Fighting Food Poisoning And Drug-Resistant Infections With Coriander Oil

Coriander oil has been shown to be toxic to a broad range of harmful bacteria. Its use in foods and in clinical agents could prevent food-borne illnesses and even treat antibiotic-resistant infections, according to the authors of a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology…

DHA Taken During Pregnancy Has Protective Effect On Babies

An Emory University study published online in Pediatrics suggests consuming Omega 3 fatty acids during pregnancy helps protects babies against illness during early infancy. The randomized, placebo-controlled trial followed approximately 1,100 pregnant women and 900 infants in Mexico…

Children’s Exposure To Unhealthy TV Ads Not Reduced Through Self-regulation By Food And Beverage Industry

A study published today in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine revealed that despite children watching fewer advertisements from food and beverage companies, most television ads viewed promote fast-food restaurants or unhealthy food high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium…

Daily Resveratrol May Prevent The Ill Effects Of Simulated Weightlessness On Muscle And Bone Metabolism

As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal, suggests that the “healthy” ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, may prevent the negative effects that spaceflight and sedentary lifestyles have on people…

Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets May Reduce Both Tumor Growth Rates And Cancer Risk

Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research…

Vitamin D Levels Low In African-Americans With Multiple Sclerosis

African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don’t have the disease, according to a study published in the May 24, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. However, most of the difference in vitamin D levels was due to differences in climate and geography…

Dietary Supplements May Encourage Health-Risk Behaviors

Do you belong to the one-half of the population that frequently uses dietary supplements with the hope that it might be good for you? Well, according to a study published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, there seems to be an interesting asymmetrical relationship between the frequency of dietary supplement …

Soy Isoflavones Block Cancer Cells’ DNA Repair Mechanisms While Protecting Normal Tissue, Increasing Radiation’s Ability To Kill Lung Cancer Cells

A component in soybeans increases radiation’s ability to kill lung cancer cells, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official monthly journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer…

Bad Eating Habits Linked To Anemia Risk In Older Women

A noticeable proportion of postmenopausal women with anemia are not eating properly, researchers from Tucson, Arizona, reveal in a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Dietary Supplements A Common Recommendation To Patients Within Various Physician Specialties

For physicians within several medical specialties, including dermatology, cardiology and orthopedics, personal usage of and patient recommendations for dietary supplements are quite common¹, according to a study published in Nutrition Journal, a peer-reviewed, on-line journal that focuses on the field of human nutrition. The 2008 “Life…

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