What Causes Us To Age?Written by Kim Beardsmore
Science has made stunning discoveries in this area of human interest, it's something we all want to know - can we slow down process of ageing, can we live longer, if so, how? It's a highly technical subject, too detailed to look at in-depth within this article. But, we can give you some powerful pointers to help slow down ageing process and increase your chances of a healthier old age. What determines your biological 'age'? Our parents precondition us from a young age to believe that we'll live to a certain age. We walk around with a particular notion in our subconscious that we have a pre-defined lifespan of between 60-90 years. But there is no definitive speed at which a person should gracefully age because we are all so different. Some people seem to look and act eternally young - ageless, wrinkleless! Others, less fortunate, look old beyond their years. Our body's biological age is a reflection of our physical, mental and spiritual journey through life. In perfect conditions, our bodies can survive to an age of 125 years! Look at two very different lists below, potential for ageing becomes quite obvious when you compare such a stark difference in lifestyle. The first person has all attributes to significantly slow down ageing process and live to a ripe old age with good health. Lifestyle characteristics that promote longevity: . Regularly partakes in enjoyable exercise . Enjoyable career and tolerates 'healthy' stress . Generally happy relationships with spouse and children
| | Synvisc Treatment Can Be Legally Imported from Canada.Written by Elena Evans
Montreal, Quebec (AffordableDrugs) December 11, 2004 – Synvisc, popular treatment for osteoarthritis, can be legally imported from Canada. The common belief in United States is that Synvisc falls under same category as prescription drugs and cannot be legally imported. However this is not true as under FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulations Synvisc is classified differently and can be imported legally.Synvisc is a popular treatment that can only be given by a trained specialist to help people suffering from osteoarthritis. It is injected into knee of patient to help relieve pain of osteoarthritis. Many American doctors and care specialists are unaware that it is not illegal to import Synvisc from Canada. However, since April 2004, Synvisc is classified as a “Medical Device”. FDA regulations state that medical devices do not fall under same guidelines as normal prescription medications. In FDA guidelines under Subchapter H-Medical Devices In Part 807, Subpart D-Exemptions, Section 807.65 it states following: i) Persons who dispense devices to ultimate consumer or whose major responsibility is to render a service necessary to provide consumer (i.e., patient, physician, layman, etc.) with a device or benefits to be derived from use of a device; for example, a hearing aid dispenser, optician, clinical laboratory, assembler of diagnostic x-ray systems, and personnel from a hospital, clinic, dental laboratory, orthotic or prosthetic retail facility, whose primary responsibility to ultimate consumer is to dispense or provide a service through use of a previously manufactured device. This means that specialists that dispense Synvisc treatment benefit from an exemption that allows legal importation of this treatment.
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