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After what has seemed like years, we are finally down to American Idol's top two singers of season 13. Let's recap what took the series an hour to announce, in just a few paragraphs, shall we?
It was hometown visits this week and fans got the chance to travel home with finalists, and learn a bit more about them through the eyes of their friends and family. To make matters even more exciting the final three contestants also found out that they would be performing with a special musical guest in next week's finale.
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America voted and host Ryan Seacrest revealed that… Jena and Caleb are the top two finalists for season 13. This means that although Alex will get to be a part of the American Idol summer tour, and sing with Jason Mraz next week, he has officially been eliminated from the competition.
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how can sakura go for naruto, she is destined for lee, everybody knows that.
how can sakura go for naruto, she is destined for lee, everybody knows that.
Naruto & Hinata
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This makes some sense, which is why I say Kishi won't pair anybody with anybody.
naruto after working so hard to be liked by everyone will have every girl and man in the world
You have your heart set on Naruto being gay/bi don't you..? lol
I'm a big fan of Naruto and Sakura.
no sai is going to end with ino.
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naruto is in love with sakura and he does not even notice hinata so how can he be with hinata if he has no feelings for her. he has always wanted sakura so he should be with the one he loves not with the one people want him to be. remember naruto's feelings are important not just hinata's
Naruto will end up with Hinata otherwise why would why would she have feelings for him.
hinata is just another person naruto inspired to be better and hinata is a minor character that is never in the manga unlike sakura who is showing she is falling for naruto. i do not think hinata loves naruto but admires him like an idol because if she loved him shw would at least try to talk to him.
I personally like to belive that Sakura really did love Sasuke. I think she will always love him, but they wont end up together. I think he's already broken her heart, and Naruto... well, he's always been there for her. They'll end up together, or at least strongly implied as a couple.


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Diseases Caused by Smoking Cigarettes
Diseases Caused by Smoking Cigarettes. Tobacco is the cause of many dangerous diseases to humans, such as lung cancer, heart attack, atherosclerosis and diseases of the respiratory system…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a cigarette when burned will emit 7,000 chemicals, including 69 substances is the cause of a series of cancer: lung, esophagus, larynx, nasopharynx, nose, mouth, kidney, bladder, uterus, breast … Also, in tobacco smoke also has many substances stimulate respiratory tract infections, causing lesions in blood vessels.
Smoking is the cause of many diseases. Every cigarette is smoked themselves losing 5.5 seconds of life. The average life expectancy of smokers is fewer than nonsmokers from 5-8 years.
When smoking, cigarette smoke enters the lungs through blood, prolonged accumulation become conditions and cause of the following diseases:
– Cardiovascular diseases ranked in the top of the diseases by smoke: create plaque, intravascular lesions, blood vessel inflammation, painful limb, myocardial infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, memory loss, reduced intelligence and ability to learn …
– Cancer: Mostly bronchopulmonary cancer (90%), throat cancer, mouth, esophagus (smoking with alcohol, the risk of throat cancer are very high), colon cancer… In smokers it's more likely to develop cancer than nonsmokers.
– Respiratory diseases: chronic lung disease, airway obstruction, chronic bronchitis. Especially in people smoking also causes air pollution and impact on the environment, the people around inhale are also poisoned, dangerous especially for children.
– Tooth and gum disease: Ulcerative, tartar, plaque on teeth …
– For men: Reduce the number and quality of sperm, can lead to infertility.
– For women and fetus: Increased risk of uterine cancer, menstrual disorders, breast cancer, easy abortion, fetal malformations, fetal growth retardation and preterm birth… Secondhand smoke increases 22% risk of low birth weight and reduced newborn weight from 200 to 400 grams.
– For children: passive smoking causes respiratory tract infections, otitis media, aggravate the symptoms of asthma, … and one of the causes of sudden death in infants.
The harmful effects of tobacco to the musculoskeletal system and The harmful effects of tobacco to the osteoarthritis
If you smoke, your injuries will recover more slowly. Tobacco increases the incidence of osteoporosis, osteoporotic levels in smokers is much higher than non-smokers. The reason is that the chemicals in cigarettes not only weakens the bones but also slows the body's bone formation. Tobacco reduces blood flow to organs in the body, including the bones, causing bone weakening. The nicotine in cigarettes also paralyzes the osteoblasts, which makes new bone creation process is delayed. In addition, chemicals in tobacco also cause the body absorb calcium difficult and necessary nutrients for osteoarthritis.
The harmful effects of tobacco to the muscles: Similar to other parts of the body, the chemicals in tobacco will make the muscle groups in the body is weakened resulting elasticity, toughness and endurance of the muscle fibers are gradually decreased. The study showed that the incidence of injury or disease of the muscles in smokers 2 times higher than non-smokers. The injuries like torn muscles, sprains, tendonitis, back pain … all appear with the frequency and intensity was higher in smokers.
Tobacco makes slow wound recovery: Tobacco reduces blood and oxygen flow to the tissues. Therefore, when you are sick or injured in the musculoskeletal system, smokers will recover more slowly than nonsmokers. The injury caused reef, cracking or fracture in smokers will take more time to recover due to the nicotine in cigarettes slows activity of osteoblasts. Also, when the bones were recovered, the new bone in smokers will be weaker than nonsmokers. Additionally, the soft injuring in smokers is also slower recovery and a higher rate of infection by blood flow to the tissues is reduced. Please stop smoking right from today, to prevent diseases of the movement. /.
Harmful effects of tobacco to VISION
Tobacco use is the cause of about 25 diseases, including many serious diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, increased risk of infertility, premature birth, miscarriage; decreased sexual ability in men …
Smoking also affects the health of your eyes. Smoking – even in old age has also increased the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration in the future. Smoke more, the higher risk. However, if you stop smoking, the risk of eye disease occurs becomes lower as for those who do not smoke.
Smoking also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease; indirectly affect the health of your eyes. Tobacco smoke, even for passive smokers (in the smoking environment), is a stimulant that aggravate dry eye phenomenon, a very unpleasant situation, common in women after menopause.
Smoking increases the risk of severe vision loss in people with other eye diseases available. If women smoke during pregnancy, they are more likely to miscarry, their children have a higher risk for a disease that can cause blindness is retinopathy of prematurity, as well as other health issues.Please quit in order to protect your health and your family, because tobacco is the cause of many diseases, including diseases of the eye.
Back pain AND TOBACCO ADDICTION
In recent years, some epidemiological studies have built a connection between smoking and back pain.
Smoking has long been known to have related to asthma, lung cancer and cardiovascular problems. Science, documents, books, and even the government tells us abouth that. But the connection between smoking and back pain is lower? This relationship does not seem almost intuitive, however it is set not only a correlation, but also a direct relationship between smoking and back pain.
In recent years, some epidemiological studies have built a relationship between smoking and intervertebral disc disorder, chronic back pain and slow recovery after surgery, as well as increase postoperative complications in patients.
"Some studies show that certain activities are more harmful to the loins in smokers than non-smokers"
The researchers discovered that people with a history of smoking, hypertension and coronary artery disease, all of which are risk factors for atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries, relate to the development of back pain. Reports of people with a history of smoking, many back pain cases when they engage in heavy work than nonsmokers. The study showed that back pain in smokers is more intense than non-smokers, when they engaged in heavy lifting, prolonged standing and push and pull heavy objects. In addition, among people get chronic pain, who smokes is rated with a higher level of pain than nonsmokers. The nicotine in cigarettes causes the narrowing of the coronary arteries, limiting the exchange of nutrients between the disc and the surrounding environment. This leads to reduced blood supply to the discs and the tissue around it; and thereby reducing the supply of nutrients to the tissues in and around the spine. This prevents spinal tissue from impacting mechanical efficiency
The harmful effects of tobacco with throat cancer: Throat cancer is a cancer of the head and neck are the most popular. The disease comes from the epithelial cells in the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat with vaulted). This is a dangerous disease, high mortality rates. Tobacco is known as the leading culprits causing this dangerous disease.
Certain subtances cause throat cancer as:
– Nicontine: Scientists have figured out this is a toxic substance found in tobacco. They have the ability transdermal. For smokers, nicotine goes into the body through the bloodstream. Nicotine raises blood pressure and breathing rate, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis…
– Benzene: A chemical commonly used in pesticides, but the scientists found a large amount of benzene in tobacco. This is a toxic chemical that can cause cancer.
– Vinyl Chloride: These are substances that are harmful to human bodies because it will act as a strong carcinogen.
– Ammonia: Ammonium compounds are chemicals widely used in bleaching technology. It appeared in cigarettes to increase the effects of nicotine and other toxic substances.
– Cadmium: A toxic heavy metals commonly used in batteries, a toxic substance exist in tobacco.
– Arsenic: This is one of the important harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke cause cancer. Arsenic in tobacco cause many serious health problems.
Smoking is the main cause of throat cancer and respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, cardiovascular disease … Tobacco is harmful to people and influence environment so please quit before it's too late!
Benefits to health when quit smoking: The body will not accumulate toxins; eliminate the causes and conditions that cause the diseases listed above. If quit smoking before the age of 50 will fall by 50% the risk of death from cardiovascular disease after 1 year quit, 50% risk of lung cancer after 10 years quitting.


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This barley soup is perfectly balanced with the delicious taste of smoked sausage, portobello mushrooms, zucchini and fresh parsley. The soup is easy to reheat and delicious topped with some sprinkled Parmesan cheese. The original recipe omitted the sausage and included lemon juice and mint.
6 cups of chicken stock
1 1/2 cups of pearled barley
splash of olive oil, about 1 tablespoon
10 ounces smoked sausage, diced
2 containers of baby portobello mushrooms, cut into quarters
2 medium zucchini, cut into quarter pieces
1 onion, finely chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup of fresh chopped parsley
Parmesan cheese for topping
In a large pot, bring 6 cups of chicken stock to a low boil. Add the barley and cook until tender for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While the barley cooks, heat olive oil in a large wok or pan over medium heat. Add the sausage and heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add in onion, mushrooms, zucchini and salt and pepper to taste. Saute the vegetables and sausage for approximately 10 minutes, until tender. Once the barley is done cooking, add the vegetables and sausage to the pot with the barley.
If the soup appears too thick, add another cup or broth or water to thin it. Serve with fresh chopped parsley and Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!


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'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' Explore a Musical Island in Clip Compilation
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, the third film in the series celebrating the classic cartoon characters Alvin, Simon and Theodore, comes to theaters this Friday. To prepare you, we've assembled a collection of clips from the movie, which strands the chipmunks and their female counterparts the Chipettes on an uncharted island, and sets their hapless adopted father Dave (Jason Lee) off on a quest to find them.
The movie stars Justin Long as Alvin, Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon and Jesse McCartney as Theodore, and Christina Applegate, Anna Faris and Amy Poehler as the Chipettes. Enjoy the clip compilation below, and catch Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked in theaters this Friday, Dec. 16
Dave gets frustrated while trying to board a cruise ship with the rowdy, musically-compelled Chipmunks. Of course, Alvin knows how to double-talk.


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I don't know why kids are so opposed to eating soups with, you know, pieces. Maybe it's just genetic. My mom's magic solution to getting us kids to eat her (delicious) soups was to puree them in the blender before filling our bowls. This applied to any kind of soup–be it beef stew, lentil soup, Italian, clam chowder, or vegetable, it went in the blender. Honestly, the thought of eating pureed beef stew or vegetable & noodle soup is pretty repulsive to me now. I can't bring myself to puree my own kids' soups because it just sounds so–ugh. Yet I can't deny that my offspring seem to favor smooth, uninterrupted bowls of soup.
Fortunately there is a way to compromise. Occasionally I serve a soup that is by nature silky-smooth and completely tantalizing that way. This butternut curry-coconut soup probably has the most depth and full-bodied flavor of any soup I have had. I've tried a number of butternut or pumpkin and curry soups, but none of them quite made the cut. I think it is the variety of vegetables that make this one stand out, particularly the addition of a sweet potato (i.e. yam).
I try to avoid making the whole "even people who don't like–insert food–will love this" claim on my blog because I think that is just asking for trouble. I see that said a lot, I actually think it has the effect of making people want to prove to you that they don't like said food and you can't make them. (Because not liking a food makes you superior? Beats me!) But that said, if sweet potato isn't your thing, I will comment that you would be hard-pressed to detect sweet potato in this at all. It doesn't taste like sweet potato, and the sweet potato is truly indispensable in giving the soup its rich, sweet, enticing flavor. It's like it fills in a gap in the overall taste of the soup that just can't be filled any other way.
If you already have roasted squash in the freezer, this recipe comes together very quickly. If you don't, this post for directions on how to roast a squash. If you don't want to turn on your oven, you could use pre-cut squash from the store and add it along with the sweet potatoes.
Enjoy this creamy, fresh soup with rice, cilantro, shrimp, and/or roasted squash seeds as desired. And if you love soups made with winter squash, be sure to try another favorite, Roasted Winter Squash and Ham Bisque.
Adapted from The Cafe Sucre Farine
- 2 TBS oil
- 2 medium-large onions, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 TBS mild curry powder
- 2 quarts (8 cups) low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 TBS brown sugar
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped into 2-inch pieces
- 1 large butternut squash, roasted or peeled and chopped into 2-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon sriracha chili sauce
- 2 teaspoons salt
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 20 ounces coconut milk (about 1 1/2 cans)
- Additional chicken broth as desired
Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and saute until soft and translucent. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander, and curry powder and cook for 2 more minutes.
Add the chicken broth, brown sugar, sweet potato, squash, sriracha, salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer until all of the veggies are tender, about 40 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
Use an immersion blender to process the soup until smooth, being careful not to splatter yourself with hot soup. Or transfer to the jar of a blender and process in batches, being careful to vent the steam.
Stir the coconut milk into the soup and cook just until heated through. If you want the soup thinner, add additional chicken broth.
Serve with rice, cilantro, shrimp and/or toasted squash seeds if desired.


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Immediately following our Founders Breakfast at 12 Noon we will clear the draught tower to tap an amazing collection of 22 STOUTS for StoutFest 2010!
This is an open event, cash bar.
Some of the treats on tap for this event….
Alvinne Podge
2009 Allagash Bourbon Black
Lost Abbey Serpents Stout
2009 Laughing Dog The Dogfather
2009 Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout
2009 & 2010 Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout
2009 Founders Breakfast Stout
2009 Founders Black Biscuit
2009 Founders Imperial Stout
2009 Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout
Cisco Captain Swains Stout
Grand Teton Black Cauldron
High and Mighty Two Headed Beast
Left Hand Milk Stout (nitro)
St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (nitro)
2009 Port Santa's little Helper
2009 Port Older Viscosity
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Stout
2008 Dogfish Head Wolrd Wide Stout
And a few we'll leave as a surprise….
Are the breakfast stout taps going to be whatever is leftover from the Founders Breakfast? Or are these going to be separated and saved specifically for Stoutfest?
WOW! Awesome lineup guys (black biscuit!!!)… can't wait!
My lame-ass vegetarian self will be bowing out of the breakfast, but passing the word on to my omnivore friends. However, I'm a stout fiend and will not be missing this lineup!
I can't even imagine what the surprise taps are. If any top what's above, I'm willing to bet it'll be Black Tuesday.
Ten Fidy! Game on!
Chef Alec ~ gotta ask, where's the chocolate in your stout lineup 😉 love what you are doing… the Founders Breakfast sounds delicious! catch you somewhere along the hop vine ~ sebbie
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Our Vision
To create a full line of physical, paper Greeting Cards from a man's perspective, that women can enjoy from an honest standpoint.
It is no secret that women use more words in a given day than men. This is the reason that most greeting cards also use 100 words to say something as simple as "I Love You". Malemark has been breaking that mold since 2008. While many of our cards are "tongue in cheek" and sometimes crass humor, or 'sideways apologies', they are in no way meant to be ACTUAL apologies. Our cards are meant to open the door to communication between two people who may be having a misunderstanding. So please enjoy the humor, and spend more time talking about the issue at hand, and less about the funny cards.
Our Greeting Card Lines:
A Man's Perspective
Men are not that complicated. We sleep, we eat, we work, we scratch, we yell at referees and teams who try to beat our favorite team, we like to look at beautiful women (and some that are not so beautiful), we like to beat our chest when we do well, and retreat to our mancaves when we do not. We have a complete understanding that the women in our lives like flowers and poems on cards, and we also understand that….most of the time…we don't understand the complete sentiment on the cards we give. It's the nature of the caveman. So a few of us cavemen got together to create MALEMARK GREETING CARDS. We write greeting cards from a Man's Perspective. Cards like…I'm sorry for being a jerk. It may not be the politically correct perspective…but it's a man's perspective.
We work hard to be funny…and we believe Malemark Greeting Cards are just that…FUNNY! You however, may have a very different opinion, and that's okay with us. Our cards are not written from "EVERY MAN'S" perspective, but they are written from the male perspective of our writers, our surveys, and suggestion we get from our social network followers on Facebook and Twitter. So if you find a card that is offensive to you…"We are Sorry for being a Jerk" in your mind. But try to understand that humor comes in many sizes, shapes, and colors…and ours…is just a little orange (not sure what that actually means). So welcome to the Malemark team…and please share our cards and site with your friends, family, and co-workers.
We completely understand that, not all of our apologetic cards, are meant to be serious in nature. Many are straight forward and to the point, such as "I'm sorry for being a jerk", while others, are meant to be sideways apologies, bringing light to the dance that goes on in an interpersonal communication relationship, such as the one between a man and a woman. So ladies…try and have an open mind and a big sense of humor realizing that some of our cards are simply meant to re-open the lines of communication that may be down due to an unforeseen "incident". And guys…know who you are giving the card to BEFORE you try to be cute…take responsibility for your actions first…then try to mend the relationship by…"talking".


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Recent Respiratory Infection Predicts Atherothrombotic Stroke
Case–Control Study in a Buenos Aires Healthcare System
Background and Purpose— Increasing evidence links infections to atherosclerosis. Case–control and cohort studies have found that infections, especially respiratory and dental, are associated with coronary heart disease. However, data on the association of infections with cerebrovascular disease are limited, especially beyond Europe and the United States. We assessed the relationship between recent infections and atherothrombotic disease in a South American cohort.
Methods— We conducted a case–control study of 105 cases and 354 control subjects in a Buenos Aires healthcare system matched by age (mean age, 73.2±12.3 and 72.9±12.8 years), sex, and major cardiovascular risk factors. Cases were patients hospitalized with atherothrombotic ischemic stroke from December 2006 to October 2007. Control subjects were randomly assigned from an electronic outpatient database. Data from the preceding year on inpatient and ambulatory respiratory, urinary and abdominal infections as well as peripheral white blood cell count were collected.
Results— Infections were more frequent in cases than control subjects (29% versus 13%; OR, 2.6; 95% CI, 1.4 to 4.5; P=0.0004); however, this was driven by community-acquired respiratory tract infections (19% versus 6%; OR, 3.9; 95% CI, 1.9 to 8; P<0.001) because there were no differences between cases and control subjects for other types of infection. Respiratory tract infections were the most prevalent type of infection during the 3 months before an atherothrombotic ischemic event, occurring more in cases compared with control subjects (17% versus 4%; OR, 5; 95% CI, 2.2 to 11.3; P<0.001). In multivariable analysis adjusting for major vascular risk factors, history of respiratory infection in the prior year was associated more with cases than control subjects (OR, 4.9; 95% CI, 2.3 to 10.2;P<0.001). White blood cell count was slightly higher in cases versus control subjects (7602±2058 versus 7121.6±1947, P=0.01).
Conclusion— In this South American cohort, recent respiratory tract infections were significantly associated with atherothrombotic stroke, suggesting that prompt identification and treatment of individuals with or at risk for these infections may mitigate the burden from this type of stroke.
Mounting evidence has linked infections to atherosclerosis.1,2 Case–control and cohort studies have found that infections, especially of the respiratory tract and odontogenic tissues,3 are associated with ischemic vascular events, especially coronary disease.4 Ischemic stroke is a heterogeneous mixture of different stroke subtypes caused by atherosclerotic as well as nonatherosclerotic mechanisms, and although atherosclerotic stroke is pathogenetically related to coronary atherosclerosis, data on infection in cerebrovascular disease are limited.5 Nonetheless, in basic experimental studies, proinflammatory alterations, including leukocyte activation with subsequent accumulation of inflammatory cells (mainly monocytes/macrophages) inside the vascular wall, are present in early stages of atherosclerotic disease. In later stages, their activation can lead to plaque rupture and thrombus formation, thereby increasing the risk of stroke.6–8 Also, inflammatory markers (eg, leukocytes, fibrinogen, C-reactive protein) have been associated with endothelial dysfunction.9 However, although a few prior studies from the United States and Europe have demonstrated that up to 35% of patients with ischemic stroke have a history of infection within the preceding month,10,11 its role as an independent stroke risk factor is not well established. Furthermore, there are no published data on the nature of this potential relationship beyond the aforementioned continents, and confirmatory studies are certainly needed. In this study, we conducted a case–control study to investigate this relationship in a South American population.
Materials and Methods
Study Subjects
Stroke cases and control subjects belonged to a prepayment health system provided by the healthcare system of the Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Stroke cases were admitted to the neurological department with diagnosis of ischemic stroke due to atherothrombotic mechanism and were prospectively included in the PROgrama inTEgral GEneral de Accidente Cerebrovascular (PROTEGE-ACV) program.12 The main objective of this multidisciplinary program is to optimize secondary prevention for patients with stroke. Hospital Italiano is a third-level university hospital located in Buenos Aires city covering a population of approximately 140 000 people. Our patients are mainly of Spanish, Italian, and Asian ethnic origin. We have no African American or indigenous patients.
Eligible cases included all consecutive patients with ischemic stroke with atherothrombotic pathogenesis admitted between December 2006 and October 2007. Age- and sex-matched control subjects were selected from the same medical health system population. Calendar time was taken into consideration to avoid seasonal variation bias. More than 3 nonstroke control subjects were selected for each case using a statistical program. In the review of the clinical records for the control population, we excluded only individuals with recent myocardial infarction and stroke (<1 year for both).
To prevent bias in the quality of the information between cases and control subjects, both populations were evaluated for history of infection and vascular risk factor profile based on a review of outpatient clinical records. Data obtained during a visit within 1 month after the stroke were used only to classify the cases according to the Trial Of Org 10172 In Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) algorithm for stroke subtype (large artery atherosclerosis, cardioembolic, lacunar, and other determined and undetermined etiology).13 Patients with large artery atherosclerosis were defined by the presence of either occlusion or stenosis >50% of a brain-supplying artery corresponding to the vascular territory of stroke, as documented by ultrasound or angiography. Small vessel occlusion was diagnosed in patients with one of the traditional lacunar syndromes of pure motor stroke, pure sensory stroke, sensorimotor stroke, ataxic hemiparesis, or dysarthria–clumsy hand syndrome. Neuroimaging in patients with lacunar stroke showed either an absence of lesions or a deep ischemic infarction <15 mm in size in a territory consistent with the clinical syndrome. Strokes of undetermined origin were those in which etiology could not be determined or when more than one potential mechanism was present at the moment of stroke. Transient ischemic attack was defined as a focal neurological deficit lasting <1 hour with normal neuroimaging.14
After the workup with neuroimaging, laboratory tests, electrocardiogram, vascular Doppler, and echocardiogram, we excluded cardioembolic stroke. The presence of nonatherosclerotic vascular disease, hypercoagulability states, history of HIV positivity, pregnancy, vasculitis, intracerebral hematoma, and tumor were also excluded. Finally, patients with recent myocardial infarctions were not included in the analysis, because this condition has been associated with preceding infective sources in epidemiological studies (Figure 1).
Vascular Risk Factors
Hypertensive was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg. The diagnosis was based on a medical history of hypertension, current treatment, and direct measurements performed on 3 different occasions during the study.15
Diabetic was defined as a history of diabetes or fasting glucose >6.93 mmol/L, abnormal oral glucose tolerance test, or current treatment.16
Dyslipidemic was defined as a history of dyslipidemia or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥3.36 mmol/L, high-density lipoprotein ≤1.03 mmol/L in males and ≤1.29 mmol/L in females, or current treatment.17
Smoking was categorized according to tobacco consumption status in the previous year as current, former, or nonsmoker.
Coronary heart disease was defined as a history of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, or previous coronary revascularization procedures.
Infection Event
Respiratory tract infection was defined by the presence of pyrexia, auscultatory abnormalities, or productive cough, all with or without positive hemocultures. To define pneumonia, we required corresponding chest x-ray abnormalities.
Urinary tract infection was defined as dysuria, urinary frequency, and/or urgency with a positive urine culture.
Abdominal infection (gastrointestinal tract or abdominal cavity) was considered when any episode of abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, and/or vomiting required antibiotic therapy or surgery.
Infections occurring during the 3 months before the stroke were included in the analysis so as to provide a reasonable probability of interactions with the cerebral ischemic event. Prevalence in the previous year of all and specific infections were evaluated in cases and control subjects. Mean values of white blood cell count, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were also determined.
Cases and control subjects were of the same socioeconomic distribution corresponding to segments C2 and C3 of the Argentine classification.18 These segments are composed of working and retired patients from the metropolitan area with both complete and incomplete high school and university education working in the public or service sectors or self-employed with 50% homeowners and/or car owners and with a middle class income or comparable pension. The hospital's monthly prepay health plan covers this segment of the population exclusively. All of these patients had a family physician with access to a primary prevention program for the following chronic diseases: hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. The patients also had free vaccination for influenza and pneumonia according to international criteria.
Data Analysis and Statistics
Data are given as mean±SD for continuous variables, proportions, and OR estimates and 95% CIs. Statistical analysis was performed with χ2 analysis and t test, as appropriate. Baseline demographic and vascular risk factor profiles were compared between cases and control subjects. A conditional logistic regression model containing major vascular risk factors and history of respiratory infection as the primary predictor was computed. Statistical analysis was performed using a commercially available STATA software (Version 7.0, StataCorp LP). All tests were 2-tailed, and probability values <0.05 were considered significant.
PROTEGE-ACV program was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires. All case subjects gave their written informed consent to take part in the program.
One hundred five cases of ischemic stroke and 354 control subjects matched by age (mean age, 73.2±12.3 and 72.9±12.8 years, respectively), sex, and major vascular risk factors were studied (Table 1). We found a significant difference between cases and control subjects regarding history of smoking and dyslipidemia.
History of all types of infection during 1 year was more frequent in cases than in control subjects and showed a statistically significant difference (29% versus 13%; OR, 2.6; CI, 95% 1.4 to 4.5; P=0.0004; Table 2). In the conditional regression model, history of respiratory infection was adjusted for the other major vascular risk factors with an OR of 4.9 (2.3 to 10.2; P<0.001; Table 3). Nineteen percent of cases had a history of infection in the 3 months before stroke. Community-acquired respiratory tract infections were the most prevalent type of infection during the 3 months before an atherothrombotic ischemic event with a statistically significant association when compared with control subjects during the same period (17% versus 4%; OR, 5; 95% CI, 2.2 to 11.3; P=0.00001; Figure 2). White blood cell count was significantly higher in cases than in control subjects (7602±2029 versus 7121±1947, P=0.01). Total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol showed no difference between the 2 groups; however, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was higher in cases (2.7±0.8 versus 2.5±0.7 mmol/L, P=0.0006; Table 4). There were no statistically significant differences between cases before stroke and control subjects in the rate of aspirin use (50% versus 57%) and statin use (40% versus 37%).
Several observations have suggested that infection may be a trigger for acute ischemic stroke, probably related to the prothrombotic effect of the inflammatory response.5,19–23 However, the diagnosis of infection in these studies was based on patient interviews that may have been influenced by recall bias or by serum markers possibly elevated as a consequence of the event. A recent large study based on a primary care database provided more compelling evidence linking respiratory infections to risk for acute vascular events, including stroke.1
Our data agree with the hypothesis of an association between stroke and respiratory tract infection. However, because many clinical conditions that predispose to infection also increase the risk of stroke (eg, diabetes), special care had to be taken when selecting control subjects. The history of infection and vascular risk factor profile were evaluated by a retrospective review of the electronic medical record, thereby avoiding bias for in- and outpatient evaluation between cases and control subjects. Control subjects and cases belonged to the same medical facility and were assigned primary care physicians. Access to chronic medication, to the health system prevention program, and patient socioeconomic status were similar previous to stroke. Although we did not specifically evaluate the socioeconomic standing of our patients, both cases and control subjects belonged to the same socioeconomic segment of our society. In a previous study, Ngeh et al24 found that socioeconomic deprivation had only a modest effect on the association between chronic atypical respiratory infectious burden and elderly patients with stroke/transient ischemic attack.
Several theories link infectious/inflammatory syndromes with an increased risk of stroke, probably due to the different mechanisms involving prothrombotic state, changes in lipid metabolism and platelet aggregation, alterations in endothelial function, plaque instability, and rupture.6,25 After adjusting for major vascular risk factors, prevalence of acute respiratory infection in the year previous to stroke and current smoking were independent stroke risk factors in our multivariable regression model; respiratory infection remained a risk factor for stroke independently of the smoking status.
Active smoking increases the risk of respiratory infection through the alteration of the defense mechanisms of the bronchial epithelia, which may explain the difference found in our study. Additionally, a history of heavy smoking is associated with the development of chronic pulmonary disease, which may predispose to a greater risk of respiratory infection.26,27 We believe that this may have occurred in our population.
In our study, patients with stroke had higher levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and white blood cell count than control subjects. Although it would be interesting to consider the differential white cell count and platelet count, these data were unfortunately not available. Nonetheless, our results still support the pathophysiological hypothesis that links the infection process with the atherothrombotic event. According to our study, the variations in lipid profiles and white blood cell count were not explained by the differences in the use of primary prevention antithrombotic agents and statins between cases and control subjects. Prospective trials have studied the association between high leukocyte levels and stroke; however, there are none that assess this association in white Latin American patients. Because atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, macrophages and T lymphocytes are cardinal components of human atheromas, even at the earliest stages of the disease process.28 Leukocytes may be associated with stroke risk through a variety of mechanisms; they may induce acute thrombotic events by participating in plaque rupture, and they may also serve as a biomarker of vascular risk beyond the traditional vascular risk factors.29 Although our study provides evidence that there is an increase in leukocyte count in patients with stroke as compared with similar risk profile control subjects, the evidence is limited because this is a case–control study and inflammatory biomarkers were not measured.
We assumed that our study contained the inherent limitations common to all case–control studies and tried to reduce bias by matching populations by sex, age, and major vascular risk factors to reduce the difference between cases and control subjects as per previous reports in the literature. We used the established definition for the diagnosis of different infection subtypes, which was used for cases and control subjects on the basis of the electronic clinical records (as opposed to direct interview), with the aim of reducing recall and information bias that might otherwise have existed if the data for cases had been gathered during admission to the hospital. Only the classification of stroke subtype was performed by direct assessment within 1 month after the stroke.
To our knowledge, the relatively few published articles regarding the association between ischemic stroke and infection have come from American and European populations, so ours would be the first case–control study confirming this association in South America.
We thank Bradley H. Krupsaw for editing assistance.
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Pg. 71 The Ancient Battle
Posted By Snow at 2:48 PM on Wednesday January 18, 2012
The following was translated by Snow. It has yet to be double-checked by another translator.
|The Era of the Goddess Hylia
|Skyward Sword
•Goddess Hylia and the Battle Against Evil
As time passed by, the Era of the Goddess Hylia begun. From the depths of the earth, evil creatures arose with its sights set on the Triforce. This evil was the fearsome demon tribe and their leader Demise, who with his vast power sought to rule the world.
To protect the Triforce from falling into the hands of the demon tribe, Goddess Hylia sent it skyward along with the remaining humans. Then, to separate sky and earth, she sealed the surface with a sea of clouds.
The Goddess and the tribes left on the surface, put their lives at stake to successfully seal away Demise.
•The Goddess' Sealing of the Surface
The surface had escaped destruction, but it was clear that the seal wouldn't be able to last forever. Thus, Hylia decided to try to exterminate Demise with the power of the Triforce.
She instructed Impa of the Sheikah tribe to watch over the seal after her death.
The source of all evil with power enough to destroy the entire world. It is the embodiment of evil, its appearance changes with each era. It plans to claim the Triforce and rule the surface with the Demon Tribe.
•The Sub-Humans
Non-human species, such as the rocky Goron Tribe.
•The Cloud Barrier
Thick clouds separating heaven and earth. Its purpose is to seal away the surface and prevent people from going there.
•The Sheikah Tribe
The Servants of Goddess Hylia. Light-bodied people assigned by Hylia to guard the seal for future generations.
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•Hylia's Realm
The sacred precincts of Hylia lay in the centre of the world. Hylia cut out a piece of this land and sent it skyward with the surviving humans. The area was sealed in order to stop Demise, and the site then came to be known as the Sealed Grounds.
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Some cups diced poached chicken, recipe follows
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- Five scallions, trimmed in addition to thinly sliced as well as 1/4 cup sweet onion slice straight into 1/4-inch dice
- A single 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh tarragon or maybe fresh dill
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- One particular cup prepared or homemade mayonnaise
- Only two teaspoons strained freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Just one teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
How to make Chicken Salad
- In a combining bowl, chuck alongside one another the particular chicken, celery, scallions plus herbal remedies. Put aside.
- In a tiny bowl, whisk jointly a mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, salt and also pepper in order to preference. Increase the hen and combination delicately right up until mixed.
- Refrigerate right until willing to function.
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Yay, it's back!
I love love love hosting these resets and winter is by far my favorite time of year to do them. I'd much rather do a little extra strength indoors this time of year.
The next Runner's Reset will begin Monday, February 27th!
Who is it for?
Runners who want to commit to healthier food choices and learn how to shift into fat burning… especially helpful for those who struggle with body composition and/or weight maintenance.
I share a lot of info in these 21 days… from both the nutrition side, running training and strength resources. We look at micro-nutrient balance, macro-nutrient balance, how to build lean muscle as a runner, metabolism tricks/tips and metobolic efficiency.
This is what has worked for me, after lots of experimenting, my body is much stronger now than ever before. I'm able to run more miles, maintain high bone density and low risk of injury, and balance my nutrients in a way that means treats are welcome yet the focus is on fueling our body as well (and deliciously) as possible.
I shared my journey to get stronger several weeks ago and this reset is structured around everything I did and learned in the process.
Bonus we have an awesome trainer/group fitness instructor/ yoga instructor joining us for weekly strength workouts and live tips on the Facebook page!
Because two voices are always better than one. And I know that there is a bit of variance in what will work for YOU and your body type- so we'll look at some individualized factors too.
Whew, can't wait! Plus there is the option to get a box of my favorite clean products for boosting nutrients, good health, and muscle support.
All of the details are here… let me know if you have questions! Or if you are a previous participant, reach out and I have a discount code for you!
PS- I'm leading a FB live event in two weeks on protein for runners: how much do we really need, what sources are best, what is too much, and the appropriate timing. Email if you'd like to be added to this event!
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