ONCE AGAIN the benefits and risks of aspirin use LONG-TERM

Once again, the benefits and risks of long-term aspirin therapy
Experts from the University of Warwick in the UK insist that doctors should prescribe aspirin to stop a preventive measure for the long term in such a large scale, as is done today, except for the use and risks it carries.

Many take aspirin constantly defending themselves against stroke and other cardiovascular events.

Evidence that regular use of aspirin reduces the ten percent risk of cardiovascular diseases are well-grounded.

It is also shown that aspirin protects against colon cancer.

But there is another side to the coin - the frequent use of aspirin is fraught with complications such as internal bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke, etc.

In other words, there is a very fine line between positive and side effects of daily aspirin therapy.

We take note and, at least, make breaks in reception of this useful in many cases, cure disease sodden feet.

Note also that these side complications of existing approaches use a very rare, although too much caution can not hurt.

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UF study strengthens concerns about long-term use of certain painkillers

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Painkillers such as ibuprofen, naxopren and celecoxib provide needed relief for many patients who have chronic pain. But an ongoing source of contention is whether those drugs and others in their class known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are linked to harmful health effects.

Now a new study from the University of Florida raises the concern about potential risks to a higher degree than before, finding a doubling of deaths from heart attack, stroke and related events among people who have both hypertension and coronary artery disease and use the drugs long term.

The findings, based on data from the international INVEST clinical study of hypertension therapies, are published in the current issue of The American Journal of Medicine.

"It does strengthen our practice recommendations," said lead author Anthony A. Bavry, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine in the UF College of Medicine's department of medicine.

Physicians already discourage the use of NSAIDs among the elderly and after heart attacks, on the basis of several studies showing that the drugs are linked with a higher risk of stroke and heart attack.

But the UF researchers, including senior author Carl J. Pepine, M.D., a professor of cardiovascular medicine in the UF College of Medicine, advise patients to talk to their doctors before stopping use of prescribed treatments.

"It's a tricky issue, because NSAIDs are useful for relieving pain, and that is much of what we do in medicine — alleviate pain and suffering," said Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of cardiology at the VA Boston Healthcare System, who recently published findings that NSAIDs are linked to a higher risk of stroke. "Unfortunately, most medications have some potential side effects, and it's important to know what those might be." Bhatt was not involved in the UF study.

Patients who have both high blood pressure and coronary artery disease are generally put on aspirin, a unique type of NSAID, to reduce their risk of a heart attack. Physicians are concerned that giving those patients other NSAIDs for pain relief could cancel out aspirin's beneficial effects and raise the risk of negative cardiovascular effects.

The UF research team took advantage of the availability of INVEST study data from 882 chronic NSAID users and almost 22,000 intermittent or nonusers to try to settle the question. They looked at patients who reported using NSAIDs over an average of about three years, to see whether there was an increase in adverse events or cardiovascular-related death compared with patients who did not use those pain medicines long term.

The risk of death from cardiovascular causes was 2.3 times higher among patients who chronically used the drugs than among other patients.

NSAIDs are thought to act in a variety of ways to increase cardiovascular risk. They are thought to prevent aspirin's protective anti-clotting effect by preventing the aspirin from binding properly to platelets in the blood. Some NSAIDs might also increase bleeding risk. In addition, NSAIDs raise blood pressure, thus potentially raising the risk of heart attack and stroke. Some NSAIDs have already been removed from the market because of concerns about an elevated risk of heart attack and stroke.

ALMOST 30 flares in seven days can play havoc with METEOZAVISYMYMI PEOPLE AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

Almost 30 flares on the sun for seven days can play havoc with meteozavisymymi people and global communication
Almost 30 flares on the sun for seven days can play havoc with meteozavisymymi people will add their bit autumnal seasonal depression, and global communication.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric phenomena has made four warnings over the past two days due to solar flares.

Although the radiation from flares can not break through the Earth's atmosphere and cause direct harm, however, it can cause a disturbance of the ionosphere, affecting the GPS satellites and radio signals.

From October 23 to Sun 24 outbreaks occurred average power M-class and four X-ray flare class.

Astronomers warn that our star is now at the peak of the 11-year cycle, although the summer lull, scientists were surprised at the Sun.

Sun activity began tracking in 1843, and showed regularity - every 11 years on our star occur particularly large outbreaks.

Holly Gilbert, a physicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said: The sun was not active for several months, and finally, it has woken up. For those who study the dynamics of the Sun, it's interesting, because it gives us more information.

Solar flares occur when energy stored in the magnetic field over the entire surface of the Sun is suddenly released.

As a rule, the emissions from the Sun reach the Earth within two to three days. Solar flares and magnetic storms that follow them, are a bad influence on the health of some people. This is usually manifested by headaches, high blood pressure, general weakness, depressive disorders.

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OPTICAL GROUP halo phenomenon

Group of optical phenomena halo
Halo - group optical phenomena which occur in the atmosphere. Halo arise because of the refraction of light ice crystals forming cirrus clouds and fog.

Its name is an optical phenomenon of the French and Greek halo halos, so they call a light ring around the moon or sun. View of the halo can be quite varied, it may be rosy or white stripes, spots, arcs and circles in the sky.

The most familiar forms are bright halo rings around the moon or sun; Parghelia - false sun - bright iridescent spots to the right or left of the sun (moon); Okolozenitnaya arc - part of the rainbow which is convex to the sun; pargelichesky circle - white horizontal circle color, which passes through the disk bodies. Sometimes it can be confused with halo rims, but they have a different origin.

This optical phenomenon as the halo is a sure sign that the weather will get worse. After all, they often appear in front of the cyclone in thick haze and clouds are a sign of their appearance.

The most common form of the halo phenomenon can be called a circle. The radius of the circle is generally 22 ° or 46 °, the center coincides with the center of the solar or lunar disc.

Halo may have low color, color appears because of the refraction of light in a hexagonal prismatic crystals of ice clouds. If the color is not halo, it is simply the light reflected from the edges of the crystals. Types halo forms depend on the types of crystals as they are oriented in space and the height of the sun.

The appearance of a halo with a radius of 22 ° due to refraction crystal side faces when the main axis of the vertical direction are then on both sides of the solar disk having two light spots - False sun.

The appearance of the halo of 46 ° due to the refraction of light between the lateral faces and the base of the prisms.

Horizontal circle appears due to reflection side faces vertically disposed crystals, whereas the appearance of sunlight due to reflection of light column of crystals, which are preferably arranged horizontally.

Should be distinguished from halo rims. Crowns have a different origin and are due to diffraction of light. Typically, crowns occur in the mist near the artificial light sources. Externally the crown is a hollow circle of small radius, which approximates closely to the light source. In color, the range of pale blue, and just on the edge of a reddish glow.

Crowns are also called, and halos. The crown can be constructed, added to the main ring of one or more additional. The less light, the brighter colored crown.

In ancient times, the halo attributed mystical properties, particularly in the work The Tale of Igor's Campaign appearance of false suns interpreted as a sign of great foreboding. In 1551, during the long siege of Charles V of Magdeburg appeared false sun, it made a confusion in the camp of the besiegers, and was seen as a sign in support of the besieged. It was after the appearance of halos Charles ordered the siege of the city.

Sunny pole is one of the options represent a halo. Sunny (light) pole is a vertical bar that stretches from the sun during the sunset (sunrise). The appearance of the sun is due to flat hexagonal pillar or columnar ice crystals.

Solar pillars of 6 ° are called flat crystals, at a time when the sun is above the horizon, or behind it. Images may appear at 20 ° due to the columnar crystals, when the sun is above the horizon. Kind of a light pole depends on the mutual arrangement of crystals, which tend to occupy the horizontal position of the fall in the air.

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Edwin, Knugen, Matte :: END - A Halo: Reach Montage - 100% MLG - Edited by NoPulze

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This is a Halo: Reach tritage from Edwin, Knugen, and Matte, edited by NoPulze (http://www.youtube.com/user/NoPuIze), entitled, "END". The gameplay is pretty good, showcasing some sweet overkills and 2 for 1's. The editing is good too, showcasing an interesting intro, well-done effects, and on-point syncing. Enjoy!

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

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8.8 BILLION FOR THE PLANETS OF THE UNIVERSE IS POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL LIFE

At 8.8 billion of the planets of the universe possible biological life
At 8.8 billion of the planets of the universe possible biological life, as these planets are similar to Earth in size, mass, and temperature on the surface.

According to experts, these planets are satellites of Sun-like stars.

Based on the findings from the telescope Kepler data, they concluded that about one in five similar star (22% of the total) has a satellite similar to Earth.

According to the study, the closest to the Earth potentially populated facility is located about 15 light-years from the solar system.

Scientists claim that this discovery suggests exactly the technologies and capabilities fixing potential for life on other planets.

Named in honor of the astronomer Johannes Kepler space telescope has found more than three thousand extrasolar planets, and also confirmed the existence of more than 866 planets around other stars.

In August, NASA experts stopped trying to restore fully the work of the Space Telescope, a serious problem in the mechanism of which have been recorded as far back as 2012.

Now engineers are developing needed to continue the mission of the telescope modifications.

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8.8 BILLION Earth Size Planets In Habitable Zones Of Milky Way Galaxy Found Using NASA Data

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11/04/13 Astronomers using NASA data have calculated for the first time that in our galaxy alone, there are at least 8.8 billion stars with Earth-size planets in the habitable temperature zone.

Space is vast, but it may not be so lonely after all: A study finds the Milky Way is teeming with billions of planets that are about the size of Earth, orbit stars just like our sun, and exist in the Goldilocks zone -- not too hot and not too cold for life.

The study was published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

For perspective, that's more Earth-like planets than there are people on Earth.

As for what it says about the odds that there is life somewhere out there, it means "just in our Milky Way galaxy alone, that's 8.8 billion throws of the biological dice," said study co-author Geoff Marcy, a longtime planet hunter from the University of California at Berkeley.