Study Finds Most Weight Loss Supplements Are Not Effective

An Oregon State University researcher has reviewed the body of evidence around weight loss supplements and has bad news for those trying to find a magic pill to lose weight and keep it off – it doesn’t exist. Melinda Manore reviewed the evidence surrounding hundreds of weight loss supplements, a $2…

Another Mechanism Discovered By Which Sulforaphane Prevents Cancer

Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the “sulforaphane”compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you – it provides not just one, but two ways to prevent cancer through the complex mechanism of epigenetics…

Maternal High-Fat Diet Programs Babies In The Womb To Be Fat

New research in mice indicates that babies born to moms who eat a high-fat diet before and during pregnancy have a higher fat mass and smaller livers than babies whose moms consume low-fat fare, according to scientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital…

Fresh Strawberries Tainted With E. Coli Sicken 10, One Dies In NW Oregon

Fresh strawberries from a Newberg farm contaminated with E. coli have made ten people ill, one of whom died, the Oregon Health Authority has announced. This occurred in July and the strawberries came from Jaquith Strawberry Farm.

How A High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy Increases The Risk Of Stillbirth

Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy increases the chance of stillbirth, according to new research at Oregon Health & Science University. The new data show eating a typical American diet, which is high in fat, decreases blood flow from the mother to the placenta, the temporary organ that nourishes the unborn fetus…

Health Benefit Of Green Tea: Mechanism Discovered, New Approach To Autoimmune Disease

One of the beneficial compounds found in green tea has a powerful ability to increase the number of “regulatory T cells” that play a key role in immune function and suppression of autoimmune disease, according to new research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University…

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…

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