Drinking baking soda could help combat autoimmune disease Drinking baking soda could help combat autoimmune disease A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. Citation: Oral NaHCO3 Activates… Read More ›
Anti-inflammatory
Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes
Public Release: 29-Jan-2015 Clinical experts reporting in Mayo Clinic Proceedings urge drastic reductions in the consumption of foods and beverages containing added sugars, particularly added fructose Rochester, MN, January 29, 2015 – Recent studies have shown that added sugars,… Read More ›
Probiotics effective in combating antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Public release date: 31-Oct-2011 ‘Good bugs’ look promising as anti-inflammatory agent for patients with ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, chronic fatigue syndrome Washington, DC — In four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in… Read More ›
Curry spice could offer treatment hope for tendinitis
Public release date: 9-Aug-2011 A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown. In a paper due to… Read More ›
The precise reason for the health benefits of dark chocolate: Mystery solved
Highlights: “The good microbes, such as Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria, feast on chocolate,” she said. “When you eat dark chocolate, they grow and ferment it, producing compounds that are anti-inflammatory.” “When these compounds are absorbed by the body, they… Read More ›
Cure ( treatment ) for COPD? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Highlights: – The therapy has no evidence of toxicity or noticeable side effects in human patients. Scientists at the University of Rochester hope to reposition this compound as an anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of COPD – Vinpocetine is a… Read More ›
Surprise: Scientists discover that inflammation helps to heal wounds
Public release date: 4-Oct-2010 – muscle inflammation after acute muscle injury is essential to muscle repair by means of insulin-like growth factor-1 – the study shows for the first time that inflammation actually helps to heal damaged muscle tissue, turning… Read More ›
Research by UB’s Paresh Dandona and colleagues points to the anti-inflammatory effects of the plant compound resveratrol.
Public Release: 29-Jul-2010 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the… Read More ›
Purple periwinkles battle inflammatory diseases
Public release date: 3-May-2010 – The therapy has no evidence of toxicity or noticeable side effects in human patients. Scientists at the University of Rochester hope to reposition this compound as an anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of COPD
Oxidative metabolism of curcumin: Products, mechanisms, and biological activity
Odaine Gordon1, odaine.gordon@gmail.com, Adam C Ketron2, Neil Osheroff2, Claus Schneider1. (1) Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States, (2) Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States The dietary polyphenol curcumin shows great promise… Read More ›
Purple periwinkles battle inflammatory diseases ( COPD Treatment Breakthrough )
Repost from 2010…Breakthrough treatment completely ignored Natural supplement boasts excellent safety A widely and safely used plant extract acts as a novel anti-inflammatory agent that may one day be used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD,… Read More ›