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Kombucha
Image via Wikipedia Kombucha tea is a popular health beverage .Kombucha is the Western name for sweetened tea or tisane that has been fermented using a macroscopic solid mass of microorganisms called a...
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Tart Cherries
… Image via Wikipedia Botanical Name:Prunus cerasus Other names: Prunus cerasus, sour cherry, pie cherry, tart cherry juice, montmorency cherry, balaton cherry. Cherries are the smallest members of the...
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Red yeast rice (Monascus purpureus)
Image via Wikipedia Latin name: Monascus purpureus Other names: Hong Qu, red rice, red yeast Synonyms: Alkaloids, angkak, anka, ankaflavin, Asian traditional fermentation foodstuff, astaxanthin,...
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SAMe (S-Adenosyl methionine )
Other Names: SAM-e, S-adenosylmethionine Definition:- S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM) is a coenzyme involved in methyl group transfers. SAM was first discovered in Italy by G. L. Cantoni in 1952. It is...
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No Cold-Cough Drugs for Kids Under 4
Image via Wikipedia Children under four years of age should not be given cough and cold medicines, US companies that make such products said on Tuesday in an nouncing new guidelines for their use....
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Rotavirus Vaccine Reduces Diarrhea
An oral vaccine for diarrhea reduced hospitalizations of children with rotavirus by 70 percent in Philadelphia, saved money and prevented infections among unvaccinated children, researchers reported on...
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Can Food Actually Prevent Diseases?
Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent AIDS or drinking fruit juice to ward off Alzheimer’s? Despite a bevy of research, the impact of food on killer diseases remains to be proved....
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FDA Slammed for Calling BPA Safe
In a highly critical report, a panel of scientists from government and academia said when the FDA completed a draft risk assessment of bisphenol A (BPA) last month, they did not take into consideration...
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Unapproved Drugs are Killing Dozens
Millions of private patients are taking medications that have never been reviewed by the US government for safety and effectiveness, an Associated Press investigation found. And taxpayers have shelled...
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Generics Are as Good as Branded Drugs’
There is no evidence that brand-name drugs given to treat heart and other cardiovascular conditions work any better than their cheaper generic counterparts, US researchers said. .. The findings run...
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New Drugs to Battle Multiple Sclerosis
Several new drugs that treat inflammation caused by the disease are showing promise, although serious side effects are still an issue. ………….. Multiple sclerosis remains a cruel medical mystery. It...
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Osteoporosis Drugs May Lead to Cancer
Merck’s popular osteoporosis drug Fosamax and other similar drugs may carry a risk for esophageal cancer, a Food and Drug Administration official said . Diane Wysowski of the FDA’s division of drug...
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FDA Approves Two New Stevia-Based Sweeteners
The FDA approved two versions of a new zero-calorie sweetener developed by the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo. ………………………………………….. Cargill, which is marketing the sweetener Truvia from Coca-Cola,...
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New Drug Makers: Goats
They have four legs, fuzzy faces and udders full of milk. To the uninitiated, they look like dairy goats. To GTC Biotherapeutics Inc, they’re cutting-edge drug-making machines. …………………………… The goats...
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The Evidence of Stoping Hair Loss by Laser Comb is Thin
Popular hand-held laser device LaserComb might revive follicles for some men. Maybe. Americans spend billions on hair-care products each year, a remarkable investment for a part of the body with no...
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Rapid Detection of Infectious Diseases.
Only a few minutes and a simple, ready-to-use diagnostic test kit are needed to determine an individual’s infectious disease status. … In about the middle of the 20th century, mass vaccination programs...
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FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Hydroxycut Diet Supplements
The manufacturer recalls most of the popular weight-loss supplements after the FDA reports some have been linked to serious liver injuries, one causing a death. The Food and Drug Administration has...
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Microwaves Harmful During Pregnancy
It is hard to believe but true that the microwave oven you use to make food could be harmful to your unborn child, especially when the device is old or is wrongly used. Tests have shown that microwaves...
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Garden Heliotrope
Botanical Name: Valeriana officinalis Family : Valerianaceae Subfamily: Ulmoideae Genus : Valeriana Kingdom: Plantae Common Names in Danish: Baldrian, Laege Baldrian Common Names in Dutch:Valeriaan...
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Anti-ageing Creams Could Cause Cancer
Anti-ageing creams, which promise to smooth away the fine lines of maturity, could lead to cancer by stripping the skin of its protective top as explained by exparts. …………………………. A leading US...
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