
PART TWO:A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III (Jena,LA, USA) (M. Bell's Out On Bond) Part One... http://nateperkins.blip.tvMartin Luther King III looks ahead as new president ofHe will be able to lead this organization in participating in the redefining of America." ... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. ... www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-20179546.html - 80k FREE TV-Channel IP[TV]: http://nateperkinsliveiptv.magnify.net/New Georgia Encyclopedia: Civil Rights MovementAndrew Young, An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America (New York: HarperCollins, 1996). Stephen Tuck, Pembroke College, ... www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2716 - 54k'Jena 6' rally: Beginning of 21st century civil rights movement?A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III (Jena ... By Nate Perkins(Nate Perkins) Video thumbnail. . A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III (Jena,LA, USA) (M. Bell's Out On Bond) Part One. Martin Luther King III looks ahead as new president ofHe will be able to lead ... MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "bluetoothvideo.blogspot.com" claiming to be TALK FUSION with IPhone Videos Download - http://bluetoothvideo.blogspot.com/ PART ONE: http://nateperkins.blip.tv
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A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III (Jena,LA, USA) Part One
from NATEPERKINS.TV Channel On BLIP.TV September 28, 2007
A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III (Jena,LA, USA) (M. Bell's Out On Bond) Part One.Martin Luther King III looks ahead as new president ofHe will be able to lead this organization in participating in the redefining of America." ... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. ... www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-20179546.html - 80k FREE TV-Channel IP[TV]: http://nateperkinsliveiptv.magnify.net/New Georgia Encyclopedia: Civil Rights MovementAndrew Young, An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America (New York: HarperCollins, 1996). Stephen Tuck, Pembroke College, ... www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2716 - 54k'Jena 6' rally: Beginning of 21st century civil rights movement?This could be the beginning of a 21st century civil rights movement to challenge disparities in the justice system, he said, and he said he planned a ... www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070920/UPDATE/709200454A New Civil Rights Movement for People of ColorWhat African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans can do to protect their Civil Rights. ethnicmajority.com/civil_rights_home.htm - 31kMartin Luther King, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMovement:, African-American Civil Rights Movement ...... Martin Luther King Jr.'s, A New Sense of Direction (1968) article published in WorldView magazine. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. - 183k ****Jena 6 On World News : http://www.mediascrape.com/News/ViewNewsItem.aspx?newsItemId=32399 s Susan Roesgen has the story from Jena, La. Click the THVideo icon to watch. A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III (Jena, LA, USA) add to favorites 1. Join The Dream Team: A New Civil Rights Movement Lead BY Martin Luther King, III (Jena,LA, USA) http:nateperkins.blip.tv 2. Help Spread the Word and thank you, for watching T.V. Channel, Nate Perkins www.nateperkinslive.com
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Bond -burp- ACLU - burp- Healthcare -burp- Phobias -burp-
from The Spike Nesmith Rage Machine September 20, 2007
Well, someone’s a little gassy tonight, aren’t they? On the agenda: “a tidal wave of correspondence”, a veritable backlash over Spike’s comments on the Bond franchise last week, which leads into the great man himself saying something he’s never said before… “It appears that I may have been wrong about this.” Another episode of the podcast-within-a-podcast from Brendan the Iremonger, a look at a traditionally liberal civil rights organisation standing firmly behind (but not standing widely beside) a troubled republican senator. Rudy Giuliani marches into “jolly old England” to tell those whacky English types how rubbish their ‘socialized’ heathcare system is. Because he knows all about it, having been in the country for fifteen minutes. Spike expounds on his own extensive experiences with both nationalised and private healthcare systems, which is better and why Guiliani is talking out of his cancerous prostate. Additionally; them foreigners is living longer, how a brown lawn can get you thrown down a flight of L.A. stairs, weird Spike and his multiple phobias and the state of Chernobyl.
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Andrew Young's Perspective: More White Killed In Katrina's Then Black People
from NATEPERKINS.TV Channel On BLIP.TV August 28, 2007
Andrew Young's Perspective: More White KilledIn Katrina's Then Black PeopleSCLC: Andrew Young Speaks Out About Hurricane Katrina Ninth Ward Aftermath- Aug 7, 2007News results for katrinaThe Mainstream Media - recent posts - blip.tv (beta)Nate Perkins Live: with Southern Christian Leadership Conference Celebrates 50th Anniversary--Speaker "Ambassador Andrew Young", Aug 2007 ... blip.tv/rss?category_name=The%20Mainstream%20Media;category=18;s=posts - 306k - Cached - Similar pagesOut of the blue in the Washington Post today, former US Ambassador to the UN and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young decries America's "excessive Puritanism" and makes a plea to give the beleaguered World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz just one more chance. One can almost imagine Young on the verge of breaking into tears as he grovels for one of the master architects of the Iraq War.Andrew Young has done many distinguished things in his life, and I don't want to take anything from him on those fronts. But seriously, Ambassador Young has some chutzpah to counsel the rest of America on what lines should and should not be crossed -- and what should be forgiven and not in our public leaders.One reader remarked to me this morning that "Andrew Young never saw a well-financed cause he did not love." Remember Andrew Young's perceived conflicts of interest with Wal-Mart? and Nike?Young's appeal on behalf of Paul Wolfowitz -- who not only worked out automatic "outstanding" job evaluations, automatic raises, and a huge pay increase for his girlfriend Philadelphia InquirerFederal Official Defends Katrina Effort - 14 hours ago Since Katrina, the federal government has committed more than $110 billion in grants, loans and other aid to the region, and Powell said Bush would propose ...Washington Post - 319 related articles Jolie and Pitt Host Katrina Fundraiser - San Francisco Chronicle - 163 related articles For Katrina Victims, a Rocky 'Road Home' - ABC News - 14 related articles The Mainstream Media - recent posts - blip.tv (beta)Nate Perkins Live: with SSouthern Christian Leadership Conference Celebrates 50th Anniversary--Speaker "Ambassador Andrew Young", Aug 2007 ... blip.tv/rss?category_name=The%20Mainstream%20Media;category=18;s=posts - 306k - Cached - Similar pagesInternet Archive Search: PoliceNate Perkins Live: with Southern Christian Leadership Conference ... Aug 2007 Invited Guest Speaker: Ambassador Andrew Young and Presenter: Chief, ... www.archive.org/search.php?query=Police&sort=-publicdate - 143k - Cached - Similar pagesAndrew J. Young News - The New York Times - Narrowed by 'HURRICANE ...News about Andrew J. Young. Commentary and archival information about Andrew J. ... Your search for HURRICANE KATRINA in Andrew J. Young returned 1 articles ... topics.nytimes.com/.../y/andrew_j_young/index.html?query=HURRICANE%20KATRINA&field=des&match=exact - 38k - Cached - Similar pagesSDPC National Site: MEDIA ADVISORY-Honoring the Lost Children of ...MEDIA ADVISORY-Honoring the Lost Children of Katrina A Pre-Second Anniversary Commemoration with Ambassador Andrew Young. WHAT: Ambassador Andrew Young and ... www.sdpconference.info/press/media-advisory-honoring-2nd-anniv.html - 16k - Cached - Similar pagesLouisiana Weekly - Your Community. Your Newspaper.L.A. clergy pledges to rebuild churches devastated by Katrina ... As part of a plan under development by former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, ... www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20070319r - 8k - Cached - Similar pagesUnited Negro College Fund | About UNCFUNCF President, Quincy Jones, Andrew Young and More Pledge Support to Aid Students, ... UNCF has created the UNCF Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund to provide ... www.uncf.org/webfeature/lomax_katrina.asp - 27k - Cached - Similar pagesYoung to take part in Katrina service- NOLA.comFormer Atlanta mayor and United Nations ambassador Andrew Young will participate in a Katrina Pre-Anniversary Commemoration on Aug. ... www.nola.com/picayunes/t-p/downtownpicayune/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1186639611113410.xml&coll=1 - 23k - Cached - Similar pagesMelissa Rogers: "Honoring the Lost Children of Katrina""Honoring the Lost Children of Katrina". From the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference:. Ambassador Andrew Young and a national delegation of dignitaries will ... melissarogers.typepad.com/melissa_rogers/2007/08/honoring-the-lo.html - 30k - Cached - Similar pagesHonoring the Lost Children of KatrinaAmbassador Andrew Young and a national delegation of dignitaries will join ... broke during Hurricane Katrina nearly two years ago on August 29, 2005. ... www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-10-2007/0004643650&EDATE= - 14k - Cached - Similar pagesAndrew Young's Perspective: More White Killing In Katrina's Then Black PeopleWatching Nate Perkins Live: IPTV
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Trailer: NO END IN SIGHT: US Veterans War Perspective's
from NATEPERKINS.TV Channel On BLIP.TV August 14, 2007
Trailer: NO END IN SIGHT: Proceed to this site. US Veterans Warhttp://preview.tinyurl.com/2psegy Dear Congressman: ( Click Proceed to this site. )I want to personally invite you to see a new riveting documentary, NO END IN SIGHT, which chronicles the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy. Based on over 200 hours of footage, the film provides a candid retelling of the events following the fall of Baghdad in 2003 by high ranking officials such as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, Ambassador Barbara Bodine (in charge of Baghdad during the Spring of 2003), Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, and General Jay Garner (in charge of the occupation of Iraq through May 2003), as well as Iraqi civilians, American soldiers and prominent analysts. NO END IN SIGHT examines the manner in which the principal errors of U.S. policy - the use of insufficient troop levels, allowing the looting of Baghdad, the purging of professionals from the Iraqi government and the disbanding of the Iraqi military - largely created the insurgency and chaos that engulf Iraq today.By examining the mistakes of the Bush administration, you can help guide Congress in choosing the correct course of action.NO END IN SIGHT is now playing at the E Street Cinema in Washington DC and across the country. Click here for a full theatre list http://www.noendinsightmovie.com/?theatresPlease see this essential film.Click on: Proceed to this site.Watching NATE PERKINS LIVE:IPTV
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Anna Nicole Smith: Who The Daddy? 1967-2007 The footage was captured by Splash News, and reportedly
from - blip.tv (beta) February 12, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith (Baby Drama Part Two)Playboy playmate, model, actress, spokesperson, mother, media favorite.Here are the current updates: In Loving Memory 1 9 6 7 --- 2 0 0 7. www.annanicole.com/ - 2k - Feb 10, 2007Intro Anna Nicole Smith, a former model who once starred in her own reality television show, died Thursday. Smith, 39, was rushed to a hospital in Hollywood, Florida, after she was found unresponsive in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, officials said. The cause of death was not immediately known. Smiths death comes almost five months after her 20-year-old son died in the Bahamas.Anna Nicole Smith, a former model who once starred in her own reality television show, died Thursday. Smith, 39, was rushed to a hospital in Hollywood, Florida, after she was found unresponsive in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, officials said. The cause of death was not immediately known. Smiths death comes almost five months after her 20-year-old son died in the Bahamas.Anna Nicole s Hospital Arrival On Tape Anna Nicole s arrival at the hospital, already dead. On tape. Ignore the ... um ... is this German? The footage was captured by Splash News, and reportedly sold last night for $500,000 after a bidding war.Anna s Death Fridge -- Methadone and Slim-FastPosted Feb 11th 2007 12:46PM by TMZ Staff Filed under: Anna Nicole SmithTMZ has obtained a photo of the inside of Anna Nicole Smith s refrigerator taken after she died, and the contents are shocking on several levels. TMZ has 100% verified the authenticity of this photo.Prince Frederick von Anhalt, 64, husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, tells the AP that he had a decade-long affair with Anna Nicole Smith and that he might be the father of her 5-month old daughter, Dannielynn.We now have video of Anna Nicole s arrival at the hospital. Watch it here.Prescription drugs were found in Anna Nicole s room. The pills were in Howard K. Smith s name!A judge today refused emergency DNA testing to determine the paternity of Dannielynn, but ordered her remains preserved until a full hearing on February 20.It appears that Anna and Howard K. Stern were set to be legally married (their last marriage, it turns out, was not legally binding) in the Bahamas on February 23.The couple were both in Florida yesterday to buy a 39-foot boat they planned to take back to the Bahamas.Anna Nicole s mother, Vergie Smith, is headed out to the Bahamas right now to ask a Bahamian judge for legal custody of Dannielynn.Just in case you re bored so far, Zsa Zsa Gabor s husband of twenty years, Prince Frederick von Anhalt, is now saying that he might be the father of Dannielynn.The autopsy is currently in progress. Press conference scheduled for later today. We ll have those details when they come.http://evilbeet.blogspot.com/2007/02/anna-nicoles-hospital-arrival-on-tape.html The Evil Beet Email us! Celebrity gossip with an evil twist.MSNBC s Rita Cosby reports that Anna Nicole may have had recent breast surgery to repair one of her implants. reports that Anna Nicole may have had recent breast surgery to repair one of her implants.Cosby also reports the former Playmate had also been prescribed over 10 different types of pain medication, and may have been taking excessive amounts because she developed a tolerance to the effects.In addition, Cosby s sources tell her that Anna Nicole was found by a member of her staff -- unresponsive and nude in her bed, with a sheet pulled over her face. Death from cosmetic plastic surgeries occurs in one out of 57,000 cases, per the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Two million plastic surgeries were performed in the United States in 2005. Adverse reactions to surgery could become serious; there are numerous documented cases of seizures, heart attacks and high fevers leading to death. Recent published research shows that inflammation caused by common respiratory and urinary tract infections like bronchitis, pneumonia and cystitis, may contribute to in increased risk of heart attack and stroke, and the greatest risk is in the earliest stages of infection. If Anna did have a recent cosmetic procedure, and she exhibited flu like symptoms over the last few days, it s quite possible that the star died of a massive infection, perhaps complicated by an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.QUICK VOTETop of Form 1#Do you see parallels between the lives and deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith?YesNoor View ResultsBottom of Form 1It could take weeks for tests to determine what killed the 39-year-old reality TV star, Playboy playmate and former Guess jeans model. (Watch Smith s improbable journey through life )http://nateperkins.blip.tv
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Living Healthy Podcast #12: PSA test for prostate cancer
from Living Healthy January 14, 2007
Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in men. The (PSA) Prostate Specific Antigen test can identify the cancer before it can be detected in any other way. Some authorities suggest that this be a routine part of an annual physical exam for men over the age of 50. Dr. Domke does not routinely recommend this test and he explains why. Dr. D goes on to provide a good overview of prostate cancer and the treatment options and issues. He also talks briefly about CA-125, the blood test used to screen for ovarian cancer. The (PSA) Prostate Specific Antigen is a controversial test. The information is not in yet on whether it will be a worthwhile screening test. Within a few years the research on this issue should give a definitive answer. I do not suggest having this test for routine screening. However, if a patient (or their wife) asks for this test I will do it. Key issue: Does the (PSA) Prostate Specific Antigen test prolong life? There is no question that it detects prostate cancer, it is pretty accurate. The issue is, will doing this test help you beat prostate cancer. Just because we can detect a cancer early does not mean we can beat it. Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in the US. It is fairly easy to screen for with a simple chest X-ray. However, most physicians do not screen for lung cancer because they know that early detection does not help with this particular cancer. With other cancers, such as colon cancer, early detection has been shown beyond a doubt to save lives. If we do the (PSA) Prostate Specific Antigen and the results come back elevated then at that point you will enter the medical system. There is really no other way to approach it. You will see a Urologist. You will have the test repeated and almost certainly have a painful procedure called a prostate biopsy. The other issue is that knowing you have an elevated (PSA) Prostate Specific Antigen will make you worry. It will make you label yourself as sick. Why find out about an illness if there is no benefit? The best information on which medical tests and procedures are worthwhile is found in the reports of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Here is a quote from them: “The USPSTF found good evidence that PSA screening can detect early-stage prostate cancer but mixed and inconclusive evidence that early detection improves health outcomes. Screening is associated with important harms, including frequent false-positive results and unnecessary anxiety, biopsies, and potential complications of treatment of some cancers that may never have affected a patient's health. The USPSTF concludes that evidence is insufficient to determine whether the benefits outweigh the harms for a screened population.” Download MP3 file This podcast first aired on January 14, 2006.
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