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Thank You, We have now completely rebuilt our archived database of close to 10,000 posts. The original reason I started collecting research over 8 years ago, was to have a…
Probiotics almost double weight loss in women
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fa4DCXNhhI] Highlights: Lactobacillus rhamnosus - After the 12-week diet period, researchers observed an average weight loss of 4.4 kg in women in the probiotic group and 2.6 kg in…
Bitter melon extract may have potential to fight head and neck cancer
29 NOV 2013 ST. LOUIS – Extract taken from an Asian vegetable may have therapeutic qualities to treat head and neck cancer, a Saint Louis University researcher has found. Preliminary…
Men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat fish oil diet showed changes in their cancer tissue
29 NOV 2013 For prostate cancer patients, it’s a case of you are what you eat Men with prostate cancer who ate a low-fat diet and took fish oil supplements…
Natural Compound Mitigates Effects of Methamphetamine Abuse, University of Missouri Researchers Find
29 NOV 2013 COLUMBIA, Mo. – Studies have shown that resveratrol, a natural compound found in colored vegetables, fruits and especially grapes, may minimize the impact of Parkinson’s disease, stroke…
Introducing solid foods while continuing to breast feed could prevent child allergies
29 NOV 2013 Introducing solid food with breast milk after the 17th week of birth could reduce food allergies in babies, according to University of Southampton research. The research, led…
LSUHSC research finds combo of plant nutrients kills breast cancer cells
19 NOV 2013 New Orleans, LA – A study led by Madhwa Raj, PhD, Research Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley…
Regular physical activity in later life boosts likelihood of ‘healthy aging’ up to sevenfold
29 NOV 2013 Helps stave off major ill health and dementia even for those getting started relatively late It’s never too late to get physically active, with even those starting…
A touch of garlic helps kill contaminants in baby formula
Media Release | November 25, 2013 Two compounds derived from garlic may help contaminants in baby formula, says a UBC study. Photo: Rüdiger Wölk, Münster/Wikimedia Commons. Garlic may be…
Micronutrient supplements reduce risk of HIV disease progression and illness
29 NOV 2013 Long-term (24-month) supplementation with multivitamins plus selenium for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in Botswana in the early stages of disease who had not received antiretroviral therapy…
The most commonly prescribed treatment for Colds and Sore Throats offers no benefit and may actually make the illness worse
19 NOV 2013 Questions have been raised about the advice given to patients with a cold and sore throat, in research published in the British Medical Journal. A study carried…
Japanese superfood prevents flu infection
19 NOV 2013 Scientists have discovered that bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle can prevent flu. Could this be the next superfood? The research, which assesses the immune-boosting powers…
Study links intestinal bacteria to rheumatoid arthritis
19 NOV 2013 Findings suggest bacterial disturbances in the gut may play a role in autoimmune attacks on the joints, point the way to novel treatments and diagnostics Researchers have…
New research shows clear association between ACE inhibitors and acute kidney injury
19 NOV 2013 These and similar drugs are the second most prescribed on the NHS Cambridge scientists have found an association between ACE inhibitors (and similar drugs) and acute kidney…
Scientists at the University of Granada have disproved the old idea that chocolate is fattening, in a study reported this week in Nutrition
16 NOV 2013 Higher chocolate consumption associated with lower levels of total fat—fat deposits all over the body—and central—abdominal—fat, independently of whether or not subjects are physically active, and of…
Vitamin C could ease muscle fatigue in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Bethesda, Md. (Nov. 7, 2013)—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—a health problem in which the lungs lose their inherent springiness, making it progressively harder to breathe—can have a dramatic effect on…
Allergic to Gummy Bears? Be Cautious Getting the Flu Shot
Those with gelatin allergy can have reaction from flu vaccinations BALTIMORE, MD. (November 8, 2013) – Do marshmallows make your tongue swell? Gummy bears make you itchy? If you’ve…
Oral allergy syndrome and high blood pressure medications can create lethal cocktail
Some allergy suffers with hypertension may be at increased risk for severe reaction BALTIMORE, MD. (November 8, 2013) – Oral allergy syndrome sufferers that take high blood pressure medications…
How zinc starves lethal bacteria to stop infection
16 NOV 2013 Australian researchers have found that zinc can ‘starve’ one of the world’s most deadly bacteria by preventing its uptake of an essential metal. The finding, by infectious…
Study is the first to show higher dietary acid load increases risk of diabetes
16 NOV 2013 A study of more than 60 000 women has shown that higher overall acidity of the diet, regardless of the individual foods making up that diet, increases…
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