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Intake Of Processed Meat And Fat Associated With Pancreatic Cancer

...ases in pancreatic cancer risk but that from dairy products was not. The authors conclude that red and proce...m because the findings for fat from meat and dairy products differed. The authors suggest that carcinogenic substances related to meat preparation methods might...

Compulsory testing for heavy metal content in herbal medicines

...vernment has already issued a notification to test products for heavy metals. However, this testing is only meant for products meant for export. It is likely to be extended to products sold in the country as well. The Departm...

Passive Cigarette Smoking Increases Isoprostane Formation

...pid consumption of antioxidants lipid peroxidation products including isoprostanes are accumulated in blood and finally in vascular tissue exerting deleterious effects. The authors conclude that besides activation of platelet function and the thromboxane synthesis, in vivo oxidation injury may be an importan...

High concentration of heavy metals in Herbal medicines

...tion (JAMA), one of five Ayurvedic herbal medical products (HMPs), produced in South Asia contains potentiall..., mercury, and/or arsenic. Furthermore, the herbal products are marketed as dietary supplements and therefore do not require proof of safety or efficacy prior t...

Law ensuring safety and quality of Herbal drugs

...uced a new law by which the consumers using herbal products for medical remedies are informed of the composition of the drugs, toxicity levels and the safety of these drugs by the manufacturers. // The new directive will provide consumers with labelled information about the quality and safety of the herbal dr...

Stem cells Can Generate Organs In Labs

...you were to use human embryonic stem cells to make products that treat disease, such as diabetes or liver failure, you'd have to go through the endoderm stage to get to it," he added. It is known that each stem-cell line is unique and has its own set of characteristics, "so we need access to more and better...

Soy Protein May Lower Cholesterol

...ture used to prepare these foods. Beneficial soy products include soy nuts, soy powder sprinkled on food or in milkshakes, or edamame, a raw or parboiled edible form of soybeans popular in Japan, Dr. James Anderson (University of Kentucky in Lexington). Two servings a day is the optimal dose for the effe...

Taurine May Help Delay Diabetic Complications

...s may cause a decrease in the formation of Amadori products and free radical production. A reduction in the processes of glycation and lipid peroxidation by taurine can favorably prevent collagen abnormalities.....

Colgate To Develop Anti-Cancer Toothpastes And Mouthwashes

... of Introgen shares with exclusive rights over the products that are produced by Introgen. Introgen has a wide range of molecular therapeutics that include tumor suppressors such as p53, mda-7, and FUS1. The company is in an advanced stage of developing INGN 234, a mouthwash designed to deliver the p53 tumor ...

Bird Flu Likely To Reduce World Energy Demand

...rain consumption from a fall in demand for poultry products would be offset by increased buying of other meats. The report also noted that beef is required three times as much feed per pound of meat and pork twice as much as chicken. "We believe that the net impact of Asian avian influenza on grain demand i...

Low turnover by Diabetics for free annual checkup

... Diabetes occurs due to non-metabolisation of food products (glucose) occurs, which may be due to shortage or insufficient functioning of insulin required for food products/glucose. More than 170 million people worldwide are affective due to diabetes....

Eat 'The' Color and be healthy

...e consumer to see the nutritional contents in food products both in figures as well as colors. This system seems to be a more practical approach in providing health conscious consumers with quick, easy to read information. However, the excitement over the CGDA system has been dampened due to the results of a...

Artificial Sweetners Not Really Safe?

...tener in the world. It is found in more than 6,000 products including carbonated and powdered soft drinks, hot...abletop sweeteners, as well as some pharmaceutical products like vitamins and sugar-free cough drops. More than 200 million people worldwide consume it. The swe...

Diet Effective In Curing Diabetes

...the key natural ingredients in a new generation of products aimed at lowering blood sugar levels, according to...ing to study leader Muralee Nair, Ph.D., a natural products chemist at Michigan State University in East Lansing. But you might want to limit the candied marasc...

Aurobindo gets U.S. FDA approval for Cephalexin

...dule formulation manufacturing facilities. Earlier products from Unit III only contributed to the sales in the... in the world and is looking forward to market its products in the US....

Vegetables And Fruits Cause More US Food Illnesses

...re growers to limit the use of manure to times and products where it poses no risk. And packers and shippers should mark packaging to ensure easy traceback when fruits and vegetables are implicated in an outbreak. CSPI's database includes reports mostly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ot...

Pak Ban On Poultry Imports From 17 Countries

...kistan has extended the ban on poultry and poultry products from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and four other countries, taking the total number of countries banned to 17.//The step has come as a precaution against the threat of avian influenza outbreak, said The News. Last month, Pakistan put a similar ban on 13 count...

Infectious Diseases of the Wild to grow

...vel and trade. "This globalisation of people and products is difficult to control and is largely related to increasing air transportation. With world air travel expected to grow at about 5 percent a year for at least the next 20 years, the problem of emerging infectious diseases will continue to grow," he w...

Malachite green adulteration in seafood exports

...aquaculture ponds and each batch of frozen seafood products before exporting to other countries. Malachite gre... used by fishermen for preservation of aquaculture products from contamination of fungus growth during storage and travel. Leucomalachite is the product of mala...

Curtailing AIDS - The Fight has to Go On

...smission of AIDS infection through blood and blood products (0.18 per cent), sexually transmitted diseases (8.4 per cent) and among commercial sex workers (four per cent). . The areas where problem still persist and the prevalence has actually shown a rise has been homosexual men and intravenous drug users ...

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