47th Health Research Report 06 JAN 2009 – Reconstruction

 

Editors Top Five:

 

**Holiday Light Version

 

In this issue:

 

1. Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer

2. Another reason to avoid high-fat diet — it can disrupt our biological clock

3. Nutrigenomics — developing personalized diets for disease prevention

4. Grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells, proving value of natural compounds

5. USC dentist links Fosamax-type drugs to jaw necrosis

6. Antioxidants offer pain relief in patients with chronic pancreatitis

7. Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome

8. Pneumococcal vaccine does not appear to protect against pneumonia

9. Low-carb diets prove better at controlling type 2 diabetes

10. New infant formula safety advice could prevent infant suffering

11. Coffee may protect against oral cancers