Consumption of red wine reduces the risk of lung cancer, especially in ex-smokers, according to U.S. scientists. Scientists have the study, which was attended by 84 170 men aged 45 to 69 years. In the period from 2000 to 2006 of them fell ill with lung cancer 210th Experts considered the participants of the experiment the effects of education, socioeconomic status, smoking, body weight, and other relevant factors. As a result, scientists have found that red wine has a very positive effect, and regular use of it increases the percentage of protection against lung cancer. On average, people who smoked before, but drink daily glass of red wine, a lower risk of lung cancer by 60%, compared with those who smoked but not drink wine. This positive effect was found only on the use of red wine, white wine had no effect. Experts believe that this effect substance resveratrol and flavonoids, which are found only in red wine added. All other alcoholic beverages are not a positive influence. Scientists recommend a glass of red wine drinks daily for cancer prevention, but not carried away and take advantage of this process, they said.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Cats and dogs to protect against cancer of the lymphatic system
Owners of dogs and cats up to 30% less likely to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - a cancer of the lymphatic system versions. This is the result, the American scientists on the research results of more than four thousand people. Scientists at the University of California (San Francisco) and the Stanford University surveyed 1,600 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and 2,500 healthy individuals of the presence in their house cat or dog. It was found that the risk of lymphoma in pet owner has been reduced by a third. Moreover, the degree of protection against cancer increased with increasing duration of their stay in the family pet. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma usually develops in people over 65 years. The exact cause of the disease is unknown, but one theory contribute to their development as "sterile" accommodation. The protective effect of dogs and cats may be due to exposure to allergens, stimulate the immune system and the "fuel" anti-cancer defense, the scientists believe. A full report on the study was published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
Briton complains of sperm dead husband
Briton defended in court the right to use her dead husband's sperm to conceive a child. This is the first study of its kind in the UK. Husband 42-year-old woman, whose name at the request of the Court is not called, died while a simple operation. His wife has already had a child, an urgent judicial inquiry sold withdraw his sperm. The request was granted, and now get seeds stored at the clinic. However, UK law sperm donation allowed only with written consent of the donor, and the woman appealed to the High Court in Preston for permission to use the sperm of the deceased husband. She explained that she and her husband wanted to have a second child and repeatedly talked about it with your family. According to her, they did not eliminate the sperm and permission to use it because of the upcoming operation is safe, that it just discussed. Lawyers women believe that in spite of the law that requires written consent of the donor, the destruction of the sperm would be a violation of human rights. But Judge Charles Justice (Justice Charles), forced to take the unprecedented decision, said that he was "not satisfied that it. A legitimate way of germ cells from the deceased who has not given consent to force it" The final decision of the Office of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology UK. According to a member of the Management Professor Lisa Jardine (Lisa Jardine), supports the court's ruling on the admissibility of the fence gametes without the consent of the donor, despite the fact that in this particular case, the sympathetic control of applicants.