Annual physical important for all children and teens - News 10 Now

If your child doesn't play a sport, chances are your child isn?t getting a yearly physical, for most kids it's not necessary, but for some it is. For this edition of Child Wellness Wednesday, YNN?s Marcie Fraser has more.

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"If they have a family history of high blood pressure, high cholesterol we start screening kids at an earlier age,? said Dr. Ken Schwartz, Family Medicine Physician.

As kids get into the teen years, there are new topics to discuss.

"Alcoholism, drugs, safe sex or no sex, dental examinations, hygiene, sleep patterns, diet, we even talk about interpersonal relationships, in school and out of school,? said Dr. Schwartz.

For older teens there is a part of the exam that some parents are uncomfortable with but according to most health professionals, the discussion is important.

"If they are sexually active early, they need to have female exams regularly and counseling on pregnancy prevention, but we give similar advice to boys about safe sex and prevent teenage pregnancy,? said Dr. Schwartz.

A required immunization for college bound students is to prevent meningitis, a vaccine that is not required but is consider by some, to be controversial is Gardisil.

"Gardisil is a immunization against HPV, human papillomavirus, a virus causes genital warts and certain of those genital sub-types will lead to cervical cancer,? said Dr. Schwartz.

And it's now offered to boys.

According to the CDC, kids need at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day, the majority of that should be aerobics, running or walking also, they need three days of strength training such as pushups or sit-ups.

When it comes to nutrition, some doctors cover it some don't. Kids of all ages should eat less than 35 percent of their calories from healthy fats, for example fish, nuts and vegetables oils, eat plenty of fruits and veggies and drink two to three cups of milk daily or a few slices of cheese.

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Obvious-Incubated Lift Brings Its Smart Goal-Tracking And Self ...

Back in August, Lift launched the first rendition of its snappy-looking iPhone app that aims to help people build healthy habits and achieve their goals. Initially incubated and seed funded by Obvious Corp., the hybrid accelerator and seed vehicle created by Twitter co-founders Ev Williams and Biz Stone and early Twitter VP Jason Goldman, the startup added $2.5 million from Spark Capital, SV Angel and Adam Ludwin from RRE, among others, in November.

Today, Tony Stubblebine, Jon Crosby and team are making their goal-tracking app available to everyone by bringing it to the browser. Up until now, Lift has been iPhone-only, but beginning today, users will be able to sign up for an account and use the app across Windows and Android phones.

The browser version of Lift includes many of the same features that have been available on mobile, including tracking, streaks, graphs, progress and community support, as Stubblebine explained in a blog post this morning.

As we?ve written previously, Lift is among a new set of startups experimenting with the best ways to present behavioral design on mobile ? to ?find the right incentivization and motivation structures? that can help people better achieve their goals.

Many companies have opted to take a health-centric approach to activity tracking, offering monetary rewards or social graph-leveraged peer pressure to help people unlock healthier lifestyles. Using methods inspired by the Quantified Self Movement?s penchant for data tracking, psychology and behavioral research ? along with cheerleading and positive support from its community ? Lift is taking a more general approach.

It?s not intended to just be a health-tracking app, although it works in many health-related contexts by helping users keep track of say, the number of push ups they managed in any given week. The team doesn?t want Lift just to be a ?tracker? in the same way that many Quantified Self enthusiasts have come to see health trackers as a system bereft of intelligence where users can simply keep tabs and notes about what people do on a daily basis.

And, rather than simply being a habit tracker, which sounds like another chore that people have to suffer through, and because it?s not automatic or daily ? the focus of many habit trackers. Instead, users can create or join existing ?habits,? using the app to record those habits when and if they meet them. All activity on the app is public, and users can offer support to others (and receive it in kind) when goals are reached.

The idea is to make it simple to record your progress for any and all of your regular habits or activities and get pushed along by the positive reinforcement of community applause. As Lift sucks in more data on your aspirations and progress, it populates groups of charts and graphs with that data, giving users a visual sense of just how well (or not) they?ve been doing when it comes to sticking to their goals.

I like to think of it this way: You know when you make all those brave New Years Resolutions about how you?re going to get in shape and be a better son/daughter/husband/wife/sister/brother/mother/father, stay in touch with friends, be kinder to animals and re-tweet Rip?s articles more regularly? Well, usually, those resolutions are attacked with gusto for about a week before life gets in the way and one month later, you?ve driven by the gym once.

Lift is the app that helps you keep track of all those life goals and remind yourself how close you are to getting there. As Stubblebine writes: ?You can?t change what you don?t measure and tracking your progress is the first step toward achievement.? And the second step, going beyond goal tracking, is to make the community foundation deep enough that it becomes a legitimate source of answers, accountability and positive support.

In terms of what Lift is launching today, beyond progress and quick tracking, Lift for the Web includes a ?Me? tab that allows users to view trend charts in bar form among others. [See below.]

Lift for the Web is also a product of responsive design, meaning that it?s optimized for mobile use as well, adjusting in size to work with the format and screen type of any mobile device, phone or tablet.

In terms of what?s up next: Lift says that a native Android version of the app isn?t quite ready yet, but it?s on the way. In terms of features, Lift is also testing ?expert guidance and accountability in the form of groups,? which Stubblebine says one can think of like ?training plans.?

Skeptical? For more about the ?Science of Lift,? find it here. But, with its responsive design, Lift (at the very least) keeps the bar high in terms of the clean look and appeal of its simplicity. The team is taking great care not to just create another blunt instrument for health tracking, as seen by the ?intelligent? push notification system it launched late last year (care of Matthew Panzarino of TNW), and its user experience is all the better for it.

Lift is a virtual web design and development company with a focus on user experience design, second screen apps, and WordPress development. Co-founded by designer Chris Wallace and entrepreneur Brad Miller, Lift works primarily with large television networks building second-screen applications for tv shows Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Bridezillas, and others. Founded in 2009, Lift originally focused on building WordPress websites for small businesses and blog networks. In 2010, Lift redesigned and developed TheNextWeb.com, releasing the new website live...

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Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/18/obvious-backed-lift-brings-its-smart-goal-tracking-and-self-improvement-app-to-the-browser-and-mobile-web/

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Yodeling Country Star Slim Whitman Dead At 90 (VIDEO)

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Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler whose career spanned decades, passed away at a Florida hospital on Wednesday of heart failure. He was 90. The singer appeared in many television ads in 1980s and 1990s, also known for his song saving the world from aliens in the comedy “Mars Attacks!”. Slim Whitman, born Ottis ...

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Herbal extract boosts fruit fly lifespan by nearly 25 percent

June 18, 2013 ? The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant long used for stress relief was found to increase the lifespan of fruit fly populations by an average of 24 percent, according to UC Irvine researchers.

But it's how Rhodiola rosea, also known as golden root, did this that grabbed the attention of study leaders Mahtab Jafari and Sam Schriner. They discovered that Rhodiola works in a manner completely unrelated to dietary restriction and affects different molecular pathways.

This is significant, said Jafari, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, because dietary restriction is considered the most robust method of improving lifespan in laboratory animals, and scientists have been scrambling to identify compounds that can mimic its effects.

"We found that Rhodiola actually increases lifespan on top of that of dietary restriction," Jafari said. "It demonstrates that Rhodiola can act even in individuals who are already long-lived and healthy. This is quite unlike resveratrol, which appears to only act in overfed or unhealthy individuals."

The researchers proved this by putting flies on a calorie-restricted diet. It has been shown that flies live longer when the amount of yeast they consume is decreased. Jafari and Schriner expected that if Rhodiola functioned in the same manner as dietary restriction, it would not work in these flies. But it did. They also tested Rhodiola in flies in which the molecular pathways of dietary restriction had been genetically inactivated. It still worked.

Not only did Rhodiola improve lifespan an average of 24 percent in both sexes and multiple strains of flies, but it also delayed the loss of physical performance in flies as they aged and even extended the lives of old flies. Jafari's group previously had shown that the extract decreased the natural production of reactive oxygen species molecules in the fly mitochondria and protected both flies and cultured human cells against oxidative stress.

Jafari and Schriner, an assistant project scientist in Jafari's laboratory, are not claiming that Rhodiola supplements will enable humans to live longer, but their discovery is enhancing scientific understanding of how supplements believed to promote longevity actually work in the body.

Rhodiola has already shown possible health benefits in humans, such as decreasing fatigue, anxiety and depression; boosting mood, memory and stamina; and preventing altitude sickness. Grown in cold climates at high elevations, the herb has been used for centuries by Scandinavians and Russians to reduce stress. It's also thought to have antioxidant properties.

Jafari's research group is currently exploring the plant's potential to kill cancer cells, improve Alzheimer's disease and help stem cells grow.

Rhodiola is readily available online and in health food stores. Jafari, though, has analyzed several commercial products and found them to not contain sufficient amounts of the reputed active compounds -- such as rosavin and salidroside -- that characterize high-quality products.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_environment/~3/AhqPHvYGpj8/130618125112.htm

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FCC chairman nominee Tom Wheeler comes out in favor of legalized phone unlocking

He was nominated to replace Julius Genachowski as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission a mere six weeks ago, and before he's even got the job, Tom Wheeler's making headlines. Ars Technica reports that would-be chairman Wheeler wants what many (all?) cell phone owners want -- the ability to unlock our phones free from fear of legal retribution. The way he sees things, when folks have bought and paid for their phones and are contract-free, they "ought to have the right to use the device and move it across carriers." Unfortunately, while he's staked out his position on the matter, he has yet to say exactly how he plans to make phone unlocking legal, be it through legislation or other means. The good news is, he's not the boss just yet, so he's got time to address those niggling details while he waits to be confirmed as the new chairman.

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Do markets erode moral values? People ignore their own moral standards when acting as market participants, researchers say

May 10, 2013 ? Many people express objections against child labor, exploitation of the workforce or meat production involving cruelty against animals. At the same time, however, people ignore their own moral standards when acting as market participants, searching for the cheapest electronics, fashion or food. Thus, markets reduce moral concerns. This is the main result of an experiment conducted by economists from the Universities of Bonn and Bamberg.

The results are presented in the latest issue of the journal Science.

Prof. Dr. Armin Falk from the University of Bonn and Prof. Dr. Nora Szech from the University of Bamberg, both economists, have shown in an experiment that markets erode moral concerns. In comparison to non-market decisions, moral standards are significantly lower if people participate in markets.

In markets, people ignore their individual moral standards

"Our results show that market participants violate their own moral standards," says Prof. Falk. In a number of different experiments, several hundred subjects were confronted with the moral decision between receiving a monetary amount and killing a mouse versus saving the life of a mouse and foregoing the monetary amount. "It is important to understand what role markets and other institutions play in moral decision making. This is a question economists have to deal with," says Prof. Szech.

"To study immoral outcomes, we studied whether people are willing to harm a third party in exchange to receiving money. Harming others in an intentional and unjustified way is typically considered unethical," says Prof. Falk. The animals involved in the study were so-called "surplus mice," raised in laboratories outside Germany. These mice are no longer needed for research purposes. Without the experiment, they would have all been killed. As a consequence of the study many hundreds of young mice that would otherwise all have died were saved. If a subject decided to save a mouse, the experimenters bought the animal. The saved mice are perfectly healthy and live under best possible lab conditions and medical care.

Simple bilateral markets affect moral decisions

A subgroup of subjects decided between life and money in a non-market decision context (individual condition). This condition allows for eliciting moral standards held by individuals. The condition was compared to two market conditions in which either only one buyer and one seller (bilateral market) or a larger number of buyers and sellers (multilateral market) could trade with each other. If a market offer was accepted a trade was completed, resulting in the death of a mouse. Compared to the individual condition, a significantly higher number of subjects were willing to accept the killing of a mouse in both market conditions. This is the main result of the study. Thus markets result in an erosion of moral values. "In markets, people face several mechanisms that may lower their feelings of guilt and responsibility," explains Nora Szech. In market situations, people focus on competition and profits rather than on moral concerns. Guilt can be shared with other traders. In addition, people see that others violate moral norms as well.

"If I don't buy or sell, someone else will."

In addition, in markets with many buyers and sellers, subjects may justify their behavior by stressing that their impact on outcomes is negligible. "This logic is a general characteristic of markets," says Prof. Falk. Excuses or justifications appeal to the saying, "If I don't buy or sell now, someone else will." For morally neutral goods, however, such effects are of minor importance. Nora Szech explains: "For goods without moral relevance, differences in decisions between the individual and the market conditions are small. The reason is simply that in such cases the need to share guilt or excuse behavior is absent."

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_health/~3/OmJO2M2aeyQ/130510124501.htm

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This Sleek Briefcase Hides an Easy To Clean Portable Pet Potty

In what will surely lead to some wacky mixups at the office, Modko's upcoming Shake looks like a stark white briefcase, though it's actually a portable place for your pet to potty. But before you get completely disgusted, it seems like the folks at Modko have thought this one out.

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