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Current studies have found that taking omeprazole (prilosec) in combination with paclitaxel, will increase the effectiveness of paclitaxel as an anti-cancer agent. Paclitaxel is an effective form of cancer therapy that treats various kinds of cancer from ovarian to lung cancer. Paclitaxel works by promoting the polymerization of microtubules and prevents depolymerization to have a cytotoxic affect on cells (DeAngelis LM, et al., 1995). Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor used clinically for…

Carrie, I enjoyed reading your post, I agree the video was informative. You discussed several things in your post that I agree. The first was that obesity is a preventable disease. The reason why I agree with this statement is because, I know personally society is working to get the word out there about eating healthy and the risks associated with not eating healthy. For example, at some fast food restaurants they have icons on the menu to indicate healthy choice and at one of my favorite stores…

guideline(s) that you found and appraise it or them using AGREE The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines was chosen and appraised by utilizing the AGREE II instrument regarding the use of aspirin in the prevention or reduction of cancer. A drafted recommendation statement was presented in October 2015, which was released by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force based upon a systematic review conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates Evidence-based…

Childhood obesity affect 17% of all children in United States according to neayc.org. In the textbook, it describes this as an overweight epidemic. Cheap easily accessible unhealthy food is widely available. Growing technology leaves children spending more time in front of a screen and less time playing and exercising outside. Many people believe bullying children would help them lose weight. Bullying children for their weight leads to depression, low self-esteem, and body image disturbances…

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Kaposi’s sarcoma is an integumentary cancer that affects the cells that line lymph or blood vessels; this causes reddish brown or purple lesions to appear on the skin. This cancer is usually found in HIV patients or older Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and eastern European men. The most telling sign of kaposi sarcoma is the dark lesions that form all over the skin; mainly on the face, limbs, mucous membranes, and in the groin area. These lesions are actually individual…

Some parents do great job in taking care if what they eat, but some families do not watch that their child is eating and it's causing the to get obese. Obesity is a big major public health problem because the children tend to have health problems, social and psychological problems, and are more likely to become obese adults. To start of with, children's tend to have health problems just as high blood pressure and high cholesterol and end of having diabetes(Tran 5). “One main cause of obesity…

The management of patients with spinal cord astrocytoma remains controversial, and there are currently no universally accepted treatment guidelines. As described in previous studies, the most significant predictor of survival in patients with SCA is the pathological grade of this disorder [4, 5, 12]. In the present study, similarly, patients who had low-grade SCA had a significantly better prognosis than those with high-grade SCA. Additionally, the role of surgical resection remains unclear,…

Surgeon General's Warning: “Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.” This is the warning label shown on the side of every pack of cigarettes you buy. Smoking is one of the most leading common problems of death, our society faces today. As stated in Teen Ink, There are over four thousand toxic chemicals in each cigarette, ranging from ammonia (commonly found in household cleaning supplies), arsenic (used in rat poison), carbon monoxide (in car fumes)…

Body composition can have major effect on our health and bodies and we have access to so many things that can teach us preventive measures. When you dissect what obesity can do to your body you know it can cause heart disease and diabetes but what about long term affects it can have on your body. According to the article “How Fat Affects Arthritis,” Rheumatoid arthritis, RA, affecting 1.5 million Americans, is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own joint tissue…

Welcome to 59 minutes, I’m your host Paige Carbonneau. On today’s segment of the shovel- where we dig deep into the issues that matter- we will be discussing obesity. Obesity is on the rise and has become an epidemic not only in Canada, but in many other nations as well. It is defined as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation which may impair your health or have consequences on your morbidity, ability or quality of life and is often referred to as “a lack of food security”. Being obese or…