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If you are one of the many Americans experiencing septic tank problems, you now have an option on how to fix them. Many families have been told they need to replace their drain field to correct a biomat problem. 95% of septic failure is caused by biomat. Biomat is a thick slime created by intestinal bacteria that clogs the soil surrounding your drain field. However, drain field replacement is no longer necessary. You do not have to tear up your property and have your lives interrupted. Replacing a drain field will cost between $5,000 and $20,000 dollars. This amount has been creeping up over the years as there has been no alternative and no restrictions on what a contractor can charge.

There is a new product, called Septic Genie that you can install and maintain yourself. The Septic Genie is a natural and environmentally friendly process. It will add many benefits to the function of your septic tank and solve any problems you have with biomat. The company ships the product right to your home normally within 24 to 48 hours of receiving your order. In your shipment, you will receive complete instructions to walk you through the simple installation; there are even pictures to keep you on the right track. No need for any special tools or heavy equipment. Installation takes just a few hours and once complete, the Genie will start to work right away. If you were experiencing any odors, they will be gone within 24-36 hours.

When will you start to notice the improvement in the flow from your septic tank? This will depend on how long the system has been backed up and how bad the clogging is in your drain field. Some people see improvement in two weeks, while for others the results take a little longer.

This company has over 50 years of experience working in the septic and waste water industry. They have created this product so homeowners can correct their problem cost effectively while getting a long term solution. Their special bacteria live and reproduce in the Septic Genie that is installed in your septic tank and they respond to your usage. If you go out of town, the bacteria population will reduce. When you return, the waste output from the house increases and the bacteria population will increase to keep up.

They have a wealth of information on their website at http://www.septicgenie.com. If you can't find your answer here, then you can contact customer service. They are very nice and helpful, easily avalaible by phone or email. On the site you can watch a video of the installation and once you are ready to place an order, you can do that through their website ordering page. Every Genie is handmade and comes with a lifetime warranty. You will also get a six month money back performance guarantee. This company has a product that works! They want to be sure you are comfortable and get everything you need and want.

Until three or four years ago, there weren't a lot of treatment choices for lymphoma patients who relapsed or had their cancer transform into a more aggressive form of the disease. Fortunately, these patients have many more options today due to targeted therapies such as Rituxan (rituximab), vaccines, stem cell transplants and the radioimmunotherapies, Zevalin (ibritumomab) and Bexxar (tositumomab).

Bexxar is the topic of today's blog.

Basically, radioimmunotherapies combine a drug with a radioactive substance. Bexxar is composed of the monoclonal antibody tositumomab and the radioisotope Iodine-131, which is attached to the antibody. In lay terms, radiation is usually given externally, but in the case of Bexxar it is given internally, attached to the tositumomab.

Approximately 90 percent of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas have the CD20 antigen on the surface of the cells. With Bexxar, tositumomab finds and sticks to the CD20 antigen, and the Iodine-131 then gives off radiation and kills the cells.

This differs from Rituxan (which only kills the cells that have the antibody attached), in that it may also kill other cancer cells near the cells to which Bexxar is attached. It's like a drive-by shooting. Anyone close to the target is at risk and can become collateral damage.

Bexxar has been approved for B-cell NHL patients who have already been treated and whose disease did not respond or has returned. It has also been approved for those with transformed disease. It is only given one time (unlike Rituxan, which can be given repeatedly).

The really good news is that results from investigational trials of Bexxar show that complete remissions can be achieved in newly diagnosed patients, as well as in end-stage patients who have exhausted all other options. Bexxar may soon become approved as a frontline treatment for several lymphomas.

As usual, with most drug therapies, Bexxar can be a little scary. Someone I know had Bexxar in the early years (it has been studied for 13 years), but it caused him some sleepless nights thinking before deciding to get it. He was in the hospital when it was administered and he didn't see anyone for two days. His food was given to him by staff dressed like astronauts because at that time they didn't know how high of a radiation contamination risk it was. If no one could even be in his presence, what was his level of contamination!? He was told not to share a bed with anyone or be around others for one to two weeks after his treatment. Scary stuff.

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