Tea may help prevent diabetes and cataracts
...rinking tea: New research in animals suggests that tea may be a simple, inexpensive means of preventing d...cientific society. Researchers fed green and black tea to diabetic rats for three months and then monitored the chemical composition of the rats' blood and...Discovery of key inflammation mechanism in COPD could lead to new treatments
...ow doses of theophylline, a substance occurring in tea leaves which helps relax the bronchial tubes, could help restore HDAC activity, and potentially reverse the resistance to steroids. Professor Barnes adds: "Although this research is at a fundamental level, the discovery that COPD affects HDAC activit...While on trail of dioxin, scientists pinpoint cancer target of green tea
Green tea appears to protect against cancer by affecting a "...tresses beliefs about the health benefits of green tea with solid scientific evidence, has been cited as part of the best doctoral thesis produced by a stu...Green tea ingredient prevents Alzheimer's-like brain damage in mice
...he University of South (USF) have found that green tea may offer another potential health benefit -- prot..., USF researchers report that a component of green tea prevented Alzheimer's-like damage in the brains of mice genetically programmed to develop the neurod...Flavanols key to potential chocolate benefits
...ark chocolate. These foods include green and black tea (especially Ceylon tea), red wine, sweet cherries, apples, apricots, purple grapes, blackberries, raspberries and broad beans. Professor Gerd Heusch, M.D., at the Universittsklinikum Essen in Essen, Germany, who also was not connected to this researc...Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research 2004
... found in plant foods such as berries, grains, and tea -- reflecting growing interest in these substances and their potential health effects. "We expect the Bibliography to continue to serve as a useful reference for students, nutrition and health professionals, educators and health communicators, as we...Food for thought for winter, holidays
... hot cocoa contains more antioxidants per cup than tea or red wine, which provide substantial doses; and chamomile tea, the popular herbal drink, may actually help relieve a wide range of health ailments, including colds and menstrual cramps. The cocoa and chamomile papers appeared in the Journal of Agr...Some foods and beverages could hold clues for future diabetes treatment
...activity -- New research in animals suggests that tea may be a simple, inexpensive means of preventing d...cluding cataracts. Researchers fed green and black tea to diabetic rats for three months and then monitored the chemical composition of the rats' blood and...Coffee and tea can reduce the risk of chronic liver disease
...cantly by drinking more than two cups of coffee or tea daily. This preventative effect was only seen in ...ective look at the relationship between coffee and tea consumption and chronic liver disease in the general U.S. population. "While it is too soon to enc...Drinking tea associated with lower risk of ovarian cancer
CHICAGO Women who drank at least two cups of tea a day had a lower risk of ovarian cancer than thos... laboratory studies indicates that green and black tea preparations may protect against various cancers. But few epidemiological studies have examined the...Mayo clinic reports some chronic leukemia patients may improve by taking an extract of green tea
...eliminary evidence to suggest a component of green tea may lead to clinical improvement in patients with ...l waiting will better serve some patients. "Green tea has long been thought to have cancer-prevention capabilities," says Dr. Shanafelt. "It is exciting ...Toward the future of cancer prevention
...turmeric spice for breast cancer and cups of green tea daily to repress oral cancer. M. D. Anderson is devoted to finding preemptive strikes - ways to block cancer from ever starting or from becoming clinically apparent. These efforts are being spearheaded by Scott Lippman, M. D., chair of the Di...Follow-up study shows drug slows severe Alzheimer's symptoms for one year
...athing; many can no longer make a cup or coffee or tea for themselves. The authors of the study are: Dr. Reisberg and Steven Ferris, Ph.D., from NYU School of Medicine; Rachelle Doody, M.D. Ph.D., from Baylor College of Medicine; Frederick Schmitt, Ph.D., from the University of Kentucky; and Albrecht Stf...Heart-healthy compound in chocolate identified
...cated that some flavanol-rich foods, such as wine, tea and cocoa can offer cardiovascular health benefits, we have been able to demonstrate a direct relationship between the intake of certain flavanols present in cocoa, their absorption into the circulation and their effects on cardiovascular function in...Red wine components modulate tissue damage induced by bacteria in gum diseases
...green vegetables and beverages, particularly green tea and red wine, have been reported to reduce human cancer incidence and mortality. The potential health benefits of those products are attributed to a broad range of compounds called polyphenols. Recent studies have also shown that red wine, and partic...Chamomile tea and lotion causing internal bleeding in patient on anti-coagulant medication
...nal hemorrhaging in a patient that drank chamomile tea and used chamomile lotion while taking anti-coagul...s with physician prescribed medications." Camomile tea is taken to treat a range of ailments including toothache, sore thoats, digestive problems and insom...Scientists discover possible link between oxidative stress and non-hereditary degenerative disease
...ng to the kitchen cabinet, not the pharmacy: green tea and vitamin C supplements are two bountiful sources of antioxidants....Home testing kit could help identify 'hidden' caffeine in beverages
... youve ever wondered whether your favorite coffee, tea or soda contains caffeine despite its decaf label or the absence of caffeine on the ingredient list then you may soon be able to test the beverage yourself. Chemists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are developing a quick, c...Embargoed materials for Complementary & Integrative Medicine Conference
...Potential for Treating HIV Infection While green tea has been touted as having many potential benefits ...ection and subsequent impaired immunity. The green tea component epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has been proposed to have medicinal properties against can...... 100 experimental and clinical studies about green tea in writing the article. He said one theory is that the average 1.2 liters of green tea consumed daily by many people in Asia offers the anti-oxidant protective effects of the polyphenolic...