Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia have isolated the specific compound in germinated brown rice that could reduce nerve damage in patients with diabetes. In 2007, these same researchers had found a then, unidentified lipid in pre soaked (germinated) brown rice that was more beneficial to diabetes patients than ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Doctor's at New York's Presbyterian Hospital have been participating in an ongoing clinical trial to remove a woman's gallbladder without entering the body cavity through her abdomen. The clinical trial is only for women at this time because the procedure is performed though a small incision in the back of ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
An interesting study out of Tel Aviv has found that the drug used to treat ADHD, methylphenidate (the generic name for Ritalin) decreases the risk of falls in seniors. Some (the study doesn't site the source of this statistic) estimate that approximately 50% of seniors die within a year of ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
MRSA, or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that causes skin infections. It is the scourge of many hospitals and retirement homes because it can be spread by touch contact and is incredibly difficult to treat. As its name implies, it is resistant to methicillin, but many different strains ...
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) found that patients who concurrently suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and who were taking Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB's) had a 35-40% lower chance of developing the disease than patients who weren't taking ARB's. A description of Angiotensin and its link to high ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine have recently uncovered a potential explanation for why smokers experience worse symptoms from the same flu virus than non smokers. Traditionally, it was thought that smokers had compromised immune systems, but this study found the reverse to be true in mice. Mice were ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Scientists have identified a component in human saliva that speeds up the process of wound healing, and can be easily produced in mass quantities in a lab. The protien is called histatin and was thought only to be an antibacterial until scientists were able to isolate it in a lab ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Volatile organic compounds, or VOC's were found in 6 top selling laundry and air freshener products that were not listed on the ingredient label. Even the usually reliable Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the products in question only listed "a mixture of scented oils" in their ingredient description. Anne ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
I love Scarlet runner beans. They both look beautiful and taste yummy. At times, I would over eagerly rush into my garden to see my newly formed "babies" and to savor their delicate flavor fresh off the vine. It came as a shock to me to discover that Scarlet and ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
My husband and I have an extensive garden. I suggested one day that he grow soybeans because they are so tasty as edamame. He told me that unprocessed soybeans are toxic. Skeptical to the end, I decided to go online, where the answer would be at my fingertips. I was ...
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