Re: Re: Hi All, I found this article on Jobs Linked to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

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This article found at newsmax.com was an August 2005

article that I found, but thought if you have not seen

it before you might be interested. Jan

> --- Janet Colello wrote:

>

> > Hi All,

> > Thought you would be interested in this article

> that

> > I

> > found on Job links to Alzheimers and other

> > dementias/Parkinson's. It ties in with some of the

> > patterns that we have been trying to find that are

> > common to our LOs

> >

> > --- Janet Colello wrote:

> >

> > > --- " NewsMax.com "

> > wrote:

> >

> > 2. Job Occupations Linked to Alzheimer's,

> > Parkinson's

> >

> > Reuters reported this week that a wide range of

> > occupations, from farming to teaching, may be

> > potential risk factors for degenerative brain

> > diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

> > disease,

> > research findings suggest.

> >

> > In a study of more than 2.6 million U.S. death

> > records, researchers found that a variety of jobs

> > were

> > associated with an increased risk of death from

> > several forms of brain degeneration, namely

> > Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, early-onset

> > dementia and motor neuron disease.

> >

> > Many of the associations had been seen in earlier

> > research and could potentially be explained by

> > on-the-job exposures to the chemicals that

> farmers,

> > welders and hairdressers routinely use or inhale.

> >

> > Other findings, however, such as the elevated

> > disease

> > risks among teachers, clergy and bank tellers, are

> > not

> > easily explained, according to the researchers,

> led

> > by

> > M. Park of the National Institute for

> > Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.

> >

> > In their analysis, Park and his colleagues found

> > that

> > the bank tellers, clergy, aircraft mechanics and

> > hairdressers had highest odds of dying from

> > Alzheimer's disease. For Parkinson's disease, the

> > highest risks were among biological scientists,

> > teachers, clergy members and other religious

> > workers.

> >

> > The risk of death from presenile dementia - a form

> > of

> > dementia that arises before the age of 65 - was

> > greatest among dentists, graders and sorters in

> > industries other than agriculture and, again,

> > clergy.

> >

> >

> >

> > Dr. Blaylock: You Can Prevent Brain Diseases

> >

> > The connection between chemicals and brain disease

> > is

> > not new for readers of The Blaylock Wellness

> Report,

> > edited by Blaylock, M.D.

> >

> > Dr. Blaylock is a renowned neurosurgeon and

> > nutritionist, and has warned of toxic substances

> > causing an epidemic of brain diseases like

> > Alzheimer's

> > and Parkinson's.

> >

> > In a recent report, " Save Your Brain: Protect

> > Yourself

> > from the Ravages of Alzheimer's and Other

> Diseases, "

> > Dr. Blaylock says when brain cells are weakened,

> > either by disease or a lifetime of free-radical

> > damage, they become much more vulnerable to injury

> > by

> > toxins of various types.

> >

> > It is for this reason that you must avoid further

> > injury by avoiding known brain toxins.

> >

> > Among these toxins:

> >

> > Avoid fluoride.

> > Avoid MSG. 

> > Avoid pesticides.

> > Avoid vaccinations.

> > Avoid aluminum. 

> > Avoid mercury in fillings.

> >

> > For complete details on Dr. Blaylock's report Go

> > Here

> > Now

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > 3. Researchers Looking at Alzheimer's Vaccine

> >

> >

> > Researchers are experimenting with a new nasal

> > vaccine

> > designed to reduce the brain plaque seen in

> victims

> > of

> > Alzheimer's disease.

> >

> > " It works in mice, " said Dr. Weiner. " I

> think

> > the significance of the experiment is we've

> > discovered

> > a unique way of vaccination that may be of help

> for

> > Alzheimer's. "

> >

> > Weiner, co-director of the Center for Neurologic

> > Diseases at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital

> > and

> > Harvard Medical School, told WebMD: " We think it's

> > very exciting.

> >

> > The next step is to see whether it's safe in

> humans

> > and then we can test to see how efficacious it

> is. "

> >

> > The vaccine mixes an FDA-approved multiple

> sclerosis

> > drug and another substance that helps stimulate

> > immunity. The vaccine can be given as a nasal

> spray

> > or

> > as drops.

> >

> > It's designed to activate brain cells called

> > microglia, which clean up a protein known as

> > beta-amyloid that is found in the brain plaque

> seen

> > in

> > Alzheimer's disease.

> >

> > The researchers found that after the mice were

> > treated

> > with the vaccine, total beta-amyloid levels

> dropped

> > 73

> > percent.

> >

> > Weiner added: " It's a totally unique type of

> vaccine

> > from all the other vaccines that have been tried. "

>

> >

> > Editor's Note:

> >

> >    Omega-3 can protect your brain from disease --

> Go

> > Here Now

> >

> >

> >

> > 4. Study Links Painkillers, High Blood Pressure

> >

> > Women taking daily amounts of non-aspirin

> > painkillers

> > - such as extra-strength Tylenol - should monitor

> > their blood pressure, doctors say following a new

> > study suggesting a link between the drugs and

> > hypertension.

> >

> > " If you're taking these over-the-counter

> medications

> > at high dosages on a regular basis, make sure that

> > you

> > report it to your doctor and you're checking your

> > blood pressure, " said Dr. Christie Ballantyne, a

> > cardiologist at the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center

> > in

> > Houston who had no role in the study. While many

> > popular over-the-counter painkillers have been

> > linked

> > before to high blood pressure, acetaminophen, sold

> > as

> > Tylenol, has generally been considered relatively

> > free

> > of such risk.

>

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