Echinacea symposium presents new research on Chernobyl victims
...chernyayevarecommends ways Echinacea purpurea food additives can be used most effectivelyto safeguard a population that is facing high levels of radiation exposure; A study of how Echinacea purpurea can protect the male reproductive systemfrom the effects of radiation; A study of how effectively Echinacea purp...Polymer research could lead to better protective clothing
...n top of another to form long tubes into which the additives are imbedded. After Tonelli and his students for... it might be good for who knows what else, and the additives don't necessarily have to be released from the embedded cyclodextrin inclusion compound crystals." ...Illinois researcher receives award for developing a better sunscreen
...any as an innovative technology leader in advanced additives for sunscreen applications," said John J. Paro, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the C.P. Hall Company. Until recently, most sunscreens protected wearers only against UVB — the ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn. The ne...First clinical data presented on latest technological advance in haemophilia a therapy
...tirely without the use of human- or animal-derived additives was found to be bioequivalent to the current gold-standard recombinant therapy according to data presented today at the XXV International Congress of the World Federation of Hemophilia. Baxters recombinant antihaemophilic Factor VIII protein-free met...Nation's two largest medical specialty groups issue migraine treatment guidelines
...l, chocolate, caffeine, red wine, foods containing additives (such as monosodium glutamate, tyramine or nitrates), sleep loss, stress, skipped meals, weather changes, perfumes or fumes. About 28 million people in the United States suffer from migraines, or 18 percent of all women and 6.5 percent of all men. M......cs - low fat, high fiber and antioxidants." Raisin additives may be of benefit especially to those on sodium-restricted diets, he said. "Traditionally, high sodium foods such as beef jerky are restricted for patients on low salt diets," he said. "The substitution of raisins for a high nitrite curing mix may ma...Consumers endorse researchers' enhancements to lower-quality beef
...s flavored with broth or other extracts, and other additives in an effort to boost the taste and juiciness of meat. For the Illinois study, enhancement was done in cuts of beef taken from 12 Angus-Hereford steers that had been fed a standard diet or one supplemented with vitamin E, which is being added to many...Purdue food scientists improve testing of health supplements
...th. In addition, consumer demand for food and food additives is increasingly for organic or 100 percent natural products. Manufacturers of health supplements and drugs are concerned with purity because of quality control issues that impact safety of the substances and company economics. To address these concer...How harmful are additives and preservatives in childhood vaccines?
...ading vaccine expert concludes that preservatives, additives and other substances contained in vaccines pose ve...sensitivity reactions to gelatin proteins, vaccine additives have not been associated with disease. Adjuvants, such as aluminum compounds, enhance the desired i...Niche and higher margin esters to counter price erosion and commoditization
...adable and eco-compatible than petrochemical-based additives as they are organically derived from feedstocks that are low in toxicity and volatile organic compound levels. "The gradual transition toward the use of natural products in Europe and North America is influencing growth of polyethylene glycol and sor...Solvent, common drug plus hormones raise risk of reproductive failures and breast cancers
...ial solvent found in varnishes, paints, dyes, fuel additives and the semiconductor industry. The second compound -- valproic acid (trade name Depakote) -- has a similar chemical structure as EGME and is among the top 100 drugs prescribed in the U.S., used to treat bipolar disorder, seizures and migraines. ...Do cigarette additives pose additional risk to smokers?
...how to determine the potential risk of non-tobacco additives for cigarette smokers. In a previous report LSRO c...was the difficulty in determining "safe" levels of additives in the context of the obviously unsafe act of smoking. To overcome these problems, LSRO adopted a r...Study examines racial differences among children to environmental tobacco smoke exposure
...m of tobacco-related products. But differences in additives to cigarettes commonly smoked by African Americans, such as menthol, could also explain the observed racial differences." The study will be published in the March issue of Environmental Health Perspectives and is currently available online at http:/......ric acids; however, sports beverages contain other additives and organic acids that can advance dental erosion. These organic acids are potentially very erosive to dental enamel because of their ability to breakdown calcium, which is needed to strengthen teeth and prevent gum disease. AGD spokesperson and Pre...