Consumption Of Baked Or Broiled Fish Found To Reduce Stroke Risk
A new study indicates that eating baked or broiled fish, such as tuna, may lower stroke risk in the elderly.// For the study researchers evaluated 4,775 adults 65 and older. Study participants answered food-frequency questionnaires to determine dietary habits and were followed for 12 years. ..Results showed 626 of the participants experienced incident strokes, including 529 ischemic strokes. Thos...Baking Soda Treatment for Life-Threatening Asthma
Baking soda as it is commonly known may be a treatment for life-threatening asthma (LTA) in children, according to a study // conducted in 17 children. These children were treated with intravenous administration of sodium bicarbonate to reduce the acidity of the blood which is a common problem in LTA. .. It was seen that in 17 children with LTA who were treated with sodium bicarbonate there was a...Ham And Turkeys Recalled From Honeybaked Food Company Due To Listeria Scare
Ohio-based HoneyBaked Foods Inc. has recalled their turkeys and ham products voluntarily due to suspected contamination of Listeria affecting over 47,000 pounds of their// products. It happened only a day after Thanksgiving. The company said that the meat might be tampered with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes that could be dangerous for those with weakened immune systems. ....The company a...Holiday Baking Frenzy May Mask Eating Disorder in College Kids
The holiday season brings out the urge to bake in even the most reluctant cook. But if your normally kitchen-averse kid suddenly begins baking up a storm after returning home// from college, take notice. Excessive cooking or preoccupation with food may signal an eating disorder like anorexia. ....'Many persons with eating disorders love to cook and will constantly cook and bake for their family...When a cell is seriously stressed, say by a heart attack, stroke or cancer, a protein called Bak just may set it up for suicide, researchers have found. ...In a deadly double whammy, Bak helps chop the finger-like filament shape of the cell's powerhouse, or mitochondrion, into vulnerable little spheres. Another protein Bax then pokes countless holes in those spheres, spilling their pro-dea...