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Adding Common Genetic Variants to Breast Cancer Risk Models Offers Only Small Benefit
Scientists report that breast cancer risk assessment models, which predict a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer, do not perform better when they include common inherited genetic variants recently linked to the disease. Therefore, recommendations for breast cancer screening or treatments will remain unchanged for most women. The study, led by investigators from the National [...]
Allergies, Sneezing, Runny Nose, Watery Itchy Eyes, Natural Ayurvedic Treatments
Ayurveda recognizes 2 types of allergies -– one that are caused by genetic predisposition (which means an individual is born with it). It can be a sensitivity to allergens in the enviornment or it can be an allergy to a specific food. For anyone suffering from allergies from birth, the best approach would be to [...]
Allergies Treat a Common Annoyance Naturally
Allergy Treatment
There are countless substances-foods, animal hair, dust and pollen being among them-that cause allergic reactions in people. People with allergies respond abnormally to everyday substances, thereby experiencing a diminished quality of life and daily discomfort. Allergies seem to come from everywhere!
Most allergy treatments(http://www.mitamins.com/disease/Allergies.html) try to pinpoint the causes of allergies. This, however, is difficult [...]
Causes and Treatment for Allergies
Allergies are common occurrence and we mostly ignore it as a momentary irritation. But allergies can be life threatening. Children are also allergic to substances. There is no cure for allergy, however there are ways to relieve the symptoms or even prevent them from occurring.
What are allergies:
Allergies are the result of overreaction of the [...]
Breast Cancer – Problem Faced By Women
There was a time when Breast Cancer was termed to be as a dreaded disease. But things have changed now. If detected earlier, this could be easily treated. Removal of your breast during the treatment of breast cancer can be one of the painful things you would have to go through. It may not be [...]
Childhood Epilepsy
The disease is quite prevalent in children, and as many as 30% of all epileptics fall into this category.
It needs urgent awareness that, usually, there is an excellent prognosis of epilepsy in children. Hence there should be no unnecessary panic when a child gets an attack although detailed investigations will be required in each and [...]
How Does Alternative Cancer Treatment Work?
Until 200 years ago what is now labeled ‘alternative treatment’ was based on the words of Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine”. Hippocrates is famously quoted as saying “Let food be your medicine.” It is a compelling quote which encapsulates the very simple, very common sense idea that the most efficient healer we know, or will [...]
Unknown Causes of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia remains difficult to diagnose and treat because the cause of fibromyalgia apparition is unknown and there’s no specific laboratory test to detect it. People with fibromyalgia suffer from chronic pain in multiple parts of the body and “tender points” that hurt in response to even slight pressure.
There are cases when patients might be treated [...]
Asthma Attack Liberation by Way of Nlp
Asthma is a chronic condition affecting the respiratory system. During the course of an asthma attack, airways, which carry oxygen in and out of the lungs, tend to get narrower and hence reduce the flow of oxygen coming to the lungs. The airways are also inflamed and lined up with mucus. Those symptoms can happen [...]
Cholesterol Levels and Ratios – Are Your Cholesterol Numbers Confusing You?
Cholesterol levels are being tested all over the world in order to determine risk factors for heart disease, yet many people are confused by their cholesterol numbers and how they are expressed. Part of this confusion may stem from the fact that literature originating in the United States gives cholesterol levels in units that are [...]
