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Can Lung Cancer Be Related to Air Pollution?
Posted by Geoff Beaty
on 17 July 2021
A report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), found that in 2010, air pollution was responsible for 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide.
The findings were so striking that they prompted the agency, a part of the World Health Organization (WHO), to classify outdoor air pollution as a carcinogen a cancer-causing agent for the first time.
In parts of the world where air pollution is particularly severe, breathing outdoor air poses a similar lung cancer risk to...
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Amazing Astragalus!
Posted by Manuela Boyle
on 23 May 2021
In China, one commonly used herb, Astragalus membranaceus, has a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is now commonly used as an immunomodulating agent in mixed herbal decoctions. The active pharmacological constituents of radix A. membranaceus include various polysaccharides, saponins, and flavonoids. Among these, Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) has been most widely studied, mainly on their immunopotentiating properties, such as promoting dendritic cell maturation and a...
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