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Another chemotherapy drug which helps treat breast cancer in its advanced stages was made recently from sea sponge. According to reports, this drug helped extend the lives of women who are suffering from metastatic breast cancer up to two and a half months. The drug, known as erubulin, was presented during the recent meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology which was held in Chicago.

The study’s author, Dr. Christopher Twelves, said that there is a big need for these therapies as they significantly improve the survival rate of breast cancer patients. This particular drug (Erubulin) happens to target the mechanisms which make cells divide. Previous agents used to treat breast cancer did not do this.

More than 750 women suffering from advanced breast cancer were randomly chosen for this clinical study. This included patients who have been previously treated using other therapies to treat their cancer. According to the study’s findings, there was a 23% improvement in survival when erubulin was taken. Compared to the average survival of 10.7 months using conventional treatments, patients who were given erubulin lived for another 13 months.

While erubulin can lengthen the survival period of women with metastatic breast cancer, there is no proof yet that it can actually cure the cancer. An expert in the meeting also cautioned that not all women who underwent the said clinical trial had access to other drugs released in the past years. Because the controlled group was also chosen randomly, the findings might not be that accurate.

When it comes to medicines, what are usually some of the first meds that you reach for?  For me, it is all about the herbs and I have to say, that there are some pretty hot benefits to herbs that a lot of people do not think about.  That is what we are going to talk about in this blog, what some of those benefits are.

One of the first things is that herbs are 100% natural, which is something that a lot of medicines can not claim.  There are no chemicals, no preservatives and no artificial flavoring in any of the herbal meds that you will take and you can actually apply the herbs right onto the wounds.

You can also boil, drink and even add the herbs to your food, which is something that a lot of people can not do with their meds.

It is a good time for chest congestion.  That is, a lot of people are suffering from it.

If you are not interested in over the counter medications, there are plenty of natural remedies for this problem.

For starters, herbal tea can be extremely helpful, especially if you inhale the steam.  By adding apple cider vinegar to hot water and/or herbal tea, you can also get a lot of help.

Eucalyptus oil is another helpful cure.  Specifically, again, add it to hot water so you can inhale the steam.  Lavender, oregano, and thyme as herbs or essential oils can also be used in this remedy.

Your skin is something that is very, very important and something that you should take care of.  There so many natural treatments that are out there for your skin that you can do with just simple kitchen ingredients.  That is exactly what we are going to talk about in this blog, what skin care treatments are out there that are natural!

One of the first treatments includes strawberries.  Mashing up the strawberries into mush and using it as a mask is a great way to exfoliate your skin because of the seeds.  Just scrubbing your face down with the mask will loosen up all of that dirt and will make your skin beautiful and shiny!

Another thing that you can use on your skin if you have oily skin is lemon juice, as that will clear up all of that dirt and oil on your face.

When it comes to sleeping, if can be something that many people are not getting and having trouble falling asleep.  Well, did you know that there are actually many different natural sleep aids that can get you to sleep faster and can certainly help you in the long run?

Medicines to help you sleep can actually become addictive and have a ton of side effects but when you go the natural route, there are no side effects and all around, you will sleep better.

One surefire natural treatment for sleeping is catnip.  While it might sound weird, it is by far one of the most relaxing herbs in the world and it won’t even make you groggy the next day!

When you think about it, there are a ton of different massage places out there that do all sorts of different things but what do they all mean?  Well, in this blog we are going to explore exactly what Yumeiho is.  This is actually a type of Japanese massage and it was first made public by Saionji Masayuki, a Japanese doctor.

Basically, he took a lot of different massage techniques from different countries, selected just a few of the most popular and made them into the massage we know as Yumeiho.  Basically, this type of method is actually a great exercise that is meant to relieve a lot of pain and suffering that you might be experiencing.

A therapist will basically massage and adjust a lot of the muscles in your body and will make sure that your body is all stretched out and awesome feeling.

Have you ever had poison ivy?  Dry skin?  Eczema?  If you have ever experienced any of these very common skin issues, you probably already know of one extremely awesome and super natural way to help relieve some of the inching that goes with all of these skin problems.

Oatmeal.  For me, whenever I have dry skin in those winter months, I take an oatmeal bath and in a few minutes, my skin has calmed right down.  Oatmeal baths are a fantastic way to relieve inching and certainly one of the best ways that you can relieve some of the flaky and scaly skin that goes with eczema.

Now, you do not have to of course you do not have to cover your entire body with oatmeal, but dropping a packet into your bath once in a while will do wonders for your skin!

Pain is something that we all have to deal with and although there are a ton of different pain medications out there, do you really want to fill your body with chemicals and toxins?  That is what natural treatments are for and that is exactly what we are going to talk about in this blog.

By far, one of the most common treatments for pain comes from white willow tree bark.  It is actually considered to be an herbal aspirin and can definitely help subside some of the pain that you may be feeling in your joints, back, head or even in your limbs.

The reason that white willow tree bark is so awesome is because it actually contains anti-inflammatory, which helps with any pain you might be experiencing.

When I was a kid, I was the kid that had ear infections all of the time.  I do not think that there is anything worse than an ear infection, especially if you are a parent that is dealing with a screaming kid.  Did you know that there are actually herbal remedies that you can use that can help treat ear infections.

One thing that I have learned is that olive lead extracts are actually a fantastic way to treat an ear infection.  Olive oil actually stimulates phagocytes, which are blood cells that protect the body by obliterating atrocious bacteria, which as you know – an ear infection is all about bacteria.

Another thing that can really help with ear infections is goldenseal, this will help boost your immune system and will provide some rapid recovery for your ear infection.

Hydrangea is a gorgeous, bright flower — but that is not all. It can do more than make your garden lovely. Recently conducted research suggests that this flower can also act as a very potent drug, one which may have the ability to treat several common illnesses and diseases.

According to these findings, there is a drug located in the shrub’s root which can be extracted and used to treat problems like multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, arthritis, and even some types of diabetes.

Further, the drug may be beneficial in battling illnesses and diseases that are caused by an attack on the body’s immune system.

If this turns out to be true, and if it can be made into a viable treatment option, then many doors will open up to the possibility of treating debilitating diseases in a natural and ultimately safer way.