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Liver cancer generally sets in at around 60 to 70 years and affects men more than women. Research shows that it is rarer in the United States than it is in Asia or Africa but the numbers are growing. It is now globally the fifth most common cancer.

Liver cancer is a deadly disease and can affect anyone who has particularly a history of drinking or a family medical history of liver problems and hepatitis. The functions of the liver include metabolizing fats and carbohydrates and proteins, exuding bile and enzymes that help in digestion, and removing harmful materials from blood. Read the rest of this entry »

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Prevention is better than cure and it applies to cancer also. We’d rather live and lead a healthy life by sticking to certain rules than having to worry later about such serious dieseases that we assumed can never hit us.

Anything and verything can trigger cancer germs or viruses. We can catch them from environment, from exessive drinking, genes or other reasons researchers are working on to find what exactly causes it. And more importantly why out of two people living in similar environment only one gets it. What is the metabolism of the person who did not get it and can such a state of body can be attained or is it something one is born with. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fever, especially in a child, is not really a serious symptom and not something to get into a lather about. It is generally the body’s way of warding off and indicating an indication. Fever is the increase in body temperature above the normal level and is regulated by the hypothalamus in the brain. Both children and adults can get fever. In children, fever is sometimes due not to infection but immunization or being overdressed. It is common to most diseases. The cause can generally be related to lifestyle habits such as food and exercise, and the standard of hygiene. Fever, in any case, whatever causes it, should not be ignored. Read the rest of this entry »

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Next time you eat an apple – eat it with the peel. The research has proved that apple peels have anti cancer properties. It’s therefore wrong to throw the peels in the dustbin. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. It has been proved time and again that diet rich in fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of hear disease, cancer, diabetes, and a many other chronic diseases.

The researchers are trying to specifically identify compounds found in fruits and vegetables that are responsible for these healthy benefits. Recent researches have been on phenolics (anti-cancer properties of a group of phytochemicals) which are typically found in the seeds and skins of fruit and vegetables. Read the rest of this entry »

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It is very easy to be tested for HIV. After reading the ways of coming into contact with it, if you have any doubts or worries then a test will put your mind at rest. Or if the test was to prove positive then the earlier it is found the easier it is to get treatment and advice that will help you to keep your body as healthy as possible.

It is important to go for testing at a clinic or hospital that also provides counselling about HIV and AIDS. Read the rest of this entry »

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It has been suggested that HIV is said to have originated from a particular species of chimpanzee. This was stated at the most recent presentation at the 6th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Chicago in January 1999.

At the conference it was suggested that HIV had entered the human population through blood contact that occurred during hunting and field dressing of the animals. Findings at this conference provide the strongest evidence to date that HIV-1 originated in non human primates. Read the rest of this entry »

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Aspirin is a common drug prescribed for many ailments and is a known pain killer and anti-inflammatory drug. But there are certain side effects that you need to know about so that you treat it with caution. Obviously, as with any drug, an overdose of aspirin can cause a lot of harm and even be fatal. So the victim should either induce vomiting to get rid of the remaining unabsorbed drug or be rushed to a hospital where a stomach pump can be used to remove the medication. Read the rest of this entry »

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Men are more casual than women when it comes to reading the message their body or body functions are trying to convey. If people would seriously start making an attempt at listening to their bodies, chances are that they will be able to diagnose many ailments in time and treating them will become that much easier as well as less complicated.

In this article we will talk about symptoms of cancer amongst men. All the possible symptoms are listed below. Chances are that even if you notice some of them in you, you may not necessarily be diagnosed with cancer after going through a medical check-up, but the point here is that we learn to read the symptoms. Understand the message our body is trying to convey. Read the rest of this entry »

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AIDS and the Facts

What is AIDS ?
Aids is a sexually transmitted disease and to date no cure has been found to combat Aids.

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome:

ACQUIRED
This means you get infected by it: It is passed on by one of these ways.

* Having sex with a person who is already infected with aids.
* Sharing a needle with someone that is taking drugs.
* Being born to a woman who has the aids virus.
* Drinking the breast milk of an infected woman.
* Having a blood transfusion that is infected with aids. The risk of blood transfusions passing on the aids virus is now very low risk due to the blood being screened very carefully. Read the rest of this entry »

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Headaches are one of the most common problems. Probably even before toothache which seemed to top the pain chart! Headaches can start anywhere and anytime. And it’s hardly surprising that they quite often occur while people are at work. But it’s worth going a little deeper and learning more about headaches at work and some specific environmental reasons, which may be the reason why some people suffer on the job. Read the rest of this entry »