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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure
Apr. 22, 2013 ? Alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, resistance or strength training, and isometric hand grip exercises may help reduce your blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association.
In a new scientific statement published in its journal Hypertension, the association said alternative approaches could help people with blood pressure levels higher than 120/80 mm Hg and those who can't tolerate or don't respond well to standard medications.
However, alternative therapies shouldn't replace proven methods to lower blood pressure -- including physical activity, managing weight, not smoking or drinking excess alcohol, eating a low sodium balanced diet and taking medications when prescribed, the association said.
High blood pressure -- a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke -- affects more than 26 percent of the population worldwide and contributes to more than 13 percent of premature deaths.
An expert panel assessed three alternative remedy categories: exercise regimens; behavioral therapies such as meditation; and non-invasive procedures or devices including acupuncture and device-guided slow breathing. The panel did not review dietary and herbal treatments.
"There aren't many large well-designed studies lasting longer than a few weeks looking at alternative therapies, yet patients have a lot of questions about their value," said Robert D. Brook, M.D., Chair of the panel and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "A common request from patients is, 'I don't like to take medications, what can I do to lower my blood pressure?' We wanted to provide some direction."
The alternative therapies rarely caused serious side effects and posed few health risks, but the analysis revealed some approaches were more beneficial than others and could be part of a comprehensive blood pressure-lowering treatment plan.
Brook and colleagues reviewed data published in 2006-11, including 1,000 studies on behavioral therapies, non-invasive procedures and devices, and three types of exercise (aerobic, resistance or weight training and isometric exercises, most commonly handgrip devices).
The studies also examined the effects of yoga, different styles of meditation, biofeedback methods, acupuncture, device-guided breathing, relaxation and stress reduction techniques.
The panel found:
- All three types of exercise reduced blood pressure. Walking programs provided modest benefit while, somewhat surprisingly, four weeks of isometric hand grip exercises resulted in some of the most impressive improvements -- a 10 percent drop in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. However, isometric exercise should be avoided among people with severely-uncontrolled high blood pressure (180/110 mm Hg or higher).
- Behavioral therapies such as biofeedback and transcendental meditation may help lower blood pressure by a small amount. However, there's not sufficient data to support using other types of meditation.
- Strong clinical evidence is also lacking to recommend yoga and other relaxation techniques for reducing blood pressure.
- There isn't enough evidence to recommend acupuncture for lowering blood pressure, particularly given the complexities involved in employing this treatment. However, device-guided slow breathing did prove effective in lowering blood pressure when performed for 15-minute sessions three to four times a week.
"Most alternative approaches reduce systolic blood pressure by only 2-10 mm Hg; whereas standard doses of a blood pressure-lowering drug reduce systolic blood pressure by about 10-15 mm Hg," Brook said. "So, alternative approaches can be added to a treatment regimen after patients discuss their goals with their doctors."
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Nest Energy Services link home cooling to utilities' cloud data
As clever as the Nest Learning Thermostat can be, its intelligence only extends as far as the front door: it hasn't really been aware of how neighbors or the seasons affect our power bills. Nest Labs is improving that connection to the outside world through Nest Energy Services, a new program that links its device to the collective, cloud-based knowledge of utility companies. When owners are with an Energy Services-aware provider, the thermostat will know when to brace for an energy "rush hour" and automatically limit its cooling during peak (read: expensive) periods. It also gives a heads-up for seasonal discounts that fine-tune the temperature schedule over the course of a few weeks. Unlike previous utility-guided approaches, Nest users can always retake control if they genuinely can't stand the heat.
Only Austin Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Reliant and Southern California Edison have lined up for the synced climate control so far, although Nest is sweetening the deal by expanding utility-based discounts for the thermostat itself. Customers of National Grid can get an immediate $100 rebate through Nest, while those who sign up with Reliant can still receive their thermostats for free with certain plans. The deals are calculated tradeoffs for companies likely to recoup their investment down the road, but they could represent big wins for homeowners still jittery about paying up front to save money later.
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Boston Marathon blasts: How the world is responding
The usual joy and pride surrounding Boston's Marathon was marred by yesterday's attack. Headlines from countries familiar with terrorism were filled with support for the city.
Flags in front of the John Hancock tower and the Fairmont Copley Hotel fly at half mast the day after two bombs exploded at the finish of the Boston Marathon, on April 16, in Boston, Massachusetts. The city is cordoned off around the bomb site and filled with law enforcement officials, federal and state. Officials are calling it a terrorist attack.
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As Boston processed the attack that left three dead and more than 100 wounded, a steady flow of replies poured in from global leaders and observers, many of them no stranger to the horror of anonymous acts of terror on their own soil.
"Having suffered from terrorist attacks and civilian casualties for years, our people feel better the pain and suffering arising from such incidents," Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in a statement Tuesday, according to Agence France-Presse. His government, he said, denounced the attacks in the ?strongest possible terms.??
Meanwhile, Ramin Mehmanparast, a spokesman for Iran?s foreign ministry, called the bombings a ?source of sorrow? for his country.
?No one should under any circumstances support terrorism and extremism, whether it be in the Middle East or the United States," he said, according to AFP.??
And writing of the attack in the Israeli daily Haaretz, Boston-based Israeli journalist Dina Kraft said yesterday felt?eerily familiar because of her days reporting back home: sifting through facts and testimonies as smoke clears from a gruesome public bombing.
Boston ?streets, usually crammed with rush-hour traffic, now emptied out as people heeded the state?s call to go home and out of the way of other possible bombs,? she wrote. ?I thought back to covering attacks in Israel where the streets often fill after an attack, a blend of curiosity seekers and those who find it a good opportunity to gather for another hearty round of 'Death to the Arabs' chants.?
There were no such chants in Boston, and the lack of hysteria surrounding the tragedy impressed her, she said. But as her evening of interviewing survivors and eyewitnesses wore on, ?a familiar dread and weariness began to settle in, one that I felt with every attack I covered while I lived in Israel.?
Meanwhile, newspapers around the world led their Tuesday front pages and homepages with the Boston bombing. Many described the experiences of locals who had been on the scene, underscoring the global scope of the marathon, which is the world's oldest.?
?They won?t win,? blared the headline of an editorial in the British tabloid The Sun.??Truly, we cannot relax. We can never assume that because we have had a period of calm, the bombers have gone away,? the paper wrote. ?As ever, Britain will stand by America in her dark hour and offer all assistance to catch those responsible.?
As authorities searched for clues and culprits and social media lit up with support for Boston from all over the world, a small number of extremist groups expressed support for the bombings.?
"We believe in attacking US and its allies but we are not involved in this attack," Ihsanullah Ihsan, the top spokesman for the Taliban in Pakistan told AFP. "We have no connection to this bombing but we will continue to target them wherever possible."
Somalia?s Al Shabaab mocked the victims on its official Twitter feed?and used the attack as an opportunity to criticize US policy.??The ?#BostonBombings are just a tiny fraction of what US soldiers inflict upon millions of innocent Muslims across the globe on a daily basis,? read one tweet.
Political as that sentiment was, it was joined by more levelheaded reminders that while the Boston attack was vicious and tragic, on a global scale it was hardly a unique experience.
American academic and pundit Juan Cole noted that bombings and other mass violence also killed dozens of civilians Monday in Syria and Iraq.
The world is stitched together, he wrote, by the common human experiences of sorrow and grief that follow such tragedies.?
?Having experienced the shock and grief of the Boston bombings, cannot we in the US empathize more with Iraqi victims and Syrian victims? Compassion for all is the only way to turn such tragedies toward positive energy,? he wrote. ?Terrorism has no nation or religion. But likewise its victims are human beings, precious human beings, who must be the objects of compassion for us all.?
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Cased jump today, lower back pain - Health & Fitness - ThumperTalk
Cased a nice 75 foot step up about an hour ago or so pulled off the track and layed on the ground for a few minutes from back pain, got up rode back to my camper and the pain is still all there. Sitting, standing, laying. Laying down feels the best. My back was straight and I believe I just smacked the seat real hard and "jammed" my back, is this such a thing? I??have racing tomorrow and I'm here camping out and not sure what to think... I have no numbness, it doesn't hurt when I push down on my lower back or anything, it's just a constant pain right where the lower back bends, bad enough to where I don't want to stand up for more than a minute or two. Thoughts?
Cased a nice 75 foot step up about an hour ago or so pulled off the track and layed on the ground for a few minutes from back pain, got up rode back to my camper and the pain is still all there. Sitting, standing, laying. Laying down feels the best. My back was straight and I believe I just smacked the seat real hard and "jammed" my back, is this such a thing? I??have racing tomorrow and I'm here camping out and not sure what to think... I have no numbness, it doesn't hurt when I push down on my lower back or anything, it's just a constant pain right where the lower back bends, bad enough to where I don't want to stand up for more than a minute or two. Thoughts?
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Hagel on first trip to Mideast as Pentagon chief
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens prior to testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's budget for fiscal 2014 and beyond. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens prior to testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's budget for fiscal 2014 and beyond. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2103, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's budget for fiscal 2014 and beyond. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday began a weeklong trip to the Middle East to consult with Israeli leaders on Syria's civil war and Iran's nuclear program and to discuss a set of U.S. arms deals with Israel and two Arab countries.
On his first Mideast visit as Pentagon chief, Hagel planned stops in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Each is a longstanding U.S. security partner and each is concerned by the threat of Syria's collapse and Iran's suspected pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
Hagel's focus on Israel comes in light of the criticism he drew from some in Congress who opposed his nomination to be defense secretary. An unusually vigorous public campaign to block his nomination featured claims that he is "anti-Israel," a charge the former Republican senator from Nebraska vehemently denies.
Hagen's bruising Senate confirmation hearing in February raised questions about whether he had been hard enough on Iran, but he repeatedly said he backed U.S. and international penalties against Tehran for its suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Some groups slammed Hagel's use of the term "Jewish lobby" to refer to pro-Israel group seeking to influence lawmakers in Washington. He has publicly apologized and said he should have used different wording.
The U.S. is finalizing $10 billion in arms deals with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that will provide them with a range of weaponry, including aircraft and missiles. During his stop in each of those three countries, Hagel was expected to discuss details of each segment of those arms sales.
Hagel's visit to Israel comes one month after President Barack Obama was in Jerusalem to reassure Israelis of a U.S. commitment to their security and to urge renewed effort to move forward with Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Washington shares Israel's concern about the Syrian conflict posing a direct threat to the Jewish state, especially if Syria loses control of its sizable arsenal of chemical weapons.
Syria also will be at or near the top of Hagel's agenda when he meets with Jordanian officials in the capital, Amman. Earlier this month he approved the deployment of an Army headquarters unit to Jordan to work with Jordanian forces and to prepare for a range of future developments, presumably including a crisis over controlling Syria's chemical weapons.
At the center of the Pentagon's security consultations with Israel in recent years has been the threat of Iran's suspected pursuit of a nuclear bomb. Israel's worry is that Iran's nuclear program will progress technologically to the point where Israeli airstrikes could not stop it. Iranian leaders insist their program is designed to produce electricity from nuclear reactors, not to manufacture an atomic bomb.
Speculation about an Israeli strike on Iran peaked in February 2012 with publication of a Washington Post column that said Leon Panetta, who was Pentagon chief at the time, believed there was a strong likelihood that Israel would launch an attack within a few months. The Obama administration has opposed an Israeli strike, and recently there has been relatively little talk about Israeli unilateral action.
Hagel's visit also coincides with renewed Obama administration interest in reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was in Israel this month, has put new attention on the long-stalemated process.
On Wednesday, Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that he believes the "window for a two-state solution is shutting," referring to the notion of forging a deal that would enable Israel and Palestine to exist as separate states, each recognized by its neighbors. In a year or two, he said, that window will close.
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
London marathon pays tribute to Boston | Morocco World News
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There has been a show of solidarity at the London marathon for those who were killed and injured in this week in Boston. An estimated 36,000 people will take part in the London race this year. It is not the biggest marathon in the world, but is certainly one of the most colourful. As a precaution, this year there was also a massively boosted police presence.
Al Jazeera?s Nadim Baba reports from London.
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