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24.10.2006 - Don't like munching on grape seeds? Maybe you should reconsider. Compounds extracted from grape seeds slowed the growth of colorectal tumors in both human cell cultures and in mice, according to a new study by University of Colorado researchers. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - At some point in the not-too-distant past - perhaps several points - our hero faces a difficult decision. He is about to deliver an undoubtedly scintillating lecture on marine biology when suddenly the door to the hall or classroom opens. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - Six miles outside the largest city in Sichuan province is a 92-acre sanctuary with a single purpose: to breed giant pandas. Fewer than 1,000 pandas still roam free. Scientists here are trying to coax their 40 captive animals to produce offspring for eventual return to the wild - in time, they hope, to increase the gene pool and bring the panda back. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - When scientists pooled dozens of studies of sex differences last year, they found that while we're quite different on the playground and somewhat different in the bedroom, we're surprisingly similar in the classroom and the boardroom. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - Question: I used to be a regular blood donor to the Red Cross. However, when I was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, they would no longer accept me as a donor. This bothered me since my hemoglobin was within the acceptable range for a donor. They will perform therapeutic phlebotomies, but they throw away my blood. Can you tell me why the Red Cross will no longer accept me as a donor? Read more…
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24.10.2006 - It's no treat; your best friend may be too fat Read more…
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24.10.2006 - Allergic cat-lovers are eagerly signing up to fork over almost $5,000 for a new hypoallergenic kitty, says Allerca, the aptly-named company producing the puss in San Diego. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - They were born with once-lethal heart defects but lived fairly normal lives - until they wanted babies of their own. Now these survivors need special care again, sometimes even heart surgery, to become mothers. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - New research has found that eating vegetables appears to help keep the brain young and may slow the mental decline sometimes associated with growing old. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - Vaccinations and other needle sticks are more than pinpricks to little children, and often to older ones, too. They cause fear that can turn a simple checkup into a stress-filled battle. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - W e say often that you don't need big clanky weights to gain strength, that so-called bodyweight exercises -- push-ups, pull-ups and others that require you to move the weight of your body against the pull of gravity -- will suffice. We then typically waltz off and leave you ear-deep in dust bunnies on the floor, trying to recall your last push-up. So let's elaborate. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - J ill Bowdler is confined to her desk for the majority of her eight-hour work day. Yet the administrative assistant at the University of Michigan takes steps to stay fit despite her sedentary job, and has avoided injuries associated with being stuck at a desk. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - WAYNE COUNTY Read more…
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24.10.2006 - 'I have breast cancer." Read more…
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24.10.2006 - Y ou know the types: the early bird who rises with the sun, clear-headed and eager to take on the day. And the night owl, practically comatose if roused before noon, but sharp in the evening. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - I t's a familiar scenario: Your toddler lunges toward the stairs. Your heart lunges in your chest. To keep her safe: Read more…
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24.10.2006 - A man who turned up on the streets of Denver six weeks ago saying he had no idea of who he was or how he got there was flown to Olympia, Wash., on Monday morning and reunited with his fiancee. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - SOUTHFIELD -- Meijer Inc. has joined the big-box battle to lure shoppers with cheap drugs, promising Monday to dole out free prescription antibiotics to all of its customers. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - CHICAGO -- New research on vegetables and aging gives mothers another reason to say "I told you so." Read more…
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24.10.2006 - Nasal spray suppresses body's immune response Read more…
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24.10.2006 - (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although black women are less likely to have breast cancer than white women, they are more likely to die from the disease. Many factors are linked to this disparity -- and now tumor biology can be added to the list. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Men, listen up! If you drink a moderate amount of alcohol, you may be lowering your risk of a heart attack. Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston studied more than 8,000 healthy men for about 16 years. During this time, 106 men suffered heart attacks. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Dangerous bacteria always live in our bodies. In fact, 700 different kinds of bacteria live in out mouths. Give them half a chance and they'll cause a multitude of problems, including cavities. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Overweight women are five-times as likely as lean women to have polycystic ovary syndrome. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) occurs when the ovaries malfunction and levels of androgen -- a sex hormone -- are unusually high. Read more…
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24.10.2006 - (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you want a memory like a steel trap in your golden years, fit more veggies into your diet. A new study reveals it's the things we try to hide under our plate, rather than fruit, that helps slow down memory loss. Read more…
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