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This man’s medical condition is not just a freak of nature, but may be created by a genetically inherited immune defect and a type of human papillomavirus, or HPV.
Though he made his living by playing in carnivals because of his condition which made his hands looked like contorted, yellow-brown branches extending 3 feet, he often became exhausted after taking a few steps because of the dense warts on his feet.
Anthony Gaspari, chief of dermatology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, said: “The HPV-2 virus that causes common warts is the same exact wart virus that he’s infected with, except it was growing out of control.”
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Published by Lisa October 5th, 2008
in Green Eating & Living and MyDocHub.
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A taste of the Mediterranean!
Diet Types: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low Carbohydrate, Low Sodium, Raw Foods, Vegetarian, Wheat Free
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon honey
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 firm, ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and cut into thin wedges
- 1/2 red onion, sliced thin
- 1/2 head romaine lettuce, washed, dried and sliced into thin strips
- dash sugar
Serves: 4
Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes
Instructions: In a small bowl, whisk together orange juice, olive oil, olives, garlic, and sugar. Season with salt and pepper. In a bowl, combine avocados and onions. Pour the olive dressing over the avocado mixture and toss lightly. Serve on a bed of sliced romaine.
Nutrition Facts (Brief Analysis):
Serving Size: 1
Servings per Recipe: 4
Calories: 178
Calories from Fat: 141
Total Carbs: 10g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
Protein: 2g
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Serve with celery sticks and corn chips.
Diet Types: Low Calorie, Vegetarian, Low Fat
Ingredients:
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon canola oil
- 2 cups cooked black beans
- 4 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/4 cup Cider Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetarian Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: Under 15 minutes
Instructions: Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add onions and saute until they begin to brown, about 6 minutes. Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until you have a smooth dip.
Nutrition Facts (Brief Analysis):
Serving Size: 1
Servings per Recipe: 6
Calories: 114
Calories from Fat: 7
Total Carbs: 22g
Dietary Fiber: 6g
Protein: 6g
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Findings published online Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, found that computer-aided detection spotted nearly the same number of cancers, 198 out of 227, compared to 199 for two radiologists or technicians.
In other words, computer-aided detection is just as good as two radiologists at spotting breast cancer on a mammogram. Not to say that two eyes are not better than one, but instead of one radiologist taking at look at it, as is the case in most readings, a computer could do as well as two pairs of eyes.
Dr. Carol H. Lee, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, said: “In the United States, it’s just not practical in most practices to do double readings by physicians. These results are reassuring to me that single reading with CAD can achieve that same sensitivity.”
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What if you were blind three days out of every six? That is what a young Australian lady with a puzzled medical condition has. Her eyes become involuntarily shut and she can’t open them for those 3 days, and after that it opens up on its own.
Natalie Adler, 21, who has had the problem since she was 17, said: “I woke one Sunday and my eyes were swollen. It was the day before an English exam.” Professor Justin O’Day of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital neuro-ophthalmology department, said: “She’s a one-off and we don’t have a diagnosis.”
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Well you know how popular supplements have been lately. We all take them and hope they help with our ailments, but a new study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, shows that glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, two supplements used to fight arthritis and joint pain doesn’t work any better than placebo to slow the loss of knee cartilage in osteoarthritis.
Dr. Allen Sawitzke of the University of Utah School of Medicine, said: “At two years, no treatment showed what we determined to be a clinically important reduction in joint space width loss.”
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I will surely miss Paul Newman who died recently of cancer. The actor became famous worldwide for his philanthropy, especially through his range of Newman’s Own sauces and dressings, all the profits from which after tax went to his good causes, such as the 11 Hole in the Wall camps, for chronically ill children.
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Published by Lisa September 26th, 2008
in Green Eating & Living and MyDocHub.
Wonderfully rich without the fat.
Diet Types: Low Fat, Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients:
- 4 cups water or broth
- 2 cups yellow split peas
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon Curry powder
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 bay leaf
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 30 minutes - one hour
Instructions:
Combine broth, peas, onion, and bay leaf in a soup pot and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low, add curry and simmer for 40 minutes or until the peas are tender. Add salt to taste and simmer a few minutes more.
Nutrition Facts (Brief Analysis):
Serving Size: 1
Servings per Recipe: 6
Calories: 235
Calories from Fat: 8
Total Carbs: 42g
Dietary Fiber: 17g
Protein: 16g
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