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Researchers find increased dairy intake reduces risk of uterine fibroids in black women

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers at the Slone Epidemiology Center found that black women with high intake of dairy products have a reduced incidence of uterine leiomyomata (fibroids). This report, based ...





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Livestock lead to better health in developing nations, rising consumption poses challenge

Space & Earth / Environment

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In the face of reports about the ills livestock generate for the climate, environment and health, a new study published in the December issue of the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability emphasizes that l ...


Expel chocolate milk from school lunches: activist

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chocolate milk is "soda in drag" and should be booted out of US school cafeterias, a former celebrity chef turned school lunch lady has said.


Don’t Blame Cows for Climate Change

Don't Blame Cows for Climate Change

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite oft-repeated claims by sources ranging from the United Nations to music star Paul McCartney, it is simply not true that consuming less meat and dairy products will help stop climate ...


Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 5

Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy ageing than reducing calories, new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and Research into Ageing suggests.


Maryland Farmer grows plants for green roofs around nation

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

It is a crisp fall day on Emory Knoll Farms as John Shepley stops at a raspberry bush, picks a few berries and pops them into his mouth on his walk to the greenhouses.


Ginkgo biloba doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(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 ...


Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year ...


Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fat

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tufts University researchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three independent studies. Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated ...


Heart and bone damage from low vitamin D tied to declines in sex hormones

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created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, ...


Sweet as can be: How E. coli gets ahead

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at the University of York have discovered how certain bacteria such as Escherichia coli have evolved to capture rare sugars from their environment giving them an evolutionary advantage in naturally competitive enviro ...



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