A court has ruled that a scientist’s claim was correct: genetically modified food, when fed to rats, caused serious health problems, including tumors. This post from Healthy 365 Days highlights the professor’s two court victories in less than a month. March-against-monsanto.com reports: Now, Prof. Séralini is in the news again – this time for winning a major court victory in ... Continue Reading
Exposed – The Business of Cancer
100 years ago cancer was a rare occurrence. Now 1 in 3 people are at risk of getting one. Cancer industry has also grown into a huge business. There are shockingly now more people making a living off cancer than have cancer. It is a 120 billion dollar a year industry in the United States alone, and estimated to be a 600 billion dollar a year industry ... Continue Reading
Blood-vessel cells can combat aggressive tumors
Endothelial cells embedded in a scaffold made of collagen. The cell nuclei are blue, and actin inside the cells shows up as red. (Joseph Franses) MIT scientists have discovered that endothelial cells, which line the blood vessels, secrete molecules that suppress tumor growth and keep cancer cells from invading other tissues, a finding that could lead to a new way to treat ... Continue Reading
Problems of alternative medicine
Actor Michael Douglas, who in the past year was diagnosed with throat cancer, has announced that he got rid of the tumor. "I feel well, I'm much better," he said during the Today show on NBC. "The tumor has disappeared." The actor added that the swelling subsided, thanks to chemo-and radiotherapy, and in such cases the chances of complete remission are very high. Hence, the ... Continue Reading
Cancer Awareness
Where did it all start? The father of medicine, Hippocrates, gave cancer its name. The word cancer is derived from the Greek word for crab. However, cancer was discovered long before it got its name, i.e. way back in 1500 BC to be precise. Ancient Egypt holds the oldest documented case on papyrus, where about 8 cases of breast tumors had been documented at the time. Even back ... Continue Reading