There is a great scene in the movie Back to School in which Rodney Dangerfield’s character hires Kurt Vonnegut to write a critical essay for him on the collected works of, yes ... Kurt Vonnegut. The resulting paper receives an F grade from the English professor with a comment that “you clearly do not know the first thing about Vonnegut!” On certain days, Richard Ablin, a professor of pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, must feel like a cross between Vonnegut and Dangerfield. All kidding intended, considering how PSA is being used by the medical community, Dr. Ablin clearly does not know the first thing about PSA! Dr. Ablin discovered PSA in 1970 and...
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How Can I Strengthen My Immune System?
What is exactly is my immune system? The immune system is your body's “defense force.” It protects your body against foreign invaders (e.g., viruses, parasites and bacteria) or aberrant cells already present in your body (e.g., cancer cells). The immune system is fascinatingly complicated. For our purposes today, we will examine behaviors that you can control plus a particular aspect of your immune system that is involved in combating cancer: Natural Killer (NK) cells.What causes my immune system to be weakened?There are plenty of causes, but our "top five" behavioral-based culprits are: Poor dietary habits Lack of exercise Allergies, both airborne and food-based Lack of...