Scientists Find Vitamin D Crucial In Human Immune Response To TB

Not just important for building strong bones, an international team of scientists has found that vitamin D also plays an essential role in the body’s fight against infections such as tuberculosis.

Vitamin E Supplements Raise Risk Of Prostate Cancer

Men who regularly take vitamin E supplements eventually have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer, compared to other men of the same age and overall health who don’t, researchers from the Cleveland Clinic reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The authors say their findings clash with what most people would have expected…

Very Clean Seeds Essential For Safe Sprout Production

A University of Illinois study that uses new technology to assess and compare the safety of radish, broccoli, and alfalfa sprouts concludes that the secret to keeping sprouts free of foodborne pathogens lies in industry’s intense attention to cleanliness of seeds. “Once seeds have germinated, it’s too late…

Increased Prostate Cancer Risk From Vitamin E Supplements

Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took a placebo, according to an updated review of data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention (SELECT) Trial. The results of this update will appear October 12, 2011, in the Journal of the American Medical Association…

Malnutrition As A Secondary Symptom

Failure to thrive in childhood is often the result of an underlying organic disease. In the current edition of Deutsches Ãrzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011; 108[38]: 642-9), Walter Nützenadel provides an overview of diagnoses and treatment options…

Eat Broccoli, Not Supplements, For Health Benefits

New research has found that if you want some of the many health benefits associated with eating broccoli or other cruciferous vegetables, you need to eat the real thing – a key phytochemical in these vegetables is poorly absorbed and of far less value if taken as a supplement…

Folic Acid Early In Pregnancy Reduces Severe Language Delay Risk In Offspring

Women who take folic acid supplements during their first eight weeks of pregnancy significantly reduce their babies’ risk of having severe language delay when they are three years old, researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)…

Women Should Eat More Chocolate !

Good news for women and confectionary makers around the world, with new research showing health benefits from eating more chocolate. The article published in the Oct 18th issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology studied more than 33,000 Swedish women who did not have any medical history of stroke, heart disease, cancer or diabetes and were between the ages of 49 and 83…

High Chocolate Consumption Linked To Lower Stroke Risk In Females

Women who eat at least two chocolate bars each week appear to have a 20% lower risk of stroke, compared to females of the same age and weight who rarely or never eat chocolate, researchers from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology…

Dietary Supplements Linked To Higher Mortality In Older Women

A report in the October 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals ‘Less is More’ series reveals that consuming dietary supplements, such as iron and coppers, multivitamins and folic acids seems to be linked to a higher risk of mortality in older women – the exception appears to be calcium supplements…

« Previous Page — Next Page »