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Pancreatic Cancers Use Fructose : To Help Drive Cell Division

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Cancers of the pancreas use the sugar fructose, a very common component of Western diet, to activate a key cellular pathway which directs the cell division. It results in comparatively quicker growth of the cancer. This is the finding from a study conducted by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.It was known and believed till now that cancers use the simple sugar glucose to drive their growth. However, this study has shown a connection between fructose ad cancer proliferation.

cancer treatment“The bottom line is the modern diet contains a lot of refined sugar including fructose and it’s a hidden danger implicated in a lot of modern diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and fatty liver, “said Dr. Anthony Heaney, an associate professor of medicine and neurosurgery,  a Jonsson Cancer researcher and senior author of the study. He also serves as the director of Pituitary Tumor and Neuroendocrine Program at UCLA. “In this study, we show that cancers can use fructose just as readily as glucose to fuel their growth.” The study was published in a recent issue of the peer-reviewed journal Cancer Research.

The study involved Heaney and his team taking sample of pancreatic cancers from patients, culturing them and growing the malignant cells in Petri dishes. It was followed by the team adding glucose to one set of cells and fructose to another. They used mass spectrometry to follow the carbon-labeled sugars in the cells. This helped them determine what exactly they were being used for and how.

From the study, Heaney found that the cancerous pancreatic cells could easily distinguish between glucose and fructose even though they are very similar in structure. The cells metabolized the sugars in very different ways. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Hirschberg Foundation and the Jonsson Cancer Center.

Lack Of Protection May Lead To Mesothelioma

Friday, August 20th, 2010

The threat of malignant mesothelioma is lurking behind asbestos. Yes, I am sure that you haven’t heard about this term. Well, this is actually a form of disease and it is caused due to exposure to asbestos for longer period of time. Asbestos is a very common metal and most of the families have to handle this metal.

Malignant Mesothelioma

Especially, the mill workers, Painters, Welders and so on are prone to get affected by this disease. Are any of your family members working in the asbestos field? In that case you need to warn your family members to be protected. Do you know that if you get in touch an affected person you also have the chances to get affected to this deadly disease?

Always remember that prevention is better that cure. Proper precautions should be taken while working with asbestos.

• The clothes should be properly washed and disinfect. The clothes should be cleaned and there should not be any trace of asbestos dust particles.

• Restrict the entry of other people inside your work room.

• Always keep in mind that the asbestos particles should not be disposed in the residential areas.

For more information you can log on to mesotheliomahelp.net/mesothelioma_symptoms.html. You will get information on this mesothelioma disease as well as legal guidance to move ahead.

Eat Eggs Cautiously

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

You might be fond of eating undercooked yolks and translucent egg whites but now you need to be careful with such dietary habits. This is because many researchers believe that runny eggs contain a pathogenic bacterium called salmonella. You should not eat any questionable egg both at home and in eateries. Brad Barnes, an associate dean at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, says, “Eggs are cheap. Throw them away. It’s that simple.”

Eat Eggs

Eat Eggs

When you fry or cook the egg, make sure you cook it to a temperature of 160F. You should cook 2 to 3 minutes per side for a fried egg. Cook it till it becomes solid if you are scrambling it. Do not mop up oozing yolks with toast. Instead, consider making hard-boiled eggs by gently simmering them for about 10-15 minutes. You will have an added advantage with it. Hard boiled eggs remain consumable for a week when kept inside a refrigerator. While you go for poached eggs, try to cook it for at least five minutes.

Many people think drinking raw egg will boost their health by adding to the protein source. This is simply a worse belief. Raw egg contains several bacteria including salmonella, which are responsible for nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and indigestion. According to researchers, the best way to eat eggs is to hard boil them for about 15 minutes. It kills most of the pathogenic bacteria, making your consuming them safe.

Overcoming Disabilities

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

If you have a healthy body and mind you must at this very moment in time be thankful to God because there are many people who do not have all that you have. Such people are termed as disable people. These people have issues with their hearing, listening or sometimes walking. Any ways this article is not about what these people are missing, in fact this is about the fact the people with disabilities have accomplish things that sometime even the healthiest of men fail to do so.

Let me share two very good experiences relating to sports personalities. There was one female athlete about whom doctor’s said that she would not be able to walk properly. When she was about eight years old she had to wear bracelets, so that they can support her during her walking. One day she saw her fellow students running in a race.

That day when she came back to her mother she said that she wanted to be the fastest women on this planet. Her mother being very wise women never questioned her and said that if she would work with utmost dedication she can achieve anything that she wishes for. And so she worked day and night and before you knew it she became the first women to compete in Olympics in the running competition.

The second story is about a baseball player, who had issues with his hand but it was believed that he was the best hitter of the ball in the game at that time. After a game, a reporter went to him and asked how do hit ball with such power and accuracy when you have this disability. To this he replied which disability?

The main aim for sharing such stories was to inspire people with disabilities to achieve whatever they want in life.