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Ingredient in turmeric protects skin

...mpound found in turmeric can protect the skin from burns and blisters that are a hazard of radiotherapy. Cu...an protect the skin from the damaging blisters and burns that develop radiotherapy. A group of mice were given various doses of the compound and then exposed...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...mful free radicals, which are produced when oxygen burns glucose in cells to release energy.// Unchecked, free radicals damage cell components like DNA and proteins, setting the scene for heart disease, cancer and other health problems. Antioxidants also help prevent blood clots and inflammation. The re...

Antioxidants used for longevity

...ouse' of the cell. Within the mitochondria, oxygen burns glucose to produce energy and produces free radicals as a necessary - but harmful - side product. Left unchecked by antioxidant defences, the free radicals will cause extensive cell damage, of the kind that may set the scene for neurodegenerative dis...

Blood Pressure Drug may slow wasting in burn victims

...rdrive that makes patients waste away after severe burns and other major injuries. In a study, researchers ..., Texas, tried propranolol on 13 children with bad burns and left 12 untreated to compare. The drug, one of a class known as beta blockers, checks the stimul...

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...mful free radicals, which are produced when oxygen burns glucose in cells to release energy. Unchecked, free radicals damage cell components like DNA and proteins, setting the scene for heart disease, cancer and other health problems. Antioxidants also help prevent blood clots and inflammation.// The re...

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