Dr. Donald Wigle, of the University of Ottawa in Canada, and Dr. Bruce Lanphear of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio contend that more must be done to protect people from the most common environmental toxins – lead, radon, tobacco smoke and byproducts of drinking water disinfection.
In a 12-week randomized double-blind study, Arizona doctors from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe and the Arthritis Health Center in Scottsdale, gave 25 patients with knee arthritis 3 grams of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) twice daily.
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh report finding increased serotonin activity in specific areas of the brain in women who had recovered from bulimia, a type of anorexia nervosa characterized by binge-eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control.
Dr. Nicolas G. Bazan of the Louisiana State University in New Orleans, and associates at LSU and Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, studied how docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid, affects the human brain.
Professor Ian Robertson of Trinity College Dublin, reports that among the lifestyle factors that keep the mind agile as a person ages are: physical fitness, stress management, a varied social life, mental stimulation, learning new things and thinking young.
According to two new studies, isothiocyanates, a group of sulfur-containing compounds found in cruciferous vegetables – including broccoli, cauliflower, kale, turnips, collards, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, rutabaga, Chinese cabbage, bok choy, horseradish, radishes and watercress – may slow the development of lung cancer.
In a study funded by the National Cancer Institute, Professor Elizabeth Holly of the University of California in San Francisco, and team, conducted lifestyle interviews with 2,233 adults, including 532 pancreatic cancer patients.
Dr Marco Falasca of University College London (UCL), and team, tested inositol pentakisphosphate (a natural substance found in beans, peas, nuts and cereals) on mice and cancer cells in the lab.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN divided more than 24,000 postmenopausal Chinese women into five groups based on their soy intake from under 5 grams of soy per day to 3 grams or more per day.
When Robert Novak of Purdue University in Indiana and his associates randomly examined students, the investigators found a growing incidence of noise-induced hearing loss, typically involving loss of the ability to hear higher frequencies, among young people.