Ganja Yoga Getting Popular in Toronto

Ganja yoga is getting famous with the people of Toronto, Canada. This is a type of yoga that is followed by the puffing of marijuana.

The yoga sessions in the state are being run by Dee Dussault, which he has named ‘Follow Your Bliss’. He believes that when one is in high spirits, he/she can focus better on the breath.

As according to Dussault, smoking cannabis brings benefits, if done before having yoga session. He added that it is all based on the Indian therapies that include seven chakras that have bearing upon both mental and physical health.

Monica Voss, who is also a Toronto-based yoga instructor with 30 years of experience, expressed that the use of cannabis can be perilous.

She said, “Some people might not be aware of their body when they’re high and maybe they would injure themselves”.

Smoking cannabis was also showed advantageous by a study conducted by McGill University. A number of US states have also approved the legitimate use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Tanya Pillay, one of those who attend ganja yoga classes, stated that she appreciated the idea of smoking pot to enjoy spiritual experience and not for fun. She added that yoga combined with the use of pot double the effect.

Via : topnews.us

Vaccination Via Skin Patch Appears Promising

The recent H1N1 flu pandemic has reminded everyone in public health that the entire process of manufacturing vaccines and method for vaccinating large numbers of people has great room for improvement.

However, a consortium of American and European researchers have found a much better way of delivering flu and other types of vaccines, via a self-administered vaccine skin patch.

In a recent study, researchers found mice could be effectively vaccinated against the H5N1 flu virus, via a patch containing tiny micro-needles. The mice developed protective immunity to the virus at levels equal to or beyond that received from an intramuscular shot, including the study showing human skin cells responded to flu like particles delivered in the patch. The findings of the study have been published in the journal Clinical and Vaccine Immunology.

The device consists of around 100 tiny, dissolvable needles embedded in an adhesive patch, which can be quickly, easily and painlessly self-administered. More research is necessary for finding out whether this method translates to humans, including the ability of people to use the patch accurately, themselves.

The authors of the study write about the desirability of developing pandemic influenza vaccines, which can be produced rapidly on a large scale, at low cost, including vaccine delivery methods enabling mass vaccination within weeks, instead of months.

The patch-based format of micro-needles will help simplify vaccination, enabling self-administration.

This year’s flu vaccine will provide protection against the H1N1 virus, in addition to other strains of flu.

Millburn residents can get the vaccine at a fall flu clinic held Wednesday, 15th September from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Bauer Community Centre at Taylor Park.

The vaccine is free for residents 65 plus having a Medicare card, while those under 65 years have to pay $20 fee.Registration forms are available at Millburn Town Hall and the Millburn Free Public Library.

Via : visitbulgaria.info

Prostate tests necessary for 'at risk'‎

While previous studies have linked regular screening with overdiagnosis of prostate cancer, a new study points out the need for the test in high risk patients.

Screening for prostate cancer remains controversial as many studies have revealed the inaccuracy of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests in differentiating men with aggressive cancer and those who would never need treatment.

Many physicians, therefore, have dissuaded men from getting screened for prostate cancer due to the increasing fears of overdiagnosis.

According to the study published in the British Journal of Urology International, men with inheritable variations in genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are at a greater risk of developing prostate cancer in the long run.

Regular screening of these patients for the disease has a high predictive value of diagnosing prostate cancer, the second most common cancer in men worldwide, in early stages when the disease is still treatable.

"Although these are early results, it appears that (prostate cancer) screening is reasonably accurate at predicting potentially aggressive prostate cancer among men at higher risk of the disease due to a genetic predisposition," said lead researcher Rosalind Eeles from Britain's Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and Royal Marsden hospital.

British scientists therefore urged men with a family history of breast and ovarian cancer to undergo regular screening for prostate cancer in order to reduce the risk of costly and damaging overdiagnosis.

Via : presstv.ir

Multivitamins have no effect on colon cancer

According to a recent study taking of multivitamins has no effect on the colon cancer. Scientists in their study randomly chose two groups affected by the disease.

To the first group, they gave multivitamins to during their chemotherapy, and to the second group they gave the multivitamins some months after the chemotherapy session.

They noticed that in both groups there was no improvement. We are not saying that you could be harmed by taking the vitamins, nor was seen any benefit for the related issue.

“This study adds to a growing body of research that questions the purported benefit of multivitamin use, and it underscores the need to investigate the use of individual vitamins, such as vitamin D, which may, in fact, provide real benefit,” study senior author Dr. Charles Fuchs, director of gastrointestinal oncology at Dana-Farber, said in a news release from the institute.

Via : eworldpost.com

Multivitamins have no effect in colon cancer, study says

Despite the general belief, a new study suggests that taking multivitamins regularly does not reduce the risk of death in patients suffering from colorectal cancer.

Previous studies have reported a high mortality rate among postmenopausal women who carry extra weight before being diagnosed with colon cancer. Colon cancer sufferers, therefore, were urged to shed off pounds to live longer.

"The exact mechanism of this effect is unknown, but abnormal glucose tolerance, high levels of insulin, insulin-like growth factor I, and leptin, and increased oxidative stress, typical for patients with abdominal obesity, are known to promote colon cancer progression and increased mortality of colon cancer patients," scientists said.

Many also believed taking multivitamins would help treat colon cancer and prolong life in the sufferers.

According to the study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, multivitamin does neither increase the rate of disease-free survival among colon cancer sufferers nor protect them against possible relapses.

Taking the supplements during chemotherapy increased the life span of obese patients with colon cancer who aged 60 and less. After chemotherapy, however, taking the vitamins does not boost the survival rate among these individuals.

"This study adds to a growing body of research that questions the purported benefit of multivitamin use, and it underscores the need to investigate the use of individual vitamins, such as vitamin D, which may, in fact, provide real benefit," said senior author Charles Fuchs.

Via : presstv.ir