May 20, 2010 -
Tanning Beds Increase Risk of Developing Melanoma Four Fold Tanning beds are popular devices used by millions of adults across North America for esthetic purposes. This population based case controlled study was able to show a massive increase in risk (4 fold) for those individuals who were regular users of these devices. The risk increased with increasing years of use. We should be considering these devices as carcinogens and warnings should be required to be posted in businesses who sell these tanning treatments. read more...
Metastatic Multiple Myeloma is a challenging disease to treat with poor survival even with chemotherapy treatment. Thymosin alpha 1 is an isolated peptide extract from calves thymus that has immunomodulatory properties particularly in T cells. In this study it was shown that Thymosin alpha 1 in combination with decarbazine increased overall survival and reducd diseases progression.
Moderate selenium supplementation during radiation therapy in patients undergoing radiation therapy for cervical or uterine cancer is effective in reducing the number of episodes and severity of radiation induced diarrhea.
Before tea was a beverage, it was a medicine and source of food. Prehistoric peoples treated their wounds with its leaves and chewed them for their stimulating effects.
The Camellia genus has almost 300 species, native to the coastal and mountain regions of East Asia. The tea plant is an evergreen shrub that is cultivated best at higher altitudes where cooler temperatures encourage complexity in flavour. Green tea is used for its antioxidant, anticancer, diuretic, stimulant, antibacterial, antilipidemic, and antiatherosclerotic properties.
The constituents responsible for the majority of benefits provided by green tea are referred to as catechins. Catechins inhibit the production of COX-1 and other mediators of the inflammatory pathway. Animal studies have shown that the active constituents in green tea have antimutagenic and protective effects on DNA. Catechins also prevent angiogenesis in tumors, inhibit tumor cell proliferation, cause cell cycle arrest and induce apoptosis through reactive oxygen species formation and mitochondrial depolarization.
Green tea has been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of breast, ovarian, cervical, prostate, esophageal, and stomach cancer in human clinical studies. In vitro, green tea has been found to decrease the incidence of bladder cancer. The catechins from green tea may also reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence, and cardiovascular and liver diseases. Studies have shown benefits of green tea in cognitive function associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Before tea was a beverage, it was a medicine and source of food. Prehistoric peoples treated their wounds with its leaves and chewed them for their stimulating effects. 
