text: PEORIA, Ill. — "Heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism" is required to confront state and federal threats to religious liberty and the church's public ministries, Peoria Bishop Daniel Jenky told more than 500 Catholic men who marched through the city's downtown in a steady rain April 14 in a public defense of the faith."We can no longer be Catholics by accident, but instead be Catholics by conviction," said Bishop Jenky.He warned participants in the "A Call to Catholic Men of Faith" rally that Catholic schools, hospitals, and Newman Centers the fall of 2013 "could easily be shut down" rather than cooperate with the government's mandate that most health plans cover the cost of contraception, sterilization and some drugs that can induce abortion."Because no Catholic institution, under any circumstance, can ever cooperate with the instrinsic evil of killing innocent human life in the womb," the bishop said.After joining the men on a silent, mile-long walk from the Peoria riverfront to St. Mary's Cathedral, Bishop Jenky used some of the strongest language yet by a church official in protesting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' contraceptive mandate.The bishop mentioned President Barack Obama three times in his homily at the rally Mass."In clear violation of our First Amendment rights," said Bishop Jenky, "Barack Obama with his radical, pro-abortion and extreme secularist agenda now seems intent on following a similar path" as other governments throughout history who "have tried to force Christians to huddle and hide only within the confines of their churches."The Obama administration's contraceptive mandate includes a religious exemption, but leaders of various Catholic and other faith-based organizations say it is too narrow and they will still be forced to provide coverage they oppose. The administration has defended the mandate as "preventative care," but religious groups that oppose it say it infringes on their religious liberty.A new federal proposal issued March 21 suggested third-party administrators pay the costs of contraceptives for religious employers who object, but the U.S. bishops said even with that, the mandate remained flawed.To sustained applause, Bishop Jenky said no matter what happens in "this passing moment," "Christ wins" and the church will survive current threats, just as it has endured persecutions from the Roman Empire through Nazism and communism."In the power of the Resurrection," Bishop Jenky said forcefully, "the church will survive the hatred of Hollywood, the malice of the media, and the mendacious wickedness of the abortion industry."The church will survive the entrenched corruption and sheer incompetence of our Illinois state government," he continued, "and even the calculated disdain of the president of the United States, his appointed bureaucrats in HHS, and of current majority in the federal Senate."Last year, legislation on civil unions and subsequent court rulings forced Catholic Charities agencies throughout Illinois out of adoption and foster care. The HHS mandate, said Bishop Jenky, because of its narrow religious exemption, threatens "all our public ministries, only excepting our church buildings."Bishop Jenky said "this is not a war where any believing Catholic may remain neutral.""No Catholic ministry -- and yes, Mr. President, for Catholics our schools and hospitals are ministries -- can remain faithful to the lordship of the risen Christ and to his glorious Gospel of Life if they are forced to pay for abortions," said Bishop Jenky. He said every practicing Catholic "must vote, and must vote their Catholic consciences" in the fall elections."Our faith, when it is fully lived, is a fighting faith and a fearless faith" grounded in the same power and truth of the resurrection that transformed Jesus' first disciples from confusion and fear to become bold evangelizers of the risen Christ, said Bishop Jenky.He used the ninth annual "A Call to Catholic Men of Faith" rally to recruit "a fearless army of Catholic men ready to give everything we have for the Lord, who gave everything for our salvation."The men who took part in the rally showed signs of that fearlessness when they stood in a steady rain during an outdoor 30-minute program on the banks of the Illinois River."I feel more and more and more the Catholic Church is under attack, and it is good for everyone to come out and stand up and show we're not going to knuckle under," said Ken Arvin of St. Mary's Parish in Metamora, who attended the rally with his son, Nicholas.It was the fifth time that Father Ron Dodd, pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Odell, had taken part in the annual march and Mass. He said rain wasn't going to keep him from making the 90-minute drive to Peoria or the one-mile walk."To look out from the altar and see a cathedral filled with all these men is very uplifting," Father Dodd said at a fellowship lunch concluding the event.He said the annual rally -- a grass-roots response to a 2003 challenge from Bishop Jenky for Catholics to "rise up and defend our faith" -- is so important to him that "someday if I'm in a wheelchair they'll have to push me" on the walk route.


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Concerta Side Effects
Generic Name: methylphenidate
Note: This document contains side effect information about methylphenidate. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name Concerta.
In Summary
Common side effects of Concerta include: insomnia, nausea, decreased appetite, and xerostomia. Other side effects include: anxiety, hyperhidrosis, and irritability. See below for a comprehensive list of adverse effects.
For the Consumer
Applies to methylphenidate: oral capsule extended release, oral powder for suspension extended release, oral solution, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral tablet extended release, oral tablet extended release chewable
Other dosage forms:
Along with its needed effects, methylphenidate (the active ingredient contained in Concerta) may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur while taking methylphenidate:More common
- Fast heartbeat
- Chest pain
- fever
- joint pain
- skin rash or hives
- Black, tarry stools
- blood in the urine or stools
- blurred vision or other changes in vision
- crusting, dryness, or flaking of the skin
- muscle cramps
- pinpoint red spots on the skin
- scaling, severe redness, soreness, or swelling of the skin
- seizures
- uncontrolled vocal outbursts or tics (uncontrolled and repeated body movements)
- unusual bleeding or bruising
- Confusion
- depression
- feeling like surroundings are not real
- numbness of the hands
- painful or difficult urination
- pale skin
- paleness or cold feeling in the fingertips and toes
- red, irritated eyes
- red, swollen, or scaly skin
- seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
- severe or sudden headache
- sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
- sudden loss of coordination
- sudden slurring of speech
- tingling or pain in the fingers or toes when exposed to cold
- unusual behavior
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- weight loss
- yellow skin or eyes
Get emergency help immediately if any of the following symptoms of overdose occur while taking methylphenidate:Symptoms of overdose
- Agitation
- anxiety
- bigger, dilated, or enlarged pupils of the eyes
- confusion as to time, place, or person
- dark-colored urine
- diarrhea
- dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
- dry eyes, mouth, nose, or throat
- false or unusual sense of well-being
- fast, slow, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
- holding false beliefs that cannot be changed by fact
- increased sensitivity of the eyes to light
- loss of consciousness
- muscle pain or stiffness
- muscle twitching
- nervousness
- overactive reflexes
- pounding in the ears
- rapid, shallow breathing
- sweating
- tremors
- unusual excitement, nervousness, or restlessness
Some side effects of methylphenidate may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:More common
- Headache
- loss of appetite
- nervousness
- stomach pain
- stuffy nose
- trouble sleeping
- unusually warm skin
- Anger
- decreased appetite
- dizziness
- drowsiness
- fear
- irritability
- muscle aches
- nausea
- runny nose
- scalp hair loss
- talking, feeling, and acting with excitement
- vomiting
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to methylphenidate: oral capsule extended release, oral powder for reconstitution extended release, oral solution, oral tablet, oral tablet chewable, oral tablet chewable extended release, oral tablet disintegrating extended release, oral tablet extended release, transdermal film extended release
Nervous system
Nervous system side effects have frequently included tic. Convulsions and migraine have also been reported. Dizziness, drowsiness, dyskinesia, and Tourette's syndrome have been reported rarely. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and reversible ischemic neurological deficit have been reported very rarely.[Ref]
Most reported cases of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) involved patients who were treated concomitantly with other drugs associated with NMS.
Nervousness and insomnia may be controllable by reducing the dosage and omitting the drug in the afternoon or evening.
It is unclear whether CNS stimulant drugs (i.e., dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate, amphetamine-dextroamphetamine) have a role in either the development or worsening of tic disorders such as Tourette's syndrome. According to several case reports, use of CNS stimulant medications may have precipitated or exacerbated tic disorders in some patients with ADHD. Based on these cases, in Tourette's-susceptible patients, CNS stimulants may exacerbate motor and phonic tics that do not subside following discontinuation of the offending agent. In several controlled studies involving patients with ADHD and tic disorders, in the majority of patients, tics did not increase following use of CNS stimulants. In addition, controlled studies have not found that methylphenidate worsens motor tics in Tourette's syndrome nor has it increased tics in patients without Tourette's. However, it should be noted that tics were reported in 7% of patients using the methylphenidate patch compared to 1% to those taking it orally. Additional studies are required in order to clarify this association.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects have included nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Nausea and vomiting appears to occur more frequently with the transdermal patch compared with oral administration. Postmarketing side effects include bruxism.[Ref]
Cardiovascular side effects have rarely included changes in blood pressure and pulse rate, cerebral arteritis, occlusion, angina, arrhythmia, palpitations, bradycardia, extrasystoles, ventricular extrasystoles, supraventricular tachycardia, Raynaud's phenomenon, and tachycardia. A case of cardiac arrest has also been reported. Additionally, cerebrovascular vasculitis, cerebral hemorrhages, and cerebrovascular accidents have been reported.[Ref]
Other side effects have rarely included headache, peripheral coldness, and auricular swelling. A withdrawal syndrome has been reported with the abrupt discontinuation of methylphenidate (the active ingredient contained in Concerta) [Ref]
Hepatic side effects have rarely included abnormal liver function ranging from transaminase elevation to hepatic coma; however, causality has not been established. Increased blood alkaline phosphatase, increased blood bilirubin, and increased hepatic enzymes have also been reported.[Ref]
Hematologic side effects have rarely included leukopenia, anemia, pancytopenia, thrombocytopenic purpura, and thrombocytopenia; however, causality has not been established.[Ref]
Psychiatric side effects have frequently included emotional lability and insomnia. Hallucination, mania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and nervousness have also been reported. Emotional lability and insomnia appear to occur more frequently with the transdermal patch compared with oral administration. In patients wearing the transdermal patch for 12 hrs a day, the incidence of insomnia was 30%. Transient depressed mood and aggressive behavior have been reported rarely; however, causality has not been determined. Postmarketing side effects include logorrhea.[Ref]
Dermatologic side effects have included bullous conditions, exfoliative conditions, urticarias, pruritus, rashes, eruptions, erythema, and exanthemas. Scalp hair loss has been reported rarely; however, causality has not been determined.[Ref]
Methylphenidate topical patch is a dermal irritant. The resulting erythema does not typically cause an interference or discontinuation of treatment. However, further evaluation should be sought, if erythema, edema, and/or papules do not resolve or significantly reduce within 24 hours of patch removal. Consideration should be given to sensitization if erythema is accompanied by edema, papules, vesicles, or other evidence of more intense local reactions. Diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis should include appropriate diagnostic testing.[Ref]
Ocular side effects have included visual disturbances, mydriasis, difficulties with accommodation, diplopia, and blurring of vision.[Ref]
Respiratory side effects associated with methylphenidate (the active ingredient contained in Concerta) topical patch have frequently included nasopharyngitis and nasal congestion.[Ref]
Metabolic side effects have included anorexia, decreased appetite, and weight loss (primarily with prolonged therapy). Anorexia, decreased appetite, and weigh loss appears to occur more frequently with the transdermal patch compared with oral administration. In patients wearing the transdermal patch for 12 hrs a day, the incidence of anorexia was 46%.[Ref]
Local side effects associated with the topical patch have included application site reactions such as bleeding, bruising, burn, burning, dermatitis, discharge, discoloration, discomfort, dryness, eczema, edema, erosion, erythema, excoriation, exfoliation, fissure, hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, induration, infection, inflammation, irritation, pain, papules, paresthesia, pruritus, rash, scab, swelling, ulcer, urticaria, vesicles, and warmth.
One subject has been reported to have experienced erythema and edema at methylphenidate (the active ingredient contained in Concerta) transdermal system application sites with concurrent urticarial lesions on the abdomen and legs resulting in treatment discontinuation. This subject was not transitioned to oral methylphenidate.
Hypersensitivity side effects including generalized erythematous and urticarial rashes, allergic contact dermatitis, angioedema, and anaphylaxis have been reported.
Musculoskeletal side effects including arthralgia, myalgia, and muscle twitching have been reported.
Genitourinary side effects have included in rare instances prolonged and painful erections known as priapism.
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Some side effects of Concerta may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA.
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Ok, this should answer, once-and-for-all, the question of how to get more distance:
1. Read everything on this site. Then read everything on the PDGA discussion board about distance. Next, watch all the videos on this site. View each one repeatedly, in slow motion if you can. Then study the frame grabs.
2. Find a mirror with as much open space around it as possible. The aerobics room at your gym or dojo is ideal. Practice what you've read and seen until it feels semi-smooth.
3. Collect a big stack of similar discs. Head to a field and throw them using the motion you practiced in front of the mirror. Do this for a couple hours.
4. Play golf using only your putter until you're comfortable throwing it hard off the tee. This could take a month or more. Then add your midrange discs, and play with only them until you've almost forgotten what a driver feels like in your hand. That should take a few months, at which point you can incorporate your drivers back into your game.
5. Observe better throwers than you every chance you get. Analyze their technique, and try to figure out where they get their distance. Also watch worse throwers than you, and see if you do anything they do.
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Cishek, Stanton return to Marlins after Classic
JUPITER, Fla. -- Giancarlo Stanton and Steve Cishek are back in Marlins camp after playing for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic.
The two standouts felt their time playing among the United States' best players was beneficial as they continue to prepare for the 2013 season.
"It was amazing to see all those guys' approaches, like [Joe] Mauer, [Ryan] Braun and [David] Wright," Stanton said. "I see Wright a lot, but it's different being on their side and not being in right field. You're actually able to see how they go about their business. I was amazed by it."
Stanton was particularly impressed by Mauer. The 23-year-old Stanton was amazed by the three-time American League batting champion's ability to hit in the toughest situations.
"He is unbelievable," Stanton said. "I started off batting behind him, so I was right there. You can get him 0-2 in every at-bat, and he has no problem with it. It is unbelievable."
Cishek, who appeared in four games for Team USA, thought the experience improved his ability to handle pitching in pressure-filled situations.
"Any experience you can get in those situations helps," Cishek said. "I don't think there is ever a time when you're comfortable in those situations, but having gone through it will help later in the year."
Cishek likes that the World Baseball Classic is played during Spring Training, saying it helps pitchers get ready for the season quicker. But Stanton feels the Classic would be best if played at midseason.
"For me, the ideal time is in the middle of the season, but that's never going to happen," Stanton said. "It is kind of like we are just getting started and thrown right into that big stage. You have plenty of time to get ready for it. For the guys that haven't played before, you've just got to get started a little earlier and get mentally prepared a little earlier for an atmosphere like that."
Both players kept up with their Marlins teammates while they were representing their country. The two are happy to be back in camp but acknowledge it was a bit disappointing to be back sooner than they had hoped.
"Obviously we would rather be going to San Francisco, because you go there to win," Cishek said. "We went with the objective to win it all, so it's disappointing. But at the same time, it's great to be around these guys again."
Stanton and Cishek would both be honored to represent the United States again in four years, especially because they have much left to accomplish.
"We still have to be the first ones to win," Stanton said. "USA still needs to win it, so it would be something good to try and do next time."
David Villavicencio is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Miles City, Mont., rancher Ty Linger knows the financial and emotional cost of losing cattle.
"When you're a rancher, cattle aren't just your livelihood; they're your life. You have so much involved in them: time, energy and money," he says.
So after Linger heard about the early October blizzard that hammered livestock in the Dakotas and Nebraska, he organized the Heifers for South Dakota program. It collects donated high-quality cows from ranchers elsewhere in the country to give to producers who lost animals.
"Let's help replenish the herds of people who have lost so much," he says.
So far, ranchers from a number of states, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa and Utah, have pledged 425 cows through the program, he says. Heifers for South Dakota is accepting bred heifers and bred cows no more than seven years old. "The challenge we're giving people is, give your best. Ask yourself if it's something you'd be proud to own," he says of potential livestock donations. Numerous truckers have stepped forward to donate their time, equipment and even the cost of fuel, he says. Heifers for South Dakota also is taking monetary donations to help cover the cost of transporting the cows to their recipients.
The goal is giving each rancher hurt by the blizzard 20 bred animals that will produce calves next spring, he says.
Beginning ranchers will receive priority because they haven't had time to build up equity in their operation and are at greater risk of going out of business, Linger says.
Linger, 33, has been involved with cattle all his life, but this is the first year he's run the family cow-calf operation. His animals benefited this year from wonderful weather, in contrast to the herds of producers hit by the October blizzard, he says.
Response to Heifers for South Dakota, from ranchers and others, "has really taken off. It's wonderful," he says.
Jen and Joey Kessel, who ranch near Belfield, N.D., are helping to coordinate Heifers for South Dakota in North Dakota. Their cattle weren't affected by the October blizzard.
"There are so many people who need help. It's pretty awesome how everyone is coming together to help," Jen Kessel says.
Nov. 9 is the deadline for donations.


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President Herbert Hoover declared, "Nobody is actually starving. The hoboes are better fed than they have ever been." But in New York City in 1931, there were 20 known cases of starvation; in 1934, there were 110 deaths caused by hunger. There were so many accounts of people starving in New York that the West African nation of Cameroon sent $3.77 in relief.


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Varicose veins run in our family and the most successful natural prevention I know is to eat the white skin of the inner orange peel. Sounds strange, but this home remedy has been proven to strengthen the walls of blood vessels and veins. I have loved that part of the orange since I was a little girl and have always eaten the peeling, seeds, fruit and all! I am the first female in our family who shows no sign of varicose problems. Also, research shows that many pain relievers destroy the veins and lead to bruising, bad circulation, and other problems. Acetaminophen is the safest, but still not risk free.
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A study was done as a search of the literature on the use of misoprostol when there had been a previous cesarean section. It was based on case reports, a computerized search of medical records, and literature review. Eighty-nine patients with previous cesarean delivery who had labor induced with misoprostol were identified. Uterine rupture occurred in five, for a rate of 5.6 percent. Of 423 similar patients who did not receive misoprostol, there was one case of uterine rupture, a rate of 0.2 percent. Researchers concluded that misoprostol may increase the risk of uterine rupture in the patient with a scarred uterus.
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Asynclitism is diagnosed when the suture lines of the fetal skull are not felt to be aligned exactly halfway between the symphysis pubis and the sacrum. If the baby's head is tilted up toward the pubic bone, it is called anterior asynclitism; if tilted toward the mother's sacrum, it is a posterior asynclitism.
If the baby is not deeply engaged in the pelvis, the head may be adjusted by the midwife manually lifting the baby's head upward if posterior or moving it downward if anterior. Having the mother climb up and down a flight of stairs may easily correct the asynclitism. If no stairs are available, suggest that she duck walk: while being supported, the mother bends her knees, broadens her stance, and walks, swaying from side to side, rotating her hips out and forward. Another trick as demonstrated by Penny Simkin is to have the mother place one foot on an elevated surface, with the lifted foot higher than the other knee. This position is held for several contractions and then the alternate leg is elevated. I once had an interning midwife who thought the stair thing was really silly. When she returned to her practice, the second woman she was assisting had a marked lack of progress, and when it was determined that the baby was asynclitic, the midwife thought, Well, let's try it, since the mom was on the second floor of her home. "Stuck" at six centimeters, the mom made it down the stairs and promptly delivered her baby right on the stairs, halfway back up!
These techniques will help reposition the head in cases of incomplete flexion and military presentation as well. Don't be afraid to use your hands to adjust those crooked little heads.
- Valerie El Halta, Midwifery Today Issue 46
E-News asked readers, What do you do when the baby's head is not deeply engaged in the pelvis, but is tilted up toward the pubic bone or tilted toward the mother's sacrum?
Leave the water intact, generally my advice anyway, if there hasn't been spontaneous rupture of membranes. Mom should move around, getting in different positions that help the baby turn: squat flat-footed (increases the diameter of the pelvic outlet as much as 10-20%), assume hands and knees position, side-lie (one side and then the other), sit on the toilet, sit on a birthing ball (bouncing or moving side to side), put one foot up on a chair and lunge, slow dance (arms around partner and swaying back & forth). I call it "jiggling the baby into position."
- Donna, CBE, RN, SNM
Asynclitism is best found when the baby isn't deeply engaged, for that is an excellent time to wiggle the baby's head to a different presentation. The book Heart and Hands (Elizabeth Davis) describes how a woman can kneel with one knee up, one knee down and "walk" on her knee. This helps maneuver her little one.
My midwife, Susan, gets the mother into knees and chest position for a few minutes. With hands on the sacrum/lower back, she sways the mom's hips. This will unstick a malpresenting baby.
- Connie Dello Buono
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Q: I was very ill with Grave's Disease (hyperthyroidism) after my third pregnancy, took an anti-thyroid drug for a year, and have been in remission ever since. I had three wonderful homebirths, but wonder if for future pregnancies I would need to be monitored by a doctor and if I am likely to have thyroid trouble during the pregnancy.
A: I am a family physician who strives to follow a midwifery model of maternity care. I also occasionally back up a homebirth but have not yet attended one. I recently saw a woman who is planning a homebirth with a local nurse midwife in attendance and has a similar history. After doing some research and speaking with one of the maternal-fetal medicine specialists in my medical practice group, I learned the following:
Women with a history of thyroid disease, particularly Graves' disease (it can recur and also can be followed by hypothyroidism, which is an under-functioning thyroid), have nothing to lose by obtaining thyroid testing (TSH, T3 and free T4) early in the pregnancy. Better yet, I would recommend preconception testing, as the baby is most sensitive in the first third of pregnancy. Undetected thyroid disorders where there is either over- or under-functioning can be insidious, have profound negative consequences on growth and proper brain development, and, most importantly, can be treated successfully in most cases. If the thyroid testing is within normal levels and the woman has no symptoms, then that's that....
....Except with a history of Grave's disease. Because Grave's disease is essentially an autoimmune disorder, people develop antibodies against thyroid tissue as part of the illness. Usually these levels drop dramatically with treatment, but not always. Checking for blood levels of anti-thyroid antibodies is easy to do once sometime during the pregnancy or prior to conception.
If there are detectable levels of antibodies, then, as we all know, these can cross the placenta and, theoretically, attack the fetal thyroid gland. The OB explained that this can lead to fetal goiter (an enlargement of the thyroid gland), which could cause problems with breathing and require aggressive airway management (possibly intubation) at birth. She stressed that she had never seen a case and would first obtain a third-trimester ultrasound looking for such a circumstance--only if the antibody levels in the mother were elevated.
By the way, the woman I saw had normal thyroid functioning and negative antibody levels. Hope this helps address your concerns.
- Meg Parker, MD
A: My husband had/has this disease. He was ill for about six months and lost about 50 pounds before we figured out what it was. We had to fight the doctors to avoid radiation treatment to kill part of his thyroid to reduce function. A doctor finally (reluctantly) agreed to put him on medication to lower the thyroid levels, and warned us that *IF* it worked (there was only a 10-15% chance), he would have to take it for the rest of his life (and the radiation treatment was so much quicker and easier and more effective....). He took PTU for about two years (after about six months he became very lax, taking only about half the doses), then weaned himself from it completely. He has been off it for about a year and is healthy, and his blood work shows his levels are fine. We are glad we did not kill part of his thyroid when it wasn't necessary.
I do not know specific implications of pregnancy, but I do know that hyperthyroidism is easier to control, and likely completely possible to get rid of, than the doctors will admit (not to downplay its dangers). He still avoids excess iodine because it encourages thyroid function, and medications like Sudafed because it can cause excess thyroid function as well, and we'd hate to encourage a "relapse." But he has had no further problems with it.
- Anon.
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1. An E-News reader submitted the following description of her concern for hospital-birthing women. Please share your thoughts on this issue, and let's get some problem-solving dialogue going: I AM A MIDWIFE WHO ATTENDS TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN BIRTHING IN THE HOSPITAL. I would find it useful and interesting to include "ways to inspire confidence and a sense of the inherent power and brilliance" of women into the Midwifery Today conference section on women who care for women in the hospital. I work hard at this endeavor every day....I fully support homebirth and would love to see a movement to take normal birth out of the hospital and into the home. [But] there are women who don't have a home suitable for homebirth....I hope there will always be midwives willing to attend these women in the hospital....There is a strong need to remind midwives why they are midwives and ways to bring those midwives back to the fold. Comments? -Zora
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In response to Tiffany Collins's "confusion" about the difference of "opinions of outcome" between different caregivers (midwives, OBs, etc.): I think sometimes obstetricians give an opinion based on the personal experience he/she has had and not on the professional dogma of the AMA. Obstetricians often see many of the most high-risk women birthing, those who probably would not be attended by a midwife, as well as those with very bad prenatal care (unfortunately many still exist in spite of the available resources) and many other situations, so the ideas they develop about birth are different.
On the other hand, there is the extreme among midwives as well. I think that "too much" of anything isn't a good idea. The ideal way to learn and live is to develop the intuition of being able to see the best of all situations and learn from it. This avoids boxing up hospital birth practitioners (ob/gyns, CNM, doctors etc.) as part of the dogma, and developing the humility to learn even from those you deeply and innately disagree with. This also promotes unity among birth caregivers instead of the typical groupies of midwifery, doulas, CNMs, OB/GYNs, etc. Humility (to be humble) is the best way.
Also, in reference to having a doula and a midwife at births (Issue 2:44): Be they home or hospital, there is marvelous potential to create a very powerful caregiving team with a midwife and a doula as the caregivers. They each have their own specialty, health care, and emotional care, assuring that the mother is safe, loved and protected during her birth experience. I don't know how much conflict there is between doulas and midwives, but I sincerely hope it isn't prominent. If we as midwives and doulas maintain the humble delivery of love and care that is part of our ideal, conflicts will melt like snow.
- Megan Aiyana
Could it be possible that evening primrose causes constipation? I've never experienced constipation before, but since I'm pregnant and take EPO, I have some difficulties with this.
- Anon.
I am trying to locate the international ranking for infant mortality and morbidity. Where is a website that I could find such a thing?
- Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother, IBCLC, CIMI
It is not known what causes preeclampsia/ eclampsia [Issue 2:50], but we know that poor nutrition can be a contributing factor. A primip is more likely to develop the symptoms than a multiparous woman, unless the pregnancy is with a new father. Then statistically the woman is as likely to develop symptoms as a primip. With good prenatal screening, excellent nutrition, and acute awareness on your part, there is no reason that you have to go to a high-risk physician. I have cared for many women with histories such as yours throughout pregnancy, and have been with them for delivery of their babies at the hospital. You'll have to check with your local homebirth midwives to see what they are comfortable with.
- Carolyn, CNM
In response to your question concerning the wife of an obstetrician who had unexplained premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at approx. 35 weeks gestation: I am an RN in an L&D unit. One of our patients had PROM at 29 to 32 weeks with each of her pregnancies. She would then deliver a premature baby that required months of care in an NICU. The fourth time this happened the newborn definitely had a large scratch on the top of his head. It was finally discovered that she was intentionally rupturing her own membranes in a "Munchausen by Proxy" type of response to a mental illness. I am not saying that the patient you are caring for also ruptures her own membranes, but I do find it interesting that she is married to an OB and would have the knowledge and equipment necessary to perform such a procedure. She would also be aware that her baby had a pretty good chance of a good outcome at 35 weeks and might consider this a way to skip the last month of pregnancy and deliver a smaller baby.
I read with interest the questions and comments of many of your readers who mention medical issues that have arisen during their pregnancies (such as thyroid disease or diabetes). Many of these women are on their third or more pregnancies and wonder how to prevent the problem from occurring the next time they conceive. Have any of them considered that the medical problems might be nature's way of telling them it is time to stop having babies? And the only way to prevent serious medical complications from occurring again is to not get pregnant anymore?
While I would never presume to tell other women (or want anyone to tell me) how many children they should have, I wonder if anyone else is considering the ramifications of having large families, not only to their bodies and their families (whom they must care for and who care for them when they are ill) but to the environment in which we live? My husband and I are very concerned for the environment and climate change and after much discussion decided that two children gave us a full parenting experience and was a responsible, lower-impact number to add to the population mix. The effects of humans on the environment and the need to reduce the population of the earth have been well established.
My midwives and doula included birth control discussions/population issues and the impact of multiple pregnancies as part of their childbirth education. Do any other midwives do the same? Shouldn't it be a moral obligation to discuss it with clients? Even if only for the safety of the woman and the children she would have?
- Anonymous student
Although most doctors are scared of the scenario of VBAC with a vertical incision [Issue 2:50], they weren't 40 years ago! I was born 44 years ago by c-section. I was breech, the OB was an expert at external version and tried it a few times but I wouldn't turn. She suspected a short and tangled cord so she was worried about a vaginal birth. She delivered me by c-section (the cord was short, and tightly wound around my neck), then assisted my mother with a vaginal birth two years later. I think when we are trying to do something which the medical profession finds too scary, we have to rely on anecdotal support because there aren't so many medical studies.
Comments about bags breaking early reminded me of my first pregnancy. A cold started the same day labor started. Lack of vitamin C makes tissue less strong--my water broke, which started the labor process, the only time it did out of all five pregnancies. But worst of all, a whole batch of ugly stretch marks popped out on my last day of being pregnant! I never got a single stretch mark with the other pregnancies. So keep the vitamin C up for strong bags, stretchy skin and tissue flexibility. I also tore, which never happened again either.
- Kathy Galbraith
Having been a student in the field of women's studies and preparing to be a first-time mom any day now, I do not feel that breastfeeding is an issue of empowerment to women or of tying us to the home. For one who has chosen motherhood, it is necessary to seek what is best for our children. The American Pediatrics Association stands by breastfeeding as being the most beneficial to our children. Even though certain health benefits have been documented for nursing mothers, it is not a matter of what is best for the mother, but what is best for her child. That the choice we make when we choose motherhood.
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INDIANAPOLIS—Ezekiel Ansah grew up in Uganda. Never played football until he attended BYU.
Sharrif Floyd grew up in Philadelphia, but he was not big on football until he became good at it. Never watched an entire game until Super Bowl XLI, when the Colts beat the Bears.
Not the background you would expect from two of the top defensive linemen at the NFL Scouting Combine. However, Ansah (6-5, 271) has drawn comparisons to Jason Pierre-Paul, another latecomer to football who has developed into a star end with the Giants. Most scouts project Ansah to be a first-round pick, and the better he performs at the Combine, the more his stock will rise.
Floyd, a 6-3, 297-pound defensive tackle who entered the draft as a junior from the University of Florida, could be the first D-lineman taken, a potential top 10 pick.
This draft is loaded with defensive lineman and linebackers who could be impact players. But after starting late in football, Ansah has made a fast impression.
"I have been playing only a few years," Ansah said Saturday. "I still have a lot to do just to catch up. I'm going to be dedicated and do everything I can just to be the best player at this position. That is the challenge that I have."
There are a host of defensive ends, tackles and outside linebackers in this draft who have a chance go be top-10 picks and impact players. Besides Ansah and Floyd, the list includes ends Dion Jordan (Oregon), Barkevious Mingo (LSU), Damontre Moore (Texas A&M), and Bjoern Werner (Florida State), defensive tackle Star Lotulelei (Utah), and outside linebacker Jarvis Jones (Georgia).
The Combine will help some of those players rise and cause some to fall.
"We all have different styles of play," Floyd said. "It's kind of wide open more than we think. It's all up to the teams and what they need."
Floyd said he preferred watching the Disney Channel and Cartoon Network to watching sports as a child.
"I liked to play it (football) instead of sitting down and being still and watching a game," Floyd said.
Floyd became a dominant player as a junior, and by the end of last season, he had no doubt he wanted to enter the draft.
"After the Sugar Bowl, Coach (Will Muschamp) came in and shook my hand and said, 'Congratulations, now go make your name known in the league,' " Floyd said. "That was him telling me to get out of Florida."
Ansah is the youngest of five children, and his siblings and parents still live in Uganda. He did not try out for football at BYU until after he was cut twice trying out for the basketball team.
"I didn't want to just sit around and go to school," Ansah said. "Since basketball didn't work out, I wanted to do football.''
Ansah knows some scouts are not sold on him making a smooth transition to the NFL. He is approaching the Combine as a chance to dispel those thoughts. Defensive linemen will work out Monday at the Combine.
"Regardless of the fact that everybody is telling me I'm raw, I'm pretty good at what I'm doing," Ansah said. "A lot of people have doubts about me, and that's what I love, I just want to prove you wrong."
Teams looking for defensive linemen and pass-rushing linebackers at the top of this draft have plenty of choices. Ansah and Floyd look like two of the best ones.


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For Michael Young's sake, he needs to OK his trade to the Phillies.
After all, how unwanted can one team make a player feel?
Since the Rangers gave Young a five-year, $80 million deal in 2008, it seems like they've been jerking him around. Actually, it's gone on for longer.
In his 13 years with the Rangers, they've moved him from second to shortstop to third to a super utility role. They wanted to trade him two years ago and when they didn't, Young had to come to grips with playing for a team that really didn't want him.
Chances are, the Rangers have told Young that if he vetoes this reported deal to Philadelphia, his playing time could be difficult to come by in 2013.
Yes, Young is being paid a lot of money to be treated in such a manner. Still, it doesn't seem like the way to treat the franchise's all-time leader in games, runs and hits.
At least the Rangers are looking to send Young, 36, to a good situation. The Phillies need a third baseman, which likely is Young's best position. He would become an everyday player with a set position, which has not been the case for the past two seasons. He probably would hit second lineup after Jimmy Rollins and ahead of Chase Utley, not a bad spot if all are producing near their career-norms.
Even though the Rangers would have to eat a huge chunk of the $16 million due Young in the last year of his contract, they want to move him would open playing time for younger players, notably uber-prospect Jurickson Profar.
If the Rangers don't trade Young, they could have five players — Young, Profar, Ian Kinsler, Mitch Moreland and Mike Olt — vying for at-bats with just three available positions: second base, first base and DH.
Though Profar and Olt could start another season in the minors, it's clear that isn't the Rangers' first choice. Getting rid of Young is, which he can see as well as anyone.
This isn't the first time his team has put him in an uncomfortable situation, but let's hope it's the last.


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Identifying remains could take weeks
Police today confirmed the Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of a 2004 helicopter crash in Fiordland.
Inspector Olaf Jensen, of Invercargill, said the victims' remains would be formally identified through a forensic process but this could take weeks.
The authority was investigating the cause of the crash and police referred the matter to the coroner, he said.
Police yesterday confirmed the Hughes 500 helicopter wreckage found near the head of Humboldt Creek on Wednesday was that of the aircraft missing for almost nine years.
The helicopter had been carrying the pilot, Campbell Montgomerie, 27, of Waikato, and his passenger, Hannah Rose Timings, 28, of Gloucestershire, England.
The pair have yet to be formally identified. It will be done through DNA.
The families of a helicopter pilot and passenger missing for almost eight years are grieving again after the discovery of helicopter wreckage in Fiordland.
Police yesterday confirmed the wreckage found near the Humboldt Falls was that of a Hughes 500 helicopter that went missing in 2004.
The helicopter had been carrying the pilot, Campbell Montgomerie, 27, of Waikato, and his girlfriend, Hannah Rose Timings, 28, of Gloucestershire, England.
The pair have yet to be formally identified. It will be done through DNA.
Both families have been contacted and Mr Montgomerie's parents, Liz and Ian, travelled to Queenstown yesterday to see the wreckage first-hand and meet the searchers.
"It's still a shock," a tearful Chris Montgomerie, the pilot's sister, said yesterday.
"It's the shock of it that's bringing up a lot of stuff.
"I guess it's something we always thought might happen, but it's a bolt out of the blue, really."
It was something the family had always hoped for.
"But it still feels like we said our goodbyes nine years ago. So in my mind, we've had that closure. But I guess that's why it's strange how raw it still feels, actually," she said.
The accident unfolded after the pair flew from Queenstown bound for Milford on January 2, 2004, but set down near the Howden Hut on the Routeburn track in bad weather.
After taking off from the helipad at the hut, they were not seen again. They were declared dead at an inquest in Te Anau in August 2004.
Yesterday morning, seven police search-and-rescue specialists and two personnel from an Alpine Cliff Rescue team were flown by helicopter to the foot of three sheer rockfaces, at an altitude of 1340 metres, just above where the first traces of the wreckage were found.
Parts of the helicopter were seen among rocks and scrub just above the snowline, and showed the extent of the accident impact.
Extensively damaged sections of the helicopter, barely visible yesterday from the air because of their similar colour to the scrub and rocks, as well as intermittent cloud, were scattered throughout the rugged terrain.
The surrounding terrain was so difficult that the two alpine cliff rescue team members were unable to be seen easily from the helicopter without high-visibility gear, after they were taken to the site.
Inspector Olaf Jensen, one of those who travelled to Te Anau, said that on January 3, 2004, the helicopter had been en route in difficult weather from Howden Hut to Milford Sound when it lost radio contact with the Milford Radio Tower shortly before 9am.
An extensive search and rescue operation was mounted the same day throughout the Hollyford Valley.
The scenario-based search covered the various routes that the helicopter might have taken from Lake Howden to Milford Sound and included more than 200 flying hours and 2500 man-hours, Mr Jensen said.
The wreckage was found at the extremity of the original search area, which comprised extraordinarily difficult and complex terrain, he said.
The wreckage was spotted about 4pm on Wednesday by Queenstown-based helicopter pilot Brendan Hiatt.
Mr Hiatt said he was on his way back to Queenstown after picking up two American couples who had been on a cruise around Milford Sound, when he saw something below.
"I just spotted something glinting that just didn't look quite right among the snow, so I said 'We'll just take a look'.
"It's happened before, where you see a glinting rock or something that you go in closer for a look at.
"We got close and it was pretty evident what it was."
The helicopter got within about 20m of the wreckage. Those on board could see a section of the tail and a rotor blade, he said.
"It was destroyed. It's been a very, very violent impact," he said.
The remote location was likely the reason why the helicopter had not been found.
"The lower part of the valley is pretty bushy so the access in there would be pretty difficult.
"That's probably why nobody's come across it before.
"There's plenty of them [missing aircraft] around, though, so you're always looking, I guess."
Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Mike Richards said yesterday that two police disaster victim identification officers had been at the site all day yesterday photographing and taking video of the scene.
The images would be passed on to the authority for review to see if there were any obvious indicators of equipment or mechanical failure which might result in a key safety lesson.
However, it looked like the wreckage was the subject of a fire and that, coupled with sustained exposure to extreme weather conditions since 2004, would make it difficult to assess, he said.
The authority was assisting police with any records from its files that might help identify the helicopter, he said.
Campbell Montgomerie and Hannah Timings spent their last night at the Howden Hut, eating, drinking and playing cards with a group of trampers.
Mr Montgomerie, 27, and Miss Timings, 28, had turned up unexpectedly when the weather closed in and they were unable to reach Milford Sound from Queenstown in January, 2004.
They were never seen again after leaving in the morning.
Yesterday helicopter wreckage was found and police last night confirmed it was the missing Hughes 500.
Among the trampers at the hut were New Zealand-born Brendan Grainger and his wife, who were living in the United States, but were on holiday and walking the Routeburn Track.
Mr Grainger said it was the last night on the track for his group and a couple of other trampers.
"We combined all our food and cooked up a feast for us all.
"Campbell and Hannah didn't have any food, but Campbell did have a couple of bottles of wine. After we'd drunk it all, out of our plastic mugs, he said: 'Not bad for a $200 bottle'. I just about fell off my chair. It was a really nice night. Awesome," he said.
The trampers farewelled the helicopter in the morning and it was not until 6pm they learned the pair had not reached their destination.
"The ironic thing is he'd been cautious enough to land at Howden Hut that night. The next day he took off in really low cloud.
"He really just wanted to get to Milford Sound and show her around."
In the years since, Mr Grainger checked regularly to see if the helicopter had been found and was shocked to learn yesterday about the discovery of the wreckage.
"It must be bittersweet for the family. I hope it will bring some closure for them."
Private investigators who helped search for the missing Hughes 500 helicopter in remote Fiordland were yesterday relieved the eight-year mystery was solved.
Pilot Campbell Montgomerie, 27, of Taupiri in Waikato, and Hannah Rose Timings, 28, of Gloucestershire, England, disappeared on January 2, 2004, after they departed from Queenstown bound for Milford Sound.
Despite extensive official search operations and private searches, the helicopter was not found.
Retired Civil Aviation Authority investigator Tom McCready and Westpac search and rescue pilot Darryl Sherwin, who helped recover the wreckage of multimillionaire Michael Erceg's helicopter in 2005, spent long hours privately investigating the disappearance of ZK-HNW.
Mr McCready said the possibility of finding the wreckage in Fiordland was remote.
They investigated fuel efficiency, GPS co-ordinates and plotted tracks using radio records for the Hughes 500, which was last reported as nine nautical miles (16.5 kilometres) out of Milford.
"We put a lot of effort into it.
"A lot of search and rescue people will tell you it's extraordinary how often the aircraft are found very close to where they were last seen but they are very hard to find. New Zealand has very good LandSAR organisations and they do extremely well but the fact remains that finding an aircraft in difficult terrain is extremely difficult, even sometimes when you know where it is."
Mr Sherwin said he and other private investigators compiled witness reports, GPS data from an identical model, a Garmin 195, and logged VHF radio coverage, a line-of-sight positioning method used in mountainous terrain without radar.
Radio coverage was lost about 9pm and it would be interesting to find out whether a crash analysis could determine the time of impact, he said.
"Hunters and trampers, if they come across anything that seems out of place . . . [they should] photograph [it] or carry it out.
"It's great news for the families, giving them some sort of closure and solves another mystery in aviation history."
Rescuers spent 204 flying hours and 2300 man hours searching the mountainous area where the four-seater privately owned helicopter was lost.
The Hughes 500 was reportedly the only missing helicopter in New Zealand and its discovery reduces the number of missing aircraft to 17.
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I know it's just sarcasm, but if I'm going to be consistent I ought to snip this too because it's going to invite... well, you know what it will invite
On a serious note, Paul has to get back to getting good balance on his jumpshots. He's not doing himself any favors trying to take difficult shots where he's leaning one way or the other. Get yourself some open set shots, get your feet underneath you, and hit some damn shots Paul.


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Topic: CAT Scan Results
My CAT Scan today was clean. No new tumors and the old ones are gone. I do have some scar tissue from the radiation. We left the Clinic feeling very good. The feeling lasted for about three hours when we got the call that my CA 19-9 was elevated. My CA19-9 in June was 14( first time in the normal range in three years), my number today was 42, so it tripled. The plan is to wait four weeks and repeat the tumor marker and if it has increased again then I will have a PET Scan. This is going to be a long four weeks. The joys of CC.


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Category: forgotten girls' names
I was combing through the Top 1000 Names of 1880 the other day for another project (ah, the glamorous life of the baby name expert) and I was blown away by how many names on the list had been totally forgotten. I don't mean just marginalized, like Ethel or Beulah, but no longer even in our naming lexicon.
We tend to think of strange, invented, unique names as being a recent phenomenon, as if in the past everybody was named John and Mary, and it's only since 1968 that we've had names like Hallie and Freedom.
But in fact, naming innovations have always been a part of American culture, and examining the list for 1880 – the first year for which we have records – makes that crystal clear. The roster contains literally hundreds of names virtually unknown today.
Here, a two-part look at the lost names of 1880, starting with girls' names.
The biggest name trend story of 1880 was nickname names – yes, dozens of the expected Minnie and Annies and Elsies (the name of the little girl in the Mary Cassatt painting that illustrates this post), but also dozen of names ending in –ie that have rarely been heard in the past hundred years. There was a notable collection of boyish nickname names such as Donnie and Vinnie and Gussie, but here are the most outrageous overall:


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Shaw Group Inc. chief executive James Bernhard sold most of his stock in the company on Dec. 28, one week after shareholders approved a sale to CB&I, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC filings show Bernhard sold 988,247 shares for more than $45 million. Bernhard, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the company, still owns 143,356 shares of Shaw, whose deal with CB&I is expected to be completed in mid-February.
By selling in December, Bernhard avoided higher taxes that took effect in 2013.
Ralph Stephens, tax director at Postlethwaite & Netterville, said he couldn't comment on specifically what happened at Shaw, but said no one could have known then exactly how much additional tax would be avoided with the uncertainty surrounding budget and tax negotiations in Washington, D.C.
Before Congress passed the "fiscal cliff" legislation this week, the capital gains tax was 15 percent, Stephens said. If Congress had not done anything, the tax on capital gains would have increased to 20 percent, Stephens said. In addition, the tax rate would include tax of 3.8 percent to help pay for the Affordable Care Act, and the lowering of itemized deductions, in effect a 1.2 percent tax increase.
"Basically, they would have been looking at a 25 percent federal tax rate versus a 15 percent tax rate," Stephens said.
That's why a lot of people sold real estate and stock before the end of the year, Stephens said. Many of those property and investment sales took place after the presidential election because people figured the capital gains tax rate would go up in 2013.
Some other Shaw executives and board members also sold all or most of their shares, according to SEC filings showing transactions that took place on Dec. 27.
John Donofrio, executive vice president and general counsel, sold 40,333 shares. Eli Smith, president of Shaw's power group, sold all of his stock, 19,567 shares. George Bevan, president of Shaw's environmental and infrastructure group, sold 60,711 shares.
Board member David Hoyle, North Carolina Department of Revenue secretary, sold 66,180 shares. Board member Albert McAlister, a partner in South Carolina law firm McAlister & McAlister PA and related entities, sold 128,141 shares.
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General: Flaxseed oil is most often used in a liquid form, which contains approximately 7 grams of ALA and approximately 130 calories per 15 milliliters or 1 tablespoon. Flaxseed oil is available in a capsule form, which often contains 500 milligrams of ALA per 1,000 milligrams capsule (10 calories).
Whole or bruised (not ground) flaxseed may be mixed with water or juice and ingested. Generally, one tablespoon in this form may be mixed with 6-12 ounces of liquid and taken up to three times daily. Some studies have used up to 60-80 grams per kilogram of soluble flaxseed mucilage or fiber. These forms of flaxseed should not be confused with preparations of flaxseed oil.
In several studies, adults have consumed up to 50 grams of ground raw flaxseeds daily for periods not exceeding four weeks. Generally, the higher the dose, the greater the risk of gastrointestinal side effects. A dose of 50 grams of flaxseeds daily may correlate with 250 grams of flaxseed flour. In large doses, or when taken without enough water, flaxseed may cause bowel obstruction. At high temperatures, such as cooking, flaxseed oil and powder or flour will degrade.
For breast cancer, 10-25 grams of flaxseed or 5-25 grams of ground flaxseed has been taken by mouth daily for up to 16 weeks.
For breast pain (mastalgia), a muffin containing 25 grams of flaxseed has been taken by mouth daily for six months.
For constipation, 2-3 tablespoons of bulk seed mixed in 10 times the amount of water or 45 grams of bulk seed daily has been taken by mouth. Up to 15 grams of fiber from a flax fiber supplement has been taken by mouth for two weeks.
For diabetes, three capsules containing lignan (0.6 grams per capsule, which provided a total of 360 milligrams of isolated flaxseed lignan) have been taken by mouth daily for 12 weeks. Additionally, 40-50 grams of flaxseed, 32 grams of milled flaxseed, 13 grams of flaxseed oil, or 10 grams of flaxseed powder has been taken by mouth for up to 12 weeks.
For dry eye syndrome, 1-2 grams of flaxseed oil capsules have been taken by mouth daily for 180 days.
For enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy), 300 and 600 milligrams of a flaxseed lignan extract containing 33% secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) have been taken by mouth for four months.
For exercise performance enhancement, 30 milliliters of flaxseed oil has been taken by mouth daily for 12 weeks.
For heart disease, 10-30 milliliters of flaxseed oil (containing 4.5 -13.5 grams of ALA) has been taken by mouth daily for 10-12 months.
For high blood pressure, 15-60 milliliters of flaxseed oil or three tablets containing 550 milligrams of flax extract have been taken by mouth daily for up to six months.
For high cholesterol, 20-50 grams of flaxseed (whole, ground, or defatted), flaxseed oil containing 1-38 grams of ALA, 5.2-16 grams or 60 milliliters of flaxseed oil, 200-600 milligrams of flaxseed lignan, 10 grams of flaxseed powder, flaxseed oil extract, and flaxseed-containing muffins, breads, and margarine have been used taken by mouth daily for 2-52 weeks.
For irritable bowel syndrome, 24 grams (two tablespoons) of whole flaxseed or ground flaxseed has been taken by mouth daily for four weeks. One tablespoon of whole or bruised seed mixed with 150 milliliters of liquid has reportedly been taken by mouth 2-3 times daily.
For lupus, 30 grams of flaxseed has been taken by mouth daily for four weeks.
For menopausal symptoms, 5-45 grams of flaxseed, ground flaxseed, or two 500 milligram capsules have been taken by mouth daily for up to 12 months.
For metabolic syndrome, 3-12 capsules of flaxseed oil (550 milligrams of ALA per capsule), 30 grams of flaxseed or 550 milligrams of flax extract have been taken by mouth daily for up to six months.
For obesity, 30 grams of flaxseed flour (5 grams of ALA and omega-3), 60 grams of flaxseed, a 300 milliliter flax drink, or seven tablets with flax fiber extract have been taken by mouth for up to 12 weeks. A diet of animal products from animals fed 5% linseed, as well as plant products consisting of 5 grams of extruded linseed flour, and bread with 4% extruded linseed flour, has been consumed daily for 90 days.
For osteoporosis, 40 grams of flaxseed or ground flaxseed, 30 milliliters flaxseed oil, or 550 milligrams of flax extract have been taken by mouth daily for up to 12 months.
For polycystic ovarian syndrome, six capsules of flaxseed oil containing 545 milligrams of ALA (Barleans Organic Oils, Ferndale, WA) have been taken by mouth daily for six weeks.
For premature infants, 2.2 grams of ALA has been taken by mouth daily as flax oil from week 17-27 of gestation until delivery.
For pressure ulcers, FlaxAid dressings were applied daily to the skin for 12 weeks.
For prostate cancer, a diet supplemented with 30 grams of flaxseed has been taken by mouth for at least 21 days before surgery.
For skin conditions (sensitivity), two capsules of flaxseed oil were taken with breakfast and two with dinner daily for 12 weeks. Additionally, four capsules of flaxseed oil (555.32 milligrams per capsule) have been taken by mouth daily for 12 weeks. Additionally, 30-100 grams of flaxseed flour may be mixed with warm or hot water to form a moist compress up to three times daily.
Flaxseeds have been used for foreign body removal in the eye by placing a single whole flaxseed under the eyelid and allowing the foreign body or mucus to adhere to it. This process may be unsafe, and it is suggested that a healthcare professional be consulted for removal of foreign bodies from the eye.
For attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), flax oil with 200 milligrams of ALA content, along with 25 milligrams of vitamin C, has been taken by mouth twice daily for three months.
For bipolar disorder, dosing gradually increasing by 1-2 grams to a maximum total dose of six capsules twice daily (up to 6.5 grams of ALA) has been taken by mouth for 16 weeks.
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