Author Archives: wngai

New Evidence Suggests Chocolate Lowers Stroke Risk

Posted on March 17, 2012 by wngai

Chocolate lovers have another reason to indulge. A new study shows that consuming chocolate on a regular basis may decrease stroke risk by 20%. New data reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found an inverse association … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cardiovascular disease, High cholesterol, Hypertension, Stroke | Tagged antioxidant, Chocolate, dark chocolate, diastolic blood pressure, Flavonoids, hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke, LDL, Stroke, systolic blood pressure | Comments Off

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Diabetic Patients from Having Arrhythmia and Heart Attack

Posted on March 16, 2012 by wngai

Diabetic patients who have experienced a heart attack may get protection from future irregular heart beats and fatal heart attacks by taking daily doses of omega-3 fatty acids (DHA,ALAand EPA). In the study published in the journal of Diabetes Care, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrhythmia, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Heart attack | Tagged ALA, Arrhythmia, DHA, Diabetic, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA, Heart attack, irregular heart beats, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, walnuts, α-linolenic acid | Comments Off

Pomegranate Juice Good for the Heart of Dialysis Patients

Posted on March 15, 2012 by wngai

A new study, reported at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, found that hemodialysis patients who consumed a moderate amount of pomegranate juice for a year experienced beneficial effect on their lipid profile, their blood pressure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Medicine, Others, Vitamins | Tagged antihypertensive, antioxidants, ascorbic acid, blood pressure, dialysis, flavonoid, HDL, Heart, hemodialysis, LDL, lipid, polyphenolic, Pomegranate juice, systolic pressure, total cholesterol, Triglyceride | Comments Off

A Potential Cure for Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by wngai

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common liver disease in the world. It is common in people with obesity, hyperlipidemia, and inflammation. Currently, there is no cure for it. Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease might experience fatigue, pain … Continue reading →

Posted in Obesity, Others | Tagged alpha lipoic acid, antioxidant, cirrhosis, Cure, end-stage liver disease, fibrate, hyperlipidemia, inflammation, Metformin, Non-alcoholic fatty liver, Obesity, steatohepatitis, steatosis, steatosis scores, vitamin E | Comments Off

A New Method to Treat Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain

Posted on March 12, 2012 by wngai

If you are cancer patients and have to receive chemotherapy agents such as taxanes (paclitaxol- Taxol and docetaxel-Taxotere), vinca alkaloids (vinorelbine-Navelbine) and platinum compounds (cisplatin, carboplatin – Paraplatin and oxaliplatin – Eloxatin), it is likely that you might experience chemotherapy … Continue reading →

Posted in Anal Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Breast cancer, Cancer, Colorectal cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gallbladder cancer, Gastric Cancer, Glioblastma, Head and Neck Cancer, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate cancer, Renal Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer | Tagged Acupuncture, carboplatin, chemotherapy, Cisplatin, docetaxel, Eloxatin, Navelbine, neuropathic pain, oxaliplatin, paclitaxol, Paraplatin, platinum, taxanes, Taxol, Taxotere, vinca alkaloids, vinorelbine | Comments Off

New Hope for Patients with Advanced Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

Posted on March 11, 2012 by wngai

Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and women with nearly 500,000 deaths due to colorectal cancer every year. When detected early at localized stage I, the 5-year survival rate can reach 90%. At this stage, surgical … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Colorectal cancer | Tagged 5-Fluorouracil, Avastin, bevacizumab, camptosar, Cetuximab, Eloxatin, Erbitux, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, GIST, Gleevec, imatanib, Irinotecan, leucovorin, metastatic colorectal cancer, oxaliplatin, regoragenib, sunitinib, Survival, Sutent | Comments Off

How to Deal with Fatigue Related to Breast Cancer?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by wngai

If you are a breast cancer survivor, there is 30% of chance that you might experience fatigue which affects your quality of life. What can you do then? A small new study finds that doing yoga might help restore some … Continue reading →

Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer | Tagged Breast cancer, Fatigue, Inyengar yoga, quality of life, yoga | Comments Off

Eating too Much Red Meat Can Increase Your Risk of Kidney Cancer

Posted on March 9, 2012 by wngai

If you eat lots of red meat, you might have an increase risk of developing kidney cancer. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at the dietary habits (including meat consumption) of close to 500,000U.S.adults age … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Renal Cancer | Tagged barbecued meat, carcinogenic, grilled meant, kidney cancer, papillary cancers, red meat | Comments Off

Drinking Black Tea Can Lower Your Blood Pressure

Posted on March 8, 2012 by wngai

Black tea is a common source of flavonoids, which have been suggested to contribute to improve vascular health. Now, a small study conducted at the University of Western Australia has shown that drinking black tea three cups a day, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cardiovascular disease, Heart attack, Hypertension, Tea | Tagged Black Tea, blood pressure, Cardiovascular disease, Flavonoids, prehypertension | Comments Off

An Effective Treatment to Prevent or Delay Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Posted on March 7, 2012 by wngai

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome often presents in adolescence, with irregular menstrual cycles, acne, or too much body hair. It is likely that PCOS develops during childhood and puberty when excessive amounts of fat are stored. That excessive weight gain overexposes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Diabetes, Others | Tagged acne, adolescence, body hair, Diabetes, hirsutism, infrequent menstruation, irregular menstrual cycles, Metformin, oligomenorrhea, PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, precocious pubarche, puberty | Comments Off