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Tuesday, 05 July 2011 09:20 |
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Monday, 04 July 2011 05:01 |
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CYBERKNIFE COULD HELP THOUSANDS WITH CANCER MORE than 3,200 cancer patients a year could be helped if a new tumour-blasting treatment was made widely available on the NHS, a report has claimed. A year long study by scientists has concluded that CyberKnife treatment, which can target inoperable tumours, should be offered “to all suitable cancer patients in England”. It delivers focused radiation therapy where it is needed, without destroying surrounding healthy tissue.
It has also proved a major breakthrough in the treatment of brain tumours, lung and pancreatic cancers. It requires no long hospital stays or follow-up chemotherapy.
The Government commissioned report by the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group into Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy said a national tariff for the cost of the treatment must now be established so that it can be widely used on the NHS.
MORE than 3,200 cancer patients a year could be helped if a new tumour-blasting treatment was made widely available on the NHS, a report has claimed.
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Thursday, 30 June 2011 08:56 |
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BEAT THE MONTHLY MISERYthe best ways to tackle severe period pain...1 Anadin LiquiFast Effervescent 200mg, £2.85 for 10 tablets
A 400mg dose tackles period pain and cramps four times faster than standard ibuprofen.
Marie Fitzgerald of Lloydspharmacy says: “It works in the same way as other anti-inflammatory drugs by blocking prostaglandins, a chemical in the body that produces the sensation of pain and inflammation.
“The Liquifast formula is pre-dissolved meaning it dissipates before it hits the stomach so it gets to work faster than similar drugs which have to be dissolved in the stomach before you feel the effects.”
2 Tens Period Pain Reliever, £29.99, branches of LloydsPharmacy nationwide
Tens (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machines work by placing two electrode pads on the affected area to relax muscles and ease cramping.
Marie says: “The idea is by placing the two electrode pads on the affected area they act as a short-circuit. The benefit of this is pain signals become trapped between the two pads and therefore can’t reach the brain. The result is muscles relax and the pain stops.”
The machines can be used for 20 minutes at a time. The eight intensity settings allow you to tailor them to your own needs.
To read more please click the article link below.
The best ways to tackle severe period pain...
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Monday, 27 June 2011 09:54 |
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THE ULTIMATE ANTI-CANCER DIETFruit and vegetables are known to help inhibit tumours but so can treats such as chocolate and wine...WHEN we think of cancer we rarely associate it with food. Yet a colourful diet rich in fresh fruit, vegetables, beans, soya, fatty fish, nuts and even chocolate, tea and wine can significantly lower our risk of the disease.
According to the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research up to 30 per cent of all cancers can be prevented by lifestyle and nutritional measures. Meanwhile research published in the journal Nutrition estimates some of the most common forms of cancer such as breast, bowel and prostate, could be cut by up to 70 per cent and lung cancers by up to 50 per cent by eating certain foods.
To read more please click the article source link below.
Fruit and vegetables are known to help inhibit tumours but so can treats such as chocolate and wine...
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Sunday, 26 June 2011 09:42 |
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Astronomers reach for the stars to discover new cancer therapy Astronomers’ research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Ohio State University astronomers are working with medical physicists and radiation oncologists to develop a potential new radiation treatment – one that is intended to be tougher on tumors, but gentler on healthy tissue. In studying how chemical elements emit and absorb radiation inside stars and around black holes, the astronomers discovered that heavy metals such as iron emit low-energy electrons when exposed to X-rays at specific energies.
Their discovery raises the possibility that implants made from certain heavy elements could enable doctors to obliterate tumors with low-energy electrons, while exposing healthy tissue to much less radiation than is possible today. Similar implants could enhance medical diagnostic imaging.
Friday, June 24, at the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University senior research scientist Sultana Nahar will announce the team’s computer simulations of the elements gold and platinum, and the design of a prototype device that generates X-rays at key frequencies.
Their simulations suggest that hitting a single gold or platinum atom with a small dose of X-rays at a narrow range of frequencies – equal to roughly one tenth of the broad spectrum of X-ray radiation frequencies – produces a flood of more than 20 low-energy electrons.
“As astronomers, we apply basic physics and chemistry to understand what’s happening in stars. We’re very excited to apply the same knowledge to potentially treat cancer,” Nahar said.
“We believe that nanoparticles embedded in tumors can absorb X-rays efficiently at particular frequencies, resulting in electron ejections that can kill malignant cells,” she continued. “From X-ray spectroscopy, we can predict those energies and which atoms or molecules are likely to be most effective.”
To read more please click the article source link below.
Astronomers’ research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Ohio State University astronomers are working with medical physicists and radiation oncologists to develop a potential new radiation treatment – one that is intended to be tougher on tumors, but gentler on healthy tissue.
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Saturday, 25 June 2011 09:27 |
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THOUSANDS QUEUE FOR ASTHMA THERAPY housands of people seeking relief from asthma are lining up in southern India to swallow an unconventional treatment - live sardines smeared with secret herbs. People travel from across India to Hyderabad every June for the treatment offered for free by the Goud family on a day chosen by astrologers.
The family members claim they received the special herbal formula from a Hindu saint about 170 years ago. They refuse to let doctors into the secret, saying the saint warned it would lose its potency if commercialised.
After swallowing the live fish, the patients begin a strict 45-day diet of 25 different foods, including lamb, rice, white sugar, dried mango and spinach. They must abstain from deep-fried food and repeat the treatment within two years.
To read more please click the article source link below.
Thousands of people seeking relief from asthma are lining up in southern India to swallow an unconventional treatment - live sardines smeared with secret herbs.
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