Protect Against Mesothelioma by Avoiding AsbestosWritten by Jimmy Atkinson
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that attacks body's mesothelial cells around organs. The mesothelium provides a protective membranous lining for internal organs and allows moving organs (i.e. heart and lungs) to glide easily against adjacent structures. The names of three regions of mesothelial cells that provide protective coating are 1) pleura, sac which surrounds lungs; 2) peritoneum, lining which protects abdominal cavity; and 3) pericardium, sac which surrounds heart. Three different types of mesothelioma cancer attack these three different regions.Pleural mesothelioma: A type of lung cancer which attacks pleura surrounding lungs, this is most common type of mesothelioma, affecting approximately two-thirds of all mesothelioma patients. Symptoms include horseness, fever, blood in sputum, swollen arms and face, coughing, loss of weight, difficulty breathing, chest pain, weak muscles, and reduced tactile sensitivity. Peritoneal mesothelioma: A cancer of abdomen which attacks peritoneum lining abdominal cavity. This affects approximately one-third of all mesothelioma patients. Symptoms include abdominal bloating, impaired bowl function, fever, swollen feet, and nausea. Pericardial mesothelioma: This form of mesothelioma which attacks pericardium surrounding heart is extremely rare. Symptoms include chest pain, dyspnea, cough, and palpitations. Mesothelioma has been linked to asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a type of building material used in thermal insulation products and ceiling tiles. In United States, asbestos usage peaked during 1950s - 1970s. During late 1960s, concerns over health consequences of asbestos exposure began to arise, thereby decreasing amount of asbestos manufactured in next two decades. By 1980s, a new industry of asbestos abatement began to flourish. But according to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as many as 733,000 schools and public buildings still contain asbestos.
| | Understand Wine and Your HealthWritten by Nerello Glasure
During 1990s, a physician voiced on a national TV show that drinking red wine reduces heart disease. It made all headlines. He cited relatively lower levels of disease in France despite their ever so famously high fat diets. Since that program, it seems that red wine health effects have been on forefront of wine consumer´s mind.Good for Heart Coronary artery disease is caused by a build up of cholesterol in arteries that supply blood to heart. If arteries get partially blocked heart cannot get enough oxygen and result is pain. Does red wine protect against heart disease? Many studies suggested that moderate amount of red wine (one to two glasses a day) lowers risk of heart attack for middle aged people by 30 to 50 percent. It was also concluded that red wine may prevent additional heart attacks if you have already suffered from one. The cholesterol that blocks these arteries is called low density lipo-protein or referred to as bad cholesterol. This is cleared from blood by high density lipo-proteins or good cholesterol. Moderate wine consumption produces a better balance of these two. Additionally, wine has an anti-coagulation effect which makes blood less likely to clot. Red Wines Chemical and food experts have known for years that wine contains rich deposits of vitamins, minerals, and natural sugars that are often beneficial to good health. Wine is also rich in potassium and low in sodium. Red wines have more of these elements due to juices longer contact with grape skins. Red wines are also rich in Vitamin B which comes from grape skins as well.
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