Caffeine, Green Tea Intake Decrease Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
OSAKA, Japan--Consuming caffeine via green tea or coffee appears to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in Japanese adults, according to a new study from the Annals of Internal Medicine (144, 8:554-62, 2006). In the retrospective cohort study, conducted on 17,413 adults in 25 communities across Japan, researchers examined consumption of coffee; black, green and oolong teas; and ... (160 words)
Vitamin B6 Effective Against Acute Akathasia
PHILADELPHIA--Vitamin B6 combined with the tetracyclic antidepressant drug mianserin can provide some relief of symptoms associated with neuroleptic-induced akathisia (NIA)--a state of agitation, stress or restlessness--according to recent research published in Clinical Neuropharmacology (29, 2:68-72, 2006). Working under the premise that acute NIA patients often fail to respond ... (310 words)
Lipid Nutrition Acquires PharmaNutrients' CLA Business
WORMERVEER, Netherlands--Lipid Nutrition, a division of IOI-Loders Croklaan Group, signed an agreement to acquire the CLA One® business of PharmaNutrients, effective Feb. 1. Gurnee, Ill.-based PharmaNutrients is divesting the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) product line to focus on other proprietary nutritional formulations. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ... (265 words)
Cuppa Joe for Breast Cancer?
BUFFALO, N.Y.--Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University of Buffalo School of Medicine have found polyphenols in coffee may be more potent against breast cancer than polyphenols from black tea. Results from their recent study on coffee and black tea in both pre- and postmenopausal women are published in the January ... (219 words)
ABC Launches Second Online Training and Certification Course
AUSTIN, Texas. (Dec. 2, 2005) – The American Botanical Council (ABC) has launched Course Two in its Herbal Information Course. The training and certification program is available on the Internet (www.herbtraining.com) and is designed for anyone who discusses herbs and related dietary supplements with customers or patients. Course Two is a recertification course for those having already ... (561 words)
'Do-It-Yourself Natural Health: Natural Health Trio,' a New Book from John Sherman, Ph.D.
MONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly half of all people in the United States regularly take some form of medication, whether prescription or over-the-counter. According to writer and therapist John Sherman, Ph.D., OTR, CST, we've become a nation of medication consumers. His answer to this growing trend is "Do-It-Yourself Natural Health: Natural Health Trio." "Natural Health" combines the ... (350 words)
Resveratrol Combats Bone Marrow Cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease
ODENSE, Denmark & MANHASSET, N.Y.--Two separate, recently published studies revealed resveratrol, a polyphenol found most notably in grapes and red wine, can help thwart bone marrow cancer myeloma, as well as degrade certain peptides crucial to development of plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Published in the Nov. 1 issue of Cancer Research (65:9943-52, 2005), ... (287 words)
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