Thursday, December 17, 2009

Swine-Flu A(H1N1) Tamiflu Resistant in Asia

Swi-Flu Tamiflu Resistant
As Swine Flu still emerges here in USA and in other countries in asia, there is a rumor that A(H1N1) has been evolving into a more dangerous viral infection to all. A week after these the US government has produced enough Tamiflu for a vaccine on half of the states. Some of the people are not willing to be vaccinated for some reasons and even though they know that their families lives are at risk.

As days go by the spread of these virus is nothing less than the numbers on people who has HIV/STD. But the worst thing has yet to come because a repot in South Korea that one girl has died with A(H1N1) Tamiflu resistant. The study showed that the girl was hopitalised last November 14 and doctors gave the girl a Tamiflu shot. They thought that another shot of the anti-virus will kill the virus for the first shot didn't work. The body of the girl resisted and she died after several weeks. They immedietley report these occurence to World Health Organization(WHO) and trying to study the evolution of Swine Flu. In the past months there are two other cases occured same with the girl in S. Korea.

Even cases like these is a threat to other people but the WHO are aware of the Swine-Flu viral evolution so they are still studying about this one.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Broccoli Health Benefits

Broccoli vegetablesBroccoli is so popular in the healthy habit world but what do we know about this wonderful food. What are the health benefits that we can get from broccoli? How much broccoli do we need to take for a day to sustain a healthy body? There are lots of questions and all of this is what I will try to answer in here.

Broccoli is vegetables that from the group of cabbage, a tree like structure that has full of lavish leaves. It resembles the structure of a cauliflower, but they are far too different in nutritional content and benefits. It is a European cabbage plant in the past 2,000 years ago that was then evolved and now used and known worldwide since the italians introduces them to united States in 1920's.

Broccoli contains vitamins and well-known for it's high content of diindolylmethane and small amounts of selenium to fight cancer cells but it is not enough to destroy it. Scientist are now studying on this wonderful vegetables and it's potential cure for cancer from glucoraphin that can be processed to be an anti-cancer compound know as sulforaphane.

Also broccoli has been found in reducing the risk of aggressive prostate cancer and heart diseases if taken more often. This broccoli contains high levels of antioxidants carotenoids, tocopherols, ascorbic acid and flavonoids that inhibit free radical reactions in the body, reducing oxidative damage and promoting cardiac health.