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Pistachio Nuts Keep Away Heart Diseases

... eat like squirrels. Pistachios or pista, the pale green crunchy nuts are declared heart-friendly by scientists//. Researchers led by Sarah K. Gebauer, a graduate student in integrative biosciences at Penn State, performed a study by giving subjects a pista feed after a typical American diet which ...

Green Tea Compound may Be a Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis

A new study suggests that a compound in green tea may provide therapeutic benefits to people wit...t a potent anti-inflammatory compound derived from green tea. Researchers found that the compound -- called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) -- inhibited th...

Dangerous Side Effects of Tea Exposed

...earlier shown that antioxidant properties found in green tea could help prevent coronary artery disease. Th...their lack of caffeine. One commercial brand of green tea extract, for example, claims to contain more than 700 milligrams of polyphenols, or plant-based ...

India to Protect Its Forests With the Aid of Austrian NGO

...over-exploitation, will get help in protecting its green cover from an Austrian research organization which...s workshop will bring out positive results for the green cover of the country," Nilsson added. The three-day workshop on "Economic, Societal and Environmen...

Earth Day Celebrated With Hopes of a Greener Tomorrow

...talists, NGOs and citizens who want to protect the green cover of the city. Although disappointed after m... support from the chief minister in protecting the green cover of Delhi, the solution lies with us. 'We have to get engaged with the problem and plant tree...

Infant Mortality Rising in Deep South in US

...ter was stillborn the next year. Nearby is another green marker, for a son of Ms. Brown's cousin who died at four months, apparently of pneumonia. The main causes of infant death in poor Southern regions included premature and low-weight births; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which is linked to parental ...

Autoimmune Diseases can Be Prevented by Green Tea

...w study has revealed the beneficial aspects of the green tea, saying that it helps to fight against the aut...earlier shown that antioxidant properties found in green tea could help prevent atherosclerosis, particularly coronary artery disease. In the new study, re...

Overuse Of Antibiotics-Creating Monsters Out Of Common Microbes

...s from its own experts and health groups, gave the green light to treating cattle with an antibiotic; the fourth generation version of the one the CDC now urges for gonorrhea. Though the company that makes this antibiotic argued that similar drugs have been used in animals in Europe without harm, recent ...

Blood Pressure Tackled Better With Cocoa Than Tea

... are both rich in polyphenols, but while black and green tea contain more compounds known as flavan-3-ols, cocoa contains more of another type of polyphenol, procyanids. 'This suggests that the different plant phenols must be differentiated with respect to their blood pressure-lowering potential and thus c...

OBC Creamy Layer May Be Dropped from Reservations in Institutions

...ng to a cabinet note of August 2006 when it gave a green signal to the quota bill, includes "those holding constitutional offices or particular services, practicing professions of a particular kind or having an income level". The government rejected outright the demand made by Baalu to hold a caste-based...

New Vaccine to Combat Pneumococcal Diseases

...une last year, Iyer said they were waiting for the green signal by the Indian government and the Indian Academy of Pediatricians (IAP) for it to be included in the national immunization program. With the World Health Day just two days away, this is one of the steps WHO has taken to attain its goal this y...

An Element in Green Tea Could Fight HIV

...ced on record// the benefits of a vital element in green tea, which may help fight HIV infection. The repor...chers have discovered that an important element in green tea called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), prevents HIV from sticking to immune system cells. This ...

'Smart' Sunglasses With Chameleon Powers

...n be transparent or dark, and in shades of yellow, green or purple, all on command. Shades that can be controlled at the touch of a button would interest athletes, construction workers and anyone with sensitive eyes. The glasses are made possible by a new material uniquely suited to the task: a low-cost...

Role of Lifestyle Choices in Heart Risks

...mption of foods rich in flavonoids – such as wine, green tea, fruits and vegetables – and cardiovascular disease. Cocoa or dark chocolate products are considered one of the most concentrated sources of flavonoids among commonly consumed foods. Since endothelial function has been used extensively to evaluat...

Mom's Food to Replace Junk Food in Schools

...ast once a week, 62 percent preferred junk food to green vegetables and 47 percent eat lunch at their school canteens. To counter these alarming figures and even more alarming consequences, the government has asked for junk food to be stopped and instead urged mothers to form self help groups (SHG) and p...

Green Tea may Help to Fight Lung Cancer

...mple of human lung cancer cells to a decaffeinated green tea extract, reported the online edition of health... "WebMD". The lung cancer cells marinated in the green tea extract for up to three days. The extract remodelled a certain protein in the cells. As a result...

Want a Healthy Colon? Eat a Rainbow!

...ncluding low-fat dairy products or skim milk, dark green vegetables, soy and tofu products, canned salmon and sardines, and fortified foods such as orange juice. o Get more calcium by having almonds, cottage cheese, or yogurt as a snack. o Talk with your doctor about whether a calcium supplement is right...

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo - Announce They Are To Introduce Healthy Drink

...y reaching for bottled water, sparkling juices and green tea drinks, reported the online edition of The New York Times. In 2005, the amount of soda sold in the US dropped for the first time in recent history. Even the diet soda business has slowed. The new offerings of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are Diet Co...

Scientists Genetically Engineer Tomatoes With Enhanced Folate Content

...etables." The vitamin is commonly found in leafy green vegetables like spinach, but few people eat enough produce to get the suggested amount of folate. So, in 1998, the Food and Drug Administration made it mandatory that many grain productssuch as rice, flour and cornmeal be enriched with a synthetic fo...

Treating Male Infertility With Stem Cells

...ed bone marrow stem cells from mice expressing the green fluorescent protein (GFP). These green cells, which could be easily tracked in recipient mice, were injected into the testes of infertile m...

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