Yearly Archives: 2012

The challenge At the other end of the malnutrition scale, obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible – yet

Abstract Obesity is currently considered a serious public health issue due to its strong impact on health, economy, and quality

Abstract This paper discusses the effects of curcumin on patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Curcumin (Turmeric), an ancient Indian herb

Abstract Conjugated equine estrogen therapy is the most common hormone replacement strategy used to treat postmenopausal women. However, the ability

This Year's Autism One conference (held over 5 days in Chicago as always) was as large and impressive as ever

SUPERFOODS – BERRIES & OTHER SUPER FRUITS By Frances Dalton Naturopath, Herbalist, Nutritionist Adding more salads and vegetables to your

Abstract Dietary interventions involving antioxidants are of interest for reducing inflammation, improving joint motion, and altering pain perception. We evaluated

Abstract Pulmonary Francisella tularensis and Burkholderia pseudomallei infections are highly lethal in untreated patients, and current antibiotic regimens are not

Abstract The fruit of Euterpe oleraceae, commonly known as acai, has been demonstrated to exhibit significantly high antioxidant capacity in

Abstract BACKGROUND Reduced endothelium dependent vasodilation has been reported in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) but direct measurements of

Koichi Node; Masafumi Kitakaze; Hiromichi Yoshikawa; Hiroaki Kosaka; Masatsugu Hori From the First Department of Medicine (K.N., M.K., M.H.) and

Abstract BACKGROUND: Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that usually presents in early childhood and that is thought to be

Induction of phase 2 detoxication enzymes [e.g., glutathione transferases, epoxide hydrolase, NAD(P)H: quinone reductase, and glucuronosyltransferases] is a powerful strategy

BACKGROUND: Silymarin derived from silybum marianum (milk thistle), a flowering member of the daisy family, may benefit liver function in

Silymarin, an extract from milk thistle (Silybum marianum), and its purified flavonolignans have been recently shown to inhibit hepatitis C

Source Department of Internal Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, Korea. Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related joint disease that is

MCare4U Outpatient Clinics, Olmenlaan 9, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. There is now some evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is accompanied by

Department of Cancer Prevention, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel. BACKGROUND AND AIM: Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas is a leading cause

Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Turmeric, derived from the

Copyright ©2011 Ashfaq et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background Hepatitis C virus is a major cause of chronic liver

From this website. BACKGROUND: Recent research has indicated that short term administration of glycine propionyl-L-carnitine (GPLC) significantly elevates levels of

Richard J. Bloomer, PhD Department of Health and Sports Sciences The University of Memphis Dietary supplementation with the naturally occurring

By Ward Dean, M.D. This is the first of a two-part series about common health problems of women, and how,

By Ward Dean, M.D. Some of the most common symptoms physicians hear from their female patients are problems with weight

Article taken from this website. Source Division of Neuropathology, University of California-San Diego, 1363 Shinly, Suite 100, Escondido, CA 92026,

The following article is taken from this website. ____________ We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire