Rate of severe childhood obesity up sharply in U.S ( 2009 )
Public release date: 17-Aug-2009 - severe obesity among U.S. children and teenagers more than tripled over the past three decades NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The rate of severe…
The ‘see food’ diet
Public release date: 23-Jul-2009 Bethesda, MD — Current research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent one of the leading causes of legal blindness…
New research finds that bingeing increases opioids in brain area that controls food intake
Public Release: 27-Jul-2009 7/28/09, Portland, OR. Overconsumption of fatty, sugary foods leads to changes in brain receptors, according to new animal research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. …
Common food dye may hold promise in treating spinal cord injury
Public release date: 27-Jul-2009 - the compound Brilliant Blue G (BBG) stops the cascade of molecular events that cause secondary damage to the spinal cord in the hours following a…
Common household pesticides linked to childhood cancer cases in Washington area – organophosphates
Public release date: 28-Jul-2009 - higher level of common household pesticides in the urine of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) Researchers caution that the study doesn’t prove cause…
Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets
Public release date: 30-Jul-2009 - “It has been shown that zinc supplementation significantly reduces the duration and severity of childhood diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and incidence of malaria in zinc-deficient…
Scientists uncork a potential secret of red wine’s health benefits
Public release date: 30-Jul-2009 New research in the FASEB Journal shows how resveratrol works as an effective therapy for life-threatening inflammation Scientists from Scotland and Singapore have unraveled a…
SAMe is Effective in Preventing Formation of Primary Liver Cancer in Rats
Public release date: 30-Jul-2009 - its ability to selectively kill liver cancer cells - SAMe by continuous infusion significantly reduced the tumor size and significantly prevented tumor development after 11…
Food additive may one day help control blood lipids and reduce disease risk – lecithin
Public release date: 30-Jul-2009 July 30, 2009 -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a substance in the liver that helps process…
Millions of US children low in vitamin D
Public release date: 3-Aug-2009 - 61 percent, or 50.8 million, was vitamin D insufficient - equivalent to 7.6 million children across the U.S., was vitamin D deficient Study shows increased…
US Marshals seize (anti-bacterial) sanitizer for bacteria problems ( 2009 )
Public release date: 3-Aug-2009 - because they contain harmful bacteria WASHINGTON – Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components,…
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