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At present there are many types of allergies have different causes, symptoms and reactions of the most diverse, but symptoms may be similar and be triggered by different causes or substance.

The wide variety that exists in types of allergy can be described in turn as the weather affecting the person, either a short or longer well by the time the treatments are made to appease the damage in skin or respiratory tract for any substance.

Among the reasons for differentiating between different types of allergy can see those that are themselves caused by environmental substances such as mold and fluff the fur of an animal and also those that develop from the bite an insect. Read the rest of this entry »

While it is clear that the theme this year is “Cancer can also be prevented, it would be interesting to inform the reader about how to prevent this disease.

And is that although this disease is a major cause of global mortality, cancer can be prevented.

But how can it be prevented? 40% of cancers are potentially preventable, says the website of the Global Campaign World Cancer Campaign, organized by the International Union Against Cancer, which provides a series of recommendations to be less exposed to the emergence of this disease.

According to the web, UICC explains that the risk of developing cancer may be significantly reduced through simple measures (which have also been published by the World Health Organization in its official website).

These recommendations are: 1) Stop the use of snuff and avoid exposure to secondhand smoke (remember that smoking is the single biggest killer, according to WHO), 2) Moderate alcohol consumption, 3) Avoid exposure Excessive sun; 4) Maintain a healthy weight through healthy diet and regular exercise, and 5) protect against cancer infections.

It is important to add is already known about which topics will focus the 2011 edition of World Cancer Day. Next year will seek to teach children and adolescents to avoid exposure to UV rays.

People who drink two or more sugary soft drinks per week have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a rare and deadly tumor.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota made up to 60,524 men and women in the Chinese Health Study in Singapore for 14 years, time during which 140 volunteers developed the disease.

Those who consumed the amount of soda had 87% higher risk of developing pancreatic tumor. Those who drank more fruit juice than soft drinks did not have the same risk.

It should be that high levels of sugar in soft drinks may increase the level of insulin produced by the body, contributing to the pancreatic cancer cells grow, said Mark Pereira, director of the study.

A can of soda contains approximately 355 milliliters of 130 calories, almost all sugar.

“Singapore is a rich country with an excellent health care system.’s Favorite pastimes are eating and shopping, so the findings should be applicable to other Western countries,” added Pereira.

Other studies have linked pancreatic cancer with red meat, especially the burnt or charred. Read the rest of this entry »