Peter this guy was caught in Guam.
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Taiwan man pleads guilty in Iran missile case
By CURT ANDERSON (AP) – 44 minutes ago

MIAMI — A Taiwanese businessman has pleaded guilty in Miami to federal charges of conspiring to export items to Iran that can be used for missiles and military drones.

Yi-Lan Chen pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the U.S. embargo against Iran and attempting exports to that country. Each charge carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence, but the 40-year-old Chen likely will receive far less, in part because he is cooperating with U.S. investigators.

Court documents say Chen arranged at least 30 banned shipments to Iran since 2007. The exports included missile engines, spare parts, seals, military-grade electrical connectors and other items.
Chen was arrested in February in Guam and flown to Miami to face the charges.
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Don’t mess with America in Guam.

Loni

Here’s a worrisome new research finding: Several commonly prescribed medications seem to make elderly patients more vulnerable to dangerous falls, including antidepressants.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) looked at 22 studies involving 79,081 people over the age of 60 to see whether different types of medications may be associated with falls, which –

as you know, because I’ve written about it before — is a leading precursor to death among the elderly and therefore is a major concern.

They studied nine classes of medicine commonly prescribed for this age group and, after adjusting for factors such as age, sex, cognitive problems and other health problems, found that three classes of drugs were significantly associated with falling.

The two strongest associations involved sedatives and benzodiazepines (such as Ativan, Xanax and Klonopin to treat anxiety or insomnia) — no surprise, since these are well known for causing sleepiness.

Nearly as bad, researchers found, was the association between falling and antidepressants — these widely prescribed drugs were associated with a 36% increased risk.

BALANCING RISKS AND BENEFITS

To learn more, I called an expert on balance and the causes of falling, otolaryngologist Yuri Agrawal, MD, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

She told me that many antidepressant drugs manipulate the neurotransmitter serotonin to help regulate mood and that serotonin is also involved with healthy cognition, leading to confusion that could be a factor in a fall. Another factor — antidepressants are known to cause dizziness.

This study provides further evidence of why it is so important to measure risk versus benefit before deciding on a particular type of treatment, Dr. Agrawal pointed out.

She says that while many older adults continue to be robust, others are frailer and have less reserve when it comes to adapting to drug side effects.

Doctors and patients should weigh the hoped for benefit against the possible negative impact of any drugs, including antidepressants.

It may be better to consider nonpharmaceutical therapies, such as cognitive behavior therapy or psychotherapy for emotional issues — in other words, methods that can be successful but do not carry the worrisome side effects of drugs.

Source(s):

Yuri Agrawal, MD, resident, department of otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore.

We at Burns & Clark noticed the similarities in the names. Like the ice creams and a few other products.

My assistance said that although she was out there before you, it has only been recently that she has been getting so much play.

Hmmmmmm

Lois

Dear Diary,
For my birthday this year, my Husband (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me.

Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try.

I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named Christo, who identified himself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear.

My husband seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.
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SUNDAY:
I’m having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my husband will choose a gift for me that is fun –

like a root canal or a hysterectomy. I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with diamonds!!!

Through exercise and eating healthy, diabetes can be kept at bay.
Wellness Works will get to diet in the coming weeks, but on your part, doctors, researchers and health educators say there’s one thing you can do immediately to prevent the risk of getting diabetes, and if you already have it, a way to reduce your chances of being hit with the serious complications that ensue from the disease: Quit smoking.

According to the International Diabetes Federation, when diabetes is already present, smoking increases the incidence, mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular complications, diabetic foot problems, diabetic eye disease and diabetic kidney disease.

“By having high-risk behaviors … the possibility of having the conversion from becoming pre-diabetic to diabetic is higher when a person doesn’t take care of themselves by not eating healthy, by smoking, by not exercising,” added Eugene Santos, a health education administrator at the Department of Public Health and Social Services.

“The use of tobacco, in diabetes, contributes to the reduction in circulation in the body and those are things that are tied in,” Santos said.

Since diabetes is caused by the failure or impairment of the pancreas to release enough insulin to break down glucose, the reduction in circulation caused by smoking hinders the ability for glucose to be absorbed quickly enough by the cells, Santos explained.

“It stays within the body and bloodstream, and it’s not being removed,” he said.

On Guam, about 27.4 percent of people are smokers, and about 7.9 percent of people have diabetes, Santos said citing 2008 figures.

“For those who have diabetes, the risk of cardiovascular disease can be 14 times the risk from either smoking or diabetes by itself,” Santos said. “People who have diabetes and smoke are three times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than are other people with diabetes.”
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So now you have another reason to stop smoking.

Hafa adai

Anna