Navigation Links
Bioponic Phytoceuticals Announces Curecumin(TM) May Lower Heart Failure Risk
Date:4/16/2008

KULA, Maui, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Bioponic Phytoceuticals, Inc. (OTC: BPYT) ("Bioponic" or "the Company") today announced that curcumin, the key ingredient in the Company's Curecumin(TM) product (a Bioresonant Phytotherapeutic(R) form of curcumin in a liquid delivery system) may be an important treatment for lowering heart failure risk. Bioponic currently sells Curecumin in a 1 oz. oral spray and a 1 oz. nasal pump spray bottle. Research findings and product information on Curecumin's many therapeutic qualities can be found at http://www.curecumin.com.

In a recent study entitled, "Curcumin prevents and reverses murine cardiac hypertrophy," published in the February 2008 edition of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers found that when the herb was given orally to a variety of mouse models with enlarged hearts (hypertrophy), it can prevent and reverse hypertrophy, restore heart function and reduce scar formation.

"Whether you are young or old; male or female; the larger your heart is, the higher your risk is for developing heart attacks or heart failure in the future," explains Dr. Liu, a cardiologist in the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. If clinical trials of curcumin support initial findings of heart enlargement prevention, it may offer hope for millions of patients with heart enlargement. Dr. Liu, who holds the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Polo Chair Professor in Medicine and Physiology at the University of Toronto, says that curcumin may be a safe and effective means of preventing heart failure in the future. This study was funded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

"Curcumin has been the subject of extensive research over the past few years, and has been shown to protect the liver, inhibit tumors, reduce inflammation and prevent t
'/>"/>

SOURCE Bioponic Phytoceuticals, Inc.
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. Bioponic Phytoceuticals Announces Master Distributorship With Natures Best Covering 1,000 West Coast Retailers
2. Bioponic Phytoceuticals Introduces All Natural Baby Product Suite Gentle Mother
3. Bioponic Phytoceuticals Retains OTC Financial Network for Investor Relations
4. Lotus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results
5. Abbott Announces HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) Approved in Japan for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
6. Dubai Cares Announces 12 Country Plan to Educate and Empower Children in Developing Nations
7. ECO2 Plastics, Inc. Reports 2007 Year End Financial Results, Announces FDA Filing and Provides Outlook for 2008
8. Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Current and Former Employees of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Who Invested in the Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Employee Savings Plan
9. The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Announces Its 2008 Research Grant Awards Totaling Over $1 Million in New Research Funding
10. Parallel Software Announces Integrated Credit Card Processing for MacPractice MD, DDS, DC and 20/20
11. HealthSouth Announces Date of 2008 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Other Medicine News:Health News:New Asia Pacific Statistics Reveal an Alarming Incidence of HIV in MSM 2Health News:New Asia Pacific Statistics Reveal an Alarming Incidence of HIV in MSM 3Health News:New Asia Pacific Statistics Reveal an Alarming Incidence of HIV in MSM 4Health News:New Asia Pacific Statistics Reveal an Alarming Incidence of HIV in MSM 5Health News:New Asia Pacific Statistics Reveal an Alarming Incidence of HIV in MSM 6Health News:EpiCept Corporation to Present at the BMO Capital Markets 2007 Focus on Healthcare Conference 2Health News:EpiCept Corporation to Present at the BMO Capital Markets 2007 Focus on Healthcare Conference 3Health News:Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. Announces Three Acquisitions Totaling Over $3.5 Million of Annual Net Revenue 2Health News:Global Summit on AIDS and the Church Begins Today and Concludes With Youth Summit on World AIDS Day: 2Health News:Global Summit on AIDS and the Church Begins Today and Concludes With Youth Summit on World AIDS Day: 3Health News:Rise in CT Scans Poses Cancer Risk 2Health News:Rise in CT Scans Poses Cancer Risk 3Health News:Genetic differences point to ethnic and racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk 2Health News:Genetic differences point to ethnic and racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk 3