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Mice injected with cancer cells experienced significantly elevated levels of C-reactive protein, white blood cells, and lipid peroxidation compared with control mice. These levels were reduced in animals that received cisplatin and/or DHA. While treatment with 125 mg/kg DHA inhibited tumor growth by 38 percent compared to untreated animals, 250 mg/kg suppressed tumor growth by 79 percent, which was a greater effect than that of cisplatin alone (which was associated with a 55 percent reduction). The combination of DHA and cisplatin resulted in an 81 percent inhibition of growth, while reducing elevated white blood cell levels (leukocytosis) to normal levels. Treatment with the higher dose of DHA alone was associated with a similar reduction in white blood cells, which, when elevated, are associated with tumor growth. A strong relationship was observed between tumor growth and white blood cell levels as well as C-reactive protein levels. In another experiment with rats treated with cisplatin, the addition of 250 mg/kg DHA prevented lethal kidney toxicity in 88 percent of the animals that received it, while none of the rats that received cisplatin alone survived.

Elevated levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with an increased risk of death in men with advanced prostate cancer, according to findings from a subanalysis of the ASCENT (AIPC Study of Calcitriol Enhancing Taxotere) t

If you get up in the morning feeling a little lazy and you consider stopping at McDonald's on your way to work to grab breakfast, check the list below before taking that step. Why? Because McDonald's breakfasts are dangerously high in sodium, and they can put you at great risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.

A deficiency of B-Vitamins can cause elevated levels of the amino acid homocysteine. Whether or not you have high cholesterol, homocysteine is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and can cause you to have a heart disease.

During the Tigers' rise to No. 1 in the football polls, admission applications elevated by 20 % and donations pick up, as well, on a pace to surpass 2006's totals by $6 million.