This is a female record: the 15-year-old Dao Thi Lai from Vietnam has a 15-pound (7 kg) tumor. The huge tumor started to develop when she was just three and it has now covered a large part of her face and neck; soon, it could make her blind and block her air passages. Nevertheless, the girl does have a chance: a team of surgeons at the University of Miami will remove the growth that already deformed the girl's face in an operation scheduled for April 29."Schwannoma tumors are not highly uncommon. However, the size of Lai's tumor is extremely rare and is possibly the largest ever reported," said Jesus Gomez, oral and maxillofacial ... [read more >>] No doubt that people today won't die from each infection, and adding this to a higher life quality, it appears logical that life expectancy has raised worldwide. But a new study carried out at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard University, and published in the journal "Health Affairs," shows that some are more equal than others: those who finished a college live significantly longer than those who ended studying once high school was over."We like to think that as we as a country get healthier, everyone benefits. Here we've found that you can have a rising tide that only lifts half the boats-and the ones lifted are the ones doi... [read more >>] We used to sleep on bed mattresses made of more or less natural untreated stuff. But now, they tell you that you ain't cool, man, if you do not have a visco-elastic polyurethane foam (also called memory foam) mattress. They say this is the technological revolution in your bed, the Star Trek dream in your bedroom and the idea of the rigid mattresses is just a prejudice. It is being strongly advertised that the memory foam will remove your back, neck and articulation pains. Millions of people have got a better sleep and life quality, according to the sites selling these products, and, in their published surveys, about 90 % of the clients... [read more >>] This is unique in the world of medicine: a facial tumor of 12 lb (5.4 kg) in weight and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter. Its victim is the Portuguese Jose Mestre, 51, the man that really lacks a face. "Children see me and start crying. They probably think I'm an animal," Mestre told The Sun. But the huge flesh piece is beyond of impairing his social life: the man could die suffocated if not immediately operated. Of course, Jose cannot work and the giant tumor, growing continuously since he was 16, destroyed one eye, extended over his mouth, tongue, and lips, twisting his gums and removing his teeth. At birth, the tumor was just a mark, but th... [read more >>] Silver has been priced for millennia and even from the Middle Ages, royal and noble houses used silver dishes due to their disinfectant effect. Colloidal silver is still sold as an universal panacea, being advertised as a cold drug, decongestant, all-around germ fighter, a type of universal remedy. But is there any real reason to avoid colloidal silver ? YES, and it can induce some severe and weird side effects.This is 57-year-old Paul Karason from Madera, CA. To cure his dermatitis (skin infection) he started drinking colloidal silver 14 years ago. And here is the result: Paul's skin gradually turned a dark grayish-blue. This conditio... [read more >>] Face is what physically represents you. In the ID card, you have a picture of your face, not of your arm, a*s or belly. That's why it's hard to imagine the feeling of losing it. This is what happened two years ago to Isabelle Dinoire, a French woman, 38 by then, who had been disfigured by her dog. She was the first patient in the world to receive a face transplant at Amiens Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hospital in northern France, on November 27th, 2005, a pioneering operation. Isabelle's nose, lips and chin were replaced with a graft from a brain-dead donor. There were concerns about tissue rejection and this had occurre... [read more >>] He may have inspired the Treebeard from "Lord of the Rings". But how did he get in this situation?First, it's about the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common human virus, is known especially as a leading cause of warts and cancer. It is also the main cause of cervical cancer (in uterus) (95 % of the cases). Due to oral sex, HPV can cause larynx, esophagus and oropharyngeal cancer (affecting the throat, tonsils and back of the tongue), at a rate which is higher than heavy smoking or alcoholism. This virus can also provoke periungual skin, vulva, vagina, penis, perianal and anus cancer and it is also suspected to cause breast cancer. Less... [read more >>] Increased sexuality activity has been long linked to higher testosterone levels, which would pose a higher risk of prostatic cancer. Of course, intense sexual activity also exposes the individual to sexually transmitted diseases, also a big risk factor for prostate cancer. But a long-term research at US National Cancer Institute came with a big surprise. The Follow-up Study enrolled 29,342 males between 40 and 75 and were asked about possible risk factors for cancer and other chronic conditions. For 8 years the subjects were questioned about the frequency of ejaculation, no matter if by sexual intercourse, nocturnal emission and masturbati... [read more >>] Many people consider drugs and alcohol as sexual stimulents and aphrodisiacs. The can have a deep impact on sexuality, but the effects can be far from the desired ones. Alcohol is employed to "loosen up" a bit. Of course, it removes inhibitions, easing the inter-personal contact. Alcohol gives people more (sometimes significantly more) guts to do what they desire, also being less aware of consequences. Harvard researchers showed that frequent bingers engaged in unplanned sexual activity in 41 % of the cases compared to 8 % in non binge drinkers and they had unprotected sex in 22 % of the cases compared to 4 %. Small amounts of alcohol can i... [read more >>] Oral sex is nice and not followed by unwanted pregnancies. And you do not have to put the f**king condom. But only fools can believe they are protected against STDs by oral sex. A new research at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, shows that a common genital virus, found by some researches to be expanding can be transmitted by means of oral sex and induce a rare throat cancer in men and women alike. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is known as the leading cause of cervical cancer (in uterus) and now of oropharyngeal cancer. The researchers investigated 100 men and women newly diagnosed with the rare malignancy and a control pool of 200 hea... [read more >>] | 
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