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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Everolimus (Affinitor) Improves Survival in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors affect the hormone-producing tissues within the pancreas, and have an incidence rate, affecting only 2 to 4 people per million worldwide. The incidence, however, is rising, and has quadrupled in the past 30 years, according to data … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
Tagged Affinitor, anthracyclines, Everolimus, fluoropyrimidines, Neuroendocrine tumor, octreotide, Pancreatic Cancer, Sandostatin, streptozocin, sunitinib, Survival, Sutent, Zanosar
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Regular Tea Consumption Slows Cognitive Decline
A large longitudinal study suggested that regular tea consumption may slow the rate of cognitive decline in cognitively normal older adults. When compared with non-tea drinkers, tea drinkers have a lower annual rate of cognitive decline compared with non-tea-drinkers, ranging … Continue reading
Posted in Central Nervous System, Dementia, Tea
Tagged coffee, Cognitive decline, Tea
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Fish Oil May Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Fish oil supplement intake is associated with a lower risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to the results of the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) Cohort study. From 2000 to 2002, a total of 35,016 postmenopausal women, aged 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged black cohosh, Breast cancer, dong quai, Fish oil, post-menopause, soy, St John's wort
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Vitamin E–Rich Foods Lower Long-Term Dementia Risk
Vitamin E may delay the risk of having dementia. A study published in Archives of Neurology found that participants who have higher intake of vitamin E were 25% less likely to develop dementia than those with lowest intake. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Central Nervous System, Dementia, Vitamins
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, antioxidant, beta carotene, Dementia, Flavonoids, Vitamin C, vitamin E
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Low Levels of Vitamin D increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease
A new study conducted in Finland indicated that low level of vitamin D increases the risk of Parkinson disease. This study was carried out among 3000 people in Finland, an area where sunlight exposure is limited and the population vitamin … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Central Nervous System, Parkinson's disease, Vitamins
Tagged 25-hyrdoxyvitamin D, Parkinson's disease, vitamin D
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Low level of Vitamin D might cause Headache and Migraine
If you constantly experience headache or migraine, you might like to check your level of vitamin D level. A presentation at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) suggested patients with headache and migraine have low … Continue reading
Gefitinib (Iressa) is better than Standard Therapy in Lung Cancer with EGFR Mutations
Gefitinib (Iressa) is more effective than first-line therapy in improving survival without disease in patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. The current study was conducted in 230 patients from 43 centers in Japan, … Continue reading
Posted in Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tagged carboplatin, EGFR, epidermal growth-factor receptor, gefitinib, Iressa, Lung Cancer, mutations, Non small cell lung cancer, paclitaxel, Survival
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Vitamin B6, Methionine Linked to Lower Risk for Lung Cancer
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, serum levels of vitamin B6 and amino acid, methionine, were inversely associated with risk for lung cancer. The study was conducted among ~400,000 participants in 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Lung Cancer, Vitamins
Tagged Lung Cancer, Methionine, Smoking, vitamin B6
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Coffee Drinking Lowers Risk for Head and Neck Cancers
Good news for coffee drinkers. A new study found that drinking caffeinated coffee is associated with lower risk for head and neck cancers. The study was published in June 22 online issue of the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Tobacco … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
Tagged coffee, drinking, Head and Neck Cancer, Pharyngeal cancer, Smoking
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