Charred meat may increase risk of pancreatic cancer
Public release date: 21-Apr-2009 - subjects who preferred very well done steak were almost 60 percent as likely to get pancreatic cancer as compared to those who ate steak less…
Broccoli sprouts may prevent stomach cancer by defeating Helicobacter pylori
Public release date: 6-Apr-2009 - H. pylori levels were significantly lower at eight weeks on all three measures among those patients who had eaten broccoli sprouts PHILADELPHIA – Three-day-old…
Frankincense oil — a wise man’s remedy for bladder cancer
Public release date: 17-Mar-2009 - The team found that frankincense oil is able to discriminate between normal and cancerous bladder cells in culture, and specifically kill cancer cells. Originating from…
Licorice extract blocks colorectal cancer in mice
Public release date: 23-Mar-2009 - has found that inhibiting an enzyme known as 11-beta-HSD2 (both genetically and using an extract from licorice) blocks COX-2 activity in human and mouse colorectal…
Omega-3 fatty acids reduce risk of advanced prostate cancer
Public release date: 24-Mar-2009 - “The COX-2 increased risk of disease was essentially reversed by increasing omega-3 fatty acid intake by a half a gram per day,” PHILADELPHIA – Omega-3…
Long-term L-carnitine supplementation prevents development of liver cancer
Public release date: 24-Mar-2009 A study will be published on March 21, 2009 in World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses the question. A research group in King Saud University, Kingdom of…
New Discovery Raises Doubts About Use of Certain Targeted Therapies in Bladder Cancer
Public Release: 25-Mar-2009 - found that one of the genes commonly thought to promote the growth and spread of some types of cancers is in fact beneficial in bladder cancer…
NCRP Report No. 160 on increased average radiation exposure of the US population
Public release date: 3-Mar-2009 - The new NCRP report falls squarely into this controversy because it estimates the total U.S. exposure to all sources of ionizing radiation has increased six-fold…
May supplementation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)suppress colon tumor cell growth?
Public release date: 7-Mar-2009 - DHA supplementation can suppress tumor cell growth, even in the presence of high AA- and PGE2 levels Colon cancer is one of the leading causes…
When should prostate-specific antigen testing be stopped?
Public release date: 20-Feb-2009 New York, NY, February 20, 2009 – Although widespread Prostate-Specific-Antigen (PSA) testing has undoubtedly decreased prostate cancer mortality, is there a point of diminishing returns?…
Vegetable-based drug could inhibit melanoma
Public release date: 1-Mar-2009 - “We have developed drugs from naturally occurring compounds that can inhibit the growth of tumors in mice by 50 to 60 percent with a very…
Broccoli may help protect against respiratory conditions like asthma
Public release date: 2-Mar-2009 - the research shows that sulforaphane, a chemical in broccoli, triggers an increase of antioxidant enzymes in the human airway that offers protection against the onslaught…
Diet rich in tomatoes may lower breast cancer risk
Fruits raised levels of hormone involved in regulating blood sugar, fat Chevy Chase, MD—A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to new research accepted…
Maslinic acid provides a natural defense against colon cancer
Public release date: 8-Jan-2009 Researchers from the University of Granada and the University of Barcelona have shown that treatment with maslinic acid, a triterpenoid compound isolated from olive-skin pomace, results…
Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer – inorganic phosphates
Public release date: 29-Dec-2008 - approximately 90 percent of Non–small cell lung cancer were associated with activation of certain signaling pathways in lung tissue. This study revealed that high levels…
Grape-seed extract kills laboratory leukemia cells, proving value of natural compounds
Public release date: 31-Dec-2008 - They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract. PHILADELPHIA – An extract from grape…
Coffee may protect against oral cancers
Public release date: 6-Jan-2009 - Compared with people who did not drink coffee, those who drank one or more cups per day had half the risk of developing these cancers,…
47th Health Research Report 06 JAN 2009 – Reconstruction
Health Technology Research Synopsis 47 th Issue Date 06 JAN 2009 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano www.healthresearchreport.me www.vit.bz www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil www.engineeringevil.com Editors Top Five: **Holiday Light Version In this…
New anti-cancer components of extra-virgin olive oil revealed
Public release date: 17-Dec-2008 Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, ‘phytochemicals’, that can trigger cancer cell death. New research published in the open access journal BMC Cancer sheds more…
Lean muscle mass helps even obese patients battle cancer
Public release date: 17-Dec-2008 Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a University of Alberta study shows. The study, published in Lancet Oncology, provides evidence…
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