Archive for May, 2008

Tea can fight diabetes

Besides giving you a kick start in the morning, your favorite cup of tea has the potential to
fight against one of the worlds’s biggest life-threatening disease diabetes, claim researchers. According to scientists at Dundee university, UK, an ordinary tea might help in combating Type 2
diabetes, health News reported. Dr Graham Rena, an insulin researcher at [...]

Non-invasive revascularisation: a New hope for heart patients

Heart patients who have undergone bypass surgery and angioplasty without much success can now benefit from a non-invasive treatment for angina and heart failure at a fraction of cost incurred on the surgical procedures. The process is called Enhanced External Counterpulsation, or EECP.
The FDA-approved treatment improves blood circulation in the heart typically used in patients [...]

Mesothelioma: Questions and Answers

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body’s internal organs. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles.

What is the mesothelium?
The mesothelium is a membrane that covers and protects most of [...]

Mesothelioma Prognosis Facts

by James F. Howell
Unfortunately, individuals suffering from mesothelioma (a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure) have a rather poor prognosis. There is currently no cure for mesothelioma, and once the disease is discovered, patients usually only have a short time to live. Without treatment, mesothelioma is fatal within four to eight months. New forms [...]

Review of Mesothelioma Cancer Social Community

by medicalcrunch
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body’s internal organs.
Finding it difficult to extract, manage and connect to Mesothelioma Cancer related information online. Imagine a social aggreagtor of [...]

Diagnosis Mesothelioma - Tips On Diagnosis Mesothelioma And safety At Workplace

by Pius Ephenus
Diagnosis mesothelioma is a scary subject you don’t want to talk or hear about. It is a heart wrenching news for you and your family. But fortunatelly, over the years scientist has been able through research to detect and treat mesothelioma. There are a lots sites online filled with helpful informations. There are [...]

Some Truths About Asbestos Lung Mesothelioma

by Peter Nisbet
There are various types of mesothelioma but asbestos lung mesothelioma is an asbestos-induced cancer of the mesothelium of the lung, more familiarly known as the pleura, which is the external lining of the lung.
Many of the major organs of the body have a mesothelium, that of the heart being called the pericardium and [...]

Mesothelioma Cancer Facts

by James F. Howell
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Over time, cancerous cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body’s internal organs. Only after several decades do symptoms begin to show, and often because of this delay, by the time mesothelioma is diagnosed it [...]

Asbestos Exposure

by Loz
Asbestos Exposure
Symptoms of lung cancer, asbestosis or other asbestos - related diseases may include chronic cough and hoarseness, wheezing, chest pain, weight loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, dysphonia, coughing up blood and shortness of breath. Mesothelioma lung cancer is usually associated with asbestos exposure. The real crisis regarding asbestos exposure in the workplace is [...]

What is Pericardial Mesothelioma?

by James F. Howell
Pericardial mesothelioma is the rarest type of the three forms of mesothelioma. It makes up less than 10% of all mesothelioma patients. Approximately 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed each year, but fewer than 200 of them are pericardial. As with the other mesotheliomas, it is caused by exposure to asbestos. [...]