Archive for 'Cancer'
FDA Testing on Arthritis Drugs
The FDA recently announced they were beginning further testing and investigating whether the top four arthritis drugs on the market today were causing cancer in patients. Over the past 10 years the FDA received 30 cases of children and adults suffering from cancer who were taking these arthritis medications. Currently, the FDA has stated that [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2008 under arthritis, Cancer.
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Dangers of Diabetes Drugs
Thousands of people suffering from diabetes use the drug Regranex gel to help prevent and treat serious leg and foot ulcers related to their severe case of diabetes. The FDA has recently released a warning on Regranex gel in regards to recent studies which have found a 5-fold higher risk of dying of cancer in [...]
Posted: June 9th, 2008 under Cancer, Diabetes.
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Exposure to Pesticides & Men’s Cancer Risks
A study published in the April issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that men who were frequently exposed to the one very popular pesticide DDT, are at a higher risk for the most common form of testicular cancer. The scientists within this study found that men with a higher level of [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2008 under Cancer.
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Reduce Risk of Cancer Death with Exercise
The Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet has found that men who exercise on a regular basis are far less likely to die of cancer then men who do not exercise at all. Within this study 40,708 men were analyzed and all within the ages of 45 and 79 years. Over the 7-year period of the [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2008 under Cancer, cholesterol, Exercise.
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Vitamin D: The Versatile Vitamin
You may already know that Vitamin D can help prevent the onset of osteoporosis and fractures but for many people this is the extent of what they know about this vitamin. More and more studies are beginning to uncover a number of new benefits related to Vitamin D such as its ability to prevent cancers, [...]
Posted: May 27th, 2008 under Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Vitamin D.
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Throat Cancer and its Link to Refined Carbohydrates
A ‘Refined’ Palette of a Different Kind In life, we often need to be reminded of why we do the things we do. For example, we all know that eating foods high in fiber and low in fat help us avoid obesity and disease, thus increasing our chances of living a long, healthy life. But [...]
Posted: April 7th, 2008 under Cancer, Carbohydrates.
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Research Shows Spinach Can Help Prevent Ovarian Cancer
Note to Olive Oil: ‘Eat Like Popeye’ It’s no secret that fruits and vegetables provide the body with the essential vitamins, nutrients and minerals that help keep the body free of disease. But how great would it be if specific foods warded off specific illnesses? Well, based on some recent research, that could very well [...]
Posted: March 19th, 2008 under Cancer.
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Prevention of Cancer Associated with Sunshine
Vitamin D is a strong and complex vitamin that can be significantly found through sunlight and several different studies have been completed to suggest that vitamin D can in fact prevent different types of cancers. Dr. Louise Parker is a well known epidemiologist as well as expert when it comes to the environmental exposure that [...]
Posted: February 21st, 2008 under Cancer, Vitamin D.
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Study: Among Obese, Cancer Risk Increases
More Reasons to Keep Trim Let’s face it, when it comes to working out and eating right, most of us do it because we want to appeal to the opposite sex. Sure, it might be a vain reason, but in the words of Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza, “Not that there’s anything wrong with that.” [...]
Posted: February 17th, 2008 under Cancer, Obesity.
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Pomegranates and Cancer Prevention – Yet Another Study Hails Pomegranates’ Cancer-Fighting Prowess
Can you think of a food that’s fun to eat? For me, its pomegranates. I know that sounds strange—something being fun to eat—but eating pomegranates are an enjoyable endeavor. Here’s the truth: I love to eat, and the longer it takes for me to eat something, the better. And as anyone who has spent time [...]
Posted: January 16th, 2008 under Cancer, Pomegranate, Pomegranate Juice.
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