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Amino Acid Studies May Aid Battle Against Citrus Greening Disease
January 14, 2013 11:57 am | News | Comments
Amino acids in orange juice might reveal secrets to the successful attack strategy of the plant pathogen that causes citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing or HLB. Studies of these amino acids may pave the way to a safe, effective, environmentally friendly approach to undermine Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus.
Study Finds Eating Deep-fried Food is Associated with an Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer
January 29, 2013 10:57 am | News | Comments
Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts is...
Study Finds Eating Deep-fried Food is Associated with an Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer
January 29, 2013 10:57 am | News | Comments
Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts is...
Biotech Potato Breeds Pitched to FDA
May 14, 2013 1:44 pm | by JOHN MILLER - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsA dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, another company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They're engineered not to develop ugly black bruises.
Wrigley Pulls Caffeinated Gum After Investigation
May 9, 2013 2:51 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of caffeine-added foods has prompted Wrigley to take its new caffeinated gum off the market for the time being. Wrigley says Wednesday that it will temporarily halt sales and marketing of Alert caffeinated gum after discussions with the FDA.
Food, Skin Allergies Increasing in Children
May 2, 2013 12:28 am | by MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsParents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found. Experts aren't sure what's behind the increase. Could it be that children are growing up in households so clean that it leaves them more sensitive to things that can trigger allergies?
FDA 'Concerned' About Added Caffeine
April 30, 2013 3:12 am | by MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsLooking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could be just the answer. The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of these foods and wants to know more about their safety.
China Bird Flu Jumped Directly from Chickens
April 25, 2013 11:48 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsChinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans became infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. Chinese scientists compared swabs from birds at markets in eastern China to virus samples from four patients who caught the new H7N9 virus. The scientists found the virus from one patient was nearly identical to one found in a chicken.
Research Explains How EVOO Protects Against Alzheimer’s
April 25, 2013 11:30 am | News | CommentsThe mystery of exactly how consumption of extra virgin olive oil helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may lie in one component of olive oil that helps shuttle the abnormal AD proteins out of the brain, scientists are reporting in a new study.
Coffee, with Pill, Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence
April 25, 2013 11:03 am | News | CommentsDrinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence.
Grape Intake Linked to Reduced Inflammation, Fat Storage
April 22, 2013 12:36 pm | News | CommentsConsuming grapes may help protect against organ damage associated with the progression of metabolic syndrome, according to new research. Natural components found in grapes, known as polyphenols, are thought to be responsible for these beneficial effects.
Food Poisonings Up from Raw Milk, Poultry Bacteria
April 18, 2013 12:09 pm | by MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsHealth officials are seeing more food poisonings caused by a bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry. A study released Thursday said campylobacter cases grew by 14 percent over the last five years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report was based on foodborne infections in only 10 states- about 15 percent of the American population.
Protein Discovery Prevents HIV Reservoirs
April 17, 2013 1:11 pm | by Einstein | News | CommentsResearchers have discovered how the protein that blocks HIV-1 from multiplying in white blood cells is regulated. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS, and the discovery could lead to novel approaches for addressing HIV-1 "in hiding"– namely eliminating reservoirs of HIV-1 that persist in patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy.
EU Tests Show No Safety Issues with Horsemeat
April 16, 2013 11:53 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMore than 7,000 tests across the European Union have shown that nearly 5 percent of the food products labeled as beef contained horse meat, but there is no danger to public health, officials said Tuesday. The tests showed that the veterinary anti-inflammatory drug phenylbutazone, or bute, was...
Louisiana Company Recalls 468K Pounds of Meat
April 13, 2013 4:28 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Louisiana-based meat packing company has expanded a recall of meat products because of possible bacterial contamination. No illnesses have been reported. The Manda Packing Company recall announced this past week now includes 468,000 pounds of meat.
CDC: E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Frozen Foods
March 29, 2013 6:09 pm | by MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsHealth officials say at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to children. No one has died, but eight people, mostly kids or teens, were hospitalized.
Common Foods Cause DNA Damage
March 28, 2013 9:35 am | News | CommentsIn a laboratory study pairing food chemistry and cancer biology, scientists tested the potentially harmful effect of foods and flavorings on the DNA of cells. They found that liquid smoke flavoring, black and green teas and coffee activated the highest levels of a well-known, cancer-linked gene called p53.
Epigenetics Discovered in Corn Inheritance Behavior
March 27, 2013 10:37 am | News | CommentsNew research explains how certain traits can pass down from one generation to the next– at least in plants– without following the accepted rules of genetics.
Eating Behavior is Possible Autoimmune Disease Defense
March 26, 2013 10:22 am | News | CommentsNeurons that control hunger in the central nervous system also regulate immune cell functions, implicating eating behavior as a defense against infections and autoimmune disease development, researchers have found in a new study.
Study Connects Molecular Dots of Taste to Brain
March 7, 2013 9:59 am | News | CommentsSaying that the sense of taste is complicated is an understatement, that it is little understood, even more so. Exactly how cells transmit taste information to the brain for three out of the five primary taste types was pretty much a mystery, until now.
Biomaterial Enhances Critical Immune Responses
March 6, 2013 11:09 am | News | CommentsBiomedical engineering researchers have encapsulated two types of protein antigens in chitosan and demonstrated that the combined material enables or improves three important immune responses.
Brain Chemicals Drive Impulsive Eating
March 1, 2013 10:50 am | News | CommentsNew research has identified the neural pathways in an insect brain tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery that sheds light on mirror impulsive eating pathways in the human brain.
Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks
February 25, 2013 6:36 am | by MARILYNN MARCHIONE - AP Chief Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsPour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them.
MS Progression Slowed by Cancer Drug
February 22, 2013 10:30 am | News | CommentsA drug that is currently used for cancer can relieve and slow down the progression of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS) in rats, according to a new study. The discovery might one day lead to better forms of treatment for patients with MS.
Omega Fatty Acids Stimulate Cellular Renewal
February 22, 2013 10:15 am | News | CommentsResearch in roundworms reveals that omega-6 fatty acids may stimulate a cellular renewal process tied to human health.
Misled by Macronutrients? Alternative Diet Suggested
February 22, 2013 9:56 am | News | CommentsThe search for the perfect diet— one that promotes weight loss and optimal health— has left many people empty handed. Researchers suggest that a broad focus on the negative effects of high-fat or processed carbohydrate-rich diets could be misplaced.
CO rejects labels for genetically engineered food
February 21, 2013 10:11 pm | by KRISTEN WYATT - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsColorado lawmakers Thursday rejected a proposal that would have required genetically engineered food to be labeled, amid fears that the mandate would burden farmers and raise food prices.
Resistant Starches Can Protect Against Cancer
February 20, 2013 11:35 am | News | CommentsA new study shows that resistant starch helps the body resist colorectal cancer through mechanisms including killing pre-cancerous cells and reducing inflammation that can otherwise promote cancer.
