According to a new theory, cancer cells survive by getting healthy cells around it to self destruct by releasing hydrogen peroxide. This self-destruction releases nutrients that feed the cancer cells.
Just how do the cancer cells …
Although difficult conversations to have with our elderly loved ones, it is important to find out what measures our family members would want in the event they are incapable of making those decisions for themselves. …
Scientists are again looking into the transformative effects of taking hallucinogens such as psilocybin, to deal with certain psychological illnesses including depression caused by cancer, end-of-life anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
The …
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued warnings about ciguatera, a foodborne illness that comes from eating barricuda and certain other fish caught in tropical waters that …
Hundreds of precancerous polyps on a resected colon
What if precancerous cells could be targeted for cell death without affecting healthy cells? A team of scientists led by Xiangwei Wu, Ph.D. at the University of Texas …
Questioning whether drug addiction and compulsive overeating are triggered by similar molecular mechanisms, Paul Kinny and others at the Scripps Research Institute in Florida devised a study to test this theory. Their research showed that …
In this video you’ll see a patient being administered anesthesia for a surgical procedure. Versed and propofal are given, both to induce amnesia and sedation. Both are rapid acting and the effects can be …
I took care of a close relative of mine, who in middle age, died of lung cancer. She struggled for 3 years with cancer before it took her life, but Margie never gave up despite …
It’s a shame that the one drink Americans don’t think twice about consuming can have so many hidden calories. The standard cup of coffee, minus the sugar and cream/milk has no calories but it doesn’t …
Some of you may have seen the article in the New York Times reporting that AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of Crestor, the statin lowering drug, has just received approval from the FDA to market the medication …
It was the first time I had seen the patient but my eyes were immediately drawn to her arms. Small, ulcerated, singular patches dotted her forearm and upper arms. I went through the history taking …
This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
