Hopes Dashed That Vitamin D Reduces Cancer Risk

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(HealthDay News) -- New research appears to dash hopes that people who consume more vitamin D might be at less risk of developing several less-common types of cancer.

Researchers found no link between higher blood levels of vitamin D and lower rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma or cancers of the endometrium, esophagus, stomach, kidney, ovary and pancreas.

Vitamin D is obtained by the body through exposure to sunlight, certain foods such as oily fish, fortified foods and nutritional supplements.

Authors of a new study analyzed blood samples drawn from more than 12,000 men and women in 10 studies. The previous studies followed the patients for as long as 33 years, allowing researchers to determine if they developed cancer.

"We did not see lower cancer risk in persons with high vitamin D blood concentrations compared to normal concentrations for any of these cancers," said study co-investigator Dr. Demetrius Albanes of the U.S. National Cancer Institute in an institute news release. "And, at the other end of the vitamin D spectrum, we did not see higher cancer risk for participants with low levels."

However, the researchers did find that people with high levels of vitamin D were more likely to develop pancreatic cancer. It's not clear if there's a cause-and-effect relationship, and the study authors called for more research to assess the possible association. Read more...

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Who Should Get a CT Scan to Screen for Lung Cancer?

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(HealthDay News) -- Annual low-dose CT scans cut the death rate from lung cancer by 20 percent in heavy smokers and formerly heavy smokers, compared to those who get annual chest X-rays, according to the results of a major National Cancer Institute study released on Wednesday.

Experts are calling the findings a major advance in efforts to combat lung cancer deaths. By catching the cancer early, the tumors can be removed surgically -- hopefully before they've spread and become very difficult to cure.

"This is a momentous time in the history of public health research," said Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. "The NLST [National Lung Screening Trial] is the best-designed and best-performed lung cancer screening study in history."

Yet the findings raise as many questions as they answer, said Dr. Harold Sox, a professor emeritus of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School who wrote an accompanying editorial to the study published in the June 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more...

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Calm Test Anxiety, Relaxation Breathing Technique by AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine – Video

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Calm Test Anxiety, Relaxation Breathing Technique by AOMA Graduate School Austin In this free video presented by AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, Texas, Hannah Thornton, Director of Admissions and Student Services speaks about test anxiety and how to calm down and relax right before a big exam. AOMA Graduate School offers a master's-level graduate program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. AOMA also conducts more than 20000 patient visits annually in its student and professional clinics.

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National Center for Integrative Medicine – iLipo – Video

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Located outside of Chicago in the city of Joliet, IL, the mission of National Center for Integrative Medicine (NCIM) is to promote holistic and personalized care to the community by providing a unique combination of conventional, complementary, alternative and aesthetic services. NCIM introduces a unique machine called the iLipo. The iLipo is a machine that performs a non-invasive liposuction procedure.

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Return to Spring Qigong by Master Li Junfeng, AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine – Video

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Qigong by Master Li Junfeng, Return to Spring, Sheng Zhen Movements by AOMA Austin In this free video presented by AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, Texas, Master Li Junfeng demonstrates the first qigong technique of this series, a movement that begins any qigong practice.

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Qigong with Master Li Junfeng at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine – Video

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Qigong by Master Li Junfeng, Healing Sheng Zhen Movements by AOMA Austin In this free video presented by AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, Texas, Master Li Junfeng demonstrates the first qigong technique of this series, a movement that begins any qigong practice. You can follow along at home

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