A recent Japanese study found that even light to moderate drinking increases the risk of cancer. American Cancer Society published the findings recently in their peer-reviewed journal named “Cancer”. Researchers came to the conclusion after studying the data of 63.200 people who had cancer and 63200 people who did not have cancer. Even light drinking –drinking once per day for 10 years or having two drinks each day for five years –increase the overall risk for cancer by 5%.Enormous body of evidence exists to prove drinking alcohol raises the risk of getting six kinds of cancer; Mouth and Throat; Voice box.........
We are daily bombarded by a lot of advertisements, in all sorts of media, about dietary supplements for heart health, brain health, body strength etc. During last several years research studies have proven that these vitamins and mineral supplements do no good. Some vitamins can cause more harm than good if taken excessively or if contraindicated to other medicines you take for existing health conditions. The first thing to ask yourself is whether you need them in the first place. Then you have to find out how they will.........
Some tips based on scientific researches for happier and fulfilling life. These are small things that most of us can reasonably achieve in the New Year so that we may improve our mental and physical well-being.1. Be Active: Many studies have proved the role of physical exercise not only in keeping us fit, but also in improving other aspects of our physical and mental health. A recent study by University of British Columbia, Canada found that women's perception of their own bodies improves after they exercise. The effect appears to be immediate and doesn't depend on mood or actual state of fitness after exercising. Numerous studies have shown that exercise.........
CAR T cell ( Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell) immunotherapy approved by FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) will revolutionize cancer treatment. This is the first time approval being given to use gene editing to treat disease in the United States. For now, the therapy ((named Kymriah by Novartis), is approved to treat children and young adults (up to age 25) with a recurrent form of the blood cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This therapy is unique and customized: Each patient's own cells are re-engineered in a lab to fight cancer and sent back into their bodies to go.........
Babies at high risk for developing peanut allergies should be introduced to peanut-containing foods in a controlled way as early as 4 to 6 months of age, according to new guidelines from an expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID). Early peanut introduction was shown to dramatically reduce the risk for allergic sensitization in high-risk infants in the landmark LEAP trial. The new guidelines are largely based on findings from the 2015 study, which showed early introduction of peanut protein to be associated with an 81% reduction in.........
More than one-third of American adults have prediabetes, and most don't know it.
Prediabetes means that blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diabetes.
Diagnosing and treating prediabetes can prevent patients from developing diabetes, a leading cause of death in the United States.
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