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High-fibre Diets can Bust Breast Cancer

...gy from high protein foods and had a low fibre and vitamin c intake. Most significantly it was seen that those women who ate more than 30 g of fibre per day as against 20g or less, halved their risk of getting breast cancer. Yet this link was not seen in the 350 post-menstrual women who developed breast ca...

Diet Holds the Key for Men's Health

...ts and also help in secretion of gastric acid. The vitamin C present in this vegetable helps to maintain a he...is considered much better than black tea. This has vitamin C which is good against cold and cough. It also aids in bringing down the blood pressure. Red wine i...

Global Goal to Reduce Measles Deaths in Children Surpassed

...nced care, including the provision of supplemental vitamin A. As a result of this strategy, between 1999 and...o protect against malaria, de-worming medicine and vitamin A supplements. Combining measles immunization with other health interventions is a contribution to t...

Black and White in ‘Shades of Grey

...f fewer wrinkles. But, they run the risk of being vitamin D- deficient , as the high concentration of melanin could ward off sunlight, a primary requirement in the vitamin’s production. If recent anthropological musings are to be believed, all of humanity has an African progenitor who, with his very h...

Folic Acid Improves Memory in Elderly People

...other risks - an increase in folic acid can mask a vitamin B12 deficiency in older people. This causes anaemi...mentation, the experts said. Both folic acid and vitamin B12 are essential for good health and good levels of both can be achieved by eating a healthy, balan...

New Pill for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

...s. The pill delivers a concentrated dose of the vitamin without running the risk of side effects from an overdose, it said. Nick James, a cancer expert at the University of Birmingham, said the drug had produced impressive results in preliminary phase two trials. If clinical trials of the drug - Asenta...

Vitamin D Tablets to Cure Prostate Cancer

Novacea , a drug company has designed a vitamin D tablet Asentar, to treat advanced prostate cance...ain cancers. But consuming natural levels// of the vitamin has no significant effect. The drug, Asentar (DN-101) provides levels of vitamin D 50-100 times high...

Safe Sun Exposure a Burning Issue

...xposure to the sun is needed for the production of vitamin D, which is necessary for maintenance of bone heal...and getting enough sun to ensure healthy levels of vitamin D, Dr Rachel Neale said in an editorial in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. ...

Vitamin B: Vital for Women During Child-bearing Years

... officials are worried about the lack of natural B vitamin "folate" in the diet of many young women.// Previous research has linked the inadequacy of this vitamin to birth defects of the brain and spine. The research had also led to breads and cereals being suppl...

Be True to Your Heart With a Handful of Almonds

...lorie handful of almonds is an excellent source of vitamin E and magnesium, a good source of protein and fiber, and offers potassium, calcium, phosphorous, iron, and heart-healthy monounsaturated fat. Source-Nwswise SRM...

Can Prunes Reverse Bone Loss After Menopause?

...to take 500 milligrams of calcium and 200 units of vitamin D daily; undergo blood and urine testing every three months; and have their bone mineral density measured at the beginning and end of the study using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, or "iDXA" (eye-DEX-uh), the latest in whole-body scanning technolo...

Food Hampers Deficient in Calories, Study Says

...uits and vegetables, or vitamins and minerals like vitamin B12 and calcium. The food banks seem to be the only resort to an estimated 820,600 Canadians, of whom 40% are children. The prolonged shortfall in calories and nutrients could cause long term health problems, researchers said. However, food banks...

Higher Folate Levels Linked to Reduced Risk for Alzheimer’s Diseas

...increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6, are important in the body’s processing of homocysteine—therefore, deficiencies in these nutrient...

Gates Foundation Pledges $3 Million to Fight Malaria in Africa

...gns that provide bed nets along with vaccinations, vitamin A supplementation and other child health interventions. “It’s all about the partnerships that will really make a long-term difference for the children all around the world,” UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman said. Working with partners who a...

Yes, Chicken Soup Can Help

...rbs and minerals. Most studies don’t support using vitamin C, echinacea or zinc as cold remedies. Ionized zinc lozenges, however, may shorten the duration of symptoms. Hang in there for about a week. That’s how long most colds last. If your symptoms seem severe and more flu-like — high fever, body aches an...

Bowel Cancer and Lifestyle Choices

... put on a monitored diet and exercise. Levels of vitamin C as well as measures of weight will be carried out during this period. A note of the challenges faced by the participants will also be taken. The researchers hope for changes such as weight loss of about five percent, 150 minutes of physical activ...

Getting Nosey About Cold

...nstance, earlier research had indicated that extra vitamin C and Zinc could rub cold the wrong way; but research in this area is still inconsistent. Zicam, well-known distributors of zinc combined cold treatment, have been on a roller coaster ride off late. Zicam became popular after its product helped in cu...

Health Claim from FDA Promotes Dairy Products to Fight Osteoporosis Risk

...balanced diet comprising of sufficient calcium and vitamin D, coupled with a healthy life style, and regular...rer way to communicate the benefits of calcium and vitamin D in bone health,". "We hope the simplified language will help consumers better understand the impor...

Seven Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer Risk

...breast tissue. Vitamin D: There’s evidence that vitamin D helps protect against several types of cancer, including breast cancer. Hormone use: Because lifetime exposure to estrogen is a risk factor for breast cancer, there’s concern about women’s use of birth control pills and postmenopausal hormones....

Declined Folate Levels in US Young Women

... is more easily metabolized by the body. Folate, a vitamin that is very essential for our body functioning, is found in oranges, legumes, leafy green vegetables and folic acid supplements. SRI...

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