QKLK: Possible cure for Prostate cancer, Walking fish on the street, Rockstar friar, DNA inaccuracies in crime solving
Possible cure for Prostate cancer
This is big news, especially since this is the most common type of cancer among men. A new drug, called Abiraterone, can suppress Prostate cancer quite effectively on 80% of the patients.
Prostate cancer tend to be fatal, with its victims suffering so much pain, some need morphine to ease it. Chemotherapy doesn’t always works. But now, there’s hope for these sufferers.
Also there’s possibility that this new drug can be developed into a cure for breast cancer - I believe among the most common cancer on women.
And remember that there’s also immunotherapy - killing cancer tumours completely, by using the patients’s own special white blood cells.
Hopefully these new findings can be soon mass produced / practiced, to help many who’s in suffering.
Of course the best course of action is always prevention. In case of Prostate cancer, as luck has it, having sex a lot can really help 
Ladies, I’m sure you will be most happy, in this case, to help your husband to be able to avoid this murderous form of cancer. I’m positively sure about it (well, unless you have a deathwish for him, lol)
Enjoy !
I thought I read the headline wrong. Turned out I got it right the first time.
Who would have thought ?
Catfish, or “Lele” in Indonesian, is a delicacy here. Lots of people love it. Heck, even my daughter likes it very much. Me? I couldn’t stand even the sight of it, brrr
But we never knew that it could survive on land, and even walk. Cool.
Rockstar Friar
Wow… that’s all I could thought of when I saw the article. Friar Cesare Bonizzi has been singing heavy metals for 10 years now. His band, Fratello Metallo (Metal Brother, nice pun), has now begun to gain worldwide fame. In the Italy’s “Gods of Metal” festival, Fratello Metallo showed up along with the likes of Iron Maiden and others.
Reuters is even showing a video recording of our rockstar, singing his songs. Don’t expect loads of headbangs or jumping around the set though, remember the friar is 62 years old
However, he manages to do about 100 - 150 concerts a year. This is quite an achievement for a man of his age. Also his music is distanced from Satanism, he tried to make his lyrics to be positive. The heavy metal fans are taking this quite well - fans were shouting his name on the “Gods of Metal” festival even before he began his performance.
Quote :
“I am religious and I am a priest but I am not doing this to convert people to Christ, to faith or the Church, but for them to try to understand life, to be able to enjoy it. Nothing more.”
A unique man, indeed.
DNA can be inaccurate for identifying criminals
This is another big news. DNA match has been hyped up by US law officials as 100% foolproof method of identifying suspects. This is not what has been found by Kathryn Troyer, State crime lab analyst.
A full DNA set is absolutely unique for every person on Earth. But a DNA profile, a tiny sample of a person’s full DNA set, is not. Most DNA profiles are only using 13 markers.
Unfortunately, turned out that the law officials has been using the later, while giving impressions that they’re using the former.
That’s the first problem. The second problem is related to incorrect use of statistic when finding a match in the DNA database. If you think the first problem is bad enough, this second problem makes it worse.
And there’s a third problem - there have been cases where the sample DNA from the crime scene has deteriorated, so not even the 13 markers are usable. In a case, a person was (falsely) accused of a crime based on as little as 5 (!) DNA marker match.
Clearly the right action is to correct the ways the DNA database is being used. Now we have powerful computers, so using more DNA markers should be possible.
However, in this case (in USA), the law officials instead are trying to cover up the issue. Reason? I guess because this can cause old, closed, cases to be reopened again.
I say if it will serve justice, then they’ll have to bear with it.
Hopefully when we have DNA database in Indonesia, we can learn from these mistakes and avoid it. Here’s one hoping.
July 23rd, 2008 13:39
Any particular reason why these news come together in one place? *jangan2 ada hidden mesej-nya* ;p
July 24th, 2008 14:04
eh? no, it’s just that I like to post links I found interesting from time to time in a single post, that’s all.
July 25th, 2008 12:59
It’s kinda unique mix of interest
Well, I surely got to start mine too
July 25th, 2008 13:56
Ah, this is what is rare in blogosphere: a post about several old men. For all we know it’s ‘no country for old men’( thank you, ethan and joel coen, clsn).
As for new cancer remedies and priests; though the news is upbeat, I remain sceptic.
The drug is, according to the source I read, still in it’s experimental phase. Results seems to be very promising indeed.But this kind of news returns on a regular basis in the news media - and too often turns out to be by far too preliminary. So, I keep to the kind of prevention you recommend.
And old priests ( although “old’? He is a rookie, 62, compared to the really weathered warriors. And not very special compared to other rockers. Aren’t his less holy colleagues Mick Jagger and Keith Richards still going strong?))doing a gimmick to promote their multinational, is sympathetic. Although I’ve seen this PR trick by clergymen in the sixties already: to no avail.
(PS: As to the DNA topic: The data gathering mania ( plans in some countries - mine for instance- to create a DNA bank where the DNA ‘fingerprints’ of all citizen will be filed, for instance) is a problem of climate change dimensions. It’s a pretty silent, though chilling revolution, which may turn independent citizens in subjects at the will of good or bad authorities. Well, let’s not elaborate ..)
August 4th, 2008 23:13
Mawlana Hazar Imam is visiting Syria from 24th to 29th August 2008. and there will be Golden Jubilee Darbar during this visit.
August 13th, 2008 08:57
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!
August 14th, 2008 13:55
I found this blog in google, it is very nice. Some information here is very helpful to me. Thanks.
August 19th, 2008 09:05
Really? I can not believe
September 22nd, 2008 13:30
Yes, prostate cancer prevention is the key as with all diseases. Take antioxidants, for example. Some find green tea very helpful.
September 30th, 2008 13:22
I followed your site from a friends bookmarks and I find it very interesting.
November 22nd, 2008 15:46
This is indeed very encouraging , your right prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of deaths among men. This medical finding can literally save millions of lives.
And on top of that it may also cure breast cancer a leading killer of women. This will be a blessing for a lot of people.
December 2nd, 2008 16:18
This site is really interesting to read because of the created article made by the author which most of the health topic are very informative and useful.
December 9th, 2008 15:52
My uncle died because of prostate cancer last year , he never had a check up in his entire life , he keeps shrugging it away so when we begin to see the symptoms we finally convinced him for a check up it was already too late.
This is very valuable information because this can help prevent prostate cancer.
December 24th, 2008 01:29
My father in law was diagnosed with prostate cancer at a stage 4+. He has had several prostate infections in the past and wouldn’t take care of it right away. So I am wondering if this was a sign of what was to come. He has since had surgery and was told that the cancer is gone. I hope so.
January 5th, 2009 03:12
Thats a nice post, good to see a bit of booty will keep us all healthy!
January 7th, 2009 23:47
Nice post, the sooner a cure for cancer is found the better!
January 8th, 2009 03:03
Thank you for all the information on this site
January 9th, 2009 06:02
my father, have cancer, blood cancer. we are very sad every time
My father’s age 68 now. And the doctor said “he going die soon”
Who know any way about blood cancer please help me and contact
with me pls.
January 15th, 2009 17:36
Great informative posted article specially on the topic of “Prostate Cancer”. It’s nice to know that some specialist are continues to find a cure of this illness and hope the new discovered and develop medicine will help to solve this cancer problem. Keep it up the good work…
January 16th, 2009 22:54
Nice post. Especially the prostate cancer topic was very informative and nicely said. Would be really awesome if someone finally found a cure for cancer. Anyway, great stuff. A definite bookmark. Cheers
January 17th, 2009 05:58
I can’t wait to show my wife we can be proactive in prevention of prostate cancer simply by engaging in sex as often as possible. Thank you!!lol
January 19th, 2009 12:53
Hopefuly the cure for cancer will be found soon.
January 20th, 2009 11:17
Good to hear that there is a new medicine to cure Prostate Cancer. Base on what i have read Chemotherapy is really painful and expensive. hope this new medicine is not expensive as Chemotherapy, so those people who doesn’t have enough money and suffering with this illness might have a chance to cure themselves.
January 20th, 2009 17:58
Thanks this post
January 28th, 2009 22:19
I LOVE THE VARIETY AND CONTRAST IN THIS BLOG. THANKS FOR SHARING THE TIME TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL OF US.
IT IS SCARY TO THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY IN THE ACCURACY OF THE DNA TEST WHEN MANY LIVES OR DEATHS HAVE DEPENDED ON THAT.
February 6th, 2009 16:46
Thakss very nice…
February 6th, 2009 21:16
DNA information was very helpful good blogging.
February 10th, 2009 16:33
As a person who is very much interested in forensic science the DNA section was really interesting for me. I totally agree with what you have written. I have been having the same issue with the way these things were done for a while now. Nice article. Thanks.
February 10th, 2009 16:39
this is a nightmare for every man out there. so happy about this good news and i hope it is not expensive like the chemo. there are some natural ways to prevent prostate cancer it can help too.
February 11th, 2009 22:30
Thank you very much for this article on some very contrasting but nevertheless serious issues facing all of us at the moment. It was very enlightening.
February 17th, 2009 19:46
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February 20th, 2009 16:28
Its funny that all the things we see on CSI about DNA are very inaccurate in comparison to the real application of these technologies!
February 21st, 2009 22:05
I am with your daughter on this one. Yaaammy
February 24th, 2009 16:32
Thakss.. Vey nice..
February 27th, 2009 17:50
Great post. Very very interesting. My eyes were glued to the screen from the beginning to the end. Loved the first and the last topic. Thanks for sharing the information with us. Cheers mate !!!
March 9th, 2009 17:08
Thanks, great post.
March 14th, 2009 00:11
Because about 10% of men have what is known as seminal vesicle invasion, meaning that the prostate cancer has either spread into the seminal vesicles or has spread around them, the seminal vesicles are typically removed during prostatectomy and are targeted during radiation therapy. The loss of the prostate and the seminal vesicles renders men infertile.
April 5th, 2009 16:13
Thanks So Much.it was great article.
April 8th, 2009 21:10
Great Post. Loved the first, second and the third articles. I hope every lady reads the first article. hehe…
Cheers buddy.
April 9th, 2009 13:20
Awesome post. Great stories. One of the best posts I’ve read in a while. Didn’t know that DNA testing could be inaccurate. Thanks for sharing the information. Cheers mate !
April 9th, 2009 17:12
Interesting article. Certainly DNA is a very important thing and extremely powerful. but it does have it limitation.s The articles were super cool. Thanks for the information.Cheers
April 10th, 2009 00:00
Walking fish on street. hehe…. very interesting. My eyes were glued to the screen from the beginning to the end of your post. Simply amazing. Keep them coming.
April 15th, 2009 02:58
That request led to a new study of 512 men with advanced prostate cancer. Those men had metastatic, androgen-independent prostate cancer, meaning their cancer had spread and wasn’t responding to anti-androgen treatment.
April 17th, 2009 11:32
Well certainly some awesome information there. The knowledge which you could extract from such articles is really something fascinating at times. so much to learn. Thanks for the information. Cheers
April 20th, 2009 22:33
There is no incurable disease…even cancer can be cured when the correct natural remedies are applied…remember, there is no drug that can cure…drugs do not cure…
May 10th, 2009 16:30
Great post. Love the articles. Specially the “Walking fish”. Very interesting stories. Keep it up. Cheers mate !
May 12th, 2009 19:12
Thank you for this informative read, I really appreciate sharing this great post. Keep up your work.
May 20th, 2009 23:48
Great stuff. Enjoyed it from beginning to the end. Very very interesting stories. Never thought that DNA tests can falsely accuse a suspect. Anyway Thanks a lot for bringing us such good articles. Keep up the good work.
May 23rd, 2009 04:26
I literally read from start to end your post. This was very enlightening to me…
Honestly I never heard of Abiraterone… I’ll look up more about it.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Rebecca.
May 28th, 2009 10:56
Awesome article. Very very fascinating. Specially the article about DNA testing. The walking fish scares me. It has a scary look. Thanks for sharing the information.
May 31st, 2009 19:48
I have no idea with cancer,what is cancer symptoms.
How to get rid of cancer.
Hopefuly the cure for cancer will be found soon.
May 31st, 2009 19:56
Yes！The cancer is hard to detect,but you taken necessary precautions against cancer
June 6th, 2009 13:53
All the articles are very very good. My eyes were glued to the screen. I like to see more interesting articles like these ones. Keep it up. Cheers mate.
June 17th, 2009 04:47
Walking Catfishes on the street how cool is that? It is really interesting that they are considered a menace to Florida’s Ecosystem
June 18th, 2009 06:09
Eating some fish rich in Omega-3 fatty acid like salmon, tuna, hering or maquerel is a good health care habit in preventing prostate cancer
June 18th, 2009 09:51
Nice post, the sooner a cure for cancer is found the better!
June 19th, 2009 13:50
Walking Catfishes on the street how cool is that? It is really interesting that they are considered a menace to Florida’s Ecosystem
June 19th, 2009 13:57
like salmon, tuna, hering or maquerel is a good health care habit in preventing prostate cancer
June 21st, 2009 14:28
I loved your article. My eyes were glued to the screen from beginning to the end. The post is very informative and interesting. Thanks for sharing.
June 24th, 2009 18:40
Great stuff. I loved every bit of your post. All the articles were awesome. I learned a lot from it. Thanks for sharing the information.
June 26th, 2009 23:39
Well, the possible cure for postate cancer is a huge uplifting moment for a number of people. But, I still stand by the thought of prevention is better than cure for a whole host of health related conditions.
If you look at the majority of health issues, they are realted to excess weight, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and not enough exercise - which are all common with people who are over weight. Although this is a cure, people could probably look into losing a little bit of their weight and becoming a bit more healthier as a prevention rather than a cure.
July 1st, 2009 23:57
Thanks for the info on the prostate cancer drug. My dad was recently diagnosed so I’m rtying to help him do some research on what his options are.