Health Issue: SOCIALSING THE BEST MEDICINE

Busy social life holds key to fighting cancer Stress Of Interaction With Others Causes Tumours To Shrink And Even Go Into Remission, Say Experts London: Socialising is good for health - in fact,it may even help fight cancer, says a new study.         An international team has carried out the study and found that socialising with others aid in fight against cancer as the stress of interaction causes tumours to shrink and even go into remission. Cancer patients who change their lifestyle to keep company with more people could see substantial improvements in their condition, says the study.        According to researchers, the findings challenge accepted wisdom that stress is damaging to health, indicating that a manageable level of stress can help the body fight disease, the Daily Telegraph reported        Mathew During of the Ohio State University, who led the experiments on mice, said that the results had substantial implications for how people with cancer should live after diagosis. Doctors should pay more attention to living conditions of their patients, rather than relying on traditional clinical treatments like surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.         He was quoted as saying, "The goal isn't to minimise stress, but to live a richer life, socially and physically. You want to be challenged.         In their study, the researchers found that moving mice with cancer from their standard laboratory lodgings where they live in groups of five to0 more spacious accommodation shared with up to 20 other rodents had a significant positive effect on teh progress of their condition. Their tumours shrunk in weight by an average of 77% while 5% of the mice showed no evidence of cacer after three weeks.         The mice's "entiched" environment also included more space them exercise and toys with which to play. but the researchers identified the stress of socialising as the key factor in suppressing the cancers.         The reduction in the size of the tumours was caused by high levels of a particular protein. brain-derives neurotrophic factor which is linked to stress. This protein shuts down the production of a hormone called leptin, which in turn inhibits tumour growth.

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Health Issue:Olive Oil against Breast Cancer!

Olive Oil helps protect  against breast cancer! And not just that, it also has other benefits. CT lists a few...         Adding olive oil to one's daily diet could help keep breast cancer at bay. The findings of a study show that the Mediterranean oil mounts a multipronged attack on the tumours, stunting their growth and driving their cells to implode.          Spanish scientists from the Universitat Autonaoma de Barcelona conducted experiments on rats, which showed that olive oil thwarted a gene that drives the growth of breast tumours. It also protects DNA from damage that can lead to cancer. According to researchers, only long-term use will give results. They recomment including 50ml, or 10 teaspoons of high quality, extra-virgin olive oil in one's daily diet.         Another study done in Spain has found that apart from cutting risks of breast cancer, olive oil also 'turns down' genes linked to hardening of arteries and heart disease. "Knowing which genes can be modulated by diet in a healthy way can help foods." said researchers of the Insitut Minicial d'Investigacio Medica in Barcelona.         According to the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), which published the finding. :This study is ground-breaking because it shows that olive oil and a mediterranean diet affect our bodies in a far more significant way than previously believed." The finding provides more impetus for healthy eating as well as ideas for new drugs t tackle heart problems, it said.         The Mediterranean diet has previously been credited with protecting against all major deseases including cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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SETTING IT STRAIGHT: Justin Bieber

Justin lists out bizarre rumours        Justin Bieber has taken to the Internet to dispel the top tenmost bizarre rumours which have blighted him over the last few months.          The teenager has been a constant presence in gossip columns ever since he shot to fame last year, but the 17-year-old has grown tired of the sensational articles which appear online, He has now compiled a list of the strangest stories and tweeted his explanations. Bieber begins his list by writing, "One...but it turns out I'm alive, " He also gies on to dismiss reports he's joined a cult. "I have not joined the Illuminati or any other cult. I'm a Christian and I pray before every show," be adds. Along with it all, he denied he is the secret love child of Chuck Norris. He says, "No Chuck Norris is not my real father,,, although he did give birth to Hercules!"

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SUPERSTITIOUS: Megan Fox

Celebs have a doomed destiny!        The newly-wed beauty  Megan Fox. has a tatally different opiniton whenit comes to maariage. even though she's a 'new' bride.         The actress believes that celebrity marriages are doomed to fail, because the temptation to cheat is 'just too much.' The actress, who recently married lpng-term on-off boyfriend Brian Austin Green, says she believes that Hollywood marriages are likely to end in divorce. "Everything is so easily accessed. Whatever you want, you have at your fingertips."          On that note, we hope that Fox manages to save her marriage.

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