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Breast Cancer Can Be Cured Easily, No More A Killer Disease

December 5, 2009 by ·

breast cancer can be cured_Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon Chairperson told people not to worry about breast cancer even if its prevalence has been growing. She said that it was easily curable and was no longer a killer disease.

Speaking on the launch of the Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre’s one month long programme to create awareness among the people regarding breast cancer. She stressed that people should understand that breast cancer is not a kiler disease if it is treated timely and early. This initiative was launched to created awareness about the need for an early detention through medical check ups. She added that that a decade ago, breast cancer was termed as a killer disease, but not any longer. All becasue of the advancement in the the health sector, the breast canser treatment has become quite easy.

She said that the awareness campaign against breast cancer would also be held in Primary Health Centre (PHC) She added that the goverment had shown a lot of interest in running the PHCs on Public Private Partnership (PPP) and they were looking forward to join hands and carry the initiative forward.

Narayana Hrudayalaya Chief, Dr Devi Shetty, stressed on the need for an early detection sad that breast cancer was so tiny that it took around 10 years to grow giving enough time to detect and remove it. She added that the only thing that was needed was to create awareness about the need for taking up a test.

WHAT WOMEN SHOULD DO

* From the age of 30 to 39 years, they should go for a clinical breast examination every 2 years

* Women between 40 and 49 years, 50 and 75 years, must undergo such examinations every year and mammogram every 2 years

* Avoid excessive sweet and meat diet

* Along with regular clinical breast examination by specialists, early pregnancy and prolonged lactation are important. Limit alcohol consumption to 1 drink a day and exercise for atleast 30 to 40 minutes every day. One must control the weight and consume high amount of calcium and Vitamin D. Merinews

Filed Under: Disease, Health, Medical Research & Study ·

Different Types Of Silver Jewelry

December 4, 2009 by ·

silver jewelry_Have you ever wanted to wear the latest designer fashions, but just can’t afford to? Or does anybody here have ever gone to a jewelry store to purchase beads and wondered where you can find authentic jewelry that comes from other countries? Well, good news for those who wish to purchase products online, they can go to the website to do so. Visiting the website allows customers to look at all the different types of silver jewelry that Silver Devotion offers.

Meanwhile, a friend of mine stressed, there’s something about becoming a mom that really makes them feel and love things with her kids names on it. She narrated further, that she’s not quite sure what it is and never got it before having a children of her own. But recently, I came to know that she’s in love with pretty silver necklaces that even made her shout to the world, which I may quote “these are my kids’ names and I love them,” unquote.

In a nutshell, there are times when there is no need for jewelry, yet, some women wear necklaces when necklaces are not needed.  The chest and collar bone are the most provocative and sultry parts of the woman’s body.  Why cover it up when it shouldn’t be?  When you are wearing a halter top or dress, it dramatically enhances the chest area whether it be large or small and so you do not need to put on a necklace, it’s simply too much. A pair of large silver earrings will suffice and will make your look modern and complete.

Filed Under: Business, Economy, Fashion, Jewelry ·

Why Women Outlive Men? No Sperm

December 3, 2009 by ·

why women ouitlive men_Experts have known for some time that women tend to live longer than men in almost all countries worldwide. The reason behind men’s limited lifespan is in their sperm, a new study has suggested.

Scientists in Japan believe a particular male gene may explain why men do not live as long as women. The gene is passed on to offspring by sperm but is only active in men, allowing them to grow bigger bodies at the expense of longevity, according to the study.
Although the study was conducted on mice, scientists think the findings could apply to all mammals including humans.

The researchers looked at mice created with genetic material from two mothers but no father. The 13 ‘bi-maternal’ (BM) mice were produced by manipulating DNA so that the genes in young mouse eggs behaved like those in sperm, giving them the ability to fertilize. The altered genetic material was then implanted into eggs of adult female mice to create embryos. Resulting offspring had genes inherited from two mothers, with no contribution made by sperm.

BM mice were found to live on average a third longer than normal. Normal mice created through natural mating lived no longer than 996 days, while the longest surviving BM mouse lived 1,045 days. The mice with two mothers were significantly lighter and smaller at birth, and also appeared to have better functioning immune systems.

The gene believed to be responsible is “imprinted” — the name given to the process by which genes inherited from parents are switched on or off in male or female offspring. In this case, the gene is silenced in females when inherited from the father.

“We believe that the most likely reason for the differences in longevity relates to the repression of a gene called Rasgrf1 in the BM mice,” study author professor Tomohiro Kono, director of the Nodai Research Institute in Tokyo, said.

“This gene normally expresses from the paternally inherited chromosome and is an imprinted gene on chromosome 9 associated with post-natal growth,” Kono added. The study has been published online in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.

Accordingly, Kono and Kawahara set out to study the lifespan of mice produced without sperm. There were 13 BM mice and 13 control mice born between October 2005 and March 2006. Kono found that the average lifespan was 186 days longer in the BM mice than in the controls (841.5 days versus 655.5 days). The Times Of India

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Personal ·

House Prices Return To Positive Growth

December 2, 2009 by ·

house prices return to positive growth_House prices last month surprisingly bounced back into positive growth after almost a year of price deflation.

John Loos, an FNB Home Loans strategist, said yesterday house price inflation had returned a few months earlier than previously expected and the pace at which this had happened led the bank to believe its previous forecast of an average 5 percent increase in house prices next year was “slightly on the conservative side and an upward revision would be in order”.

Loos said FNB still expected single-digit average price inflation for next year but at a slightly higher rate of 7 percent to 8 percent. FNB’s house price index last month rose 2 percent year on year from the revised minus 0.9 percent in October.

The growth in the index follows a period of house price deflation that started in December last year and peaked at minus 8.3 percent in May.

Loos said although November was the first month of return to year-on-year price increase, last month’s number was just the continuation of an improving trend that started in the form of diminishing house price deflation from about June, which was a lagged response to gradually rising demand from early in the year as interest rates began to fall.

Standard Bank said yesterday its property book for the first 11 months of this year revealed an average monthly decline of 4.3 percent in the median house price, but the rate of contraction improved slightly last month to minus 4.5 percent year on year from minus 4.6 percent in October.

Johan Botha, a Standard Bank economist, said this brought the number of monthly declines to 18 consecutive months but “there are signs that the residential property market has turned the corner and that interest in residential property is returning”.

“Prospective buyers are returning and the loosening of credit criteria announced at the beginning of September is being reflected in the number of loan applications and loans being granted.

Jacques du Toit, a senior property analyst at Absa Home Loans, said he expected the positive house price growth to continue and move even higher, adding that transaction volumes had also picked up in recent months. However, Du Toit said the recovery would still be gradual. By Roy Cokayne, Business Report

Filed Under: Business, Economy, Real State ·

Trapped In Tora Bora In 2001, Osama Had Written His Will

December 1, 2009 by ·

osama bin laden_World’s most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden had written his will as US troops closed in on his hideout in Tora Bora mountains of Afghanistan in December 2001, but walked out “unmolested” after American military leaders decided not to send reinforcements to pursue him.

The US military “could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan,” according to a damning Congressional report that comes on the eve of unveiling of a new Af-Pak policy by the Barack Obama Administration.

The 49-page report “Tora Bora Revisited: How we failed to get Bin Laden and Why it Matters Today”, prepared by the staff of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and released today, points finger at then Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his top military commander Tommy Franks for turning down requests for reinforcements to pursue Laden.

Laden, trapped in the rugged mountainous area in eastern Afghanistan, expected to die and had even written a will, said the report, commissioned by Committee Chairman John Kerry.

“On or around December 16, two days after writing his will, bin Laden and an entourage of bodyguards walked unmolested out of Tora Bora and disappeared into Pakistan’s unregulated tribal area. Most analysts say he is still there today,” the report said.

“Fewer than 100 American commandos were on the scene with their Afghan allies and calls for reinforcements to launch an assault were rejected. Requests were also turned down for US troops to block the mountain paths leading to sanctuary a few miles away in Pakistan,” it said. The Times Of India

Filed Under: Documentary, Facts, Foreign News ·