What is the connection between malignant neoplasms and crabs?

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The more common term for malignant neoplasms, cancer, is Latin for crab, and the word "carcinogen," meaning a cancer-causing agent, comes from the Greek word for crab, "karkinos." What is the connection between these two seemingly unrelated things?
Cancer, both the disease and the astronomical constellation, derive from the Latin cancer or cancrum, meaning crab. The astrological sign, of course, is said to resemble a crab and the disease was so named by the ancient Greek physician Galen (129-200 A.D.) who noted the similarity between a certain type of tumor with a crab as well—the swollen veins around the tumor resembling the legs of a crab.

Old English adopted cancer directly from Latin and used it for a variety of spreading sores and ulcers. This early sense survives in the modern word canker. From c.1000 in a manuscript called Læce Boc (Leech Book), collected in Oswald Cockayne’s Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England, Vol. II, 1865:

Gemeng wið þam dustum, clæm on ðone cancer.
(Mix with the dust, smear on the cancer.)

And from Wyclif’s 2 Timothy, 1382:

The word of hem crepith as a kankir

The word was being applied specifically to the disease we today call cancer by the beginning of the 17th century. From Philemon Holland’s translation of Pliny’s Historie of the World:

Cancer is a swelling or sore comming of melancholy bloud, about which the veins appeare of a blacke or swert colour, spread in manner of a Creifish clees.

The astronomical sense of cancer is from the Latin name for the constellation of the crab. The name was known to the Anglo-Saxons, but only as a Latin name and was not assimilated into English until the Middle English period. It appears in Ælfric’s De Temporibus Anni, written c.993, in a list of the constellations of the Zodiac:

Feorða • Cancer • þæt is Crabba
(Fourth, Cancer, that is the crab.)

The Anglicized name appears c.1391 in Chaucer’s Treatise on the Astrolabe:

In this heved of cancer is the grettist declinacioun northward of the sonne...this signe of cancre is clepid the tropik of Somer.
(At this first point (head) of cancer is the greatest declination northward of the sun…this sign of cancer is named the tropic of summer.)

(Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition)  (+ info)

After a bacterial stomach infection that lasted 6 weeks, How long does it take for your stomach to fully heal?

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I had two infections, Gastritus and H.Pylori on my stomach, lasting altogether 6 weeks. I lost a lot of weight but my antibioitcs are finished now. I feel so much better but how long untill my stomach will be bac to normal?
You poor thing!!
I'm not sure how long it will take for your stomach to get back to normal, but i would suggest you eat some live yogurt to get some good bacteria back in your gut. Antibiotics will have got rid of the bad bacteria and the good. Hope you get back to normal soon.
http://www.feelhealthy.com/yogurt.htm
http://www.danone.co.uk/Health/YogurtBenefits/SevenGoodDeeds/  (+ info)

What stomach flattening exercises are their that can be done if you have a bad back?

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I need to flatten my stomach a little, but I suffer from back pain and the longer I avoid doing exercise in fear of my back pain the worse my stomach muscles are becoming. I would appreciate any info on what are good exercises for the tummy area that do not trigger off back pain.
If you have problems with your back while doing ad exercises, try the
following:

this one will do the best for you, see how you will be laying on your
back, legs in the air:

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Pelvic+Thrust&table=exercises&ID=126

if you are ready to invest in a ball, try Russian twists, they make
waist smaller and abs harder, and your back lays on the ball:

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Exercise+Ball+Abdominal+Russian+Twists&table=exercises&ID=175

Ball Knee crunches, where you support yourself with the hands:

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Ball+Knee+Crunches&table=exercises&ID=74

abdominal dragon flags :


http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Abdominal+Dragon+Flags&table=exercises&ID=156

Abdominal Leg Raises:

http://www.myfit.ca/exercisedatabase/viewanexercise.asp?exercise=Exercise+Ball+Abdominal+Leg+Raises&table=exercises&ID=152


they have animated photos, so it's easy to understand how to do them.  (+ info)

What causes stomach ulcers and how do you get rid of them naturally?

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I think I have an ulcer in my stomach, I looked up the symptoms and they seem to match mine, I really do not like having to have to take anything perscibed by a doctor who isn't holistic. At the moment I don't have the money to spend on a doctor of any type. Is there anything I can do here at home that will help heal it? Also, what can cause stomach ulcers?
Stomach ulcers can be serious. I highly suggest getting checked out by a doctor. I know money is a big issue for many people right now, but there are many things that can cause symptoms of an ulcer, and untreated ulcers can lead to more serious problems. If your symptoms persist, see someone.

There are many factors that can contribute to ulcers: Smoking, alcohol consumption, irregular diet, and use of NSAIDs (asprin, ibuprofen). There's thought that H.pylori (a bacteria) plays a role in ulcer development. A stomach ulcer is essentially acid creating sores in your stomach lining.

Things that you can do at home are to stop smoking if you do, and to avoid alcohol. Eating yogurt can also help. However, you really do need to get this checked out, and treated.

Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for H.pyloric stomach ulcers, and acid in the stomach should be reduced by another medication (usually a proton pump inhibitor or H2 blocker),

I'm not very familiar with non-pharmacological options to treat ulcers.

I don't know what symptoms you're having, your pain level, etc. You are the judge of when to get checked out, but if anything gets worse, be sure to go in!  (+ info)

What is the proper way to do stomach crunches?

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I went to a gym a few years ago and I cannot remember if the woman told me to suck in my stomach when I do them or if she told me not to....She said that you will get muscles in your stomach that bulge out and your stomach will not get flat if they are done improperly...Can someone please inform me of the proper way to do them for a flatter stomach? Do you suck your stomach in or no? Thank you!
you can suck in our tummy but make sure that you are breathing while you do the crunches. put you r hands behing your head and dont bend your arms try and make your elbows level with the ground if that makes any sense, and then look up and the ceiling and lift your torso up towards the ceiling. make sure that your shoulder bones come off the ground. think of lifting up not folding in half. hope that helps  (+ info)

Can you lose stomach fat and build a six pack in around 10 weeks, just with stomach excercises?

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Or in other words, is it possible to loose stomach fat just by doing muscle exercises and healthy diet, or is lots of walking, cycling (medium to high cardio) also necessary?
the truth of the matter is that you need to do cardiovascular exercises and abdominal exercises. the cardio exercises(cycling running swimming) will burn off any fat and the abdominal exercises will build the muscle. also you need to eat healthily. visit http://www.ab-core-and-stomach-exercises.com/abdominal-exercises.html and that hould get you started  (+ info)

How can i get rid of my stomach fat really fast?

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I am so overweight but my stomach is the biggest part. My pants won't buttom because of my stomach and when i get a pair to fit over my stomach, then they won't stay on my behind? I need to know how to get rid of all this stomach fat really fast cuz it's gettin me really depressed.
You can't choose what part of your body you loose weight from though, you can tone that part. I recommend eating a little less and working out more, you sure you aren't getting bloated? To loose one pound you need to burn 3500 calories. Try eating lots of fruits and veggies and less meat, carbs. and junk food in general. Start running or working out and getting a little more exercise in, even if it is parking at the back of the parking lot at stores. Lastly, get a larger pair of pants. You need to feel good about yourself to loose weight and be accepting of your body, don't let those pants that shrunk in the wash get your down! You can do it!  (+ info)

When does your stomach start changing shape in pregnancy?

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My lower stomach is bloated but hard, i am only 5 weeks pregnant, my stomach shouldnt be changing shape already should it.
i am 3 months pregnant and i am showing a little bit i have a little belly.
depends on ur size before you got pregnant if your petiete then you will show sooner if not probably around 4-5 months or so  (+ info)

How to loose stomach fat and turn it into muscle?

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I want to loose my stomach fat an turn it into muscle, i have two months until i go on vacation and i want to look good! Does anyone know how to loose stomach fat and keep it off? And specific exercises to make it go away fast, I'm on a diet so that should make some of it go away. Any help would be great!
You can't turn fat into muscle, but you can burn off the fat with diet and cardio and build the muscle with crunches and leg raises.  (+ info)

How does one differentiate between stomach pain from taking Plan B and stomach pain from an ectopic pregnancy?

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Stomach pain is a typical side effect of taking Plan B but there is also a small risk for an ectopic pregnancy, which has a symptom of stomach pain. How does one tell the difference? What other symptoms would indicate an ectopic pregnancy rather than just typical side effects of Plan B? Thanks.
Plan B prevents pregnancy just days after the woman has sex. An ectopic pregnancy takes just as long to implant as a normal pregnancy, 7-10 days. An ectopic pregnancy has pain located mostly on one side and may move to the center of the abdomen. It's extremely tender and the woman may have nausea and dizzyness. Hope that helps.  (+ info)

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