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Thursday 09th March 2006
The idea that folic acid may be able to reduce the adverse effects of alcohol on breast cancer risk is supported by data from a prospective cohort study published in the British Medical Journal.
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Thursday 09th March 2006
Two long-awaited clinical trials on glucosamine have found the shellfish-derived substance to significantly reduce the pain of arthritic joints, and it may be better than a commonly used painkiller in...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
A Swedish study has indicated that workers given the probiotic bacterium, Lactobacillus reuteri , had significantly fewer days off sick (half as many) than workers given a placebo. Shift workers appe...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
Research workers in Iceland have found that adequate vitamin D status may be more important than high calcium intake for maintaining calcium metabolism, and therefore optimum bone health.
While the...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
A group of researchers from the US have re-analysed the results of previous research and found that contrary to their earlier claims, B vitamins do reduce the risk of a second stroke and heart attacks...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
Finnish scientists have found that dietary calcium intake is important for healthy bones. Despite ample dietary intake in Finland, the population there has unexpectedly high fracture rates, causing a ...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
Dr Hyun Hoo is an oral biologist at the University of Rochester Medial Center in New York. Together with his colleagues he collected data over a 7-month period which showed that cranberry juice conta...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
A Swedish study has found that consumption of tea may lower the risk of ovarian cancer. The relationship was found to be dose responsive, with those drinking the most tea having the greatest protecti...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
A sub-group of people with severe asthma fail to respond even to high doses of oral steroids and this limits their treatment options. Now work by Catherine Hawrylowicz and her colleagues from King's C...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
A US-based research group has found that an adequate intake of vitamin D lowers the risk of colon, breast and ovarian cancer by up to 50%. They are urging governments and public health officials to re...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
A research group based in the UK have found that a mother's vitamin D status during pregnancy is associated with the bone health of their offspring at nine years old.
It has previously been establi...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
According to an article due to be published in the January 2006 issue of the journal Chest, fish oil supplements can help prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in people who suffer from a...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
Research in the US and the UK has found that the amount of omega-3 fatty acids consumed during pregnancy may influence the child's intelligence, fine-motor skills and propensity for anti-social behavi...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
Dark coloured berries like blackcurrants and boysenberries, which are rich in polyphenolic compounds, may be particularly effective in preventing the oxidative damage to neuronal cells which character...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
American researchers have found further evidence that a diet rich in magnesium may lower the risk of colon cancer, but not rectal cancer.
Aaron Folsom and Ching-Ping Hong from the University of Min...
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Thursday 09th March 2006
A UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey, has found a growing awareness among consumers towards healthier eating. More Brits are taking an active interest in food, particularly by checking the labels ...
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