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Licorice Root May Treat Diabetes
A new German study has found that licorice root may contain anti-diabetic properties.
In addition to having anti-inflammatory
properties, substances called amorfrutins from the plant’s root were
found to reduce blood sugar levels in mice.
Furthermore, the study, published online in
the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week , found
the substance helped prevent the mice from developing a fatty liver and
improved insulin resistance, leading scientists to suggest that licorice
root could be used in the treatment of complex metabolic disorders.
In their study, the amorfrutins worked by
activating various genes that reduced the plasma concentration of
certain fatty acids and glucose, researchers said. The reduced glucose
level, in turn, prevented the development of insulin resistance.
But before you go tucking into a bag of
black licorice candy, scientists point out that the concentration of
amorfrutins is too low to be effective in sweets or tea.
No proof bad gums cause heart trouble, experts say
Preventing heart disease is not as easy as brushing your teeth.
While numerous studies have linked gum disease with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, there is no proof that bad gums actually cause heart disease or strokes, an American Heart Association committee said after reviewing 500 journal articles and studies.
Moreover, claims that dental treatment may prevent heart attack or stroke are unwarranted, the committee of doctors, dentists and infectious-disease researchers said in a statement.
New treatment for prostate cancer gives 'perfect results' for nine in ten men: research
A new treatment for prostate cancer can rid the disease from nine in ten men without debilitating side effects, a study has found, leading to new hope for tens of thousands of men.
MRI showing prostate cancer in a 75 year old male. Photo: ALAMY
It is hoped the new treatment, which involves heating only the tumours with a highly focused ultrasound, will mean men can be treated without an overnight stay in hospital and avoiding the distressing side effects associated with current therapies.
A study has found that focal HIFU, high-intensity focused ultrasound, provides the 'perfect' outcome of no major side effects and free of cancer 12 months after treatment, in nine out of ten cases.
Traditional surgery or radiotherapy can only provide the perfect outcome in half of cases currently.
Experts have said the results are 'very encouraging' and were a 'paradigm' shift in treatment of the disease.
It is hoped that large scale trials can now begin so the treatment could be offered routinely on the NHS within five years.
Why maintaining a healthy gut is crucial to preventing cancer
(NaturalNews) It is said that roughly 80 percent of human health and immunity originates in the gut, which includes, of course, the body's ability to ward off cancer. And a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has found that poor gut health is directly responsible for causing cancers, that would otherwise be blocked intestinally, to enter the body and proliferate.
Dr. Scott Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Thomas Jefferson University, and his colleagues discovered that guanylyl cyclase C (GC-C), an intestinal hormone receptor, plays a key role in suppressing tumor growth. This enzyme helps maintain a healthy intestinal wall, which effectively keeps cancer cells at bay by blocking them from entering the body.
But when GC-C is at suboptimal levels in the gut, the intestinal walls become more prone to protrusion, which causes inflammation of the intestinal lining and the eventual leakage of cancer cells and other harmful materials directly into the body. If left unchecked, this enzymatic abnormality ends up resulting in damaged DNA and the development of tumors in various places in the body, including in the liver, lungs, and lymph nodes.
Scar-free operation that removes your appendix through your MOUTH
Open wide — your appendix is about to be removed through your mouth.
It sounds unbelievable, but it’s just one of the ways doctors are using our natural orifices to avoid skin incisions and scarring in surgery.
More than 1,000 patients in Britain, Europe and the U.S. have undergone so-called natural orifice surgery, which many doctors see as the biggest advance since keyhole was pioneered.
Instead of cutting the skin, the new approach uses natural orifices — the mouth, urethra, vagina and rectum — as internal highways to access and remove or repair internal organs.
The first woman to have her appendix removed through her vagina, needed only paracetamol after the procedure and was back at work two days later
Already, it has been used to remove appendices, gallbladders, prostates and diseased kidneys.
New robotic cutting devices in development that snake their way through body cavities will increase the scope of the technique.
‘With further advancement in medical robotics we are likely to be able to do more and more complex surgery through natural orifices.
'There are many trials under way around the world,’ says Dr Mikael Sodergren, academic clinical lecturer in surgery and specialist registrar in general surgery at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
The technique offers the multiple attractions of scarless surgery, reduced pain because of fewer and smaller incisions, and lower risk of infections.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2127421/Scar-free-operation-removes-appendix-MOUTH.html#ixzz1rgFI0NSI
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Sleep apnea linked to depression
'They may not fully wake up, but they will not get the proper amount of rest'
(ABCNEWS.GO) — Gasping for air and stopping breathing while sleeping has been linked to depression, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The condition, known as sleep apnea, occurs when a person’s breathing is paused or interrupted while sleeping. The pauses, which can last a couple seconds to a minute, can cut off oxygen from the brain and the rest of the body. Symptoms of the condition include snoring, daytime fatigue and restless sleep.
“When a person stops breathing like this, they are momentarily brought out of deeper levels of sleep,” said Anne G Wheaton, a CDC epidemiologist and lead author of the study. “They may not fully wake up, but they will not get the proper amount of rest.”
Hot pepper compound could help hearts
By Thinkstock/Imagebank SAN DIEGO — The food that inspires wariness is on course for inspiring even more wonder from a medical standpoint as scientists reported this week the latest evidence that chili peppers are a heart-healthy food with potential to protect against the number one cause of death in the developed world. The report was part of the 243rd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, being held in San Diego this week.The study focused on capsaicin and its fiery-hot relatives, a piquant family of substances termed “capsaicinoids.” The component that gives cayennes, jalapenos, habaneros and other chili peppers their heat, capsaicin already has an established role in medicine in rub-on-the-skin creams to treat arthritis and certain forms of pain. Past research suggested that spicing food with chilies can lower blood pressure in people with that condition, reduce blood cholesterol and ease the tendency for dangerous blood clots to form.
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