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Advantages Walk 10 KM Per Day

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:11:00 -0700

Pittsburgh, How often do you walk in a week? Or perhaps never walk because everywhere ride. Too bad if you are not a lot of walking because walking provides great benefits for the body.

Strolling on a regular basis with a minimum distance of 10 km in a week in return you will be far from the risk of dementia. Indeed senile it will happen when people get older, because while the elderly, the quality and volume of the brain will decline so it can trigger dementia. But parents are not much better not senile.

Just so you know, or senile dementia diseases become the biggest health threat in this century. In contrast to other severe diseases like cancer are still treatable, there is no cure for dementia.

Results of research by many scientists to find a minimum of 9.6 km on foot (rounded to 10 km) per week of this process can be prevented or rather postponed.

Strolling on a regular basis with a minimum distance of 10 km in a week to keep track of health hippo campus, the part of the brain that is central to cognitive. As a result, the risk of developing dementia or dementia can be reduced.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh to prove this after observing 299 adults since 1989. Long-term observations it has been published in the journal Neurology recently.

At the beginning of the study, all participants who average 78 years old were noted to have normal cognitive abilities and no one has dementia. Researchers also noted the volume of the brain and the travel distance when walking on a weekly basis.

Having monitored continuously for 4 years, cognitive ability was observed again. Quoted from Health Day, Thursday (13/10/2010), 116 persons or 40 percent of whom had developed dementia or senility.

The remaining about 60 percent just experienced the same problem 5 years later, namely during the observation entering the 9 years. Based on the researchers note, this group walking with the distance between 9.6 km to 14.5 km per week.

Participants who walk away with the distance 14.5 km, the risk of dementia was reduced by 50 percent. This distance is the most optimal, because it turns out at a greater distance benefits are no greater

Easier Cancer Recurrence In The Solid Breast

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:23:00 -0700

Oakland, breast tissue density was associated with risk of recurrence in breast cancer. The more solid, more must be wary of the possibility of breast cancer to grow back on the same or next.

Chance of recurrence in breast cancer have denser network reaches 2-fold compared to the less dense. In fact the risk is 3 times greater for breast cancer for the next attack.

This conclusion is expressed by experts from Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California. Journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention preloads on October 7, 2010 edition.

Of the 935 women who suffer from a type of cancer ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), 164 of whom experienced recurrence in the same breast. Meanwhile, 59 women experienced recurrence in the other breast.

Based on the investigation, the women who experienced recurrence of breast tissue that has a relatively more dense than others. In observations with a mammogram, which is more dense breast tissue looks white.

"The density of breast tissue is one of the strongest risk factor after the family history," said Laurel A. Abel, PhD, of Kaiser Permanente of Medicinenet quoted as saying on Monday (11/10/2010).

To be sure, the relationship between breast density with risk of recurrence is not known. But surprisingly, it was influenced by the hormonal conditions that allow cancer to grow more easily.

In line with the results of the study, National Cancer Institute called on women who have breast with high density to more frequently consult. This factor is often ignored by physicians in the examination of breast cancer.

Late Nights Can Cause Cancer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:55:00 -0700

Kohln, disruption of sleep patterns is certainly experienced by the workers that the schedule is always changing between day shift and night shift. To their surprise, an irregular schedule such can also increase the risk of cancer.

Although surprising, the notion that changes in biological clock may influence cancer risk is actually already appeared for a long time. In 2008, 38 women in Denmark who is believed to have breast cancer because it often worked at night shift.

Not only in women, increased risk of cancer also occurs in men. In 2007, a study in America showed that the increased risk of prostate cancer in men who often turn to work at night.

Quoted from ScienceDaily, Sunday (10/10/2010), the allegations were again studied by Thomas C Erren, researchers from the University of Cologne. The results published in the journal Deutsches International Arzteblatt latest edition.

In experiments in the laboratory, Thomas was able to prove that the animals are more prone to cancer when sleep patterns are often changed. Unfortunately he can not confirm that this conclusion applies also to humans.

But at least, this study successfully revealed the possibilities that make the cancer easily infect the night shift workers. Some of them are as follows.

The existence of bright light at night will reduce the production of melatonin, a compound that directly and indirectly prevent cancer growth.

Changes in sleep patterns will affect the brain to release glucocorticoid, a compound that can weaken the immune system.

Changes in sleep patterns are not directly make the growth of cells and tissues is more difficult to control.

Changes in sleep patterns make the body less than optimal in producing vitamin D.

Another possibility which also increases the risk of cancer in night shift workers is the change in lifestyle. When sued for the frequent late nights, workers tend to lack of exercise and smoking and drinking more alcohol.

DNA Repair Help Skin Cancer Treatment

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 3 Oct 2010 01:53:00 -0700

LEEDS - A new DNA discovery may help treatment of patients with skin cancer. The scientists found that DNA repair genes in tumors can reduce the failure of cancer chemotherapy treatments, as quoted by Press Association, on Friday (13/08/2010).

Many anti-cancer drugs work by damaging the DNA of tumor cells. But the DNA of tumor cells can survive and grow again. For the first time that genes involved in DNA repair signified as a marker of response to therapy for patients with skin cancer. The findings were published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

Leaders of the study, Professor Julia Newton-Bishop, from Cancer Research UK Centre, said the report (the so-called bio markers, changes in the tumors themselves, which can predict how patients will respond to treatment.

By knowing who has the most attacked his genes, may help doctors to provide early treatment, including predicting the likelihood of these patients survived. DNA repair system is an advantage in the medical world, but recent research shows that this system also helps cancer therapy.

The study involved 472 patients with melanoma malgnant, form the most dangerous skin cancer.

Cancer Deaths Decline

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 3 Oct 2010 01:41:00 -0700

DISCOVERY increasingly sophisticated medical devices and methods continue to improve care for patients who successfully reduced the number of people with cancer and mortality due to cancer.

Cancer is one of the most dreaded disease of human on this earth. This disease became the second leading cause of death in the United States population. But medical science is slowly but surely, managed to conquer "attack" the cancer cells. The proof, the current level of death and diagnosis of all cancers overall declined significantly.

The results of this study apply all, both men and women, and for the largest racial and ethnic populations in the United States. The report put forward by the U.S. National Cancer Institute that is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American Cancer Society and The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.

Mentioned in the report, a new diagnosis for all types of cancer declined an average of almost 1 percent per year from 1999 to 2006. While the deaths of people associated with cancer declined about 1.6 percent per year from 2001 to 2006. Annual evaluation itself is usually a routine matter released each December. Experts predict, the death rate from cancer continues to decline due to various studies by scientists have successfully unveil the mystery of how a cancer cell to attack and develop in the human body.

"We began to understand that every cancer that suffered by individual has a different process of destruction," said Dr. Alan G. Thorson, president of the American Cancer Society, who is also a clinical professor of surgery and director of colon and rectal surgery at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska United States. "We now know how to see a cancer, to find the source of the disease, then treat it, which certainly makes a difference in the world of medicine in the world," he said as quoted by page health day.com. Decrease the number of patients with cancer and ultimately death, especially to encourage progress in detecting and treating the major types of cancer in men and women.

According to the report, the type of cancer known sufferers include decreased lung cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer in men, and breast and colon cancer in women. Lung cancer in women who became the most feared, has also been reduced in stages, with the numbers remained stable since 2003. Said the doctor, there is no definitive answer why there is a decrease in cancer incidence which includes the major categories. But apparently, the manufacture of increasingly sophisticated detection tools and effective treatment programs for cancer patients, has contributed greatly to the realization that good news.

"For example, banning smoking in public spaces became an important and useful policies to reduce the incidence of lung cancer in men and also women," said Dr. Brenda Edwards, director of the Disease Control Research Program at the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

"The biggest risk factor for lung cancer is smoking," said Edwards. "We've started to see the real impact of our joint efforts to restrict tobacco consumption," he continued.

He even noted, the decline in smoker numbers has been accompanied by legislation designed to ban smoking in public places.

Incidence of colon cancer or so-called colorectal cancer itself has decreased because of increased efforts to conduct early detection of cancer using a screening tool called a colonoscopy or other sophisticated methods. Edwards said, the colonoscopy can prevent the spread of colon cancer because doctors can immediately remove precancerous polyps of the colon during the initial procedure.

Meanwhile, Thorson said, the cause of declining rate of breast cancer patients because the method of mammograms as an early detection tool. And usually, he added, by way of early detection is early treatment of patients with cancer can be successfully treated. In addition, the consumption of the hormone replacement drugs for menopausal women will also be reduced. "Changes in hormone replacement therapy in women is an impact on the shrinking of patients (cancer)," said Edwards.

For prostate cancer, fewer sufferers because the use of increasingly effective tool for early detection and targeted through the use of tests that measure levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in blood of a man, which can indicate the likelihood of cancer. "In addition to patient care procedures must continue to improve," explained Edwards.

Neither Edwards nor Thorson believes that the key to keep the number of cancer patients are always free fall is by involving various molecular and genetic research that could unlock the secret of how cancer cells spread. "We began to know what's going on inside the cell network so as to make they are 'behaving badly' and damage (the body), "Thorson said.

Various medical research will produce effective targeted therapies that will attack cancer cells and leave healthy cells alone survive. Thorson said, an increased understanding of human genes related problems by medical workers will also assist in the prevention of cancer.

By having knowledge about the genetics of cancer, the doctor as soon as possible anyone could identify people at high risk for suffering from one type of cancer and give them guidance on how to prevent cancer cells do not grow and grow. Other new breakthroughs in medicine and prevention methods is also very helpful.

For example, doctors have been using the vaccine to prevent cervical cancer or cervical cancer in women and examining other vaccines that are likely to stop the development of cancer.

But Thorson said a major breakthrough in cancer prevention can be useful if everyone already lead a healthy life in his daily life.

"If people start eating right, exercising regularly and avoiding bad habits like smoking, then the cancer will continue to fall," he explained. "We have the ability significantly to reduce the spread of cancer that has developed at this time," said Thorson.

"That is something we can do to prevent cancer, which is far better than creating new ways to treat cancer, after the (cancer) has progressed. Most people forget how much power we have now through simple lifestyle changes, "he added.

Cause Cancer, Elementary School Snacks Seized

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 3 Oct 2010 01:14:00 -0700

Depok, Indonesia - Depok City Health Department returned confiscated dozens of snacks in elementary schools that contain harmful food additives (BTP).

The schools targeted are schools that do not provide the student canteen and let the kids buy snacks outside of school.

Hardiono Depok health office head, said it would continue to raid the schools that do not have a cafeteria and admonished every street traders who are still using the BTP. Hardi explained, BTP is a substance dye and food preservatives.

"Unfortunately there is no cafeteria at the elementary school this 5 Bakti Jaya. If harmful preservatives such as borax and formaldehyde, if perwarna hazardous substances such as textile dyes, which when used for long periods will cause cancer, "he told reporters on Wednesday (7/4/2010).

Further samples of snack such as tofu, rice cake, ice coconut, ice syrup, meatball, and the nugget will be tested in the laboratory Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). While traders will be reprimanded in writing and nurtured to be given criminal sanction violations of the Consumer Protection Act.

"It could be criminal, if he's going too far can not be fostered. Later we will coordinate with the police and the Office of Trade, "he said.

One hawker traders sausage and brains, Yadi, denied her use of food additives dangerous on wares. Yadi admitted, the children so enthusiastic about like a hawker who sells when the time off school arrived.

"Many are like. If sauce is baseball I love anything, just mixed with warm water and already cooked. Income one school alone can Rp. 20.000 to Rp. 40.000, "said Yadi.

DHO raided at least 60 elementary schools from April 7 to 20 April. Foreclosure was held to create a healthy canteens in all schools in Depok.

Man Who Can Survive from Mesothelioma Need to Supplement Testosterone

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 3 Oct 2010 01:00:00 -0700

London, The man who can survive from mesothelioma require an additional injection of testosterone. Injection is done to counter the side effects of cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

British researchers found men who recovered from cancer and had received chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment may experience testosterone deficiency.

In the journal Cancer found about 15 percent of men had testosterone deficiency that can interfere with quality of life and made him feel tired.

Chairman of research Prof Richard Ross of Sheffield University researching the relationship between testosterone levels in the body with the quality of life, sexual function and fatigue factor at 176 men who survived mesothelioma and 213 healthy men of the same age.

Professor Ross said of the result is a young male survivors of mesothelioma decreased quality of life and reduce the level of energy in his body and sexual function. This turned out to be affected by decreasing levels of the hormone testosterone.

"This is an important study showing that low testosterone levels in men who recovered from cancer (survivors) will be impaired quality of life," says Professor Ross, as quoted by the Telegraph, Tuesday (02/23/2010).

Prof. Ross added when intervention is needed to determine testosterone levels required by male cancer survivors to obtain benefits and can improve quality his life back.

Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group, testosterone is the male sex hormone primary.

The function of testosterone is to increase libido, energy, immune system function and protect the men from the danger of osteoporosis.

If testosterone levels in the body decreases, it is automatically a function of several body parts to be not optimal.