Substance P and beta endorphin mediate electroacupuncture induced analgesic activity in mouse cancer pain model.

August 31, 2009

Substance P and beta endorphin mediate electroacupuncture induced analgesic activity in mouse cancer pain model.

Acupunct Electrother Res. 2009;34(1-2):27-40

Authors: Lee HJ, Lee JH, Lee EO, Lee HJ, Kim KH, Lee KS, Lee CH, Nam DW, Kim SH, Lee HJ, Ahn KS

Cancer pain impairs the quality of life of cancer patients, but opioid analgesics can not only cause inhibition of respiratory function, and constipation, but also other significant side effects such as addiction and tolerance that further decrease quality of life. Thus, in the present study, the effects of electro-acupuncture treatment (EA) on mechanical allodynia were examined in cancer pain mouse model. In order to induce neuropathic cancer pain model, S-180 sarcoma cells were inoculated around the sciatic nerve of left legs of Balb/c mice. The mass of S-180 cancer cells embedded around sciatic nerve in a time course was confirmed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanning. Mechanical allodynia was most consistently induced in mouse sarcoma cell line S-180 (2 x 10(6) sarcoma cells) treated group among all groups. EA stimulation (2Hz) was daily given to ST36 (Zusanli) of S-180 bearing mice for 30 min for 9 days after S-180 inoculation. EA treatment significantly prolonged paw withdrawal latency from 5 days after inoculation as well as shortened cumulative lifting duration from 7 days after inoculation compared with tumor control. In addition, the overexpressions of pain peptide substance P in dorsal horn of spinal cord were significantly decreased in EA treated group compared with tumor control on Day 9 after inoculation. Furthermore, EA treatment effectively increased the concentration of beta endorphin in blood and brain of mice more than tumor control as well as normal group. The concentration of beta-endorphin for EA treatment group increased by 51.457% in blood 12.6% in brain respectively, compared with tumor control group. These findings suggest that S-180 cancer pain model can be a consistent and short time animal model and also EA treatment can be an alternative therapeutic method for cancer pain via decreased substance P and increased beta endorphin.

PMID: 19711773 [PubMed - in process]

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Recent Releases: Updated HIV-Related Pediatric Care Recommendations; Chicago HIV Testing Practices; USDA Grant On Food Safety; New CDC Web Site

August 31, 2009

CDC Report Includes Updated Recommendations For HIV-Related Pediatric Care CDC’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) includes updated guidelines for pediatricians and other health care professionals who care for children living with HIV or have been exposed to the virus.

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Malnutrition: Europe’s Hidden Weight Problem – Medical Nutrition International Industry

August 31, 2009

In Europe today, malnutrition is not always recognised and often neglected which makes the problem of malnutrition as serious as the health threat of obesity according to the new short film entitled ‘Malnutrition – Another Weight Problem’.

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Severe asthma with markedly increased asbestos of 2 types TXB2, and markedly reduced acetylcholine, DHEA drug uptake in parts of upper lungs, similar abnormalities at respiratory cardiac center of medulla oblongata: complete elimination of this asthma within 15 days using one optimal dose of astragalus application of strong red light EMF neutralizer on respiratory centers of abnormal medulla oblongata.

August 30, 2009

Severe asthma with markedly increased asbestos of 2 types & TXB2, and markedly reduced acetylcholine, DHEA & drug uptake in parts of upper lungs, & similar abnormalities at respiratory & cardiac center of medulla oblongata: complete elimination of this asthma within 15 days using one optimal dose of astragalus & application of strong red light & EMF neutralizer on respiratory centers of abnormal medulla oblongata.

Acupunct Electrother Res. 2009;34(1-2):41-73

Authors: Omura Y, Henoch A, Shimotsuura Y, Duvvi H, Kawashima H, Ohki M

When the window of an Asbestos-contaminated room from a broken ceiling was opened wide, A 73 year-old male physician of Oriental origin, who was sitting in the next room, suddenly developed a severe asthma attack, which did not stop by the use of a hand-held Albuterol inhaler. Temporary relief was obtained only by using a Compressor-Nebulizer (Inspiration 626 with Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution 0.083%). During the attack, abnormal areas were discovered at the upper lobes of both lungs, where Thromboxane B2 (TXB2) was markedly increased to 500 ng (BDORT units) (the rest of the lung had about 2.5 ng), 2 types of Asbestos (Chrysotile and Crocidolite) were abnormally increased to 0.120-0.135 mg, (BDORT units) Acetylcholine was markedly reduced to 0.5 ng (the rest of the lung was low, about 100 ng), DHEA was extremely reduced to 1 ng (the rest of the lung had about 52 ng), and telomere was less than 1 yg (= 10(-24) g). Bacterial & viral infections were also present in these abnormal areas, but no antibiotics entered the abnormal parts of the lungs. Therefore, one optimal dose of Astragalus was given once, which resulted in a rapid continuous excretion of large amounts of the above 2 types of Asbestos & TXB2 in urine & sputum, and Asthma symptoms reduced slightly in severity. Additional acupuncture & shiatsu given on all the known acupuncture points for lung disease only created slight, temporary improvement. Then, the respiratory & cardiac center of the Medulla Oblongata was found to have similar abnormalities as the lungs. Therefore, 100 mW output of Light Emitting Diode of red spectra (650 nm center spectrum) was projected on the abnormal area of the medulla oblongata on the back of the head. This resulted drug uptake of on and off and significantly reduced difficulty of breathing. Additional application of the EMF Neutralizer on the abnormal area of the Medulla Oblongata for 3 hours resulted in continuous drug uptake and complete disappearance of asthma. As a result of one optimal dose of Astragalus, the remaining Asbestos in the lungs & medulla oblongata was completely excreted in the urine and Sputum in 2 weeks. Then, even when the patient entered the Asbestos-contaminated room and slept there every day without opening the window, no asthma attack occurred even as late as 5 months later.

PMID: 19711774 [PubMed - in process]

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Herbalife Family Foundation Launches Casa Herbalife Program In India

August 30, 2009

The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) has established a Casa Herbalife program at the SOS Children’s Village in Bangalore, India to help support the center to provide good nutrition to children in need. Approximately 400 children are cared for at the Bangalore location, which is one of more than 40 locations throughout India where orphaned and abandoned children can grow in a family environment. This is the 44th Casa Herbalife program to be established worldwide.

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Eat For Goals – The Footballer’s Guide To Healthy Eating

August 30, 2009

Eat for Goals is a book that gives children and young people information on healthy eating and quick and easy recipes for healthy cooking. The book encourages young footballers to be more conscious about eating healthily. The book’s message is conveyed by a group of internationally renowned football players who introduce readers to their favourite dishes.

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MEDITATION ON LOVESICKNESS, LOSS, AND TEMPORALITY.

August 29, 2009

MEDITATION ON LOVESICKNESS, LOSS, AND TEMPORALITY.

J Am Psychoanal Assoc. 2009 Aug 27;

Authors: Furlong A

The film 2046 is used as a screen and a springboard from which to reflect on the compulsive plight of some lovesick individuals. A particular oedipal constellation that generates lovesickness is hypothesized, wherein an unmourned third object preoccupies yet frustrates the primary object. This thwarted longing for another on the part of the original parent figure inflicts a defect in the self-esteem of the subject, who is then compelled to seek out an object that will re-create, while promising to repair, the wound. A trait common to the new object of adoration and the old, retriggering the peculiar paradoxical draw of the parent, sets this process in motion. The chaotic temporality so often associated with both the raptures of new love and with the chronic condition of lovesickness may be related to a traumatic hobbling of the ego’s stimulus barrier in the presence of such a paradoxically exciting object.

PMID: 19713454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Eating Healthier For Less: Nutritional Tips For You And Your Family

August 29, 2009

Today’s tough economic challenges make it a good time to re-examine the way we and our family members eat, as more of us try to stretch the budget by dining on the cheap on foods like hot dogs, bologna sandwiches, and macaroni and cheese. But eating healthy doesn’t have to cost more.

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Healthy Tips For Back-to-school

August 29, 2009

Alexa Schmidt, Binghamton University’s registered dietitian, offers the following health and wellness tips for college students. Tips for beating the ‘freshman fifteen’ — Seek out campus resources. — Sign up for an active gym class. — Find the walking trails on campus or map out a route to do each day. — Buy a pedometer and strive for 10,000 steps per day. — Try a yoga class.

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