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...bone miner- all protein-rich foods, (milk, als and of DNA meat, fish) Magnesium necessary for muscular contractions all unprocessed food (whole seeds, legumes) Iron essential for production of meat, liver, beans hemoglobin Zinc unknown, involved in fighting infec- animal products, especially tion meat Iodine important for thyroid gland's hor- iodized salt mone synthesis Selenium essential for enzymes catalyzing seafoods, kidney, liver hydrogen peroxide
...there is a single leading reason why middle-age men dread going to the doctor, it is the prostate examination. Routinely recommended for those 50 and over, the procedure calls for a physician to insert a gloved finger into the rectum to probe the chestnut-size prostate gland, which is near the bladder and produces some of the fluids in semen. But however uncomfortable and embarrassing the exam may be, it could be a lifesaver. The rate of prostate cancer in the U.S. has been steadily rising over the past several years. It strikes 1 in 11 American males...
...retrospect, the phenomenon makes sense: the thyroid gland tends to concentrate iodine ingested by the body, and radioactive iodine was released in bulk during the accident. Moreover, radiation is known to cause thyroid cancer, and children are especially susceptible. But previous studies of nuclear accidents in Britain and the U.S. and studies of nuclear-weapons testing in Japan and the South Pacific have failed to prove a fallout-cancer correlation conclusively. The probable difference this time: the radiation was more highly concentrated and hit a heavily populated area...
...study found that patients with this specific form of hypertension can be treated with glucocorticoids, a cortisone compound that blocks hormone production. This treatment is a step up from conventional hypertension medication, Dluhy said, because it is "directed at the adrenal gland, rather than lowering blood pressure unspecifically...
...statement issued by Dole's office, physicians said the cancer was "small and clinically localized within the gland." There was no evidence the cancer had spread beyond the prostate, according to the statement...