Healthy Minutes ~ Sponsored by UTMB Galveston - TOR Podcast - Episode 005 - "Cursing Away the Pain"

 As a new regular series here at Texas Online Radio, we'll be bringing you episodes of Medical Discovery News, produced by the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.  We'll explore all types of medical issues, options and information to help you live a healthier and more informed Texas lifestyle.  Dr.'s Herzog and Niesel have done a great job with the podcasts, and I'm privileged to be able to bring them to you.  Take a few minutes, they're not long shows, and become informed.  Thanks to my new friend Sherry Jane Cooke, for getting me involved, you can contact her and learn more about the UTMB programs by clicking on the link here on the main website.

I'll be adding several each week... stay tuned!   

~ Jeff/TOR ~

 

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The voices and energy behind Medical Discovery News are two scientists who met at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980, where they were pursuing research on infectious microbes and how they cause disease. Professors David W. Niesel, in 1983, and Norbert K. Herzog, in 1989, joined the faculty of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, world renowned for research in infectious and emerging tropical diseases, among other biomedical specialties. 

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TOR Podcast - Episode 006 - "Life Without Pain"

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"Without functioning NaV1.7s, people cannot feel pain whether it’s from burns, broken bones or even giving birth. That might sound good, but it’s especially dangerous for children. Feeling no pain, they chew on their tongue, break bones and hurt themselves repeatedly.."... read more here. 

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Episode 005 - "Cursing Away the Pain"

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"So, what is actually happening in our brains when we swear? Swearing seems to activate areas deep on the right side of the brain, where our primitive emotions lie. That’s where you find the fight or flight response, and swearing engages that response, which increases a person’s pain tolerance."  ...read more here!
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Episode 004 - "Canned Energy? ...NOT!"
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"If people down energy drinks to improve their mental and physical performance, there's little evidence they work. Nearly all the ingredients are stimulants...."  ...read more here.

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 Episode 003 - "Got an infection? Drink Beer!"
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"So, where and how did the ancient Nubians consume this antibiotic? Well, tetracycline producing bacteria called Streptomyces naturally occurs in the soil there. Researchers believe the Nubians, knowing its therapeutic effects, used it along with their grain to produce beer..." ...read more here.
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 Episode 002 - "Ladies are Hot... Not!"
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"There's no doubt in my mind men and women experience temperatures differently. But what does science say? Our initial understanding of body temperature regulation stems from a study in the 19th century which revealed the normal body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit..."  ....read more here.
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Episode 001 - "Prostate Cancer Virus and Prostate Cancer Treatment"

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Prostate Cancer Virus - 1st presentation

"...To date, we know 25 percent of all visceral cancers or cancers of internal organs are caused either by a viral or bacterial infection. Now a new report points to accumulating evidence that some forms of male prostate cancer result from a viral infection – and in particular, an especially virulent form..." 

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Prostate Cancer Treatment - 2nd presentation

"...Scientists have developed a new agent called VN/14-1. It affects something called retinoic acid which is important in maintaining normal cell growth. Prostate cancer cells have abnormally low levels of retinoic acid so what VN/14-1 does is keep the compound from breaking down..."

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Broadcast and internet radio friends, help spread the word!!

If you would like to air these free podcasts and become a recognized broadcast station for “Medical Discovery News.” simply confirm with Sherry Jane Cooke SherryJCooke@aol.com also on Facebook or Twitter or call her at 832-640-0023 or 281-334-2468

Mail: Medical Discovery News c/o GSBS UTMB
301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-1050