Antibiótico para a MSRA encontrado nos macacos do nariz (Superbug)

Macacos entre aspas:
http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/nose-bacterium-proves-lethal-to-mrsa-superbug-11364075939454


Citando:
"The new drug, named lugdunin, is made naturally by Staphylococcus lugdunensis, one of a number of different kinds of microbe that inhabit the nostrils.
In tests, it showed potent antimicrobial activity against a wide range of bacteria including the superbug strain methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Uma hora de exercício para quem trabalha no escritório?

Novidades para quem trabalha no escritório:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/27/office-workers-must-exercise-for-an-hour-a-day-to-counter-death/


E para as "batatas de sofá".
EN: Couch potatoes warning:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5798c8d7e4b01180b5310e4b


Citando:
"Listen up all you couch potatoes: It’s time to get up and get moving. A decades-long study has shown that a low physical activity level can increase your risk of dying so much that it is second only to smoking ― and we all know how evil smoking is. The research is published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology."
PDF do estudo: http://m.cpr.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/07/13/2047487316655466

Medicamento parou evolução de Alzheimer por 18 meses

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/27/first-drug-to-halt-alzheimers-tested-by-scientists/
Citando:
"A pill taken twice a day has stalled deterioration of the brain in Alzheimer’s patients for the first time.
Scientists announced that the mental decline of participants in a final-stage trial had been halted for 18 months, raising hopes that an effective treatment for the drug, called LMTX, is close at hand.
Patients saw no weakening of their memory and reasoning skills over the year and a half they were taking the pills, and their ability to undertake everyday tasks remained the same."

Testes aos olhos antecipam diagnóstico de demência

http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/dementia-can-spotted-simple-new-8498688

Novo tratamento comportamental para a depressão

http://time.com/4421979/depression-treatment-cheaper-cbt-behavioral-activation/
Citando:
"(...) the new treatment involves little more than doing the things you like to do—or at least the things you used to like to do before depression made it hard to enjoy anything at all.
Known as behavioral activation (BA), the new protocol involves some of the elements of more traditional therapies, including identifying situations and thoughts that trigger depressive episodes and learning to avoid the rumination that often makes symptoms worse. Medication, which is compatible with CBT, can also be used with BA. The key difference, however, is that sessions with therapists are not devoted to practicing cognitive-behavioral coping skills as they are with CBT, but at least partly to planning pleasurable and productive activities and learning to follow through on them."

Cura para a asma?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/07/21/cure-for-asthma-on-horizon-as-scientists-find-genetic-cause/
Citando:
"A cure for asthma is on the horizon after scientists discovered a genetic switch which prevents the condition.
The research carried out at the University of Southampton, discovered that the gene ADAM33 plays a crucial role in causing the twitchiness and inflammation of airways that triggers an attack."

Antibióticos podem atrasar progressão de Alzheimer?

À falta de melhor solução há que reutilizar:
http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/can-antibiotics-slow-alzheimers-progression-2928337/

Reverter a menopausa (com produção de óvulos férteis)

Reverter a menopausa poderá vir a ser possível:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23130833-100-menopause-reversal-restores-periods-and-produces-fertile-eggs/

Perda de audição pode ser reversível

http://www.digitaltrends.com/music/hearing-loss-could-be-reversible/




Citando:
"The idea for the potential treatment came from a report on the side effects of drug tests involving the same molecule in dementia treatment. “We thought, ‘These side effects in an Alzheimer’s patient are exactly what we’re looking for in treating deafness,” said Edge. “So we decided to try that idea out in these mice.”"

O Fluoreto de Estanho (Estabilizado) nas pastas de dentes (Reloaded)

Voltando ao assunto do Fluoreto de Estanho já aqui abordado há uns tempos atrás temos uma pasta de dentes a testar (que não tenho visto muito em destaque em PT nas superfícies comerciais):

• http://www.oralbprofissional.com.br/brazil/prosalud/Pages/Stannous-Fluoride.aspx

Mais info por exemplo em: https://www.paramim.com.pt/saude-e-bem-estar/higiene-oral/artigo/o-seu-melhor-companheiro-de-viagem-o-fluoreto-de-estanho


(2016-07-25: Confirmado que é comercializado no Continente - Pro-Expert, várias versões)

Cientistas descobrem poderosas propriedades antienvelhecimento da romã - ZAP

Cientistas descobrem poderosas propriedades antienvelhecimento da romã - ZAP

Sobre o Ómega 3

As evidências dos benefícios são moderadas (existindo diversos estudos ainda em curso). Detalhes adicionais (site nos EUA, em EN):

• PDF: https://nccih.nih.gov/sites/nccam.nih.gov/files/Omega-3_11-30-2015.pdf
• Sobre os ácidos gordos Ómega 3: https://nccih.nih.gov/health/omega3
• Sobre o suplementos de Ómega 3: https://nccih.nih.gov/health/omega3/introduction.htm

Ómega 3 e cancro do Cólon

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/07/21/Omega-3s-in-fish-tied-to-better-colon-cancer-outcomes/3871469129375/

Suplementação ou não?

No RU as recomendações são sim. Vitamina D (pela falta de sol) mas não só:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/experts-reveal-vitamins-you-should-8467998
Resumo:
- Vitamina D (cuidado com os tipos)
- Multivitamínico mas que não contenha estes ingredientes (fillers):
“If your multivitamin contains folic acid, cyancobalmin, magnesium oxide, calcium carbonate, and vitamin D2 – vitamin D3 is superior - chances are it is not good for you as it’s made with cheap ingredients which are poorly absorbed.
“Check other ingredients as these are usually fillers to bulk out the capsule. Sometimes sugar is added.”
(citação do link acima)
- Vitaminas B
- Comprimidos de Omega 3 (peixe/fish oil): "(...) not all fish oils are the same – read the labels carefully and look for the ones with the highest EPA and DHA content."
- Vitamina C (excepto se o multivitamínico já contém 500mg)
- Zinco
- Magnésio
PS. Cuidado com as quantidades. Ver nos estudos originais. Nem todas as vitaminas são inofensivas quando tomadas em excesso.

RECURSO: Healthunlocked.com

Portal para diversas comunidades de saúde e bem-estar (índice alfabético de interesses de saúde no final da página):
https://healthunlocked.com/nhschoices

O que é e como evitar a E. Coli?

Depois de duas mortes no RU que se suspeitam relacionadas com a E. Coli, o que é e como se evita?
http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/wellbeing/e-coli-outbreak-what-is-it-and-why-you-should-wash-your-salad-leaves-11364074272760
Citando:
"Also known as VTEC, Escherichia coli O157, is a bacterial infection that can cause severe stomach pain, bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure, according to NHS Choices.
It’s found in the poo and stomachs of cattle and other animals and is caught by eating contaminated food, including raw leafy veg and undercooked meat. Swimming in ponds or streams that are contaminated can also be an issue.
Symptoms generally occur around three to four days after first being infected, but can start anywhere between one to 14 days afterwards and can last up to two weeks.


The NHS says “a small number of people with E. coli O157 infection go on to develop a serious condition called haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS). This can sometimes lead to kidney failure and death, although this is rare. The risk of HUS is highest in children aged under five years.”"

Cura mais rápida para a constipação?

Chupar rebuçados com Zinco (comprimidos não ajudam):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3695461/Have-finally-cure-common-cold-Taking-zinc-lozenges-speed-recovery-THREE-days.html


Citando:
"In common colds, the virus may grow in the throat, which is why using [zinc] lozenges may work better than swallowing pills, researchers said."
(...)
"People must take a lozenge every 2 - 3 hours for a high dose of the mineral. "

Tratamento das artroses (anca) a partir de gordura da barriga poderá vir a ser possível

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3695583/The-hip-replacement-fashioned-tummy-tuck-New-joints-grown-stomach-fat-treat-arthritis-trim-bulging-bellies.html


Citando:
"New replacement joints to be grown from fat taken from stomach in future
•Hoped the joints will last a lot longer than the prosthetics currently in use
•80,000 Britons have hip replacement surgery each year due to arthritis
•Technique based around cells which can turn into different types of tissue. "

9 em cada 10 ataques podem ser prevenidos? - Análise do NHS

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/07July/Pages/nine-out-of-10-strokes-preventable-claims-study.aspx

Artificial Sweeteners Aren’t the Answer to Obesity: Here’s Why | TIME

Artificial Sweeteners Aren’t the Answer to Obesity: Here’s Why | TIME

Citando:
"They’re supposed to be the sweet alternative to high-calorie, diabetes-causing sugar. But the latest science shows that artificial sweeteners may actually set us up for obesity and diabetes

Aspartame, saccharin, sucralose  - sugar alternatives go by many names, but share an almost irresistible promise: all the sweetness of sugar without the calories, weight gain and increased risk of diabetes that comes with uncontrolled amounts of sugar in the blood."

PS. Ligação para o artigo original (de 2014):
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13793.html

Tirar o Bisfenol A (BPA) da nossa alimentação (PDF de 2010)

Tirar o Bisfenol A da nossa alimentação devia ser uma preocupação de todos nós (pequeníssimas quantidades estão a associadas a uma série de problemas - ver citação abaixo):

• PDF muito interessante (de 2010) com dicas em como tirar o Bisfenol A da nossa alimentação: http://www.breastcancerfund.org/assets/pdfs/publications/what-labels-dont-tell-us-1.pdf
• Uma medição sistemática da presença de BPA nas latas (dos EUA): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21598963
• Latas sem BPA começam a ser usadas: https://www.niftyhomestead.com/blog/bpa-free-cans/

Citando:

"WHAT LABELS DON’T TELL US - A Report by the Breast Cancer Fund • 2010
Bisphenol A* Facts:

Serving Size: trace amounts found in food and beverage can linings, some plastic baby
and water bottles

Linked to: cancer, reproductive harm, obesity, ADHD, immune system harm

• Studies showing harm: over 200 
• Americans affected: 93%
• % of canned food that tests positive for BPA: 80%
• % of liquid from polycarbonate bottles that tests positive for BPA: 96%
• Safer alternatives already on the market: 11 "

Gene dos ruivos e cancro da pele

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/07July/Pages/Secret-ginger-gene-may-increase-skin-cancer-risk-for-millions.aspx


Citando:
"Research suggests that carrying just one copy of a variant of the MC1R gene (having two copies causes red hair) increases skin cancer risk, even for people without red hair.
The variant is called an R allele, people who have two R allele variants tend to have ginger hair, pale skin, freckles and burn easily in the sun. These people are known to be at higher risk of skin cancer; both non-melanoma and melanoma."

Canela e capacidade de aprender

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/07/13/eating-cinnamon-could-improve-your-ability-to-learn--study/


Pormenor da canela chinesa conter mais quantidade de um produto tóxico para o fígado:
""Although both types of cinnamon are metabolized into sodium benzoate, we have seen that Ceylon cinnamon is much more pure than Chinese cinnamon, as the latter contains coumarin, a hepatotoxic (liver damaging) molecule," Pahan said."

RECURSO: Food Watch

What is foodwatch?

foodwatch is an independent, non-profit organisation that exposes food-industry practices that are not in the interests of consumers. foodwatch fights for the right of consumers to know exactly what they are buying and to enjoy good food that is healthy and uncontaminated.

Notícias (sobre recolhas alimentares, etc) em:
http://www.foodwatch.org/en/what-we-do/news/

Exemplo de trabalho realizado (Lost in the supermarket PDF):
http://www.foodwatch.org/uploads/media/foodwatch_2014_Lost_in_the_Supermarket.pdf

Home page:
http://www.foodwatch.org/en/homepage/

Chocolates Kinder recolhidos

Citando:
"A German watchdog, Food Watch, tested the chocolate bars for something called mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) – a byproduct of the oil refining process – and found high levels of it in products from Ferrero, Lindt and Rübezhal, which sells in Aldi.
‘MOAH…can cause cancer and damage the human genome,’
(...)
They also claim that they told the producers concerned about the test results before they published them and called for a public recall – which was refused.
‘The manufacturer is guilty of gross negligence,’ says John Hegg from Food Watch.
‘Instead of clearing the dangerous candy from the shelves and warning consumers, they (haven’t).’
According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), MOAHs are ‘likely’ to be ‘carcinogenic and mutagenic’.
(...)

A statement from Ferrero said that traces of mineral oil ‘exist nearly everywhere in the environment’ and could have been transferred into the food via recycled packaging, printing inks or transportation.
‘At Ferrero, together with all our supply chain partners, we are working on technical solutions to minimise these omnipresent substances as much as possible and to avoid transfer and migration to food’, the statement continued."

Artigo completo : http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/08/kinder-chocolate-bars-are-apparently-really-bad-for-you-and-everything-is-awful-5993990/#ixzz4E3hY4MrK

Microcefalia no Brasil pode estar ligada a outros vírus que não o Zika - Estudo no Brasil

http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/app/noticia/mundo/2016/07/03/interna_mundo,653264/estudo-que-liga-microcefalia-e-virus-do-gado-preocupa-oms.shtml


"Maior certeza sobre a relação zika, BVDV e microcefalia somente será possível quando não apenas traços, mas o vírus inteiro for encontrado em amostras analisadas. "Além disso, é preciso verificar não apenas a presença do vírus, mas o seu papel no ataque das células do embrião infectado", afirmou um integrante da equipe."

Pesticidas, plásticos e outras substâncias químicas que afectam crianças (desde a gravidez)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/toxic-chemicals-poison-warning-food-plastic-air-study-a7114226.html


Citando:
"(...) pregnant women had been found to be contaminated with dozens of potentially harmful substances such as organophosphate pesticides, PBDE flame retardants and phthalates found in plastic. "
(...)
“When the [US] federal government banned some uses of OP [organo-phosphate] pesticides, manufacturers responded by expanding the use of neonicotinoid and pyrethroid pesticides,” the paper said.
“Evidence is emerging that these widely used classes of pesticides pose a threat to the developing brain.
“When the US government reached a voluntary agreement with flame retardant manufacturers to stop making PBDEs, the manufacturers substituted other halogenated and organophosphate flame retardant chemicals.
“Many of these replacement flame retardants are similar in structure to other neurotoxic chemicals but have not undergone adequate assessment of their effects on developing brains.
“When the federal government banned some phthalates in children’s products, the chemical industry responded by replacing the banned chemicals with structurally similar new phthalates. These replacements are now under investigation for disrupting the endocrine system.”