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Bitter melon can fight breast cancer, and could even be as powerful as chemotherapy, a new study reports.
Its extract, which can bought as a dietary supplement in natural health stores, is a highly effective killer of breast cancer cells in laboratory tests, researchers from the Saint Louis University have discovered. Continue reading “Bitter melon extract could be the new chemo for fighting breast cancer”
The best start to the day just got better. Oats for breakfast helps prevent artery disease, scientists have reported this week. The oats combat chronic inflammation, which can lead to the artery disease known as atherosclerosis, as well as many other health problems, too.
Oats contain several healthy compounds, researchers at Tufts University in Boston, Mass, have discovered, including avenanthramides, which have anti-inflammatory qualities, as well as phenolic antioxidants, which stop blood cells sticking to artery walls.
Earlier studies had discovered that oats lower blood cholesterol.
(Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Services, February 16, 2010).
If you have occasional ‘senior moments’ when you can’t quite think of the right word, there’s a diet that can improve thinking and memory, scientists have found. Continue reading “The diet that combats ‘senior moments’”
Scientists have discovered a surprising cancer fighter that may be as effective as powerful drugs such as chemotherapy – baked rhubarb crumble. Rhubarb that is baked for around 20 minutes develops powerful anti-cancer chemicals known as polyphenols, which stop cancer cells from growing, and even kills them off. Scientists at the Sheffield Hallam University are soon to test the crumble on a group of leukaemia patients. Continue reading “Baked rhubarb crumble kills cancer, scientists discover”
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) dramatically increases the risk of heart disease within two years of a woman starting the drug, new research has confirmed. Combined HRT – which includes both estrogen and progestin – doubles the risk of heart disease, the major Women’s Health Initiative has concluded. Continue reading “HRT doubles heart disease risk in two years”