Is Remission from Mesothelioma possible?

Mesothelioma, even after decades of medical research, is one of the most aggressive and least treatable of all forms of cancer. Nonetheless, a very tiny percentage of patients go into remission from mesothelioma, and I can report two cases, one anecdotal (but I have seen the films myself), and the other from the medical literature.

Dr. Demetrio Sodi-Pallares, who lived from 1913 to 2003, was in his time considered the premier electrocardiologist in the world. A professor at UCLA, Michigan, and Baylor medical schools, he was the author of twelve books and over 300 papers in the medical journals.

In the 1960′s Dr. Sodi, as he preferred to be called, was on faculty at Baylor Medical College with the pioneer of bypass surgery, Dr. Michael DeBakey. Competitive with DeBakey, Sodi perfected an alternative procedure, a “bypass to bypass” requiring no surgery and minimal medication.

While bypass surgery is something everybody knows about all over the world, Dr. Sodi’s glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) infusion procedure was only recognized as valid by the American Heart Association 53 years after he developed it, although it is used in 11 countries today. Dr. Sodi, of course, was encouraged to return to his native Mexico City at the age of 65. Dr. DeBakey is still on faculty and will turn 100 on September 7, 2008.

Back in Mexico, Dr. Sodi (to his wife’s consternation) built a medical office over his swimming pool and flower gardens and opened his doors to hopeless patients who had no money. One of his patients had mesothelioma.

Dr. Sodi had learned more or less by accident that successfully treating heart disease sometimes brings about a remission from cancer. In the 1980′s, a construction worker with mesothelioma who was getting no relief from treatment at the public hospital came in, after ordering labs and x-ray, Dr. Sodi put him on a three-tier program:

Avoid all added salt and foods preserved with salt.

Eat 10 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.

And make sure you take a nap for 3 hours 5 days a week,

The nap occurring on a pulsating magnetic mattress of the kind regularly available for back pain treatment today.

That’s not the sort of regimen that’s going to get a medical school to keep you on faculty after you reach age 65. It was exactly that simple. Dr. Sodi’s fee? Zero.

I was a house guest of Dr. Sodi’s some 15 years later. He showed me the films of the shrinking and then disappearing pleural effusions, and then introduced me to this and several other patients. What was striking about this man was, other than that he could function in the polluted environment of Mexico City, was that he had unusually rosy skin. That may or may not have anything to do with remission, but it was memorably.

So what should I expect someone reading this post to take away from my story?Well, it’s not the only story of remission out there. Others are scientifically documented.

While I had great confidence in Dr. Sodi’s integrity, and still do, a case study conducted in a free clinic built over an abandoned swimming pool in a doctor’s front yard really doesn’t rise to the level of scientific proof.

But it is consistent with some finding about the prevention of mesothelioma I’ll be writing about in a later post. If 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day is good, by the way, that doesn’t mean 20 would be better. There apparently is an upper limit to the usefulness of diet in preventing and possibly supporting mesothelioma, as I’ll discuss in a later post.

If that were all the proof of remission to be found, I wouldn’t post it. But the fact is, a carefully documented remission from mesothelioma has been documented in the medical literature.Dr. Roger K. A. Allen of the Wesley Medical Center in Brisbane, Australia documented the case of a 61-year-old woman with mesothelioma who went into remission within months, and has stayed in remission for years. (You can find the full text of the publication, “Apparent Spontaneous Complete Regression of a Multifocal Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pleura, here.)Dr. Allen notes that he has treated over 600 mesothelioma patients and that there were multiple runs of the biopsy to make sure that the woman (1) had mesothelioma and (2) it went into remission without any treatment at all.

By no treatment at all, Dr. Allen writes that there was also no alternative medicine, no changes in diet, and no prayer–but it seems unlikely he could really account for those variables. The Australian patient had been in remission for five years when the paper was published in 2007.

And there are also people who have had mesothelioma who haven’t stayed in remission, but who have lived a very long time. The Royal Brompton Hospital in London reports a mesothelioma patient who was in remission for six years, then had to have a single tumor excised, and then lived another six years, twelve total, and was still living at the time the paper was published. (You can read an abstract of that report here.)

Mesothelioma is a grave diagnosis, but it’s not utterly hopeless. Don’t count yourself out.

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Can You Get a Six Pack in 2 Weeks?

What is the fastest way to lose belly fat? The answer is to eat less and workout more. That’s simple enough, right? Actually nothing in life worth having is that simple. Exercise is very important to losing belly fat, however diet is much more important

Eating the proper combinations of food will provide the fastest way to lose belly fat. Foods that are high in protein and low in fat should be a staple for anyone attempting to lose their gut. Some examples of the types of foods that will help burn belly fat are lean beef, chicken and fish.

Another food group that can be very helpful in burning belly fat are nuts and seeds. Nuts and other foods that are high in monounsaturated fats have been shown to reduce belly fat. This is one key ingredient that made the Mediterranean diet a big hit.

Those looking for the fastest way to lose belly fat really need to watch their carbohydrate intake. Simple sugars and so called fast carbs should be avoided. Fiber and other complex carbohydrates are a much better alternative.

While diet is probably the most important factor, exercise should not be neglected. Contrary to what the latest infomercial may state crunches or some kind of ab machine are not the fastest way to lose belly fat. This can even lead to the belly looking bigger.

There really is not a simple way to burn just belly fat get 6 pack ab. The fastest way to lose belly fat is to lose fat from all over the body. Doing exercises that encourage the body to burn fat will accomplish this.

Aerobic exercise can have a tremendous effect on fat burning. For the best results cardio is best done in a fasting state. First thing in the morning is a great time to do cardio. In a fasting state the body will be encouraged to burn from fat stores first To avoid the breakdown of muscle for energy high impact exercises should be avoided on an empty stomach.

Thermogenesis can also be introduced to speed up the Loss of belly fat. This can be achieved in a number of ways. Thermogenic fat burners are one method. Unfortunately these diet supplements may cause undesired side effects. An alternative to using fat burning supplements is to create Thermogenesis through diet. It may be debatable just how advantageous these diet adjustments can be. sometimes a small advantage is all that is needed to take off those last few pounds of belly fat.

Hard work is the fastest way to lose belly fat. Unfortunately losing belly fat is not a simple task. If the proper diet and exercise program is followed it can be done.

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Credit Counseling: What you should know

Do you feel overwhelmed with debt?  Do you struggle just to make the minimum payments? Perhaps you need credit counseling services.  Have you tried calling the credit card companies yourself to see if you can work out some sort of a deal? If the think you’re stretched too thin and can’t make the minimum payments, very often they will work with you.  That was my experience with Discover.

Frankly, I was getting nowhere with a my $250 a month minimum payments.  Finally, in frustration, I called them and told them I lost one of my jobs and wasn’t sure how long I could keep this up.  They were very nice about it and put me on a one-year program reducing my interest from 29.99% to 3.9%

Under this program i was able to reduce my debt by 33%.  Now, after 1 year, my minimum payment dropped from $250 to $125 a month!  I still make the $250 payment each month, because, as you know, if you only make the minimums, you’ll never get out of debt.

So, if you’re struggling, why not give the company a call.  You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

 

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Toothache? Try These Solutions

Causes of toothache pain are :
1… Toothache pain commonly occurs when the tooth has been breached by a cavity and the infection has reached and triggered the nerves in the tooth’s soft pulp – an abscess of the soft pulp.

2… Tooth abscess – “gum boil” – around the root of the tooth, can also cause excruciating toothache pain.

3… Predisposition to tooth pain caused by a bodily ailment, like fibromyalgia or malaria, can also cause toothache.

Cures for Toothache :

There is no single toothache cure. The main aim of treatment for toothache is to cure the cause of the tooth ache, which should then lead to the abatement of symptoms – pain!

A dentist can normally diagnose the cause of the toothache and advise on suitable treatments that will cure it. The cure may be anything from simple tooth filling to complex root canal work and the fitting of a crown.

General rule of thumb, the longer you leave the cause of the tooth ache untreated, the worse it will get and the more damaged the tooth or teeth will become, making the tooth more difficult to cure with a correspondingly higher dental bill.

Relief For Toothaches:  Alleviating the pain without seeing a dentist.
Toothache relief can be achieved by a number of options which do not normally try to cure the underlying tooth or teeth disease which is causing the toothache pain.  The toothache relief products have been divided into several sections below:
Toothache Relief Using Toothache Medicine:

Toothaches can also be relieved by the modern pain relieving medicines, like Neurofen or Brufen. The toothache may not be fully relieved by such medicine, but the toothache should be controlled a lot better.

Pain killing medicines like paracetamol and codeine I have found to be no where near as good for controlling bad toothache pain.

The best toothache medicines I’ve found, are the morphine based ones – the ones that are stronger than tramadol, like Endone, Oxycontin, OxyNorm and Proladone work like a dream for me – normally prescription drugs with the active ingredient being oxycodone.

Toothache medicines control the pain, but they do not normally cure the cause of toothache.
Toothache Relief Using Old Style Toothache Remedies:

If the toothache is particularly troublesome, oil of cloves, creosote, chloroform, laudanum, or Jamaica ginger can be used as a toothache remedies. First clean the tooth with the toothache, place about five drops of one of toothache remedies onto a small piece of fabric and place the fabric into the cavity or tightly against it. Toothache relief should come quite quickly, but again, these toothache remedies do not cure.
Old Style Toothache Relief  for Toothache Pain caused by a Tooth Abscess:

If the toothache is caused by a root abscess, a toothache remedy for this is to cover the gum around the area with tincture of aconite and tincture of iodine in equal amounts.
Toothache Home Remedies:

In trying out a toothache home remedy, it is reasonably important to diagnose the cause of the toothache pain, so that a more appropriate home remedy can be tried.  There are three types of toothache pain:  Toothache caused by a root abscess, toothache caused by a broken tooth and toothache caused by a cavity in the tooth.

1.. Tooth Abscess Toothache:  Placing a dual antibacterial throat lozenge right next to the gum may also greatly reduce the infection and thereby lessen the toothache caused by a tooth abscess of the root.   This is a toothache home remedy I came up with, out of shear desperation.

Another home remedy for tooth abscess involves packing a tea bag around the tooth causing the toothache for about 24 hours, replacing the tea bag as it starts to break up.  Some people swear by this.

A word of caution, I have been informed that if you use green tea instead of black, leave it for too long, then the tea bag will cause the mouth to blister, and removing the tea bag can cause areas of skin to be pulled off with it. It is unclear whether the green tea is responsible, or whether it was the bag that contained it, or the additives that were in it. For safety sake, I would suggest just staying with ordinary, run of the mill black tea tea bags.

Rubbing a small amount of ground cayenne pepper into the gum round the tooth with the tooth abscess is also a home remedy that can work.  I’ve had a little success with this toothache home remedy – sometimes it works, other times it don’t.

2.. Broken Tooth Toothache:  Another toothache home remedy that some have had some success with when their tooth has been broken off in some place, is grinding up half an aspirin and then packing the aspirin into the remaining tooth and letting it dissolve slowly.

3.. Tooth with a large gap, hole or missing filling with severe toothache:  A home remedy for a toothache was suggested to me by a nice lady, Maria:

I think this might help to post, since I cant post
comments.. I once had a head splitting root canal toothache from
a tooth I cracked in half that I needed fixed. I couldn’t
even lift my head it was the most intense and eternal
brain freeze type toothache feeling, except much worse.

The only thing that could keep the toothache away was 3-4 ibuprofens
every 3-4 hours. BUT I was really afraid of over
dosing so I tried hard to think what I could do until
I saw the dentist, and this worked realleeeeeeey well
and would also be extremely good for infection and
inflammation.

Garlic- I cut a piece and luckily the hole in my tooth
was so gaping open that I was able to shove it in my
tooth as a filling replacement.

My toothache pain totally went
away and I was able to get the root canal done by the dentist, and the tooth healed
without taking antibiotics afterwards – since last I
took antibiotics I got a rash, I was scared to take
them.

It turned out well so. Garlic can help, it
really numbed the pain, stopped the toothache. If you cant make contact with
the gum I guess it would help to try it or use in
conjuction with ibuprofen, you probably wouldnt have
to take as many of them.

Hope that helps!!

4.. Cavity in Tooth Toothache:  There are several toothache home remedies for a cavity caused toothache.  One toothache home remedy is the use of ground cayenne pepper, which is rubbed over the tooth and into the gum.  Toothache relief should come within a few seconds.

Another home remedy for toothache pain of the cavity type, is to dip a full Clove into warmed honey, chew intermittently while moving the chewed clove around the tooth with the toothache. Toothache relief should follow quite quickly, as the oil of clove is drawn out of the clove.

A clove of garlic, peeled and placed on the painful tooth, can bring relief from your toothache in about an hour – again this is for the cavity type toothache.

Grated horseradish root can help bring relief from cavity toothaches, when placed on the gum around the aching tooth.

Predisposition Toothache Pain – When the tooth or teeth hurt for no apparent reason:

With the predisposition to toothache, a dentist often needs to be consulted to rule out the possibility of a real tooth problem. Once the dentist has ruled out any problem with the tooth, the toothache can be treated in the same way as the condition that caused it. For example, if it were fibromyalgia pain, then fibromyalgia pain relievers, such as Tramadol and Celebrex could be used. If the toothache was caused by a disease, then the medication for that disease could be used. For example, if the disease causing the toothache was malaria, then malaria medication, like quinine, could be used.

One of the great problems with the predisposition toothache, is that a dentist inexperienced with the condition that may be causing it, may diagnose incorrectly and render a treatment for the toothache which is quite uncalled for.

Another problem can occur when the dentist views the patient as having the toothache in their head, making it up, so to speak, discounting any further complaints about toothache, so that the dental patient is NOT properly helped with each new complaint.

As can be seen, choosing a suitable and supportive dentist becomes vitally important for those who suffer from a predisposition toothache.