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An extract from grape seeds can destroy cancer cells, US research suggests.
In lab experiments, scientists found that the extract stimulated leukaemia cells to commit suicide.

Within 24 hours, 76% of leukaemia cells exposed to the extract were killed off, while healthy cells were unharmed, Clinical Cancer Research reports.
The study raises the possibility of new cancer treatments, [...]

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Here are some action shots of the practitioners who came to Bali. Everyone took the GAHP continuing education classes, raised funds for their own airfare, solicited donations for supplies, and put in a whole-hearted effort to bring their compassionate care to the people of Bali:

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We are learning more background information to our situation. We have recieved great support from the Yayasan members. We have had amazing meetings with brilliant people, all trying to help us meet our mission. While this trip will not bring us back into the field, we are growing stronger as an organization. [...]

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Back to Sanur for a lunch time meeting. An appeal is being made on our behalf by our yayasan. We are hopeful that we might be able to start up again. If we can, we will go out as one group and try to maximize our time. We are planning a day of re-organizing of [...]

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So while we are here working on paperwork, I have a little time to write about the model we are using here in Bali as our treatment delivery. Which is a formal way of saying: how in the world can we treat 200+ people in a day effectively, compassionately and efficiently with 2-4 practitioners!

Last [...]

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Frank, Dan and I are holed up at Candidasa (pronounced Chandidasa) trying to figure our our options. It is the weekend so no paperwork can go through. We have been told that Jakarta is notoriously slow with such things and that our chances of expediting our paperwork through is slim. Team members are disappointed, but [...]

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by Richard Knox
Morning Edition, December 24, 2008 · The human heart requires a certain amount of sleep every night to stay healthy, and that link between sleep and heart health is stronger than researchers suspected, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Earlier studies had suggested a weak association between the [...]

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Dr. Rebecca Lancefield’s Eggnog Recipe
1 dozen eggs
1 quart heavy cream
1 quart light cream
1 pint bourbon
1 quart rum
nutmeg
sugar to taste (1/2 - 3/4 lb)
Beat eggs, add bourbon and rum slowly with stirring to prevent precipitation of egg proteins. Beat heavy cream separately until it peaks and add to the egg/bourbon/rum mix.
Add the light cream with stirring. [...]

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Commonly-used food additives may fuel the growth of lung cancers, a Korean study on animals has suggested.

Processed foods including meat, cheese, and drink contain inorganic phosphates.
Researchers fed mice with lung cancer a diet with similar percentages of phosphates to those in human food, and found tumour growth accelerated.
But UK experts stressed the findings reported in [...]

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Can a Sleep Disorder Predict Parkinson’s?
By ALICE PARK
Calming the tremors of Parkinson’s disease remains a challenge for patients and doctors alike, but new research suggests that future therapies for the condition may emerge from an unlikely place: people’s sleep habits.

Scientists at Sacre-Coeur Hospital at the University of Montreal report in the journal Neurology that [...]

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