Ever since the beginning of the millennium the advancement of medicine has shown significant development. Scientists and qualified physicians have come up with complex procedures of developing new and effective drugs for the cures of ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease affecting the joints. Swelling, unbearable pain and stiffness are the key symptoms of the disease. People suffering from the disease may tend to feel exhausted, sickly or even get high fevers. The disease depending on the physique of the individual may be incurable or even cause serious joint damage.
Drugs such as Abatacept provide pain relief and increased mobility to patients. As a matter of fact, this very drug can now be considered as an alternative to traditional therapy. An estimate of 20% of the patients taking the drug, have shown reasonable improvement.
There is also good news for diabetics. These are patients with symptoms of decreased levels of insulin in their blood. This disease being incurable may lead to chronic liver disease, which may include an enlarged liver and possibly death. According to a recent study conducted by scientists in Mexico, Diabetics must follow a diet rich in soy proteins, which may help reduce the buildup of fatty liver associate with diabetic patients.
According to researchers and medical scientists, heart disease which is the number two killer across the state, can now be cured through the intake of a simple drug like Aspirin. Though careful research conducted Ohio State University of Columbus, it has now been confirmed that depression is the number one cause of coronary heart disease or heart attack. According to doctors, victims of the disease have a high level of a protein called tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). This protein belongs to a family of proteins called cytokines. These proteins cause an inflammation of the affected part of the body, and thus hinder the blood flow from the heart, to the other parts of the body. Patients having a high levels of these complex proteins, are therefore are at a higher risk of suffering a major heart attack.
Another significant medical finding is the issues relating to weight loss. It is stressed that heavy weight people weighing 250 to around 350 should follow a protein and low fat based diet. According to a study conducted at the University of Washington, participants who followed a diet, consisting of 20% to 30% of protein, lost an average of 10 to 12 pounds within a few weeks. This just goes to show the positive effects of proteins in the diet of a heavy weight individual. If one is targeting to lose weight in a couple of weeks, he should consider consuming low fatty based foods. According to a study conducted by researchers, it is said that protein based foods tend to inhibit the movement of food as they maneuver their way through the intestines, and stomach of the human body. This could result in a time lapse, and thus the person would feel full for a longer period of time, and he would not want to consume any extra food for a long period of time.
In the war to fighting cancer, scientists at the Saint Louis University, have finally devised a way through which they can treat brain cancer. They have come up with the idea of developing a cancer fighting compound, which could penetrate itself into the protective blood barrier in the brain.
