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We may have mapped the human genome in 2003, but a new worldwide study has discovered the links between our genes and the conditions that ail us.

In this time of extra focus on health, allow me one more story from the brave new world of medical research. Every day, twenty American war veterans kill themselves. That is fifteen percent of the total amount of Americans who take their own lives each year; a disproportionally high number. A few weeks ago, the American Department of Veteran Affairs learnt a little more about why that might be the case.

While trauma is involved, surprisingly so is genetics. Research that looked at an astounding 200,000 veterans, concluded that quite a few of them were susceptible to anxiety and depression even before they were sent to Afghanistan or another warzone. In fact, in an astonishing number, there was a problem with a gene called MAD1C1, that is also implicated in bipolar disease and schizophrenia. On top of that, there were five other genetic variants that are linked to anxiety that were more prevalent in this group. Obviously, this is important information. Not only will it now be possible to better predict who should and shouldnt go to war, but deaths can also be prevented by teaching people how to cope before the shit hits the fan.

With 200,000 participants, this research is the largest ever study into anxiety in the world. But it is not the only mass investigation into illness that is going on at the moment. In fact, bigger is definitely better at almost all laboratories on the planet. For instance, a few months ago researchers looked closer at insomnia than had ever been possible before: 1.3 million people were involved, and 956 genes were found that could hold the key to solving a problem that a third of the general population suffers from. An issue, too, that is implicated in all manner of mental health issues, as well as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

This kind of research is part of Genome-Wide Association Studies that are taking place from New York to Melbourne and Cape Town to Oslo. As you may remember, in 2003 the Human Genome Project was completed, and that meant that suddenly researchers could look into genetic contributions to common diseases better than ever before.

Until the human genome was mapped, the only way to look at the role genes played in illnesses was to study families. That was relatively successful if they were suffering from a single gene disorder, but not so much if it was more complicated than that. But after humanity cracked the gene code in 2003, Biobanks started springing up everywhere. At the moment, weve got forty-five in NSW alone, and the largest in the southern hemisphere is at the RPA in Camperdown. It is run by NSW Health and stores more than three million human samples for use in research. Usually, that is left-over tissue from an operation, biopsy or blood test, of course, donated with written consent. At Camperdown, researchers can apply for access to those samples, so they can investigate whatever illness they are looking at at a much larger scale than pre-2003.

These studies, as usual, involve one group of people with an illness and a control group without. But because so many samples are available, it is possible to look at enormous populations. That means you are casting a wide net, but because there is no hypothesis before you start, anything can happen. The focus, of course, is finding the genes that are associated with a particular disease. And once youve found those, you can zoom in and look a little closer. This has two consequences: first of all, that you can know more about more illnesses much faster than before. Secondly, it is laying the groundwork for personalised medicine.

In the near future, it will no longer be one size fits all (like one type of chemo for everybody with bowel cancer, for instance). Treatments will be tailored to one individual patient, because when we know more about one persons particular gene make-up it is easier to design something that will be just right for them. Not just when they are already sick, but even in the prevention of that illness. Less guesswork, less adverse reactions to treatments, fewer mistakes.

Of course, there are limitations. Not everything can be explained by looking at genes, for instance, and every person responds differently to disease, which makes treatment still complicated. Also, completing a complete genome sequencing is still expensive. And the problem with quite a few of the Biobanks is that the owners of the samples are generally white and Western. Apart from that, just knowing which genes are associated with a disease is only the beginning.

The challenge is the road from that knowledge to new drugs, diagnostics and maybe prevention. Nevertheless, so far over three thousand GWA studies have been done, into almost two thousand different diseases. We now know more about what causes heart attacks (from a study started in 2004), have found a protein that is involved in producing macular degeneration and can pinpoint genes that are related to risky behaviour, like driving too fast, smoking, drinking and having high-risk sex. We have found the genes connected to intelligence, obesity, schizophrenia, childhood aggression, antisocial behaviour, depression and all manner of other things.

There are Biobanks in NSW that specialise in melanoma, stroke, sleep, childrens cancer, gynaecological issues and problems with the brain. I know it is a little brave new world, and we need to be careful it doesnt turn into an Orwellian nightmare. But limitless possibilities, and hope for those who are sick: there is something to be said for that, isnt there?

For this story I have used the following sources:

https://nsw.biobanking.org/locator

https://www.smh.com.au/healthcare/biggest-biobank-in-the-southern-hemisphere-to-revolutionise-medical-research-in-nsw-20171113-gzk5os.html

NSW Health Statewide Biobank

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331328430_Genome-wide_analysis_of_insomnia_in_1331010_individuals_identifies_new_risk_loci_and_functional_pathways

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330368016_Genome-wide_association_analyses_of_risk_tolerance_and_risky_behaviors_in_over_1_million_individuals_identify_hundreds_of_loci_and_shared_genetic_influences

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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/09/health/anxiety-genetic-association-wellness-trnd/index.html?utm_source=twCNN&utm_content=2020-01-10T05%3A09%3A03&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link

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Genetic tests, also called DNA tests, are used to identify changes in DNA sequences or chromosomal structures. Genetic testing also includes measuring the consequences of genetic alterations, such as RNA analysis as an output of gene expression, and biochemical analysis to measure specific protein outputs.

The Europe Genetic testing services market is expected to reach US$ 5,840.9 Mn in 2027 from US$ 2,521.6 Mn in 2019. The market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 11.4% from 2020-2027.

Genetic testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins. The results of genetic tests can help identify or rule out suspicious genetic conditions or determine the likelihood of someone developing or inheriting a genetic disorder.

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France has well-developed policies and strategies in place for improving the prevention of hereditary cancers. Also, France is planning to develop a national plan for personalized medicine. Genomic Medicine France 2025, which was published in 2016, which appeals for healthcare and manufacturing firms to pilot genomic sequencing platforms. By 2020 the aim is to establish a network of centers able to process around 235,000 samples for whole genome sequencing.

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Theres encouraging and not so encouraging news about COVID-19 testing.

The most common tests used to diagnose an infection with the novel coronavirus are almost 100 percent effective if administered correctly.

However, the same cant be said of tests to determine if youve already had the disease and have developed antibodies.

Experts say diagnostic testing is one of the most powerful public health tools for fighting the spread of the coronavirus.

The tests identify people who may need treatment. Results also trace those who have been in contact with other individuals to help prevent the transmission of the disease further. This can assist epidemiologists in determining how widely the virus has spread.

Testing makes the enemy visible, said Dr. Emily Volk, an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Texas-Health in San Antonio and president-elect of the College of American Pathologists (CAP).

There are two basic types of tests for the novel coronavirus. One type diagnoses an infection and the other tests for antibodies.

Diagnostic tests detect active infections. This is the test you want if you think youve been exposed to the coronavirus or are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.

There are currently two types of diagnostic tests available.

The RT-PCR nasopharyngeal tests are more widely used and more familiar. Most involve sticking a 6-inch swab deep into your nose to collect virus samples to test.

However, some more recently approved RT-PCR tests seek to avoid the discomfort associated with the nasopharyngeal swab tests by allowing samples to be collected via a shallow swab of the nose or by testing saliva for the presence of the virus.

If performed correctly, RT-PCR swab tests would be pretty close to 100 percent accurate, Volk told Healthline.

We should be diagnosing people with PCR tests because they are the most accurate, added Dr. Christina Wojewoda, a pathologist at the University of Vermont and vice chair of CAPs microbiology committee.

To get the most accurate results, RT-PCR tests should be conducted 8 days after suspected exposure or infection, to ensure that enough viral material is present to detect.

Some clinicians know that, but people who are swabbing may not be passing that information along, Wojewoda told Healthline.

Its also possible to administer the test too late, after the body has successfully fought off the disease, according to Dr. William Schaffner, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee and medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

The test must also be administered properly, which means inserting the swab 3 inches or so to reach the cavity where the nasal passages meet the pharynx.

If youve had this test and it wasnt uncomfortable, it wasnt done correctly, Schaffner told Healthline.

False-positive results, while rare, can occur with PCR tests, said Wojewoda, because the coronavirus genetic material may linger in the body long after recovery from an infection.

You cant tell if the person [had an infection] 3 days ago or 5 months ago, she said.

Swabs are also used to collect samples for antigen testing. These tests have the advantage of yielding faster results (hours rather than several days).

Theyre also less accurate than RT-PRC tests, mostly because they require test samples to contain large amounts of virus proteins to yield a positive result.

False-negative results from antigen tests may range as high as 20 to 30 percent.

If an antigen test is positive, you can believe it, said Wojewoda. If its negative, you have to question that.

As the name suggests, these tests look for antibodies made by your immune system in response to an infection with the new coronavirus.

Antibody tests are not diagnostic tests.

Antibodies can take several days or weeks to develop after you have an infection and may stay in your blood for several weeks after recovery, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Because of this, antibody tests should not be used to diagnose an active coronavirus infection.

Antibody tests also arent terribly useful.

Ideally, a positive antibody test would tell you that youve recovered from COVID-19 or a coronavirus infection and have immunity from future infections, allowing you to return to work, travel, and socialization without the risk of transmitting the infection or becoming sick again yourself.

However, researchers dont yet know whether the presence of antibodies means that you have immunity, whether you could still get sick from a different strain of the virus, or how long immunity lasts.

Antibody tests are problematic because they can be misused easily, said Volk. You may think if you have a positive antibody test that you dont have to wear a mask or conform to social distancing, but antibodies dont tell us that you have immunological armor against future infections.

Antibody tests also are subject to false-positive results.

The job of antibodies is to stick to things, so they can create a positive test result if they react to a different type of coronavirus, said Wojewoda.

Antibody tests show the most promise if the way the human body controls the coronavirus is with an antibody response, Wojewoda added. If not, it doesnt make any difference.

For example, she said, its T cells, not antibodies, that help the body fight an HIV infection.

Thats another piece of data that needs to be figured out before testing can be figured out, Wojewoda said.

Every COVID-19 test currently (and legally) available in the United States has been approved by the FDA under the agencys Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) protocol.

The EUA permits the FDA to allow unapproved medical products or unapproved uses of approved medical products to be used in an emergency to diagnose, treat, or prevent serious or life threatening diseases or conditions caused by chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threat agents when there are no adequate, approved, and available alternatives.

That has allowed novel coronavirus tests to quickly hit the market without the research and testing normally required for FDA approval.

To date, the FDA has approved 130 different RT-PCR, antigen, and antibody tests for the new coronavirus.

Doing a full clinical trial takes a long time, but we need tests now, said Sherry Dunbar, PhD, senior director of global scientific affairs for Luminex Corporation, which manufactures a pair of PRC tests and has submitted an application to the FDA for emergency approval of a new antigen test.

Experts generally agree that the RT-PCR tests are more accurate and useful than antigen and antibody tests, which are better used as confirmatory tools.

Dunbar told Healthline that some testing labs are using multiple tests to anticipate shortages on testing products. Theyre also using the quicker tests when demand is high and the slower but more accurate tests on weekends or during slower times.

Wojewoda said that while some tests promise quicker results than others, the biggest limiting factor to turnaround results is shortages of reagents the chemicals used to do the testing.

Im not looking for a new test, she said. Those on the market are as accurate and fast as they need to be. We have the instruments we need to test. We just need more stuff to do it with.

As with most other things regarding the novel coronavirus, pathologists and testing labs are learning about COVID-19 on the fly, said Dunbar.

Never in my career have I seen anything like this, where the public is discussing and analyzing the data at the same time as the researchers, she said. Were basing our response on past knowledge of other viruses, but as we like to say, the bugs dont read the book. What happened in the past can help us prepare, but things will continue to evolve.

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NEW YORK & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) and the New York Academy of Sciences announced today the Winners of the third annual Innovators in Science Award for their excellence in and commitment to innovative science that has significantly advanced the field of rare disease research. Each Winner receives a prize of US $200,000.

The 2020 Winner of the Senior Scientist Award is Adrian R. Krainer, Ph.D., St. Giles Foundation Professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Prof. Krainer is recognized for his outstanding research on the mechanisms and control of RNA splicing, a step in the normal process by which genetic information in DNA is converted into proteins. Prof. Krainer studies splicing defects in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a devastating, inherited pediatric neuromuscular disorder caused by loss of motor neurons, resulting in progressive muscle atrophy and eventually, death. Prof. Krainers work culminated notably in the development of the first drug to be approved by global regulatory bodies that can delay and even prevent the onset of an inherited neurodegenerative disorder.

Collectively, rare diseases affect millions of families worldwide, who urgently need and deserve our help. Im extremely honored to receive this recognition for research that my lab and our collaborators carried out to develop the first approved medicine for SMA, said Prof. Krainer. As basic researchers, we are driven by curiosity and get to experience the thrill of discovery; but when the fruits of our research can actually improve patients lives, everything else pales in comparison.

The 2020 Winner of the Early-Career Scientist Award is Jeong Ho Lee, M.D., Ph.D, Associate Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Prof. Lee is recognized for his research investigating genetic mutations in stem cells in the brain that result in rare developmental brain disorders. He was the first to identify the causes of intractable epilepsies and has identified the genes responsible for several developmental brain disorders, including focal cortical dysplasias, Joubert syndromea disorder characterized by an underdevelopment of the brainstemand hemimegalencephaly, which is the abnormal enlargement of one side of the brain. Prof. Lee also is the Director of the National Creative Research Initiative Center for Brain Somatic Mutations, and Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of SoVarGen, a biopharmaceutical company aiming to discover novel therapeutics and diagnosis for intractable central nervous system (CNS) diseases caused by low-level somatic mutation.

It is a great honor to be recognized by a jury of such globally respected scientists whom I greatly admire, said Prof. Lee. More importantly, this award validates research into brain somatic mutations as an important area of exploration to help patients suffering from devastating and untreatable neurological disorders.

The 2020 Winners will be honored at the virtual Innovators in Science Award Ceremony and Symposium in October 2020. This event provides an opportunity to engage with leading researchers, clinicians and prominent industry stakeholders from around the world about the latest breakthroughs in the scientific understanding and clinical treatment of genetic, nervous system, metabolic, autoimmune and cardiovascular rare diseases.

At Takeda, patients are our North Star and those with rare diseases are often underserved when it comes to the discovery and development of transformative medicines, said Andrew Plump, M.D., Ph.D., President, Research & Development at Takeda. Insights from the ground-breaking research of scientists like Prof. Krainer and Prof. Lee can lead to pioneering approaches and the development of novel medicines that have the potential to change patients lives. Thats why we are proud to join with the New York Academy of Sciences to broadly share and champion their workand hopefully propel this promising science forward.

Connecting science with the world to help address some of societys most pressing challenges is central to our mission, said Nicholas Dirks, Ph.D., President and CEO, the New York Academy of Sciences. In this third year of the Innovators in Science Award we are privileged to recognize two scientific leaders working to unlock the power of the genome to bring innovations that address the urgent needs of patients worldwide affected by rare diseases.

About the Innovators in Science Award

The Innovators in Science Award grants two prizes of US $200,000 each year: one to an Early-Career Scientist and the other to a well-established Senior Scientist who have distinguished themselves for the creative thinking and impact of their research. The Innovators in Science Award is a limited submission competition in which research universities, academic institutions, government or non-profit institutions, or equivalent from around the globe with a well-established record of scientific excellence are invited to nominate their most promising Early-Career Scientists and their most outstanding Senior Scientists working in one of four selected therapeutic fields of neuroscience, gastroenterology, oncology, and regenerative medicine. Prize Winners are determined by a panel of judges, independently selected by the New York Academy of Sciences, with expertise in these disciplines. The New York Academy of Sciences administers the Award in partnership with Takeda.

For more information please visit the Innovators in Science Award website.

About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) is a global, values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to patients by translating science into highly-innovative medicines. Takeda focuses its R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Diseases, Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. We are focusing on developing highly innovative medicines that contribute to making a difference in people's lives by advancing the frontier of new treatment options and leveraging our enhanced collaborative R&D engine and capabilities to create a robust, modality-diverse pipeline. Our employees are committed to improving quality of life for patients and to working with our partners in health care in approximately 80 countries. For more information, visit https://www.takeda.com.

About the New York Academy of Sciences

The New York Academy of Sciences is an independent, not-for-profit organization that since 1817 has been committed to advancing science, technology, and society worldwide. With more than 20,000 members in 100 countries around the world, the Academy is creating a global community of science for the benefit of humanity. The Academy's core mission is to advance scientific knowledge, positively impact the major global challenges of society with science-based solutions and increase the number of scientifically informed individuals in society at large. Please visit us online at http://www.nyas.org.

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AFM plays an important role in Nano medicine, focusing on imaging, early diagnosis, and pathological tissue analysis and drug delivery. Some of the major factors which are driving the growth of the market includes, growing necessity for high resolution microscopy, committed support from several governments to promote nanotechnology and nano science research and development, and high demand for 3D ICs from semiconductor and electronics industry.Click to access sample pages @https://www.orianresearch.com/request-sample/1321070

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Nano-Zinc Oxide Market 2019: Global Industry Insights by Global Players, Regional Segmentation, Growth, Applications, Major Drivers, Value and Foreseen till 2024

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Mumbai July 07, 2020 : Institute of Medicine & Law (IML) conducted the 5th National Convention on Medicine & Law on July 05, 2020. This event is an influential and foremost meeting that discusses and deliberates on changes needed in laws relating to healthcare in India.

Session 1 was on Organ Transplant in India Legal Issues and Solutions, and a few prominent problems, issues, and recommendations discussed various issues like - low allocation in the state's budget for health, fear psychosis among doctors, definitions of death in Indian law, coordination between public and private hospitals, need for more hospitals as organ retrieval centres, procedures governing declaration of brain-stem death, etc,

Session 2 was on Legal & Regulatory Framework for Tele-Health The Way Forward and a few prominent problems, issues, and recommendations discussed the need for comprehensive and overarching legislation, apprehensions in minds of doctor and patients, security of data, confidentiality, privacy, commercialization of medicine, acceptance of telemedicine by medical insurance providers & indemnity providers to doctors and hospitals, problem of patients calling at odd hours, not paying fees, data charges of platforms, patients outside India, friendly advice, informal chats, adverse event reporting, bad audio / video, managing data, cyber security, different types of consultations, and so on needs to be clarified.

Dr. T N Ravishankar, ex-President, IMA Tamil Nadu was the convenor of the first session, whereas Dr. Dilip Walke, ex-President, Medico-Legal cell, FOGSI was convenor of the second session. Dr. Parag Rindani, CEO Wokhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central was the moderator of both the sessions.

Dr. Bhagwat Karad, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and himself a paediatric surgeon noted that the convention has involved everybody, viz. doctors, experts in law, patient group, and representation from other countries also.

A doctor has done his job till such time as he has given a reasonable standard of care. As a judge whenever a case would come to me, the scales of justice would always shift in favour of the doctor said Justice Sunil Ambwani, Former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, and also the Chairperson of the e-committee, Supreme Court of India.

The nation today needs a central law on uniform determination of death, even the WHO has recommended, and many countries are following this was one of the key recommendations that was proposed by Mahendrakumar Bajpai, Advocate Supreme Court.

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According to the CDC, people on medication who are virally suppressed and have adequate immune responses are not at a higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. However, factors common in some people living with HIV, in particular co-morbidities, do greatly increase the risk of poorer outcomes.

Despite COVID-19 creating unparalleled changes in how we live, theres been little discussion on how the Ryan White CARE Act, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria will address safe practices, particularly at AIDS service organizations, and how these measures will be evaluated and where the funding for these provisions will come from. As restrictions continue to be lifted, how will people living with HIV at higher risk of illness safely receive services and medical care until there is a preventative vaccine?

Estimations suggest that it will be the spring of 2021 before a vaccine could be available to the general public. Although vaccine studies are moving forward at an unprecedented rate, clinical trials take time and it may take numerous attempts to discover a vaccine candidate that is safe and effective. After an effective vaccine is found, it will then take additional time to produce and distribute the vaccine globally. In the meantime, a significant risk will exist for some people living with HIV in accessing essential services.

Of the 1.1 million people in the U.S. currently living with HIV, only 53 percent are virally suppressed. In 2018, 17,032 individuals in the U.S. received an AIDS diagnosis. Initial observations indicate those with CD4 counts below 50 are at a higher risk for severe COVID-19. Viral suppression is most often needed to prevent further deterioration of the immune system and for the immune system to once again become effective at fighting off pathogens such as viruses and bacteria. However, not all virally suppressed individuals see a complete rebound of their immune system. Some people, particularly those who began antiretroviral therapy (ARVs) when their CD4 count was below 200, experience a decreased improvement in CD4s which may not return to normal levels.

Many people living with HIV experience co-morbidities which also significantly increase their risk of severe illness with COVID-19. Heart disease, diabetes, liver and kidney disease, and certain cancers are commonly seen in people living with HIV, particularly as they age. A recent South African study found the death rate of people co-infected with HIV and COVID-19 was 2.75-fold higher than those without HIV of equal age. Investigators determined that most of the individuals in this study had additional conditions including diabetes, and viral suppression or non-suppression was not a determining factor. In total, there is a large number of people living with HIV for who safeguards should be put in place to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 infection where possible.

Many people living with HIV receive vital services such as case management, food pantry, benefits counseling, housing assistance, treatment, and substance abuse referrals from AIDS service organizations and community-based organizations. Currently many organizations are temporarily closed or conducting onsite screening for symptoms of COVID-19 as well as offering teleconference services to their clients for certain programs. However, some services can only be accessed in person. As states reopen, AIDS service organizations, harm reduction centers, mental health and substance abuse facilities will need to make long-term adjustments in the way they provide basic services in order to protect their clients and staff.

Social distancing and symptom screening have become normalized practices with the restructuring of offices, waiting rooms, conference rooms, and other closed environments that people frequent simultaneously. Teleconferencing and phone appointments are now common in clinical practice. Hours are also extended or decreased to limit the number of individuals who occupy a given space at the same time. Another vital preventative method against COVID infection is environmental sterilization (remediation).

How will AIDS service organizations, already running on shoestring budgets, absorb the cost of the remediation needed to prevent COVID-19 and why are these sterilization procedures not being discussed as an overall strategy? Studies show that COVID-19 can remain infectious on different surfaces in different environmental conditions. The New England Journal of Medicine reported that studies showed the virus was detectable on copper for up to four hours, on cardboard for up to 24 hours, and on plastic and steel for up to 72 hours. Over these periods, the viruss genetic code begins to deteriorate, but were unsure how quickly this occurs and at what point it becomes non-infectious.

Well thought-out plans for protecting vulnerable populations need to be proposed and carried out through state and federal recommendations and mandates, stated Dr. Roscoe Moore, former Assistant Surgeon General and Board Member of the Global Virus Network of The Institute of Human Virology.

Federal, state, and municipal governments are implementing strategies, albeit slower than expected, to protect the elderly, immune-compromised, and people with underlining conditions such as those we see in a growing percentage of people living with HIV and AIDS from COVID-19 acquisition. Proven social distancing measures in combination with additional support for those at risk and effective remediation of support service centers including AIDS service organizations, will help keep new infections down and protect those at highest risk.

Regular cleaning of places people living with HIV frequent will no longer be sufficient in protecting those most vulnerable to COVID-19. These service providers will need to adapt new procedures that, through remediation procedures, will lessen the possibility of people becoming infected. Employing effective remediation of surfaces exposed to COVID-19 should be a priority along with other prevention methods.

One currently available method uses hypochlorous acid, which has been proven to be effective when dispersed in a electrostatic spray that completely covers any area being remediated for COVID-19. A second application of an antimicrobial being studied by independent labs, known commercially as SHIELD, is then disbursed, providing a molecular barrier to all surfaces from new containments for 90 days. The ionized microbicide clings to surfaces, which destroy viruses on contact. This method, performed by Germinator Mobile Sanitizing and Disinfection, should be evaluated for use at AIDS service organizations and other public spaces frequented by at higher risk individuals.

Another method was shown in recent studies by TheGlobal Virus Network, a coalition comprised of the worlds preeminent human and animal virologists in 32 countries. GVN announced in early June that two of its partners, the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Australia, and the Rega Medical Research Institute of KU Leuven in Belgium, demonstrated that a quaternary ammonium sulfide biocide compound called BIOPROTECT inactivates SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) on surfaces, providing continuous residual viricidal activity for at least 46 days. The tests conducted were designed to conform with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and equivalent standards of regulatory agencies in Europe and Australia.

The results of the tests conducted by the Doherty and the Rega Institutes demonstrate that BIOPROTECT eradicates SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces and provides continuous residual antimicrobial protection for an extended period of time, said Dr. Christain Brchot, president of GVN. Effective antimicrobials will be extremely important in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, given the time it will take to implement mass vaccination and fully develop novel therapies.This represents a significant breakthrough in inhibiting the spread of COVID-19 by preventing surfaces from being contaminated by the virus.

Remediation is in its initial stages of development for reducing new COVID-19 infections. Yet, theres still no guidance on evaluating and employing remediation methods at AIDS service organizations by HIV planning councils around the country or by leading AIDS advocacy organizations like the International AIDS Society, AIDS United, or the National Minority AIDS Council, and no current funding mechanism exists for remediating the predictable risk of COVID-19 exposure at these places through Ryan White CARE Act funding. Evaluating this important method of protecting those at greater risk should be a priority.

As we prepare for COVID- 19 sticking around for a while, its critical to ensure people living with HIV are not lost to another epidemic.

Jeannie Wraight is a health writer and frequent contributor to Plus. Follow her on Twitter @JeaWra.

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Three key government blunders are to blame for the intensity of Israels new COVID-19 wave, a former Health Ministry chief has claimed.

We could have [had] a smaller second wave if we would have treated the situation better, Gabi Barbash, a former director-general of the Health Ministry, told The Times of Israel.

And he cautioned against pointing fingers at citizens for their conduct, suggesting that the buck should stop with leaders. The public is not clear of responsibility, but I was raised in the army, with the saying there are no bad soldiers, there are bad commanders, said Barbash.

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His comments come as the number of new daily virus cases, which had dropped to low double digits through most of May, is soaring to some 1,000 per day, and the number of active cases is at an all-time high of more than 11,600. New restrictions reducing gathering sizes at synagogues and event halls to 50 went into effect Monday morning, and the cabinet is to consider further restrictions on Monday evening.

Magen David Adom medical workers perform COVID-19 tests at a mobile testing station, in Jerusalem, July 5, 2020 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

But Barbash, professor of epidemiology and preventative medicine at Tel Aviv University and former CEO of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, says the government could have prevented things getting this bad. He said that while the current government brought together Likud and its former foe Blue and White ostensibly so they could deal with the emergency, it didnt help in any way, it didnt do anything good.

Barbash added: Its a corona government that is really not about the corona.

In his view, the government both failed to take preventative measures and went too far in easing restrictions in late April and early May, because it didnt stand firm in the face of pressure from the public. As a result they have taken steps they shouldnt have taken, he said.

The intensity of the second wave has largely been caused by management issues, according to Barbash, who added that Israel should have responded more and earlier.

Gabi Barbash, Director General at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, April 7, 2020. (Channel 12)

In his view, these are the three main mistakes that account for Israels current situation:

1. Dangerous gatherings

Barbash says the government unnecessarily rushed to allow a resumption of gatherings in synagogues, at event halls and elsewhere. Im talking about gatherings of high density people in closed environments, he said. Wherever this happens, this is dangerous.

He added: They should have not opened these things.

He said there is no need for protracted discussions over which places should be open and which shouldnt, as one simple rule should govern all decisions. The issue is not the place; its gatherings of more than 10 or 15 people, he argued.

2. Testing neglected

Israel has neglected the development of efficient testing, according to Barbash.

He said: Were still waiting two to four days to get answers for tests and not enough of the people [who test positive] are being subjected to an investigation by an epidemiologist to trace their contacts.

If people they have encountered arent tracked down and quarantined, part of the potential benefit of testing is lost, he noted.

Barbash acknowledged that thousands of tests are performed per day, but said that the long turnaround time means that valuable time is lost in putting people who encountered carriers into quarantine. He also believes that it makes some people hesitant to get tested, given than the wait for results can be long, and they are expected to self-isolate as a precautionary measure while their sample is in the lab.

3. Schools mismanaged

Israeli students and teachers wear protective face masks as they return to school, at Hashalom School in Mevaseret Zion, near Jerusalem, May 17, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

When schools reopened in early May, children studied in small groups, smaller than regular classes, as a measure to stop the spread of the virus. But this so-called capsule arrangement was quickly stopped, and regular class sizes were restored.

According to Barbash this was a major mistake. Schools should have either stayed closed or allowed only 15 kids in classes, he said. Kids who are above nine should be treated like adults, and shouldnt gather in groups of more than 10 to 15.

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Washington, Jul 8 (PTI) The use of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients has become highly politicized in the US but it is used widely in India, a top White House official has said, asserting latest research showed the malaria drug is highly effective in early stages of COVID-19.

It''s the politicization of this medicine by the mainstream media and portions of the medical community that somehow made this a battle between President Trump and them and created this undue fear and hysteria over a drug, a medicine that has been used for over 60 years relatively safely and is regularly prescribed to pregnant women if they are going to a malaria zone, White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro told reporters.

The idea that this is a dangerous drug is just silly, but if you ask the American people based on the media''s coverage of it, that is kind of the state of play right now, he said.

Navarro said a day earlier four doctors at the Detroit Hospital System filed a request for emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine. The request was for three things.

One, for early treatment use in a hospital setting. Number two, treatment between a doctor and his patient in an outpatient setting. Three, not just as a therapeutic but also as a possible prophylaxis for preventative use, he said.

This request to the FDA comes on the heels of the publication of their study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases last week that showed an astonishing 50 percent reduction in the mortality rate for patients taking hydroxychloroquine, Navarro said.

Give hydroxy a chance, and please don''t contribute to hydroxy hysteria because if it''s prescribed under the supervision of a doctor, the odds that it can harm you are way, way smaller than the odds that it can help you, Navarro said.

This has become a highly politicized, but India uses this widely for prophylaxis. There is a number of studies which point to this actually working, White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro told reporters.

The official said if he were to show any kind of symptoms, he would first ask his doctor whether hydroxychloroquine is appropriate. And then I wouldn''t hesitate to take it, he said.

He said if one looks at the 14-day arc of the virus from the beginning of symptoms, the first seven days are critical: when a person may have fever, dry cough, possibly a profound sense of fatigue.

At that point, your lungs are still intact, and the virus is not appreciably spread to the rest of your organs. Hydroxychloroquine, based on the science in articles like the one that originally appeared in 2005 in the Journal of Virology, works in a therapeutic way by raising the alkalinity of your cells which slows the replication of the virus and also can kill the virus, he said.

It also has an anti-inflammatory effect, which is why it is used for rheumatoid arthritis, and the drug can therefore also help manage what is called the cytokine storm, he said.

The latest request to the FDA also comes on the heels of two decisions by the FDA over the last several months to shut down hydroxychloroquine.

The first was what is called a black box warning, the second was a withdrawal of an EUA and what I can tell you as someone who works with the Health and Human Services Department and FEMA to manage the stockpiles of hydroxychloroquine the FDA decisions that they made which I think were precipitous and based on bad science had a tremendously negative effect on two things, he noted.

One is the ability for American people to use this medicine to protect themselves and two, the ability for hospitals like the Detroit Hospital System to recruit patients for the kind of randomized blind clinical trials that everybody wants to settle once and for all the questions of efficacy and safety, he added.

FDA''s previous decision to reject the emergency use authorization, he said, was based on two types of studies. One set of studies that were poorly designed and basically doomed to failure, another set of studies where if you look carefully at the data it is very clear that these were late treatment studies where the medicine would not work, he added.

Navarro said the Detroit doctors are bringing back to the FDA a clear case for early treatment.

If the results of the Detroit study are confirmed in later studies, President Trump was absolutely right that hydroxychloroquine can save lives and if in fact early treatment use can lead to a 50 percent reduction in mortality that is tens of thousands of American lives that are at stake by a phenomenon which I call hydroxy hysteria, Navarro said. PTI LKJ ABHABH

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As a result of these efforts and sustained public activism, HIV-related deaths in the United States have plummeted by more than 80 percent since 1995.

But even as we celebrate these achievements, inequities stand out in black and white.

While Black Americans make up just 13 percent of the population, they represented 42 percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2018. If youre a gay or bisexual Black man in the United States, you have a 50 percent lifetime chance of being diagnosed with HIV, compared with just 9 percent for gay or bisexual white men. In the American Southhome to the fastest-growing rates of HIV infection in the U.S. gay and bisexual Black men account for 60 percent of new diagnoses. Black trans women are more vulnerable still: As of last year, an estimated 44 percent of all Black trans women were living with HIV. Worst of all, Black people living with HIV/AIDS are seven times more likely than white people to die from the virus.

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These disparities are not random. Rather, they reflect centuries of discrimination. Persistent structural inequities in economic opportunity, education, and housing disproportionately expose Black families to serious health risks, including HIV/AIDS. And a lack of representation, combined with a painful history of racism in medicine, has undermined the Black communitys trust in health-care systems and made people less likely to seek care. The same disparities have become glaringly apparent as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic; Black Americans are dying at more than two times the rate of white Americans, and the death rate rises to sixfold in pandemic hot spots.

I started the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992 because I believe that everyone deserves the right to a healthy life, no matter who you love, who you are, or where youre from. Today, Im proud that it supports organizations that serve and uplift marginalized communities.

Some of our most inspiring partners are in my adopted hometown of Atlanta, home to 37,000 people living with HIVmore than 70 percent of whom are Black. These partners include Thrive SS, a self-help support network for gay Black men living with HIV/AIDS, and Positive Impact Health Centers, which offer HIV preventive care and treatment, as well as services for those struggling with mental health and substance abuse. To ensure continued HIV care and treatment during the pandemic, my foundation has helped organizations transition from face-to-face to virtual appointments and provided personal protective equipment for staff members and the people they serve, as well as at-home delivery of lifesaving treatments and HIV self-testing kits. This tackles the immediate needs, but not the long-lasting stigma.

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In the era of technologies and digital screens, millions of products are marketed as healthy. But why is it a growing number of individuals are challenged with chronic diseases and mental illnesses? Here is maintaining perfect health in the world of new technologies and devices.

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While we have nutrition and fitness apps at our fingertips, the harsh reality is why these live-saving apps and tech are nowhere near as popular as fast food delivery apps. Internet addiction and trolls may also put some vulnerable people at risk of mental illnesses.

To live a healthy happy life in the midst of convenient choices, we must embrace the power of technology while practicing the most primitive ways of achieving health.

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Unleash the power of your genetics

Recently, CRISPR-based therapy was used to treat inherited blindness for the new in history. This officially brings human gene-editing from science fiction to reality.

Your DNA is the blueprint for building you your eye color, ancestry, and risks of genetic diseases.

If your quality of life is partly determined by genetics, doesnt it make sense to crack this code and prepare for what the future holds?

Indeed, commercial genetic testing has gained rapid popularity all over the world. Dozens of organizations like 23anMe are competing to offer you the most comprehensive genetic interpretations.

In our genetic makeup, millions of single-nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, hold the secrets to your:

With this information, you are able to take active actions to enhance your lifestyle, inform your doctor, and manage potential diseases. Our medical system is moving towards a thrilling era of personalized data-driven practice these days.

Did you know our gut has 10 times the amount of cells compared to anything else in the body combined?

Its huge. Our gut houses at least 1000 different types of bacteria the good, the bad, and the ugly.

For good bacteria to flourish in our gut, we need to feed them with fermentable fibre from plant-based foods, also called prebiotics. With these healthier fuels, the good gut bacteria begin to:

If you are seriously interested in optimizing your gut health, you can even get yourself a microbiome sequencing that informs you exactly what bacteria are in your gut. Compared to conventional DNA sequencing, this can be a relatively new technology. Nevertheless, researchers are extremely excited about harnessing the wide range of of gut information for disease diagnosis and treatment.

In the not too distant future, it may become commonplace to have personalized nutrition plans and health care predicated on your genes and gut bacteria.

In todays fast-paced society, cognitive technologies like nootropics are well-liked by many people who desire 48 hours out of their day. Unfortunately, boffins have said that there is no strong evidence in synthetic cognitive supplements.

If you still want approaches to boost your productivity, natural compounds, and herbs for health (herbcottage.com) care might be the safer option that really works.

Have you heard of these popular natural cognitive enhancers?

Technology and devices are great for offering valuable data, but that entails that we are constantly bombarded with information. How do we shoot for a balance between performance and burnout?

The answer lies in our biology. Our body has intricate levels of different hormones that try to keep things in balance.

When we have been stressed, the body produces stress hormones like cortisol. The hormone it self is not bad. It actually helps us control blood sugar, metabolism and blood pressure. However, a constantly high level of cortisol could harm both physical and mental health. In women, high cortisol also plays a role in low libido and abnormal menstrual cycles.

But luckily, we have been also naturally equipped with happy hormones like endorphins. These are our natural painkillers that reduce stress and pain. They activate opioid receptors in the brain, but without getting your addicted.

There is not any need for supplements. The most elementary ways of relaxation can perform the trick:

Nourish your social connections

We need to thank the internet and electronic devices for bringing distant people closer. But at the same time, they could also push our close family and friends apart.

Lets not forget that the most primitive and effective way of happiness, even in the era of technology, is genuine human interaction.

The Harvard Medical School reports that people whove great relationships and social support are usually happier and healthier. These include satisfying marriages, family, friends, and community.

In a landmark paper published in the journal Science, researchers found that lack of social connections puts people at increased risk of obesity, smoking, and high blood pressure. In contrast, people who do nourish their social relationships have better longevity, immune system, self-esteem, and additional health advantages.

It may well not sound like a mind-blowing secret, but it is something that all of us forget sometimes. Social connections, just like the body and mind, need to be nourished. We can just only live cheerfully with new technologies whenever we use them for connecting, but not disconnect.

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When it comes to staying healthy, most people have the same motivation: living as long and fulfilling a life as possible. And while science has yet to find a true fountain of youth, researchers have identified certain behaviors that can increase longevity.

One study, published in the journal Circulation last year, even argued that adhering to just five healthy habits could extend your lifespan by roughly a decade. Heres what they are, and what research to date says about living your longest life.

Diet is strongly linked to longevity. Research has long suggested that following a Mediterranean diet which includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and healthy fats, and not much sugar, red meat or processed food brings a host of health benefits, including a longer life.

Other studies have also found longevity benefits associated with some of the specific foods and nutrients included in a Mediterranean diet, such as whole grains, fiber, fish, plant-based proteins and healthy fats. On the other hand, foods including processed snacks and meats, fried foods and sugar-sweetened beverages have been linked to higher risks of chronic disease and death.

Even if your diet isnt perfect, research suggests that making smart changes can add up to sizable benefits. One paper published in 2017 concluded that people who ate 20% more healthy foods than they had at the beginning of the study, over the course of 12 years, decreased their risk of early death by up to 17%.

Working out regularly is a boon for both your physical and mental health, boosting everything from cardiovascular fitness to mood and energy so its no surprise that it can also extend your life. Federal physical activity guidelines recommend aiming for at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity each week, plus twice-weekly muscle-strengthening sessions, to reap health and longevity benefits.

But you dont have to go overboard. Even short bouts of light physical activity, such as walking and cleaning, increased the lifespans of older men and women in studies from 2018 and 2017, respectively. And a study published in January found that simply moving instead of sitting for 30 minutes each day could reduce early death risk by 17%.

If you do opt for a more vigorous workout, some research suggests that team sports like tennis and soccer are best for longevity, because they encourage social interaction as well as exercise.

And if you dont exercise now, you can still start. A recent study found longevity benefits associated with both life-long and later-in-life exercise.

Diet and exercise habits help people maintain a healthy body weight, which the Circulation study defined as a body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9. Obesity is associated with chronic conditions including Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, all of which can shorten your life. A 2018 study found that widespread obesity shaved a year off the U.S. life expectancy and is responsible for up to 186,000 deaths per year.

For years, moderate drinking was touted as a harmless and maybe even healthy habit. But recently, scientific opinion has begun to shift toward a more cautious stance on alcohol.

Last year, a large meta-analysis of prior alcohol studies concluded that there is no safe amount of drinking, because the net risks to a population addiction, cancer, traffic accidents and so on outweigh any potential benefits, such as improved cardiovascular and cognitive health. And while each persons risk-benefit analysis depends on his or her family and medical history, research is increasingly supporting the idea that people should limit their alcohol consumption to avoid health problems and increase longevity.

Moderate drinking, according to federal dietary guidelines, means that women should have no more than a drink per day, and men should have no more than two per day.

In addition to causing lung cancer, cigarette-smoking is associated with serious health problems including heart attack, stroke and mouth and throat cancers, making it a significant threat to longevity. The best way to reduce your risk, of course, is never to smoke at all but if you do, experts advise quitting as soon as possible to minimize threats to your health.

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If you could prolong your life by a few more years (or even live to be 100), would you do it? I can't think of many people who would say no.

I've devoted my entire career to geriatrics, a field that specializes in the care of older adults. I helped start one of the first geriatrics programs in the U.S. at Harvard Medical School, and I'm currently a professor of medicine and public health at Brown University.

Having been a geriatrician for 55 years, the one question I'm constantly asked by folks of all ages is, "What are the most important everyday habits that can lead to a longer, more vibrant life?" I've given a lot of guidance on this to my patients, and I've seen positive results in people who follow them, including myself.

I celebrated my eightieth birthday this year, and I'm still going strong. I feel about as healthy and sharp as I did a decade ago. (Even my medical school interns don't stand a chance at beating me in squash, a sport I play several times a week.)

At 80, I've outlived the average American's life expectancy, which, for the first time in 100 years, has been on the decline. In 2014, our anticipated lifespan was 78.9 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2017, it dropped to 78.6 years.

If you ask me, the biggest drivers are obesity, physical inactivity, smoking and substance abuse.But the good news is that that it's never too late to change your lifestyle.

Here are some of the simplest things you can do nowto increase your chances of living a longer, healthier life:

I believe in the power of a Mediterranean-like diet (think: a combination of Italian and Greek dishes).

According to theDietary Guidelines for Americans, this plant-based diet filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats can help prevent chronic disease and promote overall health.

I like to think of the Mediterranean diet as more of a lifestyle routine than a strict plan you follow for a while and then abandon, because it can be hard to keep up with. Want a T-bone steak every month? Go for it! But try to avoid processed and fast foods. Include seafood, lean meats and nuts in your meals instead.

Fatty fish, such as salmon, sardines and albacore tuna, are staplesfor a goodMediterraneandiet. They're rich omega-3s, which research shows can help reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association recommends two 3.5-ounce servings of fish (particularly the fatty kind) weekly.

Extra-virgin olive oil, another staple of the diet, canhelp prevent heart attacks, stroke and cardiovascular death, even among people at higher risk.

Studies have shown that obesity and physical inactivity are two of the biggest contributors to diseases and a shortened lifespan. Fight back with exercise, which not only improves physical function, but also helps reduce the risk fordepression,canceranddiabetes.

TheAmerican Cancer Societyrecommends two and a half to five hours of moderate physical activity (e.g., walking, gardening) a week, or one to two and a half hours of vigorous physical activity (e.g., running, aerobics) a week.

I gravitate toward squash and anything else that gets my heart and respiratory rates up. But just 30 minutes of walking every day can make a difference.

Start moving now and keep it up. It can help add years to your life.

As everybody already knows, smoking has deadly consequences. It can cause health issues like heart disease, cancer, lung disease and emphysema, among many others. Research shows that even "light smoking" (as little as one cigarette a day) can greatly increase your risk of dying early.

But the benefits of quitting smoking start pretty quickly. The risk for a heart attack drops sharply just one year after quitting, according to the CDC. And, after two to five years, the chance of stroke could fall to roughly the same as a non-smoker.

Another thing: Don't be fooled into thinking vaping is a healthier alternative. Although there's limited research on the long-term effects of vaping, a recent study found that using e-cigarettes damages arteries in the same way that traditional cigarettes do.

Preventive care can help uncover health issues early, so schedule wellness exams as often as your health care provider recommends.

Some of the most important screenings and exams include cholesterol, blood pressure, skin cancer, and breast and cervical cancer for women (pap smears begin at age 21, mammograms start at 40). Depending on your family history, your doctor may suggest others.

Keeping up with these annual visits is a chance to review your lifestyle choices (e.g., diet, exercise habits, smoking status, alcohol use) and common behavioral health problems (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression). It's also an ideal time to talk about specific screening tests that you probably never even knew about.

You can discuss with your doctor the benefits and risks of certain tests or vaccinations to help make a shared decision about whether or not you want to have them. The key is to stay better informed and engaged about your ongoing health.

I can't stress enough the importance of protecting your mental health.Studiesshow that having a major mental illness can shorten your lifespan by 14 to 32 years

If you're concerned, ask your general physicianto give you amental health assessment, which can help pinpoint problems.

Also, make time for stress relief activities, such as meditation and yoga. Engaging in meaningful hobbies and connecting socially with other people can have a powerful influence on your mental well-being and happiness.

It may be hard do some of these things during a pandemic (and with social distancing orders in place), but don't underestimate the power of video calls with friends and relatives; seeing people, even on a small screen, can emotionally rewarding.

Richard W. Besdine, MD, is a Professor of Medicine and Health Services Policy and Practice at Brown University.He is a member and former president of theAmerican Geriatrics Society.Dr. Besdine has authored more than 125 scholarly publications on aging, and trained in internal medicine, infectious diseases and immunology at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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Planning to live beyond 100 years old? Then you do not have to live alone since one centenarian advised health and wellness website Well+Good. Instead, you can simply model your dietary and lifestyle habits after those living in Blue Zones.

For those who may not be familiar about them, the Blue Zones are five areas around the world that have the longest-living and healthiest populations. These are:

All the locations listed above have nine things in common and one of these is their eating habits, all in spite of being in completely different geographical locations and cultures.

Though their long life owes mainly to where and how they live, some of their dietary methods for longevity can easily be applied to an American lifestyle. Originally shared in a seminar hosted by the Global Wellness Summit, journalist and Blue Zones expert Dan Buettner gives us some of his top nutrition hacks that will help you live like the longest-living people on Earth, all based on years of research:

Drinking Wine After 5 In The Afternoon

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this one seems tricky to pull off since it requires having meals with friends. Buettner said that there is plenty of evidence in Blue Zones suggesting that just two glasses of wine daily probably lowers your mortality, especially with friends and a meal.

A few glasses of wine are good for at least a few potetntial reasons. Registered dietitian Tracy Lockwood Beckerman told Well+Good that wine is rich in antioxidants, has anti-inflammatory properties and has been linked with a reduced risk of heart disease.

(A Mostly) Plant-Based Diet

People living in the Blue Zones have been practicing a mostly plant-based diet for generations. According to Buettner, they are eating 90 to 100 percent plant-based food "beyond a shadow of a doubt."

Plant-based diets have been shown to be heart-, gut- and brain-friendly. In addition, vegetables, grains and other plant-based foods have less carbon footprint compared to meat and dairy.

Lots Of Carbs

Buettner said that people in Blue Zones typically consume about 65 percent of their daily calories in carbohydrate form. This makes sense for one reason: It typically comes with lots of gut-filling fiber, in addition to vitamins and minerals that are needed by your body to function optimally.

However, the carbs they consumed are not refined, processed carbs such as those found in white bread or in sugary treats, but those from grains, greens, nuts, beans and other natural sources. Beans, in particular, beat all other carb types. Buettner said that eating about a cup of the "longevity all-star food" adds an extra four years to your life expectancy.

Occasional Meat Eating

According to Buettner, meat is considered a celebratory food in the Blue Zones and is typically only eaten about five times per month. He added that those living in these communities typically stick to a portion "no bigger than the size of the deck of cards" -- equivalent to about 3 ounces. This makes sense from a scientific perspective: Meat may be loaded with protein, B vitamins and bioavailable iron but too much of it can lead to health issues such as cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. Plus, higher meat intakes in men and women are tied to higher rates of cancer and all-cause mortality.

Sticking To Water, Coffee And Wine

That means no soda and other sugary beverages. Buettner said that people living in Blue Zones drink six glasses of water a day, plus coffee in the morning and a glass of wine for dinner.

Modified Forms Of Intermittent Fasting

That does not mean those living in Blue Zones are dieters. More accurately, they typically eat in ways that are similar to what is called intermittent fasting, per Buettner. According to him, "they breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper, and they tend to eat all their calories in an eight hour window, leaving 16 hours for their digestive systems to rest." This means they eat more of breakfast and less of dinner and do not eat late at night. (Intermittent fasting itself does have its share of potential longevity-related benefits.) Do note, however, that intermittent fasting is not for everyone, especially those who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have a history of eating disorders.

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According to one centenarian, the way to live a long life is to stay single (looks like Im living forever). But there are other ways to live to be over 100 years old that arent quite as dramaticlike modeling your lifestyle and eating habits after people who live in Blue Zones.

If you need a quick refresher, the Blue Zones are the five areas of the world that have the longest-living and healthiest populations: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece, and Loma Linda, California. It was found that they had nine things in common, including the way they eat, despite being in completely different geographical locations and cultures.

While a lot of their longevity success comes down to where and how they live, there are some key dietary takeaways that can be applied to an American lifestyle without too much work. In a seminar hosted by the Global Wellness Summit, Dan Buettner, a journalist and expert on Blue Zones, shared some of his top longevity nutrition tips gleaned from years of researching how these communities live. Here are the main takeaways:

This one may be a little tricky to pull off during quarantineboth the having meals with friends part and the waiting until 5 p.m. to have wine part. Theres plenty of evidence in Blue Zones that a couple glasses a day, especially with friends and with a meal probably lowers your mortality, Buettner says. (In fact, four out of the five Blue Zones communities drink alcohol in moderation as part of their lifestyle.)

There are a few potential reasons for this: wine is rich in antioxidants, has some anti-inflammatory properties, and has been linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, Tracy Lockwood Beckerman, RD, previously told Well+Good. (This is Sardinias red wine of choice, just FYI.) However, if youre not drinking now, this doesnt mean you should start; if you choose to imbibe, do it the Blue Zones way.

Yup, even Blue Zones folks are on the plant-based trainand have been for generations. Theyre eating 90 to 100 percent plant-based food beyond a shadow of a doubt, Buettner says. A plant-based diet has been shown to be good for your heart, your gut, and your brainnot to mention, plant-based foods like veggies and grains have less of a carbon footprint than meat and dairy.

Justice for carbs! Buettner says that people living in Blue Zones typically consume about 65 percent of their daily calories in the form of carbs. Which makes sense: the macronutrient typically comes paired with lots of fiber (great for gut health) along with vitamins and minerals that your body needs to function at its best.

But its important to remember that not all carbs are created equal, and people in Blue Zones are getting this macronutrient mostly from sources like grains, greens, tubers, nuts, and beans. (Read: Not the super processed stuff.) Theres one carb that beats all the rest: beans. The longevity all-star food is beans, Buettner says. So if youre eating about a cup of beans a day, its probably worth an extra four years of the life expectancy.

Meat is considered a celebratory food in the Blue Zones, Buettner says, and is typically only eaten about five times per month. People in these communities typically stick to a portion no bigger than the size of the deck of cards, he adds, which translates to about three ounces. This makes sensewhile meat is a great source of protein, B vitamins, and bioavailable iron, too much of it is also associated with cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, and other health issues. And studies have shown that higher intakes of meat in both men and women are associated with higher cancer and all-cause mortality rates.

Like the wine tip, you dont have to start eating meat if you dont currently do so, but if you are a meat eater, know that a bit is totally fine from a longevity perspective. To take it a step further, heres how to make the healthiest and most sustainable choices when you do eat meat.

These are beverage choices I can fully get behind. Buettner says people in Blue Zones drink six glasses of water a day, plus coffee in the morning and a glass of wine with dinner. Missing: sugary beverages like soda, which have been shown to negatively impact your health.

But no, that doesnt mean theyre dieters. Rather, Buettner says that people in Blue Zones communities typically eat in ways that are similar to what we could call intermittent fasting. They breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper, and they tend to eat all their calories in an eight hour window, leaving 16 hours for their digestive systems to rest, Buettner says. Basically, their largest meal is breakfast, their smallest one is dinner, and they dont eat late into the night. (And it comes with lots of potential longevity-related benefits.) However, this is not an eating plan for everyone, especially if you are recovering from an illness, pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive, or have a history of eating disorders.

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Almost daily, new and innovative health products are thrusted in our faces claiming to be the holy grail of healthy living. Its easy to understand how one can be confused by all the options. Often, it's best to rely on the basics and when it comes towhat to drinkto help boost life longevity, there is one that could do just that.

In a studybyThe US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, beneficial effects of coconut water on metabolism in cholesterol-fed rats was analysed.

Male albino rats were fed tender coconut water and mature coconut water at a dose level of 4 mL/100g of body weight.

The study noted: Feeding coconut water resulted in increased plasma L-arginine content, urinary nitrite level, and nitric oxide synthase activity.

These results indicate that both tender and mature coconut water has beneficial effects on serum and tissue lipid parameters in rats fed a cholesterol-containing diet.

Coconut water was found to be the perfect beverage for helping to restore hydration and replenishing electrolytes lost during exercise.

Electrolytes are minerals which play several integral roles in the body, including maintaining proper fluid balance.

These include potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium.

Studies have shown that coconut water helped to restore hydration better than water did which promotes cardiovascular health.

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The Dalai Lama celebrated his 85th birthday on July 6. His goal is to live to the age of 110, he says, and that kind of longevity can only be imagined by someone who prioritizes their health. Born Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama has dedicated his life to sharing the importance of mindfulness and spirituality. And his own self-care practices play a huge role in keeping him centered, sharp, and healthy.

Though we cant all meditate for several hours a day, there are a few things the Dalai Lama does regularly that we can add to our own lives. If youre looking for ways to extend your own longevity, take a cue on self-care from the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama wakes up every day at 3 a.m. and goes to bed at 7 p.m. Not only is he getting a solid eight hours of sleep a night, but hes also keeping his sleep schedule consistent. Maintaining a consistent sleep schedule (yes, even on weekends) is one of the best ways to feel well-rested.

Meditation is a huge part of the Dalai Lamas daily routine. Every day after his morning shower, he spends roughly seven hours a day on mindfulness. He begins his days with a few hours of prayers, meditations, and prostrations. Following breakfast, he spends another three hours on prayer and meditation. After his 5 p.m. tea, he finishes his day with about two more hours of meditation and his evening prayers.

As the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lamas meditation schedule is way more rigorous than that of most people. However, even if you only dedicate five minutes a day to mediation, you can still reap the benefits. Studies have shown that meditation can helpslow aging, sharpen your mind, and reduce stress.

Staying active doesnt mean that you need to do a HIIT workout five times a week. The Dalai Lama gets his steps in through daily walks. Every day at 5 a.m., he takes a 30-minute walk before eating breakfast. When its nice out, hell take a stroll around his residential premises. But if its raining, hell hop on the treadmill. Walking is a great low-impact way to get moving.

Walking is a fantastic cardio workout that is low-impact, while at the same time, can be a heart-racing, high-intensity exercise when done properly, says Aaptiv master trainer John Thornhill. Brisk walking, and more specifically, walking with incline, torches calories and builds and strengthens the muscles in your posterior chain, AKA the muscles from your calves up to your back.

When the Dalai Lama is at his home in Dharamsala, India, he follows a vegetarian diet. But when he travels, he eats meat. Reducing your meat intake is good for your overall health, but especially good for your heart and gut health. It may also lower your risk of developing cancer. Some of the worlds longest-living people follow plant-based diets and, similarly to the Dalai Lama, still occasionally eat meat.

Eating less meat and filling in those gaps in your diet with more plant-based foods can definitely provide benefits, says registered dietitian Amy Gorin, RD. One study in [the journal]Public Health Nutritionfound that flexitarians had healthier diets on the days they ate meatless diets.

According to the Dalai Lama, compassion is one of the most powerful tools we have for happiness. During a 2016 talk that celebrated his 80th birthday, the Dalai Lama said: Compassionopens our heart. Fear, anger, hatred narrow your mind, according to Huff Post. He explained that doing acts of compassion helps you cultivate your own inner peace. Practicing compassion is also a great way to feel more connected to others.

Compassion activates the areas in the brain that are in involved in prosocial activities, says neuroscientist Julie Brefczynski-Lewis. Which is why its so important in this time of isolation that we maintain that sense of connectedness with fellow humans,

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The $100,000 advertising campaign will use both old and new media to target DFW millennials

The Dallas Weekly is a weekly newspaper that has been serving the African American community in Dallas and the surrounding region since 1954. Today, the paper announced the start of an advertising campaign for Mark Cuban Companies, the portfolio of businesses (including the Dallas Mavericks) owned by local legend, media star, entrepreneur, and NABJ supporter Mark Cuban.

CEO and Co-Publisher, Patrick Washington said, We are pleased and excited to work with Mark Cuban and Mark Cuban Companies. This marks a new milestone for our paper, which has worked to expand our digital reach with our audience in the DFW Metroplex in addition to being one of the few local community papers still available in print on a weekly basis. I believe it is our ability to smoothly integrate these assets that has given us the opportunity to work with MCC.

The campaign will use both print and digital resources to increase the presence of MCC, from the MCCs most recognizable member, the Dallas Mavericks, throughout the MCC catalog within the DFW Metroplex, with an emphasis on engaging new long-term customers for both The Dallas Weekly and Mark Cuban Companies.

For more information about this and other advertising opportunities with The Dallas Weekly, contact COO/Finance Director Jess Washington at finance@dallasweekly.com or call 214-428-.

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With voting well underway for the All-Decade team presented by LeoVegas, CFL.ca columnists Pat Steinberg and Marshall Ferguson return to go back and forth on the voting process and what matters most: Productivity or longevity?

TORONTO The ballot for the All-Decade team presented by LeoVegas is a whos who of the CFLs most accomplished players over the last 10 seasons. Choosing which player(s) land in the appropriate spots isnt an easy task. Some will go heavy on stats, others may think about those that came up big in the playoffs. Sometimes we drift toward the players weve seen most often or have the best memories of. Like any complicated question, the answer isnt always just A, B, C or D. As you weigh your options and think about your reasoning for your decision, you may look for that precious option E: All of the above.

Pat Steinberg and Marshall Ferguson are spending time scanning all of those options and while they may have thought about going with all of the above, they managed to zero in (mostly) on a definitive answer. On one hand, its about recognizing the significance of achievements, even if they were in a shorter window than what other players provided. For the other its about consistency through the course of a career, which is no easy feat in any sport.

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When youre making your All-Decade selections, which carries more weight? Longevity or productivity? Pat Steinberg and Marshall Ferguson are here with their arguments.

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Ferguson: Tyrell Sutton 29%

Steinberg: Dominique Rhymes (71%)

Pat Steinberg

As I wrote in last weeks Monday Morning Quarterback, determining my individual criteria for the CFLs first ever All-Decade Team presented by LeoVegas was difficult. In the end, I wanted my votes to reflect the best players of the decade, which is different than the best body of work. As such, I put more weight on what a player did while they were playing last decade as opposed to how many seasons they played.

I felt focusing most on productivity gave my votes the best chance to be inclusive without penalizing or excluding elite players who only played, say, three or four seasons in the 2010s. I believe players like Alex Singleton, Winston Rose, William Powell, Jon Cornish, and Jamel Richardson (among others) deserve equal consideration compared to their more tenured counterparts. Focusing solely, or heavily, on longevity would have docked those players, which I dont believe is fair.

Of course, its impossible to completely ignore longevity, and I certainly didnt. Part of what has defined the outstanding careers of players like S.J. Green, Brandon Smith, Ryan Phillipsand Andrew Harris is their ability to be elite for virtually the entire decade. That has to be considered, but I believe that type of extended stretch falls under the productivity banner, too.

In the end, there really isnt a right or wrong way to go about this. Differing opinions on criteria and what should be deemed more important is part of what makes an exercise like the All-Decade Team presented by LeoVegas so enjoyable. I put more weight in productivity and tried to separate that from longevity as best I could in order to even the playing field. If you feel different, though, reflect it on your ballot! Voting on receivers and defensive backs is open until July 7th.

Theres no doubt that individual season productivity is an essential factor in determining your all-decade team vote, but we are voting for the best players over a 10-year span and for me, that means celebrating players who showed their best for a longer period of time.

Some players have an exceptional year or two then vanish into the NFL as a special teamer or practice roster player. Others have a flash in the pan season of greatness and remain in the Canadian Football League but never attain their previous level of performance.

The best CFL players and those worthy of my CFL all-decade vote are those who stay in the CFL AND maintain a high level of performance.

Lets look at the quarterbacks, for example.

Anthony Calvillo is without a doubt one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time, but this isnt a career achievement award; its about this decade.

Zach Collaros had a stretch in Hamilton before injuries and an eventual trade sent him elsewhere that he was the most dominant player in the CFL. Since then? When healthy, Zach is undoubtedly a weapon any team would want, but the consistency at times has been called into question.

Henry Burris had a stellar statistical season for Hamilton in 2012 and finished with a Grey Cup in 2016 for Ottawa, but there were moments before in Calgary and in between 12 and 16 that could leave voters wanting more.

For me, when it comes to number of starts weighed more heavily with stats and overall performance Bo Levi Mitchell has to be the pick.

Every player on the nomination list has an argument to be made in their favour, but when the question of longevity vs. production arises I lean to those who stay in the league and stay at a level that can be celebrated and built around year after year as my determining criteria.

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Who do you agree with? Has Berg sold you on the impact that a player can have in a shorter burst over a decade? Or has Ferg convinced you that a lengthy resume carries more weight in the voting process? Weigh in by commenting and/or tweeting your thoughts to@Fan960Steinbergand@TSN_Marsh.

The winner will be revealed in the next Berg vs. Ferg.

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