” align=”right”>I didn’t expect to like Howard Schultz so much. First of all, I had cracked his book, which is titled Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul, with a bit of an attitude. Maybe I just have a problem with relentlessly positive people. Maybe I have a chip on my shoulder about business dudes who tackle the job without a certain degree of cynicism. Maybe I just don’t like CEOs. I’ve seen my share: For the most part, they’re a lot like babies. They cry when they’re hungry. They demand to be spoon-fed very soft stuff. They have tantrums that scare everybody. They have funny hair a lot of the time. They think the whole world revolves around them, because it does. And in the end? Everybody loves them. Even the mean ones. Often, though, it’s the CEO who ruins a perfectly good organization with his egotism, narcissism, and disregard for other people. So I guess there’s that, too. Except for one thing. Every now and then a CEO with vision comes along and turns a disparate, Read ahead
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Japan's Health Crisis
TOKYO, Japan — Workers at a stricken nuclear power plant are exposed to dangerous levels of radiation; parents in Tokyo are told not to give contaminated tap water to babies; tainted milk, fruit and vegetables are subject to export bans. If that wasn’t enough, today’s reports of Read ahead
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Omega-3s can be beneficial — if you choose the right type
Pregnant women need them for their babies’ brains. Kids need them to learn. Adults get healthier hearts from them. The do-it-all nutrients known as omega-3 fatty acids appear to reduce pain in people with rheumatoid arthritis — and may help treat autism, bipolar disorder, depression, Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD and prostate cancer. Even dogs and cats need omega-3s to stay healthy. So eat more fish. Take fish oil pills (or their vegetarian counterparts). Start buying fortified foods. However you do it, you — like most Americans — could likely benefit from getting more omega-3 fatty acids, specifically DHA and EPA. … Read ahead
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10 Most Terrifying Parasites Ever (PICTURES) – Health Blog -
Some, like the botfly, plant their babies inside your body, others, like the tapeworm, hang out in your intestines or attack your feet like the threadworm. Some are even deadly if not caught early enough. Don’t panic. Many of these beasties are not common in the States. The Centers for Disease Control recommends that you use common sense. That means insect repellent, long sleeves and pants in areas known for tick and mosquito infestation. And in areas known for serious pests, wearing shoes at all times and avoiding going out at dusk and dawn. Now for the creatures. … Read ahead
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Woman Pregnant with 2 Babies Due a Week Apart WTF??
MURRAY, Utah — A Utah woman is pregnant with two babies, due at two different times. Angie Cromar says her first ultrasound surprised both her and her doctor. She discovered she was pregnant with two babies at two slightly different stages of development — about four days apart. “… Read ahead
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Ovary transplants could extend women’s lifespan
An operation designed to preserve women’s fertility before they have cancer treatment might also extend their lifespan, doctors have speculated. Cancer therapy can leave women infertile, but some patients have had ovary transplants afterwards to restore their fertility. The ovary tissue is either collected and frozen before their treatment begins, or is donated by another woman. In a series of animal experiments, researchers found that ovary transplants rejuventated mice and extended their lifespan by more than 40%. In the study, ovaries from young mice were implanted into older mice. Researchers are now asking whether the equivalent operation extends the life of women. Fewer than a dozen babies have been born around the world after their mothers received an ovary transplant. The first was born in London in 2008, to a 39-year-old woman who conceived naturally after receiving an ovary from her twin sister. Doctors at a meeting of the … Read ahead
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BBC News – Home birth risks under scrutiny
The researchers described their findings of a doubling of the risk of neonatal mortality among those planning home birth as "striking", because it is often those with the lowest risk of complications who do not need to deliver in hospital. When researchers took out babies with congenital abnormalities, the risk was threefold. … Read ahead
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Newborn Babies Can Learn While Sleeping
The study was painless for the sleeping babies. The babies were well-fed before the study began to guarantee they would rest peacefully. To measure the results the scientists put an infant sized EEG net on their head to monitor their brain activity. In the experimental group, the sound reliably preceded a puff of air, while in the control group tones and puffs of air occurred at random. In less than half an hour, the infants in the experimental group exhibited an increase in conditioned eye movement response—meaning they squeezed their eyes together after just hearing the tone. The sleeping infants learned to associate the sound with the air. According to the researchers the “current experiment demonstrates that newborn infants are capable of learning about relationships between stimuli while asleep.” … Read ahead
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10 Common Drugs & The Effects Of Their Use During Pregnancy
Expecting mothers have a lot on their minds when it comes to the health of their babies. Diet, stress level, and general health all affect an unborn baby in its mother’s womb, but which drugs a mother chooses to put into her body, if any, can potentially have an enormous impact on the long term health of the child. Many parents have questions about drugs. Which are safe? Which can be harmful to the child? What are the possible effects of medication a mother might need to take? When these questions arise, the most important thing an expecting mother can do for her baby’s health is to educate herself and take informed action. … Read ahead
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Terrifying Diagnosis” ‘Miracle’ Twins
Names are important to Jonathan and Kelley Caskey. Their first daughter, Kiran, was born during their missionary stay in India, where her name means “the first rays of sunlight.” Her younger sister is named Sienna, after a town in Italy where the Caskeys stayed. But when they learned Kelly was carrying identical twin sons, the naming process became even more important, because 19 weeks into the pregnancy, the twins were in trouble, one with plenty of fluid surrounding him, the other with a lot less. As the Caskeys pointed out, “It wasn’t good for either of them. Both extremes are bad.” The twins were diagnosed with Twin-to-Twin Syndrome. “TTTS is just a condition that affects identical twins with a single placenta,” said registered nurse Karen Moise, a fetal intervention coordinator for Texas Children’s Hospital’s Fetal Center. Not all twins share a placenta. For example, in the womb fraternal twins are like a row of townhouses. They share the same building, but each unit has it’s own space and utilities. Not all identical twins share a placenta, but for those who do, it’s like sharing an apartment and all the utilities. Except with Twin-to-Twin Syndrome, experts say, one twin gets the dining room, and the other gets a closet. That’s what faced the Caskey babies and it meant one twin was drawing all the blood and fluid from the other. Moise said, “When diagnosed with TTTS, left untreated, 98 percent of the time moms will lose their babies.” So there was no time to lose. The Caskeys found the Texas Children’s Fetal Center on line. It’s one of just a few centers nationwide that treats this problem. They flew out to Houston during the 21st week of pregnancy for treatment, knowing even with it there was just a 65 percent chance of both babies surviving. But first, they chose names. “It’s one thing to say percents, but when you have names to these percents and those are your children it makes such a huge impact,” said Jonathan. The smaller twin was named Owen, which means “well born young warrior.” The bigger baby was named Rhys, which means enthusiasm. As Kelley said, “We liked being able to refer to them by name, even in the womb, with everything that was going on.” The treatment involves using a pencil-thin laser inserted into the womb. It’s equipped with a telescope that looks for blood vessels coming from each twin, one to the other, looking to see if there’s communication. Dr. Anthony Johnson is one of the few doctors in the U.S. skilled in this kind of fetal laser surgery. “In those places where there is communication, we use heat to seal those vessels closed. My colleague likes to call it ’spot weld’ if you will. For all intents and purposes, we create two placentas.” Moise adds, “We actually found eight communicating blood vessels on her placenta and we actually took out four liters of amniotic fluid.” The procedure gave the Caskeys an unexpected, astonishing gift: close up, real-life images of Rhys and Owen in the womb. In the darkness of the amniotic sac, hands, feet and faces are visible. Those faces would finally see the outside world at 34 weeks into the pregnancy. Doctors induced labor when the transfusion problems came back, this time in the opposite direction. Owen and Rhys came into the world at healthy weights, and they’ve continued to prosper. Kelley says, “The way that everything happened was truly a miracle.” Boys who, after all, lived up to their names. … Read ahead
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