Nicotine May Play A Role In Breast Cancer Formation
October 24, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh · Leave a Comment
According to a recently published study, nicotine could play a role in the development and growth of tumors in breast cancer.
For the first time the effects of nicotine on mammary cells has been studied and it has been concluded that chemical found in cigarette smoke could contribute to cancerous growth.
Both breast epithelial cells-protective cell tissue that lines organs throughout the body and cancerous cells have nicotine receptors (nAChR), which have the potential to increase cell growth and migration in the presence of nicotine.
Further studies are necessary to strengthen the findings but the preliminary study indicates that nicotine affects growth related process
Common Digestive Problems-Flatulence, Heart Burns, Eructations, Indigestion
August 29, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh · Leave a Comment
Flatulence
- Gastric Causes:
- Aerophagy
- Neurosis
- Hiatus hernia
- Pyloric stenosis
- Biliary dyspepsia
- Following vagotomy
- Food intake
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Peas
- Beans
- Intestinal
- Steatorrhea
- Intestinal obstruction
- Malignancy, etc.
- Systemic diseases
- Cardiac failure
- Cirrhosis
Heart Burns
- Organic lesions
- Reflux oesophagitis
- Hiatus hernia
- Peptic ulcer
- Functional
- Faulty dietary habits
- Addictions
- Psychogenic
- Neurosis
- Repressed emotion
Eructation
- Faulty dietary habits
- Aerated water
- Chewing gum
- Mouth breathing
- Addiction
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- Smoking
- Alcohol
- Betel nut
- Paan
- Gastrointestinal
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- Gastritis
- Peptic ulcer
- Hiatus hernia
- Cholecystitis
- Stones
- Irritable bowel syndrome.
- Psychogenic
- Anxiety
- Depression
Indigestion
- Upper gastrointestinal tract
- Alcohol
- Heavy meals
- Aerophagia
- Hiatus hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Ggastritis
- Drugs
- Lower gastrointestinal tract
- Parasites
- Food intolerance
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Increased intraluminal gas
- Hepatobiliary
- Cholecystitis
- Stones
- Pancreatitis
- Splenic flexure syndrome
- Systemic diseases
- Uremia,
- Cardiac failure
- Tuberculosis
- Malignancy.
- Functional
