Up to three-quarters of a million eggs eaten every day contain residues of a toxic drug that is widely used by intensive poultry farmers, according...
A clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of taking Lignisul MSM for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis of the knee and hip...
Sugar does not deserve the unhealthy reputation it seems to have acquired over the years, according to a study by Anne L. Mardis, M.D., MPH...
Heavy doses of Vitamin A either in the diet or in supplement form may weaken older women's bones, unless they also happen to be undergoing...
Better labelling of food products could help significantly improve the quality of diets, according to research published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs. Researchers Sung-Yong...
High school athletes are increasingly turning to drugs and other chemical aids to build leaner, stronger bodies, researchers say, citing studies that found greater use...
Researchers from the US Department of Agriculture have found that herbs are an abundant source of antioxidants and could provide potential anticancer benefits when supplementing...
Naturally Vitamins has launched a new generation of natural treatments for erectile disorder (ED) which are designed to offer men a wider range of options...
The North American Millers' Association (NAMA) has issued a public service announcement about the benefits of bread and pasta for women of childbearing age. The...
Homocysteine - an amino acid produced in the human body - may be a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), reports Functional Food Newswire....
People, particularly young children, the elderly and those with weak immune systems, should avoid eating raw sprouts because the crunchy, protein-packed foods could cause salmonella...
Some vitamin B products may exceed tolerable upper intake levels (UL), according to the latest independent evaluation by ConsumerLab.com. All but one of the 21...
Vitamin A supplements given to children can significantly improve growth rates which might normally be stunted by disease, according to recent research carried out in...
Chromium picolinate has been shown to mutate Chinese hamster ovary cells, leading Diane Stearns, Ph.D., and her colleagues at Northern Arizona University to conclude that...
A new study of the Journal of Urology compared 52 men who had prostate cancer with 96 men of similar age without evidence of prostate...
In a recent study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers from London's King's College reported that individuals who ate...
The increasing popularity and use of nutritional supplements has put a greater demand on conventional physicians to provide insight into their appropriate use. A recent...
According to recent US reports, the incidence of obesity has doubled in America since 1980, while costs attributed to overweight and obesity surpassed $117 billion...
Older people can help prevent infections by taking certain nutritional supplements, study findings suggest. Dr. Kevin P. High of Wake Forest University School of Medicine...
In a pilot study twenty patients were switched over from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID's) therapies to the Boswellia Serrata Extract (BSE) of Salki Guggul (Cap...
A component of tomato sauce may help reduce DNA damage in the prostate, a new study suggests. This may have implications for the prevention or...
The DASH diet, a diet rich in fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy foods, combined with reduced dietary sodium, lowers blood pressure for all persons, according...
People who eat a meat-laden diet have more than triple the average risk of esophageal cancer and double the risk of stomach cancer, U.S. researchers...
Leptin, a protein secreted by fat cells, may be an independent risk factor for heart disease in humans, according to an article published this week...
Supplements of vitamin C and vitamin E are recommended by ophthalmologists for patients at risk of macular degeneration, the health column "People's Pharmacy'' reports in...