Coffee may have an answer for skin cancer

Who would not love to drink a cup of coffee when it rains or snows? I would always.

But here something about coffee - more than just keeping you cozy and warm. It can be an answer to protect patients suffering from malignant melanoma.

Malignant melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. It usally starts in mole and is triggered by short, sharp bursts of sunlight.

A study recently conducted reveals that four cups of coffee a day can serve as a protective cover against malignant melanoma. Scientists from the US government’s health research department tracked 450,000 men and women for a decade before giving away their opinion.

The volunteers had an average age of 63 at the start of the study when all were free of malignant melanoma. By the end, almost 3,000 had been diagnosed with the skin cancer. But those who drank coffee – 90 per cent of the group – were less likely to have the disease. The more they drank, the lower their odds, reported the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

However, this is just the beginning as the researchers said that their finding is preliminary and more research into coffee and, in particular caffeine, ‘are warranted’.

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Rohtas, a Lion's Fort - a Comprehensive Research on this Formidable Fort

Dr. Nayyar Hashmey explores how a formidable fort was constructed on the orders of a mighty emperor Sher Shah Suri or the Lion King of Sur. Sher Shah Suri had a flare for building roads, rest houses, water wells and forts. His famous marvel of a road from Afghanistan to India, now known as the Grand Trunk Road was a feat of its own kind, keeping in view its length, studded with rest houses along with wells for the caravans travelling on the road.

He also built a massive fort near the city of Jhelum, a city famous for the historic crossing of the River Jhelum by Alexander the Great. The Rohtas Fort, a fort with massive bastions and double lined high rising walls still stands the test of centuries due to its superior architecture and construction. 

Rohtas Fort as photographed by me (Pakistanpaedia)

I as an ordinary student of history visited Rohtas sometime back and wrote my own account of the fort " Rohtas - 0 kilometer" in my website on Pakistan. The post carries photographs taken by me of its various architectural angles that were awe inspiring.

For those who want a comprehensive survey and study of the fort, I would urge them to read the one by Dr Nayyer Hashmey, which accidantly caught my eye.

Link for the study: Rohtas - a Lion's Fort

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