The American Institute for Cancer Research reported that, in the United States, more than 100,000 cases of cancer each year are caused mainly by obesity. America is by far, the fattest country in the world with a whopping 74.1 percent of the adult population considered overweight and 30.6 percent considered obese. That’s about 225 million [...]

// A study published last week in the British Journal of Cancer echoed what has been suspected for years: turmeric can be used to prevent and treat cancer. The chemical curcumin, an extract found in turmeric, was shown to trigger apoptosis (programmed cell death signals) in cancerous cell within 24 hours of the treatment being [...]

// Scientists in Melbourne, Australia have discovered that 1 in 4 schizophrenics suffer because they have lost 80 per cent of a protein in their brain known as muscarinic M1 receptor. Doctor’s are hoping this distinction can help better diagnose patients and lead to more specific treatments. Professor Dean and his team examined brain tissue from [...]