Tag: Cancer
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Moringa: The Next Big Superfood?
When it comes to the growing list of superfoods, moringa always seems to be at the top of the pile. Native to northern India, Moringa Oleifera has quickly become a favorite supplement among health enthusiasts. They often use it in the form of a powder, capsule, oil, or tea. Unlike most plants, all parts of…
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Why Your Love Of Bacon Could Actually Kill You
While many of us were enjoying a festive break, debate and dissent broke out in the news media about the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) findings on cancer and processed meat. After years of research, IARC confirmed findings that the consumption of bacon (and other processed meats), has a direct link to cancer.…
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Pretty Sick: The Beauty Guide For Cancer: Book Review
Accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths last year, cancer is a devastating disease that ravages your body. After your first chemotherapy session, it hits you: in order to cleanse you on the inside, you may have to sacrifice your outer appearance. While it’s meant to heal, chemotherapy comes with an abundance of side effects,…
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Silver Bullet Against Cancer: New Compound Developed
A new revolutionary compound, which is silver-based and could potentially reverse the negative side effects of chemotherapy, has recently been discovered by UJ researchers. The complex delivering the most promising results was tested in both rats and human cancer cells in laboratory studies, yielding success. The compound has been named UJ3 and has been shown…
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Proteolytic Enzymes: The Body’s Natural Catalysts
Enzymes are the body’s natural catalysts. They are needed for every single chemical action that occurs within the body. Proteolytic enzymes – also known as protease – are enzymes that aid in the breakdown of protein. They also help to assimilate it into the digestive system. Protease is naturally produced by the pancreas and stomach…
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Top 5 Medical Breakthroughs That Change Operations
These are the top medical breakthroughs we’ve picked up recently. Medical Breakthroughs That Change Operations 1. DNA modification to treat skin disease DNA modification research has led to the very successful treatment of serious skin disease, undertaken by the Children’s Hospital at Ruhr University in Germany, together with specialists across Europe. A young Syrian boy…
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Cancer In The Workplace: Where Is SA On This Issue?
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Tomatoes: What You Didn’t Know About The “Wolf Peach”
It is thought that the first tomatoes to arrive in Europe may not even have been red, but instead sported a yellow hue, as the earliest writings describing this fruit depicts it as “pomo d’oro”. This translates as “golden apple”. In Valencia, Spain, tomatoes are so popular that they have their own annual festival – called…
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Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment : Patient Testimonial
When I was diagnosed with malignant malinoma in November 2011, it was almost impossible for me and my family to accept. Immunotherapy, however, changed my story. Diagnosis and treatment I had not experienced any symptoms. I was sitting in the lounge one night when I noticed that a mole on my leg had grown bigger…
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Could Asparagus Increase Your Risk of Breast Cancer?
Scientists at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute have published a paper in Nature this month proving that the amino acid, asparagine, commonly found in asparagus and other food sources could increase the risk of breast cancer metastasizing. The study was carried out on mice with an aggressive form of breast cancer and the results were something to…