Heavy infants may be more prone to breast cancer
Heavy infants and those who are not breastfed could be more likely to develop breast cancer later in life, shows new data reported in the US recently.
Archives for May 19, 2005
WADA investigating caffeine's effects in sport
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to consider putting caffeine tablets back on the banned substance list after several Australian athletes, including the national rugby union captain, George Gregan, admitted to taking them.
Plant extracts emerging as weapon against metabolic syndrome
Plants hold the power to keep the increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a collection of chronic disease symptoms, in check, according to scientists, prompting the leading plant extract firms to start developing a whole new category of natural...
GNC launches Swedish satiety supplement
Leading US supplement retailer GNC is rolling out the first product containing the satiety ingredient Olibra, a combination of palm and oat oil fractions developed by Sweden's LTP Lipid Technologies Provider, reports Dominique Patton.
Soyfoods lower blood pressure, especially in older women
Soyfoods, already shown to lower cholesterol levels, could also benefit the heart by keeping blood pressure levels down, suggests the latest evidence.