Natural Treatments for Leukemia Plymouth MA
Hematology / Oncology
Oncology (Cancer)
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Vt Coll Of Med, Burlington Vt 05405
Graduation Year: 1974
Hematology / Oncology
Oncology (Cancer), Radiation Oncology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll Of Med, Syracuse Ny 13210
Graduation Year: 1962
Oncology (Cancer), Hematology-Internal Medicine
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Columbia Univ Coll Of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 10032
Graduation Year: 1989
Hospital
Hospital: Jordan Hospital, Plymouth, Ma
Group Practice: Jordan Home Health
Oncology (Cancer)
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Latvian Med Academy, Riga, Latvia (Fn: 594-01)
Graduation Year: 1990
Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Oncology (Cancer)
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll Of Med, Syracuse Ny 13210
Graduation Year: 1988
Oncology (Cancer)
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Boston Univ Sch Of Med, Boston Ma 02118
Graduation Year: 1995
Oncology (Cancer)
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: New York Univ Sch Of Med, New York Ny 10016
Graduation Year: 1973
Fight Leukemia with Juice?
Provided by: 
Açai, one of the latest, hot new health food discoveries from the Amazon rainforest, boasts some impressive credentials as a source of omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids, vitamins A, C, and E, and more than 50 other antioxidants, especially anthocyanin—the powerhouse pigment found in red wine and blueberries.
Proponents of açai (ah-sigh-EE), which is actually the purplish fruit of Euterpe oleracea, a short palm found in abundance in Brazil, claim this superfood lowers bad cholesterol and increases the good, boosts the immune system, fights infections, protects the heart, and possibly controls prostate enlargement. With the publication of a new study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, they might be able to add “fights cancer” to that list as well.
The study, conducted at the University of Florida, tested the effect of pure açai juice—stripped of any lipids (EFAs) and cellulose material—on HL-60 human leukemia cells in vitro. Researchers also evaluated five other extracts or “fractions” of the fruit, which contained different mixtures of antioxidants, for their effect on leukemia cells. They found that the extracts “reduce cell proliferation from 56-86 percent,” most likely by damaging the cells enough to cause them to self-destruct (apoptosis). This anticancer activity compares favorably with that of the chemotherapy drug, camptotechin.
Unfortunately you can’t run out and stock up on açai fruit—it’s too perishable to export. But the fruit juice is available nationwide.
In fact, the Florida study was funded by Bossa Nova Beverage Group, which recently began marketing pure açai juice. The company is underwriting additional research into the potential health benefits of açai utilizing in vivo studies at the University of Florida.
—James Keough
Copyright 1999-2009 Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living/Alternative Medicine/InnoVisi...
Traveling Terriers: Cruising the Baltic Sea
Dates: 6/13/2013 – 6/15/2013
Location:
Boston UniversityBoston
View Details
Traveling Terriers: Bicycle Tour of Champagne, France
Dates: 7/21/2013 – 7/23/2013
Location:
Boston UniversityBoston
View Details
Memorial Day (State holiday)
Dates: 5/27/2013 – 5/29/2013
Location:
University of Massachusetts BostonBoston
View Details
Bio and Biochem Honors Presentation 2013
Dates: 5/28/2013 – 5/28/2013
Location:
University of Massachusetts BostonBoston
View Details
Writing Proficiency June 2013
Dates: 6/7/2013 – 6/7/2013
Location:
University of Massachusetts BostonBoston
View Details