Eating fresh grapes provides the same heart-health benefits touted
for red wine, according to an article in the November 2002
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology.
A diet rich in flaxseed seems to reduce the size, aggressiveness
and severity of tumors in mice that have been genetically
engineered to develop prostate cancer, according to new research
from Duke University Medical Center.
Cranberry sales for US co-operative Ocean Spray Cranberries may be
booming in Europe but news this week that its CEO of three years,
Robert Hawthorne, has resigned led US ratings agency Moody's to
review a possible downgrade...
Are organic foods better for us? This is the question on the lips
of many a consumer, food manufacturer and scientist. For what,
exactly, is the consumer paying a higher price? The US Institute of
Food Technologists took a refreshing,...
A new study confirms that a high-fiber diet has no positive impact
on those at risk of colon cancer. Scientists re-investigating the
Wheat Bran Fiber trial have found that even for people starting on
a low fiber diet, supplements...
Scientists from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) are probing the role that the protein leptin
plays in regulating appetite and weight gain, in a bid to stem the
worrying rise in obesity among...
Researchers from the US claim the essential mineral zinc may help
protect cells against oxidative damage. Not usually linked to
antioxidant properties, the scientists say that zinc may safeguard
red blood cell membranes against oxidative...
Prescribing high doses of vitamin supplements to ageing baby
boomers with vision loss due to macular degeneration - the leading
cause of blindness in patients over 50 years old - could save the
North American health care system more...
American Herbal Products Association has submitted comments to the
FDA on the agency's new adverse event reporting system. In a
letter, the trade association pointed out the inconsistency of
consumer access to the FDA's...
Isoflavone-enriched soy proteins fail to increase bone mineral
density in young women, according to a new study by researchers at
the University of North Carolina in the US. While a small study,
the findings throw into doubt the claims...
With growing interest in the role played by genes on health, the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the US is conducting a
study, called DIGEST, to examine the interplay of genes and diet on
the body's detoxifying machinery.
Increasing dietary intake of vitamin E could help reduce the risk
of developing Parkinson's disease, according to research published
this month in the journal Neurology. Setting out to examine
if there was any positive impact...
The link between dietary fat intake and heart disease is strongly
linked to genes, according to research reported in today's rapid
access issue of Circulation. Researchers suggest that the
information could be used to help formulate...
New research suggests that losing even modest amounts of weight can
pay off in better health. Researchers at the University of North
Carolina report in Obesity Research this month that losing
weight decreases activity of a key enzyme...
The US' National Center for Complementary and AlternativeMedicine
is to fund a $1 million study to investigate the implications of
complementary and alternative medicine used by the American public.
Bristol-Myers Squibb company Mead Johnson Nutritionals has
submitted its intent to launch its latest product, Enfamil
LactoFree Lipil infant formula, to the US Food and Drug
Administration. The company is aiming to introduce the new...
Study results presented this weekend at the American Dietetic
Association's annual meeting showed that patients with type 2
diabetes who used calcium-rich meal replacements in conjunction
with a prescription appetite suppressant...
An innovative approach to test Chinese herbal medicine using
Western research methods has been devised by oncologists in Hong
Kong to evaluate the role of herbal medicine in a conventional
treatment programme.
Britain's Alzheimer's Society has published what it claims is the
biggest review to date on the use of ginkgo biloba for the
treatment of dementia. It said there is promising evidence that
taking ginkgo biloba can improve...
UK scientists identify protein components in cereal crops
responsible for the debilitating condition coeliac disease offering
hope to sufferers. The findings could lead to foods modified to
remove the rogue sequence.
The use of deguelin, a natural plant extract most commonly used as
an insecticide in Africa and South America, inhibits the growth of
precancerous and cancerous lung cells, with no toxic effects on
normal cells, according to a study...
Biomerica, a global medical technology company, has been contracted
to develop a new food allergy test for the Kyowa Medex Company in
Japan, a subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, a leading Japanese
pharmaceutical company. Terms of the...
At a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science this week one expert turned nutrition ideas upside down and
another urged more evidence on the link between cholesterol and
Alzheimer's Disease.
The Office of Dietary Supplements at America's NationalInstitutes
of Health has released thethird issue of the Annual Bibliography of
SignificantAdvances in Dietary Supplement Research.
A low fat diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish oil,
which may increase serum estradiol levels, alters the make-up of
the mammary gland and reduces breast cancer risk, according to one
of several studies presented at...
A study of more than 400 Swedish women has found that folate
deficiency was associated with a 50 per cent increase in risk of
early miscarriage. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in
Stockholm, Sweden, also found that high folate...
New guidelines for reducing blood pressure advise increasing
potassium and fruit and veg intake, but they also stress caution
when it comes to supplements such as omega-3 and calcium, and
'unregulated' botanicals.
A researcher from the Institute for Nutrition Research at the
University of Oslo in Norway claims that fatty fish could have the
power to destroy cancer cells. The fatty acids from fish oils and
fatty fish can destroy the power station...
An ethicist in the Oregon Health & Science University Center
for Ethics in Health Care has published new guidelines for
conventionally trained doctors whose patients are interested in
using complementary and alternative medicine.
New research by a team of scientists in Israel shows that tomato
lycopene in combination with other tomato phytonutrients may be
more effective in treating breast cancer than lycopene alone. The
study reflects a growing trend to investigate...
A new European-funded study is underway in the Netherlands to
improve understanding of the role of garlic in the diet and its
potential ability to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Results of two clinical studies show that a powerful natural
antioxidant derived from microalgae, Cyanotech's BioAstin, helps
sufferers of carpal tunnel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis reduce
some of their painful symptoms.
A new study published in the 1 October issue of the American
Journal of Cardiology confirms that statin and sterol-ester
margarine used together produce a positive effect on low-density
lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol reduction in patients.
An Oxford University scientist has invented a new non-toxic
compound therapy, based on the Indian spice turmeric, that has
shown positive results in the treatment of radiotherapy-induced
side effects.
Nearly 50 per cent of Americans are concerned that they may develop
diabetes according to results released this week, yet many are
doing little to lower their risk. Many are however optimistic about
scientists' chances of finding...
A cancer expert at Ohio University has received funding to continue
her work investigating the link between diet and breast cancer
prevention. The new study will research the effects of a low-fat
and low-sugar diet on reducing a woman's...
Fish oil supplements could help reduce some of the fatty substances
found in the blood of diabetic patients, according to researchers
reporting in the October issue of Diabetes Care.
Following the release of results which show the positive benefits
of DHA supplements on children's concentration levels, experts are
meeting in London today to discuss the issue further.
Cancer researchers at the University of Rochester have found that
curcumin, a substance in curry long believed to have health
benefits, seems to protect skin during radiation therapy.
Obesity continued to increase dramatically during the late 1990s
forAmericans of all ages, with nearly one-third of all adults now
classified asobese, according to new data from the 1999-2000
National Health and Nutrition Examination...
A new study supported by the US National Cancer Research body is
set to investigate recent concerns that a growth promoter widely
used in the US cattle industry could be linked to an increase in
the risk of breast cancer.
Washington-based biopharmaceutical company SCOLR has said that it
has completed a biotrial providing Proof of Concept for its Self
Correcting Oral Linear Release drug delivery systems in human
subjects.
Early results from a new study show that adults who eat raisins
prior to and during intense workouts may modulate their levels of
oxidative DNA stress.
The persistent old wives' tales about eggs - that they are
unhealthy, that they cause consumption or that they are
contaminated with salmonella - mean that British consumers are
missing out on the potential health benefits of...
A study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine
shows that manganese, a mineral found in high levels in soy milk,
appears to be linked to behavioural problems in infants, confirming
previous concerns that soy infant...
A conference organised by British research organisation Leatherhead
Food is to address the increasing concerns related to bone health
and the role of the food industry.
Italian plant extract company Indena reported that its soy extract,
Soyselect, may be a safe and effective alternative to HRT to
relieve menopausal symptoms.
Early results of a study by neuroscientist James Joseph, of the
USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University,
indicate that blueberries may help reduce age-related brain damage
that can lead to conditions like...
