The 'fever' is back!
The greatest show comes once every four years. With the FIFA 2010 world cup just around the corner, the stage is now set for the galaxy of stars to showcase their skills.

Which team will win the coveted trophy? Shall Italy win the tournement once again to claim their 5th time after FIFA world cup 2006? The ball is round... Every team is striving for the victory.

A medical study that has reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in early 2008 may or may not surpricing you! Viewing a stressfull sport like football match more than doubles the risk of getting a heart attack.

According to the report, patients in the greater Munich are who suffered accute cardiac events such as myocardial in-farction (heart attack), unstable angina and serious cardiac arrhythmias (heart rhythm problem) were prospectively studied during the FIFA World Cup 2006 which held in Germany.

On days the match involving German team, the incidence of cardiac emergencies was 2.66 higher then times outside of the World Cup, with men at 2.36 times and women at 1.82 times. The highest average incidence was observed during first 2 hours after beginning of each match.

Now you may ask, does it matter if your team win or loose?

A British study found that heat attact incidence increase after the English team lost in the penalty shoot-out. Irronically, the Germany study also documented the same matter when their national team won the match with penalty shoot-out! Winning or loosing the game is isn't a matter to get the risk.

Football fans all over the world shall not to miss their favourite team. You may unable to stop yourself to watch the match. Well, if you know you're have CHD (coronary heart disease) risk, better to consider of these important points:

• never miss your medication at any time, especially during these season
• if your heart condition are not stable, best for you to stay away from match exite you most or consult your doctor about adjusting your medication
• try not to watch the match alone
• stop smooking and never drink in excess

However, if you're not clear with your heart status, best to see your doctor now especially if you're over 40 and a smooker or drinker. It's better to make it now since you still have time to do so rather then late.

Magic Eraser Removes Brain Tumor

A US doctor has successfully removed a terminal brain tumour from a little boy's brain stem by using a "magic eraser".

According to Xinhua, Saint John's Health Centre in Santa Monica near Los Angeles revealed that doctor Amin Kassam used the device, called a Nico Myriad, to remove the tumour from a Belgian boy's brain system, reports the Star Online.

The hospital revealed that the boy, identified only as Tristan, was facing certain death from a chordoma, a rare, malignant brain tumour, which had wrapped around the 4-year-old's brain stem, making it impossible to use normal surgical techniques.

Kassam went to Belgium with the new device, which is described as an automated device that can cut the tumour up into microscopic strands without producing heat.

The Myriad device was introduced to the United States about a year ago, and Kassam is one of the few neurosurgeons trained to use it. The device has a bendable cutting tip that allows surgeons to access hard-to-reach tumour sites, and the child's tumour removal was performed through the child's nostril, taking a team of surgeons 13 hours.

The "magic eraser" provides precise tissue shaving on or near critical body parts, like blood vessels and nerves, and also vacuums tumour tissue into a collection chamber for laboratory evaluation, the hospital said.

Although chordomas are slow growing, they can cause pain, paralysis, problems with vision, swallowing and death. (ANI)
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Cell Phone Radiation: Safe or not ?

Four billion people around the globe own cell phones. As the market for new devices has grown, so have concerns about the safety of cell phone radiation.

Recent studies find significantly higher risks for brain and salivary gland tumors among people using cell phones for 10 years or longer. The state of the science is provocative and troubling, and much more research is essential.

We are still using our cell phones, but we also believe that until scientists know much more about cell phone radiation, it’s smart for consumers to buy phones with the lowest emissions.

The U.S. government ought to require cell phone companies to label their products’ radiation output so that consumers can do the numbers at the point of sale.

EWG has created this user-friendly interactive online guide to cell phone emissions, covering over 1,000 phones currently on the market. You should check out there before buying any.

Source: Environmental Working Group

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Men' Life: No More Viagra Please...

Men's health are most common topic to be discussed when we talk about safety and healthy issue in general. Your sexual life almost reflect your family living happiness. As a man, I believe we're in disaster when your sexual function not being well.

Latest researchers were able to restore sexual function to rabbits with damaged penises by growing new penile tissue in the lab and implanting it, a new study reports.
Though a human application is a ways off, researchers say the technique could one day be used to treat severe erectile dysfunction in men.

"We were able to show the tissue was able to integrate and function in the long term, which means we can start planning clinical applications [in humans]," said Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and senior author of the study. "Our hope is to be able to treat patients with many conditions, including congenital abnormalities of the penis, traumatic injuries, penile cancer and severe cases of erectile dysfunction that don't benefit from drug treatments."The study is published in the Nov. 9 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The penis is a complex organ, with nerve, muscle and vascular cells all needing to work together to achieve and maintain an erection. During an erection, smooth muscle tissue relaxes, allowing blood to flow into the penis. Endothelial cells, which line blood vessels, trigger the process by releasing nitric oxide.

In the study, the researchers extracted smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells from the animals' penises. The cells were then separated and grown in the laboratory on rod-shaped collagen scaffolds for support. The scaffold was placed in an incubator and nourished by fluids to mimic conditions inside the body, Atala said. After the cells had matured, the scaffolding and the newly formed penile spongy tissue, called corpora cavernosa, was surgically implanted into the rabbits' penises. About a month later, the tissue began to reconstitute itself, forming new blood vessel structures necessary for proper functioning, while nerves from the existing penile tissue integrated into the new tissue. In time, Atala said, the collagen structure was reabsorbed, and the cells built their own collagen structure.

In the treated rabbits, tests showed that pressure inside the penis, a key component of an erection, was normal. Other tests showed that blood flow, response to nitric oxide, drainage of the blood after the erection and presence of sperm in the female vagina were also normal. The tissue engineering worked so well that four of 12 females were impregnated by the repaired rabbits, according to the study.

Dr. Andrew McCullough, director of male sexual health, fertility and microsurgery at NYU Langone Medical Center, said the results are promising.
"It has a long way to go, but the researchers have basically shown they can take cells from an organ, culture them, put them back in and have them be functional," McCullough said. "This is especially impressive because the penis is an organ that's a very sensitive hydraulic pump, so to speak. During an erection, blood has to flow into the organ. The organ then has to expand and then shut down the drainage so the blood doesn't flow back out. And all of these things are very interrelated."

Better treatments for erectile dysfunction are badly needed, McCullough added. About 35 percent of men don't respond to impotence drugs, including Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. As men age, diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension -- all conditions that can affect male sexual function -- can worsen, making the drugs less effective.

In previous research, the Wake Forest researchers engineered human bladders in the lab. In clinical trials, about 30 children and adults with congenital bladder abnormalities or bladder injuries who were treated with the engineered tissue showed normal or improved bladder function for nearly 10 years, Atala said. Other researchers have shown some success in clinical trials with transplanting windpipe tissue.

News: http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091110/hl_hsn/scientistsgrownewpeniletissueinthelab

New Safer Inflatable Seat Belts

Ford recently has announced the industry’s first inflatable seat belts for back-seat passengers. The technology is designed to provide five times the protection of a conventional belt especially kids and seniors who are more vulnerable to serious injury during a crash.

The belt looks, feels and functions just like the ones we're use now. The system deploys when the front or side curtain airbags are activated. It will takes about 40 milliseconds to inflate and is good for one use.

The new system are planned to be appear as an option when the next-gen 2011 Explorer begins production next year.