Ancient Food Source Tested For Treating ALS

Nutritional supplementation with Spirulina, a nutrient-rich, blue-green algae, appeared to provide neuroprotective support for dying motor neurons in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, University of South Florida neuroscientists have found…

Watershed Ban Needed On Junk Food Product Placements, Says Heart Charity

Restrictions to new rules allowing product placement in TV programmes do not go far enough to properly protect children from a barrage of junk foods and drinks, says the British Heart Foundation…

Christmas Eating A Heart Disease Risk

Too much Christmas cheer can add an unwanted two kilos to a person’s waistline and increase their risk of heart disease and diabetes(1, 2), according to dietitians. US-based research has found even people who do not gain weight over Christmas could be putting their health at risk1.

Six Tips To Jump Start Weight Loss In The New Year

Losing weight is at the top of many a New Year’s resolution list…

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Dec. 21, 2010

1. Echinacea No Better Than Placebo at Decreasing Cold Duration, Severity The common cold is the most frequent human illness. There is no cure for the common cold, but symptoms such as congestion, sore throat, and fever usually spontaneously resolve themselves in about seven to 10 days.

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Dec. 21, 2010

1. Echinacea No Better Than Placebo at Decreasing Cold Duration, Severity The common cold is the most frequent human illness. There is no cure for the common cold, but symptoms such as congestion, sore throat, and fever usually spontaneously resolve themselves in about seven to 10 days

Breastfeeding Boosts Kids’ Brains, Especially Boys’

Australian researchers found that babies mainly breastfed for at least six months went on to score significantly higher in academic tests at the age of ten, especially boys…

Marler Clark: E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Washington-Made Raw Milk Cheese

From the Law Office of Marler Clark: Oroville, Washington-based Artisan cheese maker Sally Jackson Cheese issued a recall today for all of its cheese products, which are made from raw cow, goat, and sheep milk, because the cheese has been implicated as the cause of eight confirmed E. coli O157:H7 cases in four states: Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, and Vermont…

FDA: Consumers Should Not Eat Sally Jackson Cheese Due To Risk Of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Fast Facts – Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, Wash., has agreed to voluntarily recall all of its cheeses. – All Sally Jackson cheeses on the market should be avoided because the products were processed under conditions that create a significant risk of contamination, and because Sally Jackson cheeses have been identified as one possible source of several cases of Escherichia coli (E…

ABC News Global Health Series Launches Friday

In a New York Daily News article, ABC News medical correspondent Richard Besser discussed the network’s new “Be the Change: Save a Life” series ahead of its Friday launch, which will be the “first installment in a multimillion-dollar partnership between ABC News and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to cover global health issues…

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