Food counterfeiting, contamination outpace international regulatory systems
Public release date: 16-Feb-2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspects less than 2 percent of the food coming into the country, while 13 percent of America's food…
Arab-American women need supplement to boost dangerously low vitamin D levels
Public release date: 16-Feb-2009 - 87 women involved in a small study showed vitamin D levels averaging 8.5 ng/mL (nanograms per milliliter) Arab-American women living in southeast Detroit whose…
Supplement of probiotics provides a new therapy for ulcerative colitis
Public release date: 17-Feb-2009 - all four strains of probiotics (E.feacalis, L.acidophilus, C.butyricum and B.adolescentis) could relieve symptom of experimental colitis The animal and clinical studies indicated that gastrointestinal bacteria…
Indoor plants can reduce formaldehyde levels
Public release date: 17-Feb-2009 - Complete plants removed approximately 80% of the formaldehyde within 4 hours. Air quality improves when live plants introduced SEOUL, KOREA—The toxic gas formaldehyde is contained…
Omega-6 fatty acids: Make them a part of heart-healthy eating
Public release date: 26-Jan-2009 DALLAS, Jan. 27, 2009 — Omega-6 fatty acids – found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds – are a beneficial part of a heart-healthy eating plan,…
Hypertension and cholesterol medications present in water released into the St. Lawrence River
Public release date: 26-Jan-2009 - “Methotrexate and cyclophosphamide are two products very often used to treat cancer and are more likely to be found in water,” - Chemotherapy products, such…
Stream in India has record high levels of drugs
Public release date: 26-Jan-2009 - wastewater taken from a plant where about 90 Indian drug factories dump their residues, they were shocked. Enough of a single, powerful antibiotic was being…
Happiness gap’ in the US narrows ( 2009 )
Public release date: 26-Jan-2009 - “The U.S. population as a whole is not getting happier,” Stevenson said. “For every unhappy person who became happier, there’s someone on the other side…
CUTTING SALT ISN’T THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE
Public release date: 26-Jan-2009 - Study Suggests Boosting Potassium is also Effective MAYWOOD, Ill. — Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure. A new…
Fast-food diet cancels out benefits of breastfeeding in preventing asthma
Public release date: 27-Jan-2009 Many studies have shown that breastfeeding appears to reduce the chance of children developing asthma. But a newly published study led by a University…
Fake internet drugs risk lives and fund terrorism, warns journal editor ( 2009 )
Public release date: 27-Jan-2009 - “Harmful ingredients found in counterfeit medicines include arsenic, boric acid, leaded road paint, floor and shoe polish, talcum powder, chalk and brick dust and nickel”…
Exercise no danger for joints
Public release date: 27-Jan-2009 Non-elite level activity does not increase risk of osteoarthritis There is no good evidence supporting a harmful effect of exercise on joints in the setting…
Rochester study raises new questions about controversial plastics chemical – bisphenol A (BPA)
Public release date: 28-Jan-2009 - “In our data, BPA levels appear to drop about eight times more slowly than expected – so slowly, in fact, that race and sex together…
Exposure to perfluorinated chemicals may reduce women’s fertility – – perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs)
Public release date: 28-Jan-2009 Researchers have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) – chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides,…
Most bacteria from craft goat’s cheese come from lactic acid and could be very beneficial for health
Public release date: 28-Jan-2009 Lactic acid, beneficial for health Martín Platero highlights that this type of bacteria “could be especially beneficial for human health, as they cause fermentation in…
Physically Fit Kids Do Better in School
Public release date: 28-Jan-2009 Cambridge, MA – January 28, 2009 – A new study in the Journal of School Health found that physically fit kids scored better on standardized math…
Chondroitin Slows Progression and Relieves Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis
Public release date: 28-Jan-2009 - “long-term administration of CS over 2 years can prevent joint structure degradation in patients with knee OA,” the authors state. Joint space loss was significantly…
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