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Pancreatic Cancer Prevention, Curcumin and Omega-3.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer for both men and women in the United States and the chance for survival for these cancers is extremely poor. Malisetty’s
Kudzu, Peurarin and Heavy Drinkers.
Chemicals found in the root of kudzu plants are used to treat alcohol abuse in Traditional Chinese Medicine. To study the benefits of kudzu, the authors tested whether puerarin, an
Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuropathic Pain.
Peripheral neuropathy is most commonly caused by diabetes mellitus and neuropathy doubles the risk of amputation in diabetics. Evening primrose oil is a source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA.), which leads
Resveratrol and Cancer.
Resveratrol (Rsv) is a polyphenol found in grape skin, red wine, bilberries, blackberries and other foods. Resveratrol is chemopreventive of some cancers, atherosclerosis, aging and inflammatory diseases. The researchers studied
Polyphenols from Olive Oil and Heart Disease Risk.
The Mediterranean diet includes olive oil, which contains monounsaturated fatty acid (oleic acid) as well as polyphenols. High consumption of polyphenols correlates with low cardiovascular risk and low cancer risk.
Aromatase Inhibitors for Endometriosis.
Endometriosis means that endometrial tissue is growing outside of the uterine cavity. Estrogen is the major chemical stimulating the growth of such tissue, and is produced mainly by the ovaries.
Lithium: Occurrence, Dietary Intakes and Essentiality.
Lithium has been studied for 100 years and has been used therapeutically for 50 years. It is the lightest alkali element. Scalp hair lithium levels are said to reflect the
Alpha Lipoic Acid Protects From Chromate Damage.
Chromate, or Cr(6+,) is carcinogenic, probably due to damage to the DNA. Cr(6+) causes free radical formation which is toxic to DNA and can lead to carcinogenesis. Treatment studies of
Role of Antioxidant Activity of Taurine in Diabetes.
Reactive oxygen species (free radicals) generated inside cells are believed to cause the complications of diabetes. In diabetes, levels of antioxidants decline in many tissues. Taurine is known to be
Red Onion Peel as Herbal Viagra.
A plant based beverage was given free to terminal cancer patients in South Africa, Luxembourg and the United States. The goal was to improve their nutrition. The flavonoid extract was
Antiplasmodial and Antitumor Activity of Artemisinin.
The active chemical of Artemisia annua (qinhao, sweet wormwood) is artemisinin, which is a sesquiterpene lactone. (Such compounds are anti-inflammatory.) Artemisia belongs to the family Asteraceae and was first described
Arginine and Angiogenesis in Colon Cancer.
Arginine (Arg) is a nonessential amino acid which has many physiologic functions, especially in regard to nitric oxide (NO) and immunity. An enzyme, nitric oxide synthase (NOS), converts arginine to