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Dietary supplements: evidence, safety and new products.

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Grape seed extract may help prevent Alzheimer's

A Mount Sinai study in the Journal of Neuroscience found grape seed polyphenolic extract blocked amyloid beta from clumping into high-molecular-weight oligomers in the lab, and that feeding it to mice sharply reduced the cognitive decline seen in an Alzheimer's-like disorder.

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Probiotics anti-inflammatory

Finnish researchers reported in the World Journal of Gastroenterology that probiotics lowered serum CRP and cut pro-inflammatory cytokine production in blood cells from healthy adults, with effects that differed by bacterial strain.

Jun 14, 2008

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St. John's wort may not help ADHD in children/teens

In an eight-week trial, 54 children and teens aged 6 to 17 took 300 mg of St. John's wort or placebo three times a day, with no significant difference in ADHD rating scores, inattentiveness or hyperactivity. The trial was small and the optimal dose is unknown.

Jun 10, 2008

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Chinese red yeast rice extract reduces repeat heart attacks/mortality rates

In a five-year trial of nearly 5,000 Chinese heart attack patients, those taking the red yeast rice extract XueZhiKang were 45 percent less likely to have a repeat heart attack. Researcher David Capuzzi cautions that unregulated U.S. store supplements are not what was studied.

Jun 9, 2008

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