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More Evidence Fruits and Greens Can Be Good for the Brain Middle-aged men who eat lots of fruits and vegetables may be lowering their odds of cognitive problems as they get on in years, compared to peers who don't consume these foods very often, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers followed almost 28,000 men for two decades starting when they were 51 years old, on average.  Every four years, participants answered questionnaires about their consumption of fruits, vegetables and other foods. They also took tests of thinking and memory skills when they were 73 years old, on average. Based on those test results, researchers found that by the time they were in their later 70s, men who had regularly eaten the most vegetables over the previous decades were 17 percent less likely to have moderate cognitive problems and 34 percent less likely to have more extensive cognitive deficits than men whose diets contained the least produce. Fruit consumption, overall, didn't appear...

5 Healthiest Fruits For Weight Loss, Digestion And Immunit Fruits are a powerhouse of various nutrients. Not only are they loaded with fibre content, but also contain various vitamins and minerals that can do wonders for our overall health, weight loss and digestion In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle, it is very necessary to consume a balanced diet. A balanced diet consists of a mix of nutritious vegetables and fruits. Fruits are a powerhouse of various nutrients. Not only are they loaded with fibre content, but also contain various vitamins and minerals that can do wonders for our overall health. Consumption of fruits can keep a host of diseases at bay. They can also help you shed some extra kilos. Why you ask? Because of their great range of fibres that aid weight loss. When it comes to fruits, one fruit can be nutritionally superior to another. 1. Berries Be it blackberries, cranberries, strawberries or blueberries, berries of all kinds are super nutritious. Apa...

Benefits of salt Sea  salt  is an excellent source of electrolytes, which has been shown to prevent muscle cramping during exercise. Sea  salt  contains sodium, magnesium, potassium, and calcium, all of which you need for optimal health. These minerals must come from your diet because your body can't create them.

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unknown about the Ebola virus. The microbe, which re-emerges from time to time usually in Africa, causes a hemorrhagic fever with a fatality rate as high as 90%. One of the many goals of epidemiology is to understand the ecology of infectious disease. Where does the virus go when there isn't an active human outbreak? Viruses can't survive in the environment, so some type of animal must be serving as a "reservoir" from which outbreaks re-emerge. So far, evidence points to fruit bats as the guilty party, but gorillas, chimpanzees, and antelope may also play a role. Furthermore, there was some evidence that pigs might be able to host the Ebola virus. This is particularly worrisome because it would mean that a common animal used as livestock could be spreading the disease. To further investigate this possibility, a team of scientists collected blood samples from 400 pigs in regions of Sierra Leone that had reported human cases of the Ebola virus. Of the 400 pigs, thre...

unknown about the Ebola virus. The microbe, which re-emerges from time to time usually in Africa, causes a hemorrhagic fever with a fatality rate as high as 90%. One of the many goals of epidemiology is to understand the ecology of infectious disease. Where does the virus go when there isn't an active human outbreak? Viruses can't survive in the environment, so some type of animal must be serving as a "reservoir" from which outbreaks re-emerge. So far, evidence points to fruit bats as the guilty party, but gorillas, chimpanzees, and antelope may also play a role. Furthermore, there was some evidence that pigs might be able to host the Ebola virus. This is particularly worrisome because it would mean that a common animal used as livestock could be spreading the disease. To further investigate this possibility, a team of scientists collected blood samples from 400 pigs in regions of Sierra Leone that had reported human cases of the Ebola virus. Of the 400 pigs, thre...

Lung cancer destroyed with tea leaf nanoparticles  new study has shown that lung cancer cells can be destroyed using nanoparticles derived from tea leaves. These tiny particles, called "quantum dots," are 400 times thinner than a human hair, and producing them from tea leaves is safe and non-toxic. Tea leaves may be key to stopping lung cancer from advancing. More and more research has been focusing on the potential uses of nanoparticles for healthcare. From "nanoprobes" used to spot micro tumors to drug-filled nanoparticles used to target and destroy tumor cells, nanotechnology appears particularly promising when it comes to targeting cancer. For instance, a recent study demonstrated that endometrial cancer can be targeted much more effectively if anti-cancer drugs are loaded into nanoparticles and delivered straight to the tumors

Wearable Fitness Monitors Useful in Cancer Treatment Wearable fitness trackers, such as Fitbits, that measure steps taken per day may be a useful tool to evaluate and help treat cancer patients, researchers at UT Southwestern's Simmons Cancer Center have shown. A pilot study of older cancer patients found that they were willing to wear physical activity monitors (PAMs) for 10 weeks or more and used them correctly. Data from the PAMs correlated well with clinician assessment of patient status, the researchers found. "This is the first step in understanding how relevant wearable devices are for cancer patients. My hope is that we can use wearable devices in large cancer clinical trials. That way, we can see what the true effect of different cancer treatments are on patients' physical activity," said senior author Dr. Muhammad Beg, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, a Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care, and a member of the Harold C. Simmons Compreh...

Effects of Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer Julie R. Brahmer, MD, associate professor of oncology, co-director of the Upper Aerodigestive Department, Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses managing adverse events (AEs) of immunotherapy in lung cancer. No therapy is without AEs including immunotherapy, says Brahmer. However, checkpoint inhibitors have different AEs compared with chemotherapy, making it important for physicians to understand how to treat the toxicities and also help patients know what to look for. There are ASCO and NCCN guidelines on how best to follow, treat, and monitor patients for these toxicities. It is also important to help educate the team of physicians who treat patients. The mainstay of therapy is to give steroids, which are immuno-suppressive, but the response rates do not diminish the checkpoint blockade from a tumor standpoint. However, the steroids do relieve the toxicities. Patients with endocrinopa...

Physical Fitness May Lower Dementia Risk For Women, Study Finds A high level of physical fitness in middle age may significantly decrease a woman’s risk of developing dementia by up to 90% compared to a moderate or low level of fitnessThis was a small study with a few limitations (which we’ll discuss in a moment), but the findings are noteworthy as reinforcement of what we’re learning from multiple studies: physical fitness is generally linked to improved brain health, even to the degree of providing some protection against the debilitating effects of dementia. The study spanned more than four decades, beginning in 1968 with a bike exercise test measuring peak cardiovascular activity. Of the 191 women who took the test, 40 achieved the status of “highly fit,” 92 met criteria for moderate fitness, and 59 fell into the low fitness category (the test was stopped on a few occasions for low-fitness participants who developed chest pain or high blood pressure). The average age of the p...

Lung cancer symptoms: This change in your cough could be one of the signs of the disease LUNG cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK and one of the most serious types. Symptoms are not usually present in the early stages, but when they do develop, they can be mistaken for less serious health problems. Changes in a cough you have had a long time are one of the biggest indications of the disease Lung cancer affects around 44,500 people in the UK every year. In many cases, symptoms usually only occur when the cancer has become too advanced to cure. Like many other cancers, lung cancer can be detected at the earliest stage (stage 1) so it is important to recognise all the symptoms. Cancer Research UK says a cough that will not go away can be a tell-tale sign of the disease. A change in a cough you have had for a long time can also be an indication. The charity noted the following: • Your cough might be more painful • It may have a different sound • You may brin...

Self defense tips from Cardinal Fitness Self defense tips from Cardinal Fitness (KCBD) - In 2016, over 120,000 people were victims of a violent crime, so it's smart to know how to protect yourself, before the police arrive. J Hollinshed, a self defense instructor at Cardinal Fitness, says it's all about aiming for the soft spots: the eyes, neck, knees, stomach, and, for men, the groin. He says that staying safe has to do a lot with what you do before an attack happens. These are his tips for walking out to your car at night: • Hold one key in your knuckle while you walk • Make eye contact with a possible attacker • Have good posture and try not to look tired • Don't unlock your car until you get there/don't draw attention to where you're going • Walk from the back of your car forward so you can check the back seat before you get in. Hollinshed recommends that all people, both men and women, take a self defense course so they can keep themselves ...

YOUR HEALTH: A new treatment for children with inflammatory bowel disease PHILADELPHIA – At first glance, Gabriella looks like a happy, healthy child, teaching her sister math and taking care of the family pets. But she has had Inflammatory Bowel Disease since the age of four. "She, by that point, was very sick," said her mother, Lisa Didio.   "She had really bad diarrhea, loose stools, when she would go, the toilet was filled with blood." Lisa began searching for a treatment and doctors who could help her daughter. "This is a very complicated disease where everyone is different than everybody else," explained Dr. Andrew Grossman, pediatric gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. "You have to have a genetic predisposition and with some environmental trigger, which we usually can't figure out on an individual basis." IBD causes inflammation which then causes ulcers. Doctors at Children's Hospital of Phila...

With a mortality rate of up to 88 percent, Marburg virus can rip through a community in days. In 2005, an outbreak of Marburg virus struck a pediatric ward in the country of Angola. With no treatment available, doctors struggled to help as the virus killed 329 of 374 infected patients. Now, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the workings of the first promising treatment for Marburg virus, a pathogen with the same pandemic potential as Ebola virus. The research builds on previous studies showing that an antibody called MR191 can neutralize Marburg—though no one knew exactly how it targeted the virus. For the new study, TSRI scientists created a map of the virus' structure and revealed through high-resolution imaging how MR191 targets and neutralizes the virus. This antibody—or a strategy to elicit this antibody in patients—could finally give doctors a way to successfully treat the disease. "This is the first antibody therapeutic found th...

Space travel: Here's what happens to the human body Space is a dangerous and unforgiving place, and spending time away from gravity takes its toll on the human body, as many astronauts have found out after returning to Earth. But what exactly are the risks? Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai this week may have briefly grabbed news headlines by announcing he had stretched a staggering 9cm (3.5in) in just three weeks onboard the International Space Station (ISS). He later admitted he had miscalculated the figure and it was actually just 2cm (0.9in), but significant height changes are actually normal for astronauts spending time in space. Without the strong pull of Earth's gravity, spinal vertebrae can expand or "unload" leading to a slight change of height. But research shows that once back on Earth, astronaut's heights go back to normal. ADVERTISEMENT What happens during a year in space? Usually astronauts are sent to the ISS for about six months at the...

Oklahomans are more likely to die of cancer than most Americans Oklahomans aren’t much more likely to get cancer than other Americans, but when they do, it is more likely to kill them. The American Cancer Society projected about 19,000 people in Oklahoma will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and more than 8,000 will die. Nationwide, it predicted about 1.7 million cancer diagnoses and 610,000 deaths. Both the state and national numbers are slight increases over the 2017 projections, reflecting population growth and aging. Prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers are predicted to remain the most common types diagnosed, and lung cancer likely will continue to cause the most deaths. While some states have made progress in reducing racial disparities, black and American Indian cancer patients still are at a higher risk of dying than white patients with the same type of cancer, most likely due to problems accessing health

    Lung cancer cases rising in Abu Dhabi, warns doctor According to the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi, cancer is the third leading cause of death in the emirate. It is the second leading cause among nationals and the third among expatriates and accounts for 16 per cent of all total deaths. Precautionary measures should be taken to prevent the increasing cases of lung cancer, said an Al Ain-based doctor. Tobacco smoking is the main cause of the disease and residents must abstain from the habit, said Dr Khalid Balaraj Al Amoudi, head of the Oncology Department at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain. During a lecture, he noted a significant increase in the number of people diagnosed with lung cancer, being admitted to Tawam hospital. "Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer especially among males and it results from smoking shisha, cigarettes and medwakh, especially among the youth," he said. "It is very important for people to abstain from smoking or using tobacco in al...

New Ebola Virus Monoclonal Antibodies Add caption Ebola virus causes severe haemorrhagic fever with a high fatality rate. Recent outbreaks occurred during 2013-2015 in West Africa. Human-to-human transmission is through contact with body fluids. Several strains of the virus have emerged including the Zaire, Sudan and Bundi strains. The natural reservoir of this RNA virus is thought to be bats. ViroStat has introduced new sets of monoclonal antibodies to two of the significant antigens of this virus; Nucleoprotein (NP) and VP40. These antibodies function in ELISA and western blot with both the Zaire and Sudan antigen sequences. As such, they offer powerful tools for the development of rapid immunoassays to aid in the detection of this virus.