Researchers at Cornell University have shown that hot cocoa contains more antioxidants per cup than a similar serving of red wine or tea. The study adds to growing evidence of the health benefits of cocoa and points to a tasty alternative in the quest to maintain a...
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Anticancer Spice: Ginger may slow rate of tumours, study shows
An active compound in the herb ginger appears to inhibit the growth of human colorectal cancer cells, according to US researchers. In a small trial involving 40 mice who were injected with human colorectal cancer cells, the ones given supplements of a compound from...
Vitamins Cut Health Care Costs: Billions could be saved if more took them
If governments covered the cost of a daily multivitamin for the older population, it could save health care costs in the long run, according to an economic impact study by a US health care consulting company, The Lewin Group. They determined that increased daily...
Schizophrenia Therapy: Omega-3s, antioxidants appear to help
Many studies confirm the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for psychological disorders including depression, bipolar disorder and Alzheimerโs disease. Omega-3s are abundant in fish oils and flax seed oil. A new study suggests that supplementation with omega-3 fatty...
Study finds vitamin E improves outcome of sudden hearing loss
Vitamin E may dramatically boost the chance of recovery for people with sudden hearing loss, report scientists. Sudden hearing loss is defined as โa 30-decibel or greater hearing loss in at least three sequential frequencies within three days.โ Thousands of cases...
Help for Dry Eye: Omega 3s may be the answer
In the largest study to date examining the relationship of diet to dry eye, researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that getting more omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent and relieve the dry-eye symptoms experienced by millions of North Americans. The...
Help for Cataracts: Lutein supplements prove beneficial yet again
Lutein is a naturally occurring plant pigment found in a number of plant foods, including corn, spinach, kale, romaine lettuce, peas, leeks and collard greens. When we ingest lutein, whether through foods or supplements, it concentrates in a section of the eye called...
Eastern Wisdom? Women can reduce menopause symptoms by learning from the Japanese
Women can dramatically reduce menopausal symptoms and risk factors for heart disease by living more like their Japanese counterparts, say Australian researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Investigators Dr Debra Anderson and Vicki Kain have been...
Calm for Colic: Herbal oil shown to reduce symptoms
Most parents of an infant with colic will agree that the condition is often as hard on the parents as it seems to be on the child. Colic is a fairly common problem in which the baby is otherwise healthy but has periods of inconsolable crying, apparently caused by...
Breathing Easy: Grape extract quells inflammation in lung disease
A component of red wine, resveratrol, seems to damp down the inflammatory process in the progressive lung disease COPD, finds a small study. So effective was resveratrol in laboratory tests that the authors suggest that the compound could be developed to treat the...