March 1, 2006 — To lessen the impact of chemotherapy on bone marrow cancer patients, hematologists are recruiting the patients' own immune systems to help. White blood cells are extracted before a bone marrow transplant, treated to up their activity, and injected back after chemotherapy. Doctors hope to test technique on other patients with immune deficiencies, including HIV.
Therapies
homeopathy as a cancer therapy?
Last week I began a discussion of the very important new paper on homeopathy and cancer from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDA). I conclude, with references, this week.
homeopathy as a cancer therapy
Vit D for both bone strength and muscle strength?
Seniors who take a large daily dose of vitamin D may be significantly less likely to suffer from falls, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Center on Aging and Mobility at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and published in the British Medical Journal.
"Falls are important events to prevent," said researcher Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, "and 700 to 1000 IU of vitamin D per day is safe and inexpensive."
Even Moderate Physical Activity Can Boost the Immune System and Protect Against Chronic Diseases
"One study of 3,000 women being treated for breast cancer, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that for those patients with hormone-responsive tumors, walking the equivalent of three to five hours per week at an average pace reduced the risk of dying from the disease by 50% compared with more sedentary women."
Promising, no side effects...
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