Does Hot Dog-Cancer Ad Go Too Far?
"An advertisement linking kids with colon cancer to eating hot dogs for lunch has drawn fire from critics for featuring children who don't actually have cancer, and for overstating the link between colon cancer and cafeteria hot dogs. While eating processed meats might increase some risk of the disease, experts say it's a very small percentage." Source: AOL news, Top Headlines
All processed meat can lead to cancer. But, what true choices do we have? Not everyone can raise beef, turkey, chicken and pork in their neighborhood backyard. I cook a turkey once every 2 weeks. But we get tired of turkey. And hotdogs are yummy. Every thing gives us cancer. Now we just have to choose our weapon of death.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPaxW3BrgIY
There is the youtube link to watch it for yourselves.
Have fun, it's a beautiful day. I think we will bbq! Yes, hotdogs.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Gabe, darling grandson, roasting marshmallows
My Gabriel, was roasting marshmallows on his front porch. It was a very hot day!
Personal Opinion Only....on Bratz dolls
I was reading about Mattel being awarded multi-millions for the Bratz dolls...and below the article was the forum for everyone to comment. Most of the comments were how they would never have their child/grandchild play with Bratz or the "prostitute" dolls. But, I don't see it.
Hmmm...it's been over 50 years and I never wanted to look like Barbie. It was just pretend. The clothes were fun. I don't think that the Bratz dolls do anything to anyone. They just look pretty comical with huge heads, hands and feet, and have clothes more like teenagers/runway models/all-American tv shows and magazine ads of today. And, if we want to chat about the makeup...I put makeup on like that about 45 years ago...so I could look like all the other moms! Red lipstick and rouge, and bright eyeshadows! It's been the rage since at least the times of Cleopatra.
I have 5 children and none of them were traumatized by any doll or toy, nor wanted to look like a bratz doll. It's silly to blame a toy. Blame TV and magazines before you blame a toy for the preferred destruction of your daughters dress apparel. And, that final selection of dress apparel is on the parent, not the toy.
And, the whole idea of believing a child will be turned into a clone of their doll is bizarre. That would mean that playing with a baby doll will make that daughter start wetting her pants and saying "mama" all the time. It's how you raise them, what you instill ethically and morally that hopefully guides your child into being a productive human being....not a toy doll that looks comical.
Or, how about your young man playing with popguns? Will that make him an assassin? All three sons have played with toy guns. They don't even hunt, let alone enjoy guns at all, now. Just because he played with GI Joe won't make him a soldier later in life. It's pretend.
I think there is too much negative emphasis on something so minor. I could understand not playing with a ouija board, which is definitely satanic by all biblical standards. But, dolls do not create who we are or will become. Nor does any toy.
Hmmm...it's been over 50 years and I never wanted to look like Barbie. It was just pretend. The clothes were fun. I don't think that the Bratz dolls do anything to anyone. They just look pretty comical with huge heads, hands and feet, and have clothes more like teenagers/runway models/all-American tv shows and magazine ads of today. And, if we want to chat about the makeup...I put makeup on like that about 45 years ago...so I could look like all the other moms! Red lipstick and rouge, and bright eyeshadows! It's been the rage since at least the times of Cleopatra.
I have 5 children and none of them were traumatized by any doll or toy, nor wanted to look like a bratz doll. It's silly to blame a toy. Blame TV and magazines before you blame a toy for the preferred destruction of your daughters dress apparel. And, that final selection of dress apparel is on the parent, not the toy.
And, the whole idea of believing a child will be turned into a clone of their doll is bizarre. That would mean that playing with a baby doll will make that daughter start wetting her pants and saying "mama" all the time. It's how you raise them, what you instill ethically and morally that hopefully guides your child into being a productive human being....not a toy doll that looks comical.
Or, how about your young man playing with popguns? Will that make him an assassin? All three sons have played with toy guns. They don't even hunt, let alone enjoy guns at all, now. Just because he played with GI Joe won't make him a soldier later in life. It's pretend.
I think there is too much negative emphasis on something so minor. I could understand not playing with a ouija board, which is definitely satanic by all biblical standards. But, dolls do not create who we are or will become. Nor does any toy.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Who to Vote for President?
I am voting for Jon, my husband. He is clear of moral and ethical wrong doing. He has no priors of any kind. He is the most fair and honest person I know. He is learned of American history and politics. He is a war veteran from Iraq. He has effectively processed multimillions in finances. He has been awarded many accommodations as an amazing leader in the military. He does not treat one person differently over another, regardless of race, gender, religion, or rank.
My choice for president, Jon.
My choice for president, Jon.
ADULTS need shots/vaccines too!
There are 4 shots/vaccines that we should get as adults according to Parade.com Health info Dr. Ranit Mishori
Vaccine Alert!
Adults also need vaccines--to boost that initial immunization or to take advantage of newly developed protection.
Yet many adults tend to neglect this important area of preventive medicine.
But it's a mistake to let the matter slide. Just because you made it through childhood, you don't want to risk getting diseases for which you can easily find protection. Vaccinations are one of the simplest and least costly ways to stay well. Here's what I recommend to my adult patients.
The Shingles Vaccine.
The vaccine for herpes zoster, better known as shingles, has been on the market only since 2006. It is intended for adults 60 and up who have had chicken pox. That disease can reactivate later in life as shingles, with the hallmark painful rash. For many, it also has a nasty aftereffect--severe pain that can last for months. One expert estimates that, if used as recommended, the vaccine could eliminate some 280,000 cases of shingles a year.
Pneumonia Vaccine.
This vaccine guards against 23 of the most common strains of bacterial pneumonia, which is responsible for 40,000 deaths a year in the U.S. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) also protects against some bacterial infections of the blood. It is given as a one-time shot for all adults 65 or older and for younger people with lowered immunity.
Tetanus Booster.
A tetanus shot prevents "lockjaw" or muscle paralysis, which can lead to death. Booster shots are needed every 10 years--don't wait until there's the threat of infection from an open puncture wound. (That's when adults usually get the shot.) In 2005, a combination booster, called Tdap, was introduced. In addition to tetanus, it contains low concentrations of diphtheria and whooping cough vaccines. Whooping cough was added because of a surge in cases in recent years and the realization that if the vaccine is given in childhood, its effectiveness may wear off. Giving the vaccine to adults and adolescents provides "a double benefit," says Dr. Jeanne Santoli, deputy director of immunization services at the CDC, because adults who care for or live with young children are the No. 1 source of infections for kids.
HPV Vaccine.
The Gardasil vaccine was created to counter human papillomavirus (HPV), responsible for genital warts and, more important, cervical cancer. In fact, about 70% of cases of cervical cancer in the U.S. are associated with HPV. A series of three shots currently is recommended for women through age 26 or before they become sexually active. Studies now are looking at how the vaccine might work in women older than 26 and in men.
Flu Shot.
This is the best- known vaccine--and also the most "popular"--among adults. Nearly 60% of adult Americans get it each year, although each year's formula is different from what came before. This is because the virus that causes influenza keeps changing, making itself a moving target, and the scientists developing the vaccine have to anticipate which strains they'll likely be up against in any given year. "There's no other vaccine that we give that's like that," says Dr. Myron Levine of the University of Maryland's School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development.
So, all of you wise, weary and wary, need to get these vaccines even as an adult. Make it happen!
Source: Parade Magazine Dr. Ranit Mishori
Vaccine Alert!
Adults also need vaccines--to boost that initial immunization or to take advantage of newly developed protection.
Yet many adults tend to neglect this important area of preventive medicine.
But it's a mistake to let the matter slide. Just because you made it through childhood, you don't want to risk getting diseases for which you can easily find protection. Vaccinations are one of the simplest and least costly ways to stay well. Here's what I recommend to my adult patients.
The Shingles Vaccine.
The vaccine for herpes zoster, better known as shingles, has been on the market only since 2006. It is intended for adults 60 and up who have had chicken pox. That disease can reactivate later in life as shingles, with the hallmark painful rash. For many, it also has a nasty aftereffect--severe pain that can last for months. One expert estimates that, if used as recommended, the vaccine could eliminate some 280,000 cases of shingles a year.
Pneumonia Vaccine.
This vaccine guards against 23 of the most common strains of bacterial pneumonia, which is responsible for 40,000 deaths a year in the U.S. The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) also protects against some bacterial infections of the blood. It is given as a one-time shot for all adults 65 or older and for younger people with lowered immunity.
Tetanus Booster.
A tetanus shot prevents "lockjaw" or muscle paralysis, which can lead to death. Booster shots are needed every 10 years--don't wait until there's the threat of infection from an open puncture wound. (That's when adults usually get the shot.) In 2005, a combination booster, called Tdap, was introduced. In addition to tetanus, it contains low concentrations of diphtheria and whooping cough vaccines. Whooping cough was added because of a surge in cases in recent years and the realization that if the vaccine is given in childhood, its effectiveness may wear off. Giving the vaccine to adults and adolescents provides "a double benefit," says Dr. Jeanne Santoli, deputy director of immunization services at the CDC, because adults who care for or live with young children are the No. 1 source of infections for kids.
HPV Vaccine.
The Gardasil vaccine was created to counter human papillomavirus (HPV), responsible for genital warts and, more important, cervical cancer. In fact, about 70% of cases of cervical cancer in the U.S. are associated with HPV. A series of three shots currently is recommended for women through age 26 or before they become sexually active. Studies now are looking at how the vaccine might work in women older than 26 and in men.
Flu Shot.
This is the best- known vaccine--and also the most "popular"--among adults. Nearly 60% of adult Americans get it each year, although each year's formula is different from what came before. This is because the virus that causes influenza keeps changing, making itself a moving target, and the scientists developing the vaccine have to anticipate which strains they'll likely be up against in any given year. "There's no other vaccine that we give that's like that," says Dr. Myron Levine of the University of Maryland's School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development.
So, all of you wise, weary and wary, need to get these vaccines even as an adult. Make it happen!
Source: Parade Magazine Dr. Ranit Mishori
Hand and body lotion causes cancer.
Yes, they have found that regular hand and body lotion causes non-life threatening skin cancer. How nice.
Lotions Linked to Skin Tumors:
Certain commonly available skin creams may cause skin tumors, at least in mice, and experts should be checking to see if they might cause growths in people as well, researchers reported on Thursday.
They found several creams caused skin cancer in the specially bred mice, which had been pre-treated with ultraviolet radiation.
The cancers are not melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, they stressed in their report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, but another type called squamous cell carcinoma. Such tumors are slow growing, highly treatable and only fatal if patients fail to have them removed.
Allan Conney and colleagues at Rutgers University in New Jersey said they discovered the risk while testing a theory that caffeine could prevent skin cancer.
"We sort of got into this by accident," Conney said in a telephone interview. "We wanted a safe cream that we could put the caffeine into."
They were testing specially bred albino mice, which are prone to develop skin cancer. The mice are pre-treated with ultraviolet radiation to simulate the effects of a human who has had heavy sun exposure in the past but then stopped -- something that may be happening in the population as people realize the risks of getting a tan.
Conney's team decided to test the creams first and found that all four they tested caused tumors to grow on the mice.
He said he does not know why, but suspects two ingredients -- mineral oil and sodium laurel sulfate.
"This is a pretty artificial situation with the mouse skin primed by a lot of UV light to develop cancer," Karol Sikora, Medical Director of Cancer Partners U.K. in Britain, said in a statement.
Dr. Jonathan Rees, an expert in dermatology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, said squamous cell carcinoma was not a big health worry. What a silly statement.
He said his team approached Johnson & Johnson to create a cream without the suspect products and they developed one using other readily available ingredients. "They are things that are commonly used in many moisturizing creams," he said.
This cream did not cause the tumors in the mice, they said.
He said Rutgers and Johnson & Johnson had patented the new cream jointly but did not know whether it would be commercially developed. A spokesman at the company was not immediately available for comment.
Source: AOL Health
Lotions Linked to Skin Tumors:
Certain commonly available skin creams may cause skin tumors, at least in mice, and experts should be checking to see if they might cause growths in people as well, researchers reported on Thursday.
They found several creams caused skin cancer in the specially bred mice, which had been pre-treated with ultraviolet radiation.
The cancers are not melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, they stressed in their report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, but another type called squamous cell carcinoma. Such tumors are slow growing, highly treatable and only fatal if patients fail to have them removed.
Allan Conney and colleagues at Rutgers University in New Jersey said they discovered the risk while testing a theory that caffeine could prevent skin cancer.
"We sort of got into this by accident," Conney said in a telephone interview. "We wanted a safe cream that we could put the caffeine into."
They were testing specially bred albino mice, which are prone to develop skin cancer. The mice are pre-treated with ultraviolet radiation to simulate the effects of a human who has had heavy sun exposure in the past but then stopped -- something that may be happening in the population as people realize the risks of getting a tan.
Conney's team decided to test the creams first and found that all four they tested caused tumors to grow on the mice.
He said he does not know why, but suspects two ingredients -- mineral oil and sodium laurel sulfate.
"This is a pretty artificial situation with the mouse skin primed by a lot of UV light to develop cancer," Karol Sikora, Medical Director of Cancer Partners U.K. in Britain, said in a statement.
Dr. Jonathan Rees, an expert in dermatology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, said squamous cell carcinoma was not a big health worry. What a silly statement.
He said his team approached Johnson & Johnson to create a cream without the suspect products and they developed one using other readily available ingredients. "They are things that are commonly used in many moisturizing creams," he said.
This cream did not cause the tumors in the mice, they said.
He said Rutgers and Johnson & Johnson had patented the new cream jointly but did not know whether it would be commercially developed. A spokesman at the company was not immediately available for comment.
Source: AOL Health
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
My Oldest Son, Lucas...at the same party.
Yes, my older son, he crows, spews water 10ft into the air, and is everyone's best friend, especially his brother's!
Jake's girl, Melissa 21st Birthday in Vegas
My son, Jacob, took his girlfriend, Melissa, to Vegas for her 21st birthday. He flew people in to party with them. She is the most gentle, kind, QUIET sweetheart, then get alcohol in her, and she decides to take the mike from the singer in the band and she jumps on stage and lives the dream. She, also, has some issues walking.
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