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New Virus Kills Both Cancer Cells and Cells Adjacent to the Tumor
While the immune system’s job is to protect the body from being attacked by cancer cells, nonetheless, healthy fibroblast cells surrounding the tumor actually get tricked into protecting the cancerous tumor from being destroyed by the immune system. Until now, no one has been able to find a way to destroy both the tumor and…
Read MoreBlue Light can Lower Blood Pressure
Blue Light may Prevent Cardiovascular Events A new study shows that amazing blue light can safely lower blood pressure without any of the side effects of many pharmaceutical blood pressure lowering drugs and thus may be able to prevent cardiovascular events. The study was published in EAPC European Association of Preventive Cardiology November 1, 2018,…
Read MoreFermented Dairy Products Associated with Lower Risk for Heart Disease and Stroke
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the number one leading cause of death in the United States, so anything that may help to keep the heart healthy should be taken seriously. Science Daily reported about an interesting new study by researchers at the University of Finland that was published October 29, 2018, in the British Journal…
Read MoreDiabetic? Go Vegan
November is National Diabetes Month November is National Diabetes Month and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that there are more than 30 million Americans with diabetes. The majority of people have type 2 diabetes and their numbers are rising and increasing at an alarming rate, so much so, that some refer…
Read MoreOur November Calendars Are Packed!!
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Read MoreCardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation is a program that includes physical exercises designed to help improve cardiovascular health and to prevent further cardiovascular events in someone who is recovering from a cardiovascular event or has just undergone a surgical cardiac procedure such as artery stenting or heart or valve surgery. The ideal CR programs consists of 36…
Read MoreIntroducing Our Own Ditmas Park Ambulette!!
Today October 29, 2018 is World Stroke Day
World Stroke Day sponsored by the World Stroke Organization (WSO) seeks to improve care and support for stroke survivors and raise awareness of prevention and treatment of stroke all over the world. This year it falls today, October 29. Life after Stroke The message of this year’s World Stroke Day is that it is possible…
Read MoreControlling High Blood Pressure in Diabetics may Prevent Organ Failure
Study Shows that High Blood Pressure in Diabetics is the Main Cause of Organ Failure rather than the Diabetes A Rutgers study published October 4, 2018, in the Journal Clinical and Experimental Hypertension demonstrates how extremely high blood pressure causes organ damage in diabetics and thus the key to preventing life-threatening organ failure is…
Read MoreCancer Vaccine Shows Success for HER2-positive Cancers
Imagine a vaccine that can stop cancer? While this may sound too good to be true, in fact an immunotherapy vaccine for HER2-positive cancers has shown positive results in a Phase 1 clinical trial, according to a news release by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). These results were presented at the Fourth…
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