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Monday, August 5, 2013
Suri Cruise out and about in New York
Suri Cruise has got this whole outfit-present co-ordination thing that we've just decided is a thing down to a fine art. The toddle-ista avoided any such unslightly colour clashing as she hauled the harlequin-printed gift through New York yesterday.
SUPER YOUNG & SUPER STYLISH
Did Men's Yen for Younger Women Cause Menopause?
Study found bias may have sidelined older women sexually, prompted changes that led to infertility
By Barbara Bronson Gray
HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Can women blame men for menopause?
They may have a case, according to new research that suggests it was men's interest in mating with younger females that gave evolutionary rise to menopause by sidelining older women from reproduction.
Menopause -- when a woman stops getting menstrual periods and can't become pregnant -- is unique to humans and its cause is still unknown, explained study author and evolutionary biologist Rama Singh. "We accept as a given the idea that older women tend to be unable to reproduce," but Singh said this is actually an "evolutionary puzzle."
It has long been thought that menopause is what causes women, primarily in their early 50s, to stop being able to get pregnant, but the researchers found evidence that things could actually have occurred the other way around. In other words, infertility may have been the cause, not the effect, of menopause in early humans.
There are at least 10 theories of why menopause occurs, according to the researchers, including ideas based on the fact that women are living longer and depleting the number of eggs in their ovaries, to what is called the "grandmother hypothesis." That idea holds that menopause allows older women to provide childcare that contributes to the survival of their grandchildren, making them more fit or valuable to the human tribe.
But Singh's research, published online June 13 in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, suggests something altogether new.
"This paper is saying that men have played the major or dominant part in choosing mates," said Singh, who is a professor of population genetics and evolution at McMaster University, in Canada. "Somewhere along the line in our evolutionary history, males did not mate randomly but preferred young women because they are more attractive."
Going way back in human history, people reproduced all their lives, explained Singh. While it's possible that some women may have experienced menopause 30,000 years ago, now 100 percent of women experience it. "Menopause is an evolutionary phenomenon," he said.
The scientists found that the development of menopause seems to have done nothing to improve the chances of human survival over time, but rather occurred because women of a certain age weren't finding mates, and thus reproductive ability was unnecessary for them.
Yet Singh pointed out that if women long ago had been the ones choosing younger mates, older men would have been the ones losing their fertility, not women.
The process of natural selection favors the most fit, so women who are most likely to reproduce are protected, explained Singh. Natural selection is the gradual, non-random process through which biological traits become either more or less common, due to the way reproduction occurs, Singh explained.
Here's a Chic Half-Up Style That's Not a Sporty Mini-Pony
Much chicer: the ethereal misplaced "crown" look from Balenciaga's spring/summer show. Guido, Redken creative consultant, told us how to crib his runway creation.
1. Straight, wavy, curly -- all hair types can pull off this style. To start, lightly coat damp strands with a leave-in spray or cream (we love Rene Furterer Fioravanti Shine Enhancing No Rise Detangling Spray, $26), for softness and a little polish. Blow-dry roughly, combing with fingers.
2. Form a messy centerish part and mist your whole head with dry shampoo (like Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo, $20) to add texture. Grab 3-inch front sections on both sides, then pull back to just below the crown of your head. Overlap pieces and secure with bobby pins.
3. Now for the crown, er, headband. (Balenciaga used a couture headpiece, but you can find similar styles for just a few bucks.) Set pinned portion with finishing spray (try Wella Professionals Stay Firm Finishing Spray, $15), then place a skinny open-bottomed band horizontally at back of head, ends resting on ears. PS: Leave wisps of hair in the front alone. This 'do shouldn't be too "done."
--April Franzino, Beauty Editor
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Endoscopes Not Always Cleaned Properly: Study
Used to examine patients' gastrointestinal tracts, dirty devices might pose infection risk
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Three of every 20 flexible endoscopes used to examine patients' gastrointestinal tracts and colons were improperly cleaned, a new study finds.
Those 15 percent of endoscopes had unacceptable levels of "bio dirt" -- cells and matter from a patient's body that could pose a potential infection risk to other patients, according to the researchers.
They examined 275 flexible duodenoscopes, gastroscopes, and colonoscopes used at five U.S. hospitals and found that 30 percent, 24 percent and 3 percent, respectively, did not pass a cleanliness rating.
The study findings were to be presented last weekend at the annual meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
"Three out of 20 is an unexpectedly high number of endoscopes failing a cleanliness criterion," lead investigator Marco Bommarito, lead research specialist at 3M Infection Prevention Division, said in an APIC news release. "Clearly, we'd like no endoscopes to fail a cleanliness rating."
In recent years, improperly cleaned endoscopes at medical facilities in the United States have resulted in thousands of patients having to be checked for HIV and hepatitis B and C, according to the news release. More health-care-associated outbreaks have been linked to contaminated endoscopes than to any other medical device, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported.
Each year in the United States, between 15 million and 20 million endoscopy procedures are conducted with reusable endoscope devices to screen various parts of patients' gastrointestinal tracts and look for problems such as cancer.
Duodenoscopes examine the duodenum (the first section of the small intestine), while gastroscopes examine the stomach and colonoscopes examine the colon.
"The cleaning protocols for flexible endoscopes need improvement, such as guidelines tailored to the type of scope or identifying if there is a critical step missing in the manual cleaning process, and documented quality-control measures," Bommarito said. "These types of improvements could have a positive impact on patient safety."
Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Surrey pampering – for under £50
If you're a Surrey girl and fancy a bit of local down-time, check out Amida Spa - the new little beauty haven hidden away on the outskirts of Farnham.
For just £49 you can spend the day there until you're all pampered out (is that even possible?) and use their fabulous facilities which include an amazing indoor infinity salt pool, outdoor hydrotherapy pool, salt grotto, nail bar, four relaxation rooms and two steam rooms. There's also a sun deck and Jacuzzi for you to enjoy as long as the weather lets you. Oh, and five (yup, we said five) indoor and outdoor saunas.
If you're a bit of a sauna-phobe, panic not! The spa offers complimentary sessions on how to get the most out of your sauna experience - so you can learn which scents and oils are best for you, heating and cooling techniques and how to maximize the health benefits of asauna.
All this, and the long list of gorgeous spa treatments on offer should just about give you your relaxation fix.
Visit amidaspa.co.uk for more information.
A year ago i was 400 pounds due to stress and binge eating and two kids...
I got a divorce and i saw my weight coming off did not change my routine but cut diwn on portion sizes considerably..i lost 170 pounds but i am still a huge amount for my height of 5 ft 2 in..i still have considerable muscle from being very active when younger and running behind two young kids...I'm 230 and. Hit a stand still on weight loss..i have a workout routine..can anyone give me tips. or ideas to jump start my weight loss again
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