Low doses of a red wine ingredient fight diabetes in mice
Public release date: 2-Oct-2007 Even relatively low doses of resveratrol—a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine—can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone…
Daisies lead scientists down path to new leukemia drug
Public release date: 2-Oct-2007 A new, easily ingested form of a compound that has already shown it can attack the roots of leukemia in laboratory studies is moving…
New study shows Concord grape juice has a heart-healthy effect not yet reported with red wine
Public release date: 2-Oct-2007 Take heart: laboratory research, just presented at the WINEHEALTH 2007 conference in Bordeaux, France, showed that Concord grape juice stimulated an arterial relaxation effect in a…
Cranberries may improve chemotherapy for ovarian cancer
Public release date: 21-Aug-2007 BOSTON, Aug. 21, 2007 — Compounds in cranberries may help improve the effectiveness of platinum drugs that are used in chemotherapy to fight ovarian cancer, researchers…
Vitamin E’s lack of heart benefit linked to dosage
Public release date: 22-Aug-2007 Nashville (Tenn.) - The reported failure of vitamin E to prevent heart attacks may be due to underdosing, according to a new study by investigators at…
Toxic shock: immune system’s anthrax link (important please review)
Public release date: 23-Aug-2007 Human immune proteins crucial for fighting cancer, viruses and bacterial infections belong to an ancient and lethal toxin family previously only found in bacteria, Australian researchers…
New study: Pine bark reduces perimenopausal symptoms
Public release date: 28-Aug-2007 A study to be published in an upcoming edition of the Scandinavian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals that Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), pine bark extract from the…
Who will recover spontaneously from hepatitis C virus infection
Public release date: 29-Aug-2007 Twenty to fifty percent of HCV infected patients recovers spontaneously. The hepatitis C patients and their relatives like to know if his/her infection would fall into…
Red Wine Compound Shown To Prevent Prostate Cancer
Public Release: 31-Aug-2007 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have found that nutrients in red wine may help reduce the risk of developing prostate…
Experimental anti-cancer drug made from corn lillies kills brain tumor stem cells
Public release date: 30-Aug-2007 A drug that shuts down a critical cell-signaling pathway in the most common and aggressive type of adult brain cancer successfully kills cancer stem cells thought…
VA Cancer Data Blockade May Imperil Surveillance
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 -- Stonewalling by the Veterans Administration is putting U.S. cancer surveillance and research in jeopardy, according to many of the researchers involved in those fields. The…
Hepatitis E in Europe — are pigs or pork the problem?
Public release date: 3-Sep-2007 Hepatitis E virus infections can be fatal in pregnant women, but until recently doctors thought the disease was confined to China, India and developing countries. Now…
Many medical residents appear to lack biostatistics knowledge needed to interpret clinical research
Public release date: 4-Sep-2007 Internal medicine residents had low scores in a test of biostatistics knowledge, and about three-fourths of the residents surveyed indicated they have low confidence in understanding…
AVOCADOS MAY HELP PREVENT ORAL CANCER, OSU STUDY SHOWS
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nutrients taken from avocados are able to thwart oral cancer cells, killing some and preventing pre-cancerous cells from developing into actual cancers, according to researchers at…
Right breakfast bread keeps blood sugar in check all day
Public release date: 5-Sep-2007 If you eat the right grains for breakfast, such as whole-grain barley or rye, the regulation of your blood sugar is facilitated after breakfast, lunch, and…
Compound in broccoli could boost immune system, says new study
Berkeley -- A compound found in broccoli and related vegetables may have more health-boosting tricks up its sleeves, according to a new study led by researchers at the University…
Despite claims, not all probiotics can treat diarrhea say experts
Public release date: 9-Aug-2007 Probiotics for treatment of acute diarrhea in childrenResearchers at the University of Naples tested five different preparations in 571 children with acute diarrhoea. All the children were…
Diet foods for children may lead to obesity
Public release date: 8-Aug-2007 Diet foods and drinks for children may inadvertently lead to overeating and obesity, says a new report from the University of Alberta. "The use of diet…
Green tea boosts production of detox enzymes, rendering cancerous chemicals harmless
Public release date: 10-Aug-2007 PHILADELPHIA - Concentrated chemicals derived from green tea dramatically boosted production of a group of key detoxification enzymes in people with low levels of…
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