Aspirin protects against several types of cancer_What the doctor has long suspected

Effect of daily aspirin on long-term risk of death due to cancer: analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials
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The Lancet, Volume 377, Issue 9759,  1 January 2011, Pages 31-41
Rothwell, P.M.; Fowkes, F.G.R.; Belch, J.F.; Ogawa, H.; Warlow, C.P.; Meade, T.W.


So when will the medical corps and governmental authorities draw-up a protocol ?
Have you ever tried to insure a bank loan eg. for your own home at the age of 65. 65? you tell every one you are 65years old until you reach 66 but the insurance companies most often take this as over 65 (look at you as though you have one foot in the grave and bump up their interest rates even if you have no apparent life style hitches indeed you pride yourself on doing your bit to keep fit, well and useful not to mention respecting your end of the contract (end 80 years of age) just for the record. As far as I know no assurance co. asks for a genetic test but surely it will come - "family history it's called euphemistically.

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LINKS :Cycling would be good for your health ... and financial health; Health Welath and Happiness!

Read more: Cycling would be good for your health ... and financial health, follows Walking is good for your health


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With 87 kilometers on average per inhabitant per year , the French are far from the Dutch, who are 800-1000 , but also of " Platoon " where there are particular Germans , Belgians and Swiss, credited 250-500 km per year ... . Based on a Danish study based itself on a WHO methodology , it is estimated that 5.6 billion euros the impact of cycling on health in France ... . ' to finish on an optimist " With 350 km cycling per year per capita, there is no hole for Social Security "

Conversations-on-Innovations: The Cost of Cartilage maintenance, via Glucosamine,Chondroitin , better than surgical repair? II

Conversations-on-Innovations: The Cost of Cartilage maintenance, via Glucosamine,Chondroitin , better than surgical repair? II: "A look at Tweet meme app brought my attention to a product (Chondroitin) that I use regularly for more than 3 years despite never ending debates over efficiency and probably poor medical coverage. (I also intend to use the mix Chondo-Glucosamine - as yet 3 months experience only).

From my experience, I cannot let such studies, if that is the proper name in this day and age, go uncommented.

NO - HOLDS - BARRED

The latest very bad news comes from Researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland, who conducted a meta-analysis (statistical analysis) of past studies on these popular complementary medicines, which is published in today's edition of British Medical Journal."

#links#links#links

#links#links#links: "Glucosamine and chondroitin are widely taken to help relieve knee pain from osteoarthritis but do they work?

The GAIT Study

Double blind

The study, like most good medical studies, was done ‘double blind’, that is neither the patients nor the people administering to them knew which treatment the patient was on.

MORE cf link below
But when results of the group of patients with moderate to severe pain was analysed the investigators found that the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate WAS significantly effective for pain relief!

ie a healthy dynamic life style may be pursued?
(This is true in my case - Add my experience to the study -Chondrosulf alone 400mg x 3 per day."

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#links#links#links: "Glucosamine and chondroitin are widely taken to help relieve knee pain from osteoarthritis but do they work?

The GAIT Study

Double blind

The study, like most good medical studies, was done ‘double blind’, that is neither the patients nor the people administering to them knew which treatment the patient was on.

MORE cf link below
But when results of the group of patients with moderate to severe pain was analysed the investigators found that the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate WAS significantly effective for pain relief!"

The Cost of Cartilage maintenance better than surgical repair? Chemistry vs Surgery

Glucosamine and chondroitin are widely taken to help relieve knee pain from osteoarthritis but do they work?
The GAIT Study
     Double blind

The study, like most good medical studies, was done ‘double blind’, that is neither the patients nor the people administering to them knew which treatment the patient was on.

    MORE cf link below
But when results of the group of patients with moderate to severe pain was analysed the investigators found that the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate WAS significantly effective for pain relief!

ie a healthy dynamic life style may be pursued?
(This is true in my case - Add my experience to the study -Chondrosulf alone 400mg x 3 per day.

The GUIDE findingsBoth glucosamine sulphate and acetaminophen were more effective in reducing pain than placebo. Patients taking glucosamine sulphate exhibited more relief than patients on acetaminophen.

It was concluded that once-daily 1500 mg oral doses of glucosamine sulphate may be the preferred treatment for knee osteoarthritis.

Note
It must be noted that unlike the GAIT study that was publicly funded the GUIDE study was sponsored by the manufacturers of the glucosamine compound that was used in the trial.


In both the GAIT and GUIDE studies
1500mg of glucosamine daily was used and in the GAIT study 1200mg of chondroitin daily was used. However, some manufacturers suggest that glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate supplements should be taken in two phases, for example -

* A loading phase of a month of increased levels of glucosamine (up to 2250mg) and 1200mg of chondroitin sulphate.

* A maintenance phase of 1500mg of glucosamine and 800mg of chondroitin sulphate

Other suggestions are that glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate doses should be calculated based on a person’s body weight. One recommendation is 20mg of glucosamine for every 1kg of body weight, whilst another suggestion is as follows:

* If body weight is less than 54.5kg take 1,000mg glucosamine and 800mg chondroitin sulphate.

* If body weight is between 54.5 and 91kg take 1,500mg glucosamine and 1,200 mg chondroitin sulphate.

* If body weight is more than 91kg take 2,000mg glucosamine and 1,600mg chondroitin sulphate.


Are these ploys by supplement companies to sell more of their product or is there a scientific basis for these recommendations? Well, at present the evidence for doses and schedules is fairly sparse and that is one of the reasons why daily doses of 1500mg of glucosamine and 1200mg of chondroitin sulphate are common recommendations.

What about the source of these products?

Chondroitin sulphate is usually produced from cow (bovine) cartilage but can be produced from pig (porcine), chicken and even shark cartilage. Glucosamine on the other hand is derived from shellfish, usually shrimp, lobster or crab shells.

An important and informative discussion followed cf link
en référence à :

"Other factors   Chondroitin sulphate production in the body can be hindered if there is a deficiency of some key vitamins and minerals, in particular manganese, vitamin C and vitamin A. As participants in the GAIT study didn’t appear to undergo a dietary analysis prior to the start of the trial it is possible that some individuals may have had deficiencies in these key substances."
- Cartilage Health - Glucosamine and Chrondroitin Supplement (afficher sur Google Sidewiki)

Don't Shoot at the Referees title's the front page of Top French Dailey News paper Le Monde Tues 29 June. My post calls upon a total referee strike-action of unlimited duration untill video back-up is put in place

oHigh-Time to allow referees Video-TV back-up- Better let the referees chose what video back-up they need for their own self-respect and authority:
 
A summary of the incidents encountered during the World Cup 2010 First Round made the fist page of the very serious french daily news paper Le Monde on Tuesday 25 June2010 (four days after my despairing post 4 days earlier, cf. OTHER POSTS below)

Video left no cause for doubt on another two decisive goals in this damned WC 2010: The goal scored by England (vs Germany) and the offside goal scored by Argentina occurred at crucial stages in both matches (double sanctions!)

Quote: Once again the referees saw nothing while the TV banished all cause for doubt. The spectators at the game, the players who saw the TV screen and the rest of the world saw it. Even if the referee saw the TV he is forbidden to use the information!!!!!

Those who still believe that video is not an immense assistance to allow efficient refereeing, justice and  fairness not to mention improved soccer risk placing themselves on the unnecessary hoodlum side of (sports) management.

The factual front page article was followed up by what must be the most stupid conclusion I have ever come across hardly worthy of a paper such as Le Monde. The feature signed by Bruno Lesprit is entitled "If the referee had TV" (-video back-up) QUOTE: With "progress" one can fear that one day the Video will kill the football star" - "Lesprit" waining he gets very confused citing and adaption a Buggles song title Video Killed the Radio Star

Total Confusion: 

1. Soccer-football is a visual sport perfectly adapted to TV - Video for spectators and coaches alike.

2. What has the soccer-football star got to do with hoodlum or criminal behaviour?  As one who has played this game through school and school regional selection, and in top amature youth sides continuing as an amateur until 38 years of age (on of my team mates went on to play professional football and ended a semi-pro league at 53 years of age - an unsung hero a star in his own right-Bobby Lawrie of Plymouth(apprentice pro), Irvine Meadow (1969) Partick Thistle, Glasgow, Scotland(1969-1976). Lesprit does not appear to share the true specialists criteria for Soccer Stardom. The truely great skillful, clean players Jean-Michel Larqué and Dominique Rocheteau of the famous St Etienne finalist in the European Cup,

George Best of ManU, going back even further beyond Real Madrid's 7 times European Cup side we have Stanley Mathews...Current highly skilled players who have no need of violence, jersey pulling going for the legs not the ball -true footballers we have (although age is catching up with them) Thierry Henry 33 and Steven Gerrard,30 and the youngsters Lionnel Messi,Inesta to name but a few.

All of these players could but thrive on a cleaned-up game.

Lesprit and the current ruling bodies are also getting their knickers in knots over what should be subject to video back-up. The system KISS keep it simple stupid(s) I The referees must by now know what they need to do their job properly  a few obvious but random remarks 1. The Goal line, 2 The penalty area.  Decisive goal actions, 3. misconduct - especially violence and jersey pulling. Such rules did not come into rugby football over night but evolved gradually to bring rugby to the attractive spectacular game it is today. In soccer inertia is killing the game, abusing it's star performers and reducing excellent referees to the status of court jesters. Fancy technology such as electronics in the ball  and the like can wait till later much later. Get a sensor on the goal line...

Come on you guys and here I am addressing the referees and their continuous learning centres- pretty brutal awakening currently. Time to decide what you need to make the sport you adjudicate a proper sport a game of fair-play where skill reigns over brutality, simulated fouls and misconduct of all sorts. As in many peaceful major change-evolutions a strike is called for. As WC 2010 shows this should be unlimited - why not start now during the WC 2010 final stages? Just Video replay back-up on a few criteria decided by the worlds top referees.

First conclusions on 2010 World Cup (WC) first round. Scandal loomed already in WC 2006 Final

"Getting a way with murder": Proposed Gas Price Increase in France 10-15% while Gas Price at Source is dropping!

No one mentions the Carbon Tax here, it was supposedly scapped or possibly-(probably?) disguised.

The Company,trying her luck, is Suez-Gaz de France. It argues that the ambiguity arises from the nature of their long-term contract(s) with their supplier (suppliers). Nothing is reported about the client-end users long-term contract in the form of his investment in cooking equipment or longer-term heating. If the company gets it's previsions wrong who should pay? The main responsible, obviously?  Fixed term contracts in unstable financial markets and economic failures. No chief financial officers (CFO)?   The PDG must show the example- not the one the current CEO has shown heading both companies before their merger and doubling his enormous remuneration package, before public outcry reduced this. WE ARE FAR FROM FORD's or MAYNARD KEYNES MANAGEMENT/WORKER SALARY RATIO OF RESPECTIVELY 20/1 and 40/1 (but Keynes was a batchelor).  Of course it will not amount to as much as taxing the gullible client, but...

At a time when all are called upon to make extra efforts to face a crises few are responsible for, the vast volume of people-the so called silent majority- often near minimum wage or lower by half-the unemployment allowance what are the Energy suppliers thinking?

First conclusions on 2010 World Cup (WC) first round. Scandal loomed already in WC 2006 Final

Could the elimination of France and Italy respectively vice champion, and champion WC 2006, in the initial stages, first round ties forebode the end of the Soccer as Biz over Soccer as sport, to end the National selections of over payed, and possibly over played players being chosen for national teams?

Poor performance from England and her very well-off players, Germany doing a little better only just. Spain a favourite has gotten into trouble. But before I slate or "Slag" as they say today to use a metallurgical term for "wast chemical reactants in steel and metal smelting" all the relatively big rich EU countries we must await the Portugal vs Brazil and Spains venue today.

The smaller less well payed soccer nations are doing or did surprisingly well: USA and the Americas in general over and above the giants Argentina and Brazil, Austral Asia's Australia and New Zealand, very good football from the African continent and more than honorable performance of the Asian contingent (Koreas and Japan). lets hope that some good sense and common decency may find it's way back into football first as a Sport and why not as proper business upholding high ethical standards reflecting their undoubted influence on youngsters worldwide as opposed to what we are getting and have been for longer than, I for one, can stand, simulated fouls, jersey and arm pulling, when it is not a full body search, late leg and ankle breaking tackles, tackles from behind cheating of all sorts. Does this reflect life and society as a whole as some even experience coaches say? Is all society on video and broadcast world wide on TV?    I believe I am not alone in my protest.

Market gits Spice.

(To Mr. D. Footham and friends).

(revised version of foot and mouth disease).

Ye git’s! Ye bunch o’git’s,

ye mak’ me mad, blin’ daft.

Market gits Spice. (gits-gets also in slang a”git” is an idiot )

David Bootham, or is it back’m?

No enough cash, I’d brand ‘im!

Tae squander on spice and the likes, bluster!(buster?)

The kind that wid gae the strangest an ulcer. (wid-would)

I’m doubled up in shear pain.

‘Must be market’s shear strain.

The gits, wid they feel ony shame? (gits-idiots)

We’ve heard how much he’s worth but to whae?

But does ay ken hoo much ‘e-costs an’ to wham?

REFRAIN: Ye git’s! …

The pair wean’s the pair wee weans.

Yur daddy ponded yur wee toy train

Yur fired! Yur a’ damned fired by goad!

Naebuddy wi’ sense wid gae yeese a joab.

Is it Boab or Alex that sets the wage?

The slate’s a nae Start, richt Salty gage

Doon richt stupidity has nae boun’ or age

Busby’ s babbes must turn in their graves

A-spire,

Their weans waited near forty years save

REFRAIN: Ye git’s!

Fig’s guid, Zizou, and king ‘Enry too

Emperor Eric a’ways did his team true

Ryan presses the wick, victory he riggs Homage also to Ryan Air that flies Beauvais Fr to Prestwick

Glides like the white ghost*, a fine Gigg. *The late John White of Spur’s & Scotland .

But a’ this dope, incense an’ spice? .

It’s lawfu’ but no’ a’ quite nice.

I’ve got it, thanks tae a day’s thoucht (Thought for the day, BBC4)

That’s richt, a chap broadcast oucht

“In auld Britannia a man is mare concerned

Wi the inequalities in horsies, race banned

REFRAIN: (Ye git’s!…

Market gits Spice)

Than awe the inequalities in blessed mankind”

A man’s a man fur a’ that an’ a’ that”

So whit’s the trouble, lay me alain ye top hat

Tae win the price o’ a packet a coffin nails

Or a pint o’ bitter tae pit wind in ma sails

Fur company, while a canter hame. ( a=I Canter, today= drive)

Yur no gonie put on me ony blame?

Fur ‘a that an’ a’ that it’s coming yet

That man to man the warld o’er

Shall brothers be for a’ that

So listen tae yur brither noo

REFRAIN: Ye git’s!…

Market gits Spice

J A No-Holds-Bard

(29/03/2001).

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 FOOTNOTES:

I. France was in no position to question the poor decision concerning the red card obtained by the young and still principled Yohann Goucuff. The incident as shown on video did not appear to warant even a yellow card, but then the referee, who did a good job on the whole, must act on "Pre-War" technology, where mistakes are encouraged, with as we now know today, to lead to total disaster.

II
Should players chosen to represent their country pay their own expenses? In the big football countries there is certainly a case to be made for such practice. Much publicity is generated around the selection, even if there are very little publicised share systems in operation between: federation, staff and players .

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