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NEWS BRIEFS – May 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World (This study does not prove a causal link but suggests that probiotics might...
News Briefs – April 2014
The Latest Research on Nutrition, Health & Anti-Aging From Around the World OREGANO COMPOUND KILLS NOROVIRUS Researchers have published a study showing that a compound...
HEALTH NEWS: Lifestyle Reverses Aging; Diabetes and Anti-Depressants; Beetroot Lowers Blood Pressure
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CAN REVERSE AGING AT MOLECULAR LEVEL Researchers have shown that exercise, good diet, stress management, and social support have the potential to reverse...
Health News Briefs – July/August 2012
FAT-FIGHTING EFFECTS OF BLACK PEPPER REVEALED A study has finally explained the long-known ability of black pepper, and the component known as piperine that gives...
HEALTH NEWS: Prenatal Exposure to BPA Raises Childhood Wheezing; Early-life Nutrition and Long-term Effects; Exercise Improves Glucose Levels
PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO BPA RAISES WHEEZING RISK IN CHILDHOOD A study has found that when pregnant women, especially those in their first trimester, are exposed...
News Briefs – June 2011
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT AT RISK OF VITAMIN D INADEQUACY, GOVERNMENT REPORTS About 25% of the population may be at risk for vitamin D inadequacy, 8%...
News Briefs – May 2011
SUGAR AND SUGAR-SWEETENED DRINKS LINKED TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Researchers have found that those who consume more fructose and glucose (sugar) than the median have...
News Briefs – February 2011
US GOVERNMENT REVERSES STAND ON FLUORIDATION LEVELS In a surprising reversal of decades of fluoridation policy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)...
News Briefs – December 2010
DIABETES CASES COULD TRIPLE BY 2050 A new U.S. federal government study warns that the number of American adults with diabetes could double or triple...
News Briefs – November 2010
MULTIVITAMIN USE MAY PREVENT HEART ATTACKS IN WOMEN A study of 31,671 women has found that, compared to taking no supplements at all, regular daily...
News Briefs – September 2010
ARTIFICIALLY SWEETENED DRINKS RAISE RISK OF PRE-TERM BIRTHS Sugar-sweetened drinks have been linked to health problems such as weight gain; as a result, artificially sweetened...
News Briefs – July 2010
VITAMIN D MAY PREVENT SENIOR DEMENTIA Cognitive performance is much improved among the elderly who are not deficient in vitamin D, and vitamin D deficiency...
News Briefs – May 2010
THIS DIET PROTECTS AGAINST ALZHEIMER’S A study has identified a combination of foods that reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Scientists defined various dietary...
News Briefs – April 2010
WALNUTS MAY FIGHT PROSTATE CANCER For the first time, a study has found that walnuts, previously shown to help prevent heart disease, might fight prostate...
News Briefs – March 2010
NEW SUPPLEMENT FORMULA OFFSETS SYMPTOMS OF AGING Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of the aging process,...
