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This article will discuss several ways you can help your heart and reduce the risk of heart disease.

1. TAKE THE TEST!. That’s the highly sensitive C-reactive protein test, or

HSCRP. It has been found that this blood test is as effective as a standard
cholesterol test in predicting heart attacks and strokes. It measures the levels
of a specific blood protein that indicates that you have inflamed heart
arteries–the kind that rupture and cause heart failure. Seeing as how 50% of
all heart attack victims have normal cholesterol levels, the hsccrp test is much
more accurate and important see your doctor and have one done .
2. Who Cares what you could lift…. for the last forty years various studies
have told us that exercise is good for your heart but none have told you that
you are only as healthy as your last work out, the affects of exercise develop
and deteriorate quickly so constant exercise is key to good health and a healthy
heart. Doctors have compared those that still exercise to those that used to but
stopped and the health rate was much higher in those that still, maintained
there exercise schedule. While the effects of exercise diminish quickly doctors
note that it is never too late to start and maintain an active healthier
lifestyle to promote longevity.

3. Hang out in the weight room. As well as making your muscles bigger, working
out and lifting weights will make you stronger , therefore making everything you
do less taxing, thus putting less overall stress on your heart. if you develope
a good strong set of muscles your heart will be less fatigued and you will live
longer.
4. Get off the weed. Smoking weed is known to increase the chance of heart
attack of heart failure dramatically for a few hours after you smoke a joint. If
you are still smoking weed get of it, you live to be glad you stopped
5. Buy extra-virgin olive oil. So its more expensive, so what it’ll keep you
around longer, extra virgin olive oil is lower in fat and “bad cholesterol. so
the extra dollar is worth it .
6. See a genetic counselor. Usually your doctor knows nothing about your genetic
history, change that. it is the most valid peice of medical information
available about you, find out what is common in your genetic make-up and take
the steps to prevent those problems, genetic information is a good place to look
for possible problems.
7. Get an ultra sound . the thing with heart disease is that most people don’t
know they have it till the hit the floor. A new procedure called an
electron-beam cat scan (EBCT) could be a solution. Best for men over 40, the
EBCT gives your doctor a 3-D ultrasound of your heart and blood vessels and can
show blockage in its early stages, while it is new enough to correct it.
8. Pop a pill, taking high doses of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs. In a
study last year of patients with coronary-artery disease, half underwent
angioplasty and half were treated with the statin drug atorvastatin. The
atorvastatin group had fewer heart attacks within the next 18 months. Statins
are proving that blood vessels Aren’t just in need of cleaning . statins do more
than clear blood vessels–they actually help the vessels become larger to
accommodate greater blood flow.
9. Ask your doctor about Ramipril. For 30 years, Ramipril has been used as a
hypertension drug. But a study from McMaster University in Ontario shows that it
actually helps prevent heart attacks and strokesand even rudeces the need for
bypass surgery!.
In the study, which included nearly 10,000 patients (80 percent of whom had
coronary artery disease), vitamin E and Ramipril were tested against placebos.
The subjects taking vitamin E showed no benefit, but those taking Ramipril had a
25 percent reduction in death rate.

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One in 1,000 American babies is born with the Down syndrome genetic condition, although it is estimated that 90% of the mothers who receive an early diagnosis choose abortion. There are many fallacies about people with Down syndrome that scare parents into making a rash decision. Most adults with Down syndrome live independently, marry, have jobs and live past their fifties nowadays.

There are many ways the genetic data of Down syndrome can be damaged or rearranged. For example, in trisomy 21, one parent has two chromosomes located at chromosome #21, rather than one, causing the child to receive two chromosomes from one parent and one from the other parent for a total of three. The Down syndrome child will then have 47 chromosomes, instead of 46. This occurs in 90% of all Down syndrome cases.

With Mosaic syndrome disorder, chromosome 21 gets damaged during cell replication, where two normal chromosomes become three in some cells. People with this disorder have some cells with 46 chromosomes and some cells with 47 and their symptoms may be less severe.

This occurs in 2% of all Down syndrome cases. The last type of Down syndrome is called Translocation and occurs when a normal chromosome breaks into two pieces and attaches to another chromosome. This occurs in 3-4% of all Down patients.

Prior to pregnancy, parents can meet with a genetic counselor to determine their risk of passing on a Down syndrome genetic code. Sometimes disorders run in the family, if more than one person has the condition. In other cases, mothers over the age of 35 may have an increased risk for having Down syndrome babies or, in rare instances, environmental factors can play a part.

Some Down syndrome research suggests that smoking while being on birth control can cause the syndrome, although it is debated in some circles. Once pregnant, a woman can go for ultrasound, non-invasive blood tests or undergo amniocentesis for a more accurate assessment.

The severity of Down syndrome varies greatly from person to person. There is not much Down syndrome genetic research on the specific differences between trisomy 21, Translocation and Mosaic syndrome, at present. However, a 1991 report suggested that children with Mosaic syndrome had a mean IQ of 12 points higher than children with typical Down syndrome.

Yet some children with typical Down syndrome still scored higher, which underscores the uniqueness of every child. The Department of Human Genetics at the Medical College of Virginia reported that children with Mosaic syndrome reached their motor milestones earlier than children with typical DS, but speech development was equally delayed in both test groups.

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Tricia See, genetic counselor at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center, discusses the value and potential of genetic counseling and genetic testing.

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Kimberly introduces herself and explains what a genetic counselor is. For more information visit www.EmpowHer.com

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By

Ramon Greenwood

Common Sense Career Advice

 

It is wise to spend some time examining the question as to why people make bad decisions because there’s an inescapable correlation between the quality of one’s decisions at work and the total of one’s career success.

 

“Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How To Keep It From Happening To You”, a new book co-authored by Sydney Finkelstein, a professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, provides some keen insight on the issue.

 

Mr. Finkelstein and his co-authors studied research in neuroscience and psychology and concluded there are four reasons good managers make bad decisions.

 

1. They tend to rely on past experiences. Situations seldom are exactly like what’s happened in the past.

 

2. Decisions are driven by self-interest. That force is always at work even when it is not recognized.

 

3. Decisions are based on judgment made before all the facts are available and sticking with them even when later findings indicate a chance of course.

 

4. Decisions are strongly influenced by attachments to people, places or things that managers are reluctant to change or give up.

 

The reader of this book will be made aware of steps managers can take to avoid making bad decisions along their career path.

 

One is to be aware that there is no such thing as complete objectivity. Managers can shift in favor of making good decisions by recognizing biases and guarding against them.

 

Another step that will help assure good decisions is to avoid the trap of the yes man syndrome by encouraging open debate by people who have differences of opinion.

 

Other career coaches teach that bad decisions are made because the right questions are not asked in the process. Another obstacle is that more information is assembled than is needed. Fact gathering is confused with decision-making. This often occurs because no one wants to step up and make a decision.

 

A contributing factor to bad decisions is that the wrong mode has been employed in the process.

 

Decisions are usually made in one of three ways, each of which can lead to a sound conclusion if used in the proper context. 

 

1. An immediate decision is required so the person in charge “commands”.

 

2. Time permits assimilating opinions and reaching a decision.

 

3. Arriving at a consensus so as to help assure support by those who participated in the decision.

 

The key is to make sure the correct mode is put to work.

 

Each decision carries with it some degree of risk as well as reward. Traveling a career path to success requires the courage and ability to make good decisions. To be a good manager one doesn’t have to be right all of the time, just most of the time to reach his career goals.

 



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It’s an age-old question-why do people do what they do? The scientific study of that question is psychology. This field is fairly young-only about 125 years old-and has already had nearly as many schools of thought as there have been psychologists. Psychology concerns itself with both the biology and the sociology of human behavior, and studies both human and non-human animals.

Many psychologists are researchers, and many others are practicing clinicians. But there is literally no limit to how the study psychology can be utilized in the workforce. For instance, three of the ten “hot” jobs for 2007 utilize a degree in psychology:

• School Psychologist. With the latest federal education legislation, a retiring workforce, and an increased focus on children’s mental heath, school psychologists are desperately needed across the country. In fact, colleges with programs to train school psychologists cannot keep up with the demand. A typical program consists of two years of graduate courses and a one-year internship. Students from these programs, however, have no problem getting jobs and usually find their work extremely rewarding. Many school psychologists feel that they have an opportunity to tackle society’s problems early on, making them feel deep satisfaction in their work.

• Genetics Counselor. These health professionals are trained to help families understand genetic disorders and to provide information and support to those families. They may also serve as patient advocates by referring individuals or families to local services that can be of assistance. Genetic research is a powerful tool for treating medical conditions, but it is still a new tool. Many people whose families are affected by genetics disorders don’t understand how it will affect their lives. Even genetic researchers and doctors don’t fully understand how genes cause all genetic disorders. Genetic counselors work with doctors and families to help families get the information they need to understand the disorder. While genetics counselors often require a Masters degree in genetics, a Bachelors degree in psychology is preferred.

• Animal-Assisted Therapist. This new hot therapy field is a type of therapy that involves using pets to help treat patients. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is designed to improve the physical, social, emotional, and/or cognitive functioning of the patient, as well as provide education and motivation. AAT is provided on both an individual or group basis. Many kinds of animals are used in therapy, including dogs, cats, birds, dolphins, rabbits, lizards, and other small animals (although AAT with horses is known as equine-assisted therapy or therapeutic horseback riding).

But there are many other fascinating careers available to anyone holding a psychology degree. There are a variety of different jobs available to therapists-being a clinical psychologist, a cognitive psychologist, or working as counselors. Here are just a few of the more unusual careers available according to the American Psychological Association:

• Engineering psychologists conduct research on how people work best with machines. For example, how can a computer be designed to prevent fatigue and eye strain? What arrangement of an assembly line makes production most efficient? What is a reasonable workload? Most engineering psychologists work in industry.

• Evolutionary psychologists study how evolutionary principles such as mutation, adaptation, and selective fitness influence human thought, feeling, and behavior. Because of their focus on genetically shaped behaviors that influence an organism’s chances of survival, evolutionary psychologists study mating, aggression, helping behavior, and communication. Evolutionary psychologists are becoming increasingly interested in aging, especially in researching and problems of evolution.

• Forensic psychologists apply psychological principles to legal issues. Their expertise is often essential in court. They can, for example, help a judge decide which parent should have custody of a child or evaluate a defendant’s mental competence to stand trial. Forensic psychologists also conduct research on jury behavior or eyewitness testimony. Some forensic psychologists are trained in both psychology and the law.

• Sports psychologists help athletes refine their focus on competition and winning. They help athletes become more motivated and learn to deal with the anxiety and fear of failure that can often come with sports. This field is becoming more and more popular as sports become more competitive and attracts younger children.

Job and Salary Outlook

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average annual earnings of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists is $54,950. The earnings of psychologists working in other areas are:

•Offices of other health practitioners $64,460

•Elementary and secondary schools $58,360

•Outpatient care centers $46,850

•Individual and family services $42,640

•Industrial-organization psychologists $71,400

The need for those with a psychology degree is expected to grow faster than average over the next decade, thanks to the continued growth of the field. Luckily, because the field is so diverse, almost anyone can find something fascinating to do with their psychology degree!

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