October 20th, 2008 by admin
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they have discovered the human colon reacts to changes in a common bacterium in ways that might promote the growth of cancer.
Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Oklahoma City and from the University of Oklahoma studied a bacterium called Enterococcus faecalis that’s commonly found in the human colon. The scientists said that bacterium can release a type of oxygen molecule called a superoxide, that damages DNA and might promote the growth of cancer cells in the colon.
“We wanted to investigate how colon cells respond to normal gut bacteria that can damage DNA, like E. faecalis,” said Professor Mark Huycke of the VA Medical Center. He added that the researchers “found superoxide from E. faecalis led to strong signaling in immune cells called macrophages. It also altered the way some cells in the gut grew and divided and even increased the productivity of genes that are associated with cancer.”
Huycke said the findings are among the first to explore mechanisms by which normal gut bacteria damage DNA and alter gene regulation in the colon that might lead to cancer.
The study appears in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
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October 19th, 2008 by admin
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My wife loves to cook this recipe..This is the Schnitzel she made yesterday..Imagine a 1.5 kilos pork meat..We just ate it for two days..It was very delicious!! She served it with vegetable salat and a little rice..I love it and she love it so much!! here is a little info about this food!!
Wiener Schnitzel (from German Wiener Schnitzel, meaning Viennese cutlet) is a traditional Austrian dish and popular part of Viennese and Austrian cuisine, consisting of a thin slice of veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried. In Austria the dish is traditionally served with a lemon slice, lingonberry jam and either potato salad or potatoes with parsley and butter. While traditional Wiener Schnitzel is made out of veal, it is now sometimes made out of pork, though in that case it is often called Schnitzel Wiener Art (Germany) or Wiener Schnitzel vom Schwein (Austria) to differentiate it from the original. The dish may have originated in Milan, northern Italy, as cotoletta alla milanese, and may have appeared in Vienna during the 15th or 16th century. According to another theory, it was introduced by Field Marshal Radetzky, who spent much of his life in Milan, in 1857. The term “Wiener Schnitzel” itself dates to at least 1862.
October 19th, 2008 by admin
I am just sharing to all my friends this medical study..I hope that you get something from it!! be informed!!
Most angioplasty patients not stressed
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SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they’ve found patients receiving elective angioplasty and stenting aren’t first stress tested, as called for in medical guidelines.
Percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI — the clinical name for angioplasty and cardiac stenting — is used to open narrowed coronary arteries. Guidelines published by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention state that, for most patients, vessels to be dilated by PCI must be shown by non-invasive stress tests to be “associated with a moderate to severe degree of ischemia.”
The researchers said prior studies showed patients undergoing PCI according to the guidelines had better outcomes.
To determine if the guidelines were being followed, researchers from the University of California-San Francisco, the Maine Medical Center and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center analyzed data from a random sample of nearly 24,000 Medicare patients 65 years of age or older, who had elective PCI at U.S. hospitals during 2004.
The researchers said they found 44.5 percent of the patients underwent stress testing during the 90 days before the elective PCI procedure.
The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 19th, 2008 by admin
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My wife loves to cook this Squash vegetable..sometimes, I am confuse if the right term is really pumpkin or squash..but in our language we call it Kurbis. .This kind of vegetables have a lot of vitamins as you can see below info..I love this vegetables too..I just eating it since my wife cook it sometimes. It is only seasonal here in our place that’s why she don’t cook it all the time..I could remember as she threw some seeds in my compost pit, some grew up and she had a good harvest..
COOKING
Pumpkins are very versatile in their uses for cooking, from the fleshy shell, to the seeds, to even the flowers; most parts of the pumpkin are edible. Traditionally, pumpkin is a very popular Halloween and Thanksgiving staple. Although most people use store-bought canned pumpkin, homemade pumpkin purée can serve the same purpose.
When ripe, the pumpkin can be boiled, baked, steamed, or roasted. Often, it is made into pie, various kinds of which are a traditional staple of the Canadian and American Thanksgiving holiday. Pumpkins that are still small and green may be eaten in the same way as the vegetable marrow/zucchini. Pumpkins can also be eaten mashed or incorporated into soup. In the Middle East, pumpkin is used for sweet dishes; a well-known sweet delicacy is called halawa yaqtin. In South Asian countries such as India, pumpkin is cooked with butter, sugar, and spices in a dish called kadu ka halwa. In Guangxi province, China, the leaves of the pumpkin plant are consumed as a cooked vegetable or in soups. In Australia, pumpkin is often roasted in conjunction with other vegetables. In Japan, small pumpkins are served in savory dishes, including tempura. In Thailand, small pumpkins are steamed with custard inside and served as a dessert. In Italy it can be used with cheeses as a savory stuffing for ravioli. Also, pumpkin can be used to flavor both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.
Pumpkin, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 10 kcal 60 kJ
Carbohydrates 6.5 g
– Sugars 1.36 g
– Dietary fiber 0.5 g
Fat 0.1 g
– saturated 0.05 g
– monounsaturated 0.01 g
– polyunsaturated 0.01 g
Protein 1.0 g
Vitamin A equiv. 369 μg 41%
– β-carotene 3100 μg 29%
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.05 mg 4%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.110 mg 7%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.6 mg 4%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.298 mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.061 mg 5%
Folate (Vit. B9) 16 μg 4%
Vitamin C 9 mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.06 mg 7%
Calcium 21 mg 2%
Iron 0.8 mg 6%
Magnesium 12 mg 3%
Phosphorus 44 mg 6%
Potassium 340 mg 7%
Sodium 1 mg 0%
Zinc 0.32 mg 3%
Percentages are relative to US
recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient database
October 17th, 2008 by admin
I am just curious about this study found between Diabetes and Tuberculosis..this is only for your info my friends!! keep reading
Study: Diabetes found linked with TB
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HOUSTON (UPI) — U.S. medical researchers say patients with type 2 diabetes might be at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis because of a compromised immune system.
Scientists at the University of Texas School of Public Health previously reported type 2 diabetes was the leading factor for developing TB in the U.S.-Mexico border area.
Assistant Professor Blanca Restrepo and Drs. Joseph McCormick and Susan Fisher-Hoch say they’ve have conducted three new studies that further illuminate the previous findings.
The scientists said they discovered the immune systems of patients with type 2 diabetes and tuberculosis respond differently, compared with patients with TB alone. Restrepo and her colleagues found innate and type 1 cytokine responses were significantly higher in patients with tuberculosis who had diabetes than in the control group of patients with TB and no diabetes.
The researchers report their findings in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and in a recent issue of The Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
October 14th, 2008 by admin
photo by: EuromaniaSorry guys, I don’t exactly know what are all in this food..My wife cooked it but it taste good..We love to cook and eat veggies in our kitchen!!
October 13th, 2008 by admin
A good beauty tip for women!! try it girls!!
Avoid Smudged Mascara
Before applying mascara, use a little extra powder under your eyes, especially if you use concealer or eye cream. Mascara often smudges or runs because it’s “attracted” to oily products.
October 11th, 2008 by admin
Having a bad breath especially if you don’t brush your teeth in the night is not a good idea!! Be sure to brush your teeth..I will!!
Health and Beauty Tip
Blowing into your hands to check your breath doesn’t really do any good. Try this: lick the back of your hand and let it dry. Provided you haven’t used any heavily-scented soap, this will let you know exactly how your breath smells.
October 10th, 2008 by admin
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My wife always prepare for me vegetable salad and I love it too!! thanks to my wife who always cook good food for me!!
October 8th, 2008 by admin
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Shanghai Lumpia or commonly called as the Egg Roll is favorite food in our kitchen. We love it!! It taste very delicious!!
