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The results of a recent US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study show that medical science is making headway in lowering breast cancer mortality rates among women in the US. Although, breast cancer remains the leading cancer among women, this is good news for everyone hoping to put an end to this disease.

The findings which were published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) show that during 2010 - 2014, the US underwent a significant decrease in breast cancer mortality rates among white women and while, rates of breast cancer among black women was not shown to be declining as quickly, the disease was taking fewer black lives.

The most noticeable decline is among younger women. In fact, the pace of decreasing breast cancer rates for black and white women under age 50 was the same. Comparing women ≥50 years of age, breast cancer rates declined more rapidly among white women.

Unfortunately, there is a higher incidence of breast cancer among women aged 60 - 79 years of age.

Study author Lisa C. Richardson and her colleagues aren't quite certain about the cause for the increased incidence among older black women, but they believe increased use of mammography may hold part of the answer. Also, there is a relationship between obesity and cancer. Black women tend to be overweight or obese - and people generally store more body fat as they age - all of which could account for the higher incidence.

The authors credit education as playing a very important role in the improving numbers.

"Continued decreases involve accelerating current progress and understanding breast cancer genomics for predicting risk and promoting effective treatment through new initiatives like the Precision Medicine Initiative and Cancer Moonshot." Richardson and her colleagues published in the MMWR.

They point to advanced understanding of breast cancer subtypes has enabled health care professionals to give black women diagnosed with breast cancer appropriate treatment based on their particular subtype. Prior to this, many physicians were unaware that black women tend to be diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, this lack of awareness hampered effective disease treatment.

Richardson and her colleagues recommend that "Public health professionals need to work in tandem with scientists and clinical researchers to monitor the successes of these newly developed therapies by assessing disparities at a population level using trends in incidence and death rates."

Although breast cancer is a very serious disease, there are ways that women may reduce their risk.

According to the CDC, these eight tips may help lower breast cancer risk:

• Keep a healthy weight.
• Exercise regularly (at least four hours a week).
• Get a good night's sleep. Research shows that lack of nighttime sleep can be a risk factor.
• Abstain from drinking alcohol, or limit alcoholic drinks to no more than one per day.
• Avoid exposure to cancer causing agents (carcinogens) and chemicals that interfere with the normal function of the body.
  
  
• If you are presently taking, or have been told by your doctor to take hormone replacement therapy or oral birth control pills, ask your doctor about the risks and if its right for you.
  
• If possible, breastfeed any children you may have.

The CDC also said that women with a family history of breast cancer or inherited changes in your BRCA₁ and BRCA₂ genes maybe at higher risk, these women are advised to talk to their physician about more ways to reduce their breast cancer risk.

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Richardson LC, Henley SJ, Miller JW, Massetti G, & Thomas CC (2016). Patterns and Trends in Age-Specific Black-White Differences in Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality - United States, 1999-2014. MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 65 (40), 1093-1098 PMID: 27736827

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Vitamin C: Why You Can’t Assume You’re Getting Enough

Submitted by: Steve P Smith

Many benefits of vitamin C have been identified since the consumption of citrus fruit was first recognised as the immediately effective cure and preventative for the scurvy which so dreadfully afflicted the long distance sailors of a few centuries ago.

Numerous studies have recognised the vitamin as a possible protector against coronary heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, hypertension and cancer, to name but a few, and it is possible that all of these effects stem ultimately from vitamin C’s acknowledged role as a powerful anti-oxidant, active in preventing the free radical damage which is a known cause of premature ageing and many chronic degenerative diseases.

So the absence of acute deficiency diseases such as scurvy in modern affluent societies should not be taken as implying that the typical Western diet contains an adequate intake of vitamin C for optimum long-term health.

The United States Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin C is 90 mg per day for a healthy, non-smoking man and 75 mg for a woman. But these suggested requirements are increased to 125mg and 110 mg respectively in the case of smokers, a tacit acknowledgement of the increased requirement for this vitamin which increased toxic stress places on the body. But these RDAs nevertheless appear to be set at a level sufficient only to avoid outright deficiency disease.

To be sure of obtaining all the optimum benefits of vitamin C, the authoritative Linus Pauling Institute has recommended a daily minimum intake of at least 400 mg. This amount has been shown to achieve saturation levels of the vitamin within the body’s tissues in healthy young adults who are non-smokers. To get this in perspective, even the consumption of the recommended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables may provide just 200 mg of vitamin C, whilst even commercial multi-vitamin supplements typically provide only around 60 mg.

But the real story’s actually even worse than this, not only because all too few people actually manage to consume the recommended quantities of fruit and vegetables, but because the nutritional quality of those that we do consume is poor, and getting worse.

As long ago as 1936, Senate Document 264 noted that the poor quality of American farm soils was leading to widespread nutritional deficiencies, and the 1992 Earth Summit reported that mineral concentrations in US farm soils were 85% lower than those of a hundred years ago.

Nor does the problem lie just in the soil. The modern Western diet’s preference for highly refined grains, and the treatment of fruits and vegetables with preservatives, dyes, pesticides and even radiation is a proven disaster for vitamin and mineral retention, as well as a significant toxic assault on the body.

Indeed, the problem for us in the twenty-first century is that our environment seems as though it might have been expressly designed for ill-health. Daily we’re exposed to a kind of toxic soup of pollutants such as industrial emissions, car exhausts, pesticides, herbicides, dyes and all kinds of everyday household chemicals. But as the liver works ever harder in an increasingly desperate struggle to detoxify the body, an unwelcome side effect is that it produces enormous quantities of the free radicals which are amongst the chief contributors to premature ageing and degenerative disease.

In these adverse circumstances it can only make sense to ensure that the body is as lavishly provided as possible with the top quality anti-oxidants of which vitamin C is certainly one of the most important.

Fortunately, high dosages of vitamin C are readily available as supplements and fortunately, too, it seems that the manufactured kind of l-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is chemically identical to that obtained naturally. This is not in any way to deny the importance of healthy eating, or to suggest that it doesn’t make sense to try and eat the recommended five daily servings of fruit and vegetables, because these contain a myriad of trace nutrients which operate synergistically within the body, and which all need to be present for optimum health.

It does suggest, however, that to rely on diet alone, however apparently healthy, may well be to risk missing out on the vital anti-oxidant properties of vitamin C which may in time be reflected in chronic, degenerative, if not acute, disease. It should be noted as well, that as a water-soluble compound, any excess vitamin C is harmlessly excreted by the body. So with all the health benefits of vitamin C at stake, it surely makes sense to err on the side of taking in too much rather than too little.

About the Author: Steve Smith is a freelance copywriter specialising in direct marketing and with a particular interest in health products. Find out more at http://www.sisyphuspublicationsonline.com/LiquidNutrition/VitaminC2.htm

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Diabetes Medication: Can Your Treatment Cause Hepatitis?

Submitted by: Vivian L. Brennan

In 1997, the medical community was prescribing a new drug to treat type 2 diabetes. By March 2000, this drug was removed from the market because it was causing hepatitis and liver disease. Drugs in this family are still being prescribed to treat diabetes. Are there any risks?

Troglitazone was allegedly a miracle drug. It decreased incidence of type 2 diabetes by up to 75% compared with a control group. It helped relieve many complications that can come from insulin resistance, including certain ovarian diseases. It was prescribed to use with insulin, with other diabetes medications, and by itself for therapy. Only after 3 years did the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) realize that troglitazone caused severe liver damage. Troglitazone was available under the brand names Rezulin and Romozin.

Troglitazone is in the thiazolidinedione family of diabetes medications. The thiazolidinedione family includes pioglitazone and rosiglitazone. Pioglitazone is marketed as Actos by Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Rosiglitazone is marketed as Avandia by GlaxoSmithKline. Both of these medications are currently on the market.

Neither Avandia nor Actos have been associated with an increase in liver disease. However, both of these medications may cause an increase risk of heart attack and stroke. It is important that you discuss any concerns that you have with your doctor before undertaking any treatment.

Both Avandia and Actos can be used as monotherapies (by themselves) to help increase the body’s sensitivity to insulin. They can also be used with insulin treatment, for type 2 diabetics who are insulin dependent. Avandia and Actos can be used in combination with other diabetes medications, such as biguanides (such as metformin) and sulfonylureas. Avandia is available in pre-mixed combinations called Avandamet and Avandaryl.

In order to minimize your risk of side effects on diabetes medication from the thiazolidinedione family, such as Actos and Avandia, it is important to follow your doctor’s directions. This means that you will have to follow your diet and exercise regimen. It also means that you will have to limit your alcohol intake.

You will not be able to take a thiazolidinedione if you have a history of liver disease, or if you have a history of heart disease.

Doctors typically monitor patients’ livers when they are on Avandia, Actos, or other thiazolidinedione because of the previous scare with Rezulin. Your liver function can be monitored with regular blood tests, often each month or every other month. Be sure to visit your health care professional regularly to have your check ups.

The basic element of diabetes management, no matter your treatment, is keeping a healthy diet and exercise. This can often prevent you from having to take medications to treat your diabetes, or it can help you minimize the amount of medication that you need. Prevention is often the best medicine of all.

About the Author: Vivian Brennan is the editor of The Guide To Diabetes. To learn more about diabetes medications, for both type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, visit The Guide to Diabetes today.

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Sometimes the search for a good doctor can be quite nerve wracking even under the best of circumstances, but the emotional burden becomes even greater when searching for doctors who are participating in clinical trials.

Trial Reach and CureClick know this; so they developed a tool which makes the search for clinical research trials a bit easier.

Last July CureClick and Trial Reach asked if I would like to help out with this task; since I'm a CureClick Ambassador I was happy to help.

At this very moment you can use the Trial Reach Clinical Trials Search Tool that I embedded in the sidebar of Living Fit, Healthy and Happy_(SM).

The clinical trials search tool is absolutely amazing! The tool is designed so that users can search for any clinical trial for any condition. Then the tool provides relevant results based on the user answering a few questions. Now you can search for clinical trials that best fit your needs.

Although I receive a small one time payment for installing the Trial Reach Clinical Trials Search Tool on Living Fit, Healthy and Happy_(SM), the potential benefit to all of you is what inspired me to install it on this website. So, please take the time to use it. And tell all of your family and friends about it, too!

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Bite Into a Healthy Lifestyle

Submitted by: Michelle Stewart

It is great to see that Spring is definitely on the way. Now is the time to seriously focus on the Spring cleaning of the refrigerator and pantry. I agree with you--it can be a grungy job but it’s one that has to be done. It is a great chance to clear out the clutter of fossil foodstuffs beyond their date of optimum quality and nutrients. We’ve all looked into the ‘fridge and found a container that we were convinced was a science experiment! Some things probably need to go for good, some you’ll need to replenish ensuring that you have plenty of the right stuff on hand to aim for a healthier lifestyle. Here are some of my picks to stock for good health.

High Nutrient Food Choices

Beans and legumes are under the banner of high nutrient selections. Beans are good sources of protein, high in fiber and antioxidants. Peanuts, which are really legumes and not nuts are also high in protein and contain mono and polyunsaturated fats which promote heart health.

Whole grain foods are wise choices; they are high fiber which is one of the nutrients most people can use more of. Fiber will help give you a feeling of satiety or fullness; it aids in digestion and helps you maintain a healthy colon.

Low fat dairy such as milk, cheese and yogurt are a good source of vitamin D, calcium and protein. These nutrients help maintain bone density and are linked to lower blood pressure. Research also indicates that calcium from low fat dairy products may have a role in body-weight regulation. It is important to read food labels; sometimes low fat products have higher amounts of sodium which is something you want to avoid.

Better for You Snacks

Snacks are important and an excellent aid to staying on track. They are good sources of energy and provide vitamins and minerals that you need. However, this does not mean eat as much or as many of the snack as you can---choose healthy snacks, eating a moderate or the recommended amount. For example:

-Whole grain moderate to low-sodium crackers

-Whole grain granola bars

-Low fat Greek-style yogurt

-Canned fruit in natural juice

-Fresh Fruit i.e. apples, strawberries, pineapple, and blueberries

-Vegetable sticks, i.e. carrots and celery

-Rice cakes with peanut butte

-Nuts, about 1-ounce.

-Trail-mix, about 1-ounce

-Popcorn

-Sunflower seeds

Liquids to Love

It is essential that you drink plenty of liquids for good health. Humans can survive about a month without food, take away those fluids and survival is limited to a few days. Stay hydrated, drink plenty of water; I recommend eight to ten glasses a day. If you’re looking for fluid options in addition to water, you can find an array of healthy beverages. From nutrient-enhanced water, to sport beverages, to juice drinks enhanced with antioxidants and vitamins, thirst-quenching has never been so easy. Most importantly remember that all beverages hydrate. If you get thirsty, that is a signal of dehydration and dehydration is sometimes confused with hunger.

I’m not saying you can’t enjoy food, just plan to bite into healthy food options on a daily basis. Renew your focus, and clear your mind to think of the positive rewards of health and well-being.

Take Away: High nutrient foods, good-for-you snacks and healthy beverages are best bets to keep your plans moving forward for a healthier you.



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Obesity should not be taken lightly. It is a serious condition which can cause or be associated with a myriad of health problems including chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, cancer, arthritis and diabetes. For the purposes of this article, I'm going to focus on obesity's adverse effect on overall health and fitness.

People who suffer from obesity are in a constant state of inflammation. This is caused by the continuous synthesis and release of inflammatory cytokines. Cytokines serve a very important role in the body such as cellular communication. But some of these molecules cause inflammation.

Pro-inflammatory cytokines are often associated with sensations of pain, which some researchers believe is the result of cytokine stimulation of pain receptors¹.

Most fitness participants are familiar with delayed onset muscle soreness, but obese and overweight people have to contend with chronic pain that is caused by pro-inflammatory cytokines.

Thus, it's quite understandable that many of these folks shy away from exercise. The unfortunate downside is that people who don't take steps to increase their energy expenditure (and thereby burn fat energy) will continue to release inflammatory cytokines from their fat tissue thereby leading to a vicious cycle of chronic inflammation, pain and weight gain. 

Cytokines also have a direct effect on cardiovascular health.

Proinflammatory cytokines play a role in development of heart disease, as these protein molecules are known to trigger the progression of atherosclerosis².

Cardiovascular exercise is a useful means of staving off heart disease, but if a person is in too much pain to workout, how are they going to get into shape in the first place?

Now, I'm going to ask you something: wouldn't it be fantastic if chronic inflammation could be reduced naturally?

Bergomot Citrus Plant Naturally Reduces Inflammation

Interestingly, medical scientists have been hard at work seeking natural remedies for inflammation. Much research is being conducted on the anti-inflammatory properties of edible plants.

Researchers have discovered that a special type chemical derived from the bergamot citrus fruit can reduce inflammation. This compound is known as as bergamot polyphenolic fraction (BPF).

Taking a peek at a remarkable study published in PLoS ONE we can start to get a sense of what bergomot can do.

Italian scientists sought to understand bergamot's ability to reduce inflammation. Michele Navarra and colleagues from the University of Messina and the University of Salerno used human tissue cultures which were stimulated to release pro-inflammatory cytokines³. Then they treated the tissues with bergamot and discovered that the citrus plant was able to lower the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines³. Moreover, bergomot helped inhibit pro-inflammatory pathways³.

In a separate and unrelated study, University of Ferra scientists whom were investigating the use of medical plants for treatment of cystic fibrosis learned that bergomot was able to inhibit a cytokine involved in lung inflammation⁴. 

A published article in American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism discusses a correlation between saturated fatty acids and inflammation⁵. Additionally, researchers published a report in Lipids in Health and Disease discussing a relationship between high levels of cholesterol, pro-inflammatory cytokines and heart disease⁶.

There is also a relationship between obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFDLD) (refer to our sponsored article Exciting Anti-Aging Research: Bergamot Stimulated AMPK Release May Keep Your Body Healthy). People who suffer from NAFLD have high amounts of serum cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) and low amounts of high density lipoprotein (HDL)⁷.

By now you should be coming to appreciate the fact that obese people are at great risk for heart disease. The aforementioned studies further support a relationship between heart disease and obesity and pro-inflammation.

Bergamonte May Help You Get Into Better By Helping Healthy Inflammation

We have learned that obesity can cause discomfort and increase health risks.

Now, I'm going to ask you another question: If there was a product on the market that could help improve cardiovascular health, you would rush out to buy it, wouldn't you?

Well, there just so happens that such a product exists. The product is called Bergamonte and it's distributed by Nutri Lifescience.

Scientific testing has demonstrated that Bergamonte can help replace bad cholesterol with good cholesterol and reduce liver inflammation (insert 6^th reference here, too)  which ultimately helps improve cardiovascular health. When the heart is healthier it may indeed help you to better participate in physical exercise and get into better shape.

Bergamonte vegetarian capsules which are distributed by Nutri Lifescience are made from bergamot citrus fruit extract and contain the bergamot polyphenolic fraction that I discussed throughout this article.

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Right now there's a Nutri Lifescience Bergamonte Giveway hosted on Amazon! Now through Monday September 20 go to Amazon and enter for your chance to win a bottle of Bergamonte capsules. Amazon will select the winner and send the prize directly to the winner. Go to  https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/d3fd5c6da3a3a0d9   and enter now! No purchase necessary!

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Article References

1. Zhang, J., & An, J. (2007). Cytokines, Inflammation, and Pain International Anesthesiology Clinics, 45 (2), 27-37 DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e318034194e
2. Mehra,V.C., Ramgolam,V.S., & Bender, J.R. Cytokines and cardiovascular disease Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 78 (4) 805 - 818 doi: 10.1189/jlb.0405182
   
3. Risitano R, Currò M, Cirmi S, Ferlazzo N, Campiglia P, Caccamo D, Ientile R, & Navarra M (2014). Flavonoid fraction of Bergamot juice reduces LPS-induced inflammatory response through SIRT1-mediated NF-κB inhibition in THP-1 monocytes. PloS one, 9 (9) PMID: 25260046
4. Borgatti M, Mancini I, Bianchi N, Guerrini A, Lampronti I, Rossi D, Sacchetti G, & Gambari R (2011). Bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso) fruit extracts and identified components alter expression of interleukin 8 gene in cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cell lines. BMC biochemistry, 12 PMID: 21496221
5. Izadpanah A, Barnard RJ, Almeda AJ, Baldwin GC, Bridges SA, Shellman ER, Burant CF, & Roberts CK (2012). A short-term diet and exercise intervention ameliorates inflammation and markers of metabolic health in overweight/obese children. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 303 (4) PMID: 22713506
6. Persson J, Nilsson J, & Lindholm MW (2006). Cytokine response to lipoprotein lipid loading in human monocyte-derived macrophages. Lipids in health and disease, 5 PMID: 16800873
7. Gliozzi, M., Maiuolo, J., Oppedisano, F., & Mollace, V. (2015). The effect of bergamot polyphenolic fraction in patients with non alcoholic liver steato-hepatitis and metabolic syndrome PharmaNutrition DOI: 10.1016/j.phanu.2015.11.003

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5 Tips For Healthy Lungs

Submitted by: Kya Grace

Like every other organ of your body, your lungs need attention too. Breathing is the most important means of survival and the lungs help us to do so. It is therefore extremely essential that we take proper care of them and prevent them from getting damaged. They are an indispensible part of your life and any negligence on your part can turn out to be fatal. This article will particularly deal in the ways and means which can be adopted to maintain a healthy pair of lungs so that you can breathe easy and live longer.

Avoid smoking: Smoking is the worst kind of news for your lungs. If you are a smoker, it is highly recommended that you stop immediately. COPD, Emphysema and Lung Cancer can be the resultant effects of a smoke infested pair of lungs. If you do not smoke but are always amidst smokers, there are equal chances of you to being exposed to such lung infections. Passive smoking is as harmful as active smoking and it is important that you move away immediately when you are surrounded by people who are smoking. Try and dissuade any friend or family member who you notice smoking.

Breathing exercises: Practice regular breathing exercises in the form of yoga. You could also begin paying a wind instrument so that you can successfully increase the capacity of your lungs. If the lungs work with their full capacity, then they can optimally supply the body with oxygen. The different parts of the human body require oxygen to carry out the regular metabolic processes. Regular exercising can also help to increase your lung capacity so try and skip the idea of being lazy at home. Climb up and own the stairs at east five times a day.

Eat right: A healthy diet is absolutely indispensible for the well being of your lungs. Try and include a lot of antioxidants in your diet like apples, broccoli and other fruits and vegetables which will help to restore your lungs and enable them to function properly.

Clear mucus and phlegm: When you catch a cold, your lungs become damp due to the accumulation of a lot of mucus as well as phlegm in them. This happens mainly due to the intake of food which encourages the growth of mucus like dairy products and ice cream. It is therefore extremely essential for you to avoid these whenever you are suffering from cold and cough.

Get in touch with a doctor: If you are already suffering from any lung ailment like asthma, you need to be in touch with a medical practitioner at a regular basis. They will guide you as to how you can be on your guard to avoid breathing trouble and what you can do if you face a problem all of a sudden. You must never neglect a problem but try and address it soon enough so that it gets eradicated from the root itself.

If you are able to follow the above steps religiously, you will surely live a better life with stronger lungs.

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What You Need to Know About Lung Cancer and the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Submitted by: Dr. Tony Talebi

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers that people have at the moment. It is also one of the most deadly cancers because it metastases.

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers that people have at the moment. It is also one of the most deadly cancers because it metastases. This makes the diagnosis difficult therefore making the treatment of lung cancer even harder. Most people do not exhibit the symptoms of lung cancer and will admit that they discovered it during a routine chest X-ray. This is one of the many ways that are used to test for this disease. There are many other sophisticated methods but a majority of doctors use this method. The development, management and treatment of lung cancer is one of the field that is seeing a lot of innovation and the hemotology board review course explains these developments for people who would want to find out more on this disease.

Discovering the cancer in its early stages is an advantage because the cancer would not have spread to other parts of the body. This makes the treatment of lung cancer difficult. There are two main types of lung cancer; non small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. It is crucial to know the type that you have because it determines the treatment of lung cancer that you will have to go through. The main cause of lung cancer is smoking, actively and passively. It causes small cell type of lung cancer that is more severe than the non- small cell type. To understand the difference between these two types it is essential to get resources that will help you discover like the hemotology board review course that extensively covers the classification and even the treatment of lung cancer. Another excellent resource would be the hemotology book review that gives simple explanations on this disease and many other of its kind.

The treatment of lung cancer is determined by the stage of the cancer and the medical history of the patient. In its early stages lung cancer will be limited to the lung. This is what is known as stage one. In the next stage the cancer affects the lungs and nymph nodes. As the cancer progresses it affects other parts of the body and this is usually the last stage. When treatment of lung cancer begins when it is limited to the lung it is easier.

Treatment of lung cancer includes surgery that you have to qualify for. Cancer educational videos explain the different types of surgeries that you can have as treatment for cancer. The hemotology board review course goes into detail. Therefore, if you want to find information you can easily do so. The doctors observe the health of the patient to determine whether this would be an excellent option for them. Radiation is used in combination with other treatment or exclusively when you do not qualify for surgery. Chemotherapy is also used as treatment of lung cancer. Studies show that a combination of chemotherapy and palliative care for the treatment of lung cancer was effective for people who had non- small cell lung cancer. This treatment was seen to improve the quality of life of the patients.

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Grapes Fruit’s | Health Benefits of Grapes | Grapes Fruit Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits

Submitted by: Medico News

The grapefruit is a subtropical citrus tree known for its bitter fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Jamaica.When found in Barbados it was named the “forbidden fruit”; it is also called the “shaddock”, after its creator. The fruit is also known as a bouldercitrus.

These evergreen trees are usually found at around 5–6 metres (16–20 ft) tall, although they can reach 13–15 metres (43–49 ft). The leaves are dark green, long (up to 150 mm, or 6 inches) and thin. It produces 5 cm (2 in) white four-petaled flowers. The fruit is yellow-orange skinned and largely oblate, and ranges in diameter from 10–15 cm. The flesh is segmented and acidic, varying in color depending on the cultivars, which include white, pink and red pulps of varying sweetness. The 1929 US Ruby Red (of the Redblush variety) has the first grapefruit patent.

The fruit has only become popular from the late 19th century; before that it was only grown as an ornamental plant. The US quickly became a major producer of the fruit, with orchards in Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California. In Spanish, the fruit is known as toronja or pomelo.

One ancestor was the Jamaican sweet orange (Citrus sinensis); the other was the Indonesian pomelo (Citrus maxima). Captain Shaddock brought pomelo seeds to Jamaica and bred the first fruit.

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Drug interactions

Grapefruit can have a number of interactions with drugs, often increasing the effective potency of compounds. Grapefruit contains naringin, bergamottin and dihydroxybergamottin, which inhibit the protein isoform CYP3A4 predominately in the small intestine, but at higher doses, hepatic CYP3A4 inhibition is present as well.It is via inhibition of this enzyme that grapefruit increases the effects of a variety of drugs by increasing their bioavailability.The effect of grapefruit juice with regard to drug absorption was originally discovered in 1989. However, the effect became well-publicized after being responsible for a number of deaths due to overdosing on medication.

Grapefruit juice may be the first documented, but apple and orange juices have been also implicated in interfering with etoposide, a chemotherapy drug, some beta blocker drugs used to treat high blood pressure, and cyclosporine, taken by transplant patients to prevent rejection of their new organs.

Unlike other fruits grapefruit contains a large amount of naringin, and it can take up to 72 hours before the effects of the naringin on the CYP3A4 enzyme is seen. This is particularly problematic due to the fact that only 4 oz of grapefruit contain enough naringin to inhibit substrates of CYP3A4.

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Grapefruit sweets

In Costa Rica, especially in Atenas, grapefruits are often cooked to remove their sourness, rendering them as sweets, they are also stuffed with dulce de leche, resulting in a dessert called toronja rellena stuffed grapefruit.

Health Benefits of Grapes:

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1. Grape juice is easily assimilated and called the “nectar of the gods”. It is indicated in cases of constipation, gout, rheumatism, skin and liver disorders.

2. Studies shown that grape juice, red wines and raisin tea showed strong antiviral activity against poliovirus, herpes simplex virus.

3. Good blood and body builder, it is also a quick source of energy.

4. This alkaline fruit (also called “the queen of fruits”) helps greatly to decrease the acidity of the uric acid and lends itself further in aiding the elimination of the acid from the system, thus benefiting the kidneys greatly.

5. Helps reduce platelet clumping and harmful blood clots.

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Vitamins Values of Grapes fruit’s

* Vitamin A : 80 I.U.

* Vitamin B : Thiamine .06 mg.;

* Vitamin c : 4 mg.

* Calcium : 17 gm.

* Phosphorus : 21 mg.

* Fat : 1.4 gm.

* Carbohydrates : 14.9 gm.

* Protein : 1.4 gm.

* Calories : 70

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What You Need to Understand About the Treatment of Lymphoma

Submitted by: Dr. Tony Talebi

There is no doubt that cancer is one of the diseases that affect people most at the moment. There are several types of cancer and lymphoma is one of them.

There is no doubt that cancer is one of the diseases that affect people most at the moment. There are several types of cancer and lymphoma is one of them. Lymphoma affects the immune system that is known as the lymphocytes. Lymphoma represents different types of cancers that affect the cells that play a significant role in the immune system. There are two major types of lymphoma Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non Hodgkin’s lymphomas. It is easy to see the difference of these two types of lymphoma under the inspection of a microscope. There are five different types of Hodgkin’s lymphomas and 30 types on non Hodgkin lymphoma. This classification is extremely complicated because there are many types of lymphoma. The non Hodgkin’s types are more common than the Hodgkin’s type. The non Hodgkin’s type is common in older people while the Hodgkin’s type is common in children.

This cancer is detected by the swelling of lymph nodes or tissues that are located in different areas of the body. One such example is the swelling of the spleen. This might cause discomfort and abdominal pain. Fevers, chills and unexplained weight loss might also be signs of the lymphoma. Early detection will lead to the effective treatment of the lymphoma. The problem with finding treatment for lymphoma is the fact that it has many small types that manifest in different ways. This cancer is also very popular amongst people. Lymphoma is the most popular type of blood cancer and it affects children more that it affects any other group of people. Treatment of lymphoma like any other cancer is standardized but it is crucial to seek the advice of several oncologists while undergoing treatment of lymphoma. Hematology board review course has a thorough explanation of the types of lymphoma and even how to avoid them.

Treatment of lymphoma is done depending on the stage and the type of lymphoma.. Other factors such as age, health and prior treatment of lymphoma is vital. The decision of the type of treatment that patient needs to pursue is determined by the doctor and his team if he has one. The patient is also consulted on what treatment of lymphoma to use. The hematology board review course explains the advantages and side effects of each treatment. It is crucial to look at all these options for treatment of lymphoma before choosing the one that is comfortable for the patient. It is essential to understand the whole process of the treatment of lymphoma and this can only happen when the patient gets the knowledge from hematology board review course. If detected early, this cancer can be treated. The most popular treatment of lymphoma is a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The other treatment for lymphoma is biological therapy which uses the bodys’ in built ability to fight cancer.

Therapy can result in remission of the lymphoma. Remission is not cure of the cancer because while in remission patient may still have the cancer cells but not the effects of the cells. Remission can last permanently or for a few months depending on the type of lymphoma and the stage. The cancer can also improve, stay stable, progress or be refractory after the therapy. When the cancer has improved it means that the tumor has reduced to almost half its size. When it is stable, it means that the tumor remained the same size after the treatment. If it is in progress it means that the tumor continued growing while a refractory disease means that the tumor is resistant. When the cancer re- occurs we say there is a recurrence. Once the cancer is in remission the doctor might choose to follow up the therapy with a different type of treatment for lymphoma to avoid recurrence.

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