Juliet Cohen asked: Mesothelioma is a form of cancer. It caused by previous exposure to asbestos. An exposure of as little as one or two months can result in mesothelioma 30 or 40 years later. Simian virus 40 (SV40) may act as a cofactor in the development of mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is the most serious [...]
Apr
13
Mesothelioma Cancer Treatments
Robert Granger asked: Mesothelioma Treatments As mesothelioma is a type of cancer the treatments that are used to combat this disease are very much like the ones used to fight the more common forms of cancer. However, we need to take into consideration different factors when treating cancer patients. These are as follows: the age [...]
Mar
29
Lyme Disease – Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Juliet Cohen asked: Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi which is most often acquired from the bite of an infected Ixodes, or black-legged, tick, also known as a deer tick. Borrelia is a gram negative bacterium. Lyme disease in Europe is more often caused by Borrelia afzelii or Borrelia garinii. areas of [...]
Mar
24
Lyme Disease: A National Health Crisis
Jenna Smith asked: According to a Harvard medical study, there are believed to be at least 200,000 new cases each year in the U.S, and some experts think that as many as one in every 15 Americans is currently infected (20 million persons). The truly frightening aspect of this disease is that most victims never [...]
Mar
23
Lyme Disease and Its Treatment
Corwin Brown asked: Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease spread through a tick bite. Lyme disease is an infection caused by bacteria spirochete. The disease is carried by deer ticks and western black-legged ticks (found mostly on the Pacific Coast). These ticks can spread the disease to animals and humans through tick bites. Lyme disease [...]
Mar
20
Ease for an Epidemic: Facts on Lyme, Symptoms of Lyme and What you Need to Cure Lyme Disease Today!
Joe Barton asked: You may be asking yourself since when did Lyme disease become an epidemic? After all, an epidemic is a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of a disease. Lyme disease cannot be that widespread? Or can it? Did you know that lyme disease was almost non-existent before the 1970s? How many [...]
Nov
4
How Deadly is Mesothelioma Cancer?
Mesothelioma asbestos cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer today, with a mortality rate so high that eight out of ten of those diagnosed pass away within a year of their diagnosis. Today, asbestos is banned in at least 60 countries, so the asbestos cancer is most often found in those who worked [...]