Hormon Testosteron Kurangi Risiko Stroke?

Hormon testosteron dikenal berperan penting  terhadap kesehatan seksual pria. Hormon ini muncul karena ada manfaatnya.


Pria yang memiliki kadar testosteron tinggi akan terhindar dari sebuah serangan jantung atau stroke pada usia renta ketimbang mereka yang memiliki sedikit hormon itu.


Temuan terbaru yang dipublikasikan dalam jurnal The American College of Cardiology. Setelah meneliti 2.400 orang pria Swedia yang berusia 70-80 tahun ditemukan bahwa pria dengan kadar testosteron yang tinggi lebih sedikit terkena serangan jantung atau stroke selama beberapa tahun ketimbang pria dengan kadar hormon yang rendah.


Pimpinan penelitian itu, Ana Tivesten, dari Sahlgrenska University of Goteborg, Swedia mengatakan, "Pria yang lebih tua dengan kadar testosteron tinggi secara relatif terlindungi dan terhindar dari kejadian kardiovaskular. Sebaliknya, kadar testoterone yang rendah merupakan sebuah pertanda meningkatnya resiko kardiovaskular."


Temuan ini tak sepenuhnya menyimpulkan bahwa kadar hormon merupakan satu-satunya hal yang dapat mencegah  serangan stroke. Berdasarkan keterangan para peneliti, kebiasaan merokok dapat  menurunkan kadar testosteron

steve jobs, 1955-2011

If it weren't for Steve Jobs, iStockphoto wouldn't be a thing. Or it would be a very different thing. He revolutionized technology and made desktop publishing what it is today, so without him we don't know where we'd be.

We just felt it was important to say that out loud — that in some way all of our successes started with Steve Jobs. Even our name, iStockphoto, was an early homage of sorts to Apple.

Today we encourage all of you to do what you love, take chances, think big and maybe even change the world.


Thanks for everything Steve. Hopefully everyone looks at their iPhone today and nods thanks for pushing to be brilliant. - Kelly Thompson 


As I sit here, with my iPad, witnessing tributes coming from all over the world, I recollect an important moment of my career as an eager young artist in the 80's. That moment came in 1987 with an exhibit at The Philadelphia Museum of Art, where two friends and myself proposed "the idea of a social network as a work of art".


Few people believed in this venture at the time, yet we got a sponsorship from a 'smaller' company at the time to make sure that our project would succeed. That business, who demonstrated an incredible open mind, was called Apple Computer. Thanks for everything, Steve Jobs. - JJRD
 
I converted from PC to Mac about 5 years ago, because Mac is the platform that our creative customer uses most often, and it is a completely different computing paradigm. It was like switching from being right handed to left handed. And I'm never going back, I am a complete fan-girl. As I sit here at my desk I'm surrounded by my MacBook Air, my tiny white ipad2, iphone4, Shuffle and various accessories. The reason I keep coming back and don't consider other platforms is that with Apple technology you never have to make a tradeoff between form and function. When working on technology, as I know from working on our websites, there is always pressure to choose between form and function, because each has its cost. I think the genius that Steve Jobs brought to the world was in demanding the highest standards of both form and function in every product his team ever shipped. - Rebecca Rockafellar


If I had to summarize Steve Jobs into one word, it would be genius. I think people throw the term around lightly, but for him, it fits.  It's hard to believe we've lost a man who captured the imagination of billions and brought technology together with art in a way no one else could. The legacy he leaves behind is astounding. Personally, I will remember Steve Jobs as the great historical figure he was - a man who changed lives and made us all love a tiny little apple.
- Nichole Desrosiers



For me it started (relatively late) with the iPod; not the first mp3 player - nowhere near the first mp3 player in fact - but the one that changed the game, and, together with iTunes, redefined an industry. So ergonomic, so intuitive, so desirable. Thank you, Steve Jobs, for this and all the other wonderful fruits of your vision, but most of all, thank you for the music.  - Nick King


 

You made the unimaginable, manageable. From the first keystroke on an Apple IIe in 4th grade computer camp, to the beautifully designed iMac i sit in front of as i type this today, you blessed me and the rest of the world with the tools to explore every creative whim. Thanks for changing everything, Steve.
- Brad Ralph

I have one hand. I cannot text on a Blackberry quickly--I could never write e-mails from a cell phone. When Kelly Thompson showed me his iPhone and let me try it, the easy touchscreen for typing sold me immediately. I don't think Jobs was going after the disabled market--but simple works wonders. He will be missed. - Kara Udziela

Three Apples have changed the world - the one Eve ate, the one that fell on Newton's head and the one that Steve built. I'm not as sad for his death as I am proud of the legacy he leaves us. From designing graphics and simple games on my first Apple IIc to the host of his products I've used throughout my career, Apple has been my driving force of inspiration. "Simple" just works. - James Leal-Valias
	When I was in grade 8 (c. 1991), our Industrial Arts classroom had recently installed a couple Mac Classics. I was completely enraptured by these fascinating beige boxes, and spent time before and after class learning the ins and outs of the Macs. My teachers noticed my interest and proposed that for that school year, in exchange for a fixed grade, I would help them build a Hypercard stack that taught the components of the IA equipment. I enthusiastically agreed and spent the next four months creating drawings of drill presses and lathes, creating hyperlinks and rollover actions and menus. It was awesome. At the same time, I also ended up learning Pagemaker and helped assemble the school newspaper. Those experiences stuck with me. Since that point I've always been interested in the intersection of art and technology. Those Macs taught me that technology can enable the creative spirit and it's clear that the seeds of my life and my career were sown by my experiences in that classroom. Thank you, Steve Jobs, for thinking and creating a platform where I was able to discover my talents and to build a career around my passions. - Dan Ross
	Everyone can remember the changes that Steve Jobs has made since his return to Apple in 1997, but I was first inspired by my Apple IIe in 1983. I remember being a young boy sitting in my living room writing a computer program for a yatzee game. It stared a life long love of creating great applications. And that continues today as I work on the iStockphoto website. - Scott Gibson-Craig
	Stay hungry, stay foolish. Steve Jobs said this in his Stanford commencement address six years ago and it’s stuck with me ever since.  Through his words and his actions, he’s taught me to follow my curiosity and intuition, and to never stop trying to find what I love because we’re all going to die, so we’ve got nothing to lose. And also, your parents’ garage is always the best place to start anything, whether it’s a punk band or a multi-billion-dollar company. Remember that. - Jodi Styner
	Steve Jobs is the example and the leader who has instilled in a whole generation the need and belief that beauty and aesthetics are more than necessary:  they are the food, what feeds our soul and makes us wake up everyday with an open heart to the world. His beauty way to look and his carismatic delicate way to treat all the people around are an example to be admired and followed. - Ana Cenamo
	I bought my first iMac when I was starting design college because it was the standard operating system for designers. I learned about great designers and genius’ in text books. But, my iMac and every Apple device I have purchased after that day has been an example of present day genius. We now demand technology in our lives to weave seamlessly into our lives. We strive and demand for perfection. Steve Jobs set the bar very high and because of his demand for perfection our interaction with technology has become what it is today. Because of Steve Jobs my career as a designer and visual communicator has become more relevant and great design is the new standard. - Jeff Williams
	In 1984 there was a little Macintosh in my high school art classroom. I couldn't believe the things I could create with it. I was drawing with a computer! I loved it instantly and it helped set the course of my life. In 1991, I received my first job doing desktop publishing with a Mac Classic and Pagemaker. In 2001, armed with Final Cut Express 1.0 and a Mac Cube, I started a video company. Steve Job's vision has been defining my entire career since I was a kid. He will continue to inspire me to think big and outside of the box. - Gil Ngai
	He left us so much, and so much to do. - Jeremy DesRoches
	Steve, you rocked the world of I – innovation, ingenuity and inspiration - Blair de Jong
	Steve Jobs had a huge impact on my life and chosen career. It was in a Commercial-Arts class back in High School where I first laid eyes on our new Mac Plus. I was entranced from day one by the magic of this machine, inspiring me to choose a career in Graphic Design, and since then, I’ve never looked back. Something else most people don’t know about me. I have the Apple logo tattooed on my left shoulder. Why did I do it? “Think Different” isnt just a company slogan, – its a way of life. Steve Jobs let us know that it was OK to carve our own path. - Paul Jeffery
	Steve Jobs leaves us much more than great invention and technical advance.  With his life he taught us it is possible to overcome life's misfortunes and make it a tool to help people change themselves and the world. The human kind thanks you, SJ. - Julieta Nogueira
	Steve Jobs transformed the creative industries and man machine interaction. His combined philosophy of perfection and enjoying technology can be applied in so many walks of life. - Syed Hussain
	My relationship with Apple goes back to almost the beginning. Growing up I was lucky enough to have a dad who was an elementary school teacher, and obsessed with gadgets. Somehow he convinced the school board to let him bring home an Apple Classic 2 over our summer holidays. I think I was the first kid in my class who'd ever seen a computer, let alone had one in my home to mess around with for months at a time! Over the years I've owned many, many Apple computers starting with an MacIntosh Quadra 605 while attending design school. I still remember the day I upgraded the RAM on that machine: I thought I could do anything, it was so fast! I look back now and compare that machine to my iPhone or iPad and have to chuckle. Who knew things would have changed so much? My life was literally transformed the second that first computer came into my life and I've never looked back. Thank you, Mr. Jobs, for all you've done for us. You will be sorely missed :( - Jennifer Borton
	While I’ve always been more of a typewriter enthusiast than a tech aficionado, when I started working as a professional writer, I was dragged into the world of personal computing. After looking at beige PC after beige PC, I fell in love with the iMac. I recognized in this little computer a kinship with the beautiful Royals and Underwoods that made up my collection. Steve Jobs understood that a thoughtfully-designed, well-crafted machine would stand the test of time. He will be missed. - Brendan Harrison

Dilirik The Gunners, El Kaddouri Tersanjung

BRESCIA – Performa pilar Brescia, asal Belgia, Omar El Kaddouri sedang cemerlang. Tak pelak hal itu mengundang perhatian klub-klub besar. Yang teranyar, El Kaddouri kabarnya sedang diminati raksasa Premier League, Arsenal.

Sebelumnya, dua klub Serie A, Napoli dan Palermo juga kepincut. Tapi rumor soal Arsenal, membuatnya tersanjung dan merasa terhormat bisa menjadi incaran klub besar, seperti Arsenal.

“Saya tersanjung dengan ketertarikan Arsenal, tapi saya belum bisa memberikan keterangan lebih lanjut,” tandas El Kaddouri, seperti dikutip Football Transfer Tavern, Kamis (13/10/2011).

“Saya senang dikaitkan dengan Arsenal. Mereka memainkan sepakbola yang saya sukai dan (Arsene) Wenger selalu memberi kesempatan untuk pemain muda, dan menyukai pemain yang memiliki kelebihan teknik, seperti saya,” lanjut pemain Belgia berdarah Maroko itu.

Tapi, El Kaddouri menyatakan belum memikirkan kemungkinan pergi dari Brescia. Pemain berusia 20 tahun itu, mengaku masih fokus untuk Brescia, setidaknya sampai bursa transfer musim dingin, awal tahun mendatang
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“Brescia memperlakukan saya dengan baik, dan saya cinta tempat ini. Tapi, saat tim lain menunjukkan ketertarikan, anda juga harus memikirkannya,” sambungnya.

“Saya mengetahui isu ini dari surat kabar, tapi saya akan santai menanggapinya. Saya ingin terus bermain dengan baik untuk Brescia dan saat bulan Januari tiba, kita lihat saja apa yang akan terjadi,” tutup El Kaddouri.

Kegagalan Arsenal tak Bisa Ditoleransi

Aaron Ramsey, gelandang Arsenal asal Wales, menyatakan permainan buruk Arsenal di awal musim ini tak bisa ditoleransi. Sebagai klub elite Liga Primer, Arsenal tidak pantas menerima hasil buruk tersebut.
''Ini sama sekali tidak bisa diterima,'' kata Ramsey mengomentari penampilan buruk Arsenal di awal musim.
The Gunners mengalami krisis setelah Cesc Fabregas dan Samir Nasri hengkang meninggalkan Emirates pada musim panas ini. Klub London Utara itu menelan kekalahan terparah 2-8 dari Manchester United. Pada pekan lalu, Arsenal menelan kekalahan 1-2 dari rival sekota Tottenham Hotspur.
Skuad Arsene Wenger kini menempati posisi ke-15 klasemen Liga Primer. Posisi yang sulit diterima oleh Ramsey.
"Arsenal adalah salah satu klub top di Inggris. Posisi kami saat ini benar-benar tidak dapat ditoleransi," keluhnya

Wenger: Arsenal Banyak Salah

Manajer Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, menilai timnya banyak melakukan kesalahan pada pertandingan premier League melawan Tottenham Hotspur, yang berakhir 2-1 untuk Tottenham, di White Hart Lane, Minggu (2/10/2011). Ia juga menilai Wojciech Szczesny tak pantas disalahkan atas kekalahan tersebut.
Arsenal tertinggal lebih dulu akibat gol Rafael van der Vaart pada menit ke-40. Pada menit ke-51, Arsenal menyamakan kedudukan lewat gol Aaron Ramsey. Namun, tembakan jarak jauh Kyle Walker pada menit ke-73 memaksa Arsenal pulang ke Emirates tanpa buah tangan sama sekali.
Secara umum, Arsenal mampu mendominasi permainan. Namun, Arsenal tampak sering melakukan kesalahan umpan dan tidak membangun koordinasi dengan baik, sehingga Tottenham mendapat kesempatan menyerang dan menciptakan peluang.
Akibat hasil itu, Arsenal turun ke peringkat ke-15 dengan tujuh poin dari tujuh pertandingan. Mereka kalah delapan angka dari Newcastle United di tempat keempat.
"Kami kemasukan dua gol (yang seharusnya bisa dihindari). Saya pikir, pada gol pertama (Van der Vaart melakukan) handsball dan ia seharusnya mendapat kartu kuning kedua (karena merayakan gol bersama suporter Tottenham di belakang gawang)," ujar Wenger.
"Wasit mungkin tidak melihatnya (melakukan handsball), tetapi bagaimana bisa hakim garis tidak melihatnya?"
"Setelah gol kedua, saya pikir kami bertahan dengan buruk dan membuat dua atau tiga kesalahan dalam situasi yang sama. Secara umum, kami sangat kecewa dengan hasil pertandingan ini, karena kami merasa seharusnya tidak kalah," ujar Wenger.
"Wojciech Szczesny tahu Anda tak bisa menyalahkannya (untuk gol kedua Tottenham). Kami tahu bahwa Wojciech akan merasa hanya kurang beruntung dengan gol itu."
"Kami tak berada di posisi yang kami inginkan dan penting bagi kami bangkit dengan cepat. Itu bergantung pada pertandingan berikutnya," tuturnya.
Pertandingan terdekat Arsenal adalah laga Premier League melawan Sunderland, di Emirates, 16 Oktober mendatang. Tiga hari setelahnya, Arsenal akan bertemu Marseille dalam lanjutan fase grup Liga Champions, di Stade Velodrome.

Arsenal Taklukkan Olympiakos 2-1

Pemain baru Arsenal Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain dan Andre Santos membawa klub berjuluk The Gunners tersebut unggul 2-1 atas Olympiakos Piraeus dalam lanjutan Liga Champions, Rabu waktu setempat, 28 September 2011.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, 18 tahun, membuka kemenangan Arsenal lewat gol di menit ke-8 pada laga perdananya di Liga Champions. Santos menggandakan keunggulan Arsenal lewat gol pada menit ke-20. Gol hiburan Olympiakos dicetak David Fuster Torrijos pada menit ke-27.

Meski menang, Arsenal tampil dengan pertahanan yang rapuh. Walhasil, Olympiakos mampu memperkecil ketinggalan lewat gol David Fuster yang tidak dikawal pemain bertahan Arsenal.

Di babak kedua permainan Arsenal kendur. Mereka hanya berupaya meredam upaya Olympiakos untuk bangkit. Olympiakos bahkan nyaris menyamakan kedudukan lewat Vassilis Torossidis pada menit ke-64 melalui tendangan pisangnya. Tendangan Torossidis masih membentur mistar gawang.

"Kami sangat senang dengan tiga poin," ujar asisten pelatih Arsenal Pat Rice yang menggantikan manajer Arsene Wenger karena Wenger menjalani larangan dua kali mendampingi tim. "Itu membuat kami semakin dekat untuk lolos," ucap Rice.

Kemenangan tersebut membuat Arsenal mengantongi empat poin dari dua pertandingan di Grup F. Sedangkan Olympiakos belum membukukan satu poin pun.

"Kami sedikit kecewa," ujar pelatih Olympiakos Ernesto Valverde. "Ketika Anda kebobolan dua gol cepat, itu mempengaruhi kami. Rasanya pahit karena kami ingin mendapatkan hasil yang lebih baik."

Meski diperkuat Gervinho dan Theo Walcott, Arsenal tidak bisa menurunkan Jack Wilshere dan Laurent Koscielny karena cedera. Wenger juga memutuskan untuk mengistirahatkan kapten Robin van Persie dan memainkan Marouane Chamakh. Wenger juga menurunkan Alex Song sebagai palang pintu bersama Per Mertesacker.

Pada pertandingan lainnya di Grup F, Marseille mengalahkan Borrusia Dortmund 3-0. 

tetap optimis

Van Persie Tetap Bersikap Positif

Arsenal masih belum memperlihatkan performa meyakinkan sebagai klub papan atas Liga Primer Inggris. Namun, kapten Robin van Persie meminta rekan-rekannya menatap sisa laga yang masih terbentang di depan dengan optimis.

Pekan lalu, Arsenal melepas keunggulan 2-1 pada babak pertama menjadi kekalahan 4-3 dari Blackburn Rovers. Van Persie mengakui, masih banyak yang harus dibenahi Arsenal secara kolektif. "Kami sempat unggul dua kali melawan Blackburn dan setelahnya gagal mempertahankannya," ujar striker asal Belanda itu dilansir Sporting Life.

"Sungguh aneh karena di laga terdahulu, seperti melawan Udinese, kami mampu mengatasinya, berjuang meraih hasil baik dan mempertahankannya. Sekarang kami harus membuktikan kemampuan setiap pekan," tambahnya.

Van Persie meminta Arsenal fokus pada laga berikutnya menghadapi Bolton Wanderers akhir pekan ini. "Sungguh penting untuk terus bersikap positif, memang sulit karena semua orang merasa frustrasi dan kami sadar inilah awal musim terburuk setelah beberapa tahun belakangan, tapi kami harus tetap bersatu dan tidak lari dari kenyataan," tukasnya.

"Kami harus bangga terhadap diri sendiri dan sadar baru menjalani lima pertandingan, jadi masih banyak yang harus dihadapi," pungkasnya.(Goal/****)