2010 study posted for filing Contact: Laura Gallagher l.gallagher@imperial.ac.uk 44-020-759-48432 Imperial College London Polio research gives new insight into tackling vaccine-derived poliovirus A vaccine-derived strain of poliovirus that has spread in recent years is serious but it can be tackled… Read More ›
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Early life exposure to BPA may affect testis function in adulthood
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society Exposure to environmental levels of the industrial chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in the womb and early life may cause long-lasting harm to testicular function, according to… Read More ›
Blueberry ameliorates hepatic fibrosis
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ye-Ru Wang wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Conventional drugs used in the treatment of liver diseases inevitably have side effects. An increasing number of natural substances have been studied to explore if they… Read More ›
Higher levels of vitamin B6, common amino acid associated with lower risk of lung cancer
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Paul Brennan, Ph.D. Brennan@iarc.fr JAMA and Archives Journals This release is available in Chinese. An analysis that included nearly 400,000 participants finds that those with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential… Read More ›
Polyphenols in red wine and green tea halt prostate cancer growth
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology New report in the FASEB Journal suggests that disrupting a particular cellular signaling pathway could stop or slow the initiation, promotion, and progression… Read More ›
Healthy diet could slow or reverse early effects of Alzheimer’s disease
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Preston M. Moretz pmoretz@temple.edu 215-204-4380 Temple University Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s Disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier diet, according to… Read More ›
Molecular link between diabetes and schizophrenia connects food and mood
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Leigh MacMillan leigh.macmillan@vanderbilt.edu 615-322-4747 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Defects in insulin function – which occur in diabetes and obesity – could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators… Read More ›
(HPV) Tumor virus is best predictor of throat cancer survival
2010 Study posted for filing Contact: Darrell E. Ward Darrell.Ward@osumc.edu 614-293-3737 Ohio State University Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio – The presence of human papilloma virus, the virus that causes cervical cancer, in tumors is the most important predictor… Read More ›
Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just Throw Them Away
11/26/12 COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you want to get rid of unwanted, negative thoughts, try just ripping them up and tossing them in the trash. In a new study, researchers found that when people wrote down their thoughts on a … Read More ›
Green tea extract appears to keep cancer in check in majority of CLL patients
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Karl Oestreich newsbureau@mayo.edu 507-284-5005 Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic has conducted the first clinical studies of tea extract in cancer patients CHICAGO — ASCO Abstract Number: 6522 (http://abstract.asco.org/AbstView_74_47574.html). An extract of green tea appears to… Read More ›
Key nutrient in maternal diet promises ‘dramatic’ improvements for people with Down syndrome ( Choline )
2010 study posted for filing Contact: John Carberry jjc338@cornell.edu 607-255-5353 Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – A nutrient found in egg yolks, liver and cauliflower taken by mothers during pregnancy and nursing may offer lifelong “dramatic” health benefits to people with… Read More ›
New evidence that chili pepper ingredient fights fat
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body, according… Read More ›
Peaches, plums induce deliciously promising death of breast cancer cells
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Kathleen Phillips ka-phillips@tamu.edu 979-845-2872 Texas A&M AgriLife Communications AUDIO: Breast cancer cells — even the most aggressive type — died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests at… Read More ›
WHO and the pandemic flu “conspiracies” – FULL report from the BMJ and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism 2010
2010 report posted for filing Conflicts of Interest WHO and the pandemic flu “conspiracies” Deborah Cohen, features editor, BMJ, Philip Carter, journalist, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, London dcohen@bmj.com Key scientists advising the World Health Organization on planning for an… Read More ›
Parkinson’s sufferer wins six figure payout from GlaxoSmithKline over drug that turned him into a ‘gay sex and gambling addict’
Father-of-two says he developed an uncontrollable passion for gay sex and gambling – at one point even selling his children’s toys to fund his addiction Rob Williams Thursday, 29 November 2012 A French appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering… Read More ›
Pesticides claim one life and sickens 129 others as people desperate to get rid of bed bugs use the outdoor toxins in their BEDROOMS
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 | UPDATED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 No one likes bed bugs. But in recent years as the infestation rate explodes people are increasingly poisoning themselves in an attempt… Read More ›
You have no natural right to food
2010 report posted for filing. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF), an organization whose mission includes “defending the rights and broadening the freedoms of family farms and protecting consumer access to raw milk and nutrient dense foods”, recently filed… Read More ›
Anti-aging supplements may be best taken not too late in life
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Czerne M. Reid czerne@ufl.edu 352-273-5810 University of Florida Anti-aging supplements made up of mixtures might be better than single compounds at preventing decline in physical function, according to researchers at the University of Florida’s… Read More ›
Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer
2010 study for filing Contact: Aaron Lohr alohr@endo-society.org 240-482-1380 The Endocrine Society A study in mice reveals that prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, like bisphenol-A (BPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES), may program a fetus for life. Therefore, adult women who were… Read More ›
High-fat ketogenic diet effectively treats persistent childhood seizures
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ekaterina Pesheva epeshev1@jhmi.edu 410-516-4996 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions The high-fat ketogenic diet can dramatically reduce or completely eliminate debilitating seizures in most children with infantile spasms, whose seizures persist despite medication, according to a… Read More ›
New evidence caffeine may slow Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, restore cognitive function
2010 study posted fro filing Contact: Astrid Engelen a.engelen@iospress.nl 31-206-883-355 IOS Press Researchers explore potential benefits of caffeine in special supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 17, 2010 – Although caffeine is the most widely… Read More ›
Most patients survive common thyroid cancer regardless of treatment
2010 study posted for filing Contact: David Corriveau David.A.Corriveau@Dartmouth.edu 603-653-0771 JAMA and Archives Journals Individuals with papillary thyroid cancer that has not spread beyond the thyroid gland appear to have favorable outcomes regardless of whether they receive treatment within the… Read More ›
Long-term use of vitamin E may decrease COPD risk
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Keely Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society ATS 2010, NEW ORLEANS— Long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary… Read More ›
82nd Health Research Report 31 MAY 2010 – Reconstruction
Health Research Report 82nd Issue 31 May 2010 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.healthresearchreport.me www.vit.bz http://www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil http://www.engineeringevil.com In this Issue: 1. Long-term use of vitamin E may decrease COPD risk 2. Eating processed meats, but not unprocessed red meats, may raise risk… Read More ›
India’s poster boy for vegetarianism – he’s just fathered a child at 96
Andrew Buncombe Tuesday, 27 November 2012 The world’s oldest father has been recruited by activists in India who maintain lifelong vegetarians retain their “vigour” better than others. Ramajit Raghav, who shot to celebrity two years ago at the age of… Read More ›
Drugs giant Novartis warns jobs may go overseas: said bringing a drug to an NHS trust, securing clinical trials and getting approval, is inefficient and takes too long
The Government must tackle the red-tape and research hold-ups hampering Britain’s pharmaceutical industry or risk seeing jobs and investment disappear overseas, one of the industry’s leading companies has warned. Novartis global finance director Jon Symonds said that while the UK… Read More ›
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