http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news176622813.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:53:59 EST news176622813 Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, may sprout into a dietary supplement. Scientists in Alabama and Iowa are reporting the first evidence that root extracts from kudzu show promise as a dietary supplement for a high-risk condition - the metabolic syndrome - that affects almost 50 million people in the United States alone. Their study appears in the current issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news170502897.html Chemistry Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:30:03 EST news170502897 Deep in Africa's Kalahari Desert lies the "Devil's claw," a plant that may hold the key to effective treatments for arthritis, tendonitis and other illnesses that affect millions each year. Unfortunately, years of drought have pushed the Devil's claw toward extinction, so scientists are scrambling to devise new ways to produce the valuable medicinal chemicals of the Devil's claw and other rare plants. http://www.physorg.com/news169653842.html Chemistry Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:30:02 EST news169653842 Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting positive results in early leukemia clinical trials using the chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an active ingredient in green tea. The trial determined that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) can tolerate the chemical fairly well when high doses are administered in capsule form and that lymphocyte count was reduced in one-third of participants. The findings appear today online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://www.physorg.com/news162578349.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 17:41:23 EST news162578349 A research group from Sweden investigated the mechanisms underlying the reduction in gastric blood flow induced by a luminal water extract of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). They found that the H. pylori water extract reduces gastric mucosal blood flow acutely through iNOS- and nerve-mediated pathways. http://www.physorg.com/news151754929.html Medicine & Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:09:20 EST news151754929 There is no strong evidence either way for several herbal remedies commonly taken to relieve troublesome menopausal symptoms, concludes the January issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). And for some, there is hardly any evidence at all. http://www.physorg.com/news151139251.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:07:31 EST news151139251 An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract. http://www.physorg.com/news149924025.html Medicine & Health Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:33:45 EST news149924025 Taking 1000mg of a specific olive leaf extract (EFLA(R)943) can lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure in patients with mild hypertension (high blood pressure). These findings came from a 'Twins' trial, in which different treatments were given to identical twins. By doing this, researchers could increase the power of their data by eliminating some of the uncertainties caused by genetic variations between individual people. http://www.physorg.com/news139029188.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:13:08 EST news139029188 A new study in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that konjac gum and sesame seed extract may offer protection against different strains of E. coli and Salmonella bacteria. http://www.physorg.com/news137149165.html Chemistry Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:59:25 EST news137149165 With unprecedented levels of obesity across the Western world, and incidence of associated heart disease, cancer and diabetes rising, there is a major drive to find new treatments. Scientists from Germany have recently discovered that extracts of a traditional herbal remedy derived from Tabebuia impetiginosa can act to delay the absorption of dietary fat in animal models. http://www.physorg.com/news134645078.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:24:38 EST news134645078