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By JP Saleeby, MD Consumed by millions in the Far East we are just beginning to get used to seeing this unfermented cousin of the black tea most Westerners are accustomed to drinking. For hundreds of years this very popular drink has been praised for its health benefits, which are now backed up by recent...
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Author: Jonathan Bell Cancer of the bone or bone cancer is a general term used when cancer cells are seen in the bone. Cancer that begins in the bone is called primary bone cancer. It is found most often in the arms and legs but it can occur in any bone in the body. Children and young people are more...
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By Robert Nelsen More and more doctors are convinced they should write a prescription for diet and exercise, just as they write one for medicines when it comes to beating cancer. Eating right and exercising regularly is advice everyone knows about and now some doctors say it is a key factor for long...
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By Robert Nelsen More and more doctors are convinced they should write a prescription for diet and exercise, just as they write one for medicines when it comes to beating cancer. Eating right and exercising regularly is advice everyone knows about and now some doctors say it is a key factor for long...
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Author: Jonathan Bell The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body. Immune systems appear even in the most structurally-simple forms of life, with bacteria using a unique defense mechanism, called the restriction modification system to...
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By Anthony Wilson A new study has found that men who eat at least 400g of broccoli a week (around three servings) may be at a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer due to broccoli’s ability to modify the expression of certain genes involved in the development of prostate cancer. The study...
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Author: Brenda Williams It is no secret that what we choose to eat impacts our health on a daily basis. Some foods are rich in anti oxidants, and some foods are known to contain healthy amounts of beneficial bacteria. Could some foods fight abnormal cell growth that occurs when one is diagnosed with...
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By Robert Avery M.D. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM EXPLAINED The immune system is wonderful system of cells and signaling cytokines that fight infections and keep us healthy. We come in contact with billions of microorganisms every day. These include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. To protect us, we have...
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Cancer and Tissue Oxygenation - How Should We Breathe For Maximum Oxygenation? By Artour Rakhimov Appearance, development and metastasis of tumours are based on tissue hypoxia. They are cries of the organism for more oxygen. Is it possible that our abnormal breathing can influence the internal breathing...
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By Robert Avery M.D. One of the causes o f cancer is abnormal genes. Cancer causing genes are called oncogenes and genes that prevent cancer are called tumor suppressor genes. Cancers can occur when the normal genes are not functioning normally. Genes, as you know, are the blueprints to the body. They...
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By Robert Avery M.D. In India, the rates of heart disease, Alzheimers disease and cancer are much lower than the United States. It is thought that diet accounts for the differences. One particular yellow spice used in India is gaining a lot of attention from medical researchers. Turmeric (curcumin) is...
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by Sara Daniels I had never given a thought to ovarian cancer, and why would I? When it comes to gynaecological cancers you hear about breast cancer all the time, uterine cancer, and cervical cancer when you go for your annual Pap smear, but you never hear much at all about ovarian cancer. I think it's...
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Not long after I started working on my Master's thesis, my supervisor took me aside and said we needed to talk. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer and, although currently in good health, was expecting a rough time for the foreseeable future and would understand if I wanted to find a different...
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Author: Alisha Dhamani Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both women and men in the United States and throughout the world. Lung cancer has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. In the United States in 2007, 160,390 people were projected to die from...
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Women with breast cancer who have a vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have a recurrence or to die from their disease, a new study shows. Surprisingly, the researchers also found that only 24 percent of the patients had adequate levels of vitamin D when they were diagnosed...