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  •   Chewing gum aids bowel recovery
    • Chewing gum after colon surgery appears to speed up the return of normal bowel function, British researchers said on Monday.
  •   Red Bull drink lifts stroke risk: Australian study
    • Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said on Friday.
  •   Mushrooms as a low-energy density meat substitute can help weight loss
    • Mushrooms as a new diet food? Preliminary research, led by Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, MD, Director of John Hopkins Weight Management Center, suggests increasing intake of low-energy density foods, specifically mushrooms, in place of high-energy-density foods, like lean ground beef, is a strategy for preventing or treating obesity
  •   Potatoes may hold key to Alzheimer’s treatment
    • A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset of AD.
  •   Spices may lessen consequences of high blood sugar
    • People with diabetes may want to start spicing up their diets, if new lab research findings prove true in humans.
  •   Supplements OK for Cancer Survivors?
    • Three-Fourths of Older Cancer Survivors Take Supplements; Researchers Advise Caution
  •   Childhood dairy intake may improve adolescent bone health
    • Dairy is recognized as a key component of a healthy, balanced diet. However, until recently it was unclear how long-term dairy intake contributes to the many aspects of bone health in children, including bone density, bone mineral content, and bone area.
  •   Pain ‘linked with low vitamin D’
    • Low levels of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D, may contribute to chronic pain among women, scientists believe.
  •   Iron and blood pressure
    • Where you get your iron from might make a difference to your health. That’s the implication of a multinational study comparing diet to blood pressure.
  •   Soy May Not Cut LDL ‘Bad’ Cholesterol
    • Soy Protein Did Not Reduce LDL Cholesterol in Study of Adults With Mildly High Cholesterol
  •   Eat oily fish at least once a week to protect your eyesight in old age
    • Eating oily fish once a week may reduce age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause of blindness and poor vision in adults in western countries and the third cause of global blindness, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  •   Herbs and spices sprinkle on surprising health benefits
    • Worried you aren’t getting the right nutrients in your diet? Concerned about your long-term risks of disease? Toss a little oregano into that salad, top off your yogurt with a dash of cinnamon or spice up your fruit salad with a little ginger.
  •   Broccoli may undo diabetes damage
    • Eating broccoli could reverse the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels, research suggests
  •   Study: Spices may protect against consequences of high blood sugar
    • Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and a new University of Georgia study suggests they are also potent inhibitors of tissue damage and inflammation caused by high levels of blood sugar
  •   Vitamin C Injections Slow Tumor Growth in Mice
    • High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) report in the August 5, 2008, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  •   Canadian study of colds and kids
    • Positive findings of a safety study involving children and a highly touted botanical extract (COLD-fX) show promise for its future development for kids as a Canadian cold and flu remedy. The results appear in the August, 2008 issue of Pediatrics
  •   Nine Ways Food Labels Mislead
    • No health-conscious shopper heads to the grocery store planning to be so baffled by medical claims, nutrition labels and ingredients lists that he or she ends up filling the cart with all the wrong foods. And yet, thanks in part to the handiwork of savvy marketers, that happens all the time. Just how confused are we when it comes to interpreting food labels?
  •   Study Explains How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Infections
    • Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute say that have solved the mystery of how cranberry juice prevents urinary tract infections.
  •   Nano-foods: The next consumer scare?
    • Those consumers already worried about genetically engineered or cloned food reaching their tables may soon find something else in their grocery carts to furrow their brows over -- nano-foods
  •   St. John’s wort labels often lack safety warnings
    • In an analysis of product labels for St. John’s wort preparations sold in the United States, investigators found that none mentioned all of the serious safety issues associated with using the herb.
  •   Fish may explain Japan’s low heart disease rate
    • Japan’s traditionally fish-rich diet may go a long way toward explaining the nation's low rate of heart disease, researchers reported Monday.