Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Bill Frist is Pro-Swine Flu Vaccine, Bill Maher is Correct
There is no weird new virus, "Swine Flu." There IS ONLY FLU VIRUS. It is intrinsically no different than any other flu virus. How can a new vaccine do any different for any new flu when each flu at its core is the same. Nevermind synthetic molecules for flu which have extremely poor efficacy. Flu virus is HxNy, with nine variants of H (H1,H2,H3,H4,H5,H6,H7,H8,H9) at least 3 variants of N (N1,N2,N3) and any number of permutations of these hemagluttinins and neuraminidases. There can also be SNP mutations in its code, but it is still a flu virus. Pathogenicity may differ strain to strain, but from my own memory, regular old flu is pretty damn bad, never mind a new flu. The worst flu virus can only be as pathogenic as flu can be. Given modern American hygiene, clean environments, sanitation, nutrition, and living standards, there can be no pandemic unless some evil group intentionally starts one.
When a dog catches a cold, you have a cold, and you catch your dog's cold, the cold virii may mix. Still, it is not then the "Dog Cold Virus." If the dog virus had some manmade cytotoxic genetic elements intentionally inserted into it, and then it got into the human epidemiology, I would be worried. But otherwise, it is still cold virus. The fear was sparked by the poultry farms in which animals were crammed together in close quarter in poor hygiene environments, which inevitably generate an exponential vector situation for an aerosol disease.
The innate immunological approach is proving to be a good one in many aspects and endeavors of human health.
When a dog catches a cold, you have a cold, and you catch your dog's cold, the cold virii may mix. Still, it is not then the "Dog Cold Virus." If the dog virus had some manmade cytotoxic genetic elements intentionally inserted into it, and then it got into the human epidemiology, I would be worried. But otherwise, it is still cold virus. The fear was sparked by the poultry farms in which animals were crammed together in close quarter in poor hygiene environments, which inevitably generate an exponential vector situation for an aerosol disease.
The innate immunological approach is proving to be a good one in many aspects and endeavors of human health.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Preventing Atherosclerosis in Rabbits Fed 1% Cholesterol Diets w/Yerba Mate Tea
1: Biofactors. 2006;26(1):59-70.
Aqueous extract of Ilex paraguariensis attenuates the progression of
atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits.
Mosimann AL, Wilhelm-Filho D, da Silva EL.
Department of Clinical Analysis, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of
Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Ilex paraguariensis aqueous extract (mate) is an antioxidant-rich beverage widely consumed in South American countries. Here we questioned whether mate could reduce the progression of atherosclerosis in 1% cholesterol-fed rabbits. New Zealand White male rabbits (n = 32) were divided into four groups: control (C, n = 5),control-mate (CM, n = 5), hypercholesterolemic (HC, n = 11) and hypercholesterolemic-mate (HCM, = 11). The daily water and mate extract consumption was approximately 400 ml. After 2 months of treatment, mate intake did not change the lipid profile or hepatic cholesterol content of control or hypercholesterolemic rabbits (p < 0.05). However, the atherosclerotic lesion area was considerably smaller in the hypercholesterolemic-mate group (HCM, 35.4% vs. HC, 60.1%; p < 0.05). In addition, the aortic cholesterol content was around half that of the HC group (HCM, 36.8 vs. HC, 73.9 microg/mg of protein, p < 0.05). In spite of this, the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in the atherosclerotic aorta, liver and serum, and the activity of the antioxidant enzymes in liver and aorta did not differ among groups (p > 0.05). The results showed that Ilex paraguariensis extract can inhibit the progression of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits, although it did not decrease the serum cholesterol or aortic TBARS and antioxidant enzymes.
PMID: 16614483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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The effect of ethanol extract of Hypericum lysimachioides on lipid profile in
hypercholesterolemic rabbits and its in vitro antioxidant activity.
[Atherosclerosis. 2007] PMID:16901489
Polygonatum rhizoma affects antioxidant defense systems without changing mRNA
expression in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rabbits. [J Med Food. 2004]
PMID:15383232
Proanthocyanidin-rich extract from grape seeds attenuates the development of
aortic atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits. [Atherosclerosis. 1999]
PMID:9920515
Changes in antioxidant defense status in hypercholesterolemic rats treated with
Ajuga iva. [Phytomedicine. 2008] PMID:18068964
Effects of defibrotide on aorta and brain malondialdehyde and antioxidants in
cholesterol-induced atherosclerotic rabbits. [Int J Clin Lab Res. 2000]
PMID:11043504
Aqueous extract of Ilex paraguariensis attenuates the progression of
atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits.
Mosimann AL, Wilhelm-Filho D, da Silva EL.
Department of Clinical Analysis, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of
Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Ilex paraguariensis aqueous extract (mate) is an antioxidant-rich beverage widely consumed in South American countries. Here we questioned whether mate could reduce the progression of atherosclerosis in 1% cholesterol-fed rabbits. New Zealand White male rabbits (n = 32) were divided into four groups: control (C, n = 5),control-mate (CM, n = 5), hypercholesterolemic (HC, n = 11) and hypercholesterolemic-mate (HCM, = 11). The daily water and mate extract consumption was approximately 400 ml. After 2 months of treatment, mate intake did not change the lipid profile or hepatic cholesterol content of control or hypercholesterolemic rabbits (p < 0.05). However, the atherosclerotic lesion area was considerably smaller in the hypercholesterolemic-mate group (HCM, 35.4% vs. HC, 60.1%; p < 0.05). In addition, the aortic cholesterol content was around half that of the HC group (HCM, 36.8 vs. HC, 73.9 microg/mg of protein, p < 0.05). In spite of this, the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in the atherosclerotic aorta, liver and serum, and the activity of the antioxidant enzymes in liver and aorta did not differ among groups (p > 0.05). The results showed that Ilex paraguariensis extract can inhibit the progression of atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits, although it did not decrease the serum cholesterol or aortic TBARS and antioxidant enzymes.
PMID: 16614483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related Links
The effect of ethanol extract of Hypericum lysimachioides on lipid profile in
hypercholesterolemic rabbits and its in vitro antioxidant activity.
[Atherosclerosis. 2007] PMID:16901489
Polygonatum rhizoma affects antioxidant defense systems without changing mRNA
expression in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rabbits. [J Med Food. 2004]
PMID:15383232
Proanthocyanidin-rich extract from grape seeds attenuates the development of
aortic atherosclerosis in cholesterol-fed rabbits. [Atherosclerosis. 1999]
PMID:9920515
Changes in antioxidant defense status in hypercholesterolemic rats treated with
Ajuga iva. [Phytomedicine. 2008] PMID:18068964
Effects of defibrotide on aorta and brain malondialdehyde and antioxidants in
cholesterol-induced atherosclerotic rabbits. [Int J Clin Lab Res. 2000]
PMID:11043504
From Linus Pauling to Dr. Rath to YOU:
Pay attention to it, or ignore it, it is your choice. Personally, I highly recommend you pay attention to it if you would avoid atherosclerosis.
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