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Pressemeldungen (Austria): Natural Treatments for Yeast Infections
Most women have suffered a yeast infection somewhere down the line. Either names for a yeast infection include thrush and Candida. Its thought that 75% of women are effected by a yeast infection at some time in their lives, unfortunately they can be very hard to get rid of and cure.

A yeast infection is a fungal problem, Candida is the fungus responsible. Candida thrives off warm dark moist body parts. The tell tale symptoms of the infection include red rashes, itching, discharge (white creamy) and sometimes a yeasty smell.

A yeast infection can also strike in men and babies too, its not just a problem for women.  More.

Natural News: Grapeseed Extract Kills 76% of Leukemia Cancer Cells in 24 Hours
A new study conducted at the University of Kentucky in the United States, and published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, found that leukemia cancer cells exposed to grapeseed extract (GSE) were rapidly killed through a process of cell suicide known as “apoptosis.”

In these laboratory studies, an astonishing 76% of leukemia cells committed suicide within 24 hours thanks to the ability of GSE to activate a protein called JNK, which regulates apoptosis. More.

Diabetes Health:  Cinnamon not a natural panacea for diabetes
The Chinese mentioned cinnamon in their written work more than 4,000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians used cinnamon in their embalming process, and the Roman writer/philosopher Pliny the Elder wrote in the first century AD that cinnamon was worth 15 times more than silver of the same weight.

In Medieval times, physicians used cinnamon for such ailments as sore throats. Later, Portugal, Holland, France and England vied for ownership of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), where the world’s cinnamon was grown. But those rivalries ended in the early 1800s when the cinnamon monopoly dissolved after it was discovered that the spice could be grown in many other areas.

In the West today when most people think of cinnamon they immediately think about that most unhealthy, but delicious, pastry, the cinnamon roll. However, in the past few years cinnamon has been making a comeback in its old “roll” as a medication. Is cinnamon a substance with medicinal properties germane to the treatment of hyperglycemia? If so, is it safe? If it is safe and effective, how and when should it be taken? These aforementioned questions are worth answering. More.