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Curry plants may prevent bowel cancer
10-Jan-2001 - A tonic made from curry plants may help prevent bowel cancer, new evidence suggests. UK drugs firm, Phytopharm, this week published clinical trial results which...
Grapefruit juice and medicine - a harmful cocktail?
09-Jan-2001 - Drinking grapefruit juice together with certain medicines can increase blood levels of the drug to harmful levels, a new report claims. Researchers at the clinical...
Too little cholesterol harmful to health
08-Jan-2001 - According to researchers at Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. a healthy human body must have between 180 and 240 milligrams of cholesterol per 100 millilitres of blood....
Reduce salt intake and help blood pressure
08-Jan-2001 - Cutting back on salt helps lower blood pressure regardless of age, sex, race, or dietary patterns, according to a new study. Researchers at the Kaiser...
UK childhood obesity on the up
05-Jan-2001 - Childhood obesity in the UK has increased dramatically over the past tenyears, a new study has found. The survey, published this week in the BritishMedical...
No time to eat, new survey suggests
05-Jan-2001 - People in the UK are too busy to eat and frequently skip meals. These are thefindings of a recent survey carried out by UK supermarket...
Maternal diet influences baby tastes
05-Jan-2001 - Maternal diet can influence a babies taste for certain foods, recent researchpublished in the New Scientist, suggests. A team of scientists at the EuropeanCentre for...
Herbal common names defined
04-Jan-2001 - The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) recently published the secondedition of Herbs of Commerce, a guide for common names for herbs sold in theU.S. The...
Exercise reduces stroke risk
04-Jan-2001 - Exercise can help reduce the onset of carotidatherosclerosis in middle-aged men, a new study suggests. Dr. Timo A. Lakka ofthe University of Kuopio, Finland, and...
CLA reduces body fat
04-Jan-2001 - The natural dietary supplement conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may reduce bodyfat in overweight or obese people, a recent study claims. In the study, led byOla...
Consumers confused by guidelines
03-Jan-2001 - Mixed nutritional messages may push the consumer towards an unhealthy diet,claims Ruth Patterson, lead author of a study into eating habits and attitudestoward food and...
Anti-cancer properties of brassica investigated
03-Jan-2001 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural ResearchService (ARS) have investigated a variety of broccoli to discover if theyinduce activity of a key detoxification...
Which calcium supplement to choose?
02-Jan-2001 - A variety of calcium supplements exist that help meet our daily requirementsof calcium but which kind is the best? The Chicago Tribune reported this weekthat...
Soy better and better
29-Dec-2000 - The more soy the better, reports the New York Post this week. The American Heart Association revealed the results recently of reviewing over 10 years...
Obipektin launches new fruit crisp
28-Dec-2000 - Obipektin AG in Bischofszell, Switzerland, has developed a range of real fruit crisps. Enveloped in chocolate the company claims they create a fruity and crispy...
Green tea protects skin from sun
27-Dec-2000 - To avoid damage from the sun that could lead to skin cancer, researchers now believe that spreading a compound made from green tea on the...
Cancer fighting lycopene - more evidence
22-Dec-2000 - Lycopene may destroy cancers of the mouth, according to a recent study reported in the New Scientist. Researchers led by Betty Schwartz at the Hebrew...
Caffeine increases risk of miscarriage
22-Dec-2000 - Women who drink about five cups of coffee a day more than double their risk of suffering a miscarriage during the first three months of...
Vitamin E and prostate cancer - new evidence
21-Dec-2000 - An ongoing study to simultaneously investigate the association between the risk of prostate cancer and concentrations of alpha-tocopherol, gamma-tocopherol, and selenium hopes to play a...
Britons move away from traditional diet
20-Dec-2000 - Traditional British breakfasts and cream teas are losing ground in favour ofhealthier, eclectic foods. These are the findings of the latest National FoodSurvey by the...
Avocado helps the liver
20-Dec-2000 - Avocados may help our liver, so announced a group of Japanese researchers thisweek at the Pacifichem 2000 in Honolulu, hosted by the American ChemicalSociety. Researchers...
"Super spud" to help agriculture practices
19-Dec-2000 - Scientists have pioneered a genetically modified "super potato" that glowswhen it needs water, the head of the project said on Monday, Reuters reports. Researchers...
Beer good for the eyes and heart
19-Dec-2000 - Beer, our ertswhile companion, apparently contains powerful anti-oxidants thatmay reduce the risk of cataracts and heart disease, according to two newstudies. And the darker the...
A fruity version of clingfilm
19-Dec-2000 - Edible films made from fruit and vegetables that add flavour and keep producefresh may be the future, according to new research presented during the 2000International...
Controversy re-ignited over GM crops
19-Dec-2000 - Two American experts have refuelled the controversy over genetically modified(GM) crops by saying no one can be certain of the risks or benefits, TheIndependent newspaper...
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