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Teens, Deficient in Vitamin D, May Not have Healthy Lungs and Bones

...ed that teenagers who are not taking the necessary quantities of Vitamin D in their diets may end up causing damage to their lungs and bones.// Egg yolks, salt water fish, and milk are some of the natural sources of Vitamin D.Vitamin D helps the body to absorb calcium, which is instrumental in ensuring strong...

Heparin Based Nanoscale Materials Developed For Dialysis Treatment

...e a synthetic method for preparation of heparin in quantities large enough for use in medical treatment. Source: Euekalert...

Doctors In New Zealand Warns Against Using Ayurveda Medicines

... "From the view of Western science, even minuscule quantities of lead have potential for harm, including irreversible brain damage, and are of absolutely no therapeutic benefit." The doctors cited US research showing that 20 percent of Ayurvedic preparations bought in Boston contained substantial amounts of h...

A new medicine source: wallaby milk

...e synthesised very easily. We can make quite large quantities synthetically to test against bacteria – and so far it is very effective.” This would be a great alternative to lot of drugs. <br...

AIDS Organization Invited To UN Special Session By S.A

...thodox treatments for AIDS, including eating large quantities of garlic, olive oil and beetroot.The Treatment Action Campaign has not yet responded to the invitation. Meanwhile the AIDS activists are showing anger and resentment on Jacob Zuma, a 64-year-old former deputy president, head of the South African ...

Caution: Apricot Seeds May Be Poisonous

... (FSA) said that the seeds// if consumed in larger quantities could be fatal. It is said that they can produce cyanide and result in death. A maximum of two bitter apricot kernels may be safely eaten in one day. Natural food retailer Julian Graves removed the seeds from shop shelves after it was found selli...

Fair-Skinned People Need Minimal Sun Exposure To Produce Vitamin D

...un even in the middle of winter generated adequate quantities of vitamin D. The researchers used ultraviolet radiation readings from seven cities around the country to calculate how much sun exposure would be needed to produce an adequate dose of vitamin D. Their work was based around the fact that only 15 pe...

Supercomputers To Assist In Thwarting Bird Flu Epidemic In Future

...n buying time to produce and distribute sufficient quantities of vaccine and antiviral drugs,” said Germann of L...eparation of a modestly effective vaccine in large quantities appears to be preferable to waiting for the development of a well-matched vaccine that may not becom...

Heavy Dosage Of Vitamin Supplements May Be Risky For Pregnant Women

...ording to a British research, women who take large quantities of vitamin supplements during pregnancy are at the high risk of developing pre-eclampsia. // Vitamins C and E were thought to cut the risk, but a Lancet study by the charity Tommy's found women at high-risk should not take large doses of any kind o...

Alternate ways to produce HAS from tobacco plants

... using this technique one can produce HSA in large quantities than those obtained by nuclear transformation. Thi... plastidial system enables the extraction of great quantities of albumin. With nuclear transformation, the maximum level obtained is 0.5% and from plastidial tr...

Build Up of Protein in the Brain Linked To Alzheimer's

...ns of Alzheimer's patients do contain above normal quantities of beta-amyloid fragments. This discovery is a major indicator of a faulty choroid plexus that possibly causes an unhealthy build up of protein in the brain, leading to Alzheimer’s. Findings are detailed in a research paper written by postdoctoral r...

Anticancer Properties of Vitamin D Revealed

...rectal cancer.To be effective against cancer large quantities of the Vitamin are needed and this can be dangerous and toxis. Now, research done at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center indicates that it may be possible to separate the anticancer properties of vitamin D from its other func...

Mineral Water Stored In Plastic Containers For Long Could Be Lethal

...timony can make you feel ill and depressed. Larger quantities can cause violent vomiting and even death. The study stressed that amounts of antimony were well below official recommended levels. But it also discovered that the levels almost doubled when the bottles were stored for three months. Professor S...

Choose Foods That Keep Bad Cholesterol at Bay

...l levels. They were asked to consume certain daily quantities of soy protein, a brand of margarine rich in plant sterols, viscous soluble fiber like oat bran, and almonds. Jenkins said that with a sensible diet and lifestyle change, one would be able to get their lipid level down. The study is published in the ...

A simple answer to teen weight loss: Reducing sugary drinks

...everages available to students by purchasing large quantities at low costs."...

Reconsider Health Benefits of Organic Baby Foods, advices new study

...panies that did not insist on disclosure of actual quantities of sugar in the product during production stage. With only total amounts being listed on the labels, it becomes the parents’ duty to check out each ingredient’s quantity to assess the level of sugar in the product. Some organic foods also fell shor...

To safeguard poultry farmers a Rs. 35-crore fund set up.

...Stocking of the drug, Tamiflu, will be in adequate quantities in case of outbreak of flu. So Karnataka is all prepared for the eventuality....

Bleach Away Cancer

...uipped to identify cells killed in this manner, as quantities of a compound that is similar to bleach is produced when immune cells destroy bacteria or other antigens. Cancer cells which were destroyed in a laboratory using bleach showed very similar residue, leading the researchers to conclude a similar resp...

Regulators Object Drug Produced from Genetically Engineered Farm Animals

...protein is extracted from donated blood. But these quantities in donated blood are found in very minimal quantities and run short to meet the actual demand. According to GTC, almost 90,000 blood donations would be re...

Chocolate milk may Be Good For Athletes

...s key nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, in quantities that sports drinks can't match. In the study, nine male cyclists rode until their muscles were depleted of energy, then rested four hours and biked again until exhaustion. During the rest period, the cyclists drank low-fat chocolate milk, Gatorade...

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