2009-04-23T07:46:42+0000">April 23, 2009 – 7:46 am
You may remember that cholesterol production begins with the molecule called acetyl-CoA. A number of metabolic reactions occur, until finally an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase is required to convert a substance called HMG-CoA into mevalonate. Statins work by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, thereby they inhibit mevalonate production. Mevalonate is a precursor to several substances, [...]
2009-04-02T05:45:51+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:45 am
This is a benefit paid to a person who gives you a substantial amount of regular care. It is not affected by that person’s National Insurance contributions, but that person must be of working age. To qualify. certain criteria must be met. You (the person being cared for) must be receiving: Disability Living Allowance care [...]
2009-04-02T05:43:41+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:43 am
There is no ‘right’ way to live with cancer. It would be so much easier if doctors could not only prescribe treatments and drugs, but also ways to manage best and to cope with each new situation. Unfortunately, life is rarely that clear-cut and living with cancer certainly isn’t! You will need time to adjust [...]
2009-04-02T05:41:26+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:41 am
Telling people about your cancer is difficult, and you will be prepared to expect that. What can be unexpectedly exhausting is dealing with people’s reactions to the news. It is natural to be concerned about how your close family and friends will be affected, and we all dread passing on bad news and the reactions [...]
2009-04-02T05:39:09+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:39 am
Hormone therapy Some cancers depend on a supply of hormones for their growth. The most common example of this in women is breast cancer and in men is prostate cancer, which needs testosterone in order to grow: without it, many tumours will shrink. Hormone therapy may therefore be recommended, which for prostate cancer takes the [...]
2009-04-02T05:36:53+0000">April 2, 2009 – 5:36 am
Lymphomas are a group of cancers which start in the lymphatic system and usually spread via the lymph nodes which are situated in the neck, armpits, the middle of the chest and in the abdomen. Some lymphomas are slow-growing (low grade) and others progress very quickly (high grade): if untreated the latter can cause serious [...]
2009-03-27T07:48:54+0000">March 27, 2009 – 7:48 am
Potency isn’t just a man’s issue. When your partner’s erection is absent you feel the loss as much as your partner. One of the first ways you may react to your lover’s trouble with erections is to doubt yourself and your relationship. You might feel lonely, isolated and deprived of much-wanted physical and emotional attention. [...]
2009-03-27T07:07:09+0000">March 27, 2009 – 7:07 am
The following exercises will allow you to explore the erotic sensation of your skin and that of your partner. Taking the time you need and want, these movements can promote closeness and trust. Done with gentle, caring hands, these massages can lead to sex. But don’t regard them as foreplay. Rather, they should be performed [...]
2009-03-27T06:55:15+0000">March 27, 2009 – 6:55 am
Recent research from the University of Maryland Medical Center shows how antioxidants work. After being fed one high-fat (50 grams of fat) breakfast, the blood vessel function of twenty healthy hospital employees between the ages of twenty and fifty-four was found to be impaired for as long as four hours. Blood flow had been significantly [...]
2009-03-27T06:26:40+0000">March 27, 2009 – 6:26 am
When birth control pills became widely available, they sent a ripple effect throughout our society. For the first time, women could not only reliably avoid the risk of pregnancy, they had, in essence, the freedom that men had to have sex whenever they wanted it. The miracle they had dreamed about didn’t cause a disruption [...]