Health aNd Fitness Guide

Environment, lifestyle and genes play a major role in cancer. Smoking, certain infections (hepatitis in the case of liver cancer, papilloma virus in the case of cervical cancer, H. pylori in the case of stomach cancer), obesity and lack of physical activity play a major role. To prevent cancer, stop smoking, stop smoking, stop smoking! → Continue reading »

The signs of cancer are not specific. It could be weight-loss, lack of appetite, lumps in the neck or under the arm, blood in the stool, prolonged cough, breathing trouble, chest pain, new onset of pain, not getting better with conventional medicines and, ulcer, which is not healing. → Continue reading »

Cuban scientists have developed a drug from scorpion venom which they say could go a long way in fighting cancer. The drug can be used to treat brain tumors, pancreas and prostate cancer. The idea of researching the possibility of scorpion venom as cure for cancer and other diseases gained in strength after it was → Continue reading »

Remember to add a glass of juice to your morning routine and you may stop forgetting everything else. Drinking at least three glasses of fruit or vegetable juice a week slashed risk of dementia by 76 per cent, a study says. The active ingredients — polyphenols — are found in any 100 per cent fruit → Continue reading »