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New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly

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created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Queen's University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement which may slow down sight loss in elderly people.





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Many breast cancer patients take high doses of antioxidants despite possible consequences

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study finds that many women with breast cancer take antioxidant supplements while undergoing cancer treatment, even though the consequences of doing so are unknown. Published in the July 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer ...


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Waste peel from pomegranate juice factories makes healthy cattle feed

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created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Pomegranate peel left over from production of the juice renowned for its potential health benefits can make a nutritious feed supplement for cattle, researchers in Israel report in an article in the November ...


Antioxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

A dietary ingredient derived from a melon rich in antioxidant superoxide dismutase enzymes has been shown to relieve stress. In a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, published in BioMed Central's open access ...


Researchers study potential health benefits of natural chemicals in muscadine grape seeds

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created Oct 24, 2007 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Could some of the natural chemicals found in plants be powerful enough to improve cardiovascular health? Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are conducting the first-ever clinical study to evaluate ...


Vitamin supplements may protect against noise-induced hearing loss

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created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Vitamin supplements can prevent hearing loss in laboratory animals, according to two new studies, bringing investigators one step closer to the development of a pill that could stave off noise-induced and perhaps even age-related ...


Higher folates, not antioxidants, can reduce hearing loss risk in men

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created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether or not a man will develop hearing loss, but higher folate intake can decrease his risk by 20 percent, according to new research presented at the 2009 American ...


Researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water in a bottle

Chemistry / Other

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Health-conscious consumers know the benefits of eating high-antioxidant foods like fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts. A University of Georgia researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water ...


Vitamins C and E and beta carotene again fail to reduce cancer risk in randomized controlled trial

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 31, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women who took beta carotene or vitamin C or E or a combination of the supplements had a similar risk of cancer as women who did not take the supplements, according to data from a randomized controlled trial in the December ...


New study shows that cocoa flavanols can be preserved during cooking and baking

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a study published this month in the Journal of Food Science, scientists from The Hershey Company and Brunswick Laboratories (Norton, MA) showed that over 85% of the cocoa flavanols were preserved in recipes for chocol ...


Should Anyone Still Take Vitamin E?

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created Dec 18, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Researchers at UC Berkeley discovered vitamin E in 1922, and since then countless studies have been done on this still mysterious substance. Because its chief function seems to be as an antioxidant, neutralizing potentially ...



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