50 Best Plants on the Planet: The Most Nutrient-Dense Fruits and Vegetables, in 150 Delicious Recipes
by Cathy Thomas
Chefs of all skill levels will find useful recipes for sides, dinners and desserts – all featuring fresh produce – in this book by Thomas, an award-winning columnist for the Orange County Register. Also included are nutritional and health information, advice for purchase and storage of produce, recipe modifications, and artful photographs of finished recipes and of select fruits and vegetables.
Delayed treatment for breast cancer shows serious consequences
A study conducted by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute found that women who wait more than 60 days to begin treatment for advanced breast cancer face significantly higher risks of dying than women who start treatment immediately after their diagnosis. Originally published online by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the study shows that one in 10 women who waited more than 60 days was shown to have an 85 percent higher risk of breast cancer-related death, and a 66 percent higher risk of death overall compared to those treated sooner. Interventions to improve timeliness of breast cancer treatment should focus on late stage patients, the study’s authors say.
Early treatment may “functionally cure” HIV
A new study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens reported that some cases of HIV may respond so well to early treatment that the patients could be “functionally cured” – with stable immune systems even without continued treatment. The French study of 14 patients who were treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) within 10 weeks of contracting HIV showed that even after treatment ended, their viral levels remained low and their immune systems were stable for as long as seven years. Researchers theorize that early treatment with cART therapy may induce this functional cure in 10-15 percent of individuals.
