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A new study funded in part by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) suggests that neutralizing an acid-producing diet may be an important key to reducing bone breakdown, or "turnover," while aging. The study comes on the heels of several ARS-reported studies suggesting that consuming more-than-recommended amounts of calcium may not be the main answer to protecting bone.

Creative Diagnostics produces the world's most comprehensive list of research-use Hybridomas. Hybridomas are immortalized cells derived from the fusion of B lymphoblasts with a myeloma fusion partner. Some hybridomas in Creative Diagnostics collection are somatic cell hybrids. These cells are capable of producing immunoglobulins that are specific for viral, bacterial or cellular targets.

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This web site is dedicated to vitamin D and cancer. This is because exciting new research indicates that vitamin D-whether produced in the skin as a result of exposure to ultraviolet radiation (from sunlight or sun lamps) or obtained from supplementation with cholecalciferol (vitamin D3)-may help cancer patients. However, the research is far from complete.

ScienceDaily (Feb. 10, 2009) - Vitamin D is significantly associated with muscle power and force in adolescent girls, according to a new study. Although vitamin D is naturally produced in the body through exposure to direct sunlight, vitamin D deficiency has become widely common in the United States. Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to have a significant negative impact on muscle and bone health, and can lead to conditions including osteoporosis and rickets.

The prostate is the gland below a man's bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages. It is rare in men younger than 40. Levels of a substance called prostate specific antigen (PSA) is often high in men with prostate cancer. However, PSA can also be high with other prostate conditions. Since the PSA test became common, most prostate cancers are found before they cause symptoms. Symptoms of prostate cancer may include Problems passing urine, such as pain, difficulty starting or stopping the stream, or dribbling Low back pain Pain with ejaculation Prostate cancer treatment often depends on the stage of the cancer. How fast the cancer grows and how different it is from surrounding tissue helps determine the stage. Treatment may include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or control of hormones that affect the cancer.

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Research finds people with gene variant who lack vitamin D, produced from sun exposure, can develop condition

Acupuncture is an early Chinese expertise, which uses a variety of acupuncture points on the cadaver to treat a variety of physical ailments. It is not methodically established that acupuncture helps in heaviness defeat but use of this practice produces endorphins, which helps in restriction the craving.

The benefits of fatty dairy products seem to go beyond being a good source of calcium and they may need to be part of a diet for diabetes type 2 as well as a measure to prevent this disease. A new study by Harvard School of Public Health has shown that a fat found in dairy products reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This fat is called "trans-palmitoleic acid" and is a fat that our bodies cannot produce.

Honey is produced in most countries in the World. Ayurvedic medicine has been using honey as a vital ingredient for centuries. Even in the Quran, there is a verse on the goodness of honey. It goes like this "And your Lord revealed to the bee saying: Make hives in the mountains and in the trees and in what they build: Then eat of all the fruits and walk in the ways of your Lord submissively. There comes forth from within it a beverage of many colours, in which there is healing for men; most surely there is a sign in this for a people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl, 68-69) " Today scientists have found that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage it does not harm diabetic patients also. When I was small I had asthma, some how as I grew older and was active in Scouting Activities my asthma went away. But I sometimes find it hard to breathe when the weather is cold. I read somewhere that drinking a concoction of honey, lemon juice and warm water will help. Tried it and it works. It helps to clear the respiratory channel and I can breathe easily. I still drink honey with lime juice. It's great even when you are tired and lethargic.

When kidney fails we look for a new kidney. In the meantime, the patient can be kept well and alive with dialysis. The donor is often a family member with same blood group. However, when bone marrow fails, the world crumbles in front of us. This condition is called APLASTIC ANEMIA. Bone marrow produces millions of cells every minute to keep us alive.

Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies are often involved with litigation concerning either contractual issue with business partners or patent and trademark infringement. Adversaries often request documentation they may find relevant to their cases. This has driven the adoption of formal information retention programs and eDiscovery practices. Email is no longer the most commonly requested records companies must produce. Both structured and unstructured information sources have recently outranked email. There is also a notable rise in demands for access to social media and mobile phone text messages. eDiscovery costs can be enormous requiring large investments in IT resources to retrieve requested records and the hiring of specialists to sort through the archives, not to mention advice and guidance from legal consultants.

The Deadliest Diseases. Insulin is a protein that plays a prominent role in the regulation of sugar level in our bodies. Insulin is produced by the pancreas in the human bodies. When the pancreas doesn't produce insulin then, it becomes quite difficult to balance the sugar level in the blood.

The documentary, The Disease They Call FAT, is that story. Produced by Lipedema Simplified Productions in partnership with the Friedman Center for Lymphedema Research & Treatment.