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Former President George W. Bush has joined the chorus of voices calling for dropping the "D" from "PTSD."
In a rare public appearance last month to announce the kickoff of his institute's Military Service Initiative, Bush said that along with pressing for jobs and educational opportunities for veterans, the initiative aims to remove the stigma of having post-traumatic stress disorder or getting treatment for it.
One thing that would help, Bush believes, is lopping off the term "disorder."
"As most doctors will tell you, post-traumatic stress is not a disorder. Post-traumatic stress, or PTS, is an injury that can result from the experience of war. And like other injuries, PTS is treatable," Bush said during the Empowering Our Nation's Warriors Summit in Dallas.
In pushing for the change, Bush joins retired Army Gen. Pete Chiarelli and veterans' groups lobbying the medical community to consider PTSD an injury rather than a psychological disorder.
When he served as Army vice chief of staff, Chiarelli pressed for the change within the ranks and also called on the American Psychiatric Association, which publishes the diagnostic manual used to determine psychological conditions, to do the same.
Chiarelli, who favors "post-traumatic stress," or the term used by the Canadian military, "operational stress injury," believes those are more accurate than "disorder."
"Are you telling me that a woman who has been violently sexually assaulted has a disorder if she later has issues with male relationships or other problems? It's ridiculous. It's an injury, and science already is starting to prove there are physical changes in the brain following a trauma," said Chiarelli, who serves as CEO of One Mind for Research, a consortium supporting advancements in brain research.
How real is the stigma?
The number of post-9/11 veterans with PTSD is unknown; a 2010 Rand Corp. study placed estimates at 5 percent to 20 percent, or 125,000 to 500,000 people.
Drawing on reviews of previous studies, Rand published a paper in August concluding that changing the name of the condition "seems unlikely to result in a significant increase in individuals willing to be diagnosed or treated."
The authors said few studies exist that demonstrate any social stigma attached to "PTSD" in the military and whether labeling it a disorder dissuades some sufferers from seeking treatment.
They also suggested that making the condition less stigmatizing may actually reduce the number of those affected seeking help.
"The diagnosis encourages treatment utilization, research ... and the development of practice guidelines to improve the effectiveness of treatment," the authors wrote.
But Chiarelli said researchers need only talk to affected troops and veterans to see that the negative associations of having a psychological disorder keep some from seeking treatment.
"If you are a 19-, 20-, 21-year-old kid, you don't want to be told you have a disorder. I hear from former troops that they are looking for a job and don't want people to know, or are worried they'll lose their [security] clearance," Chiarelli said.
'Old as war itself'
Former Army infantry Capt. Adrian Bonenberg sought treatment for PTSD after two tours in Afghanistan. Now earning his master's degree at Columbia University, Bonenberg said he favors "injury" over "disorder," even though the current nomenclature didn't deter him from getting help.
"Having trouble processing trauma is a very human, understandable reaction," he said. "The people who had no difficulty seeing horrible things, having to touch the body parts of people [they] knew and considered friends, ... those are the ones with disorders.
"Most of the guys I know who saw heavy combat, the things we saw and did weighs heavily on us," he said. "It's not an internal disorder. It is an injury, as old as war itself."
In changing the diagnostic manual in late 2012, the APA Board of Trustees altered the requirements for PTSD to make the diagnosis more appropriate for combat-related PTSD, to include dropping a stipulation that patients experience "fear, helplessness or horror" in reaction to a traumatic event.
Since many troops don't experience those reactions — because they are trained to deal with trauma — it was thought the previous definition excluded a majority of those with combat-related PTSD.
But the board still decided not to drop the "D."
At the time, Dr. Matthew Friedman, a psychiatrist and then-executive director of the VA's National Center for PTSD, declared: "PTSD is PTSD. To change it to PTSI would reverse 32 years of research and not reduce stigma or increase treatment seeking."
Nearly two years later, Bush and others continue to disagree.
At a March 12 hearing on the Veterans Affairs Department's proposed fiscal 2015 budget, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said many employers discriminate against veterans for fear they may have a psychiatric disorder.
"Calling it a disorder gives it a stigma that is completely unjustified," Blumenthal said.
Bush said the Military Service Initiative, supported by Chiarelli, former Joint Chiefs Chairman retired Marine Gen. Peter Pace and others, will continue to advocate for dropping the "D" — if not to convince the medical profession, then at least to change the perceptions of employers.
"Veterans receiving treatment for post-traumatic stress are not damaged goods," Bush said. "Employers would not hesitate to hire an employee getting treated for a medical condition like diabetes. ... They should not hesitate to hire veterans getting treated for post-traumatic stress."


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You can get full rifles for less than a grand, and upper-lower combos for slightly less still if you look around a bit.
This is a discussion on AR-15...help me out. within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Ok, I want one. Badley. But, I'm 24, newly married and a new home owner. So, is it cheaper to buy a full rifle, or ...
Ok, I want one. Badley. But, I'm 24, newly married and a new home owner. So, is it cheaper to buy a full rifle, or an upper and a lower separate? I can get a Bushmaster at the local place for 1,000 out the door. Somebody let me know please?
God Bless America!!
You can get full rifles for less than a grand, and upper-lower combos for slightly less still if you look around a bit.
A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.
I know the feeling I just got married and purchased a new house also but I bought my AR before the big day.
What are you looking for a tactical or a varmint type gun also what is you budget??
Check out http://www.ar15.com/forums/index.html. If you shop around , you can buy parts and build it cheaper. (however , builds sometimes do not work as well as a factory gun).
Maybe do some reading on arfcom , then ask some more questions. there are so many possibilities and configurations to choose from.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson
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Tactical. I would like to spend around 700 to 800 but still get good quality. I've got a Mossberg 500 I cut down for a house gun, but would like to get the AR-15 to replace it.
God Bless America!!
Personally I'm hoping that I'll have enough saved up before we see another black rifle ban, to buy the new Magpul Massada.....
Another reason I'd like to do this soon.....Cause if a Dem gets is the WH. It could and will get ugly.
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No reason you can't find nice Bushmaster for 7-800 bucks. Depending on what you want end result--building one yourself might save you a couple hundred. With a factory new one, (especially Bushmaster), you'll have a good warranty, and excellent customer support. Used might not be out of the question as you could get a new bolt assembly for around $100.
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson
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Just a word of caution on that one-----it clearly states .223 Remington for the caliber. Do not shoot 5.56mm ammunition in it. Bushmaster finally put out a warning in their catalogs over two years ago about the excessive pressures by doing so. Get you one with a chrome lined bore as well.
CMMG bargin bin rifles would be good for a first rifle!
And you being tight on cash, at $570 this most likely the cheapest you'll find.
Also if you look at the drop-down menu for rifle configuration at the bottom you'll see that they have several styles to choose from.
Come tax time I'll get one if they are still available (cash is tight for me also).
Here's mine on the right:
Kahr CW9
Sig P239/9mm
Ruger LC9 (when the girlfriend lets me carry her gun)
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The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. It is about keeping the government in check. This requires that the citizenry is well armed and at all times has immediate access to arms.
This one cost me around $850 with the Eotech. all new.
Owning one is and a dozen good mags is an excellent idea.
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I'm not married so I spend my money on what I want.
Nothing wrong with a Bushy in the M4'rgery setup. What will cost you more than the rifle is the tricks and treats that you'll find yourself losing sleep over.
1. Optics: Aimpoint, Eotech, Nightforce, Aimpoint magnifier, PVS/14 etc.
2. Mounts: LaRue, GG&G, A.R.M.S. etc
3. Stock: LMT SOPMOD, Vltor EMOD, Mag Pul etc
4. Sling mounts
5. Rail systems: Surefire, Knights, Daniel Defense, LaRue etc
6. White light systems: Surefire M910, Scoutlight, or other handheld with rail mounts.
7. Grips: Mag Pul MIAD, Falcon ERGO etc (These are cheap but make a world of difference in my trigger reach)
Some of my rifles may have started out as $700 rifles, but once outfitted to sport my tricks and treats they are now at retail prices around $2,300 - $4,000
Have fun.
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Looking a bit more filled out than usual, the "Twilight Saga" heartthrob joined alongside "Pretty Woman" actor Richard Gere for food and conversation at the Osteria Mozza held midday fete.
Also in attendance at the Tinseltown celebration were Gere's new movie's director, Nicholas Jarecki, as well as writer Kristen Smith and "Homeland" star Morena Baccarin.
As for the film, "Arbitrage" is a dramatic thriller that follows "a troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, who - as a result - makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help."
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Next: Ford Australia is set to develop a new SUV off the next-generation Ranger that replaces the current model (pictured) next year.
30 July 2010
By RON HAMMERTON
FORD is set to develop a new sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Australia for international markets.
Fresh from leading the design and engineering of Ford's next-generation Ranger light truck – code-named T6 – Ford Australia has been tasked with spinning off a new off-roader from the Ranger platform, aimed at the Asia Pacific region.
GoAuto understands the project will be headed by Ford Motor Company vehicle engineering manager and SUV specialist Todd Hoevener, who has just signed off on the all-new Ford Explorer launched this week in the United States.
Mr Hoevener, an American born in Indiana, has confirmed he is coming to Australia for the new project, adding: "This is going to be fun."
Details of the vehicle, its projected launch date and production location remain secret, but Mr Hoevener's seniority and extensive experience in midsize and large SUVs point to a major SUV under Ford's One Ford global vehicle program.
Ford Australia communications manager Sinead McAlary declined to comment specifically on the SUV project, saying only that Ford Australia had always said it would produce more than one model off the T6 platform.
GoAuto understands that the massive engineering team that has been working on the Ranger ute in Victoria is now ready to swing on to the SUV variant that, like the ute, is unlikely to be built locally.
The Ranger ute is in its final testing phase before being rolled out internationally from 2011 to multiple markets around the world, including Australia and the United States.
From top: Todd Hoevener, Ford Territory, Ford Explorer.
Here, the T6 will replace the Thai-made Mazda B-Series-based one-tonner that received an update last year. The new model, which has occupied 450 local engineers and designers in a $700 million development project in Victoria, will go into production in Thailand, South Africa and the United States in dual-cab and king cab variants.
The new SUV – built on the rugged T6 ladder-chassis platform – will be pitched directly at rivals such as Nissan's Navara-based Pathfinder and Mitsubishi's Triton-derived Challenger.
The vehicle is unlikely to replace the Falcon-based Territory, but might make it into Australia as an import from Thailand.
Mr Hoevener, the chief technical officer overseeing the Explorer project, would have extensive knowledge of Ford's new fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine technology that has just been applied to the new Explorer in the same 176kW 2.0-litre four-cylinder form that will appear in both Ford's Australian Falcon and Aussie-designed T6 Ranger next year.
Ford has already ruled out the EcoBoost engine for the current-generation Territory. Instead, it is planning to graft its European 2.7-litre diesel – formerly used in Land Rover, Jaguar and PSA Peugeot-Citroen vehicles – into the Territory next year when the Falcon-based SUV gets its first major makeover since it was launched in March 2004.
Ultimately, Ford Australia will be faced with the challenge of replacing Territory, which, like the Falcon, is expected to lose its locally derived rear-drive format under Ford CEO Alan Mulally's One Ford model strategy that requires the company to develop global models and shed small regional-interest vehicles that deliver less reward to the bottom line.
Ford Australia president and CEO Marin Burela has not ruled out a switch to a front-drive model – presumably based on the Taurus - in the next generation beyond 2016.
Without a rear-drive Falcon, Ford Australia would then be faced with killing the rear-drive Territory or finding a replacement on a One Ford platform, such as the US-developed Taurus – which would fit with a front-drive Falcon for local production purposes at Broadmeadows – or some other alternative.
As Ford's big new Explorer is already built on the Taurus platform in both front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive, Ford Australia might be able to modify that, perhaps scaling back the dimensions and restyling it to sit below Explorer, which is essentially aimed at North American consumers.
And, conveniently, Ford Australia would have the Ford Explorer engineering chief, Mr Hoevener, already on hand.
Another possibility is a mid-sized SUV built on the European Mondeo architecture, delivering a direct competitor for General Motor's successful Captiva and Toyota's Kluger.
This would be unlikely to go into Australian production, but neither is the T6 Ranger that was designed at Ford Australia's tech centre.
Although Ford Australia could sorely use a new compact SUV, Ford of Europe already has that base covered with the Kuga, using the company's C1 small-car platform that also has spawned the global Focus and C-Max crossover.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) - Several members of the University of Miami Swimming and Diving team participated in the Shop with a Jock program sponsored by the Junior Seau Foundation on Tuesday night at the Publix located in Las Ollas in Ft. Lauderdale.
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By VINCE MADURI
Even though the Seattle Sounders took a step forward in 2012 by posting the first playoff series win in the club's MLS history, the Sounders still came away from 2012 without a trophy. A fact that kept the club from calling the season a success by their lofty standards.
The Sounders were about as close to hardware last season as you could hope for, but they came up short each time. The lost the U.S. Open Cup final to Sporting Kansas City in penalty kicks, then lost in the Western Conference finals against eventual MLS Cup champions Los Angeles Galaxy. Earlier in 2012, the Sounders reached the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League only to be dismantled by Santos Laguna.
Now the team enters a transition year with plenty of changes to the roster. The Sounders loaned out all-time leading goal scorer Fredy Montero to Colombian side Millonarios, traded defensive leader Jeff Parke to Philadelphia and are possibly working on parting ways with midfielder Christian Tiffert.
Seattle has added some players, most notably Shalrie Joseph and Djimi Traore, but it is the promise of a big-name summer signing (likely a forward) that will have Sounders fans thinking about the possibilities of this year being a championship season.
Here is a closer look at the Seattle Sounders heading into the 2013 MLS season:
2012 FINISH: 15-8-11, 56 points (third in Western Conference)
KEY ACQUISITIONS: M Shalrie Joseph, D Djimi Traore, D/F Eriq Zavaleta, D DeAndre Yedlin, M Lamar Neagle
KEY LOSSES: F Fredy Montero, D Jeff Parke, D/F Mike Seamon, F O'Brian White, GK Andrew Weber
NEWCOMER TO WATCH: D/F Eriq Zavaleta – Is the first round pick out of Indiana a defender or a forward? Sigi Schmid seems to be leaning toward defender and the Sounders still haven't settled on a center back pairing. If Zavaleta can take the job at some point this season (it doesn't need to be March 2), the Generations Adidas product could be the reason Seattle performs to the team's high standard, or the reason they don't.
THE PRESSURE IS ON: F Eddie Johnson – The USMNT player had a terrific comeback year in 2012. But with Montero gone and no immediate replacement for him in sight, Johnson is going to have to carry the weight up top for the time being. It will also be interesting to see how he does while not being paired with the all-star Colombian forward.
The loss of Montero is not as devastating as it could have been thanks to the emergence of Eddie Johnson, who was acquired by the Sounders via a trade with Montreal last year. Johnson scored 14 goals in 28 appearances and will be looked upon to step into the alpha dog role in Montero's absence. With that said, there is still a hefty void next to Eddie Johnson as Seattle have yet to sign a direct replacement for a player who contributed 13 goals and 8 assists across 33 appearances last season.
"There's probably been a few more loose ends in preseason than in the past preseasons," head coach Sigi Schmid said. "There are more things in discussion and are being percolated and thought about as to what we're going to do."
Some of the production gap could be nullified by two players not listed as 2013 acquisitions but who might as well be.
Steve Zakuani is fully fit again for the first time in over a year and a half following a broken leg, and if the speedy midfielder's performance in the second leg of the Western Conference Final against L.A. was any indication, Zakuani should regain the form that had him being mentioned as one of the top attacking players in the league.
Another player that will be looked upon to boost attacking production will be Mario Martinez. The Honduran international can play on the left or right, in midfield or up top paired with a lead striker and could be due for a breakout season with Seattle. Martinez took some time getting adjusted in Seattle and had been quoted in 2012 wanting more playing time. This is the chance to live up to the potential the player showed in last year's Olympics for Honduras.
"I think he's a quality player and I've always felt he's a quality player," Schmid said. "I think last year the situation was the team didn't really know him. He was in for two or three days and then he was gone for four or five days. Then he was back again, then he was gone. He really didn't settle in terms of even his living situation in Seattle. I think he's more settled. The guys know who he is, so that's made things a lot easier."
"When he plays for us in midfield, he's different than Mauro and he's different than Steve [Zakuani] in a certain way. He's more of a playmaker. He's left footed, but he certainly is a guy who's a good passer of the ball and helps our team play well."
Mauro Rosales, who had emerged as a premier playmaker in MLS over the past two years, was not healthy for the playoffs and the Sounders will try to manage his time effectively enough to where that situation doesn't arise again in 2013. Rosales is another player who could theoretically end up being paired with Eddie Johnson up top, and the Argentine has been experimented with in that position this preseason.
Defensively, Osvaldo Alonso is arguably the best defensive midfielder in MLS and he will have plenty of cover now in the form of Shalrie Joseph, who is 34, but can still provide quality either in central midfield or at the centerback position. Schmid can partner Alonso and Joseph against some opponents, while also considering Joseph a centerback option as well.
Michael Gspurning proved to be a more than capable replacement for U.S. legend Kasey Keller, leading the league with a 0.73 goals-against average over 21 starts. The Austrian will be looked upon to lead a re-shuffled back line in 2013.
EJ might be paired up top with Obafemi Martins. That would be too sweet.
Darren Bent coming to the Sounders
The starting line-up is off in my opinion. Schmid says he views Joseph as a midfielder and maybe a forward (god forbid, the need should arise). Traore seems much more likely to play alongside Hurtado in the center. Aron Johansson is a forward that plays for AZ.
It is supposed to be Adam Johansson. Other than that, this is a very plausible lineup.
Do not see why Traore would be auto-inserted into lineup, same for Joseph. Joseph was out of shape as recently as two weeks ago and Traore was just signed, they may end up playing a part but I think it was far more likely to see Ianni central and Gonzalez on left to start at least
Methinks the author doesn't know much about Sounders and just summarized others. Green and white kits? Aron Johannson?
This is a far more likely lineup than the one in the article, except I don't think Yedlin is liable to start at the beginning of the season. I do believe he has the ability to earn the spot and I hope he gets opportunities to play because I imagine the spot is his next year when Johansson goes home to Sweden.
I'm excited to see Yedlin play. Sigi sometimes gives young players time early in the season to build their experience / test them to see how they respond. I wouldn't be surprised to see homegrown Yedlinny pretty early.
I pretty much see this line-up but AJ in RB and I would switch Mario and Mauro. Mauro loves that right side and Mario has been doing very well being able to roam the pitch
considering Seattle and Montreal are pre season cup winners I assume next weeks game in seattle will be quite the event
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Yesterday afternoon's weekly concert at the Marlboro Music Festival opened with Franz Schubert's lilting song, "Auf Dem strom" - "On the River". We'll hear that same song in this morning's music, featuring a live recording from one of last season's concerts at the Festival. The performers are soprano Susanna Phillips, Radovan Vlatkovic (horn) and pianist Lydia Brown.
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|The Seasons: (Summer) Ach, das Ungewitter naht! & (Autumn) Juche! Juche! Es lebe der Wein!...
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|Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
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|Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
|Conductor: Erich Kunzel
|CD/Album: "Ein Strausfest II"
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|Composer: Morton Gould
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|Auf dem Strom, Op. 119, D 943 ("On the river")
|Composer: Franz Schubert
|Ensemble: Marlboro Music Festival
|Soloists: Susanna Phillips, soprano ; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn ; Lydia Brown, piano
|CD/Album: "Marlboro Music Festival on 8/8/2010"
|Record co./Cat #: Marlboro 2010-08-08
|Note: (Recorded at the Marlboro Music Festival, 8/8/2010)
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|Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
|Conductor: Karl Bohm
|CD/Album: "Mozart: Symphoniei Nr. 40 & 41 'Jupiter' "
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ATHENS-----Georgia head coach Mark Richt and a delegation of football players met with the media Tuesday during the Bulldogs' weekly press luncheon. They offered the following comments:
Head Coach Mark Richt
"It sounds kind of weird to say Coach Dooley with any other team but Georgia, but Derek of course, the head coach at Tennessee, is getting them going. They're 3-1 right now playing extremely good football, and especially offensively they are. I know the first four games that they've accumulated more yards than any team in the history of Tennessee football in a four-game span. They're also number one in the league in passing and first downs, they're scoring 38 points per game, and they're over 500 yards per game so far (on average). They're doing an outstanding job. Quarterback Tyler Bray is a very talented passer, and one of the most talented passers that I've seen in awhile throwing the football. They have some tremendously skilled receivers. They've got a vertical passing game that I know I envy. We like to throw it down the field, but they can really lay it out there good.
"Tennessee coming into Athens historically has done very well in our stadium. They actually have a better record in (Sanford Stadium) against us than we have. They've won 10 and we've won nine and there was a tie back in the day when you could have a tie. So we need to do a good job of defending our turf. We're excited about the opportunity to play another SEC game."
On trying to make Tennessee a one-dimensional team...
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On David Andrews facing Kwame Geathers and John Jenkins in practice...
On what unit Malcolm Mitchell will practice with on Thursday...
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On Georgia's offensive line...
"I don't know if they are the best offensive line in America, but they sure have made a lot of improvement, and they are playing well. They are playing well together. If you have five guys who know who to hit and they'll get after you, they'll fight hard, they'll play hard, it gives you a chance. That's kind of what's going on right now. We've had very few missed assignments, and they are playing together well, they are communicating well. They like each other, and when you're blocking for these young backs I think it kind of fires them up. When you're blocking for a guy like Murray, who can get the job done, they know if they give him enough time to get the job done with the receivers we have, it gets them excited. Coach Friend has really done a great job."
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More physical activity, less inactivity and eating breakfast rank among the most common behavioral strategies adopted by a group of people who have successfully lost weight and maintained their weight loss, according to a new review of approximately 6,000 self-selected individuals who make up the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR).
Founded in 1994, NWCR asked adults to join who had maintained a weight loss of 30 pounds or more for at least one year. Members had all maintained their lower weight for an average of more than five years by the time they enrolled.
Although almost all NWCR members (89 percent) reported combining both diet and physical activity to lose weight, one of the most common and prominent behaviors was the high amount of physical activity, says James O. Hill, PhD, director of the Center for Human Nutrition of the University of Colorado and one of the founders of the NWCR.
"What we find over and over is that physical activity is very, very important," says Hill, who has also presented at the AICR Annual Research Conference. "I suspect it's maybe the strongest key."
Source: The National Weight Control Registry: A Study of 'Successful Losers.
No matter what their age, gender or weight, NWCR members appear to exercise frequently and consistently. More than one half of NWCR members expended more than 2,000 calories each week, equaling about 200 minutes per week of moderate-intensity exercise. (AICR Guidelines for Cancer Prevention suggests 30 minutes or more of physical activity daily.) "Based on these findings, I believe physical activity is the key to long term weight maintenance… if you're not doing physical activity you have to eat so few calories and it's hard for people to do that."
Whatever the final successful strategy of individual NWCR members, over 90 percent of members reported a history of previous weight loss attempts, losing and then regaining the weight.
"These aren't people who did it just once and were successful: they failed many times before, and the message is 'don't give up,'" notes Hill. "This is only one small group of people: we don't know how many people are out there, and these people, almost to a person, tell us it's all worth it, they feel better and life is better than when they were obese or overweight."
Excerpted from ScienceNow.
Slicing up your snacks may lead to eating less without even realizing it, suggests a small study published in this month's Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
The study set 54 participants on a computer task and offered them gummy candies for snacking. The participants, all a healthy weight and unaware of the experiment, were randomly split into two groups: One group was offered a platter of 20 full-size candies; the second group was offered 40 half-size candies. Of the 33 participants – almost all women – who ate the candy, both groups ate about the same number of pieces.
The smaller snacking size led to the half-size candy eaters consuming approximately half the grams and 60 calories fewer than those offered the full size snacks.
Source: Marchiori D, Waroquier L, Klein O. "Smaller Food Item Sizes of Snack Foods Influence Reduced Portions and Caloric Intake in Young Adults." J Am Diet Assoc. 2011 May;111(5):727-31.
When deciding which foods and beverages to purchase, taste remains the top driving force for almost nine out of ten Americans, but cost is a growing consideration and the healthfulness of foods remains important, according to a recent annual survey by the International Food Information Council (IFIC).
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The 2011 Food & Health Survey found that cost was the largest growing motivator for food and beverage decisions over the last five years: 79 percent of consumers now say they are taking price into account when shopping, a 15 percent increase from the 2006 survey. The survey found that lower prices are the top driver that would lead Americans to make more healthful food choices. Two-thirds of Americans are motivated by the healthfulness of foods in their purchasing decisions, and over half take convenience and sustainability into account.
The Web survey was conducted on a representative sample of 1,000 American adults during March and April 2011.
Highlights of the Food & Health Survey include:
View the full The 2011 Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes toward Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health, conducted at IFIC.
Eating a diet filled with fruits, nuts, healthy oils, vegetables, legumes, and fish markers of the Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of cancer overall, and especially lowers the risk of tobacco-related cancers, suggests a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
The study pulled data from The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, a study of diet and health including approximately 500,000 adults from ten European countries. Researchers scored how much participants followed the traditional Mediterranean diet on a scale of 0 to 9: the higher the score, the closer they adhered to the diet. Higher numbers were assigned to consumption of vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, cereals and fish, moderate alcohol consumption, as well as low intake of meat, meat products, and dairy.
After tracking participants for almost nine years, the study found that the more closely diets matched the Mediterranean diet, the lower the risk of cancer. Overall, 4.7 percent of cancers in men and 2.4 percent of cancer in women could be prevented if everyone shifted to the highest group of following the Mediterranean diet. The relationship of lower risk and the Mediterranean diet was strongest for lung cancer and other tobacco-related cancers.
Source: E Couto , P Boffetta et al. "Mediterranean dietary pattern and cancer risk in the EPIC cohort." British Journal of Cancer 104, 14931499 (26 April 2011)
Adding to the evidence that supplements of selenium and vitamin E do not prevent prostate cancer, a new clinical study that added soy to the mix found that the supplements do not prevent the progression of prostate cancer.
The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, investigated the effectiveness of the supplements on approximately 300 Canadian men who had a condition abbreviated as HGPIN (high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia). HGPIN is theorized to precede the development of the most common form of prostate cancer.
Twice per day, one group of men consumed a supplement consisting of soy protein, vitamin E, and selenium; the other group swallowed a placebo. Neither the men nor the researchers knew who was in which group. At the end of three years, the nutritional supplement had no effect on the development of prostate cancer.
The study results are consistent with those of the major Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT), which was stopped after five years of tracking approximately 35,000 participants. Based on the expert report, AICR does not recommend using supplements to protect against cancer prevention.
Source: Fleshner NE et al. "Progression From High-Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia to Cancer: A Randomized Trial of Combination Vitamin-E, Soy, and Selenium." J Clin Oncol. 2011 May 2 (published online).


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Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid's assertion that U.S. Soccer is on a calculated mission to halt the Sounders' success in the U.S. Open Cup has made its way to U.S. Soccer's highest-ranking personnel, and it was not received with open arms.
In comments made to the Seattle Times on Sunday, Schmid implied that some sort of conspiracy theory was in the cards after the draw for the next round has the three-time defending champion Sounders on the road should they get by upstart Cal FC Tuesday night. U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati offered a strong retort to Schmid's remarks to SBI on Monday.
"Sigi's comments are completely inappropriate and frankly quite offensive," Gulati told SBI in a phone interview on Monday. "The fact that you lose a few coin flips in a row, that can happen, and that's what's happened here. To imply any kind of conspiracy against Seattle or in favor of D.C. or Kansas City is nonsense.
"In the same set of comments, Sigi points out that he's been a part of three finals when he hosted a game, including the last two in Seattle. It's nonsense."
Schmid stirred the pot by offering that there is not enough transparency in the coin flip process to determine host sites, a new wrinkle in the tournament this year after teams previously bid for the right to host Open Cup matches. Seattle initially lost the right to host its third round match against the Atlanta Silverbacks but came to an agreement with the NASL side to shift venues. Had Cal FC not upset the Portland Timbers last week, Seattle would have had to go to Jeld-Wen Field for Tuesday's fourth-round match.
Gulati said that there are witnesses and U.S. officials on hand for the coin flip, which is conducted at U.S. Soccer headquarters, and that neither conspiracy nor foul play is a part of the process.
"Obviously the coin is not favorable to us," Schmid told The Times. "It seems to land on the right side for K.C. and for D.C. United, whose president of one club and coach of the other (club) have been on the executive committee of U.S. Soccer — surprisingly.
"Being very frank, I think U.S. Soccer is trying to make it difficult for us to win an Open Cup. It's almost like sometimes I get the feeling like they'd rather not see us win it again, for whatever reasons. Maybe they think it dilutes the value of the cup, or they're getting pressure from others that think Seattle can only win it because they're playing at home.
"All that I know is you compare us and D.C., I mean D.C. has played one away game since 2007. We've played a lot more away games with the second-division Sounders and first division. I know we were in Portland twice, just to think of that one. So it's just something that's there. I think they're making it difficult for us, but it's like, 'OK, they can throw obstacles in the way. We're going to try to jump over each of those hurdles,' and I think we can. And maybe it gives us an 'us against the world' mentality a little bit, because I really think that they would prefer for somebody else to win it."
What did you think of Schmid's comments? What do you make of Gulati's response? Do you think there's any logic behind what Schmid had to say?
Share your thoughts below.
Courtney Love
Maybe what the Sigster is trying to say is that USSF is using MLS sides to enrich the little guys?
Suckers... duh
ever wonder….? since the Sounders have hosting rights they may be reaping some reward from the TV revenue tonight…
DC United lost their DP due to injury in an Open Cup game last year and they're still taking it seriously this year. I can't wait to go to tonight's game!
Sounders fan since 1974
The odds of a coin toss going against any one side that many times must be astronomical.
At least as high as the odds of the US Men not qualifying for the Olympics.
Oh, wait, um………
Sounders fan since 1974
Game isn't even shown on TV. Only a webcast…
Congrats on the win in 09. Way to go. Your coach still said something stupid.
Fox Soccer barely qualifies as television, but it does.
Sounders fan since 1974
Never seen a preliminary round SSFC Open Cup match on anything but a webcast.
Cal FC must be quite the underdog story nationally to grab that kind of attention. Just hope we can avoid the embarrassment that Portland had last week.
Lotta stupid in this whole thing.
1) Anyone who thinks that Sunil Gulati is beyond corruption or resting a thumb on the scales is ignorant or insane. Soccer at his level is a mess and we all know it.
2) Sigi's comments started with "I think US Soccer is trying to make it difficult to win an Open Cup." That's entirely true; the well-publicized reason for the new hosting-determination procedure was in answer to the complaints of how Seattle was hosting a bunch of games in earlier years.
In other words, they SAID the reason they were switching to a (supposedly) random draw was because it was "too easy" for a big club willing to spend the dough (ie, Seattle) to host. That means everyone ADMITTED they wanted to make it more difficult on Seattle. Sigi's 100% right.
3) When he was discussing the coin flip, he was laughing. Clearly he was partly kidding, but then pivoted to his MAIN point, which is that the coin flip is not transparent.
Gulati complains that there are multiple people watching it- who, Sunil? Other US Soccer employees? Again, while joking a bit about the odds against Seattle losing every flip, the truth of what Sigi was saying is evident- the USOC hosting procedure this year was not transparent.
4) The rest of Sigi's comments were plainly in favor of continuing to grow and boost the USOC as a tournament. Read them!
5) Many of the rest of the comments in this thread are just stupid. Yes, the turf here in Seattle (about 300 yards away from my balcony!) was crap last year- it had originally attained a FIFA 2-star rating, then fell to a 1-star rating over time.
The turf now, though, is pretty damn nice, because it's NEW. 2-star rated, meaning World Cup games can be played on it.
Yes, Sigi's partly pulling people's chains. He's probably trying to create a bit of a diversion- good coaches do that, you know.
The reality is that if you read all his comments in context, and include the fact that he was clearly joking and laughing during some of them, what you really see is that the Open Cup has been growing in status; that Sigi supports that fully and would like it to be even bigger; and that he thinks the lack of transparency in the process to determine the host field sucks.
Can anyone here truly disagree with those actual points? (I know, of course you can, because we're soccer fans and running on emotions and prejudice, not facts and logic.)
Boy do I love a good storm in a tea cup.
Sigi's being Sigi, good and bad. I'm glad he cares about Open Cup. And he's been around long enough to know that the group he implicates have massaged venue selections for political and marketing reasons in the past. (Rapids lost 10 flips in a row?)
Having said that, US soccer should absolutely webcast the flip. MAKE it newsworthy!
First, they should create a comically oversized coin with Sigis's face and scarf on one side, and his considerable posterior on the flipside. Heck, name the thing after Schmid.
Then make the flip look blatantly, obviously faked. Like… show it spinning then abruptly cut the tape and show it flat on the table, with Seattle losing.
For the six or eight of of who would give a crap… ain't we got fun!
P.S. Since we got on the topic: Can't all of you awesome NW soccer fans use your awesome fan power to get grass friggin' fields? Yes, with mud and all? It would do a ton for the legitimacy of our league. I adore MLS and am psyched for the addition of your teams but FWIW (I know, I know) I won't watch any games played at Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, New England…
Sounders fan since 1974
We tried, really, we did.
We, the soccer people of Seattle/King County, were sold a grass field when we voted for the new stadium.
"Oh, yes, it will have to be grass so we can get an MLS team here."
Yeah, right…
One Mr. Allen got the votes the field surface changed.
Without the soccer community vote the Seahawks would still be playing in the Kingdome.
Das Meister
If its a choice between Sigi Schmidt – a guy who leads the best attended American soccer club or the nitwit, shifty eyed, two-faced President /partner of NE Revolution … I'd pick Seattle's best (or better).
Gulati has done nothing to promote the Open Cup, not done anything to enhance the history and fabric of the game in America. It took him two tries to land an international coach for the MNT.
If you have ever seen him walking along the hallways, he is the guy looking around to see who wants to punch him in the face. (and there are a lot of takers)
Soccer is the only American sport that can have more than one competition for its pro teams – the more , the better I say.
Gulati is a criminal in the FIFA element. Just put the draw on live stream already. Even if Sigi's rants are baseless, it helps the game all together.
If not, then I'll go watch European leagues.
Kenneth Barr
Let's see, Sigi, you play before the highest attendances in MLS while the other guys play before a few hundred a match. You'd think US Soccer would fix it so you played ALL of your cup matches at home. Have you been talking to Trump lately?
Actually I think the odds are 12.5% = .50 x .50 x .50 = .125 for three flips of the coin. for four flips its .0625
Put it all on TV and stream it on the web then their is transparency !!!!
"It seems to land on the right side for K.C. and for D.C. United, whose president of one club and coach of the other (club) have been on the executive committee of U.S. Soccer — surprisingly."
Yes, transparency is needed. It looks bad to everyone when you see it from that perspective.


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Mom was so proud of me because that whole day, I went potty outside when she took me out. Last night, I didn't like it at all. I fell asleep, but I woke up 2 hours later and discovered I was in a crate. I didn't care about my toys, I wanted out NOW. I wanted to play all night long. I don't understand why mom didn't want to. But I got what I wanted and mom stayed up with me.
And when the sun started to come up, I demanded it was time to get up again! Mom was tired, but you know what? I'm too cute, that it didn't matter. I'm ruling this house!
All day today, I chased around my new big sister, Jaymie. I discovered the cat doesn't like me much and I absolutely LOVE mom's pant legs when she walks. I'm practicing my lungs a lot. I'm howling, barking and growling. I can be really loud! When we go outside, I just bark bark bark at everything. I even bark at the wind! I want everyone to hear me ROAR!
I love all the new toys I have, especially my stuffed toys and my puppy kong. I like playing tug o war the most. I can growl really loud when we play that game.
Oh! I love to eat too!! I even lay down in my bowl while I eat!
Time to take another puppy nap. I have big dreams to dream! I hope to keep mom up all night tonight, too! It will be fun!
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Meet Spoutnik, The Space-Age Microwave
America has fallen behind in the space race, folks. Oh sure, NASA may have little dune buggies rolling around up on Mars, but can Curiosity or Opportunity pop a bag of popcorn? Didn't think so. That makes it kind of hard to watch such outer-space classics such as "2001: A Space Odyssey" or "Spaceballs." There is only way to settle in with a bag of popcorn for a true sci-fi experience, and that is with a space-age microwave. And it's the U.K. that has it.
The Fagor Spoutnik is a microwave
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Microsoft announced a multi-year partnership with the NFL that they say will "deliver truly unique interactive NFL television experiences for the next-generation Xbox One and leverage Microsoft devices and services to evolve the in-game, sideline experience for coaches, players and other personnel."
During the unveiling of the Xbox One, Microsoft emphasized the system's ability to make sporting events interactive by giving the example that a user could watch an NFL game live, see his or her fantasy football league stats displayed and updated in real time during the game and have a group Skype call to trash talk with other fans.
But you won't be able to get stats from just any fantasy league. Part of the partnership is the development of a new fantasy football league that will allow fans to view their stats during during the game as well as a personalized NFL on Xbox destination that will offer exclusive content about players, teams and games. The Xbox Smartglass App will bring the same experiences to tablets.
Expect to see the Surface tablet appear in the hands of coaches and players. According to Microsoft, "Microsoft and the NFL envision a sideline of the future with players reviewing in-game photos from different camera angles directly from the sideline and head coaches calling plays off connected Surface tablets instead of today's static paper products. With Microsoft technology, NFL coaches, players and other personnel will have the technology they need to improve decision-making and on-field performance."
Which means you can expect to see NFL coaches waving around Surface tablets the way NASCAR drivers chug their soft drink sponsor's product immediately after finishing a race.
Xbox will remain the "Official Game Console" of the NFL and also become "The Official Interactive Video Entertainment Console." That's quite a mouthful, they might consider working on a catchier phrase. Microsoft will be "The Official Sideline Technology Sponsor of the NFL" and the Surface and Windows have been declared "The Official Tablet and PC Operating System of the NFL.
How long before the players and coaches start angrily demanding the return of the Start Button? Do you like this emphasis on making games more interactive? Let us know.
~ Cynthia
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A social media 'Thunderclap' and coffee morning marked Founders' Day celebrations at The Salvation Army's International Headquarters (IHQ) in London, UK. On 2 July 1865, 149 years ago, the Rev. William Booth and his wife Catherine began the ministry in poverty-stricken east London that would become today's Salvation Army, with its presence in 126 countries.
A coffee morning was held at IHQ to celebrate the special day—and that it is now less than a year until the Army's 150th birthday. The event raised funds for the Mind the Gap campaign to allow delegates from developing countries to attend the international congress, Boundless: The Whole World Redeeming, in London next July.
General André Cox paid tribute to General Booth's passion and tenderness, but also his wholehearted seeking after 'genuine fire' from God's altar. He said he could the excitement mounting ahead of next year's 150th anniversary celebrations, but added the challenge: 'If The Salvation Army is to go on serving after 150 years it will be because we serve with a passion and with an undivided heart.'
Comparing today's Salvation Army to the men of Israel (as recorded in the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy) who were told to go home if they were not fully committed to the battle, General Cox said, 'We need to be a people who will serve wholeheartedly.' He gave the assurance that, in his travels, he has seen that 'the fire of the Holy Spirit still burns brightly within this Army,' but concluded with a challenge worthy of the Founder himself: 'It's all or nothing if we want to win this war.'
The event began with an introduction from Lieut-Colonel Eddie Hobgood (International Congress Coordinator), dressed as early-day Salvationist Joe the Turk. Before presenting a new video about the history of international congresses, the colonel promised that, at Boundless 2015, 'we're going to celebrate in great style'.
The colonel was not the only person wearing unusual clothes. A number of IHQ staff and officers marked Founders' Day—and celebrated The Salvation Army's internationalism—by wearing national dress or their national uniform.
Music was provided by the IHQ Lunchtime Gospel Choir, which includes personnel from IHQ alongside workers from nearby businesses. The group concluded its presentation with a version of the Founder's Song, 'O Boundless Salvation!', to the tune of John Denver's 'Annie's Song'. The gathering concluded with everyone joining together to sing this song to its more-familiar, traditional tune.
As well as the physical gathering for Founders' Day, IHQ had set up an online 'Thunderclap' to mark the occasion, asking Salvationists and friends from around the world to join in through their social media platforms. The result was a resounding success, with the Thunderclap going off just after noon, sharing a message about The Salvation Army's 149th birthday with more than 800,000 people.


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Health Care in Crisis: Needless Costs, Needless Deaths
Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a five-part series on the health-care crisis.
Sandra Bogan and Southwest Airlines (LUV) have enjoyed a long business association. On the airline's first day of operation in 1971 she served passengers as a flight attendant—and still does: Bogan holds the distinction of being Southwest Flight Attendant No. 1. She was divorced with three children to raise when she met and married soul mate Tom Bogan, a soft drink executive, in the late 1970s. Although Sandra continues to fly, Tom retired to enjoy an active life with their children and grandchildren. As Sandra recalls, Tom was always on the go; even at 82 he gladly hauled the grandkids around to their activities, fully enjoying retirement.
Until March, that is, when he was diagnosed with diabetes—and soon after, with renal failure. In his youth, Tom smoked and drank, but Sandra had terminated those habits 31 years earlier, when they married. In the spring, Tom was set up to perform home dialysis but, as stepson Lance Anderson said: "The decline in his health was unbelievably quick."
Doctors said Tom Bogan's best hope to recover any sort of normal life would be a quadruple bypass to unblock his arteries. Without the operation, they warned, he was within months of the end. Fully informed of the risks entailed by his other medical problems, Tom agreed to the operation.
It was performed at Baylor Medical Center in Grapevine, Tex. But while the operation was deemed a success, Tom picked up an infection in the hospital and passed away eight days later. The bills totaled $183,679. In spite of the tragic outcome, Sandra Bogan has nothing but praise for the hospital, the cardiologist, and UnitedHealthcare (UNH).
Near-Absolute Faith in Medicine
Mike Russell's eclectic life once included owning the Kansas City Business Journal, but he is best known as the creator of the Book of Lists, a business directory sold by many business journals across the U.S. He and business partner Dan Carney, one of the founders of Pizza Hut—now owned by Yum! Brands (YUM)—purchased and operated KGBS 1190 in Dallas until 1995, when they sold the station to Salem Broadcasting. Russell pursued other publishing ventures until earlier this year, when he found himself struggling to catch his breath. Tests showed he needed an aortic valve replacement.
Russell agreed to the operation, assuring his wife and business associates that it was nothing to worry about—a commonplace and routine operation. But something went terribly wrong during the operation that Friday in Kansas City. Two days later, Mike Russell was gone at the age of 69.
Venie Biggers, 73, was a housewife in North Richland Hills, Tex. Husband Bill was an air conditioning repairman. Venie was unique: She had never smoked in her life, nor even had an alcoholic drink, tea, or coffee. Despite this almost Puritanical regimen, Biggers six years ago was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. Although it cannot be medically proven, her husband believes the problem started back in the 1970s, when Venie was treated for rheumatoid arthritis with injections of gold sodium thiomalate. That treatment is no longer used—possibly because one of the listed side effects of gold injections is liver dysfunction.
Operating with Poor Odds for Comfort
Like Russell, Biggers had started complaining of a lack of energy a few years ago. Although it could have been a symptom of her cirrhosis, her doctors found problems with her aortic valve and recommended its replacement. In June of 2007 she entered Medical City Dallas, but complications followed primary surgery. A second operation was quickly performed to correct leakage around the graft site, but Biggers' blood ammonia levels spiked and then she suffered several minor strokes. Needless to say, the prognosis was poor. So when neurosurgeons suggested further operations to correct the secondary damage, Bill Biggers made the hardest decision of his married life and said no to the operation. Venie Biggers lapsed into a coma and passed away six weeks later. The bills came in at $854,000.
At first blush one might reasonably question why heart operations would even be attempted on individuals of an advanced age with other serious medical problems. Most would assume that even if the primary operation had been successful, the individual's other medical issues could bring into question whether they could recover sufficient health to lead a relatively normal, comfortable life.
It might be a mere cost-benefit equation to most people. But when the families tell their stories, one hears the sadness that fills their voices when they speak of the moment that they lost hope that their loved ones could be healed. For these survivors, it was a near-absolute faith in modern medicine that led them to make decisions that ended in tragedy.
Heart Operations: Most "Are at Best Unnecessary"
It is operations such as these that have sent U.S. health-care costs soaring out of control, certainly when compared to those of other industrialized nations. Dr. Ralph Rashbaum, a renowned back specialist with the Texas Back Institute in Plano, frequently speaks on this issue. Rashbaum is a physician who believes surgery should always be the last resort to correct medical problems—often counter to what the public wants to believe. People are convinced that somehow the miracle of modern surgery can cure all ills.
Rashbaum also knows the other key reason why U.S. health-care costs are so outrageously high. Some 80% of all spending on health care goes to only 20% of the public—in the last two years of their lives. Representative Michael Burgess (R-Tex.), a physician, seemed to agree with Rashbaum's analysis of the problematical costs for health care: "I hope we could use this opportunity to educate patients and families of risks before and after illnesses."
As for the costs and risks involved in heart operations, Dr. Michael Ozner, author of The Great American Heart Hoax, lays out the problem: "More than 1.5 million Americans undergo angioplasties and coronary bypass surgeries annually in the U.S." While in many cases these operations save the lives of the patients, he estimates that "70% to 90% of these procedures are at best unnecessary."
Why does he say that? It's been proven in numerous authoritative published studies that bypass operations and angioplasty have never been shown either to prolong life or prevent future heart attacks.
That hasn't been made clear to the public. Americans undergo these operations seven times as often as patients in either Canada or Sweden. When Dr. Ozner lists possible fatal side effects of open-heart surgery, he includes those that took the lives of Bogan, Biggers, and Russell.
Cheaper Alternatives Can Work Better
How could this be such a problem? Dr. Ozner admits that these procedures do save many lives. But for many others, long-accepted medical treatments and lifestyle changes can be equally or more effective in facilitating a patient's long-term recovery.
It's partly due to our faulty memories that we can't accept that not all medical procedures are necessary. We forget that 40 years ago many individuals suffered heart problems, or outright attacks. In the days before stents, bypasses, and angioplasty, the survivors were simply given medicines to alleviate or reverse the problems. My own father lived for 24 years after his heart attack in 1966 and was deemed healthy enough to be returned to flight status in the U.S. Air Force.
Today, America's moral dilemma lies in the high price of trying to save the unsavable life. Some may cynically suggest that this is only because doctors and hospitals want to increase their incomes, but the vast majority of physicians are far more honorable and dedicated than that. In the three cases listed in this column, each patient was given the opportunity to turn down the operation and was fully informed of the potential risks. All chose to undergo the procedure.
Government Could Invite More Spending
Nor will federalized health care fix the issue of high costs. It will simply transfer them. It won't correct the inherent financial waste in the system because we cause much of it. When it is our lives—or those of loved ones—on the line, most of us will demand increasingly expensive care, no matter how many studies and statistics show it likely will not be a long-term cure.
As mentioned in the first column of this series, our already broken health-care system will rapidly be devastated as nearly 80 million baby boomers head toward retirement. Aside from the incalculable misery that inadequate health care can cause, the greater danger is that we could divert so much into expanding expensive health care that we could ensure the U.S. economy's destruction.
Our current standard is to try to save the unsavable at the end of their lives, but that is not the standard in other developed countries. Nor do they debate the consequent moral dilemma. This is likely the primary reason that U.S. health care is in such serious trouble.


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The money will go towards the study of the disease which kills thousands of people every year in Africa.
The killer disease, transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly, kills more than 60,000 people annually.
Current treatments are poor and new safer medicines are required, with researchers using modern technology to help find a cure.
The work at Dundee University will involve modern super-computers and high-tech analytical equipment to investigate the disease.
Four more scientists will be employed to assist with the work over the next five years.
The cause of human African sleeping sickness is the parasite Trypanosoma brucei, which is transmitted by the bite of a tsetse fly.
Professors Michael Ferguson and Geoff Barton have received a five-year grant of £1.66m from the Wellcome Trust Programme.
Professor Ferguson said: "The current drugs to treat human African sleeping sickness are based on arsenic and are extremely poor.
"New, safer, medicines are urgently needed. Because of the low health-care budgets in sub-Saharan Africa the pharmaceutical industry is not interested in developing medicines for these, and many other tropical diseases.
"University-based research is therefore critical to the search for new medicines to combat these appalling diseases."
A related cattle disease also prevents the animals being farmed in vast areas of the continent.


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|Hong Kong Roasted Duck
|Yang Zhou Fried Rice
|Steamed Dim Sum
|Crispy Kataifi Wrapped Prawn Rolls, with Mango and a Wasabi Mayonnaise
|Deep Fried Salmon Stuffed Yam Puffs with Buffalo Mozzarella
|Unagi Spring Roll Sticks with Parmesan Cheese
|Pan Fried Crispy Pancakes filled with prawns and chives
|Beancurd Skin Treasure Purse with Chicken and Prawns
Traditional Chinese harp music twanged in the background and large circular designs (good feng shui?) dominated the décor. Tai Zi Heen at the Prince Hotel and Residences Kuala Lumpur has a new dim sum menu, and we were there to try it out.
Featuring traditional Hong Kong Dim Sum, Tai Zi Heen's signature Dim Sum and, the popular Dim Sum Odyssey (exciting fusion varieties) there is no shortage of choices. The menu is divided into; Steamed; Pan-Fried; Deep-Fried; Baked; Rice Rolls; Congee; Rice; Noodles; Vegetables; and Desserts. We were fortunate enough to squeeze in a few items from most sections.
|Double Boiled Watercress Soup
Another traditional crowd pleaser was next - Hong Kong Roasted Duck. The most important point, distinguishing an excellent duck from an average one, is the contrast between a super crispy skin and juicy meat. According to the chef, vinegar and maltose are the secret to a perfect crackling.
|Rice Rolls
A whole host of little parcels then bombarded our table all at once. From the Steamed Dim Sum division an array of the classics arrived steaming in bamboo pots: Beancurd Skin Treasure Purse with Chicken and Prawns; Crystal Dumplings Filled with Dried Sole Har Kaw (a signature must order); Chicken and Shrimp Dumplings filled with mushrooms; Jade Dumplings with Scallops and Prawns (two critters from the sea that can't be outdone when this fresh); and Purple Spinach Dumplings Topped with Mexican Clams giving a rather natural taste with the appearance of sliced mushrooms on top.
While my favourites are usually the lighter steamed specimens, hubby predictably falls for the unhealthier deep fried morsels every time. The Deep Fried Dim Sum, with its many fusion varieties, was well appreciated by our dining companions – locals and foreigners alike. Crispy Kataifi Wrapped Prawn Rolls, with mango and a wasabi mayonnaise, were covered in a tangle of brittle batter and approved of by all. All three plates: Deep Fried Salmon Stuffed Yam Puffs with Buffalo Mozzarella; Unagi Spring Roll Sticks with Parmesan Cheese; and Pan Fried Crispy Pancakes filled with prawns and chives; received high acclaim and a unanimous vote of 'repeat order' worthiness.
|Mango Pudding
All you can eat dim sum at Tai Zi Heen is available every Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday from 11:30am – 2:30pm for RM65++ per person. All of the items can also be ordered a la carte for lunch and dinner during the rest of the week.
Reason to visit: All you can eat dim sum – especially some of the deep fried fusion varieties
Tai Zi Heen
Prince Hotel and Residences
Jalan Conlay
50450 Kuala Lumpur
+6 03 2170 8888