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DIA-B: Barking up the Right Vine

The bark of a vine is thought to possess properties very close to insulin, bringing hope to the thousands of diabetics and the obese // . This discovery has been made by DIA-B, a biotech company whose chairman is the former federal health minister Michael Wooldridge. ....The company is yet to apply for a patent, so your guess is as good as mine regarding the name of the bark. ....To quote Dr Wo...

Humid Air is Little Help for Croup's Barking Cough

For decades, parents and pediatricians have relied on humid air to relieve the barking cough and noisy breathing of croup, a common childhood condition that sometimes// sends worried families to the emergency room. Now a new review of evidence suggests that the long relied-on remedy has little medical benefit. ....“Typically you get people to run a hot bath or shower in the bathroom. Or you get...

Barking Up the Right Tree to Cure Retinoblastoma

Chicago – U.S researchers seem to have tapped nature, in the form of an extract from the bark of a South American tree, as a possible cure for a notorious type of childhood// eye cancer, called retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma accounts for nearly 3% of all cancers in children, affecting about one in 15000 children. ..Usually the cancer affects children below 6 years of age, and if left untreated c...

Barkin Didn't Correct Son for Smoking Drugs

London, Actress Ellen Barkin who recently starred in 'Ocean's 13' did not scold her 18-year-old son, Jack, when he came home smelling of marijuana because she used to smoke it with her family. ......The 53-year-old actress chose to ignore the incident even though she knew he was indulging in the bad habit, reports contactmusic.com. ......She says: 'I used to smoke with my family. On Passover w...