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New Therapy May Fight Prostate Cancer

New Therapy May Fight Prostate Cancer Mayo Clinic researchers say an experimental treatment may have cured two patients whose prostate cancers were so advanced they had been considered inoperable.

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Mesothelium

The mesothelium is a membrane that forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura (thoracal cavity), peritoneum (abdominal cavity including the mesentery) and pericardium (heart sac). Mesothelial tissue also surrounds the male internal reproductive organs (the tunica vaginalis testis) and covers the internal reproductive organs of women (the tunica serosa uteri). Mesothelium that covers the internal organs is called visceral mesothelium, while the layer that covers the body walls is called the parietal mesothelium.

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4 Factors That Increase Odds of Heart Failure

4 Factors That Increase Odds of Heart Failure Smoking, high blood pressure, excess weight, and diabetes are major risk factors for increasing the size of the heart’s left ventricle, a new study shows.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Diabetes

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Diabetes WebMD explores the connection between RA and diabetes. Find out what’s known about how having RA may make you more susceptible to diabetes and what you can do to lower the risk.

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Weight Loss Surgery May Defeat Diabetes

Weight Loss Surgery May Defeat Diabetes Weight loss surgery can improve or even resolve type 2 diabetes in the long term, according to two new studies.

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Pomegranate Juice May Slow Prostate Cancer

Pomegranate Juice May Slow Prostate Cancer Drinking 8 ounces per day of pomegranate juice may slow the progression of prostate cancer that hasn’t spread, a new study shows.

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Prostate Cancer Provenge Strong in Trial Provenge

Prostate Cancer Provenge Strong in Trial Provenge, a novel, experimental treatment vaccine, improved the survival of men with advanced prostate cancer participating in the largest trial yet of the therapy.

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Gene Test May Predict Prostate Cancer

Gene Test May Predict Prostate Cancer A blood test that characterizes each prostate tumor by its unique genetic fingerprint may help to pinpoint which men actually have prostate cancer, researchers say.

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Foods to Help You Feel Better

Foods to Help You Feel Better

Are you feeling down in the dumps? Are you irritated at how often you’ve been irritable?

Perhaps it’s time to look at the foods and drinks you consume to see if they are trashing your mood. Nutrition experts say that the foods you eat can help you feel better — or feel worse — in the short-term and the long-term.

* Meal-to-meal and day-to-day, keeping your blood sugars

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The Top 6 Exercise Excuses and How to Beat Them

The Top 6 Exercise Excuses and How to Beat Them

You know you should be exercising . We’ve all heard that physically active people are healthier. They’re less likely to develop heart disease , diabetes , and some cancer , they sleep better, and they feel happier and more energetic. Of course, a fit body looks better, too. But when it comes time to actually get out there and start moving, many of us have a long list of excuses not to exercise — too little time, too little energy, or we simply don’t like to work out.