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High Efficiency Particulate Arresting (HEPA) air filters were developed by the military in the 1940’s and became available for home use in the 1950’s.
Air purifiers using HEPA technology can help alleviate symptoms caused by dust, dander, bacteria, moulds and other airborne pollutants. HEPA filters only allow very tiny particles to pass through. Very little air is able to pass through a single sheet of HEPA paper because of the small size of the holes. In a HEPA filter, paper is...

Cancer cells alter their metabolic requirements to ensure optimal nutrient use for their survival, evasion from host immune attack, and proliferation. Cancer cells utilise different pathways to survive and proliferate. The glucose (glycolysis) pathway is NOT the only one. Let's take a look: 1. Glycolysis pathway provides cancer cells with ATP to form nucleotides, amino acids (AAs) and lipids, and to maintain cancer cells redox homeostasis. Pyruvate is produced by glycolysis. Pyru...

The relationship between stress and inflammation has been studied rigorously, with researchers continuing to find evidence that the inflammatory pathway is pivotal in the pathogenesis of many chronic diseases. In fact, 75% to 90% of human disease is related to stress and inflammation, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and neurodegenerative disorders. Studies suggest that chronic stress results in glucocorticoid receptor resistance that, in turn, results in failure to down ...

Metabolic disorders, particularly obesity increases the risk of a number of cancers, e.g. colon, mammary, pancreas and liver. The primary functions of the liver are metabolism and detoxification. Nutrients from the gut are metabolised in the liver involving the insulin regulated PI3K/PTEN pathway. Wnt/β-catenin signalling also plays important role in regulating the metabolic and detoxicating functions of the liver as it regulates liver structure and zonation. Following a diet containing h...

Recent research has highlighted the role that integrative pain management techniques, such as massage, acupuncture, and music therapy, can play in relieving certain types of cancer pain in adults. The recommendations, published earlier this month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, represent a joint effort between the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Society of Integrative Oncology (SIO) to guide clinicians on how best to weave various nonpharmacologic pain management st...