Canadians who used the herb kava-kava until it was banned in 2002 will be applauding a recent decision by the Welsh government to revoke its ban on the sale of the herb. The kava industry, along with thousands of UK consumers, hopes to see other UK regions follow the...
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Unexplained Pain? Low vitamin D may be the reason, says study
People with persistent, non-specific musculoskeletal pain should be screened regularly for vitamin D deficiency, say researchers at the University of Minnesota. They found that 93% of all subjects with non-specific musculoskeletal pain were vitamin D deficient. In a...
Surge in Celiac: No longer a rare disease, say researchers
Until recently, doctors thought that celiac disease - an intolerance of gluten (a protein in wheat and other grains) - was rare in North America. That perception is changing. A recent Mayo Clinic study found a dramatic increase in the number of cases of this disorder....
Prostate Cancer and Your Plate: Dietary factors can raise or lower risks
A new multi-country study strengthens the link between animal products as risk factors for prostate cancer, and vegetable products, especially onions, as risk reduction factors. The study investigated links between national diets and prostate cancer mortality rates to...
Licorice Stops Cancer Growth: Herb said to offer “new hope” for future therapies
A molecule extracted from licorice root has the ability to stop some cancers dead in their tracks, according to a collaborative research study conducted at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Mohamed Rafi, assistant professor in the department of food...
Canadians granted millions to study alternatives for prostate and bladder diseases
For the first time in North America, non-traditional methods of treating painful prostate and bladder diseases that affect more than 50% of the adult population will be scientifically studied by a Canadian research team. Dr J. Curtis Nickel, professor of Urology at...
Help for Depression: B-vitamin shows promise
Research published in BMC Psychiatry shows that people suffering from depression respond better to treatment if they have high levels of vitamin B-12 in their blood. Researchers from the Kuopio University Hospital in Finland monitored 115 patients suffering from...
Go Nuts! Almonds help lower cholesterol, studies show
Almonds are high in fiber, protein, folic acid, vitamin E, iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, phosphorus and phytochemicals. They’re also high in monounsaturated fats, which protect against heart disease by lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or the "bad" cholesterol...
Anticancer Team: Calcium and D work together to reduce cancer risk
The nutrients calcium and vitamin D work in tandem, not separately, to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The research builds on an earlier finding that people who take calcium supplements...
Think Ginkgo: Longer-term study shows memory benefits from herb
Researchers at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute found significant improvement in verbal recall among a group of people with age-associated memory impairment who took the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba for six months when compared with a group that received a...