West Nile virus; Fighting Cancer Together -- anti-cancer foods

Thursday, 18 August 2011 15:18

West Nile virus; Fighting Cancer Together -- anti-cancer foods

Written by Scott LaMar, Director of Radio Smart Talk

Radio Smart Talk for Friday, August 19:

Almost 700 mosquitoes have tested positive in Pennsylvania this year for the West Nile virus and although the virus has not been detected in any humans yet, health and environmental officials are concerned. West Nile can be fatal if a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. Appearing on Friday's Radio Smart Talk will be Dr. Stephen Ostroff, acting Physician General and Director of the Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Matt Helwig, a West Nile virus specialist with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Also,not a week goes by that we don't hear a story about a food or drink that either can contribute to cancer or maybe prevent it. It can get confusing for those who want to eat healthy. We'll get the facts on the program Friday from Janelle Glick, a wellness dietitian at Lancaster General Health.

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# Fred Heagy 2011-08-18 17:18

1) How many mosquitoes were tested to come up with 700 positives? 2) Was there a higher percentage of positives found in North East, South East, North Central, South Central, North West, or South West Pennsylvania?

Thank You. -FJH

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# Michael 2011-08-19 09:33

Is it possible for someone to be infected with the "West Nile" virus and get over it on their own and Government agencies not be aware of it? Should the guest have said " no reported cases"?

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# Manuel 2011-08-19 09:50

One great way to keep the mosquito population down is to encourage bats in your area with bat houses. Bats eat a great amount of mosquitoes every day.

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# Gregory Brown 2011-08-19 10:00

What do mosquitoes live on when I'm not around? There seems to be a real imbalance between their numbers and those of bareskinned vertebrates.

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# Robert Colgan 2011-08-19 10:35

Cancer is such a strange disorder......it is curious that cancer cells begin forming in any possible site in the body....

Why cancer begins, and matures, is very strange. I suspect that cancer cells are being formed on a daily basis for almost everyone . . but they are being denied continued replication.
Obviously, there are chemical and electromagnetic predisposers to the creation of aberrational cells...
we live in such a toxic world compared to previous generations!!

And now even our foods are genetically/chemically altered . . .

I am surprised there are not more cancers... the human body is amazingly resilient, apparently.

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# FacingCancer 2011-08-19 11:14

Great thoughts this morning regarding diet and cancer! I learned a lot! Here is a recent article at the Facing Cancer Together site that also highlights the food and cancer connection: http://www.facingcancertogether.witf.org/healthy-lifestyle/a-new-weapon-against-cancer-the-food-and-cancer-connection-81511

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# Emily 2011-08-19 19:44

Has the Dept of Health conducted any seroserveys of the general population to determine what percentage have been infected? If that percentage is very high, why are we spending so many funds on a program that is attempting to prevent what is essentially a mild disease in the general population?

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