Women should start adding more tomato products to their diets,
according to the results of a study presented this week by Harvard
Medical School researchers at the American College of Cardiology
annual meeting.
Dietary supplements containing Lactobacillus, the 'friendly'
bacteria found in yoghurts, could help fight diarrhoea in children,
according to research from the US
Commonly-used cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins can block
damage by an Alzheimer's-associated protein in neurons and blood
vessels, according to a study by University of South Florida
researchers.
Trials are to begin soon in six countries on a herbal preparation
created by scientists in India to establish its efficacy in
treating hepatitis B. If the trials are successful, the herbal
remedy could be launched in other countries.
A lack of sodium in the first two weeks of life can have a major
effect on the development of the brains of premature infants. These
are the findings of a recent study by doctors at Guy's Hospital in
London published in the March...
A supplement made from the herb black cohosh has been found to be
an effective alternative treatment to oestrogen for women suffering
from the menopause.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition explored the connections between nutrition and the
risk of developing benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in a large
group of male health professionals. Benign...
Coffee consumption has often been linked to a risk of high blood
pressure, but the latest research shows that moderate consumption
of the beverage, even over a period of 30 years, has little or no
impact on hypertension.
An experimental oestrogen lotion reduced hot flushes by 85 per cent
in post-menopausal women, according to results from a pivotal-stage
trial of the drug Estrasorb.
Supplementation with iron can help pre-menopausal women to train
longer and harder, according to research published in the
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Brassica Tea, developed by researchers at the US Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, has received much attention since it was
launched as a test product in Colorado two weeks ago.
More Americans than ever are facing the threat of blindness from
age-related eye disease, reveals a new report from the US. Over one
million Americans aged 40 and over are currently blind and an
additional 2.4 million are visually...
