Aug

11

Coming Soon, a `wine` Drug fighting ageing, Diabetes and Cancer

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Researchers asserted that in the next five years, a drug will be introduced which will hold the clock of diabetes, cancer and heart disease. According to the scientists, the magical drug can be used to stop Alzheimer’s and can also revitalize the patients.

The drug is made up of chemicals i.e. mimic resveratrol that is found in red grapes skin. Studies have been shown that resveratrol reduces the impact of high-fat diet and increases the vigor and life time in mice.

Though availing the same advantages, an individual will have to take around 1,000 bottles of wine. A pharmaceutical firm, Sirtris has introduced a pill which is based on two chemicals and performs in the similar way.

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Jul

11

Active lifestyle may prevent cancer

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As per latest research by Japanese that physically active people are less likely than sedentary types to develop cancer.

As per study, active group of people surveyed had 13% less risk of developing cancer as compared with least active group. And active group of women had a 16% lower risk than their sedentary counterparts.

Section Chief of the National Cancer Centre Dr. Manami said, “There has been a lot of research done in the past on the relationship between leisure and development of cancer in the West,”

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May

21

Senator Kennedy Has a Malignant Brain Tumor

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539w1.jpgDoctors say Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor.Doctors say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. They say preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma.

A glioma is a type of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor that arises from glial cells. The most common site of involvement of gliomas is the brain, but gliomas can also affect the spinal cord or any other part of the CNS, such as the optic nerves.Malignant glioma is the most common form of brain cancer, accounting for about 9,000 cases diagnosed each year in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute Continue reading…



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May

9

Celebrity cancer advocates urge US health care reform

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eli.jpgLeading advocates in the fight against cancer Thursday urged lawmakers to overhaul the health care system to put all Americans on an equal footing when it comes to the biggest US killer disease.

“This is a major fight, a major war,” Armstrong told the panel.

Lance Armstrong, who survived metastatic testicular cancer to go on to win the Tour de France cycling stage race an unprecedented seven times, urged the United States to wage a “ruthless and relentless war” against the disease.

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