Prostate Cancer :: Broccoli and other vegetables linked with decreased risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Eating more cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower is associated with a reduced risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
Food
Air Pollution :: UCLA study links air pollution to clogged arteries
Got high cholesterol? You might want to stay away from air pollution. That?s the message of a new UCLA study linking diesel exhaust to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which significantly increases one?s risk for heart attack and stroke.
Diabetes :: Top-10 comparison of diabetes drugs give metformin top grade
A type 2 diabetes drug taken orally and in widespread use for more than a decade has been found to have distinct advantages over nine other, mostly newer medications used to control the chronic disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins.
Peanut Allergy :: Scientist develops process for allergen-free peanuts
An agricultural researcher at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has developed a simple process to make allergen-free peanuts. The new process ? believed to be a first for food science ? could provide relief to millions of peanut allergy sufferers, and be an enormous boon to the entire peanut industry.
Alcohol :: Eat fish if you drink high levels of alcohol
Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are just that; an “essential” part of the total fat intake necessary for a healthy human diet. Most EFAs come from plants, but some are animal-sourced. A new study has found that men who binge drink have substandard intake of n-3 fats, one of two types of EFAs, indicating poor dietary choices with negative long-term health consequences.
Breast Cancer :: FDA recommends Evista use to reduce breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend approval of its osteoporosis drug EVISTA(R) (raloxifene HCl) for a new use to reduce invasive breast cancer risk in two populations: postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer.
Botulism :: Castleberry’s Food expands recall of hot dog chili sauce, canned meat products
Castleberry’s Food Company announced that it is taking extra steps to ensure public safety by voluntarily expanding its recall originally announced on July18 due to the risk of botulinum toxin, a bacterium which can cause botulism.
Depression :: Faster-acting antidepressants closer to becoming a reality
A new study has revealed more about how the medication ketamine, when used experimentally for depression, relieves symptoms of the disorder in hours instead of the weeks or months it takes for current antidepressants to work.
Obesity :: Metabolic defect in liver can lead to obesity
Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center have identified a genetically-transmitted metabolic defect that can lead to obesity in some individuals.
Botulism :: 75 brands of Castleberry’s Chili Sauce, Stew, Canned Meat may contain Clostridium botulinum
Castleberry’s Food Company, a Georgia establishment owned by Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, is voluntarily expanding its July_19 recall of canned meat products that may contain Clostridium botulinum, Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. announced.