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Diet & Health
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Heart & Blood
Vitamin C lowers blood pressure
Got
hypertension?
It may be time to try intravenous injection of
vitamin C.
A new Italian study found
that vitamin C intravenously delivered can lower blood pressure by acting on an
overactive central nervous system.
Sep 20, 2008 - 6:46:49 PM
Diet & Health
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General Health
How to prevent Alzheimer’s disease – part 1
For most of us, what can we
do about prevention of Alzheimer’s disease? Good news is that we can
do a lot of things to reduce the risk. Below are some studies giving
us some ideas about what we can do.
Nov 21, 2008 - 12:44:55 PM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Fruit, vegetables reduce risk of hypopharyngeal cancer
A study published in the Dec 19, 2008 issue of Cancer
Causes Control suggests that what you eat may affect the risk of hypopharyngeal
cancer.
Nov 21, 2008 - 11:03:35 AM
Misc. News
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Consumer Affair
Is That A Turkey Being Slaughtered Behind You? You Betcha!
Posing for photographers with her felled moose, her child inches from its bleeding mouth, Sarah Life-Is-Precious Palin is not confused about where meat comes from.
Nov 21, 2008 - 9:52:42 AM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
California Says No to Battery Egg Cages
Despite the $9 million the
egg industry spent to defeat California's Proposition 2 including a
racist "egg immigration" scare campaign, more votes were cast for Prop
2 than 11 other propositions and even for Obama.
Nov 21, 2008 - 9:50:38 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Grape seed extract helps Alzheimer’s disease
A new study published in the Nov 21, 2008 issue of
Journal of Biological Chemistry suggests that patients with Alzheimer's disease
(AD) may be better off taking grape-seed extract supplements.
Nov 21, 2008 - 9:25:27 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Egg consumption may raise risk of type 2 diabetes
A new study
published in Nov 18, 2008 issue of Diabetes Care suggests that eating eggs
increases risk of type 2 diabetes both in men and women.
Nov 21, 2008 - 12:05:26 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Thanksgiving Recipe Corner
There's
no reason eating for better health can't be exciting, fun and
scrumptious, even during the holidays. We've put together a wide range
of Thanksgiving recipes, from old favorites to interesting new dishes
to help you put tasty, healthy meals on the Thanksgiving table.
Nov 20, 2008 - 3:10:49 PM
Diet & Health
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Body Weight
Avoiding bad cholesterol may help burn fatty deposits
Want to burn
some fat?
Cut your intake of bad
cholesterol.
A new study published in
the open-access journal PLoS ONE suggests that the so-called bad cholesterol or
low density lipoprotein inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral
deposits.
Nov 20, 2008 - 10:58:22 AM
General Health
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Lifestyle
It’s the Great American Smokeout day again
Many may not notice that the third Thursday of November,
which this year falls on November 20th, is designated as the Great American
Smokeout, an annual event that encourages smokers to quit for at least one day.
Nov 20, 2008 - 8:47:52 AM
General Health
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Other News
Girl lives 118 days without heart
A miracle!
An
American girl without a heart was kept alive for about four months by a
custom-built artificial blood-pumping device until she was able to find a
donated heart and received the transplant, doctors said Wednesday.
Nov 20, 2008 - 7:31:14 AM
General Health
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Other News
Ashley Dupré: from call girl to singer
Bad news always spreads faster and gets remembered longer
than one can imagine.
News media still
has not forgotten Ashley Dupré, a 23-year-old New Jersey girl who once worked
as a high end escort involved in the scandal that led to the resignation of
ex-New York's governor Eliot Spitzer.
Nov 20, 2008 - 7:01:09 AM
Misc. News
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Recalls & Alerts
FDA updates melamine advisory
As part of its ongoing strategy to address the present problem with
melamine contamination of consumer products exported from the People’s
Republic of China, FDA has expanded its import controls on Chinese
dairy products, and food and feed products manufactured in China that
contain dairy ingredients. Since Oct. 10, 2008, FDA has had an import
alert in place for specific products found contaminated with melamine
and melamine-related compounds. FDA has collected additional
information on the scope of the melamine contamination problem in
China, and determined a countrywide import alert is warranted.
Nov 20, 2008 - 6:03:18 AM
Food & Health
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Technologies
Corn Protein Polymers Inspire Diverse New Uses
Zein, a major corn protein, is primarily used in specialty coatings,
such as for paper. Now, improved methods of purifying and modifying
zein devised by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists could
usher in new cosmetic and biomedical applications as well.
Nov 20, 2008 - 6:00:30 AM
General Health
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Lifestyle
iPhone could raise brain tumor risk
News broke that the search giant Google announced on Nov
18 that it just launched a new version of Google Mobile App which allows users
to enter their search query by voice.
But this new feature comes in U.S. English and for iphone only.
Nov 19, 2008 - 11:47:23 AM
General Health
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Drug News
Cancer drug Avastin ups blood clotting risk
Use of
cancer drug Avastin as part of chemotherapy raises the risk of blood clots in
the veins by 30 percent, according to a new study published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
Nov 19, 2008 - 10:38:25 AM
General Health
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Other News
Google Mobile App Adds Voice Search Query for iPhone
On Nov 18, Bret of Google Mobile team announced on his
blog that the search giant just launched an updated version of the Google
Mobile App that allows a user to do a Google web search using his voice.
Nov 19, 2008 - 10:11:46 AM
Food & Health
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Technologies
Increasing Calcium in Carrots and Other Vegetables
Carrots have been modified to have higher amounts of calcium, according
to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists who
report that the research could be used to add this valuable nutrient to
other crops.
Nov 19, 2008 - 9:36:03 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Ginkgo can't prevent Alzheimer's in those older than 75
The study does not prove that gingko
biloba is useless in preventing Alzheimer’s disease in people younger than 75.
The study subjects were older 75 and the
chances are good that these people may have already experienced damage in their
brains. In any case, using a drug or herbal supplement may not be the best
approach to preventing Alzheimer’s.
The
solution is in the diet.
For example, we
know eating fish and omega-3 fatty acids help people maintain cognitive
function.
Nov 19, 2008 - 9:22:09 AM
Food & Health
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Agri. & Environ.
Exposure to fluoride induces early puberty
You
don't have a right to choose what type of water to drink or use. The
dentists decide it because they say it's good for your teeth. But just
because they say fluoride is good for the teeth does not mean they have
the right to force you to drink it. If fluoride is indeed good for the
teeth, people can use supplements or whatever anytime. But why this
stuff should be added to in the public drinking water systems?
Something fishy.
Nov 18, 2008 - 12:33:53 PM
Food & Health
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Cooking & Packing
Healthy Recipes: Old-Fashioned Chicken Soup
As the temperature drops, stay warm with AICR’s Old-Fashioned Chicken
Soup recipe. This vegetable-filled soup tastes best when simmered for
an afternoon, so set aside a few hours before your meal to make it
perfect. This soup features turnips, which are a good source of vitamin
C and also provide cancer-fighting phytochemicals known as
glucosinolates. The carrots, which will sweeten significantly as they
cook, are rich in vitamin A and carotenoids. The vegetables combine
with low fat chicken breast and a mix of savory spices for an aromatic
and tasty meal.
Nov 18, 2008 - 12:27:13 PM
Misc. News
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Recalls & Alerts
Nestle recalls 900,000 lbs of chicken meals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a warning to
alert consumers to a recall by Nestle of 879,563 pounds of frozen chicken meals
due to containment of foreign materials.
Nov 18, 2008 - 12:18:01 PM
Food & Health
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Laws & Politics
USDA Offers Tips To Safely Handle And Prepare Stuffing This Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving dinner often
leaves consumers feeling "stuffed." For many, this traditional holiday
meal includes stuffing either cooked inside a whole turkey, chicken or
other bird, or cooked separately in a casserole.
Nov 18, 2008 - 12:02:49 PM
General Health
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Government
Using Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Products in Children
On
Oct. 8, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a
statement that supports recent voluntary actions by many drug
manufacturers regarding the use of nonprescription, over-the-counter
(OTC) cough and cold products in children.
Nov 18, 2008 - 12:00:07 PM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Cruciferous vegetables protect against lung cancer in smokers
Broccoli and
other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against lung cancer in smokers,
according to a new study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s
Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention
Research.
Nov 18, 2008 - 11:55:30 AM
Diet & Health
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Cancer
Home-based diet and exercise help cancer survivors
A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant,
clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function
among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the
RENEW (Reach-out to ENhancE Wellness) trial.
Nov 18, 2008 - 11:32:56 AM
Food & Health
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Technologies
Got Pumpkin Pie? Thank A Bee!
Would pumpkin pie be as plentiful without the diligent efforts of pumpkin-pollinating bees? Perhaps not.
Nov 18, 2008 - 11:20:51 AM
Diet & Health
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Heart & Blood
Women with diabetes more likely to die from heart attack than men
A new study
published in the Dec 2008 issue of Heart suggests that under age 65, women with
diabetics are more likely to die from heart attack than men in the same age group.
Nov 18, 2008 - 10:55:47 AM
Diet & Health
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General Health
Blueberry, sea buckhorn may help type 1 diabetes children
A study published in the Dec 2008 issue of Acta
physiologica Hungarica suggests that blueberry and sea buckhorn may benefit
children with type 1 diabetes.
Nov 18, 2008 - 10:23:32 AM
Food & Health
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Agri. & Environ.
Bisphenol A linked to breast cancer risk -study
A new study published in the Oct 9 2008 issue of Archives
of Toxicology suggests that exposure to bisphenol A may increase risk of breast
cancer.
Nov 18, 2008 - 9:11:20 AM
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