Ayurvedic Medicines

The cause of pancreatic cancer is still unknown, although there are risk factors involved, such as increased exposure to tobacco smoke and a family history of the disease.  It is usually detected late when advanced stage disease has set in because most patients are asymptomatic for a long period and then it is too late

Read more:
The biology of pancreatic cancer

It’s an old story: a major corporation targets its small competition over alleged trademark infringement. McDonald’s attacked McDharma’s, a vegetarian fast food restaurant in Santa Cruz, California over “Mc”

Here is the original: 
Clorox Accuses Method of Violating Federal Laws Over Daisy Label

One of the things about oncology or any other therapeutic are new product development and marketing is that you get to spend a LOT of time at scientific congresses like AACR in DC the other week, which means early to rise and late to sleep: Source: Personal iPhone – view of over the Potamac and Georgetown, DC from Arlington, VA.  Anyone who thinks these meetings are junkets or jollies should join me on my schedule next trip;sometimes there isn’t time to eat or by the time you do have a free slot it’s too late.  Often, it means 18 hour days and a day back in the office is a relative rest.  There’s always thought leaders to talk to, sessions to attend, media briefings, poster sessions (you can walk miles at those alone), plenaries etc, not to mention clients as well

View post:
New Product Marketing

Ok, you may have already had the intuitive notion that the forests of the world benefit human health, that we rely on them even. However, a recent World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report makes the connection a little more clear and precise. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 23-25% of global disease burden could be alleviated [ Help Protect the Forests, for Your Health from Green Living Ideas ]

Read the original: 
Help Protect the Forests, for Your Health

This week Taiwan announced their intention to create 50 “low-carbon villages” by the end of 2011. According to Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency (TEPA), the plan is to recruit two or more village-level districts in each city or county each village to cut emissions using a range of tactics, from limiting car or scooter trips and [ 50 Low-Carbon Villages in Taiwan from Green Living Ideas ]

Here is the original post:
50 Low-Carbon Villages in Taiwan

Alternative medicines may have appeal due to “voodoo magic,” as you put it, but if they have real effects on patient health (whether it be through interactions with physician-prescribed drugs, overdoses, or whatever else), … BUT–” alternative medicine” can be actively toxic (viz

Visit link:
Alternative medicine isn't taught to doctors in medical school …

Gout is very common among Americans, in fact there are more than 5 million people in the United States alone still struggling with it. Although there are lots of medicine/pills to get rid of gout, these medicines are only effective in getting rid of gout for a period of time.

Originally posted here:
Effective Gout Cure – Take Care of Gout Once and For All

One of the challenges of scientific conferences, at least the ones I attend, is that the investigators have a tendency to rush through a high volume of highly interesting slides at a fast pace, meaning ones notes end up looking like a chicken scratched them out and then a spider with wet feet ambled over them for good measure.  Teasing out the nuggets is sometimes a challenge, “what was I thinking when I scrawled that?” And so it was with the plenaries at the American Association of Clinical Research meeting in DC this week. Looking at the notes from Charles Sawyers and Bert Vogelstein’s plenary talks on the prostate cancer and the cancer genome, respectively, is particularly apt as you can see in the photo on the right! Every time I listen to one of Prof Vogelstein’s talks I learn something new and the last lecture makes more sense too.

Original post: 
#AACR10: The Cancer Genome

Arthritis natural remedies may hold some promise for arthritis sufferers looking for effective treatments with reduced risk of side effects. Natural remedies can be tried on their own or as supplements to prescription medicines and other treatments. Many patients have reported some relief from natural remedies, so it may be worth considering such remedies as a part of your treatment strategy.

Read more from the original source:
Facts About Arthritis – Natural Remedies

Yesterday afternoon I returned from DC and the annual American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) meeting tired but exhilarated. Despite the Europeans unfortunately stranded by the Icelandic volcano, business continued as usual with many presenters doing their talks by teleconference to live slides in the room.  Quite a few researchers also FedExed their posters, so people could still peruse them and an envelope was provided for business cards or questions.

See more here:
Zen and the art of Cancer Research at #AACR10

The Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy is “a camp where teachers go and learn about math and science through fun ways!” All free of charge! We are so lucky to have ExxonMobil Teacher Camp! A wonderful one-week intensive professional development program is  for third- through fifth-grade teachers – all expenses paid by [ Exxon To Teach Your Kids Climate Science – For Free! from Green Living Ideas ]

Read the original:
Exxon To Teach Your Kids Climate Science – For Free!

After being here in DC a day, it didn’t take me long to realise that everyone is using a hodge podge of hashtags including #AACR, #AACR10 and even AACR or AACR 2010.  Some researchers are tweeting without hashtags, so do check out others commentary such as Prof W Eldeiry too as everyone is attending different sessions.  The poster sessions are huge here, three different sections, twice a day as well as a multitude of education sessions, mini symposia and plenty of preclinical, genomic and biomarker research. I’ve therefore captured them in the Cover It Live widget below for easy tracking of everyone’s tweets.  The event will until Wednesday, when the meeting finishes. The big focus this year seems to be on relating translational medicine to clinical research, which is a great thing.  The big event today is the plenary at 9.45am when some famous names in translational research will be talking.  I can’t wait! For those following in the backchannel, do feel free to join in and follow the event remotely.

See the rest here: 
Capturing the big picture of the 2010 Annual AACR tweets

The other day while travelling home on a long train journey, I was browsing the NY Times app on my iPhone and came across an interesting story about multiple myeloma in the Health section : “For many patients with cancers like chronic lymphoma, chronic myelocytic leukemia and now multiple myeloma, longevity lies in the ability of science to remain one step ahead of the malignancy by unraveling its genetic and molecular underpinnings and producing treatments tailored to counter them.” Now, I don’t think there is actually something called chronic lymphoma (non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), yes), but you get the gist of what the reporter is saying – acute deadly hematologic cancers are gradually being turned into chronic diseases.

Read the rest here:
Managing Multiple Myeloma: turning an acute cancer into a chronic disease

Last night I received an alert from Medivation announcing that an article would be published in today’s online The Lancet regarding their prostate cancer agent, MDV3100.  Sure enough, here’s the article : Although the trial is an early phase I/II study, encouraging antitumour effects were reported in 140 men, of whom 65 were chemotherapy naïve.  Time to disease progression (TTP) was 47 weeks, which is decent considering the men in the study were all castration resistant and likely had advanced disease.

Original post:
New developments in castration resistant prostate cancer – MDV3100

From Twitter: @sandnsurf: Neomycin named allergen of the year http://bit.ly/d508Le via @mdconsult @Paulflevy: never knew there was a competition for this (allergen of the year)! Is there a prize? @rlbates: Not that I know of, but maybe we could come up with something like the Razzie awards. First thought — the Rashie @sandnsurf: brilliant, love it

Continued here:
Allergen of the Year: Neomycin

This week offers a nice break in science topics on the blog and a chance to look at how technology can be used to monitor social media, physician and patient sentiments about drugs and various diseases in a practical way.  I’ve been interested in analysing trends in data since my undergraduate days when I created the first automated computerised football (soccer) notation system for looking at strategies and tactics employed by winning and losing teams.

Excerpt from:
Using technology to derive Sentiments Analysis in Pharma

The 2010 American Association of Integrative Medicine (AAIM) National Conference will be held at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld®, September 22-24, 2010. The conference will be held in conjunction with the AAIM's sister organizations: the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute (ACFEI), the American Psychotherapy Association (APA) and the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS)

See the rest here: 
American Association of Integrative Medicine Conference

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Dr. Catherine Ulbricht, co-founder of Natural Standard and Senior Attending Pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston , about relaxation beverages. These new drinks often contain herbal extracts or natural hormones and are designed to help reduce stress and anxiety and improve sleep

The rest is here: 
Natural Standard in Wall Street Journal

NEW DELHI: Ninety three per cent of wild medicinal plants used for making ayurvedic medicines in the country are endangered and the government is trying to relocate them from their usual habitat to protect them. …

Read more:
Natural Health News: Ayurveda: 93% of wild medicinal plants in …

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein have put together one of the most informative, comprehensive books about giving birth that you can find. If you’ve seen the documentary “The Business of Being Born,” this book carries some of the same sentiments, but it is much more accepting of all kinds of births.

Read the original: 
Your Best Birth

bioprin.posterous.com Ayurveda and Herbology Ayurvedic Medicine and Oriental Medicine: Do They Work?

See the rest here:
Ayurvedic Medicine and Oriental Medicine: Do They Work? Herbology and Ayurveda

Author Dr. Alan Greene and contributors Jeanette Pavini and Thereas Foy Digeronimo bring you an informative book on all aspects of saving the planet as parents

See the original post:
Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Baby Care

Healthy Eating during Pregnancy is a simple guide to staying healthy during pregnancy and lactation. It’s really a perfect companion for any pregnancy.

More here:
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks with author Annie Leonard about her book, “The Story of Stuff.” iPods, DVD players, cars, clothes, jewelry, computers, flat screen TVs… or more generally, STUFF.

Go here to read the rest:
The Story of Stuff with Author Annie Leonard

Natural Standard , an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies, invites researchers to submit articles to Journal of Dietary Supplements (JDS) – an international peer-reviewed forum for original research and review articles that focus on vitamins, minerals, herbs and other substances that make up the multibillion-dollar dietary supplement industry. The journal addresses important issues that meet a broad range of interests, not only in integrative healthcare, but also in academic, regulatory and industrial sectors

Here is the original: 
Journal of Dietary Supplements: Call for Papers