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Antioxidants and Chemotherapy
New Systematic Review of Antioxidants and Chemotherapy Provides Some Reason for Hope and Little Reason for Concern Author: Steve Austin, N.D. Reference: Nakyama A, Alladin KP, Igbokwe O, White JD. Systematic review: generating evidence-based guidelines on the concurrent use of dietary antioxidants and chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Cancer Invest 2011;29:655-67. Design: This review discusses outcomes from 52 clinical trials studying the effects of adding antioxidant nutrients to chemotherapy in the treatment of...
multivitamins and mortality
Multivitamins and Mortality-Why Does Only the Bad News Reach the Media? Author: Steve Austin, N.D. Reference: Kwan ML, Greenlee H, Lee VS, et al. Multiple vitamin use and breast cancer outcomes in women with early-stage breast cancer: the Life After Cancer Epidemiology study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2011;130:195-205. Design: Observational prospective study Participants: 2,236 women with previously diagnosed breast cancer (CA) stages I, II, or IIIA Primary Outcome Measures: Mortality from breast CA, recurrence...
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Dried Licorice Root Fights the Bacteria That Cause Tooth Decay and Gum Disease, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2012) -- Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice -- used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine -- that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, the leading causes of tooth loss in children and adults. In a study in ACS' Journal of Natural Products, they say that these substances could have a role in treating and preventing tooth decay and gum disease. Stefan Gafner and...
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Prevent and Treat Nerve Damage
ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2012) -- Research from Queen Mary, University of London suggests that omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, have the potential to protect nerves from injury and help them to regenerate. When nerves are damaged because of an accident or injury, patients experience pain, weakness and muscle paralysis which can leave them disabled, and recovery rates are poor. The new study, published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience,...
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Dried Licorice Root Fights the Bacteria That Cause Tooth Decay and Gum Disease, Study Finds
ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2012) -- Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice -- used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine -- that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, the leading causes of tooth loss in children and adults. In a study in ACS' Journal of Natural Products, they say that these substances could have a role in treating and preventing tooth decay and gum disease. Stefan Gafner and...
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Probiotics Reduce Infections for Patients in Intensive Care
ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2011) -- Traumatic brain injury is associated with a profound suppression of the patient's ability to fight infection. At the same time the patient also often suffers hyper-inflammation, due to the brain releasing glucocorticoids in response to the injury. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care shows that including probiotics with nutrients, supplied via the patient's feeding tube, increased interferon levels, reduced the number of infections, and even...
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Young Women May Reduce Heart Disease Risk Eating Fish With Omega 3 Fatty Acids
ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2011) -- Young women may reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease simply by eating more fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the first population-based study in women of childbearing age, those who rarely or never ate fish had 50 percent more cardiovascular problems over eight years than those who ate fish regularly. Compared to women who ate fish...
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New Light On Medicinal Benefits of Plants
ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) -- Scientists are about to make publicly available all the data they have so far on the genetic blueprint of medicinal plants and what beneficial properties are encoded by the genes identified. The release of the resources follows a $6 million initiative to study how plant genes contribute to producing various chemical compounds, some of which are medicinally important. "Our major goal has been to capture the genetic blueprints...
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Low Iron Levels in Blood Raises Blood Clot Risk
ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) -- People with low levels of iron in the blood have a higher risk of dangerous blood clots, according to research recently published in the journal Thorax. A study of clotting risk factors in patients with an inherited blood vessel disease suggests that treating iron deficiency might be important for preventing potentially lethal blood clots. Each year, one in every 1,000 people in the UK is affected by...
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Vitamins Decrease Lung Cancer Risk by 50%
by Robert G. Smith, PhD (OMNS, Nov 18, 2011) A recent study [1] of the effect of B vitamins on a large group of participants reported an inverse relationship between blood serum levels of vitamin B6, methionine, and folate and the risk of lung cancer. High serum levels of vitamin B6, methionine and folate were associated with a 50% or greater reduction in lung cancer risk. This exciting finding has not been...
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Low Vitamin D Common in Spine Surgery Patients; Deficiency May Hinder Recovery
ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2011) -- A new study indicates that many patients undergoing spine surgery have low levels of vitamin D, which may delay their recovery. In a study of 313 patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery, orthopaedic surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that more than half had inadequate levels of vitamin D, including one-fourth who were more severely deficient. The researchers report their findings at the 26th Annual...
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Treating Depression
From the CAM/ ReportCAM options for treating depression About 20 million Americans suffer from clinical depression. Low levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter, are thought to contribute to depression. Depression is also associated with diseases like diabetes, heart disease, chronic pain, hormonal imbalance, hypoglycemia, stress, impaired thyroid function, environmental toxins, and unhealthy lifestyles. There are eight criteria for depression according to the DSM. Five of them, if they persist for two weeks or longer, strongly suggest...
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Ginger Root Supplement Reduced Colon Inflammation Markers
ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2011) -- Ginger supplements reduced markers of colon inflammation in a select group of patients, suggesting that this supplement may have potential as a colon cancer prevention agent, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Suzanna M. Zick, N.D., M.P.H., a research assistant professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, and colleagues enrolled 30 patients and randomly assigned them...
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Health Benefits of Broccoli Require the Whole Food, Not Supplements
ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2011) -- 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. The study, published by scientists in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, is one of the first of...
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Low Vitamin B12 Levels May Lead to Brain Shrinkage, Cognitive Problems
ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2011) -- Older people with low blood levels of vitamin B12 markers may be more likely to have lower brain volumes and have problems with their thinking skills, according to researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The results of the study are published in the Sept. 27 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Foods that come from animals, including fish, meat, especially liver, milk,...
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Red Wine Ingredient Resveratrol Stops Breast Cancer Growth
ScienceDaily (Sep. 29, 2011) -- A new research report appearing in the October 2011 issue of The FASEB Journal shows that resveratrol, the "healthy" ingredient in red wine, stops breast cancer cells from growing by blocking the growth effects of estrogen. This discovery, made by a team of American and Italian scientists, suggests for the first time that resveratrol is able to counteract the malignant progression since it inhibits the proliferation of hormone resistant...
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Glucosamine-Like Supplement Suppresses Multiple Sclerosis Attacks
ScienceDaily (Sep. 30, 2011) -- A glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according to a UC Irvine study. UCI's Dr. Michael Demetriou, Ani Grigorian and others found that oral N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), which is similar to but more effective than the widely available glucosamine, inhibited the growth and function of abnormal T-cells that in MS incorrectly direct the immune system to attack and break down central nervous system...
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Zinc Regulates Communication Between Brain Cells
Zinc Regulates Communication Between Brain CellsScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2011) -- Zinc has been found to play a critical role in regulating communication between cells in the brain, possibly governing the formation of memories and controlling the occurrence of epileptic seizures.A collaborative project between Duke University Medical Center researchers and chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been able to watch zinc in action as it regulates communication between neurons in the hippocampus, where learning...
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Plant Compound Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality, Study Suggests
Plant Compound Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality, Study SuggestsScienceDaily (Sep. 13, 2011) -- Phytoestrogens are plant compounds which, in the human body, can attach to the receptors for the female sexual hormone estrogen and which are taken in with our daily diet. A number of findings have attributed a cancer protective effect to these plant hormones. At DKFZ, a team headed by Prof. Dr. Jenny Chang-Claude summarized the results of several studies in a meta-analysis last...
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Primary Component in Curry Spice Kicks Off Cancer-Killing Mechanisms in Human Saliva
ScienceDaily (Sep. 14, 2011) -- Curcumin, the main component in the spice turmeric used in curry, suppresses a cell signaling pathway that drives the growth of head and neck cancer, according to a pilot study using human saliva by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The inhibition of the cell signaling pathway also correlated with reduced expression of a number of pro-inflammatory cytokines, or signaling molecules, in the saliva that promote cancer...
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