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General Nutrition

Nutrition in Clinical Medicine

Introduction In 1957, a surgeon named Denis Burkitt first encountered a puzzling form of childhood cancer. The condition, which came to be called Burkitt’s lymphoma, caused a massive swelling of the jaw and was often fatal. But Burkitt noticed something peculiar: The disease...
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Oncology, Oncology

Research Methodology in Cancer Research

Answer to a Reader’s Question:

Question: What is your response to: "A role for milk proteins and their peptides in cancer prevention", by PW Parodi (Current Pharmaceutical Design 13: 813-828, 2007).

Answer: This paper is a classic illustration of...
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Gynecology and Obstetrics

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Overview and Risk Factors Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder involving excessive androgen production by the ovaries and adrenal cortices. It affects approximately 5% of women in the United States. The etiology is unknown. Hypotheses include excess luteinizing hormone or...
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General Nutrition

Macronutrients in Health and Disease

Figure 1: Glucose (monosaccharide) C6H12O6
Macronutrients in Health and Disease Carbohydrate, protein, and fat are essential for health maintenance, growth, reproduction, immunity, and healing. Deficits or excesses of any of these nutrients may compromise these processes, resulting in a variety of poor health outcomes that...
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Oncology

Thyroid Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Thyroid cancers are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all cancers. However, incidence has risen significantly during the past half century, possibly the result of radiation therapy to the head and neck used to treat benign childhood conditions in the...
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Oncology

Pancreatic Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the fifth most common cause of cancer–related mortality. Little is known about etiologic agents, but tobacco use is probably the most important modifiable risk factor. More than 90% of pancreatic cancers are...
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Cardiovascular

Hypertension

Overview and Risk Factors Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke, as well as for end-stage renal disease and peripheral vascular disease. The World Health Organization has identified hypertension as the most...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Viral Hepatitis

Overview Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that results in diffuse hepatic cell death and may lead to areas of liver necrosis. It can be acute or chronic (lasting > 6 months) and may progress to fulminant liver failure, cirrhosis, and/or hepatocellular carcinoma. The most...
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Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure

by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.