Published March 31, 2012
in Cancer.
Graviola is a substance that comes from a tree in the rain forests of Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. Its scientific name is Annona muricata. It is also known as cherimoya, guanabana, soursop, custard apple, and brazilian paw paw. In many countries, people use the bark, leaves, root, and fruits of this tree for traditional remedies. The active ingredient is thought to be a type of plant compound (phytochemical) called annonaceous acetogenins.
People in African and South American countries have used graviola to treat infections with viruses or parasites, rheumatism, arthritis, depression, and sickness. We know from research that some graviola extracts can help to treat these conditions.
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Published February 11, 2012
in General.
DRINKING and driving is never a good idea, and neither is smoking pot and driving, a study finds.
People who get behind the wheel within a few hours of smoking marijuana may be almost twice as likely to cause an accident as those who are sober.
A review of nine studies on pot smoking and car crashes was done by researchers from Dalhousie University in Canada.
The authors wrote that previous studies had been somewhat inconclusive about marijuana’s effect on car collisions, some showing it linked with a higher risk of crashes, and some showing a lower risk.
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Published September 3, 2011
in General.
A 24-year-old Cincinnati father died from a tooth infection this week because he couldn’t afford his medication, offering a sobering reminder of the importance of oral health and the number of people without access to dental or health care.
According to NBC affiliate WLWT, Kyle Willis’ wisdom tooth started hurting two weeks ago. When dentists told him it needed to be pulled, he decided to forgo the procedure, because he was unemployed and had no health insurance.
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(CBS/AP) Is Zocor dangerous? The FDA is warning that high doses of the blockbuster cholesterol drug can harm muscles and cause potentially deadly kidney damage. It’s added new warnings to Zocor in an effort to caution doctors about prescribing the drug in high doses.
Regulators said Wednesday that patients taking the 80-milligram dose of Zocor or generic simvastatin are at higher risk than patients taking lower doses of the drug or other statins.
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Advanced melanoma patients treated with an experimental pill developed by Roche and Daiichi Sankyo were 63 percent less likely to die than patients given chemotherapy, according to a new trial.
The drug, vemurafenib, is designed for use in patients with tumors that have a mutation in a gene known as BRAF. About half of all melanomas — the deadliest form of skin cancer — have the genetic aberration.
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