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STARRING AT THE SUN

Pink Floyd - Echoes - remix / hubble animations

Another Song

“There is something terribly wrong with this world and the people in it” a man looking at his community/tribe/society/country said for the first time. Let me presume that man said this the moment he found someone more than his family to live with. What
was till then a personal phenomenon became a
social/communal/tribal/inter-continental enquiry “what is right and wrong”. Then
came the dump of rules and the need to regulate; living with

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MS Drug Continues to Cause Disastrous Side Effects

In the latest blow to the controversial multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ordered a new label be put on the drug, warning that the risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but deadly brain infection, increases as more Tysabri infusions are received.

Natalizumab (Tysabri) first received FDA approval in November 2004, only to be pulled from the market three months later after several patients in clinical trials developed PML.

In June 2006, the FDA allowed the drug back on the market, but with strict conditions. According to those revised guidelines, Tysabri can only be administered by approved doctors at sites that register and comply with a patient-safety program.  The new action was based on reports of 31 confirmed cases of PML as of Jan. 21, 2010.

An Expert Guide to Reducing Your Dementia Risk

There are lifestyle changes you can adopt which may reduce your chance of developing dementia by as much as 20 percent. A panel of independent experts evaluated more than 70 research papers and articles to come up with this series of tips for reducing your risk.

Exercise

What is good for the heart is good for the brain. Exercise can have a beneficial effect at any age to help protect against dementia. There is also growing evidence that regular exercise promotes cell and tissue repair mechanisms including growth of new cells in the brain.

Avoid Obesity

Being seriously overweight is a risk factor for developing dementia. Obesity is associated with Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure -- all known risk factors.

Bring Down High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure increases your chance of dementia by causing damage to your brain. This may happen as a result of a stroke, or because of microvascular disease, a condition which slows the flow of blood through your body, thereby damaging cells and nerves in your brain.

Don’t Smoke

As well as raising the risk of vascular disease -- a risk factor for dementia -- smoking can result in low oxygen levels in your brain, which in turn can promote the production of the protein found in brain plaques.

Follow a Mediterranean Diet

Several recent studies have highlighted the potential for this diet to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Further long term research is needed to confirm the effects of eating this way.

Be Socially Active

Some evidence suggests that an active social life throughout life can be protective, with both the social ties one enjoys with others and non-physical leisure time deemed important.

Brain Training

There is some evidence that intensive brain training can improve reasoning and problem solving.

Attractive Women, Especially Blondes, Anger More Easily

Attractive women may gain the competitive edge by letting their temper flare more, research suggests.

Researchers found women who rated themselves as pretty displayed a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own way. They interviewed more than 150 female students to gauge their temperament and how they handled conflict.

The study found that the women who believed they were good looking were more likely to respond angrily in disputes. Attractive women also had higher expectations of what they deserved.

When the researchers examined the findings further, they found the results were also true when the attractiveness was judged by other people, rather than the women themselves. And so did hair color, with blondes rated as more attractive than brunettes and redheads.