Results of a phase I clinical trial of a novel herb-based therapeutic called Zyflamend have demonstrated that the therapy is associated with minimal toxicity and no serious adverse events in men at high-risk for developing prostate cancer.
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In studying the preventive effects of vitamin D, researchers have proposed a new model of cancer development that hinges on a loss of cancer cells’ ability to stick together. The model, dubbed DINOMIT, differs substantially from the current model of cancer development, which suggests genetic mutations as the earliest driving…
There may be a new way to spice up your weight loss routine, according to results from a new animal model study. Researchers theorized that dietary curcumin could stall the spread of fat-tissue by inhibiting new blood vessel growth, called angiogenesis, which is necessary to build fat tissue.
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Middle classes hooked on takeaways as hectic lifestyles turn Britain into a ‘fast food nation’ | Mail Online : “The average Indian or Chinese takeaway meal contains around 1,400 calories – almost three-quarters of a woman’s daily allowance – and consists of up to 60 per cent fat.” says…
Most of the current obesity research is not proving helpful in finding solutions to the growing international epidemic, according to a public health expert. He believes that research funding would be better directed at testing possible solutions rather than continuing to unpick what is causing the rise in obesity.
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Just a few short years ago, if you wanted to buy organic food, you had to make a special trip to an out-of-the-way grocery store. Today, organic products are, well, cropping up all over the place. Are they really worth the higher price or is it just another marketing maneuver?…
In a story by Michael Moss in the NY Times , it appears the globalization of our food supply has had the unintended side effect of being unable to guarantee the safety of the ingredients in the foods we eat. In fact, Con Agra couldn’t guarantee the safety of…
The ghrelin hormone not only stimulates the brain giving rise to an increase in appetite, but also favous the accumulation of lipids in visceral fatty tissue, located in the abdominal zone and considered to be the most harmful.
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Patients with moderate COPD were randomized to receive “usual care” or to undergo an interdisciplinary, community-based program that offered an intensive lifestyle moderation phase of four months, during which patients were instructed in detail to perform two 15-minute intervals of pleasurable walking or cycling, and offered instruction in other lifestyle…
Canada’s policy of fortifying grain products with folic acid has already proved to be effective in preventing neural tube defects. New research shows that folic acid also decreases the incidence of congenital heart defects by more than six percent.
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