Contact: Sharon Parmet sparmet@uic.edu 312-413-2695 University of Illinois at Chicago A common food additive can block a deadly new strain of avian influenza virus from infecting healthy cells, report researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine… Read More ›
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62nd Health Research Report 04 AUG 2009 – Reconstruction
Editors top 5: Common household pesticides linked to childhood cancer cases in Washington area Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets Study Links Virus To Some Cases Of Common Skin Cancer Millions of US children low in… Read More ›
A trial of removing food additives should be considered for hyperactive children
Re-Post for Filing 2008 Contact: Rachael Davies rdavies@bma.org.uk 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal A properly supervised trial eliminating colours and preservatives from the diet of hyperactive children should considered a part of the standard treatment, says an editorial in this week’s… Read More ›
Food additives increase levels of hyperactivity in children in the general population
Repost for filing 2007 Contact: Sarah Watts s.a.watts@soton.ac.uk 44-023-805-93807 Lancet Artificial food colour and additives (AFCA) commonly found in children’s food exacerbate hyperactive behaviours in children at least up to middle childhood, according to an online Article published today (Thursday,… Read More ›
Phosphate additives pose a risk to health
Excessive consumption of phosphate is damaging to health. Therefore, food that contains phosphate additives should be labeled, as recommended by Eberhard Ritz and coauthors in their article in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International [Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; (109… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 