Search results for herb
Hallucinogenic herb a problem in Wash.
Feb 26, 2007 |
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Both Washington state and U.S. officials are growing increasingly concerned over the popularity of a legal hallucinogenic herb in the region around Seattle.
Chinese sage may provide alcoholism cure
Jul 27, 2007 |
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The active ingredient in Chinese medicinal sage could help alcoholics beat their addiction, Italian researchers said.
An herbal extract inhibits the development of pancreatic cancer
Apr 19, 2009 |
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An herb recently found to kill pancreatic cancer cells also appears to inhibit development of pancreatic cancer as a result of its anti-inflammatory properties, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. ...
Herbal extract found to increase lifespan
Dec 05, 2007 |
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The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study.
Ginkgo biloba doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits
Nov 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn’t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular disease, according to research reported ...
Frankincense oil -- a wise man's remedy for bladder cancer
Mar 18, 2009 |
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Originating from Africa, India, and the Middle East, frankincense oil has been found to have many medicinal benefits. Now, an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb Boswellia carteri has been shown to kill off ...
Study finds logging effects vary based on a forest's history, climate
Dec 02, 2009 |
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A Smoky Mountain forest's woodland herb population has shown that climate may play a role in how forest understories recover from logging, according to Purdue University research.
Lawmakers worry about FDA funding
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Lawmakers on both side of the aisle say it appears the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seriously underfunded for next year.
German researchers testing veggie Viagra: reports
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 16, 2009 |
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German researchers are testing an impotency treatment for men made using only natural ingredients that in some cases works better than Viagra, newspapers reported Monday.
Think herbal supplements are safe? Think again, book by SLU doctor says
Mar 27, 2007 |
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People are mixing supplements, herbs and over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs to cure themselves of ills, unaware that they could be making themselves sicker, says George Grossberg, M.D., director of the division ...
A potential anti-ulcer herb medicine: Rocket 'Eruca sativa'
May 07, 2009 |
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Gastric ulcer is an illness that affects a considerable number of people worldwide. Although the introduction of proton-pump inhibitors to the classic anti-ulcer therapy has revolutionized treatment of peptic ulcers and other ...
New supercomputer to be unveiled
Feb 12, 2007 |
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A Canadian firm is claiming to have taken a quantum leap in technology by producing a computer that can perform 64,000 calculations at once.
'A sad case': She chose herbals over surgery
Jun 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Leslee Flasch worked in a hospice. She had seen cancer treatments fail. Now doctors were saying she needed her colon removed to treat her rectal cancer. Barely 50 years old, she would have to wear a colostomy bag ...
Robots are narrowing the gap with humans
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Robots are gaining on us humans. Thanks to exponential increases in computer power -- which is roughly doubling every two years -- robots are getting smarter, more capable, more like flesh-and-blood people.
Mechanism of black cohosh versus hot flashes revealed
Dec 21, 2006 |
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The natural herb black cohosh is commonly used by women to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its action have eluded scientists -- until now.
