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The effects of Curcumin: a natural pigment in turmeric explored for its anti-cancer properties

...s with Barrett’s esophagus, who will take curcumin supplements for just a few days. Between five and seven days later, their NF-kappa-B levels will be measured by an endoscopy and compared with those of a control group. The curcumin dosage used is likely to be 500g tablets, since these are readily available from...

Change In Diet May Slow The Progression Of Prostate Cancer

...vegetables, wholegrains and legumes and were given supplements of soy, vitamins and minerals and participated in moderate aerobic exercise, yoga/meditation, and a weekly support group session. None of the men in the group had conventional prostate cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy dur...

Latest Research Shows That Multivitamins Might Not Prevent Infections In All Elderly

Multivitamin and mineral supplements do not appear to prevent infections in older peopl...on is lower than in residential care, multivitamin supplements may not offer the same benefit. For the study researchers recruited 910 men and women aged 65 or ove...

Researchers Present Data Regarding The Efficiency Of Herbs

...en databases for reports relating to 60 herbs, ten supplements and eight vitamins. The databases included AMED, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Cochrane Library, MedLine, Natural Database, and Natural Standard. Each database was examined in duplicate for data from its inception through June 2004. Unpublished research ...

Chitosan May Not Conclusively Help Weight Loss

...t loss specifically, it is likely that people take supplements instead of medications because prescription medications are reserved for people who are severely overweight. People tend to want to find a quick fix for weight loss, but the best way to lose weight is to eat fewer calories and increase physical activ...

Can Home Remedy For Stomachache Work?

...y Baptist Medical Center certain herbs and dietary supplements can actually relieve the children from nausea, constipation and some other gastrointestinal problems.// The researcher Kemper, had looked at the original research, the studies, what people were out there doing, and came up with a guide for pediatri...

Slowing Cartilage Loss In Arthritis With Fruit Extracts

...ranate fruit extract could be successfully used in supplements or foods as it is already safely consumed in the form of juice....

Folic acid enriched grain reduces birth defects

... acid each day by taking multivitamins, folic acid supplements or fortified breakfast cereals...

Some See A Hopeless End, While Others See An Endless Hope

...enetic make up of an individual, obesity, hormonal supplements are some of the factors associated with increased risk of breast cancer. Leaving the responsibility of detection and treatment of breast cancer to members of the scientific community, it seems a practical approach to involve us in clearing certain my...

Another Breather For People At Atherosclerotic Risk

... was intended to investigate the effect of vitamin supplements on atherosclerosis. Researchers used carotid-medi...ocysteine in the participants who received vitamin supplements decreased from 10.50 to 6.56 units, while homocysteine in the untreated group did not change. As for...

Pomegranate Juice Is Helpful In Arresting Osteoarthritis

...reatments," Haqqi said. "Therefore, careful use of supplements and herbal medicines during early stages of disease or treatment may be made to limit the disease progression." Pomegranate, in particular, has been found to possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that have potential therapeutic benefi...

B-Carotene Increases Oral Cancer Risk In Smokers

...ding steadily, the number of people taking vitamin supplements for improving health // status has considerably in...rsely, lifetime non-smokers who take beta-carotene supplements have a reduction in cancer incidence. In women who had never smoked, those with the highest intake o...

Calcium Supplements May Not Be Useful After A Certain Threshold Is Achieved

...to two groups: one took 500mg of calcium carbonate supplements three times a day, and the other took a placebo. Both groups also took a daily multivitamin. Their bone density was measured every six months. All of the 121 participants who remained in the study after 12 months, regardless of whether they received ...

Preventing Age-Related Mental Decline By Consuming Vitamin B

...o lower cognitive test scores. Since taking folate supplements has been shown to help reduce homocysteine levels, hence researchers feel that this might be the reason behind folate’s beneficial effects. A recent study done, involved 321 men aged between 50 and 85 years. Their cognitive function was assessed th...

Dark chocolate can help ease symptoms of diarrhea

...lled flavonoids that can be used to create natural supplements to ease diarrhea symptoms. Dark chocolate in particular has high concentrations of cocoa and may offer mild relief. Scientists involved in the study have been testing the cocoa extract and flavonoids in cell cultures that mimic the lining of the in...

Vitamin D prevents development of gum disease

...ntal Medicine cautions against consuming vitamin D supplements or getting excess sunlight as it is too early to tell if there is any positive correlation between the vitamin and enhanced gum health. He said that the study only showed an association between the two and did not say if they were interrelated. The s...

Beta-Carotene Linked With Lower Incidence Of Deaths In Elderly

... raises the risk of cancer in smokers, or carotene supplements do not prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer. The contradictory findings indicate a possibility that the preventive effect can only manifest itself when carotene is taken along with other nutrients such as antioxidants in a diet, according to th...

High concentration of heavy metals in Herbal medicines

...rmore, the herbal products are marketed as dietary supplements and therefore do not require proof of safety or efficacy prior to their marketing. The science of Ayurveda originated in India more than 5000 years ago and relies heavily on herbal medicine products. In the United States, Ayurvedic remedies have in...

A Saviour For Alzheimer’s Disease: Folate

..., //legumes, leafy green vegetables and folic acid supplements -- significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to results from a long-term National Institute on Aging study of diet and brain aging. The study also found that folate appear to have more impact on reducing Alzheimer...

Primrose oil reduces Breast cancer cell growth

...r, there is no evidence to suggest that taking GLA supplements can help prevent cancer. The best ways to reduce the risk of cancer are to avoid smoking and keep a healthy body weight." Dr Sarah Rawlings of Breakthrough Breast Cancer said, "These early findings are interesting, however, this research does not s...

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