Posts Tagged ‘ Immune System ’

Degenerative joint disease 

January 6, 2012
Degenerative joint disease 

To ward off degenerative joint disease, adopt correct postures and avoid strong, sudden movements when working or exercising, especially when carrying, pushing, or lifting heavy loads. As humans advance into old age, wear and tear causes the joints to deteriorate even more than other parts of the body. When they become inflamed and swollen, the [...]

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Miracle beans 

December 19, 2011
Miracle beans 

  Soy, green, black, and red beans on display at a shop selling home-made bột ngÅ© cốc – a mixture powder of black sesame and four different types of beans – on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City My husband has always been thin. But a few months ago it [...]

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Squash that sickness 

October 22, 2011
Squash that sickness 

Bí đỏ (pumpkin squash) is considered as a natural brain tonic and it also helps prevent cancer and relieve constipation Bí đỏ (pumpkin squash), a popular and cheap vegetable at any market and supermarket, contains three times more beta-carotene higher than liver, and five times more than a carrot. In the body, beta-carotene is transformed [...]

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Immune system researchers win Nobel Medicine Prize 

October 7, 2011
Immune system researchers win Nobel Medicine Prize 

A picture shows (L-R) Bruce Beutler of the US, Jules Hoffmann of Luxembourg and Canada’s Ralph Steinman, whowon the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Three scientists shared the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for their ground-breaking work on the immune system which the jury said opened up new prospects for curing cancer and [...]

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Juiced! 

November 28, 2010
Juiced! 

Tomato is rich in vitamins A and C, cellulose, citric acid, amino acids, and lycopene. The fruit contains antioxidants, helps boost the immune system and can prevent prostate cancer in men. While in Vietnam, take advantage of the abundance of fruits everywhere. Herbalists Bang Cam and Pham Nhu Ta say the best way to get [...]

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Study offers new clues to effective HIV vaccine 

November 12, 2010
Study offers new clues to effective HIV vaccine 

Nandi Makhele, 25, poses for a portrait while wearing a T-shirt indicating that she is HIV-positive, in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township, February 15, 2010. Slight differences in five amino acids in a protein called HLA-B may explain why certain people resist the human immunodeficiency virus, US researchers said on Thursday in a study that lends [...]

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People have broader immunity to A/H1N1 flu: study

November 19, 2009
People have broader immunity to A/H1N1 flu: study

People’s immunity to A/H1N1 flu virus is greater than previously thought, a new study suggests. A man receives an injection against the H1N1 flu disease (Schweinegrippe) in a minicipal health centre in Vienna Nov. 9, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)This may explain why the disease hasn’t posed more problems, according to the study conducted by researchers at the [...]

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Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of colds, flu

February 24, 2009
Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of colds, flu

Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, according to a report published on Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold. (File Photo)In the biggest and most [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...