With the figures of cancer and AIDS patients rising every year, the lack of a cure has caused the medical community to wonder if the day will ever come when the millions of patients around the world will ever see the proverbial Damocles sword hanging over their heads.

However, the first steps towards a cure for these diseases have already been made ever since scientists at UC Berkeley discovered the unique properties of the compound, Diindolylmethane.

This compound is commonly found in the Brassica family of vegetables, and has been touted to be the most versatile compound that can be used not only in the treatment of a variety of bacterial and viral diseases, but also as a natural immune booster.

When it comes to cancer, this compound has been known to be very effective since it not only has shown promise in clinical trials, but has been found to be an excellent supplement for cancer prevention. According to a recent study, this supplement is so effective that it actually reduces a person’s chances of getting breast and prostate cancer by almost 40 to 60 percent.

Considering these properties, you can imagine how crucial the discovery of DIM is to doctors and patients around the world. In the case of cancer, it is being used along with Taxol to bring this disease under control. The National Institute of Cancer is also testing this compound to see if it works as a natural treatment for several forms of cancer. Currently, this compound is also being tested for its antiviral properties, especially when it comes to treating diseases that are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

All these developments should tell you how important this compound has become since it was released a few years ago.

Article by Kristin Vartanian of Med Book

Who’d have thought that a very noisy lizard could be useful for humans? Tokay geckos, aside from eating mosquitoes are good for medical research as well, apparently. Once they reach a certain age, body mass, and weight, a part of their body can be extracted and used as a possible cure for cancer.

Bad news is that people from all over the world are now hunting these lizards so that they can sell them for a very huge amount. People would just have to hope that these recent medical breakthrough does not drive them to extinction. But is there really a truth to this amazing medical breakthrough? That’s what everyone is asking but so far no solid announcements have been made and further tests are needed to conclude this theory.

If it is true though, it would be a very good discovery. But what if humans drive these animals to extinction because of its value? Would it still be amazing? Tokay geckos main source of food are mosquitoes, of course, knowing lizards, they eat mostly insects. Mosquitoes are a small but terrible pest as well; they carry diseases like the dengue fever and malaria. However, is it possible that in the future, due to the falling numbers of lizards, the number of these disease ridden insects grow larger in population? Will it be a risk that the human kind should take? Some people may call this the circle of life. Save humankind by killing one species that feed on annoying species that should be eliminated. It is a strange world out there. But most people hope that everybody else makes the right decision.