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Omega-3 fatty acids impair immunity

Taking large amounts of omega-3 fatty acids may be unwise for those with weakened immunity...Researchers at the University of Missouri, Columbia, have been studying omega-3s for many years now and know that one of their effects is to damp down inflammation. That's why fish oils - rich in omega-3s - often benefit those with arthritis, a painful inflammatory condition of the joints. Yet the inflamm...

An Omega-3 and Omega-6 Diet Could Enhance Breast Cancer Treatment

A new study shows a diet rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may enhance response to the drug tamoxifen in breast cancer // patients. Researchers say they studied mice to determine the effects of a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids. ..For the study the animals were divided into four groups. The first received a diet rich in omega-6 fatty acids with a placebo. The second received a diet rich in...

Pomegranate Juice May Be The Next Best Thing For People With Heart Disease

New study has suggested that polyphenolic antioxidants present in the juice of pomegranate may help in reducing stress and atherogenesis. // ....Atherogenesis is the process of plaques etc forming in the inner lining of the arteries that make them hard causing a state of atherosclerosis. This causes disturbed blood flow and may cause serious damage to heart. Perceived stress increases the risk o...

Pomegranate juice to check fetal brain injury

Mothers at risk of having a pre-term baby may perhaps will like to have pomegranate juice if they come to know // that pomegranate juice can prevent brain injury the fetus may be at risk from low oxygen and reduced blood flow in case of a pre-term delivery... ....Pomegranate juice contains polyphenols in high concentrations that have been linked with potential property of neuroprotection and anti...

The Benefits of Omega -3 Fatty acids

Every day more and more research is being published showing the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids.// However it is not well tolerated by most patients due to the aftertaste/burp-back associated with fish oil. .. ..Researchers at Banner now say they have developed a chewable flavored fish oil capsule that makes taking omega-3s both easy and pleasant. This unique dosage form consists of an oily fill...

Pomegranate juice delays prostate cancer

Drinking about 8 ounces of pomegranate juice will significantly delay the development of recurrent prostate cancer// by increasing the time it takes for prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels to rise. This is an index to measure tumour activity and thus check the severity of the cancer. ....A common form of cancer prevalent in men is prostate cancer. It affects a large number of middle age and o...

Consume Omega-3s &d Omega –6s and Prevent Osteoporosis

Previous studies on omega-3 fatty acids, has mainly focused on their benefits for heart and mental health, however a recent study done on rats adds //to the mounting evidence of Omega 3 and Omega –6 in human health. ....Researchers say they have found that diets with a low ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids minimized the bone loss typically brought on by the low levels of oestrog...

Soy, Omega 3s convalesce artery health

Researchers have shown in a new study, that soy can lower cholesterol and omega 3s improve arterial elasticity, henceforth the two new studies give more reason to dish up the soy protein and omega 3 fatty acids. Soy protein and omega 3 fatty acids, which are found in abundance in fish, //flax seed and some nuts, long have been enhanced for their health benefits. But researchers suggest they also...

Slowing Down The Progression Of Tumour Cells With Omega-6 Fatty Acids

According to a recent study researchers say that they found that Omega-6 fatty acids promote the growth of prostate tumour cells in laboratory settings. .. ..Scientists say that the sudden rise in the incidence of prostate cancer // could be due to a rapid increase in the amount of omega-6 fatty acids in the western diet in recent years. Omega-6 fats have also been linked to the development of br...

Omega 3 Fatty acids (fishy oil) Inhibits Breast Cancer Growth

Omega 3 fatty acids better known for their close association to fishes has been proven to inhibit growth of breast cancer cells. ..Dietary intake of omega 3 fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) // may curb the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer... ..Min Wu and colleagues at Methodist Resea...

Pomegranate Juice Is Helpful In Arresting Osteoarthritis

Being one of the fastest progressing and spreading diseases of present time’s arthritis is a menace. Lot of research is going on in this direction and a new study states that pomegranate fruit extracts can block enzymes // that contribute to osteoarthritis. ....The study was conducted at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. It looked at the ability of an extract of pomegranate fr...

Pomegranates Found To Slow Prostate Cancer Progression

Prostate is a walnut sized gland present below the urinary bladder in males. The main function of the gland is to produce secretions that add volume to the semen//. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed and is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. The incidence of the cancer in Asian men is comparatively lower... ..With respect to cancer prevention, an assessment...

Pomegranate Juice Consumption May Improve Myocardial Ischemia

Researchers from California have discovered that daily consumption of pomegranate juice may improve stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients who have coronary heart disease (CHD). // ..Pomegranate juice is known to contain antioxidants such as soluble polyphenols, tannins, and anthocyanins. ..The researchers, writing in the September issue of The American Journal of Cardiology, investigate...

Northeast To Get Mega Rural Health Mission

Rural healthcare in the northeast is expected to get a major boost with the central health ministry launching a mega mission to upgrade medical facilities in the interior regions//. ....Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has launched the National Rural Health Mission for the northeastern states in Assam's main city of Guwahati with a pledge that every rural hospital would have a doctor and adequ...

Another Benefit For Human Health Attributed To Omega-3-Fats

Omega-3 fats have numerous health benefits and are advised to be consumed; in the same league a new study further intensifies the drive//. ..Nutrient supplements help fight cancer even though the FDA may not want you to make any health claims, particularly when you want to sell nutrition supplements. ....Gang Wu at the University of Nevada reported on Nov.8 that Ron Pardini, biochemistry professo...

Omega-3 May Help Special Children

Researchers are trying to find out if fish oil supplements, namely omega-3, will help special children who suffer from behavioral and learning difficulties.// The Omega-3 contains a fatty acid EPA which serves to help the brain to transmit messages between the different cells. It has already been proved that it can contribute towards improving concentration, memory, mood, and behavior. ....The...

Much more to what meets the eye in Omega 3 fatty acids

In a new study on Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids it has been revealed that it has many more influences than just heart health benefits. // ..They influence mood, personality and behavior too. ..These results are from a study presented by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in Denver. ..The study...

Pomegranate Juice Remedy for Prostate Cancer

According to a research done by Dr Allan Pantuck it was found that pomegranate juice has the ability to fight prostate cancer//. .. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in the UK. About 30,000 men in Britain are diagnosed each year and about 10,000 die from the disease. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is an important biomarker which shows the presence of prostate cancer. But s...

Efficacy of Omega 3 Fatty Acids Needs Wider Perspective

A new study published by the BMJ suggested that the efficacy of omega 3 fats still remains inconclusive. Even though the findings// do not rule out about the important effect of omega 3 fats, it suggests that more research has to be done to find out the beneficial aspects it has on health. ....Consumption of long chain omega 3 fatty acids, found in oily fish and fish oils, and a shorter chain om...

A Diet Rich in Omega-3 Has Numerous Health Benefits

According to a study conducted by the University of East Anglia (UEA) Omega-3 fats do not reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke or cancer but for men with angina, // large amounts of oily fish or fish oils appear to increase the risk of a heart attack. But there is plenty of positive research to convince that omega-3 intake is a good idea for those of us who don’t have angina. ..The benefits...

Omega 3 Supplements Is Very Essential For the Kids

Omega 3 present in fish oil is found to enhance educational achievements and combat other behavioral problems. The researchers at the University of South Australia //said that it has a positive effect on the kids suffering from Attention Deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The kids with ADHD responded better to Omega 3 fish oils than to the drug Ritalin. .. In Britain also it was found that f...

Pomegranates In Snack-Sized Bars

Pomegranates are one of the most sought after fruits in the world. Besides being juicy to eat these fruits have many health benefits //since they are loaded with fiber, vitamin C and anthocyanins. These are available naturally and hence utilized better by the body. ....Pomegranates are seasonal fruits, but a process invented by scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) makes this fru...

Pomegranate juice could kill cancer cells

Drinking an eight ounce glass of pomegranate juice daily could slow the progress of prostate cancer, minimise cell damage and could also kill cancer cells// , finds a new study. ....Researchers led by Allan Pantuck at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 50 men who had undergone surgery or radiation treatment for prostate cancer - but had shown signs that the disease was rapidly re...

NHS Protects Job Opportunities for Homegrown Nursing Graduates

According to a recent survey it was found that international nurses would need to have work permits in order to take up jobs in the NHS//. ..The step was mainly taken to give jobs to the homegrown nursing graduates. Statistics show that about 11,500 foreign nurses come to Britain from outside the European Union every year. ..India supplied the most number of nurses followed by the Philippines a...

Malaria Claims 24 Lives In Garo Hills Region Of Meghalaya

Malaria has claimed 24 lives in Meghalaya's Garo Hills region bordering Assam and Bangladesh this year, state's Health minister E D Marak told the assembly today//. ....Replying to a calling attention notice by Manas Chaudhuri (IND), Marak said the death toll in Garo Hills had gone up this year and 24 deaths were reported till June... ..Assam reported high number of deaths and most of the place...

Malaria Claims 40 Lives In Meghalaya This Year: Minister

Malaria has claimed 40 lives in Meghalaya so far this year, state Health minister E D Marak informed the Assembly today//. ....Replying to a calling attention notice, Marak said 11 deaths were reported from West Garo Hills, seven from South Garo, six from East Garo Hills, nine died in West Khasi, four in East Khasi and Ri-Bhoi district reported three deaths... ..This year, there has been a "mor...

Meghalaya Health Minister Admitted to Hospital With Malaria

After returning from malaria-prone Garo Hills region, Meghalaya Health mininster E D Marak was today hospitalised with symptoms of the same disease. // ....Marak, who returned from the Garo hills on Saturday, was admitted to the civil hospital here with malaria this morning, his son told PTI... ..The Health minister had accompanied chief minister J D Rymbai on his two-day tour to West Garo Hills...

Meghalaya Health Minister's Condition Improving

The condition of Meghalaya health minister E D Marak, who was hospitalised here yesterday with symptoms of Malaria, was improving today, doctors said. // ....'Marak's temparature has now become normal, so is his blood pressure. His condition is improving,' Superintendent of state-run civil hospital Dr B Garod told PTI here... ..Marak was hospitalised yesterday morning with temparature and sympto...

Proper Ratio Of Omega-3 And Omega-6 Could Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth

According to a study conducted by Dr. William Aronson, a professor in the department of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA// in mice it was found that a proper balance in th ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids reduced the prostate cancer growth rates. ..The study results were published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research. He said that Americans had an increased amoun...

Increasing Omega -3 fatty acids Could Decrease Prostate Cancer Growth

Altering the fatty acid ratio which is commonly followed in the typical Western diet to include more omega-3 fatty acids and lower the amount //of omega-6 fatty acids may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates and PSA levels, according to UCLA researchers. ....Published in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, this initial animal-model study is one of the first to show th...

Creation of Cytomegalovirus Vaccine by an Innovative Method

Human cytomegalovirus, or CMV infects about 40,000 children before birth and about 8,000 of these children suffer permanent disabilities due to the virus – almost one an hour.// .. Such disabilities can include vision loss, hearing loss, mental disability, a lack of coordination, and seizures. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CMV is as common a cause of serious disabil...

Innovative Method for Creating a Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outlined

Each year, about 40,000 children are born infected with human cytomegalovirus, or CMV, and about 8,000 of these children suffer permanent disabilities due to the virus – almost one an hour. These disabilities// can include hearing loss, vision loss, mental disability, a lack of coordination, and seizures. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CMV is as common a cause of ser...

Omega -3 Fatty Acids Better than Implanted Defibrillators

Omega-3 fatty acids is claimed to prevent more sudden deaths than defibrillators in homes and public places or even implanted defibrillators according to US scientists.// ....Researchers at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., compared such preventive strategies by food supplementation and by electronic devices in a computer-simulated community of 100,000 people that resembled the population of O...

Less of Omega- 3 in Obese Children

Swedish researchers have found out that consuming the right type of fat may actually keep child obesity at bay. Obese children are habituated to consume lesser quantities// of unsaturated fat and very little omega-3. ..A study on 200 healthy children in the age group of four was undertaken by scientists at Goteborg University. These children belong to families with good socio-economic background...

Omega-3 May Slow Cognitive Decline in Some with Very Mild Alzheimer’

Omega-3 fatty acid supplements may slow cognitive decline in some patients with very mild Alzheimer’s disease, but do not appear// to affect those with more advanced cases, according to results of a clinical trial. ....Alzheimer’s disease is a severely debilitating condition that affects thinking, learning and memory, beginning with declines in episodic memory (including memory about events in on...

Pomegranate juice may cut atherosclerosis risk in diabetics

An Israeli study has revealed that the risk of atherosclerosis in diabetics may be decreased by drinking pomegranate juice. This condition is characterized by// thickening and hardening of artery walls. 80% of the diabetics who die are affected by atherosclerosis. ....This study, conducted by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology revealed that there was a decrease in the ris...

Clinical Trial Shows Liquid Eggs Enriched with Omega-3 Deliver Heart Health Benefits

Eating omega-3 enriched liquid eggs can improve blood triglyceride levels, boost heart health, and help families reach their daily recommended intake of omega-3, according// to the results of a clinical trial published this month in Food Research International. ....The trial – conducted by University of Guelph researchers Emily L. Rose and Bruce J. Holub – showed that a breakfast consisting of o...

Breast Cancer Screening in Meghalaya

Cancer is the fastest growing problem in India with nearly 8 lakh fresh cancer cases being reported every year. Meghalaya is no exception //as it has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of cancer cases. ....The Health Department conducted a medical camp for breast cancer screening on the National Cancer Awareness day...Breast cancer is rapidly becoming the most prevalent cancer among Indian wom...

Cash Rewards for Meghalaya Tribes to Encourage Baby Boom

Shillong: An influential tribal council in the northeastern state of Meghalaya is encouraging mothers to bear more babies with cash rewards for doubling its population to two// million, its chieftain said. ....The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), a constitutional body to protect and preserve traditional customary laws and culture, is worried that the state's Khasi and the Jaintia...

Options Improving for Patients With Acromegaly and Gigantism

Scientific, technological and medical advances made in the past two decades are leading to more definitive diagnoses, earlier and more effective treatment options/// and better outcomes for patients suffering from a condition called acromegaly. ....In the article, Shlomo Melmed, M.D., senior vice president for Academic Affairs and director of the Burns and Allen Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai...