Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy. Show all posts

Cancer disease has been make no 1 killer on the word. Just in 2007 Asia had 4,9 million of cancer patients or this is same the 45% sum of the cancer distress on the word. Dr. Donald Parkin from Oxford University, estimated cases cancer in Asia Pacific will be increase 7, 8 million on 2020. Treatment of the cancer usually is costly.
Now, the good news for the cancer treatment was came. This treatment uses chemical compounds from plants (fruits and vegetables). Flavonoids is the name for this cancer treat. Flavonoids will be cancer treat with specially treatment even then consumption of the herbal/ natural medicine. The Fanvonoids Cancer Treat is very cheap, only approximately 20 dollars or between 0.5 - 1 dollar a day in total. This Treat apply the simple way, by following 3 simple steps which they find have proven can be dosed the cancer with efficient and effective. Quercetin is contraindicated with antibiotics; it may interact with fluoroquinolones (a type of medicinal antibiotic), as quercetin competitively binds to bacterial DNA gyrase [Wikipedia].
Master of Cancer, Steven Chang said cancer medication or treatment have been empowering on the future. Flavonoids cancer-treat is safety because from compound herbal medicine. Quertine have available almost country in the word so you just have to search for it in particular vitamin shops or drug store. If you are having difficult to get Quercetin Products, You can obtain Quercetin from vitamin stores or order it from the internet with international shipment. You are interest for learn about flovonoids, please come to the treat-cancer in http://treat-cancer.nl

 


Deadly and difficult to treat, liver cancer has long resisted attempts by researchers to develop ways to prolong life and prevent recurrence. But Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, reports in the April issue of Hepatology that the protein sulfatase 2 (SULF2) may provide one of the keys needed to begin the design of new therapies.

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center leads the field in researching the impact and effect of SULF1, a protein whose normal role is to degrade heparin sulfate proteoglycans -- molecules that are part sugar and part protein. Mayo scientists have found that the protein also helps inhibit tumor growth. Now, Mayo researchers are studying a related gene, SULF2. The role of the SULF2 gene and protein has not been fully defined, but in this study, researchers investigated the effect of SULF2 on liver tumor growth in the laboratory. They found that increased expression of SULF2 enhances cancer cell growth and migration, whereas decreased expression reduces both.

"The liver is designed to excrete toxins, and its tumors are no exception," says Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Lewis Roberts, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., the study's primary investigator. "Our problem is that the tumors tend to excrete chemotherapeutic agents rather than be affected by them. So we are looking for ways to get around that."

The researchers sought answers by examining a protein related to one they already knew had a role in suppressing liver tumors. SULF1 and SULF2 are similar proteins, but cause opposing results. SULF1 removes sulfate groups that allow growth factors to bind to cells, thus inhibiting growth. The investigators found that SULF2 did the opposite -- it increased binding of a specific growth factor, fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), to tumor cells, and also increased expression of the heparan sulfate proteoglycan glypican 3 (GPC3), which plays an important role in cell division and growth. These findings were confirmed in mouse models.

This discovery indicates if scientists can decrease the levels or activity of SULF2 in a tumor, they might be able to stop its development. Mayo researchers are exploring use of an agent that mimics heparin and inhibits SULF2. They are also examining whether preventing heparin sulfate synthesis would inhibit tumor growth.

"If something has a very broad effect on signaling by growth factors, it may lead to an effective treatment," says Jinping Lai, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo oncology researcher and the lead author of the study. "SULF2 has a number of characteristics that make it an attractive target, such as the fact that it is widely present in tumors. We are exploring a number of options with SULF2 as a focal point for treatment not only in liver cancer, but also in head and neck, pancreas, breast and other types of cancer."

The researchers hope to identify drugs that block SULF2, and seek to thoroughly understand the mechanisms involved, including the determination of what other growth signaling pathways are affected by SULF2. They are also looking further at GPC3 as a potential biomarker for liver cancer or as a possible therapeutic target.

In 2007, Dr. Lai presented information at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research on the role of SULF2 in survival of patients with head and neck cancer -- the first concrete link to survival of patients with a specific tumor type.

Additional Mayo researchers on this study include: Catherine Moser; Ruben Bonilla Guerrero, M.D.; Ileana Aderca, Megan Garrity-Park; Hongzhi Zou, M.D., Ph.D.; Abdirashid Shire, Ph.D.; David Nagorney, M.D.; and Schuyler Sanderson, M.D.; also former fellows: Dalbir Sandhu, M.D.; Tao Han, M.D., Ph.D.; Kenard Jackson; and Hajime Isomoto, M.D.; and former staff member Alex Adjei, M.D., Ph.D., and Chunrong Yu, Ph.D., both currently of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y. Other collaborators included Ju-Seog Lee, Ph.D., and Snorri Thorgeirsson, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md.

This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, and both Mayo Clinic's Miles and Shirley Fiterman Center for Digestive Diseases and the Cancer Center. For more information on liver cancer research at Mayo Clinic, visit: http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/gastro_cancer/hepatobiliary.cfm.

from : http://www.mayoclinic.com



 

Evidence points to the many health benefits of an active sex life. Sex Made Easy, an article published in Men's Health Magazine, gives 10 healthy reasons to hop into bed -- a reminder that making love is good for both body and soul.

  1. Exercise. "Sexual activity is a form of physical exercise," according to Dr. Michael Cirigliano of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Making love three times a week burns around 7,500 calories in a year -- the equivalent of jogging 75 miles.
  2. Heavy Breathing. A night of love can raise the amount of oxygen in cells, helping to keep organs and tissues functioning at their peak.
  3. Strong Bones and Muscles. "Any kind of physical exercise is going to increase testosterone," states Dr. Karen Donahey, director of the Sex and Marital Therapy Program at Chicago's Northwestern University Medical Center. Testosterone is believed to help keep men's bones and muscles strong.
  4. Lowered Cholesterol. Making love regularly can lower levels of the body's total cholesterol slightly, while positively changing the ratio of good-to-bad cholesterol.
  5. Pain Relief. Sex can lower levels of "arthritic pain, whiplash pain and headache pain," according to Dr. Beverly Whipple, president-elect of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. Hormones that are released during sexual excitement and orgasm can elevate pain thresholds.
  6. DHEA -- Without Supplements. DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), a popular supplemental hormone, is released naturally during lovemaking. "Just before orgasm and ejaculation," Crenshaw says, "DHEA spikes to levels three to five times higher than usual."
  7. Prostate Protection. Researchers say prostate trouble may arise or be worsened by fluid buildup within the gland. Regular ejaculation will help wash out those fluids. Be cautious when suddenly changing frequency -- sudden changes may also trigger prostate problems.
  8. Stress Relief. "Sex can be a very effective way of reducing stress levels," Donahey told Men's Health.
  9. Love Will Keep Us Together. Crenshaw says affectionate touch will increase levels of oxytocin -- the "bonding hormone." Oxytocin is a desire-enhancing chemical secreted by the pituitary. Regular oxytocin release may help encourage frequent lovemaking.
  10. Hormones -- Naturally. "Regular lovemaking can increase a woman's estrogen level, protect her heart and keep her vaginal tissues more supple," states Donahey.
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Men's Health (November 1997, p. 104-108)