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Dental care helps drug abuse patients recover: Study

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According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, dental care can improve quality of life, measured by substantial improvements in employment and drug abstinence as well as a dramatic decrease in homelessness.   Oral health care not only helps drug abuse patients recover physically but also improves their quality of life, suggests a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, showed the drug abuse patients who consulted dental professionals for major oral health problems stayed in treatment almost two times longer and…

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Fasting may boost stem cell regeneration: study

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Such an intervention could help cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy A 24-hour fast may reverse the age-related loss of stem cell function that regenerates new intestinal cells, according to a study. Researchers, including those from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, found that fasting dramatically improves stem cells’ ability to regenerate, in both aged and young mice. In fasting mice, cells begin breaking down fatty acids instead of glucose, a change that stimulates the stem cells to become more regenerative. In the study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell,…

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Breathe right!

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By: KANIZA GARARI Lung cancer has also become a big concern as it is the second most common cancer among men after oral cavity cancers.  The human lungs are a strong organ and its airways fight diseases until the very end without giving off any symptoms. The incidence of bronchial asthma, lung infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer have seen a sharp rise due to alarming levels of vehicular pollution, increased smoking and unhealthy food habits among Indians. The human lungs are a strong organ and its airways fight…

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Surgery, anaesthesia can affect memory: Study

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Memory became abnormal in 77 of 670 participants with initially normal memory comprising 18% of those who had had surgery.  Memory became abnormal in 77 of 670 participants with initially normal memory comprising 18% of those who had had surgery. (Photo: Pixabay) Turns out, surgery and anaesthesia can slightly affect memory of patients. According to a new study, patients may score slightly lower on certain memory tests after having surgery and anaesthesia. In the study of 312 participants who had surgery and 652 participants who had not (with an average…

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Excess Sugar Intake Can Make Tumours More Destructive: Study

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The scientists reveal that the discovery could have a far- reaching impact on tailor-made diets for cancer patients, which could now be tweaked accordingly. Sugar can make cancer tumour cells more aggressive, says a new study. The nine year-long research is being seen as a breakthrough in cancer research studies. The research project clarified how the Warburg effect, a phenomenon in which cancer cells rapidly break down sugars, stimulates tumour growth.The study hinted at the positive correlation between sugar and cancer. The scientists reveal that the discovery could have a…

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Turmeric may help kill cancer cells, says study

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According to researchers approach to tumor cells with nanoparticle delivery systems hold promise for treatment of resistant tumors. New York: Attaching curcumin – a compound found in turmeric – to nanoparticles can be used to destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in infants, researchers including one of Indian origin claim. Unique approaches to target tumour cells with nanoparticle delivery systems hold promise for treatment of resistant tumours, such as the high risk neuroblastoma, researchers said.  “High-risk neuroblastoma can be resistant to traditional therapy, and survival can be poor,” said Tamarah…

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Want to safeguard yourself from heart diseases? Add more fruits and vegetables to your diet

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A new Swedish study has found that lutein, a nutrient in brightly coloured fruit and vegetables, can reduce inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease. The study, carried out by researchers at Linköping University, looked at the levels of six of the most common carotenoids in blood from 193 patients with coronary artery disease. “A considerable number of patients who have experienced myocardial infarction still have low-level chronic inflammation in the body, even after receiving effective treatment with revascularisation, drugs and lifestyle changes. We know that chronic inflammation is associated…

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Chemotherapy kills cancer patients faster than no treatment at all

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By: Ethan Huff (NaturalNews) Wishful thinking simply won’t deter from the fact that the cancer industry is just that: an industry. Doctors, drug companies, hospitals and other key stakeholders profit heavily each time a cancer patient submits to the conventional treatment model, which typically involves injecting chemotherapy poisons into the body, blasting it with ionizing radiation or cutting off body parts — or some barbaric combination of all three.It might rub some people the wrong way to state this, especially those who’ve had to watch a loved one die from conventional…

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‘Almonds may boost cardiovascular health in diabetic Indians’

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Including almonds in the diet may significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases in Indians with type 2 diabetes and improve their general health, a first-of-its-kind study claims. Almond consumption as part of a healthy diet may help improve glycemic and cardiovascular measures and lead to better health in type 2 diabetes patients, researchers said. “India is known as the diabetes capital of the world, with incidence of type 2 diabetes currently reaching epidemic proportions,” researchers wrote in the study published in the journal Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. Once…

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Don’t ignore that persistent back-ache! It could be the first sign of lung cancer

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By Dr Gagan Saini Lung cancer conjures up an image of a chronic smoker. While it is true that smoking causes 4 in 5 cases of lung cancer, the trend of lung cancer in non-smokers is also on the rise. A recent study reported a doubling of lung cancer incidence in non-smokers and this was not due to change of proportions but due to rise of absolute numbers. This brings up the question of why non-smokers get lung cancer. Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal…

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