March 16, 2017(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)World Water Day that was declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) is commemorated annually on March 22 nd to increase the awareness among the people of the importance of water in various fields of life including the environment, health, agriculture and trade, the need for and conservation of water and to listen and understand water issues.
The Conus regius is a sea snail in the Caribbean Sea.
UTAH, USA, Thursday February 23, 2017 – The venom of a small snail native to the Caribbean could be used to develop a completely new way of treating chronic pain, according to researchers.
The venom of the Conus regius sea snail, which is normally used to paralyse or kill the snail’s prey, also contains a compound that seems to offer long-lasting pain relief.
The compound was still working and still blocking pain three days after being administered in experiments with rats.
According to the American research team, the findings meant that it may be possible to create a new pain therapy for patients who had exhausted all other options.
Experts caution against soursop fruit to fight cancer
CTCA
May 30, 2013
Soursop fruit, with its sweet flesh and distinctive flavor, is grown commercially to make juice, candy, sorbet and ice cream.
It’s also is purported to have medicinal qualities, with claims across the Internet that soursop extract can slow the spread of cancer or make traditional cancer therapies work better.
Experts warn against using the fruit to treat cancer. While research suggests soursop can fight cancer, it has not been studied in humans. As a result, there is no evidence of its safety or efficacy.
