There is an e – mail going around warning people to quit using a hand sanitizer. Are these warnings legit or is it a hoax.
There is a case or two where drunkin behavior has been reported in children. These children licked the sanitizer off of their hands. Could this really happen.
If you injest enough of the hand sanitizers alcohol poisoning may occur. Most cases can be handled at home with assistants by a poison control center.
The value of hand sanitizers, in most cases outways the risks. As with any other substance that can harm a child parents should act responsible. When using hand sanitizer make sure your childs hands are dry before handling food or sticking them in their mouths. Keep a small bottle on hand and if you buy it in quantity keep it out of your childs reach. Parents have to use their heads they would not let their child play with a loaded gun.
Hand sanitizers kill many germs that can make your child extremely ill. Use hand sanitizers with care as you would many other products. Cleaners, mouthwash, and other items all can be harmful but they have a purpose. Use proper amounts and keep an eye on your children.
While marijuana use has historically been considered a recreational drug that is used primarily by adolescents, it seems that many baby boomers that are approaching senior citizenship are picking up the habit. According to a survey that was conducted by the federal government, 2.9 percent of people older than the age of 50 use marijuana on a continual basis. The 2008 survey was a 53% increase over the 1.9 percent reported in 2002.
The extreme rise in marijuana use was most dramatic for those individuals between the ages of 55 and 59. In 2002 1.6 percent of people in that age group used marijuana. In 2008, that number went up almost 220 percent as 5.1 percent of people between the ages of 55 and 59 now use marijuana regularly. Experts believe that the number will continue to increase as more of the 78 million baby boomers reach old age.
The reason why so many baby boomers use this recreational drug compared to older individuals is because many of them used the drug when they were younger. People in that age bracket do not feel the same social stigma that comes with its use as older individuals do. For many, the largest hurdle in using the drug is the legal aspect.
This past December, NDP leader Jack Layton vowed ‘to win’ cancer battle, but at this time he was unable to fulfill his very first public event since he first made the announcement that he was being treated for prostate cancer.
A Saturday appearance was to have occurred at a building where people of the Sikh faith come to worship. The Saturday event at which Layton was to have appeared was a planned celebration for a Brampton publication entitled, Road News.
According to Layton’s top spokesperson the NDP leader was simply not in the condition needed for travel at this point, but he did not say whether or not the problem was related to the prostate cancer, or to the treatment that Layton is presently receiving. This was to have been the first time for the public to have seen and heard the popular leader in more than a month.
Less than 2 months ago the headlines about “59 year old Layton vowing ‘to win’ cancer battle” were making the rounds through all media outlets in the country. Now the public is beginning to wonder whether the disease is worse than what they are being told.
Jack Layton made a personal phone call to Jagtar Shergill who was also on the roster of speakers listed for the Saturday celebration in which he made apologies for having to cancel at the last moment. Shergill arranged for the voice mail on his phone to be broadcast over the microphones so all in attendance could hear Layton’s voice as he bowed out of the event.
At this point the Layton family is hoping to keep all of the details about the prostate cancer prognosis and treatment private. Layton’s wife is Olivia Chow who is the NDP MP, and she herself is well known for having had to battle with a type of thyroid cancer in years past. According to a spokesman Jack and Olivia Layton will be attending a special fundraiser that will be held in Toronto shortly. This event is one that is being planned in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Hopefully it will also be to celebrate a new year of hope, happiness and health for Jack Layton as well.
Argentina’s female president Cristina Fernandez, has made some startling claims about the benefits of consuming pork products. She claims the white meat works better than Viagra for sexual stimulation. She goes on to explain she tested the theory with her husband and had some very pleasing results.
She made the announcement during a videotaped meeting with representatives from the swine industry. The meeting was held at the presidential palace and televised around the world. The country is lowering the price of pork in an effort to diversify the dominant beef loving Argentines. The self proclaimed pork addict, enjoyed a nice weekend eating pork with her husband and enjoying the effects.
Fernandez also commented that eating spicy grilled pork is more enjoyable and gratifying than popping a Viagra. Juan Uccelli is head of the association of pork producers and supports her claim. He states that Denmark and Japan have high pork consumption rates and their people “have much more harmonious sexual lives than us Argentines have.”
There are some doctors who disagree with these outrageous claims and say there is no way to prove it. Fernandez says why not give it a try before making a decision, what have you got to lose?
Monday, January 25, 2010 – Studies have shown that patients diagnosed with early stages of lung cancer can double their chance of survival for a little over five years if they stop smoking.
An article published online in British Medical Journal reports that it is never to late to kick the smoking habit even when they have been diagnosed with lung cancer.
This is the very first review of such studies that measure the effects of quitting the habit or those that continue the addiction after the fact of being diagnosed with lung cancer. It may be worth while for Doctors to recommend smoking cessation treatment to all their patients with the early stage of the illness.
The studies discovered that there is a 5 year survival rate of sixty-three to seventy percent of those smokers who quit to those with a twenty-nine to thirty-three percent who continued to smoke. The findings have supported the theory of some scientists that believe that continued smoking will affect the behavior of a lung tumor.
An editorial accompanying the article says that it is never too late for people to stop smoking even if they have been diagnosed with lung cancer.
The U.S. FDA, and GlaxoKleinSmith issued a warning that there is a potentially harmful counterfeit of the drug Alli being sold on the internet. The capsules are filled with the drug sibutramine, instead of the chemical orlistat, which is the main ingredient of Alli.
Sibutramine is the main ingredient of Meridia, a prescription that should never be used without a doctors guidance. Meridia is a once daily medication while the Alli is taken three times per day. Also complicating matters is the fact that Meridia shouldn’t be used by certain groups of people.
At this point, the fakes have only been sold in 60 milligram tabs, as refill packs of 120 pills, and can be identified by the expiration date on the box which reads mm/dd/yr instead of mm/yr. Another telltale sign is no “Sealed For Your Protection” on the safety seal, and the capsule is slightly larger than normal.
Reports indicate that none of the counterfeit drugs have sold in a retail pharmacy, or store. Internet seems to be the only offering so far. If you believe that you may have been given a counterfeit prescription, the FDA asks that you contact them through their website at “accessdata.fda.gov/scripts”, or you can call them at 1-800-551-3989.
Weight loss giant, Weight Watchers has sued Jenny Craig, a major competitor in the weight loss industry. Weight Watchers claims that Jenny Craig falsely advertised that its program had far better results than that of Weight Watchers.
The celebrity spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, Valerie Bertinelli, was featured in an advertisement saying that a major clinical trial had been conducted comparing the two weight loss programs and that those on the Jenny Craig program lost over twice as much as those on the Weight Watchers program.
Weight Watchers claims that the Jenny Craig advertisements are misleading and that there were no major clinical trials conducted which compared the two weight-loss programs. According to Weight Watchers Jenny Craig compares the results of a ten year old study to those of a new Jenny Craig study. New York based Weight Watchers has asked the courts to stop Jenny Craig from advertising that its program is superior to Weight Watchers. Weight Watchers is also seeking damages in the case.
“We simply cannot stand aside and watch a competitor distort the truth and mislead consumers in such a blatant and disreputable way” said David Kirchhoff, president and chief executive officer of Weight Watchers.
A study finds that in the last two decades, Canadians have become fatter and less fit. The Canadian Health Measures Survey shows that two thirds of the adult citizens are overweight or obese. Even scarier are the statistics about children. The study shows that 25% are also overweight or obese.
The researchers who conducted the study are alarmed that the most weight gain is around the belly. Fat around the belly is known to be the most dangerous location as it has been proven to cause cardiac damage as well as lead to diabetes. Some argued that Canadians were becoming stronger and the muscle weight altered the alarming rises in weight. Those who conducted the study disproved this by giving the statistics of how the gains were measured. The doctors measured body mass index, waist circumference and skin fold thickness to show that the increase in weight has been negative.
The results from the young adults were the most startling. The waist circumference of 15 to 19 year olds has more than tripled in the last 20 years. It frightens the medical community because these young people are likely to carry bad habits with them throughout their lives.
“The children and youth of Canada are becoming taller but heavier, fatter, rounder, weaker and less flexible than they were a generation ago,” said Mark Tremblay, who led the effort to design and launch the Statistics Canada survey.
“If our younger cohorts are starting off much worse off than in the past, you know it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that there are going to be serious challenges and problems in our future.”
With the rising body fat counts, the flexibility and strength are deteriorating. The research proves that a reduced calorie intake, an active lifestyle and a higher consumption of fruits and vegetables is necessary to change the statistics for the future.