Jakarta – Research about the alleged mobile could trigger brain cancer continues to be done. This time the World Health Organization (WHO) also conducted research for 10 years, which showed no increased risk of cancer in cellphone users.

Reuters, Monday (05/17/2010), WHO is conducting research body is the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). About 13,000 mobile phone users from 13 countries involved, including the 2708 users who experience tumor glioma cases and 2409 cases of meningioma tumors.

Average cell phone usage on the participants is about 100 hours, with an average monthly usage between 2 to 2.5 hours. Participants included the most severe category of using mobile phones during 1640 hours in 10 years, equivalent to 1.5 hours a day.

Observations during 10 years showed no significant increased risk for both types of these tumors. Although it does not increase, higher risk was found in participants’ most severe category.

Participants in that category have a 40 percent higher risk for glioma tumors, and 15 percent higher for meningioma tumors. But researchers could not conclude the causality of the observations.

“Indeed there is no increased risk, but can not be concluded that there was no effect at all,” said Elisabeth Cardis who led the research.

For that Cardis suggest the existence of further research, especially among the young. According to Cardis, the EU is now funding similar research among children and adolescents.

This research also notes that the latest phones have a relatively lower emissions. In addition, the growing popularity of SMS technology and a handsfree device (hands free) has much lower levels of radiation to the head.

The research cost 19.2 million euros. From these figures, the telecommunications industry contributed around 5.5 million euros.

Snacking or snacking has become a common practice and often do a lot of people. Generally, frequent snacking just before dinner or late at night. As a result, not a few who feel guilty after eating their favorite foods. However, excessive food consumption can provide health-damaging consequences.

Binge eating is different from snacking in general. Binge eating is eating in a certain period, with higher numbers and more quickly than people in general, until the perpetrator felt really full.

These disorders not only excessive eating habits, but the patient also could not control and do not have the power to stop the habit. In fact, they describe the food as a “friend”, so that the weight gain that leads to drastic obesity.

Some medical problems that can arise due to this disease is type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol, hypertension, heart disease and some cancers. The teenager is one of the most potential to become binge eating. This disease affects a person mentally and physically.

Before you worry about whether included in the category of binge eating, you can see gelaja-binge eating following symptoms:

Eating large amounts when not hungry

Eating alone to cope with emotions

Feeling guilty, angry, or ashamed after overeating

Eating much more rapidly than usual

Eat until full

If you are one category of binge eating, it is important to seek help because of course will give a negative impact on your health. First consult the dietitian who can tell you about how to eat healthy foods and can help suppress your desire to eat.

If you think you do not want to eat too much, there is still a good idea to follow the pattern of daily meals. Eat 5-6 small meals a day. This serves to stop hunger and suppress your appetite. Eat as often as possible will also prevent you from overeating habits. When you feel the need to snack, you can eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.

Avoid junk food or candy and other foods you normally consume. Often when we think we are hungry, when in fact we just thirsty. Bring a bottle of water each time you travel, because it can help you to suppress your appetite. Water is not only good for you, but it also makes you healthier life.

IN everyday life, turmeric is widely used as a spice in the kitchen. Not many people know the benefits are hidden behind the turmeric. Yet when examined more deeply, turmeric has a myriad of benefits. In fact, turmeric can make you look more beautiful stunning.

Turmeric or Curcuma Domestica Val is one of the spices and the original drugs from Southeast Asia. Turmeric acts as a complement cooking spices, herbs, nutritious health and beauty care.

Turmeric is a spice commonly used in cooking in Asian countries. Turmeric is often used in cooking curry kind, and is also used to give a yellow color on the other dishes. In addition, turmeric also contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory. As soon as that described by Carefair.

Indian communities who consume a lot of turmeric and add the turmeric in their food daily. Based on medical studies have concluded that India and other countries that many uses of turmeric have lower risk of cancer, including prostate cancer.

Turmeric in the human body also serves to slow the growth and spread of tumors. By the same token, the medical community soon turned to turmeric and turmeric included as a form of treatment or prevention of cancer. In addition, the doctors saw turmeric has a significant role in treating Alzheimer’s disease.

Turmeric is believed to improve digestion, regulate menstruation, relieve arthritis symptoms, reduce arthritis pain, or help the healing wound. Wound scab, or itch. Way, using ground and turmeric mixed with oil, then applied in the troubled area.

If you want to consume turmeric, now you can find it in pill or powder form. Turmeric powder form is ideal for cooking and you can eat in the form of drinks. As for turmeric pill form, may be found in the form of supplements. You can consume a dose of 250-500 mg per day.

Although no doubt Khasiatnya, but consuming too much turmeric can be bad for the heart. Thus, it remains desirable to limit the consumption of turmeric.

In addition, especially for pregnant women is recommended to not consume excessive turmeric, but you can eat them in small doses. Because of too much turmeric can cause contractions in the body, which can trigger preterm labor. If you’re concerned with the rules should be safe to consume turmeric, then you can consult with your doctor or nutritionist first

People who eat regularly zaitu oil, pointed out to avoid the risk of cancer. (Photo: gettyimages)

OIL olives, may not sound so familiar than coconut oil, or corn oil. However, did you know that olive oil has benefits for both health and beauty?

People who eat regularly zaitu oil, pointed out to avoid the risk of cancer. This was revealed by studies involving 182 participants. A study reported by Reuters on Tuesday (9/3/2010), found that olive oil content is proven to reduce levels of secondary metabolic results, one of the factors triggering the cancer cells. Therefore, the researchers recommend that people consume olive oil

“Olive oil contains phenols which are antioxidants believed to pencengah cancer,” said Dr. Henrik E Poulsen of the University of Copenhagen, Danish. He also strongly recommends to replace the use of butter, with olive oil.

In addition to the cancer-preventing foods, olive oil also has properties for skin beauty. Vitamin E is contained in it can maintain skin elasticity. Content of saturated oils in it are also very useful to remove the black stain on the skin. With diligent olive oil consumed every day, then the skin will feel firmer and smoother.

Not only that the benefits of olive oil. Content of omega-9 in it can suppress levels of bad cholesterol (Low Density Lipoprotein / LDL), and raise good cholesterol (High Density Lipoprotein / HDL). That is the reason why people with cholesterol and heart disease, are encouraged to consume olive oil every day.

Cells experiencing cycles of growth and decline on a regular basis, the process is controlled by genes in the cell nucleus. When the gene was down, then the cell growth is no longer controlled so that disrupt the function of the body. Cells grow uncontrollably is called cancer. In the event of the breast, so-called breast cancer. In its development, cancer cells can spread to the breast skin, limpha, liver, brain, lung and other organs through blood circulation.

Breast cancer is a type of cancer that most women suffered by Indonesia after cervical cancer.

Breast Cancer Risk Factors

Several factors that increase the risk of breast cancer:
Close relatives (mothers and sisters) who have been hit there. Approximately 20% of breast cancer has a brother who was also diagnosed with cancer.
Menstruation too early (12 tahun) below <di or late menopause (> 50 years)
Age above 50 years. Breast cancer is attacking all women regardless of age, but increasing age of women, the greater the risk. Women over 50 years have an increased risk of breast cancer up to 5-7%.
Never have children or having first child over 30 years.
Smoking and consuming alcohol.

There are currently no strong scientific evidence that mobile phone radiation and the consumption of soft drinks may increase the risk of breast cancer.

Symptoms of Breast Cancer

Breast cancer at an early stage usually does not cause symptoms. However, at a more advanced stage one or more of the following symptoms may be felt:
Lump or thickening in or around the breast and armpit.
Change the size and shape of breasts.
Discharge from the nipple.
Change the color or shape of the skin around the breast, areola, and nipple.

Remember that these symptoms above are not always caused by breast cancer. Infection and breast cysts can also cause similar symptoms. If you experience these signs, immediately consult a doctor.

Diagnosis

Detection of breast cancer can be done by:
Tactile. Or your own doctor can do to determine the existence of palpability, size and texture of breast cancer. Not all breast cancers can be detected by touch.
Mammography. Mammography (breast X-ray photographs) is etode a very effective way to detect breast cancer early, when still curable. Mammography can detect cancer even before the stage 0 (carcinoma in situ), in which the tumor has been formed but has not spread. However, approximately 10% of breast cancers are detected through the touch is not detected by mammography. If you are negative mammography result, but you or your doctor feel the cancer, mammography should be done again.
Ultrasound. If after mammography was found to have suspicious lesions, the doctor may recommend ultrasound. By utilizing high frequency sound waves, ultrasound can distinguish between types of cancer lesions are solid and the liquid.

Development of Breast Cancer
Stage 0: Cancer cells do not interfere with other body tissues (non-invasive).
Stage I: Cancer cells are urgent and disturbing the normal tissue around it. Tumor size has a size of up to 2 centimeters but has not been affected limpha gland.
Stage II: Cancer sized between 2 and 5 centimeters or has spread to the lymph limpha under armpits. Limpha the affected glands had urged each other or interfere with surrounding tissue.
Stage IIIA: Cancer larger than 5 centimeters or have strongly influenced limpha gland. Glands limpha or pressing against each other surrounding tissue.
Stage IIIB: Cancer has spread to the skin, chest wall and lymph limpha mamari below the ribs. At this stage the cancer can be very fierce, causing inflammation in some or all of the chest.
Stage IV: cancer has spread beyond the chest, armpits and glands limpha up to the neck, lung, liver, spine and brain.

Breast Cancer Therapy

Handling or treatment of breast cancer depends on patient age, stage of cancer, type of cancer and its spread rate. Here are the types of therapy that may be performed:
Surgery, including mastectomy (taking the whole breast) or lumpektomi (taking tissue from breast cancer and heal the rest with radiation radiation)
Radiation cancer cells to reduce the size of the cancer and eliminate complaints.
Chemotherapy, anti-cancer drug treatment and hormone therapy to reduce the risk of cancer returning.

Treatment also can not be arbitrary, because the antigen or HLA (Human Leukocyte antigen) different people. To be successful, need to match donors with HLA first patient. The closer the family relationship, the more similar to HLA.

In Jakarta there are services storing stem cells from umbilical cord accredited american association of blood banks. Before you decide, ask the mechanisms using stem cells that have been saved if necessary, how the cost of processing for ready use, and health institutions which do so.

Many studies have shown that morbidity and mortality rates of infants exclusively breastfed (breast milk only just) for 6 months, much lower than babies who are not breastfed.

Another study conducted by a team from the University of Minnesota Cancer Center published the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. They claimed that the risk of babies who are breastfed for the affected leukemia (Blood Cancer), down to 30% when compared with babies who are not breastfed.

Often found in children. Lymphocytic leukemia / acute limfoblastik (LLA) is a CANCER of the most often found in children, ie 25-30% of all types of Cancer in children. The highest incidence was reported between the ages of 3-6 years, and more boys than girls.

CANCER is a disease associated with tissue cell growth become excessive and abnormal, and malignancy. In LLA, the cells are young who should form the lymphocytes become malignant. There are several symptoms to watch and is often found in the LLA. Among other things, body weakness and shortness of breath due to anemia, infection and fever due to deficiency of white blood cells are normal, and bleeding due to lack of platelets. Bleeding that occurs usually in the form of nose bleeding, bleeding gums and easy bruising, and bluish patches on the skin.

Leukemia cells in the brain can cause headaches, vomiting and restlessness. While CANCER cells in the bone marrow causing bone and joint pain. Although leukemia has been cured with treatment expectations right and true, would be better if we can prevent it.

Breastfeeding and infant immunity. Cancer causes the child can be triggered by a lack of immunity. This is where the importance of breastfeeding is proven to contain the ribs (immunoglobulin A). This substance is necessary to help the baby’s immune system.

For this reason the researchers did prove that breastfeeding can reduce the risk of leukemia in children. They studied 2200 children who had been diagnosed with acute leukemia and the other 2400 people a healthy child with the similarity in terms of age, race, and geographical location as the control group. The mother of these children were interviewed by telephone about the activities they do lactation. The question, among others, whether they give milk to her child? If yes, how long these activities they do?

The results showed that children who are breastfed for at least 1 month, affected the risk of leukemia will decrease by 21%. While babies who are breastfed for 6 months or more, the risk will drop to 30%.

Finished, they concluded that breast-fed babies will fall affected the risk of leukemia, and a large reduction in risk was greater with increasing duration of babies are breastfed in the first year of life. In this connection, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends mothers to breastfeed their babies, at least during the first year.