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According to The Insight Partners new research study on Epithelial Cell Culture Media Market Forecast to 2027 COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis by Product Type and End User, the market is expected to reach US$ 303,040.33 thousand by 2028 from US$ 128,155.95 thousand in 2020; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 11.4% from 2021 to 2028.

Certain age-related diseases, abnormalities, and trauma damage the tissues and organs. Regenerative medicines have the potential to replace or heal tissues and organs, along with normalizing congenital defects. In the last decade of the century, tissue engineering techniques have emerged impressively, and they are now being employed in broader areas of regenerative medicine. Thus, it has now become possible to use these techniques in the development of clinical therapies for the maintenance, repair, replacement, and enhancement of biological functions. Further, the regenerative medicines developed using cell-based models can potentially assist researchers in the early intervention of degenerative diseases and traumatic injuries.

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PromoCell GmbH; Merck KGaA; ATCC; AXOL Bioscience Ltd.; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.; Bio-Techne Corporation; Celprogen, Inc.; Lonza Group AG; HiMedia Laboratories; and Cell Biologics, Inc. are among the leading companies operating in the epithelial cell culture media market.

Geographically, the epithelial cell culture media market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and South and Central America (SCAM). North America held the largest market share in 2020. In 2020, the US held the largest share of the market in North America. The market growth in North America is attributed to the key driving factors such as the presence of various market players and increasing demand for cell culture products from biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) from placental tissues have gained substantial attention in the field of regenerative medicine owing to their proliferative capacity, easy access, multilineage differentiation potential, and safety. These are perinatal stem cells that have embryonic stem cell-like properties and the capability to be induced to differentiate. Thus, a growing focus on bringing advancements in regenerative medicine is likely to boost the adoption of epithelial cell cultures, thereby bolstering the demand for the respective culture.

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In May-21 Bio-Techne has released MimEX GI, a new product line for generating 3-dimensional (3-D) gastrointestinal tissue on a 2-D surface.

In Sep-2020 Axol Bioscience and Censo Biotechnologies Announce Merger. The newentitywould become a global leader in the iPSC-based neuroscience, immune cell, and cardiac simulation industries for drug development and screening.

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It seems bizarre that in 2022, some biotech companies interested in doing something about aging are still saying that they are not. Cellular rejuvenation seems to be the latest buzzword and an attempt to rebrand and escape the stigma of anti-aging.

Recently, researchers at the Salk Institute, in collaboration with Genentech, showed that they can safely and effectively reverse aging in old mice by resetting their cells to a more youthful state using Yamanaka factors.

Genentech, a large Roche subsidiary biotech company, is focusing on cellular rejuvenation using partial cellular reprogramming. It could be set to become a future rival of Altos Labs.

Earlier this year, Altos Labs made its debut, bringing $3 billion in funds and an impressive roster of researchers to focus on cellular reprogramming. Despite media suggestions that it is a longevity or anti-aging company, Altos is adamant that it is not.

Instead, Altos has positioned itself as a cellular rejuvenation reprogramming company. Genentech also looks like it might follow a similar path and double down on the cellular rejuvenation angle, avoiding coming out and saying that it is an anti-aging or longevity company. Given that both companies are working on cellular rejuvenation, which is very much relevant to aging, it might seem somewhat strange for them to claim to be uninvolved in it.

Why are they doing this? Its because life extension and anti-aging have a branding problem. There are a few reasons why.

Some companies are sidestepping the whole issue by simply going after diseases without drawing focus on the age reversal aspect of what they are doing. The FDA is not going to approve a trial to reverse aging, so the logical step for a number of companies is to instead focus on a particular disease and aim to demonstrate disease modification. The FDA is unlikely to take issue with age reversal or rejuvenation technology if it is demonstrably effective against a specific age-related disease. This is why an increasing number of companies are taking this route to get through clinical trials. Once approved the idea would be that off label use would occur.

The life extension community unfortunately does have a reputation for being long on promises and short on delivery. With what is now decades of research, there are still no effective therapies against aging.

Of course, science takes time, and a lot of progress is being made in our fundamental understanding of aging as well as the steady slog to translate the research from animals to humans. However, public perception is based on results, and so far, nothing has turned back aging enough in people to grab public attention.

This is also not helped by otherwise earnest researchers in our community sometimes fueling hype and exaggerating the impact of their current research. While it is perfectly understandable to be excited about ones own research, some researchers do sometimes make claims that go beyond the data.

This is likely due to their hopes of attracting funding and grants, but it can be harmful to the image of the field when the hype does not meet the reality.

Another factor that is likely playing a part in this rebranding is the sad fact that our field is filled with snake oil salesmen out to make a quick buck.

Alongside the legitimate researchers doing fine scientific work in the lab, there are also plenty of hucksters hiding in the community. These people prey on people who lack the knowledge to discern credible science from pseudoscience and peddle worthless products, much like the snake oil salesmen of the Old West.

One example is a biotech company evading the FDA by setting up shop in a country with few or no regulations. This sort of company makes bold claims yet never delivers on those claims in practice, using poorly designed experiments and tiny cohorts that are statistically irrelevant.

Worse, such a company might not even attempt to publish data in credible scientific journals, instead choosing to make bold claims on personal websites and publishing dubious data that has not gone through peer review. This sort of company sometimes offers treatments in areas with little or nonexistent regulations. Its customers are gambling with their lives in the hope that whatever the company is offering is as described and actually works as intended; they could be receiving a fake, saline injection or something worse.

Another example is a supplement peddler who sells expensive supplement blends with flashy names, which, on inspection, turn out to be commonly available herbs and minerals that are mixed and sold at a high mark-up with questionable or no supporting data. These sorts of people have plagued our community and given the field a reputation for snake oil. Therefore, it is no surprise that these new, well-funded companies working on cellular rejuvenation want nothing to do with it.

It will take a group effort to clean up the perception of our field to hopefully make these new companies more comfortable in associating with it. There are a few things that each of us can do to help.

While it will be some years yet before a comprehensive suite of therapies to end age-related diseases is here and available, and the hucksters are peddling their wares right now, you can arm yourself with knowledge and protect yourself and our community from these people. Learn to evaluate science rather than taking things at face value, and avoid expensive scams and bad science.

Here are some useful questions to consider when reading an article, looking at claims made by supplement makers, or evaluating any science in general.

Legitimate claims will undergo peer review first. Shady companies not backing up their claims with published data are a dime a dozen; do not be fooled by them. Also, pay attention to the source of the news; press releases, associated companies, and obscure websites are poor sources. The bottom line is that any company making claims about its product should be able to back those claims up with published research in a respected journal.

Credible research is generally published in credible, peer-reviewed journals with transparent and clear details of experiments so that others may attempt to replicate their results. When evaluating a claim, always see if it is published and if anyone else has successfully, independently replicated the results. Also, ensure that any independent results are indeed independent and that there is no link between the original group and the study replicating the results.

Similar to the above; a company or research team worth its salt will have a trail of evidence documenting research and development efforts that likely go back for years or even decades. If a company appeared from nowhere and has no historical record of its research, this is a huge red flag.

Learn to evaluate how statistically significant results are. Did a test involve a single mouse or a person, or did it involve hundreds or even thousands of test subjects to reach its conclusion? The smaller the study, the higher the statistical noise and the greater the effect that outliers can have on the average. Large test groups offer the most stable and accurate data, and small, single-patient studies are, for the most part, not useful.

Beware a company that tests on a single candidate and claims that a supplement or therapy works. A credible company may start with a small pilot study but ultimately expands into larger-scale studies in order to prove safety and efficacy.

Investigate and check their academic pedigrees. Having a Ph.D. is not required to conduct great science, but, in general, a researcher of any worth will have peer-reviewed publications with lots of citations and a good reputation in academia.

Even when there is published data, make sure you find out where the funding comes from. Studies on a patented supplement that are funded by the patent holder are a serious red flag and should be viewed with extreme caution.

Claims of being suppressed or somehow blocked by the government or other entities is a common tactic used by scammers. A scammer might claim to be a misunderstood researcher who just wants to help, and a supplement maker in trouble with the FDA for making false claims might say that it is simply being misinterpreted. This is base trickery; dont fall for it.

If it sounds too good to be true, then the chances are that it probably is. Credible science is always appropriately cautious and never overly affirmative; if someone is way too positive, this is a red flag.

The appeal to the ancients logical fallacy is commonly used to convince and part people from their money. The ancients used certain supplements, so they must work is a common tactic used to sell things. The truth is that while our ancestors were indeed clever and creative in many ways, not all their ideas were wise; indeed, many of the things they believed were dead wrong and even dangerous. This is a commonly used tactic in the supplement and diet industries.

This is the appeal to nature fallacy, another common sales tactic that takes advantage of the biases we as humans have and our inclination to think that everything natural is good. A quick review shows us that what is natural is not always a good thing: tidal waves, earthquakes, venomous snakes, diseases, and aging are all natural, but they are most certainly not desirable.

This is, of course, only a short checklist of things to watch out for; if a claim raises these flags, then its a good idea to be highly dubious about its credibility.

The snake oilers will be with us for quite a while, but by working together as a community and thinking critically about claims, we can help filter these people out and ultimately clean up the field for the benefit of legitimate scientists working on the real solutions to aging that will benefit us all.

Another consideration is that as more therapies enter clinical trials and high-quality data arrives, the hucksters will be steadily ousted. Ultimately, once therapies that have passed through the proper trial process arrive, most people will not wish to risk their health and money on hucksters.

The reputation of the field has improved massively in the last decade, but there is much that we can all do to improve it further.

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Raiany Romanni is a Harvard Kennedy Fellow in Effective Altruism, an A360 Scholar, a Stanford Existential Risk Fellow, and a bioethicist. She is currently working on a non-fiction book aimed at catalyzing the ethics of longevity research while suggesting that aging is the costliest of all human diseases. Raiany says that of particular interest to her works is the human proclivity towards death-embracing narratives and its harmful effects on economies and societies.

The easy answer would be to point at my degree in bioethics from Harvard Medical School. The more accurate answer, however, would be to say that I became a bioethicist because Ive always been obsessed with life. What does it mean to be alive or dead? How have the meanings we ascribe to life evolved over the centuries? My training in philosophy seemed insufficient to address these questions. Theory is only useful if we can translate it to the suffering of real persons and to the emerging world of converging technologies which will transfigure the meaning of life.

We need bioethicists around because what is right isnt always intuitive, and it takes rigorous work to understand how best to augment human flourishing. As a bioethicist, I try to occupy myself with what is quantifiably good for human societies. I recently became a Harvard Kennedy Fellow in Effective Altruism (EA) and believe EA supplements the work of bioethics by encouraging counterintuitive questions like What if we treated the fundamental processes of aging, instead of Alzheimers? Would that objectively be a better use of our limited resources towards our existing goal of extending human healthspan?

We currently spend a little over 1% of all National Institutes of Health funding on the fundamental processes of aging. Meanwhile, some 80% of an average individuals medical expenses occur past the age of forty. Theres a significant mismatch here.

For all our medical breakthroughs, two things have remained rather constant throughout history: human lifespan and human healthspan. For every human life, we have consistently recorded one death, at a maximum age of 122. At around 25, we begin to decay. These two facts often overshadow the remarkable fact that weve engineered a doubling in average life expectancy over the past century.

The eradication of smallpox and polio and the relative control of nearly all infectious diseases was hardly insignificant. But the fact that we havent doubled the number of years a human can live let alone in good health legitimately contributes to the publics disbelief that scientists may be able to achieve this.

Were wired to appreciate the world through an availability heuristic: the examples we can most readily recall often guide our moral reasoning. So, its not altogether irrational that people should question our ability to reverse aging. Only a small fraction of the worlds population devotes their time to reading dense, scientific papers, which indeed prove that several mechanisms of aging can be quite easily manipulated. And only a small fraction of the worlds population wants to deal with the ethical challenges that accompany this fast-arriving revolution.

Weve built so much of our infrastructure around the idea of death and gradual decay that most of us would rather just reject the messy possibility of a longer, healthy life. It seems like too much work. With radical health extension, what do we do about incarceration or monogamy? These are difficult questionsbut certainly worth answering.

As a myth, the notion that death is a progress-furthering entity, and aging a necessary parcel of life, made sense. For millennia, it was a helpful narrative, needed to cope with the gruesomeness of bodily decay, when we could do nothing about it. We certainly didnt have the converging technologies, when the Black Plague killed a good half of the European population, to hope otherwise. In that context, religion, too, was a rational choice.

Responding from a place of recognition of the publics rationality, rather than the (misguided) assumption that people reject longevity research because they are irrational, is helpful, I think. People rely on heuristics to do their own scanning of the world, and those can be misleading at times, but I like to believe that if offered a full picture of the problem of aging, a good portion of us would be convinced it must be solved.

The ethics, in my view, cant be considered without consideration of the economic, downstream effects. If you think ethics ought to be addressed without regard to economic impact, then you cant talk about equitable distribution, affordability, or even the creation of these therapies in the first place (which, whether theorists like it or not, requires money).

We cant reduce the ethics to just economics: a mistake often made when bioethicists assume that biotechnologies should only be pursued if they can be made immediately affordable. But we also cant undermine the fact that increased capital can translate directly into increased human flourishing.

To be relevant (i.e., not constantly outpaced by the science), I think bioethicists must learn to consider technologies in principle: to assume that they could work, could be quite equitably distributed (not in ideal, Rawlsian worlds, but in the flawed societies weve got), and could go through all phases of a clinical trial. Then, we get to truly interesting questions.

If we could engineer ourselves out of aging, would we risk engineering ourselves, too, out of the meaning of human life? The answer, I think, is yes: but only as much as we engineered ourselves out of the meaning of life in the Stone Age, when to be human meant to hunt and gather for ones every mealuntil it didnt.

First, I think the wealthy should be rewarded for funding these life-saving technologies towards clinical safety, and eventually towards governmental adoption. If there is no reward, there are no therapies, no trickle-down effect, no decreased human suffering.

The sad part, for me, is that venture capital alone, absent governmental funding, is going to take decades, if not centuries, longer to deliver commercial-grade aging therapies. Imagine for a minute that for some odd reason governments decided during the COVID-19 pandemic that they would leave it all to private capital. Wed probably get to a vaccine, and to some level of social relief, but not within the span of several months.

Again, only about 1% of all National Institutes of Health funding goes to fundamental aging research. So, at least we have people like Bezos and Thiel and Zuckerberg interested in disrupting the healthcare system. I hope they do: wed all benefit from it.

Im interested in increased human flourishing, and diminished suffering. Whether a civilization that could repeatedly reset its biological clock could achieve both is a question at least worth pursuing.

Weve built our entire infrastructure to sustain rather than solve the problem of aging. Nick Bostroms The Fable of the Dragon Tyrant is a brilliant caricature of this problem. If we could always return to a more youthful state say, like Turritopsis dohrnii I think wed be incredibly productive. The US currently spends nearly half its federal budget every year on the effects of aging. Imagine the problems we could solve if that funding were freed up, and there will be no shortage of problems.

But then, would innovation take place at a similar rate? Some studies show that people are most productive in their fortieswhen theyve lived enough years to know what they are doing, but not enough that their cells cant remember what they used to be. If the same person were in charge of innovation, say, through a two-hundred-year health-span, would they be prone to founding startups, and coming up with fresh solutions to old problems? I think wed need to actively train this new civilization on the importance of remaining nimble, and not carrying biases. This may not be so easily achieved, but if the alternative is murdering these people, or burdening our healthcare systems, I think we all agree it would be well worth the effort.

So, yes, if we engineer ourselves out of aging, we will most likely engineer ourselves, too, out of the meaning of life. This would be neither the first nor the last time in history this happened. Were the storytellers. The difference, in this century, is that the story is going to evolve at an unprecedented pace.

The cause isnt ours: its humanitys. Health extension is a more effective way of doing what weve been doing all along: namely, extending life and health, and delaying death and decay.

Soon, our populations will begin to shrinkJapan, for example, is set to lose 21 million people by 2050. And, as Peter Diamandis writes, in technologically advanced societies, where misdistribution and not scarcity of resources is the issue, large populations are an asset. The more minds working towards human and planetary flourishing, the better.

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Essex National Heritage Area Chief Executive Officer Annie C. Harris.

The Essex National Heritage Area, created in 1996 as an unusual national park, will continue to receive federal financial support this year as legislators recently approved a spending bill continuing the designation until 2023.

Federal law authorizing the secretary of the interior to provide money to the Essex National Heritage Area expired last Sept. 30. The countywide park emphasizes the historical significance of the 500-square-mile region, covering 34 cities and towns.

Two and a half decades after its creation, the Essex National Heritage Area continues to serve as a cultural and economic driver for working families throughout the region and for communities like Lawrence, Haverhill and Andover, said Congresswoman Lori Trahan in a joint legislative statement.

Sen. Edward J. Markey said he is glad the spending bill heeded our call to extend the Essex National Heritage Areas authorization, enabling it to receive the federal funds it needs to continue to support partnerships between Massachusetts communities and the National Park Service to preserve our regional treasures. He added he will continue fighting in the Senate to lift the funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area and extend its authorization even further until 2036.

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton added, The Essex National Heritage Area brings hundreds of thousands of people to northeast Massachusetts, where they spend millions of dollars and create thousands of jobs in our community.

Last year, Sens. Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Moulton and Trahan introduced legislation to eliminate the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area and extend its authorization by 15 years to 2036. In November 2021, the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee passed a version of the bill that would raise the heritage areas funding cap to $22 million and extend its authorization to 2036.

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The average guy lives to be 75 years old. Thats up about five years from what our life expectancy was two decades ago. The even better news: There are also fairly easy ways to make the most of the time you've already gainedand probably earn even more of it. We're talking about small lifestyle or outlook changes with big impacts. Because your real goal shouldn't be just to live longer, but to feel more vital.

To prove it, Mens Health asked a fleet expertseveryone from longevity and healthy aging researchers, to top athletes and cultural iconsto share their own practical advice for carpe deiming. Here are 14 easy ways to help you extend and enhance your life. Starting right now.

Exercising random acts of kindness and donating time to good causes enhance social integration while improving self-gratification. Those factors, plus the stress relief those things create, can have profound longevity benefits.

James Muruthi, Ph.D., Director of the Healthy Aging Lab at University of Oregon.

Feed on Fiber

Eating fibrous foods like yams and asparagus and polyphenol rich foods like olive oil, coffee, tea, and dark colored fruits and vegetables produces a hugely beneficial phenomenon called mitochondrial uncoupling in our cells. Healthy old people have the most uncoupled mitochondria. This mitochondrial energy processing trick is the golden ticket to increasing energy levels, losing weight and yes, extending your lifespan.

Steven Gundry, M.D., former cardiac surgeon and author of The Longevity Paradox: How to Die Young at Ripe Old Age and Unlocking the Keto Code.

Respond Instead of React

"Slowing aging starts with slowing down. Cultivate a space between a stimulus (stress, unhealthy food cravings) and your response by going for a walk or taking ten deep breaths through your nose and out of your mouth. These activities will activate the vagus nerve and parasympathetic nervous system, which will allow you to make choices from a place of clarity and certainty, helping you make healthier choices for your body in the long run.

Kien Vuu, M.D., clinical professor at UCLA Health and author of Thrive State: Your Blueprint for Optimal Health, Longevity, and Peak Performance.

People with severe mental health disorders tend to die earlier than the general population, and taking charge of your mental wellbeing can do wonders for life extension. One way to start: Answer these questions right now: 1) How is my mood? (Answer with an emotion. Am I happy? Sad? Angry? Upset? Irritable? Euphoric? 2) Is this your baseline or normal mood? (Answer yes or no, because we all have off days. If its an off day, reevaluate later in the week or the following week.) 3) Am I content with feeling this way? If no, reach out to someone you trust to talk about it.

Kalisha Bonds Johnson, Ph.D., R.N., professor at Emory Universitys School of Nursing, director of special programs at Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics.

Cold exposure releases noradrenaline, a hormone that boosts cell performance. Due to the disappearance of thermal stress thanks to air conditioning and central heating, our bodys thermoregulatory system isnt getting enough of the exercise or stimulation needed to feel invigorated and perform better. Through daily cold water immersion, you can boost your bodys natural repair and recovery response thats central to slowing aging.

Rose Anne Kenny, M.D., geriatrician and author of Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life.

I come from an Indian background where we were taught Sanskrit chanting at a very young age. It requires a lot of memorization and involves rituals and practices. We chant a lot of verses, which can be like longform poems. It seems to have a meditative effect and its a form of memory rehearsal, which can keep the brain healthy as you age. Reading complicated fiction or non-fiction books can have a similar benefit because it challenges your brain to track the characters and the plot over time.

P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.D., director of the Neurocognitive Disorders Program at Duke University School of Medicine.

I eat fruits and treat myself to an ice cream once per month. But make no mistake about itexcess sugar in all its forms is poison. It is always one of the first things I recommend eliminating for those interested in longevity. To lessen your intake of sugar, I recommend avoiding all processed foods and sugary drinks.

Sergey Young, longevity investor and author of The Science and Technology of Growing Young.

Tooth decay and gum disease are chronic infections which our immune systems can never quite get on top of. Thorough brushing and daily flossing will help prevent these, and therefore prevent chronic inflammation, one of the key drivers of aging.

Andrew Steele, Ph.D., physicist and author of Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old.

Words of affirmation are crucial to my wellbeing, its important to start my day off with positivity. Each day I am also intentional about taking personal time for myself. That could be listening to an old vinyl record or simply embracing silence in an effort to calm my mind and give peace to my thoughts."

Matt Horn, Pitmaster of Horn BBQ in Oakland, CA, and author of the Horn Barbecue cookbook, out April 12.

My dad told me early on: Control what you can control and what you cant control? You cant let it bother you. One area I can just about control: raising my children, who motivate me every day. To be a better man, better dad, better human."

Trent Williams, NFL offensive tackle, cancer survivor, and subject of the new documentary, Silverback: The Trent Williams Story, out now.

I work so hard, and over time I'd developed strange guilt around resting. But there's nothing better than an hour on the couch. Everything and everyone will still be waiting for you when you get up. It's fine."

Jason Reynolds, bestselling author of more than a dozen young adult books, including his latest, Aint Burned All the Bright.

I grew up with the Gurkha and Special Forces heritage, so its all about discipline, being respectful to others, never give up on the mission you are going for, stay humble, and keep training. I always try and stay fit. That might be in the form of climbing mountains or when Im not on the mountains, I do regular work outs. One of my secrets is burpeesbut a lot of themabout 300 in one go.

Nimsdai Purja, star of the documentary 14 Peaks (Netflix), and author of Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime.

Waiting for something wonderful can be painful if you look at it that wayWhy dont I have that promotion yet? Why cant I afford the house I want? Or it can be anticipatory joy, like waiting for Santa as a child, reveling in the hope that you will receive wonderful gifts. And when things have passed out of existence, you still get to enjoy them in the presentRemember how wonderful that vacation was? What it felt like to sail, or to ride a roller coaster? But you only can enjoy them if you are okay with the present.

Mary-Frances OConnor, Ph.D., psychology professor, director of the University of Arizonas Grief, Loss and Social Stress Lab, and author of The Grieving Brain.

Ethics is just the examination of how we make decisions that affect other people and the world we live in. By deciding to give a crap, you are acknowledging a few basic but important truths: We are not the only people who matter. We rely on others for certain things, and they rely on us. The big and small choices we make fall on a spectrum from "Excellent" to "Extremely obnoxious and bad," and where they fall is (at least in part) up to us. The only possible advice is (1) Decide to care. (2) Understand that it's a lifelong job. (3) Accept that you make progress by being a little bit better today than you were yesterday. (4) Know for a fact that from time to time, even trying your best, you're going to fail in your quest to do the right thing. And that it's okay.

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The Steam Decks battery life isnt one of its best qualities. While this weakness is outweighed by the pleasures of playing PC games in bed or on the bus, most such games will drain the Deck quickly, requiring a degree of foresight if you want to entertain yourself on a long trip away from mains power. At the same time, different games will drain at different speeds, with some allowing Valves handheld to last hours longer than others.

Ultimately, I think the only truly accurate way to measure and judge the Steam Decks battery life is to test a bunch of different games to see how long it lasts with each. So I have! Here youll find a list of games with how long they took to empty the Decks battery from full. Ill be coming back and adding more to the list as I test them, so you can see for yourself what uptimes to expect from your favourites.

Ive also thrown in some tips on how to extend the Steam Decks battery life, which is possible even when running the thirstiest AAA games. Also, if you want to know how long a certain game will last and it isnt yet on the list, let me know in the comments it doesnt have to be one of the Steam Deck Verified games, but as long as its compatible enough to run, I may well be able to test it and add it.

Valve say the Steam Deck should last between two and eight hours, but depending on the game as well as certain hardware settings on the Deck itself battery life can vary even more. The absolute most Ive wrung out is 9h 17m (in Super Meat Boy, with Airplane mode and minimum screen brightness), while the shortest Ive seen is a scant 1h 17m (Horizon Zero Dawn with everything running at max). For this list, Ive stuck with more normal usage conditions, like setting screen brightness to 50% but leaving Wi-Fi on; you can see the full test settings on the right.

For now this is a hodgepodge of some of the most popular games on Steam by player count, and a few that I happened to have installed already, but the plan is for it to grow. Like a beautiful tall sunflower, made of numbers. Ill therefore be adding games (both new and old) on a regular basis, so again, do shout if theres one in particular youd like to see.

As rapidly as most games guzzle charge, the Steam Deck is flexible enough to give you a few different options for making that battery juice go further. In fact, almost all of these can be found in one place: the Performance tab of the Quick Settings menu. To find this, press the Quick Settings button (the three-dottted one just below the right trackpad) and select the battery icon. Lowering brightness can also help theres a slider for this in Quick Settings too, accessible via the gear icon. Here's what you can try:

Lower the display brightness A classic battery life extension trick dating back as long as adjustable backlighting has existed. Dropping the screen brightness might leave you at the mercy of reflections, especially on the 64GB and 256GB Steam Deck models (which dont have the 512GB model's matte display finish), but it can definitely help net you a few more minutes of play. Be sure to turn of dynamic brightness while youre at it, to make sure you have full control.

Limit the frame rate The Deck has a universal frame rate limiter built right in, and lowering it from 60fps to 30fps will reduce system strain to grant a modest battery life boost. I slapped a 30fps cap on Forza Horizon 5 and got 2h 03m out of it, adding an extra 26 minutes (or a 27% improvement).

Manually set the TDP limit This requires a bit of trial and error, but can prevent the Steam Deck from using more power than it needs. While in game, open the Performance tab and turn on the performance overlay so you can see your current FPS. Then, toggle the TDP limiter, set the slider all the way to the right, then lower it one step at a time until your FPS starts to drop. Slide it back up one step, and the Decks APU wont draw more power than it needs to maintain that performance level.

Manually set the GPU clock speed Similarly to the TDP limiter, you can downclock the graphics processor until its only just fast enough to deliver the performance you need and no more. Again, youre best off doing this on a per-game basis, using the FPS counter as a guide, as some games need a faster GPU than others.

Disable wireless connectivity The Decks setting menu provides am easy toggle for Airplane mode, which disables Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and thus helps stretch out battery life a little. There are also individual toggles for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the same place, so you can for instance shut off Wi-Fi but keep using a pair of wireless headphones.

I also tried the Decks baked-in AMD FSR upscaling, on the grounds that rendering games at a lower resolution might reduce system load and therefore power usage. It didnt really help, though: Fallout 4 with FSR emptied the battery in 1h 51m, just three minutes more than without it. Stick with the five steps above.

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Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco have been testing the use of a fungus to control an invasive species of ants attacking small animals.

The tawny crazy ants have been spreading in the Valley and the Gulf Coast. They're an invasive species from South America.

The ants have attacked small animals and even make colonies inside electric equipment, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

"There's lots of birds that when they nested, the eggs hatched, and the ants would just cover the newborn chicks," said Javier De Leon, superintendent of Estero Llano Grande State Park. "So, the newborn birds had no chance. So, we saw lots of nest failures, especially chachalacas that are born on the ground and run within minutes, just like chickens. We saw several baby chachalacas that didn't make it.

Deleon says the fungus all but eliminated the ants from the park, but warns they can also affect your home.

Look for light brown ants that don't burrow or dig like other ants.

Then, take a picture and contact the Texas A&M Agri-life Extension for help identifying them and advice on what to do.

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Marine leaders have been pushing since for the first light amphibious warship to be procured by 2023.

But in the services recent combined budget request with the Navy, the Corps isnt expecting to get the ship for at least another two years. And the Corps only is likely to get four of them in inventory by 2027 if the current plan holds.

The light amphibious warship is the Corps answer to moving a lot of Marines in small teams from deep water to the close-to-shore littoral zones and even conducting beach landings.

Far cheaper than the larger amphibious ships that Marines usually take to combat, the light amphibious warship is expected to fill a gap between big-deck ships and small landing craft. Without it, Marines face serious obstacles in getting on land. Thats critical as the Corps has billed itself as the Navys ship-killing, adversary-harassing force.

Each light amphibious warship is expected to carry up to 75 Marines. The Corps wants to use a host of them to move its newest formation creation, the Marine littoral regiment, around the littoral battlespace.

Thats going to be hard when even by 2027 it will only have enough space aboard potentially four new vessels for fewer than three reduced-strength, unsupported infantry companies.

To meet Marine war planning expectations, theyll likely eventually need enough light amphibious warships to transport at least three Marine littoral regiments.

But the Marine Corps will have to wait at least until fiscal year 2025, according to the militarys proposed fiscal year 2023 budget released on Monday. The Navy expects to start funding builds of the light amphibious warship with one in 2025, another in 2026 and two in 2027.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said at the National Defense Industrial Associations annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference in February that the traditional amphib ships and the new light amphibious warship concept complement each other. They will work in tandem to bring Marines to the fight.

More details on budget specifics will be available in the coming weeks. But the Pentagons initial budget request gives glimpses as to what will happen with Marines and ships in the near- to mid-term.

At a briefing with media on Monday, Navy Rear Adm. John Gumbleton, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for budget, said that both the Navy and Marine Corps were working to get the requirements tight for the light amphibious warship.

He pointed to funding in research and development rather than procurement in the near term.

While still in the design phase, the Marines are asking to build a 200- to 400-foot ship with a maximum draft of 12 feet. The ship must be able to carry between 3,000 and 4,000 tons and 75 Marines with a Navy crew of about 40 sailors.

That program saw $20 million in funding in fiscal 2021, $13 million in fiscal 2022 and hovers around $12 million for the pending 2023 budget.

Thats behind the timeline in the Corps goal of having a light amphibious warship funded by 2023 and deployable soon after.

The Navys $27.9 billion shipbuilding proposal expects to fund nine new ship builds. More than half of that money is taken up by incremental funding for the Ford-class aircraft carrier, the Columbia-class and the Virginia-class nuclear submarines.

Of what remains in the purse, a handful of Marine-focused priorities look to get funding, though not at quite at the level or pace Corps leadership has pushed for in recent years.

Two of those the America class amphibious assault ship-LHA 6 and the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock or LPD 17 Flight II are on deck for funding.

In existing construction or serve life extension, the Navy looks to pay for two landing craft air cushion and two ship-to-shore connectors in 2023, also key to Marine gear and troop movement in the littorals.

The Marines F-35C Joint Strike Fighter purchases dropped to nine for the 2023 budget, but would resume at 15 each year until fiscal 2027. The Corps purchased 16 in fiscal 2021 and 15 in fiscal 2022.

Purchases of the F-35B are consistent with 15 planned in the fiscal 2023 budget and 16 each year until 2026, with 17 in fiscal 2027. In the 2022 budget, Marines bought 17 of the B variant, having purchased 10 in fiscal 2021.

Both Navy and Marine Corps aviators are getting a new trainer, the Corps will see four such aircraft in this 2023 budget and 22 total over the next two years.

KC-130J buys are steady at five and another two planned for fiscal 2024. The Corps bought 11 over the previous two fiscal years.

Marine aviators are likely to see many more CH-53K King Stallion helicopters in the coming years.

The proposal lays out a plan to buy 10, with another 78 spread out over the next four years.

Research and development spending on the King Stallion continues, though lower than in years past. Current figures in the budget call for $220 million, down from $257 million in fiscal 2022.

It appears the Marines are done buying MV-22 Ospreys for the foreseeable future.

Two years ago, the Corps purchased three, and in 2022, it was given funding for nine. But no future purchases are planned within this budget through fiscal 2027.

Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.

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For those of us who work, commute, have relationships, care for families and try to pack too many responsibilities into each day, stress may be an ever-present, unwanted companion.

You experience stress when your body responds to an emotionally or physically challenging situation. Short-term stress isnt associated with health problems, but long-term or chronic stress is.

When your body recognizes that you are stressed, it releases hormones to help you get through the situation, but in the modern world, those hormones arent always helpful, says Eric C. Alcera, M.D., a behavioral health specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health. In the past, a burst of stress hormones like cortisol or adrenaline may have helped you run to safety when you were being chased by wild animals, but when youre sitting at your desk feeling stressed about a work project, the influx of stress hormones doesnt have the same effect.

Common health problems that are associated with chronic stress include:

Chronic stress may also impact your body in unexpected ways.

Adopting healthy habits may help you feel less stressed, which may make you less likely to experience stress-related health problems. Try to incorporate these lifestyle habits into your routine:

The material provided through HealthU is intended to be used as general information only and should not replace the advice of your physician. Always consult your physician for individual care.

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Medina, OH: The safe and effective hormone therapy at Advanced Age Management targets people with various health issues, including weight gain, tiredness, declining sex drive, and depressed mood. For men over 35 years, these health problems could result from low testosterone levels and other hormonal issues. That is why the trt center is happy to work with all symptomatic patients. The wellness center for men is well-equipped to offer Hypothyroidism Therapy, Hormone Replacement Treatment, Erectile Dysfunction Treatment, and Low T Symptoms. Other treatments offered by Advanced Age Management are Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Growth Hormone Releasing and Medical Peptide Therapy.

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TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fully half of all women who have annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer will receive a false-positive test result over a decade of screening, according to a new study.

False-positive results call for further testing and eventually rule out cancer. False alarms can certainly increase anxiety.

"Women undergoing screening mammography should be aware that being recalled for additional imaging is common and try not to worry," said study author Diana Miglioretti, a professor and division chief of biostatistics at the University of California, Davis. "Most of the time, the additional imaging shows that everything is normal."

For the study, Miglioretti and her colleagues analyzed data from close to 3 million screening mammograms for more than 903,000 women between 40 and 79 years of age. The participants underwent breast cancer screening between 2005 and 2018 at 126 radiology centers.

The study found the risk of false-positive results is lower in women who are screened every other year.

Yearly screening with newer 3D technology called digital breast tomosynthesis or 3D mammography modestly decreased the odds of a false positive when compared with the standard digital 2D mammography.

Of women who received a false-positive result after an annual 3D mammogram, 17% needed additional imaging, and 11% needed a biopsy to rule out cancer. These numbers were just slightly higher among women screened with digital 2D mammograms.

Older women and women who don't have dense breasts were less likely to get a false-positive result, the study showed.

There's been an ongoing debate within the medical community about how often women should undergo breast cancer screening.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends women who are at average risk for breast cancer get their first mammogram at age 50, and then every two years until age 74.

Meanwhile, the American Cancer Society says 40- to 44-year-old women should consider annual mammograms. They are recommended for women between 45 and 54 years of age.

"Screening every two years has been found to be effective for most women in terms of detecting cancer early while reducing the harms of screening such as false positives," Miglioretti said.

Still, she said, guidelines aren't written in stone.

"Some women at higher risk of advanced cancer despite screening might choose to screen annually, for example, postmenopausal women who are obese or taking hormone replacement therapy," Miglioretti said. "If women are unsure, they should talk with their clinicians about the tradeoffs of annual versus biennial screening."

The study was published March 25 in JAMA Network Open.

Being called back after a screening mammogram or ultrasound for additional images or a biopsy should be considered routine, said Dr. Laurie Margolies, chief of breast imaging at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. She was not part of the study, but reviewed the findings.

"It is not a cause of alarm as most of the time we can clear people with additional images," Margolies said.

Getting a mammogram every two years instead of yearly is a "major mistake," she warned. The new study doesn't look at cancers found by yearly screens compared with screens done every two years.

"People who skip a mammogram often have larger cancers and are really sorry that they didnt come the previous year when the cancer would have been smaller and easier to treat," Margolies said.

Mammograms aren't perfect, but they are getting better, said Dr. Marisa Weiss, founder and chief medical officer of Breastcancer.org and Breasthealth.org in Ardmore, Pa.

"We still need better methods of early detection that both reduce the risk of a false positive [false alarm] and lower the risk of a false negative [missing a cancer] for all women, especially young women who are more likely to have dense breasts, an inherited high-risk predisposition, and more at stake: young children, growing careers, more years of life at risk," said Weiss, who has no ties to the research.

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Breastcancer.org has more about breast cancer screening.

SOURCES: Diana Miglioretti, PhD, professor, division chief of biostatistics, University of California, Davis; Laurie Margolies, MD, chief, breast imaging, Mount Sinai Health System, New York City; Marisa Weiss, MD, founder/chief medical officer, Breastcancer.org and Breasthealth.org, Ardmore, Pa.; JAMA Network Open, March 25, 2022

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Today thanks in large part to a law passed in 1993 that mandated that women and minorities be included in medical research funded by the National Institutes of Health women are more systematically included in studies, yet there are still huge knowledge gaps.

For instance, women with heart disease often have different symptoms from men with heart disease, yet doctors are much more familiar with the male symptoms, said Dr. Jennifer Mieres, a cardiologist with Northwell Health in New York. When women show up with symptoms that dont fit into the algorithm were taught in medical school, she said, they get gaslit and ignored.

By the time Michelle Cho, 32, was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease in which the body slowly attacks its own tissues, she had developed kidney failure, a heart murmur and pneumonia yet the first doctor she went to diagnosed her with allergies, she said, and the second doctor thought she was pregnant.

I left each time feeling disappointed, sad and uneasy, because I knew they had not solved my problem or helped me in any way, and it had been yet another wasted day, said Ms. Cho, a New York City-based medical student. It felt like they were saying, Its all in my head.

When Raimey Gallant, a 42-year-old writer who lives in Winnipeg, began dropping weight, losing her hair and breaking out in a full-body rash in her 20s, she said her male doctor told her she was young, healthy and just lazy, when in fact, later that year she was diagnosed with Graves Disease, an autoimmune disorder in which the body produces too much thyroid hormone.

She also struggled for 20 years with disabling period pain before finally getting diagnosed last year with endometriosis, an inflammatory disease characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. Ill never get back the pieces of life Ive lost to medical neglect, she said.

Its hard to know how to begin to address these systemic problems, experts said, but scientists argue that at the very least, there needs to be more research on womens health conditions.

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Anyone whos ever tried to conceive knows that there are countless highs and lows during the process. To say you might be a little stressed during this period is a bit of an understatement.

While trying to conceive (TTC) can be an emotional rollercoaster on its own, the experience can become even more emotionally fraught for people relying on fertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF).

How do you go on with everyday life while undergoing treatments? In particular, many people going through fertility treatment still work full time. Understanding how to manage that stress and finding positive outlets for encouragement and support can help you manage.

Experiencing fertility concerns can be an isolating experience, but the reality is that theyre incredibly common. According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), roughly 10 to 15 percent of American couples experience infertility.

Fertility concerns can impact the sperm-giving partner, too. Male and female infertility each contribute to one-third of infertility cases, according to ASRM. The remaining one-third is a combination of both male and female infertility.

If youre going to continue working during fertility treatment, certain factors can make the experience more complicated. Insurance coverage can vary widely by company, and family leave policies can depend on both your employer and the state you live in.

Before you can begin figuring out how to work through fertility treatments, you need to determine your rights, and what benefits if any you have access to.

Depending on your employer and how long youve worked with them, you might qualify for FMLA. While FMLA guarantees only unpaid time off, you could get up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave every year. You could use this leave toward parental leave.

By strict definition, FMLA isnt designed to cover infertility treatments. However, if your healthcare professional can affirm that your fertility treatments are medically necessary for you to become pregnant, you may potentially apply FMLA leave toward treatments or even medically required bed rest during pregnancy.

Many companies that arent governed by FMLA do offer generous parental leave and health policies including covered health expenses. When in doubt, speak with your companys human resources or benefits manager to fully understand what leave if any you can use. They can also tell you whether your insurance will cover any treatments.

In theory, your medical situation is no ones business, and you have a right to privacy. But depending on the type of fertility treatments youre using, it might be unrealistic to keep this process to yourself.

For example, IVF is managed in cycles that usually coincide with your menstrual cycle. This means that a full IVF cycle can last several weeks, and many couples require more than one cycle to achieve success. Youll need to factor in several appointments, including procedures like egg retrieval and embryo transfer.

Beyond that, keep in mind that some treatments require taking fertility medications. These can create unexpected reactions both physically and emotionally. Many fertility specialists recommend taking 1 or 2 days off from work for the egg retrieval procedure, and some doctors recommend taking a few days off after the embryo transfer as well.

Only you know how agreeable your workplace will be to you taking time off periodically throughout the month to manage fertility treatments. At a minimum, be prepared to talk with direct managers or your human resources point of contact because youll need their approval to take time off or coordinate benefits.

But youll also need to consider other factors.

If youre thinking of taking a hybrid work approach, where youre primarily in the office but working remotely during critical points in an IVF cycle, other people might also need to know why youre out of the office. Anyone considered critical to ensuring that your job runs smoothly should realistically be kept in the loop.

Additionally, if you have close work friends who you trust and believe will provide much-needed support, you might want to tell them. We cant stress enough that fertility treatments can be draining both emotionally and physically.

ASRMs Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG) agrees about this psychological impact. So, having a solid support system in all aspects of your life can be very helpful.

Remember that you control the narrative. You can provide general information without sharing all the details. Fertility concerns are a sensitive topic that not everyone is comfortable talking about.

Plus, theres the added reality that while legal protections against workplace gender discrimination exist, some people have reported feeling like their work ethic or capabilities were questioned once disclosing that they were undergoing fertility treatments.

So, if youre only comfortable saying you have to undergo medically necessary procedures, leave it at that and dont feel pressured to share more. If necessary, get documented support from your healthcare professional.

The TTC process is a rigorous one, but even more so when youre also battling infertility. While its important to cover your bases professionally, you also need to be kind to yourself as you navigate treatment.

Between the physical side effects of fertility drugs and the shifting emotions, you might not be up to maintaining your usual schedule. This is especially true if youre juggling a full-time job, multiple fertility appointments and procedures, and remembering to take medications.

Dont feel pressured to maintain your pre-fertility treatment schedule if its going to leave you frazzled and exhausted. Taking care of yourself is priority number one!

No matter how you conceive, anyone whos ever attempted to get pregnant will tell you that having a sympathetic and supportive network can help make the experience more manageable.

You may choose to round up friends and family in your social network who can help you get through this time. Its also good to connect with fertility treatment support groups so you can talk with someone who knows what youre going through.

Youre going through a rough period, so feel free to pamper yourself just a bit more. Whether self-care looks like booking a massage or having a reality show marathon, you deserve to spend a few moments not being preoccupied with your fertility.

If youre undergoing fertility treatments, youre already taking one of the most proactive steps possible to achieve your ultimate goal of getting pregnant.

It can be tempting to spend time online looking up details about fertility treatment success rates, plus what early pregnancy symptoms to expect and how to spot them. But this can encourage rumination and spiraling thoughts, which can make an already stressful situation feel worse.

If you have questions about fertility or fertility treatments, talk with your healthcare professional about them instead. After all, theyre the pro!

Dont underestimate the importance of spending time talking with someone whos not in your social circle and who can serve as a neutral sounding board. Again, fertility concerns and, by extension, fertility treatments can throw you for many emotional loops.

Countless studies have shown that living with infertility can have a serious and long-term impact on your mental health, according to a 2008 research review. Having a safe space to talk through whats bothering you, as well as learning other effective coping methods, is important.

Not everyone can take time off from work to accommodate fertility treatments. If youre able, work with your companys human resources or benefits director to determine what leave or medical coverage can be applied to your treatments.

While you may need to tell key stakeholders at work whats going on, dont feel pressured to share every little detail or tell every single person. Its important to take care of yourself and make sure you have a strong support system around you during treatment.

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Ovarian cancer is a growth of cells that forms in the ovaries.The cells multiply quickly and can invade and destroy healthy body tissue.The female reproductive system contains two ovaries, one on each side of the uterus.The ovaries each about the size of an Almond produce eggs(ova) as well as the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Signs & symptoms

When ovarian cancer first develops,it might not cause any noticeable symptoms.When ovarian cancer symptoms happen,they're usually attributed to other,more common conditions.

Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer may include:

a.Abdominal bloating or swelling.

b.Quickly feeling full when eating.

c.Weight loss.

d.Discomfort in the pelvic area.

e.Fatigue.

f.Back pain.

g.Changes in bowel habits,such as constipation.

h.A frequent need to urinate.

Causes of Ovarian Cancer

It's not clear what causes ovarian cancer, though doctors have identified things that can increase the risk of the disease.

Doctors know that ovarian cancer begins when cells in or near the ovaries develop changes(mutations) in their DNA.A cell's DNA contains the instructions that tell the cell what to do.The changes tell the cells to grow and multiply quickly,creating a mass (tumor)of cancer cells.The cancer cells continue living when healthy cells would die.They can invade nearby tissues and break off from an initial tumor to spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.

Types of ovarian cancer

The type of cell where the cancer begins determines the type of ovarian cancer you have and helps your doctor determine which treatments are best for you.Ovarian cancer types include:

a.Epithelial ovarian cancer:This type is the most common.It includes several subtypes, including serous carcinoma and mucinous carcinoma.

b.Stromal tumors:These rare tumors are usually diagnosed at an earlier stage than other ovarian cancers.

c.Germ cell tumors:These rare ovarian cancers tend to occur at a younger age.

Risk factors

Factors that can increase your risk of ovarian cancer include:

a.Older age:The risk of ovarian cancer increases as you age. It's most often diagnosed in older adults.

b.Inherited gene changes:A small percentage of ovarian cancers are caused by genes changes you inherit from your parents.The genes that increase the risk of ovarian cancer include BRCA1 and BRCA2. These genes also increase the risk of breast cancer.Several other gene changes are known to increase the risk of ovarian cancer, including gene changes associated with Lynch syndrome and the genes BRIP1, RAD51C and RAD51D.

c.Family history of ovarian cancer:If you have blood relatives who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer,you may have an increased risk of the disease.

Being overweight or obese.Being overweight or obese increases the risk of ovarian cancer.

d.Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy:Taking hormone replacement therapy to control menopause signs and symptoms may increase the risk of ovarian cancer.

e.Endometriosis:Endometriosis is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that lines the inside of your uterus grows outside your uterus.

f.Age: Age when menstruation started and ended.Beginning menstruation at an early age or starting menopause at a later age, or both,may increase the risk of ovarian cancer.

g.Never having been pregnant:If you've never been pregnant, you may have an increased risk of ovarian cancer.

Prevention

There's no sure way to prevent ovarian cancer.But there may be ways to reduce your risk:

a.Consider taking birth control pills:Ask your Physician whether birth control pills (oral contraceptives)may be right for you. Taking birth control pills reduces the risk of ovarian cancer.But these medications do have risks,so discuss whether the benefits outweigh those risks based on your situation.

b.Discuss your risk factors with your doctor:If you have a family history of breast and ovarian cancers, bring this up with your doctor.Your doctor can determine what this may mean for your own risk of cancer. You may be referred to a genetic counselor who can help you decide whether genetic testing may be right for you.If you're found to have a gene change that increases your risk of ovarian cancer,you may consider surgery to remove your ovaries to prevent cancer.

Diagnosis

Tests and procedures used to diagnose ovarian cancer include:

a.Pelvic exam:During a pelvic exam,your physician inserts gloved fingers into your vagina and simultaneously presses a hand on your abdomen in order to feel(palpate) your pelvic organs.The doctor also visually examines your external genitalia,vagina and cervix.

b.Imaging tests:Tests,such as ultrasound or CT scans of your abdomen and pelvis, may help determine the size,shape and structure of your ovaries.

c.Blood tests:Blood tests might include organ function tests that can help determine your overall health.

Your doctor might also test your blood for tumor markers that indicate ovarian cancer. For example, a cancer antigen(CA) 125 test can detect a protein that's often found on the surface of ovarian cancer cells.These tests can't tell your doctor whether you have cancer,but they may provide clues about your diagnosis and prognosis.

d.Surgery:Sometimes your doctor can't be certain of your diagnosis until you undergo surgery to remove an ovary and have it tested for signs of cancer.

e.Genetic testing:Your doctor may recommend testing a sample of your blood to look for gene changes that increase the risk of ovarian cancer.Knowing you have an inherited change in your DNA helps your doctor make decisions about your treatment plan.You may wish to share the information with your blood relatives,such as your siblings and your children,since they also may have a risk of having those same gene changes.Once it's confirmed that you have ovarian cancer,your doctor will use information from your tests and procedures to assign your cancer a stage. The stages of ovarian cancer range from 1 to 4, which are often indicated with Roman numerals I to IV.The lowest stage indicates that the cancer is confined to the ovaries. By stage 4,the cancer has spread to distant areas of the body.

Treatment

Treatment of ovarian cancer usually involves a combination of surgery and chemotherapy.Other treatments may be used in certain situations.

a. Surgery to remove one ovary:For early-stage cancer that hasn't spread beyond one ovary, surgery may involve removing the affected ovary and its fallopian tube.This procedure may preserve your ability to have children.

b. Surgery to remove both ovaries:If cancer is present in both your ovaries,but there are no signs of additional cancer,your surgeon may remove both ovaries and both fallopian tubes.This procedure leaves your uterus intact,so you may still be able to become pregnant using your own frozen embryos or eggs or with eggs from a donor.

c.Surgery to remove both ovaries and the uterus:If your cancer is more extensive or if you don't wish to preserve your ability to have children,your surgeon will remove the ovaries,the fallopian tubes,the uterus, nearby lymph nodes and a fold of fatty abdominal tissue(Omentum).

d. Surgery for advanced cancer:If your cancer is advanced,your doctor may recommend surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible.Sometimes chemotherapy is given before or after surgery in this situation.

e.Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in the body,including cancer cells.Chemotherapy drugs can be injected into a vein or taken by mouth.Chemotherapy is often used after surgery to kill any cancer cells that might remain.It can also be used before surgery.In certain situations, chemotherapy drugs may be heated and infused into the abdomen during surgery (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy).The drugs are left in place for a certain amount of time before they're drained.Then the operation is completed.

f.Targeted therapy: Targeted drug treatments focus on specific weaknesses present within cancer cells. By attacking these weaknesses,targeted drug treatments can cause cancer cells to die.

If you're considering targeted therapy for ovarian cancer,your doctor may test your cancer cells to determine which targeted therapy is most likely to have an effect on your cancer.

g.Hormone therapy: Hormone therapy uses drugs to block the effects of the hormone estrogen on ovarian cancer cells.Some ovarian cancer cells use estrogen to help them grow,so blocking estrogen may help control the cancer.

Hormone therapy might be a treatment option for some types of slow-growing ovarian cancers.It may also be an option if the cancer comes back after initial treatments.

h.Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy uses the immune system to fight cancer.The body's disease-fighting immune system may not attack cancer cells because they produce proteins that help them hide from the immune system cells. Immunotherapy works by interfering with that process.Immunotherapy might be an option for treating ovarian cancer in certain situations.

i.Supportive(Palliative)care: Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness. Palliative care specialists work with you, your family and your other doctors to provide an extra layer of support that complements your ongoing care.Palliative care can be used while undergoing other aggressive treatments,such as surgery and chemotherapy.When palliative care is used along with all of the other appropriate treatments, people with cancer may feel better and live longer.Palliative care is provided by a team of doctors,nurses and other specially trained professionals. Palliative care teams aim to improve the quality of life for people with cancer and their families.This form of care is offered alongside curative or other treatments you may be receiving.

Coping and support

A diagnosis of ovarian cancer can be overwhelming.In time you'll find ways to cope with your feelings,but in the meantime,you might find it helpful to:

a.Find someone to talk with:You may feel comfortable discussing your feelings with a friend or family member, or you might prefer meeting with a formal support group. Support groups for the families of people with cancer also are available.

b.Let people help:Cancer treatments can be exhausting.Let people know what would be most useful for you.

c.Set reasonable goals:Having goals helps you feel in control and can give you a sense of purpose.But choose goals that you can reach.

d.Take time for yourself:Eating well, relaxing and getting enough rest can help combat the stress and fatigue of cancer.

e.Preparing for your appointment:Start by making an appointment with your family Physician or gynecologist if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you.If your primary care Physician suspects that you have ovarian cancer,you may be referred to a specialist in female reproductive cancers(Gynecological Oncologist).A gynecological oncologist is an obstetrician-gynecologist(OB-GYN)who has additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer and other gynecological cancers.

f.What you can do: Be aware of any pre-appointment restrictions,such as not eating solid food on the day before your appointment.

g.Write down your symptoms,including any that may seem unrelated to the reason why you scheduled the appointment.

h.Write down your key medical information, including other conditions.

i.Write down key personal information, including any major changes or stressors in your life.

j.Make a list of all your medications,vitamins or supplements.

k.Ask a relative or friend to accompany you, to help you remember what the doctor says.

l.Write down questions to ask your doctor:

l What's the most likely cause of my symptoms?

l What kinds of tests do I need?

l What treatments are available,and what side effects can I expect?

l What is the prognosis?

l If I still want to have children,what options are available to me?

l I have other health conditions.How can I best manage them together?

l In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor,don't hesitate to ask other questions that occur to you.

m.What to expect from your doctor:Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions.Being ready to answer them may make time to go over points you want to spend more time on.You may be asked:

l When did you first begin experiencing symptoms,and how severe are they?

l Have your symptoms been continuous or occasional?

l What,if anything,seems to improve or worsen your symptoms?

l Do you have any relatives with ovarian or breast cancer?

l Are there other cancers in your family history?

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Mridula George, MD, discusses efforts to address unmet needs in HER2-low breast cancer.

Mridula George, MD, medical oncologist, Stacy Goldstein Breast Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, assistant professor of medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, discusses efforts to address unmet needs in HER2-low breast cancer.

The phase 3 DESTINY-Breast04 trial (NCT03734029) investigated fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) vs. physicians choice of chemotherapy in patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer. This study was pivotal because there is currently no treatment for this subgroup of patients, George says.

DESTINY-Breast04 met its primary end point of progression free survival, plus the secondary end point of overall survival in the subgroup of patients with hormone receptorpositive disease, George explains.

Future research could explore potential combinations withtrastuzumab deruxtecan, such as CDK4/6 inhibitors, George continues. The HER2-low space will generate more clinical trials to better understand treatment options for this subtype of breast cancer, George concludes.

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The Iowa Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a nurse who allegedly had sex with a former psychiatric patient.

At its January meeting, the board voted to suspend the license of Shawn Sandersfeld of Muscatine indefinitely and ordered a mental-health and chemical-dependency evaluation.

Once that evaluation is completed, Sandersfeld must submit to any treatment that is recommended and, after showing proof of 12 months sobriety, may resume practice while serving a 12-month period of probation. Sandersfeld must also complete a three-day course on professional boundaries and ethics and submit to case-manager evaluations pertaining to competency and the ability to interact professionally with co-workers and patients.

The sanctions are tied to allegations by the board Sandersfeld was working as a psychiatric mental health nurse at an unspecified hospital in 2019 and provided nursing services to a particular patient who was discharged in July 2019.

According to the board, from August 2019 through June 2021, the patient lived at Sandersfelds home and the two engaged in a sexual relationship during that time.

According to the Iowa Board of Nursing, these other nurses have recently faced sanctions from the board:

Patrick Jones, Waterloo Jones agreed to immediately relinquish all rights to practice nursing in the state of Iowa and surrendered his license. He can apply for reinstatement in 12 months. According to the board, Jones was employed at a care facility, unspecified by the board, from September 2019 until July 2021.

At some point during his employment, the board alleged, Jones sent electronic communication to staff that created an uncomfortable work environment. According to the board, Jones communicated conversations that were sexual in nature with a patient and he engaged in sexual actions with a patient.

James Dickerson, Neola The board ordered Dickerson to immediately stop providing any treatment to patients with a complex mental health diagnosis until he received certification as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. The board also fined Dickerson $1,000 and ordered him to undergo five hours of consultation with a nurse practitioner. The settlement stemmed from charges that Taylor exceeded his scope of practice and dispensed drugs to individuals whose care was not within his specialized, licensed area of practice.

Miranda Figueroa, Omaha Figueroa agreed to immediately relinquish all rights to practice nursing in the state of Iowa and surrendered her license. She can apply for reinstatement in 12 months. Last October, the board charged her with an inability to safely practice nursing as a result of a physical or mental condition. At that time, the board indicated it had sought provider approval for Figueroa to safely practice nursing and that no provider had given that approval.

Kristine Wikner, McGregor Wikner agreed to undergo 10 hours of educational instruction on nursing documentation. In October, the board alleged she was working at a nursing home in 2020 when a family member was admitted to the facility. Although she was instructed not to access her family members medical records, she allegedly went into her relatives medical chart and changed some of the information entered there by another worker.

Nathan Tucker, Sioux City Tucker agreed to undergo 60 hours of educational instruction on critical thinking and nursing procedures. The board alleged that in October 2020, while working at a hospital emergency department, Tucker administered intravenous medication to patients on three occasions without a physicians order, failed to assess the IV sites, and failed to provide accurate information to a physician.

Terry Seitz, Williamsburg Seitz agreed to immediately relinquish all rights to practice nursing in the state of Iowa and surrendered her license. She can apply for reinstatement in 12 months. In September 2020, she was allegedly working at an unspecified facility when she had to be transported by emergency services to a hospital where she tested positive for amphetamines, marijuana and non-prescription opioids.

Mona Taylor, Rock Island, Ill. Taylor agreed to immediately relinquish all rights to practice nursing in the state of Iowa and she surrendered her license. She can apply for reinstatement in 12 months. The factual circumstances that triggered the action have yet to be made public. The board states that it filed a statement of charges against Taylor in October 2021, but that statement of charges has yet to be published by the board.

Kori March, Sioux City March agreed to undergo 60 hours of educational instruction pertaining to professional ethics and what the board called nurses legal advisor. Last fall, the board alleged that while working at an unspecified long-term care facility between 2018 and 2021, she performed intravenous therapy functions without having the IV-therapy certification required of licensed practical nurses.

Jennifer Mayberry, Waukee Mayberry agreed to have her license placed on probation for 18 months, during which time she must abstain from the use of alcohol and illicit drugs, submit to case-manager evaluations and chemical screening, and undergo mental health counseling. Last summer, the board alleged that during a pre-employment health screening in 2021, Mayberry tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.

Derrick Miller, West Branch Miller agreed to have his license placed on probation for 12 months and to undergo six hours of educational instruction on medication safety. Last fall, the board alleged that in February 2021, while working at an unspecified nursing home, Miller lost the keys to the homes medication cart, left the unlocked cart unattended, and then left medication at a residents bedside without a doctors order to do so.

Eleven months earlier, Miller allegedly gave oxycodone to a resident who had not complained of pain and did not request the medication. In 2014, Millers license was indefinitely suspended pending completion of board-ordered treatment and verification of 12 continuous months of sobriety, followed by 12 months of license probation. The 2014 sanctions stemmed from charges of misappropriation of medications and being involved in the unauthorized manufacture or use of a controlled substance.

Ronda Eick, Waterloo The board issued Eick a warning and ordered her to undergo 34 hours of educational instruction on COVID-19 and medical documentation. Last fall, the board alleged that while Eick was working at an assisted living center in 2021, she received a text message from a co-worker who stated that he or she had COVID-19. Eick did not notify human resources, the facilitys clinical coordinator or the staffs health nurse of that information.

A few days earlier, two residents of the center had tested for COVID-19, with one showing a positive result and the other showing an inconclusive result. According to the board, Eick falsely reported that one of the two residents had tested negative for COVID-19. In 2008, the board ordered Eick to complete 15 hours of educational instruction related to ethics. That sanction stemmed from her pleading guilty to a criminal charge of theft tied to allegations that she stole money collected by colleagues for the benefit of a co-worker.

McKinsey Schurr, LeClaire The board issued Schurr a warning for excessive use of alcohol after it allegedly received information that Schurr had an alcohol-use disorder. The board charged Schurr with excessive use of alcohol that may impair a licensed nurses ability to practice.

Rhonda Adkins, Grinnell Adkins agreed to under 30 hours of educational instruction on professional ethics. Last fall, the board alleged Adkins was employed as a home care nurse in 2021 when she falsified patient records and employee timecards to indicate she was providing care for a patient on dates when she did not actually work.

Jennifer Evins, Rock Island, Ill. Evins agreed to immediately relinquish all rights to practice nursing in the state of Iowa and surrendered her license. She can apply for reinstatement in 12 months. Last fall, the board alleged that in 2020, Evins was convicted of a crime related to the profession of nursing and the theft of patient medications.

As a result of the criminal conviction, Evins license was placed on probation in October 2020 and she was barred from using alcohol while on probation. In June 2021, she allegedly tested positive for alcohol use and later admitted she had been drinking.

Amanda Bendon, Dubuque Bendon agreed to undergo up to 10 hours of educational instruction on ethics and legal liability. The board had alleged that Bendonwas working at an unspecified medical clinic in 2020 when she removed a vial of Pentacel from the clinic, took it home and administered it to her child without a prescription and without permission from the clinic. Pentacel is used as a vaccine for immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and other conditions.

Jennifer Mastin, Walnut Mastin agreed to undergo up to 10 hours of educational instruction on ethics and legal liability and have her license placed on 12 months probation. The board had alleged that on more than one occasion while working at an unspecified care center, Mastin disposed of medication without the required witness; removed two narcotics from the inventory and administered only one dose; and failed to document the administration of narcotics to residents.

Tricia Venzke, Ames Venzke agreed to undergo 30 hours of educational instruction on managing difficult patients. The board had alleged that in 2021, while dealing with a combative hospital patient, Venzke reacted physically inappropriately to the patient.

Miranda Depyer, Graettinger Depyer agreed to undergo seven hours of educational instruction on professional accountability and critical thinking skills. The board had alleged that in April of last year, Depyer responded to an ambulance call for a woman in labor. While en route to a hospital, Depyer allegedly gave the woman a dose of Pitocin a natural hormone sometimes used to induce labor without a physicians order.

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Lori Wirth, MD: Maybe you could describe for us what the typical thyroid cancer diagnosis and brief course of typical treatment is for the garden variety thyroid cancer.

Bryan McIver, MD: Most thyroid cancer presents as a lump in the neck, and that lump is often something that is felt on a routine physical exam. Sometimes its picked up on a scan done for other reasons. For example, if somebody gets their carotid artery scanned and the lump in the thyroid gland is found by accident. Occasionally, of course, the disease is found having already spread, and so sometimes a lump on the side of the neck is found and it turns out to be a lymph node involving that cancer. The typical course of treatment is to diagnose and confirm that it is cancer using a biopsy, typically a fine needle biopsy under ultrasound guidance. That biopsy leads to the diagnosis and that leads to a surgical treatment.

The most common surgery is to remove either part or all of the thyroid gland and some of the surrounding lymph nodes. Then, for patients with more advanced disease, with more aggressive disease, additional treatment with things like radioactive iodine is commonly used, and then treatment, as well, with thyroid hormone. When I think about cancer, I think about 3 main ways to treat cancer: surgery to remove it, radiation treatment to burn it, and chemotherapy to poison it. We use that same technique in thyroid cancer. We remove it surgically, we use radioactive iodine as our primary radiation therapy, and we use chemotherapy in the form of thyroid hormone. This is done because thyroid hormone in a slightly higher dose than the body expects to see can suppress the growth of thyroid cancer, and actually, in some cases, prevent it from recurring in the future. Its important for us to think about it in those 3 modalities.

Lori Wirth, MD: Then, of course, there is a subset of differentiated thyroid cancer that recurs despite those 3 modalities of treatment, and thats really what the program today is focused on, a more advanced differentiated thyroid cancer. There are some cancers that just have a more aggressive biology that will, despite having surgery, thyrotomy suppression, and radioactive iodine, still come back. Generally, those are considered radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancers. Thats really what were talking about today. Im a medical oncologist. When I think of chemotherapy, I dont think of levothyroxine so much as IV [intravenous] chemotherapy, or oral multikinase targeted therapies, or other cancer drugs that we use. They are gene-specific therapies that have a role in some subset of thyroid cancers. Bryan, of course, you are an endocrinologist, so our specialties are a little bit different. What do you think of in terms of the general role for the endocrinologist in taking care of patients with more advanced radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer, and the role with the patient, and the role with the other physician team members taking care of those patients?

Bryan McIver, MD: Thats a really important question, Lori, for us to address. When I think about thyroid cancer when I first trained 25 years ago, we didnt have the options for these more advanced targeted kinase inhibitors and other true chemotherapies. We were really restricted to surgery, radioactive iodine, and thyroid hormone. I learned during my career to care for patients from diagnosis all the way through to the end of the journey, and unfortunately sometimes that journey was the end of life because the cancer could actually kill people. Its not a good cancertheres no such thing as good cancerbut certainly thyroid cancer is not always the rosy picture that people paint. A significant minority of our patients do get recurrences that we cant control through these traditional means, or get disease that have spread, and they require more advanced therapy.

The most amazing thing during the last 10 years has been the development of so many new chemotherapy drugs, typically taken by mouth, often very effective at suppressing the cancer growth, sometimes for years and even longer. The endocrinologist has to learn to think like an oncologist and begin to recognize that some patients need systemic therapy, and then either learn how to treat those patients with those systemic therapies, or work in partnership with a medical oncologist who is used to using these drugs. I always think that a medical oncologists skillset is poisoning people without killing them. At the end of the day, we use these poisons, theyre going to have side effects and theyre going to have issues, but they can be highly effective in controlling this disease for which weve otherwise run out of options. My job is to recognize when its time to bring in those other skillsets. I do that with surgeons because I dont operate. I do it with the radiation doctors because I dont administer the radioactive iodine. I do it with medical oncology colleagues because I dont prescribe chemo [chemotherapy]. Some people just say that I dont do anything, which is actually accurate.

Lori Wirth, MD: Bryan, Im curious, when you share a patient with a medical oncologist, what kind of a working relationship do you tend to have with a medical oncologist, as well as with the individual patient?

Bryan McIver, MD: I think the best way to describe the relationship I have with my medical oncology team is one of mutual respect. We both recognize that we have distinct skillsets, and we can bring those skillsets to bare to help manage the patient. I understand the cancer and I understand how to manage the early stages of that journey for this patient. Often by the time theyre coming to need chemotherapy and advanced treatments, Ive known this patient for years, and what I dont do is then abandon them and just send them off to a medical oncologist. We work together in a multidisciplinary clinic where we see the patients together. Once a decision is made to initiate therapy, we involve our pharmacist, who is an important team member to help understand side effect management and dose management. My medical oncology colleague does all of the difficult work of modulating the dose and getting patients to tolerate the drugs effectively, and then we jointly follow that patient in our multidisciplinary setting to review the scans, review the tumor markers, and ensure that thyroid hormone levels are appropriately managed, and thats an ongoing relationship again for the duration of the journey.

Lori Wirth, MD: I really like your answer, because if I had been asked that question, I would have answered it in a very similar way except from the medical oncologist point of view. The other reason I really liked the answer is that I think you captured very nicely how helpful it is to have a really robust multidisciplinary team taking care of patients with advanced iodine-refractory thyroid cancer.

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This time, I have to wait. The day after my regular screening mammogram, the nightmare begins, quietly. I learn through the patient portal system that I have to go back for diagnostic imaging of the questionable calcifications on the left, and possible architectural distortion on the right. There is a number to call.

I call right away. I cannot have the second mammogram and ultrasound, Im told, until December 13 five weeks away! The system, not a friendly doctor as Id once had, has just told me that I might have cancer or even two different kinds of cancers, one in each breast but I wont find out for at least five weeks because this hospital is fully booked.

Fully booked? I cant believe this wait can be blamed totally on COVID-19. I suspect preexisting, patient-unfriendly hospital bureaucracy as well.

Waiting for anything can be agonizing. For a loved one to call. For a college acceptance. For a needed paycheck. Stressful, but normal. Waiting for medical test results? Excruciating. And, to my mind, at least somewhat avoidable.

Granted, growing cells in culture or analyzing pathology specimens takes time. But when the system chugs along at its own sluggish pace, when doctors or their surrogates dont call back promptly, when online patient portals give only partial information? Thats unforgivable. And would be fixable, if patients, not bureaucracy, always came first.

The basic dictum of medicine is primum non nocere: First, do no harm. But being made to wait for weeks to find out if you have cancer, or any other serious disease for that matter, is harm it evokes fear of the unknown. The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown, is how horror writer H. P. Lovecraft put it. Philosopher and writer Joseph Campbell interpreted the struggle with what he called our greatest fear this way: Many of us would enter a tigers lair before we would enter a dark cave.

As humans, we crave information to help us understand everything that comes at us every day. What underlies the fear of the unknown is the perceived absence of information at any level of consciousness, wrote psychologist R. Nicholas Carleton, who has studied the phenomenon, in a 2016 paper. And unpredictability makes it worse. In experimental settings, people show more stress if there is a 50 percent chance of receiving an electric shock than if there is a 100 percent chance, according to a 2016 study published in Nature Communications journal.

On the surface, this does not make rational sense we should be only half as anxious if theres only half the risk. But thats not how our minds work. With uncertainty, the brain, particularly the fear center, the amygdala, revs up into a state of hypervigilance.

And so, I wait. I meditate. I swim. I do my relaxation tape. I swim some more, 2 miles at a time. I use a meditation app on my phone. I wait.

Some days, I can concentrate on work. Other days, Im imagining a double mastectomy, reconstruction, Stage 4 cancer. I Google madly, pore over reliable websites, print out reams of cancer data. And I fume. Cancer wasnt in my lifes plan. Its not in anybodys. Im stunned by my own anger. Why would I expect to be any luckier than anybody else?

And Im angry at the hospital that did the mammography. Couldnt the mammography center predict how many questionable scans like mine are likely on any given day, then plan to save slots the following day for subsequent tests?

I call my primary care physician who, God bless her, works the system and gets me in for the second round of mammograms sooner, just a week away.

November 11, 2:45 p.m.

Breast imaging at a different top Boston hospital.

Two gentle radiologists do more mammography and ultrasound. We have to do some sampling, says the senior radiologist. Im afraid I have to use a scary word 'mass on the right. The left seemed less worrisome.

I lose it. You mean I could have two different cancers? At least I can ask the doctors in front of me right away.

Its possible, she says.

I ask for my husband. He comes in, strokes my back. Double biopsies are scheduled, 18 days away. We go out to eat. I have a martini and a half. He does, too. The fear is running away with me.

I go home and log onto the hospitals online patient portal. I need more information. I click on the little envelope icon that suggests I might be able to initiate contact with the radiologist whose name appears on the test results. No luck shes not listed as one of my available contacts.

I try calling. No luck. The hospital switchboard has no record of anyone by this name. I ask about the other radiologist, but she also seems to be unknown to the hospital. I persist. I learn that shes gotten married and uses a different last name now, not yet updated in the system. When we finally connect by phone, she repeats the results I already have but doesnt elaborate on them to me thats for another doctor to do.

I wait some more. I meditate. Im up to 2-mile swimming sessions now.

November 29, 10:15 a.m.

Biopsy day finally.

Again, two radiologists. They patiently describe the biopsy procedure to me, step by step, then narrate the procedure as they continue their work. The lab tech stands where I can see her and chats kindly with me throughout. Thanks to lidocaine, the procedures are almost painless.

Loaded up with ice packs and care instructions, my husband and I leave, get home, and crash. We sleep for two hours. We know it will be three to five days before we get the results. Compared with the past month, that feels bearable.

December 1

As I drive home from an errand, one of the radiologists calls. I pull over, get out a pencil and paper.

The left side is benign. The right, she tells me, has invasive tubular cancer.

Ive never heard of tubular cancer and, Googling later in the day, learn that its rare and not too bad. I am remarkably calm, so happy to know. Knowing even something awful is so much easier than not knowing. Im free of that horrid anxiety, the prison of fear.

The minute I get home, I tell my husband, then swing into action. I e-mail some doctors Id been lucky to meet over decades of medical reporting for the Globe, asking for help. Whats invasive tubular cancer? How bad is it? Am I going to die? They e-mail right back, cutting short the weeks it couldve taken to get the information they give me.

One oncologist source is especially reassuring. This is the most nothing of all breast cancers, he tells me, with zero chance of threatening your life. I know I still have to have surgery and nobody has told me yet whos in charge. A surgeon? I have no idea whom to call now. Still, Im delirious.

Im also curious about the hormone receptor status of my cancer, knowing from all my years of reporting that many breast cancers feed on estrogen, or progesterone, or both, and that will affect my treatment plan. Back to the patient portal. My test results file says information on hormone status will be forthcoming as an addendum. No addendum follows. I e-mail my primary care doctor again. She gets the results and tells me: The cancer is positive for both hormones. Why the patient portal can tell me I have cancer but not tell me the hormone receptor status is a mystery. Hospital bureaucracy again?

Then, suddenly, Im in the system at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a place Ive written about for decades. I never thought Id be a patient there.

Now, phone calls are returned quickly.

Appointments are set up efficiently. Nurses call with questions. A COVID test is set up. Im no longer lost in medical limbo, unable to get information, unable to figure out whos in charge.

Im optimistic. A plan is in place. Ill be OK.

And the next time my mammogram rolls around, Im calling Bonnie beforehand.

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Blood sugar less than 40, Pre diabetes tremendously increases the chance of developing type 2 diabetes The excellent news is that, in case you have prediabetes, you probably can forestall or delay the onset of full blown type 2 diabetes by making lifestyle modifications Hyperglycemia In DiabetesThese embrace eating a nutritious diet, reaching and maintaining a wholesome weight, and exercising often Insulin is vital to patients with type 1 diabetes they can not stay without a source of exogenous insulin Without insulin, sufferers with kind 1 diabetes develop severely elevated blood sugar levels. Bariatric blood sugar checker on arm surgical procedure has been shown to attain remission in some individuals with Type 2 diabetes This is a significant surgery that has its own dangers and issues If you haven t been diagnosed with diabetes, you should see your healthcare provider in case you have any symptoms of diabetes If you already have been identified with diabetes, you need to contact your provider if your blood glucose levels are outside of your target range, if current symptoms worsen or when you develop any new symptoms In addition to the problems with a rise in insulin resistance, the release of insulin by the pancreas may also be defective and suboptimal. Today, a broad range of computerized diabetes gadgets are available to help folks higher handle their blood sugar ranges whereas research towards a treatment for diabetesmoves forward In kind 1 diabetes, the body s immune system attacks the insulin producing islet cells within the pancreas The islet cells sense glucose in the blood and produce the appropriate quantity of insulin to normalize blood sugars. There are two major types of diabetes mellitus, kind 1 and type 2 More men than ladies have diabetes in the US, and the disease can affect males in one other way than girls Warning signs of diabetes that men have and ladies do not embrace low testosterone low t , sexual problems, impotence blood sugar level of 373 , decreased curiosity in sex, and retrograde ejaculation Treatment for type 1 diabetes is insulin, and treatment for kind 2 diabetes are life style adjustments like eating a healthy diet, getting exercise every day, and if needed, diabetes drugs The regular vary human blood sugar level chart of blood glucose levels for individuals with diabetes is between 80 and one hundred thirty milligrams per deciliter mg dL.

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Low blood sugar of 40, The prognosis of diabetes is said to the extent to which the condition is stored underneath control to forestall the event of the issues described in the previous sections Some of the extra severe issues of diabetes corresponding to kidney failure and cardiovascular disease, could be life threatening Acute complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis can be Patient Discussion About Diabeteslife threatening As mentioned above, aggressive control of blood sugar levels can forestall or delay the onset of complications, and many individuals with diabetes lead lengthy and full lives Diabetes experts feel that these blood glucose monitoring units give patients a major amount of independence to handle their illness process and they are an excellent software for schooling as nicely. They keep a daily document of findings and are taught to regulate insulin dosage accordingly More current glucose monitoring devices can draw blood from different places on the body, such as the forearm The patient, physician, nurse, and dietician should carefully consider the patient s life type, dietary wants, and skill to comply with the proposed dietary prescription. More than 90 of the diabetics in the United States are Type II diabetics Sometimes referred to as age onset or adult onset diabetes, this form of diabetes happens most frequently in people who find themselves overweight and who do not train It can additionally be more common in folks of Native American, Hispanic, and African American descent People who have migrated to Western cultures from East India, Japan, and Australian Aboriginal cultures also usually have a tendency to develop Type II diabetes than those who remain of fasting blood sugar accu chek their unique nations. But, research suggests that consuming processed foods can enhance blood glucose High blood glucose, also called hyperglycemia, happens when there is too much sugar in the bloodstream Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, is the results of too little glucose in the bloodstream Hyperglycemia usually occurs as a result of your body doesn t produce sufficient insulin or can t correctly use the out there insulin to remove the glucose from the bloodstream CGMs are extra expensive than the standard finger prick glucose meters as About Ascensia Diabetes Carea outcome of more superior know how used in Early Signs And Symptoms Of DiabetesCGMs.

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Blood sugar level is 265, Treatment of kind 2 diabetes primarily involves life style adjustments, monitoring of your blood sugar, together with diabetes drugs, insulin or each We publish material that s researched, cited, edited and reviewed by licensed medical professionals The info we provide just isn t meant to be a substitute for skilled medical advice, prognosis or therapy. You use a blood glucose meter to check your blood sugar This gadget uses a small drop of blood from your finger to measure your blood sugar degree You can get the meter and supplies in a drug retailer or by mail In addition to making meals selections that are blood sugar aware, train is a method to assist decrease your blood sugar When you re bodily active, your muscles burn sugar for power and use it for muscle constructing and restore This helps pull sugar from the blood, decreasing blood sugar ranges. There is a paucity of randomised controlled studies that specifically investigate pharmacological therapy of African American diabetic sufferers Type 2 diabetes is a typical condition that causes the level of sugar in the blood to turn out to be too excessive At least every year, get a blood test to check your cholesterol and triglyceride ranges Furthermore, half of all ladies with gestational diabetes will go on to develop kind 2 diabetes, in accordance with 153 blood sugar to a1c the CDC. They usually are not supposed to diagnose, cure, prevent or deal with any disease or condition This program and its companies shouldn t be used for the monitoring or administration of diabetes The NutriSense applications and services are to assist members uncover and attain their well being potential DKA could be deadly if left untreated, so anyone experiencing these signs should seek care immediately.

Smart blood sugar fix book, Most Read Food Labelsfruits naturally have blood sugar level of 700 a low glycemic index due to the fructose and fiber they include Verywell Health s content is for informational and academic functions solely Our web site just isn t meant to be an various to professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment Lark Diabetes Coach comes with a complete home glucometer equipment that s shipped to you and is simple to arrange The Lark app walks you through setup and reminds you when to take your blood sugar. It must be mentioned right here that there are a variety of conditions in which an A1c worth may not be correct For example, with significant anemia, the purple blood cell depend is low, and thus the A1c is altered This may be the case in sickle cell disease and different hemoglobinopathies Frequent infections usually tend to occur in folks with untreated or poorly controlled diabetes Nausea and vomiting also can happen in patients with untreated diabetes Some untreated diabetes patients also complain of fatigue. It consists of cinnamon, which is a strong antioxidant which will assist regulate your blood sugar levels Drinking in excess affects your body s capacity to produce insulin Specifically, too much alcohol can cause inflammation to the pancreas, which impairs your body s ability to emit insulin To drink sparsely, stick to 1 to 2 drinks per day at most. A meter can let you know what your ranges are in about 5 seconds Another choice is by taking an oral glucose tolerance test , which takes longer but may also provide extra accurate outcomes A person s individual level will rely upon many components together with how old they are, their ethnicity, their weight and top, and the activity they ve performed lately Blood sugar ranges can be checked by pricking a finger to get a drop of blood and placing it on a glucose meter.

Blood sugar levels 6 8, For this reason, a decrease dose of 300 mg is usually recommended Berberine is thought to help with blood sugar as a outcome of it may enhance insulin sensitivity and help sugar pass into your muscles easier This evaluate additionally noted that taking berberine alongside diabetes treatment lowered participant s blood sugar significantly more than simply medication alone If you have already got diabetes and are on medicine, focus on these dietary supplements together with your doctor Some ingredients can intrude with diabetes treatment since both are performing the same job. The plentiful, unutilized glucose is wastefully excreted within the urine Fluctuations in blood glucose ranges can lead to blurred imaginative and prescient In 2015, four7 of the whole burden of disease could have been prevented by reducing publicity to the modifiable risk factor high blood plasma glucose levels Crucial to diabetes management is common blood glucose monitoring This helps you to understand the connection between blood glucose, meals, exercise and insulin in your physique. Amount of glucose in blood measured regularly by patients with diabetes high blood sugar normal baby Tell your diabetes care staff should you ever have a severe hypo that caused you to have a seizure or fit Tell your diabetes care team should you ever have a extreme hypo that triggered you to lose consciousness It primarily affects people withdiabetes, particularly in the event that they take insulin. If your urine test reveals that ketones are current, call your doctor, who can give you further directions You might have to go to the emergency room to hunt remedy instantly The ADA says that if you have ketones current within the physique, you should not train In this case, exercise may cause your blood sugar levels to spike even blood sugar reading of 46 greater Blood sugar exams are used for prognosis Medterms Medical Dictionaryand management of diabetes.

Blood sugar count of 127, Research has shown that unsaturated fatty acids could play a part in blood sugar control via lowered insulin resistance In diabetes, the physique does not produce enough insulin to allow the cells to absorb sufficient sugar from the blood Or the physique might have enough insulin, however the cells do not respond to it In both instances, this results in there being an excessive amount of sugar in the blood, which, over time can result in critical well being points, corresponding to vision loss, heart disease, and kidney illness Much of the food you eat is broken down into sugar , which will get released into the bloodstream When blood sugar will increase, the pancreas, an organ responsible for digestion and blood sugar regulation, releases the hormone insulin. These check results can fairly aptly take a look at you for diabetes Below mentioned are the conventional blood sugar levels of fasting, before a meal, after food intake, and at bedtime in an age wise category Blood sugar or glucose is launched after consumption and breakdown of carbohydrates throughout food consumption It is the main sugar that is present in your bloodstream and its regulation is undertaken by pancreatic secretions Normal blood sugar levels chart for many adults ranges from eighty to 99 mg of sugar per deciliter before a meal and 80 to one hundred forty mg per deciliter after meals. Obesity is a leading danger issue for diabetesCalculate your BMIto see whether you re at a healthy weight If you re obese or overweight, start making small adjustments to your consuming habits and get extra bodily activity Even a small quantity of weight loss 7 , or about 14 pounds for a 200 pound How Is High Blood Sugar Diagnosedwoman can delay or even forestall type 2 diabetes Over time, this further glucose can lead to prediabetes or diabetes kaiser permanente blood sugar chart Diabetes puts you in danger for other serious and life threatening health issues, such asheart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney injury Kidney damage from diabetes is identified blood sugar during pregnancy chart as diabetic nephropathy. Discover the remedy options for individuals with sort 2 diabetes, together with medicines and life style improvements Toe amputation is a typical process carried out by a wide variety of healthcare providers One of the most common indications for toe amputation is patients with a diabetic foot Toe amputation is normally carried out as a final resort when medical treatment fails, or the toe can t be salvaged Complications of toe amputation embody pain, swelling, bruising, blood clotting, and hematoma.

Lower blood sugar type 1, The latest sort of steady glucose monitor has an implanted sensor that can detect blood sugar ranges for as much as three months A transmitter worn on the physique sends blood sugar information wirelessly from the sensor to a smartphone app If you re taking insulin to handle type 2 diabetes, your health care supplier may recommend blood sugar drops after alcohol blood sugar testing several times a day, relying on the type and quantity of insulin you use Testing is often recommended before meals and at bedtime when you re taking multiple daily injections You might have to check solely earlier than breakfast and typically earlier than dinner or at bedtime if you use just an intermediate or a long acting insulin A good begin in how to preserve normal blood glucose is How are you able to reduce your blood sugar levels in this article. When blood sugar levels are excessive, it could point out that the physique does not have sufficient insulin or glucose reducing medicine Levels could also be elevated as a outcome of a big meal, if you have an sickness or infection, are careworn, or are inactive If you might be newly diagnosed, it could take some time to get you under this vary. Type 1 and kind 2 diabetes are the commonest forms of the illness, but there are additionally different kinds, similar to gestational diabetes, which happens throughout pregnancy, as well as different varieties From diet and train to treatment and care, there are tons of practical things you can do every day to make your life simpler Small changes in your diet and exercise could make a big distinction with prediabetes The most typical types of diabetes are type 1, sort 2, and gestational diabetes Over time, having too much glucose in your blood may cause well being issues. Taking too much medication taking too much insulin medication may cause a low blood sugar level These drugs are known as sulphonylureas or glinides An overproduction of insulin may cause the body to panic and improve its resistance to insulin, that means the blood sugar will not absorb properly Cells could develop a tolerance to insulin, making it necessary for the pancreas to produce and launch more insulin to lower your blood sugar ranges by the required quantity Eventually, the body can fail to produce sufficient insulin to maintain up with the sugar coming into the body Blood sugar supplements can be part of diabetes or prediabetes administration strategies.

Fasting blood sugar of 114, Inflammatory beta cell destruction in diabetes by professor Thomas Mandrup Poulsen During this module we Professor Mandrup Poulsen will guide you thru cytokines mediated destruction of the pancreatic beta cells moreover their potentiality as drugs targets Incretin biology is now applied in treating topics with diabetes and just lately approved by the FDA for weight reduction Don t hesitate to start out watching the videos as a end result of in this module you ll learn all concerning the incretin lead by Professor Jens Juul Holst The University of Copenhagen is the oldest University in Denmark based in 1479, and with over 38,000 college students and more than 9,000 employees The objective of the University is to conduct research and provide education to the best tutorial degree. 11Lai LL, Wan Yusoff WNI, Vethakkan SR, Nik Mustapha NR, Mahadeva S, Chan WK Screening for non alcoholic fatty liver disease in sufferers with type 2 diabetes mellitus utilizing transient elastography Exercise and a nutritious diet are useful in both sort 1 and sort 2 diabetes mellitus A food plan low in saturated fats, refined carbohydrates, high fructose corn syrup, and high in fiber and monounsaturated fats needs to be encouraged Aerobic train for a length of ninety to 150 minutes per week is also helpful. The fasting glucose test is usually repeated on one other day to confirm the results With Type II diabetes, the situation might not turn into evident until the affected person presents for medical treatment for some other condition A patient might have heart disease, persistent infections of the gums and urinary tract, blurred imaginative and prescient, numbness in the ft and legs, or slow healing wounds Every cell in the human physique needs power in order to perform The body s major energy source is glucose, a simple sugar resulting from the digestion of foods containing carbohydrates Glucose from the digested meals circulates within the blood as a prepared energy supply for any cells that want it. Injections are given subcutaneously, that is, slightly below the skin, utilizing a small needle and syringe Injection websites could be wherever on the physique where there s looser skin, including the upper arm, stomach, or upper thigh Home blood glucose monitoring kits are available so sufferers with diabetes can monitor their own ranges A small needle or lancet is used to prick the finger and a drop of blood is collected and analyzed by a monitoring gadget Some patients may test their blood glucose levels several times throughout a day and use this info to adjust their doses of insulin.

Blood pressure blood sugar chart, Soon after diagnosis, you may additionally likely meet with a diabetes educator and a dietitian to get more information on managing your diabetes Regular exercise might help forestall prediabetes and sort 2 diabetes, and it could possibly help those that already have diabetes to maintain up higher blood sugar management A minimum of 30 minutes of reasonable train corresponding to brisk walking most days of the week is recommended Aim for at least a hundred and fifty minutes of moderate cardio exercise every week Following your diabetes therapy plan takes round the clock dedication Careful management of diabetes can cut back your risk of serious even life threatening complications. Although the disordered carbohydrate metabolism is usually mild, immediate detection and remedy are necessary to keep away from fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality Women identified with gestational diabetes mellitus should have lifelong testing a minimum of each three years For all other patients, testing should start at age forty five years, and if outcomes are regular, patients ought to be examined at a minimal of every 3 years. Saturated fats ought to be limited to lower than 7 of total caloric intake, and trans fatty acids minimized A regular, consistent stage of day by day train is prescribed, and participation in a supervised train program is recommended All individuals with diabetes should check for ketones during instances of acute sickness or stress and when blood glucose levels are consistently elevated Persistent hyperglycemia in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus can cause a number of issues, each acute and chronic Diabetes mellitus is amongst the main causes of cardiovascular disease , blindness, kidney failure, and amputation of decrease limbs Acute problems embody hypoglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, and hyperglycaemic diabetic coma. This results in elevated urine glucose, which in turn results in extreme loss of fluid and electrolytes in the urine Lack of insulin also causes the lack to retailer fats and protein along with breakdown of present fats and protein stores This dysregulation, leads to the method of ketosis and the discharge of ketones into the blood Ketones flip the blood acidic, a situation referred to as diabetic ketoacidosis Symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis embrace nausea, vomiting, and abdominal ache.

Diabetic high blood sugar ac1, Racial and ethnic minorities in the USA obtain lower quality health care Take time to take a blood sugar level of 150 look at your toes daily for any red patches If you may have sores, blisters, breaks within the pores and skin, infections, or build up of calluses, see a foot physician, known as a podiatrist In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, some pharmaceutical firms have launched initiatives to assist individuals with diabetes acquire the medications and The new recommendations apply to people with a excessive BMI and goal to establish silent cases of diabetes so that docs might prescribe fasting blood sugar of 88 immediate therapy. It is characterised by a sudden onset and happens more regularly in populations descended from Northern European countries than in these from Southern European countries, the Middle East, or Asia In the United States, approximately three individuals in 1,000 develop Type I diabetes This type also known as insulin dependent diabetes as a result of people who develop this type need to have every day injections of insulin At the identical time that the body is attempting to eliminate glucose from the blood, the cells are ravenous for glucose and sending indicators to the physique to eat more meals, thus making sufferers extraordinarily hungry To provide energy for the ravenous cells, the body additionally tries to transform fat and proteins to glucose. Since Type 1 is an immune system disease, immunotherapy holds promise as a method to use treatment to show off the elements of the immune system that trigger Type 1 illness Kidney harm that can result in kidney failure or the need for dialysis or transplant Like many other countries, the principal pre cursor to the development of sort 2 diabetes is obesity Standards of medical care in diabetes 2013Diabetes Care,36 Suppl 1 , S11 66 Learnhow to eat healthier and get extra bodily exercise. To account for the advanced sampling design of this study, we used SUDAAN software to acquire estimates of prevalence and the standard errors in accordance with the Taylor linearisation technique Estimates were weighted to mirror age, intercourse, and urban rural, distribution of provinces of the adults dwelling in China Weighting coefficients had been derived Diet Weight Managementfrom the 2010 Chinese population census knowledge, and the sampling scheme of our survey was to acquire a nationwide estimate Standard errors were calculated with acceptable statistical techniques with data from the advanced survey design Categorical information are introduced as percentages and 95 confidence intervals and have been analysed by a 2 take a look at or Fisher s precise test, as appropriate A binomial logit regression was used to look at the association of danger factors with the odds of complete diabetes and prediabetes.

Fasting blood sugar level 348, In this interview, we speak to Dr Gareth Hollands about his latest analysis that investigated using medical imaging to scale back well being risks and encourage habits change Since the molecular weight of glucose, C6H12O6, is about a hundred and eighty g mol, when calculated the entire quantity of glucose normally in circulating human blood is around threethree to 7g While selecting a Blood Sugar monitor CGM, different parameters have to be taken care of, which differ from individual to individual. This is the start of gaining a deeper understanding of how one can live a healthier life with all of the tools, well being suggestions, and food concepts you need Wherever you re at together with your diabetes, know that you have got choices and that you simply don t have to be held again Symptoms embrace excessive excretion of urine , thirst , constant starvation, weight reduction, vision modifications, and fatigue Type 1 diabetes previously known as insulin dependent, juvenile or childhood onset is characterized by poor insulin manufacturing and requires day by day administration of insulin In 2017 there have been 9 million folks with kind 1 diabetes the majority of them reside in high income nations. Michael Menna, DO, is board certified in emergency medication Verywell Health articles are reviewed fluctuating blood sugar icd 10 by board certified physicians and healthcare professionals Medical Reviewers affirm the content material is thorough and accurate, reflecting the latest evidence based analysis Content is reviewed before publication and upon substantial updates Nuts excessive in unsaturated fat embrace walnuts, almonds, pistachios, pecans, and peanuts. Can Diabetes Cause BlindnessIf you ve diabetes or are in danger for diabetes, make sure your train regimen just isn t inflicting health issues If you re feeling faint, have chest ache, really feel in want of breath, or notice blisters or pain in your toes, cease and name your physician In whole, you want to train 150 minutes or extra each week.

A1c to blood sugar chart, In addition, prediabetes is one other essential analysis that signifies an elevated threat of creating diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a gaggle of physiological dysfunctions characterised by hyperglycemia ensuing directly from insulin resistance, insufficient insulin secretion, or Definition Of Glucoseextreme glucagon secretion Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder leading to the destruction of pancreatic beta cells Type 2 diabetes , which is far more widespread, is primarily a problem of progressively impaired glucose regulation as a result of a mixture of dysfunctional pancreatic beta cells and insulin resistance The objective of this article is to review the basic science of kind 2 diabetes and its issues, and to discuss Prevention And Risk Factorsthe latest remedy pointers The overarching objective of these efforts is to determine the genetic underpinnings of this disease and translate that knowledge into medical and therapeutic interventions. Hyperosmolar high low blood sugar chart syndrome is caused by sky high blood sugar that turns blood thick and Pectin And Diabetessyrupy Your doctor also will monitor your blood sugar degree throughout labor If your blood sugar rises, your child may launch high ranges of insulin which may result in low blood sugar proper after start. More than 90 of the diabetics in the United States are Type II diabetics Sometimes referred to as age onset or adult onset diabetes, this type of diabetes happens most frequently in people who are chubby and who do not train It is also extra frequent in people of Native Medical Technologies GuidanceAmerican, Hispanic, and African American descent People who have migrated to Western cultures from East India, Japan, and Australian Aboriginal cultures additionally are extra doubtless to develop Type II diabetes than those who remain of their original nations. The kidneys concentrate on getting the extra glucose out of the low blood sugar of 62 bloodstream A high level of glucose means the kidneys might not be succesful of successfully adjust the patient s blood sugar ranges In turn, these organs will flip to flush out the excess glucose It s natural for blood sugar levels to go up and down, but when extreme levels occur incessantly, they will lead to varied issues that could jeopardize a person s quality of life If your blood sugar ranges continue to increase, signs can become worse and you might turn out to be confused and lethargic You also could turn into unconscious in case your blood sugar ranges are very excessive.

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Morning blood sugar level chart, Valuable when a quick analysis of diabetes is required and in emergency settings As it s a blood test involving venipuncture, it can t be carried out in patients suffering from bleeding disordersIt can be utilized any time in the course of the day and no fasting is required The ease of doing it in home settings makes it a patient centric testExercising before an RBS test can lead to an inaccurate studying Moreover, directions need to follow diligently while performing a hone test The strategy of random blood sugar testing does not take greater than 5 10 minutes. Type 2 diabetes develops gradually over years as your body s insulin becomes much less effective at managing your blood glucose ranges As a end result, your pancreas produces increasingly insulin, and eventually the insulin producing cells put on out and turn out to be ineffective Type 2 diabetes is a combination of low insulin and ineffective insulin. As if the problem isn t extreme enough, irritation results in insulin resistance, Increased Blood Sugar Levels May Decrease Benefits Of Aerobic Exercisewhich only worsens hyperglycemia Risk elements that lead to cardiovascular problems are numerous, and excessive blood sugar is certainly one of them Although evidence on this topic is still relatively scarce, preliminary findings do show that hyperglycemia is a vital prognostic consider acute coronary heart failure Take breaks during a sedentary workday, add fasting blood sugar of 90 a walk around the block to your morning routine, or strive a model new type of exercise These actions bring great profit in both the brief and long term while helping cut back your total stress Including common energy training and cardio train will assist to blood sugar level of 33 lower glucose values, as well. Tuberculosis Skin Test The tuberculosis skin test is based on the fact that infection with M Tuberculosis produces a delayed type hypersensitivity skin response to certain elements of the bacterium The standard recommended tuberculin test is run by injecting 01mL of 5 TU PPD into the highest layers of skin of the forearm Reading the skin check means detecting a raised, thickened native area of skin reaction, referred sleepy with blood sugar 354 to as induration The area of induration around the website of injection is the response to tuberculin An estimated 72 million people within the United States have diabetes and don t even know it.

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Tea for blood sugar balance, Binge ingesting extreme alcohol will eventually trigger a resistance to insulin Alcohol causes an increase in insulin The Bsd 5 2 Flexible Intermittent Fastingsecretion, which Intermittent Fasting For Improved Brain Healthmeans too much insulin is being launched in comparability to glucose being consumed and subsequently will go to waste Whilst the liver and muscular tissues produce some glucose, most comes from the foods we eat. Try mixing these fruits into oatmeal for a hearty breakfast or into Greek yogurt for a satisfying snack Emily is a health communication blood sugar level of 275 advisor, author, and editor at EVR Creative, specializing in public health research and well being promotion Getting 2 or extra of the values proven is indicative of gestational diabetes Any of the following are indicative of gestational diabetes If you had been not diabetic, you in all probability wouldn t know that your sugar was low as a end result of you wouldn t check and since you wouldn t symptoms, and you wouldn t act. If your blood sugar studying is over four hundred mg dL, there is a likelihood that you have a false studying particularly should you aren t experiencing any signs For instance, if there were meals particles on your fingers otherwise you used outdated or improperly saved take a look at strips, you might have gotten an inaccurate studying The quantity of carbohydrates you are consuming isn t balanced with your insulin medicine dosage Without insulin, your body begins to interrupt down fat, triggering the manufacturing of chemical compounds referred to as ketones, according to the ADA Diabetes has changed every different condition to turn out to be the quickest rising way of life disease, globally Some people are more inclined best rated blood sugar app to develop diabetes than others. Many meals have kinds of carbohydrates referred to as starches and sugars When you eat foods with most of these carbohydrates, your physique breaks them down into glucose, which is a kind of straightforward sugar, and releases the glucose into your bloodstream Aside from glucose produced by your liver, meals is the principle source of plasma glucose If you ve been told to look at your blood sugar levels, you could really feel a bit overwhelmed There is a lot of information to know, and it s onerous to keep track of all of the totally different numbers and what they mean Having a glucagon package handy is a lifesaver in case of low blood sugar levels.

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Kid blood sugar levels chart, So do people globally who reside in colder, northern climates Furthermore, sort 1 diabetes onset is more likely to happen in the winter blood sugar level of 85 months It has been observed to be triggered by viral infections A recent study found that individuals who saved a meals diary misplaced twice as a lot weight as those that didn t A written document helps you establish problem areas such as your afternoon snack or your morning latte where you re getting more energy than you realized It also increases your consciousness of Increased Ggt Concentrations In Patients With Dysglycemiawhat, why, and the way a lot you re consuming, which helps you cut back on senseless snacking. My sugar level in the early morning is 61 to six8 simply within the early morning During the day and after lunch in 2 hours never above 6 What does that mean If my fathers all examine Learn How Different Activities Affect Your Glucose Levels Now You Knowup values are regular only sugar value before lunch What Are The Different Types Of Diabetesis153 and after lunch is 307is it possible Learning the means to use natural means to keep both inside normal ranges My age is 52 and my sugar level is 229 so plz suggest me my sugar level normal or exceeded. Intramuscular injection may be simpler in uncommon cases of DKA or dehydration for the explanation that absorption fee is even larger The effectiveness, though, is normally a drawback in circumstances of hyperglycemia as a end result of the insulin could additionally be absorbed too readily and end in a drastic drop in blood sugar This signifies that apple juice has the potential to spike your blood sugar more than consuming the plain fruit would Non processed low sugar foods decrease the level of glucose going in the physique Where potential, try to obtain levels of between 4 and seven mmol L earlier than meals and underneath 85 mmol L after meals The goal stage for HbA1c is beneath forty eight mmol mol or 65 in the old units. With an increase in age, the prevalence of DM also increases About 25 of the population above sixty five years of age has diabetes You would possibly find that including a second drug doesn t convey your blood sugar underneath control.

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A recent study found no difference in invasive diseasefree survival between patients with HER2-negative breast cancer who took a full-strength aspirin daily and those who did not.

Although prior research has suggested that daily aspirin use may have antitumor effects, a recent study found no difference in invasive diseasefree survival between patients with HER2-negative breast cancer who took a full-strength aspirin daily and those who did not. Although inflammation may still play a key role in cancer, its also important to remember that aspirin may have different effects in other cancers, such as colon, or in a different setting, such as primary vs secondary prevention, study author Wendy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, explained during a presentation of the data.

The study (NCT02927249), which was presented at the February 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Plenary Series,1 included more than 3000 patients under 70 years with HER2-negative breast cancer who were randomly split into 2 groups: half received 300 mg of aspirin every day, and the other received a placebo (FIGURE 1 ). The main goal of the study was to compare invasive diseasefree survival. Aspirin users had a slightly worse survival than those patients who received placebo, Chen said. Findings showed that the aspirin users had a higher amount of disease events than the placebo group (111 compared with 90, respectively), although the difference was not statistically significant and the types of events were relatively balanced between the 2 groups, the investigators explained.

There was also a similar amount of severe AEs between the arms. The incidence of grade 3 or higher [AEs] was similar for aspirin vs placebo. Further, there were no grade 4 cardiac, hematologic, or gastrointestinal events in the aspirin group, Chen said.

However, another expert involved in the ASCO Plenary Series noted that the characteristics of the patient population may play a role in the outcomes that were observed. From these data, we can conclude that this high event rate among a postmenopausal, overweight population who had hormone receptor positive, high-risk disease was to be expected. And this is exactly the group that one would want to try to intervene upon, because wed expect this group to have high levels of inflammation, said Angela DeMichele, MD, MSCE, coleader of the Breast Cancer Research Program and director of the Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Unit at Penn Medicines Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Additionally, DeMichele pointed out that about 44% of patients dropped out in the early stages of the trial, although the reasons why were not made known and could be interesting to consider. Study participants reported on whether they were adherent to taking their aspirin or placebo daily, and DeMichele noted, Self-report can be notorious for overestimates of adherence.

Despite potential reasons for the poorer aspirin outcomes, this was not the first study to show that aspirin use may not improve cancer-related outcomes.

In 2018, findings from the Aspirin in Reducing Events in Elderly trial (ASPREE; NCT01038583)1 were published, and they showed worse outcomes for patients who were over age 70 years and who took daily aspirin.

Aspirin users [in the ASPREE trial] were found to have an increased risk of deaththat was mainly driven by increased risk of cancer deaths. Of note, 19% had a prior history of cancer, Chen said.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends daily aspirin for the prevention of colorectal cancer in individuals aged 50 to 59 years who have a 10-year cardiovascular risk of 10% or higher. However, the jury is out when it comes to the risks and benefi ts of aspirin use in older adults.

What we can take away from this study... is that at this time, aspirin should not be used simply to prevent breast cancer recurrence. For those situations in which there are other options, decisions about aspirin use for other indications should include an individualized risk/benefit discussion between physician and patient, DeMichele said.

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Spring is the time for new beginnings, cleaning out your dusty musty basement, battling seasonal allergies, and, of course, discovering the latest TikTok trends.

With potentially permanent daylight savings on the table, that extra time spent luxuriating in the sunshine could mean more time to scroll (and scroll and scroll) through the latest health fads on the platform for better or for worse.

For a long time, menstrual cycles were considered taboo, and discussing them is still seen as inappropriate in many parts of the world. Organizations and online resources like Clue or Flo are seeking to normalize period-talk. Pixar has jumped on boardtoowith itslatest film, Turning Red, which depicts a 13-year-old's experience getting her first period. With a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it's clear that the public is willing to talk about periods.

Many people feel shame around discussing their periods, but this is something that social media has actually handled positively (for once).

Karan Raj, MD, a National Health Service surgeon and educator at Imperial College London, UK, uses his TikTok account to educate his followers and explain health concerns and issues using his platform. Raj stitched this video from someone else that was captioned, "When you're on your [period] and feel the stab in your booty."

In his video, Raj uses anatomical diagrams to explain exactly what's going on with this pain in the butt. The pain, which Raj explains is called proctalgia fugax, is caused by a type of hormone released during menstruation called prostaglandins. Prostaglandins tell the uterus to contract and shed its lining, but the uterus isn't the only part of the body receiving that message from the prostaglandins.

"The prostaglandins also cause contraction of the rectum, pelvic floor muscles, and muscles around the anal canal," Raj tells viewers. "These intense contractions can cause muscle spasms and anal cramps."

This video from Elliott Norris (@callmebelly) shows him preparing an unusual sleep aid. It's one of many videos of people trying the same trend, usually with the tag #lettucewater attached.

Like Elliott explains, the rumor is that boiling romaine lettuce and then drinking the water is a way to help one fall asleep faster, or sleep better at night. At the end of the video, Elliott even said that it worked for him. So where does this come from, and is it just a placebo?

Videos on TikTok recreating this trend cite a 2017 study titled, "Sleep-inducing effect of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) varieties on pentobarbital-induced sleep" (there's even a New York Times article about it). The star of the study is lactucarium, a milky white substance that's found in lettuce, usually visible if you squeeze it or break the stalks. The study suggests that lactucarium has "sedative-hypnotic" properties after lettuce extract was used in tandem with pentobarbital on mice, and it was found that the mice's sleep latency then decreased.

In an article from Parade discussing the trend, Rachel Salas, MD, MEd, weighs in. Salas is the assistant medical director at Johns Hopkins Center for Sleep and Wellness in Baltimore, so you could say she knows a thing or two about sleep. Her response to the mice study was that its limitations made the results not entirely reliable.

According to Salas, there was no control group, the extract the mice were given is much more concentrated than what's found in lettuce, and the mice were given a sedative that was going to make them sleepy anyway: "The mice were drugged to put the animals to sleep soon after they took the lettuce water."

So while Salas thinks it's good that people are open to talking about sleeping solutions, "lettuce tea" just doesn't have any evidence to back up what people claim it does.

Everyone knows how popular pimple popping, blackhead squeezing, and cyst squashing are on social media. Dermatologist Sandra Lee, better known as Dr Pimple Popper, used her YouTube platform of the same name which boasts over 7.42 million subscribers to cinch a reality television show on TLC. Viewers on TikTok are no different and love the satisfying (and often gross) relief of clearing out a nasty pimple or two.

In this stitched TikTok from emergency medicine physician Fayez Ajib, DO, aka @lifeofadoctor, Ajib reacts to an original video of someone popping a ganglion cyst with a textbook.

There are plenty of other videos on TikTok of people using books to smack ganglion cysts, which develop on the wrist. People have looked for remedies for ganglion cysts since the 1700s, at which point many strange options arose, as discussed in BBC Future. The one that still holds up, however, is smacking the cyst with a heavy book, like a Bible (hence the ganglion cyst's nickname, "Bible bump").

In his video, Ajib explains why smacking the cyst is a bad idea, even if it appears to temporarily resolve the issue.

"Not only have people broken the delicate bones in their wrist from getting hit," Ajib says, "but they actually have a high chance of recurrence. A doctor will actually remove the sac itself rather than just draining it from being hit."

The lessons we glean from TikTok remain the same: leave it up to the professionals.

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The growth was also supported by the continued expansion of our portfolio of natural products for heart and brain health. This included the mid-year launch of UBN ACTIVATE, representing our entrance into the multi-billion dollar brain health supplements market. Then in the fourth quarter, we introduced UBN RELIEF, which is specially formulated to reduce the symptoms associated with migraine headaches. In fact, we recently reported clinical study results that demonstrate UBN RELIEF naturally alleviates migraine symptoms. We believe such peer-reviewed, published clinical research highly differentiates our products in the marketplace and assures our customers they will see results. Like with ACTIVATE, we believe RELIEF is like no other product available today, and we see these products creating a tremendous market opportunity that supports the continued ramp up in sales over the months to come.

One of the most exciting events of 2021 was the introduction of our exclusive line of Whitney Johns natural health and fitness formulations. Backed by Whitneys tremendous personal endorsement and brand marketing strength, we see this new line dramatically elevating our social engagement, strengthening our brand identity, and especially accelerating our revenue growth at minimal cost. We believe major brand influencers like Whitney will help our formulations reach millions of new consumers and enable us to secure prime shelf placements at major retailers nationwide.

While we were able to grow our direct sales business at a fast pace in 2021, we saw reduced sales in our wholesale business due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This turned around at the beginning of this year with a large follow-on purchase order for our exclusive Citrus Bergamot SuperFruit from XYMOGEN, a major distributor to healthcare practitioners of clinical-grade nutraceuticals. This and similar follow-on wholesale orders demonstrates the growth of our B2B distribution segment is back on track for this year.

To support the further growth across all of our segments, we recently appointed Scott Landers as EVP of sales and marketing. He brings to us more than 20 years of exceptional executive experience and accomplishment, including the successful launch of new products and services for KPMG, IBM, DISH Network, CenturyLink, NEC and other industry leaders.

To add further fuel to our growth in 2022, we have in the works a number of new clinically-backed formulations for additional health offerings like hormone support and gut health. Combined with our expanding sales channels, including Amazon, where we have become a very active seller, we believe we are well on course for at least a doubling of our organic revenue growth in 2022. This excludes the potential positive impact of our active M&A program.

We also expect to realize certain advantages from our supply chain management and significant post-acquisition overhead reductions we implemented last year, which we see supporting a transition to cash flow positive in the second half of this year.

Q4 Financial Summary

Net revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021 increased 77% to $672,000 from $380,000 in the previous quarter and up 394% compared to $136,000 in the same year-ago quarter.

Gross profit totaled $48,000 or 7.2% of net revenue as compared to negative $1.3 million in the same year-ago quarter. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the increased focus on Amazon marketplace along with a reduction in written off inventory.

Operating expenses increased 85% to $712,000 compared to $386,000 in the same year-ago quarter.

Net income totaled $535,000 or $0.00 per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $1.6 million or ($0.01) per basic and diluted share in the same year-ago period.

Cash totaled $222,000 as of December 31, 2021, as compared to $59,000 on December 31, 2020. In the first quarter of 2022, the company eliminated virtually all of its convertible debt.

Full Year 2021 Financial Summary

Net revenue in the full year 2021 increased 15% to a record $1.5 million from $1.3 million in 2020. The increase was due primarily to increased sales from heart health products and the focus on Amazon marketplace.

Gross profit was $695,000 or 47.4% of net revenue, compared to negative $578,000 in 2020.

Operating expenses decreased $471,000 to $2.6 million from $3.1 million in 2020. The decrease in operating expenses is primarily attributable to an impairment of assets of $1.6 million in 2020, partially offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses in 2021.

Net loss totaled $2.0 million or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share, as compared to a loss of $2.6 million or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share in 2020.

About Healthy Extracts Live Life Young AgainHealthy Extracts Inc. is a platform for developing or acquiring science-forward, clinically proven, plant-based proprietary products in select high-growth categories within the multibillion-dollar nutraceuticals market.

The companys subsidiaries, BergametNA and Ultimate Brain Nutrients (UBN), offer nutraceutical natural heart and brain health supplements. This includes the only heart health supplement containing Citrus Bergamot SuperFruit. This superfruit is known to have the highest quality and concentration of polyphenols and flavonoids, and with healthy heart benefits backed by more than 17 clinical studies.UBN KETONOMICS proprietary formulations have been clinically shown to improve brain health, including memory, cognition, focus and neuro-energy. UBN is pursuing intellectual property license opportunities for monetizing its IP portfolio of multiple issued and pending patents. For more information visit: healthyextractsinc.com, bergametna.com or tryubn.com. Forward-Looking Statements and Safe Harbor NoticeAll statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are "forward-looking statements" (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such forward-looking statements include our expectations and those statements that use forward-looking words such as "projected," "expect," "possibility" and "anticipate." The achievement or success of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involve significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results could differ materially from current projections or implied results. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021, and future periodic reports filed with the SEC. All of the Company's forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by all such risk factors and other cautionary statements.

The Company cautions that statements and assumptions made in this news release constitute forward-looking statements and make no guarantee of future performance. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and opinions of management at the time statements are made. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof. The Company and its management undertake no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this news release.

Food and Drug Administration DisclosureThe product and formulation featured in this release is not for use by or sale to persons under the age of 12. This product should be used only as directed on the label. Consult with a physician before use if you have a serious medical condition or use prescription medications. A doctors advice should be sought before using this and any supplemental dietary product. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. BergametNA, Ultimate Brain Nutrients, UBN, Citrus Bergamot SuperFruit and F4T are registered trademarks of Healthy Extracts Inc.

Healthy Extracts Company ContactDuke Pitts, PresidentHealthy Extracts Inc.Tel (720) 463-1004Email contact

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