Tuesday, January 8, 2013

One month Till the Battle of the Turn Pike: Judah Vs Garcia



March 9, 2013

Barcaly's Center

and 

Golden Boy Promotions

Presents

Championship Boxing




Brooklyn's Own Zab "Super" Judah

Takes on 

Philadephia's WBA/WBC/Ring Magazine Champion

Danny "Swift" Garcia

















Ticket Package Information

Face
Special Offer
$206.00
$166.00
$106.00
$86.00
$56.00
$46.00



Like Here for ticket link. 

Jan 25 Espn FNF at Turning Stone Casino



ESPN Friday Night Fights will return to theEvent Center at Turning Stone Resort and Casino on January 25th, 2013. The Main Event will feature former WBO JrMiddleweight World Champion Sergiy“Razor” Dzinziruk of the Ukraine against NABO Middleweight Champion Brian Vera of Austin, Texas. Vera will be defending his title against Dzinziruk.

Tony “Lightning” Luis of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada will be face to face with Miguel “Silky Smooth” Gonzalez of Cleveland, Ohio as the co-feature Jr. Welterweight bout.  Just a few months ago, Luis scored a first round knock out of Andres Ledesmaright here at Turning Stone on September 1.

Turning Stone has quickly become a hot spot boxing venue along the East Coast. As the host, Turning Stone is committed to bringing championship level nationally televised matches to their facilities. Promoter of this event, Greg Cohen, of Greg Cohen Promotions was quoted in the Oneida Indian Nation News saying, “GCP and Banner Promotions promote shows all over the world and Turning Stone is my favorite place to hold an event bar none. January 25th will be another terrific night of boxing for the fans. You definitely don't want to miss it!"

Located in Upstate New York, Turning Stone is known for more than just their ability to host world class events. From gaming to golfing, lodging to spa, and restaurants to concerts Turning Stone has it all. Recently awarded the 2012SpaFinder Wellness Readers Choice Award for Best Casino Hotel Spas, Best for Golf, and Best for men, make the spa at Turning Stone, SkA:nA, one the most respected and luxurious spa facilities in the world. In 2009, the Academy of Country Music named Turning Stone “Casino of the Year.” Turning Stone has also received accolades for The Lodge, the Tower Hotel and Wildflowers Restaurant.

For more information about news, events, services or reservations please visit Turning Stone’s website,turningstone.com, or call (315) 361-7711or (800) 771-7711.

Obese moms more likely to use TV to entertain and soothe fussy infants


Obese moms more likely to use TV to entertain and soothe fussy infants, NIH-funded study out of UNC

Moms, especially those who are obese, are more likely to use TV to entertain and soothe infants who are more fussy and active, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The finding adds to the growing body of knowledge that may help explain the escalating rate of obesity and inactivity in U.S. children, and has led to behavioral and educational strategies that may help mothers combat these effects.
The study, led by nutritionist Margaret E. Bentley, is the first to examine the interplay of maternal and infant risk factors that lead to TV watching in infants. The research appears in the Jan. 7 issue of the journal Pediatrics.
“In the past, studies have focused on maternal factors for obesity and TV watching, but this is the first time anyone has looked at infant factors and the interaction between maternal and infant characteristics in shaping TV behavior across infancy,” said Amanda L. Thompson, a biological anthropologist in the College of Arts and Sciences and first author of the study. “And that’s important,” she added, “because mom and infant behaviors are inextricably linked.”
Bentley’s team looked at 217 first-time, low-income black mothers and babies from central North Carolina who were part of a five-year study looking at obesity risk in infants. The researchers followed the mothers and babies in their homes at 3, 6, 9 12 and 18 months of age, looking at TV exposure, sociodemographic and infant temperament data. They asked how often the TV was on, if a TV was in the baby’s bedroom, and whether the TV was on during meal times. Researchers also interviewed the mothers about how they perceived their children’s mood, activity levels and fussiness.
The researchers found that mothers who were obese, who watched a lot of TV and whose child was fussy were most likely to put their infants in front of the TV. By 12 months, nearly 40 percent of the infants were exposed to more than 3 hours of TV daily – a third of their waking hours. Households where infants were perceived as active and whose mothers did not have a high school diploma were more likely to feed their infants in front of the TV.
“Feeding infants in front of the TV can limit a mom’s responsiveness in terms of examining infant cues, such as when an infant is telling mom he is no longer hungry,” said Bentley, principal investigator and a professor of nutrition in UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. “This work has helped us design intervention strategies that will help teach moms how to soothe their babies, without overfeeding them or putting them in front of a TV.”
###
The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
In collaboration with several UNC researchers, Bentley will lead a newly funded study from the NIH to develop home-based parenting strategies for infants to achieve healthy growth and development.
Bentley, Thompson, and co-author Linda S. Adair are fellows of the Carolina Population Center.

When should kids be kept home from school because they are ill?


When should kids be kept home from school because they are ill?

Newswise — PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. — Children are bound to come down with the occasional cold or other viral illness, especially when cold weather keeps a whole class cooped up inside all day. Whether or not to keep your sick child home from school or daycare can be a difficult decision to make, and may also depend on your child’s school or daycare policies. A Mayo physician offers tips on how to decide.
“Young children’s immune systems haven’t learned to recognize and resist most common viruses,” explains Robert Key, M.D., family physician at Mayo Clinic Health System in Prairie du Chien. “That’s why, until they’re 8 or so, kids seem to bring home everything that’s making the rounds at school. Children can typically have six to 10 colds per year.”
“In general, children should stay home when they don’t feel well enough to participate in normal daily activities and lack sufficient alertness to learn or play,” Dr. Key says.
He suggests that kids should stay home when they experience:
*Vomiting twice or more over a 24-hour period or being unable to tolerate normal food and drink, or both.
*A temperature of 101 or higher.
*Severe coughing or difficulty breathing.
*Repeated bouts of severe diarrhea for at least a day.
*Persistent abdominal pain (more than 2 hours).
*Open sores on the mouth.
*A skin rash or red eye from an undetermined cause.
*Head lice or scabies.
*Other contagious conditions such as strep throat, chicken pox, impetigo, etc.
According to Mayo Clinic, the top four infectious illnesses that keep children home from school or daycare are colds, the “stomach flu,” pink eye and strep throat.
If your child’s illness seems to be more than just a common cold or flu, you may want to contact his or her regular health care provider to see whether the symptoms could indicate something more serious.
The single most important thing your child can do to prevent illness is to wash his or her hands thoroughly and frequently. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wash their hands with soap and warm water for 15 seconds — about as long as it takes to sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice.

Why obese people may have higher rates of asthma


Why obese people may have higher rates of asthma

Findings suggest that therapies that increase leptin-signaling may relieve asthma in obese people
New York, NY — A new study led by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers has found that leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in energy metabolism, fertility, and bone mass, also regulates airway diameter. The findings could explain why obese people are prone to asthma and suggest that body weight–associated asthma may be relieved with medications that inhibit signaling through the parasympathetic nervous system, which mediates leptin function. The study, conducted in mice, was published in the online edition of the journal Cell Metabolism.
“Our study started with the clinical observation that both obesity and anorexia can lead to asthma,” said Gerard Karsenty MD, PhD, professor and chair of genetics and development and professor of medicine at CUMC, and lead author of the study. “This led us to suspect that there must be a signal coming from fat cells that somehow affects the lungs —directly or indirectly.” The most likely candidate was leptin, a protein made by fat cells that circulates in the bloodstream and travels to the brain.
Extensive evidence shows that obesity can cause narrowing of the airways (bronchoconstriction). When obesity develops in people with asthma, it exacerbates the breathing disorder and hampers its treatment through mechanisms that are poorly understood. The current study was designed to elucidate the genetic and molecular bases of the relationships among obesity, airway diameter, and lung function.
Through mouse studies, the researchers showed that abnormally low or high body weight and fat mass results in bronchoconstriction and diminished lung function. Next, they showed that leptin increases airway diameter independently of, and at a lower threshold than, its regulation of appetite.
Leptin affects the airways by decreasing the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, a branch of the autonomic nervous system not usually associated with leptin. The researchers also showed that regulation of airway diameter occurs regardless of local inflammation in the bronchi.
The researchers conducted two subsequent experiments to determine if these findings might have bearing on asthma therapy. In one, they took obese, asthmatic mice and administered a substance that increases lung inflammation. When they infused leptin in the brain of these mice for four days, “There was no effect on inflammation, but airway diameter and lung functions were normal,” said Dr. Karsenty. “This showed that, at least in the mouse, you can cure obesity-related asthma without affecting inflammation.” In the second experiment, the researchers treated obese, asthmatic mice with drugs that decrease parasympathetic tone, or rate of neuronal firing. Again, the asthma abated after several days.
“The therapeutic implication is that it may be possible to correct asthma in obese people with drugs that inhibit parasympathetic signaling—and thereby increase leptin-related brain signaling,” said Dr. Karsenty. Such drugs are already available. One is methacholine (Provocholine®, manufactured by Methapharm Inc.), which is used primarily to diagnose bronchial hyperreactivity, the hallmark of asthma. Clinical trials are needed before this or a more active and selective drug can be recommended for the treatment of body weight–associated asthma, Dr. Karsenty added.
The title of the paper is “Inhibition of leptin regulation parasympathetic signaling as a cause of extreme body weight associated asthma.” The other contributors are Emilio Arteaga-Solis, Tiffany Zee, Charles W. Emala (CUMC); and Charles Vinson, and Jürgen Wess (NIH).
###
The study was supported by the John M. Driscoll, Jr., MD, Children’s Fund Scholars, the Irving Institute/Clinical Trials Office Pilot Award, and the National Institutes of Health (RO1 DK58883).
The authors declare no financial or other conflicts of interest.

Female knees and ACL ruptures very different from men’s


Female knees and ACL ruptures very different from men’s

Sports training and ACL reconstruction should focus on unique characteristics of the female knee
ROSEMONT, Ill.—Female athletes are three times more likely to suffer from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures, one of the most common knee injuries, compared to male athletes. The ACL is one of the four main ligaments within the knee that connect the femur (upper leg bone) to the tibia (lower leg bone). Recent research highlights the unique anatomical differences in the female knee that may contribute to higher injury rates, and should be taken into consideration during reconstructive surgery and sports training, according to a review article in the January 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS).
“As female athletes have increased their participation in sports, many studies have shown the vulnerability of female athletes to ACL ruptures,” said Karen Sutton, MD, assistant professor, Yale University Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, and lead author of the review article. “This devastating injury has a long recovery period and a slow return to sport. Thus, research has been done focusing on why women are more vulnerable to ACL injuries and how to prevent them.”
Multiple, recent research studies also have found that preseason and ongoing neuromuscular training programs as part of an overall sports training program aimed specifically at improving knee stability when jumping, landing or pivoting can significantly decrease ACL injury risk among girls and women.
Unique anatomical features of female athletes such as a larger quadriceps angle (“Q angle”)—the angle at which the femur meets the tibia—may cause a greater pull of the knee muscles during physical activity, and contribute to more ACL injuries among females.
Anatomical differences in the female knee should be taken into consideration during ACL reconstruction, said Dr. Sutton. Females are more likely than males to have a smaller, A-shaped intercondylar notch (the deep groove between the rounded ends of the femur bone), making ACL reconstruction more challenging, and possibly requiring altered surgical techniques.
“All female athletes, starting in adolescence, should learn appropriate training techniques,” said Dr. Sutton. “This includes the appropriate way to land from a jump, increasing the strength of muscles that could have a protective affect on the ACL—core, gluteal, quadriceps and hamstring muscles, as well as working on the body’s reaction to change of direction and change of speed.”
Read about how Aimee Hartwell, Christina Gordon, and Joanne Donoghue overcame their sports-related ACL rupture injuries on ANationInMotion.org.
###
January 2013 Full JAAOS Table of Contents
  • Correspondence: Displaced Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents
  • Adjacent Segment Disease Following Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Mucopolysaccharide Disorders in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Soft-tissue Management in Revision Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
  • Posterior Malleolus Fractures
  • Bone-Graft and Bone Graft Substitutes in Spine Surgery: Current Concepts and Controversies
  • On the Horizon from the ORS: Mensenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
  • On the Horizon from the ORS: The Role of Metabolomics in Osteoarthritis Research
A Nation in Motion
More than one in four Americans have bone or joint health problems, making them the greatest cause of lost work days in the U.S. When orthopaedic surgeons restore mobility and reduce pain, they help people get back to work and to independent, productive lives. Orthopaedic surgeons provide the best value in American medicine in both human and economic terms and access to high-quality orthopaedic care keeps this “Nation in Motion.” To learn more, to read hundreds of patient stories or to submit your own story, visit anationinmotion.org.