Showing posts with label Wikipedia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wikipedia. Show all posts

Thursday, May 1, 2014

How increased consumption of sugary drinks contribute to hyperurecemia and gouty arithritis?

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Rizal Philippines  | May 1, 2014


Wikipedia on hyperurecemia


From WiseGeek


 

Happy Labor Day!

This site made earlier post attributing to increased consumption of alcohol and softdrinks as culprit for hyperurecemia (elevated uric acid level in the blood)  We normally point to increase consumption of purines contained in vegies high and protein, fish and meat products as the cause.  But sugary drinks, we do not know contribute to hyperurecemia.   They softdrinks, sugary drinks are the silent/unknown culprit.

On softdrinks:   Let me copy paste from Wikipedia the reason/logic as to how and why sugary drinks

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Free cancer treatment at Adyar Cancer Institute

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From Wikipedia

India has been famous for helping of its sick and poor millions:   you have free cataract or near free cataract surgery at Aravind Hospital;  and cheap heart surgery at NH Hospital of Dr.  Devi Shetty.

Now comes free cancer treatment at Adyar Adyar Cancer Institute  is given free;    of the 423 beds,  297 or 66% are free. 

It was founded on June 18, l954 by Dr Mutulukshmi Reddy.  Despite just being in India, it achieved several firsts in cancer treatment:

first nuclear department of oncology in 1956;

pediatric oncology in l960

linacs in 1976

use of hypothermia in 1984

yag laser for microsurgery in l985 and for endoscopic surgery; 

rapid arc treatment in 2009 and

M. phil psycho - oncology in 2011