A Chinese military hospital in the city of Oolong (center of the country) has managed to develop artificial skin which may be used in transplants of large areas of damaged skin, reported the State journal “China Daily”.

The discovery was presented by Professor Jin Yan from the Medical military University number four in China.

The authors of the discovery stated that until then only United States had been able to develop artificial skin, used, for example, in the treatment of severe burns.

Professor Jin explained that artificial skin has two layers (dermis and epidermis), such as that of the human,and active cells that can grow rapidly in a human body without rejection by the immune system.

Jin emphasized that the discovery will be very useful to treat burns or patients with ulcers, and also skin problems which in the Asian country affect more than 15 million people each year.

Until now, this type of injuries has been treated with skin transplants of other patients, or other body parts of the affected patients.

It is common knowledge that the chances of having prostate cancer increase with age. According to estimates, 30% of prostate cancers are related to food, for that reason nutrition plays a key role in prevention of this disease and other cancers, such as the cancer of colon, esophagus and breast.

The excess of saturated fat in the daily diet not only causes overweight, but modifies the prostate gland, affecting the urogenital tract of a male.

The experts claim that these produce reduce androgen - estrogens (hormones), which alters the architecture of the prostate and increases oxidative stress, increasing the prostate gland.

Foods that raise the risk to develop prostate cancer are the meat and dairy, with high content of saturated fats.

The food recommended in the diet is fruits, vegetables, proteins, soybeans, and green tea, which has been associated with lowering the risk of this pathology.

Preventive menu for prostate cancer should include foods that provide vitamin A, C, D and E.

In addition to the food and age, there are also other factors that raise the risk of this condition, such as heredity, race and obesity.

The estimated risk of dying from prostate cancer for white Americans is 3,5 percent, while for Afro-Americans it is 4,46 percent.

The American Cancer Society recommends some preventive measures, including: avoiding gaining more than five kilograms in middle age, drinking less than two glasses of alcohol a day, moderate consumption of salt, avoiding very hot beverages or meals and eating not less than 400 grams of fruits and vegetables daily.