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Steroids Increase Skin Cancer Risk
Increase in Skin Malignancies, Lymphoma Seen in Study
By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Medical News
May 4, 2004 - Millions of people who take immune system-suppressing
steroids like prednisone to treat a wide range of inflammatory diseases
may be at increased risk for developing certain cancers. New research
supports earlier reports linking steroid use to nonmelanoma-type skin
malignancies and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The risk of developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or a form of skin cancer
called squamous cell carcinoma was roughly two-and-a-half times greater
than normal for people who reported long-term use of steroids in the
Danish study. Long-term steroid use was associated with a 50% increased
risk for developing basal cell carcinoma.
"We have known that immunosuppressive therapy increases the risk for
these cancers in (organ) transplant recipients, but these patients are
treated with other, more potent immune system-suppressing drugs," lead
researcher Henrik Toft Sorensen, MD, PhD, tells WebMD. "The risk
associated with [steroid] use alone has not been clear."
The Findings
Squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas are the most common forms of
skin cancer, with at least 1 million cases identified each year in the
U.S. Both cancers are slow growing and easily treated, unlike melanoma,
which accounts for just 5% of all skin cancers but 75% of deaths from
skin cancer in the U.S.
Sorensen and colleagues from Denmark's Aarhus University identified
almost 60,000 people enrolled in a prescription database in that country
who had filled steroid prescriptions between 1989 and 1996. These data
were linked to the comprehensive Danish Cancer Registry. The findings
are reported in the May 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer
Institute.
The researchers found more cases than would have been expected of the
two less serious skin cancers, but the increase in melanoma cases was
not significant.
Having 15 or more prescriptions for steroids filled over the eight-year
period was associated with a 1.52-fold increase in basal cell carcinoma
risk and a 2.45-fold increase in risk for squamous cell carcinoma.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma risk was found to be 2.68-fold higher for
patients having 10 to 14 prescriptions filled over the study period.
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Researchers from the UCLA School of Medicine in Los Angeles studied how
to predict fatigue in the elderly. They studied 199 people who had an
average age of 88.
The researchers considered things like pain scores, number of disease
conditions, gender and age. And they found that none of these factors
was a good predictor of elderly fatigue.
In fact, they found exactly two things that could predict fatigue: too
much exercise, and lots of different medications. When it comes to
fatigue, it's not how many diseases you have, but how many drugs you're
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A Food And Also A Great Medicine!
Not a popular food but one that should be! Dried or fresh they are
nutrient filled along with being very calming.
Have you heard of a Fresh Fig Poultice? No? Its use is found in the
Bible in Isaiah 38:21 Works, wonders for boils and skin
infections.
Figs are one of the first known natural medicines. The Roman writer
Pliny, (52-113 AD) said, "Figs are restorative. They increase the
strength of young people, preserve the elderly in better health and make
them look younger with fewer wrinkles."
Figs contain the photochemical psoralenes, which helps bring about
beneficial results in skin injuries, hence a fig poultice to draw and
infection to a head. Also beneficial in the removal of dead skin tissues
as for cosmetic use in facial scrubs, and in a skin disease involving
lack of pigmentation in patches of skin (vitiligo).
Both fresh and dried figs are great medicinals! Dried, has about 5 times
the amount of nutrients as fresh.
The fig is very rich in fiber and a host of serenity producing vitamins
B1, B2, B5 and B6, along with heart healthy magnesium and Vitamin E.
Bone and muscle builders Calcium and Iron reside in the fig as well.
Stressed out? Eat figs!
Figs are a good source of potassium, a mineral that helps to control
blood pressure. Since many people not only do not eat enough fruits and
vegetables, but also consume high amounts of sodium as salt is
frequently added to processed foods, they may be deficient in potassium.
Low intake of potassium-rich foods, especially when coupled with a high
intake of sodium, can lead to hypertension. In the Dietary Approaches to
Stop Hypertension (DASH) study, one group ate servings of fruits and
vegetables in place of snacks and sweets, and also ate low-fat dairy
food. This diet delivered more potassium, magnesium and calcium. Another
group ate a "usual" diet low in fruits and vegetables with a fat content
like that found in the average American Diet. After eight weeks, the
group that ate the enhanced diet lowered their blood pressure by an
average of 5.5 points (systolic) over 3.0 points (diastolic).
Great for intestinal balance and cleansing Figs have the highest dietary
fiber of any common fruit, nut or vegetable. They are high in peptic
fiber, which is a soft soluble fiber and helps the body remove toxic
wastes and reduces cholesterol levels. They are good to prevent and
relieve constipation. Chinese medicine recognizes figs as a toxin
neutralizer. One of the most alkalizing foods, figs can help balance the
acid that forms from diets rich in meat and refined foods. Figs contain
significant amounts of the proteolytic enzyme Ficin which is a digestion
enzyme helping with the digestion especially of proteins.
Fig sugar content and glycemic index is very high. Therefore it is
preferable and smarter to eat them with a meal or as a dessert rather
than on their own as a snack.
Leaf Has Insulin-Lowering Properties
You probably do not think about the leaves of the fig tree as one of
fig's edible parts. But in some cultures like Greece, stuffed fig leaves
or dolmas are a common part of the menu, and for good reason. The leaves
of the fig have repeatedly been shown to have antidiabetic properties
and can actually reduce the amount of insulin needed by persons with
diabetes who require insulin injections. In one study, a liquid extract
made from fig leaves was simply added to the breakfast of
insulin-dependent diabetic subjects in order to produce this
insulin-lowering effect.
Word of caution; check that the figs you are buying are organic
and of good quality. Fumigation is sometimes used to assure the absence
of insects in figs and sulphur dioxide is used to maintain their sweet
flavor and rich color. Dried figs infested by mites may cause severe
gastrointestinal conditions if eaten. Mold attack may cause figs to form
mycotoxins.
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past several years. The dangers to patients remain largely
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Harvest threat: so few bees, so many crops
By Mark Clayton
When was the last time you saw a honeybee on a flower? If the answer is
"not recently," it wouldn't be surprising.
It's not easy being a bee in America. In the 1980s, wild bees in the
United States were devastated by an invading parasite, the varroa, or
"vampire mite." Since then, the situation has gotten even worse.
The bee population has been steadily dropping, mainly because of varroa
but also because of pesticides and predator birds.
Now, as pollinating season hits full swing in the United States, farmers
of the 90 or so crops that depend on bees for pollination are feeling
the tightest pinch ever.
"For the first time in our history [pollination] is a limiting factor in
crop production," says Keith Delaplane, professor of entomology at the
University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences. "For a long time ... it was one of those things that just took
care of self."
With virtually no wild honeybees left, US farmers rely on commercial bee
colonies. But this year only about 2.6 million colonies remain to
pollinate the millions of acres of melons, cucumbers, almonds, apples,
avocados, and kiwi, to name some of the crops that depend on honeybees.
That slender bee army - down from 3.2 million colonies in 1990 - is all
that stands between Americans and a vastly more boring diet.
Scientists and beekeepers are feeling the pressure. Hope for crop
pollination this year rests temporarily on new chemicals to kill the bee
parasites, but the mites have been developing resistance to them. So
researchers are exploring long-term solutions such as genetically
altered bees that can resist mites or bees that are imported from
eastern Russia and have adapted to the varroa mite.
Some bee experts worry that regional shortfalls in bee availability are
only going to get worse before they improve.
"We're very concerned about the declining effectiveness of the
chemicals," says Troy Fore, executive director of the American Bee
Keeping Federation in Jessup, Ga. He says there's a threat the mites
could wipe out more commercial bee colonies in coming years if new
solutions are not found soon.
Impact on almonds
Perhaps the most extreme example is California's big almond crop (1
billion pounds annually) that requires pollination every February. This
year, there were barely enough bees to pollinate the state's 520,000
acres of almonds, says Joe Traynor, a pollination broker in Bakersfield,
Calif., who matches farmers with beekeepers.
With two bee colonies needed per acre, more than 1 million hives are
required. California has about 500,000 hives and about another 500,000
were trucked in. Some farmers who wanted two hives made do with a hive
and a half.
"There's clearly a shortage of bees for almonds," Mr. Traynor says.
"That's where your crunch is."
The bee pinch, he says, is not nearly as tight for most other
bee-pollinated crops such as apples, cantaloupes, or cucumbers because
there are fewer total acres and commercial beekeepers can keep up with
demand.
Honeybees are not native to the US. A British subspecies arrived with
colonists in 1680 and spread rapidly nationwide. In 1984, though,
beekeepers discovered that a new parasite, the trachea mite, was
devastating wild and commercial colonies.
Already, the impact of the mites over the past 15 years has been huge.
In Florida, for example, the number of commercial bee colonies has
fallen from about 360,000 around 1990 to just 220,000 today, according
to Laurence Cutts, Florida's recently retired top bee inspector.
"There's a lot of concern out there, because the surviving beekeepers
know that if we don't find some way to control varroa they're going to
lose their business," says Frank Eischen, a research entomologist for
the US Department of Agriculture who is working on a new generation of
chemical pesticides to kill bee mites. "I have great hope we will get
through this gap."
But Dr. Eischen calls any chemical treatment a "Band-Aid" approach that
won't last. Instead, he says the best hope for US bees is for a genetic
solution - an internal modification of the bees that makes them immune
or resistant to varroa and other mites. He says several techniques are
being explored.
From Russia, with buzz
Thomas Linderer, a research geneticist at the USDA's Honeybee Breeding,
Genetics & Physiology Laboratory in Baton Rouge, La., thinks Russian
honeybees may be the solution.
The bees come from the Vladivostok region of eastern Russia, where
they've had 150 years to adapt to the varroa mite and develop a
resistance to them.
Charles Harper, a commercial beekeeper from Lafayette, La., is
cautiously optimistic about the Russian bees.
About 90 percent of his Russian colonies have survived the past three
winters with little need for antimite chemicals. He even dares to hope
the new strain may repopulate the US with wild colonies - as the earlier
European bees once did.
"I saw a wild colony just the other day in a tree - bees were going in
and out, and they had been doing that for three years," he says.
"Chances are those bees were Russians. That gives me hope."
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