Tobacco, fellatio and cunnilingus: what is the most dangerous?

An astonishing discovery in the triggers of cancer buccopharyngés: fellatio and cunnilingus have overtaken tobacco! The culprit is HPV, the leading cause of cancer of the cervix.
The hypothesis of a relationship between infection of human papillomavirus and cancers buccopharyngés (from the mouth and throat) had already been advanced by Professor Torbjörn Ramqvist Swedish Karolinska Institute. This hypothesis has been confirmed by Dr. Maura Gillison, a professor of medicine at the University of Ohio.

Oral cancer: oral sex more dangerous than tobacco

Fellatio and cunnilingus have taken precedence in recent years on tobacco as triggers for cancers of the mouth and throat in the United States, especially among young, U.S. doctors reported.
Responsible for this phenomenon is the human papillomavirus (HPV). The latter is known to cause many sexually transmitted infections and is the leading cause of cancer of the cervix in women.
United States, people infected with HPV are at 32 times more likely to suffer from oropharyngeal cancer than the rest of the population. In comparison, the risk for smokers is 3 times higher, "said Maura Gillison, a professor of medicine at the University of Ohio at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS ) in Washington.

2.5 million deaths worldwide are due to alcohol

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest report that alcohol was killing a lot in the world and would include the cause of 2.5 million deaths each year internationally.
Alcohol, scourge of the twenty-first century? That is the question that can arise in relation to data released recently by the World Health Organization. This indicated that alcohol kills more worldwide than the AIDS virus or tuberculosis. Unsurprisingly, developed countries are most affected by these deaths, so that Muslim countries are among the least affected because of their low alcohol consumption. Main victims of alcohol, people aged 15 to 29 who make up 9% of global deaths from the consequences of alcohol or 320,000 deaths each year, "said Le Parisien.

Alcohol kills 2.5 million people each year

Did you know? Each year the harmful use of alcohol causes 2.5 million deaths worldwide. According to WHO, which now takes the alarm is more than AIDS or tuberculosis.
This accounts for 4% of global deaths, a rate that rises to 9% unfortunately for 15-24 years. Most of these deaths result from trauma, cancer, cardiovascular disease and cirrhosis of the liver.
For WHO, although many countries have realized the serious public health problems caused by harmful use of alcohol and have taken appropriate steps to attempt to remedy this, it is clear that they are insufficient.

Dentists for the poor

Mission Bon Accueil inaugurated yesterday in Montreal the first free dental clinic for the poor.It will house the homeless, people without insurance who earn minimum wage and their children and immigrants without resources. Care will be provided by students of the Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, under the supervision of their teachers.The official opening of the clinic, ultramodern premises of the Mission Bon Accueil, rue de Courcelle, was made possible through donations, the contribution of McGill University for equipment and funding from the Ministry of Quebec's health.

SCLÉROSE en plaques : Soleil et vitamine D, 2 facteurs de réduction du risque

People living in the sun and have higher levels of vitamin D have less risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to this Canadian study published in the February 8 edition of the journal Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology. But more interestingly, sun exposure and vitamin D levels are two independent factors for reducing the risk of disease development.
MS is a chronic disease of the brain and spinal cord, usually with recurrent attacks of symptoms. "Previous studies have suggested similar results, but this is the first study conducted on patients with early symptoms of MS but have not yet been diagnosed," says study author, Professor Robyn Lucas, the National University in Canberra (Australia). "Other studies have focused on people who had MS, it was not possible to know whether the disease has led them to change their lifestyle habits, including exposure to sunlight or diet."

Multiple sclerosis: the relationship with sun exposure and vitamin D confirmed

People who spend more time in the sun and those with vitamin D levels were higher than the risk of multiple sclerosis, according to an Australian study published in the journal Neurology.
Robyn Lucas from the Australian National University and colleagues conducted the study with 282 people who had or had presented the first signs of demyelination and 395 people injured. About 60% of people who have a first demyelinating event in multiple sclerosis will develop over the next 10 years. The risk of developing early signs of the disease was greatest among those who had less sun exposure during their lives and in the months before the first signs. Those with the highest levels of vitamin D were also less likely to present such evidence.

Pica's disease: a young woman treated for an addiction to soap

A young American woman of 19, Tempestt Henderson, who ate up to 5 per week know, has decided to consult psychiatry for getting rid of his habit, reports the Mail Online. She loves the taste of powdered laundry soap since she was small.This rare condition is called pica. It is an eating disorder characterized by repeated ingestion of substances not intended for food.

The thinness of the Italian secret finally revealed

According to a study published in The Lancet, the Italian women are among the thinnest in Europe. These are also the only ones in Europe to be thinner today than in 1980.
With a BMI (body mass index) of 24.8, the Italians came second in Europe, just behind the Swiss and tied with the French. But they have an advantage over all others: they are the only western European women to be thinner now than in 1980.

Is there a link between childhood obesity and working mother?

A new U.S. study advance as an explanation for childhood obesity ravaging the country, the fact that more and more mothers are working and therefore leave the child in relation to its food cravings, or have no time to choose a balanced meal.
Children of working mothers have higher risk of suffering from overweight and obesity if one believes a recent U.S. study on the subject, published in the journal Child Development. The study is based on results obtained from 979 children. This would show a link between non-rebuttable childhood obesity and activity of the mother.

Malaria: the danger of the mosquito

French researchers have discovered a new variety of mosquito vector of malaria. According to scientists, it would be a new subgroup of Anopheles gambia mosquitoes in recent evolution.Discovered near villages in Burkina Faso 4 years ago, this new type of mosquito may be even more devastating, especially in young African children, the first victims of the disease.

Water pollution a threat to the aquifer "Rivera Maya" Mexico

WASHINGTON - A variety of pollutants such as drugs, cocaine or pesticides leach into aquifers contained in the caves in the Yucatan peninsula, threatening to end development of the tourist region of Mexico, according to research released Sunday.
If nothing is done, this pollution could significantly worsen as the population should increase tenfold by 2030, warn the researchers whose work is published in the journal American Scientist, the Journal Environmental Pollution.

Measures to reduce pesticides in food Quebec

The National Institute of Public Health (INSPQ) published on February 2, a report entitled Measures to reduce exposure to pesticides in food.
It is possible to make a brief assessment of the exposure to pesticides in food with Quebec, the report said. The data of the monitoring program of the federal Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are no longer issued since 2005 when only few data presented at conferences are available on the program side of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ). Based on available data, approximately 20% of food contains traces of pesticides and 1% exceed the standards of Health Canada. However, indicates Onil Samuel, science adviser to INSPQ whose remarks were reported by Cyberpresse, sometimes several different pesticides were detected in a single commodity, while "standards are a product at a time."

BRAIN: A micro current can awaken the genius in you

But not just any ... However, electrical stimulation of the temporal lobe with a stimulation electrode positive on the right side would provide three times more insight ... this is the result of original research conducted by researchers at the Centre for the Mind, University of Sydney , plublé in the February 2 edition of the journal PLoS ONE. A similar technique was used last year by researchers at Oxford University to improve math skills of students.

Cancer: Sport prevent the onset of the disease

In this world day of fight against cancer on Friday, the World Health Organization proposes to exercise to fight against the disease. According to WHO, physical activity every day reduce the risk of tumors in particular colon and breast. This positive news is somewhat surprising, but these results are well proven and quite impressive. WHO has distinguished this study as part of global recommendations for physical activity for health, provided to national and regional policy makers to prevent noncommunicable diseases. 30 minutes of walking a day would

Twice as many obese it was 30 years

In absolute terms we can not say that this figure is very surprising. According to a study conducted jointly by researchers at British and Canadians, obesity has doubled over the past 30 years. To date an estimated 500 million obese people worldwide including 297 million women.
The study, whose full results have been published in the Lancet, reveals no real surprise that the U.S. is that the prevalence of obesity increased the most during the past 30 years (among rich countries). The average BMI (body mass index) is 28.

Do you feel threatened by cancer?

The days when one could still say that it happened to other seem to be over. Within a year, 357,000 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in France. Now, few people can say they have never been confronted directly or indirectly to the disease. But experts say simple things related to healthy lifestyle could help to avoid it.Up to 40% of cancers in lessThe World Health Organization estimates that if no action is taken quickly to repel the disease, cancer could kill 84 million people between 2005 and 2015. It is now the leading cause of death worldwide. Know more about this disease, namely the prevention and management is now more than ever a priority!

The fidaxomicine, promising new antibiotic against Clostridium difficile

Clostridium difficile is a bacterium certainly less known than Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli, but which nevertheless cause intestinal infections and daunting and increasingly difficult to overcome. However, a new antibiotic, fidaxomicine, appears as effective as those currently used, and could especially help to reduce nearly 50% of recurrences unfortunately frequent. Infection becoming more common in hospitals Clostridium difficile survives in nature as spores, found particularly in soil and hospitals. This bacterium is also part of the normal intestinal flora of humans. This is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections (occurring in medical settings) in Western countries and is increasing in recent years, which worries the medical profession and health authorities.

Canadians in denial about their health

According to the annual newsletter of the Foundation of heart disease, Canadians are in denial about their health. They believe they have healthy behaviors, while this is not the case, in addition to being thinner than they are.
"Nearly 90% of Canadians believe themselves healthy. In fact, 9 out of 10 have at least one risk factor for heart disease and stroke (stroke), "the report said.

Omega 3 is good for morale

Franco-Spanish study shows a link between a diet low in omega 3 and depression and anxiety behaviors.
Omega-3 are known to have a beneficial effect on cholesterol levels or obesity. It is a fact, these special fats are much better for health than the omega-6. These fatty acids can be present only in the diet because the body can not synthesize itself. They are found in large quantities in fatty fish like salmon, for example. A recent study conducted by researchers from INSERM and INRA researchers associated with Spain, which was conducted on mice shows that a deficiency in omega-3 in the brain disrupts nerve transmission and leads to the creation depression.