Impact on lungs of 1 cannabis joint equal to up to 5 cigarettes
Public release date: 30-Jul-2007 A single cannabis joint has the same effect on the lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, indicates research published ahead of print…
Negative effects of plastic’s additive blocked by nutrient supplements
In their most recent experiments, Duke University Medical Center investigators demonstrated that exposure within the womb to bisphenol A (BPA), an ubiquitous chemical used in the production of plastics, caused…
Lithium and bone healing
Public release date: 30-Jul-2007 By studying mice with fractures the researchers were able to show that â-catenin-mediated gene transcription was activated in both bone and cartilage formation during fracture repair.…
Marijuana component opens the door for virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma
Public release date: 1-Aug-2007 PHILADELPHIA – The major active component of marijuana could enhance the ability of the virus that causes Kaposi’s sarcoma to infect cells and multiply, according to…
The memory of water is a reality
Public Release: 1-Aug-2007 Oxford, UK, 01 August 2007 – A special issue of the journal Homeopathy, journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy and published by Elsevier, on the “Memory of…
Scientists find why red beans and rice can be nauseating
Public release date: 1-Aug-2007 Scientists have discovered how lectins, a family of proteins believed to be a natural insecticide that is abundant in undercooked legumes and grains, can make you…
Study Shows Cigarette Additives Could Be Making It Tougher for Smokers to Quit
FINDINGS: A new UCLA study shows that at least 100 of the 599 documented cigarette additives have “pharmacological” actions, many of which enhance or maintain the delivery of nicotine…
Coffee drinking related to reduced risk of liver cancer
After lung and stomach cancer, liver cancer is the third largest cause of cancer deaths in the world. A new study on the relationship between coffee drinking and the risk…
Cognitive Impairment Link Found in Popular Medications ( Antacids )
Indianapolis, Ind. – August 02, 2007 - Long-term use of histamine2 receptor antagonists (H2A), one class of drugs that blocks stomach acid, may be associated with cognitive impairment in…
In women, caffeine may protect memory
ST. PAUL, MN- Caffeine may help older women protect their thinking skills, according to a study published in the August 7, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the…
Researchers find vitamin B1 deficiency key to vascular problems for diabetic patients
Researchers at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, have discovered that deficiency of thiamine – Vitamin B1 - may be key to a range of vascular problems for people with…
Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
Green tea could hold promise as a new treatment for skin disorders such as psoriasis and dandruff, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Researchers studied an animal model for…
Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
Public release date: 11-Jul-2007 ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming on the same amount of land---according to new findings which…
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals
Public release date: 16-Jul-2007 Agencies worldwide are cracking down on counterfeit pharmaceuticals, and much of the focus has been on China, where an official was recently executed for approving fake…
Adding folic acid to flour significantly reduces congenital malformations
Quebec City, July 12, 2007 – Dr. Philippe De Wals of Université Laval’s Department of Social and Preventive Medicine today publishes a study clearly indicating that the addition of folic…
1/3 of community pharmacists don’t tell parents they are dispensing off-label drugs to children
Public release date: 11-Jul-2007 Forty per cent of community pharmacists have dispensed an off-label drug to a child in the last month, according to research published in the July issue…
Flavonoids in orange juice make it a healthy drink, despite the sugar
Public release date: 17-Jul-2007 Buffalo, N.Y. -- Orange juice, despite its high caloric load of sugars, appears to be a healthy food for diabetics due to its mother lode of…
Plants uptake antibiotics
MADISON, WI, JULY 09, 2007- Scientists at the University of Minnesota have been evaluating the impact of antibiotic feeding in livestock production on the environment. This particular study, funded by…
Scientists isolate chemical in curry that may help immune system clear plaques found in Alzheimer’s
FINDINGS: Researchers isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, the active ingredient of curcuminoids – a natural substance found in turmeric root – that may help boost the immune system in clearing amyloid beta, a…
Rosiglitazone (Avandia) for type 2 diabetes — concern over side effects
Public release date: 17-Jul-2007 This Cochrane Systematic Review analysed data from 18 trials that involved a total of 8432 people and found no evidence that rosiglitazone led to better patient…
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