A cursory read of some alternative medicine publications might leave the false impression that low cholesterol causes leukemia. These publications all point to the same source, but a close reading of the original research study reveals that the...
Viral diseases, such as AIDS, chickenpox and the common cold, are caused by viruses that invade your cells and redirect it to replicate the virus and grow throughout your body. Human papilloma virus, human herpes virus, human T cell leukemia...
Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide that occurs naturally in several types of brown seaweed, one of the world’s most widespread forms of marine algae. Polysaccharides are carbohydrates made up of multiple monosaccharides, the basic...
Lymph node cancer, commonly called lymphoma, is cancer that occurs in cells of the lymph nodes. The lymph nodes are small, jelly bean-sized organs found throughout the body that help the immune system fight infections. Lymph node cancer is usually...
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is a kind of cancer caused by the uncontrolled growth of immune cells called lymphocytes. Normally, lymphocytes growth or death depends on a complicated system of genetic regulation. When...
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, also called non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is a cancer that originates in cells of the immune system, lymphocytes. The cause is DNA mutation, a change in the genetic code. Lymphocytes with certain mutations become abnormal,...
AML, or acute myeloid leukemia, and lymphoma are cancers of the immune system that develop in blood-forming stem cells produced in bone marrow. According to the National Cancer Institute, these stem cells divide into myeloid cells and lymphoid...
AIDS or the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is characterized by the loss of the body's ability to fight infections and results from a virus known as the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease and although,...