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EnWave files a patent application for nutraREV equipment in Canada

EnWave Corporation has received positive comments from the Patent Examiner with regard to the Company's Patent Co-Operation Treaty ("PCT") patent application for nutraREVTM equipment concept and use, leading the Company to believe that a favorable International Preliminary Report on Patentability ("IPRP") is forthcoming.

7 Oct 2009

Stress makes people to choose less-familiar foods

You'd think in times of uncertainty, people would gravitate toward familiar favorites. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that stress and upheaval actually lead people to choose less-familiar foods over "comfort foods."

22 Sep 2009

Survey: 78% of African American women avoid milk to manage lactose intolerance

A new Lactose Intolerance in Multicultural Communities Survey sponsored by the LACTAID(R) Brand found that 78 percent of African American women reduce the amount of milk or dairy in their diet as a way to manage their lactose intolerance. Yet, 48 percent of African American women who have lactose intolerance worry the condition keeps them from consuming important nutrients, such as calcium and vitamins A and D. Despite their concerns, only 16 percent have talked to a health care professional about lactose intolerance.

22 Sep 2009

South Dakota Biotech Association to present the 4th Annual South Dakota Biotechnology Summit

Investing in Biotechnology for Life, Food and Energy,” is the theme for the 4th Annual South Dakota Biotechnology Summit and Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2009. This annual event is presented by the South Dakota Biotech Association and will be held at the Ramkota Hotel, Rushmore Room in Sioux Falls, SD.

4 Sep 2009

Proteomics helps find key to keeping cells in shape

Yale University researchers have discovered how a protein within most cell membranes helps maintain normal cell size, a breakthrough in basic biology that has implications for a variety of diseases such as sickle cell anemia and disorders of the nervous system.

6 Aug 2009

Friendship influences eating behavior, particularly when friends are overweight

A new study of childhood obesity in the United States has found that some social factors, such as the presence of friends, may put overweight youths at greater risk of overeating.

3 Aug 2009

Specially bred purple sweet potato with anti-cancer components

A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components.

30 Jun 2009

Imaginary friends help children learn

According psychologist, Dr. Evan Kidd at Melbourne's La Trobe University, children with imaginary friends are better at learning to communicate than other children because they have a lot of practice at inventing interactions with their friends, which helps them improve their conversational skills.

3 Jun 2009

Dietary acrylamide not linked to increased lung cancer risk in men

Dietary acrylamide was not associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, according to data from a large prospective case-cohort study in the April 28 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

30 Apr 2009

Walnuts can reduce breast cancer risk

Walnut consumption may provide the body with essential omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and phytosterols that reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009.

22 Apr 2009

See salad, eat fries: When healthy menus backfire

Just seeing a salad on the menu seems to push some consumers to make a less healthy meal choice, according a Duke University researcher.

22 Apr 2009

Healthy choices: Some efforts to control eating may backfire

More restaurants and vending machines offer healthy choices these days, so why do Americans' waistlines continue to expand?

20 Apr 2009

Tips for preventing heel pain, pinched nerves and sore Achilles tendons

You've signed up for the gym membership. You've bought new workout clothes and shoes. You've made a promise to yourself to stick to your New Year's resolution to exercise and lose weight. You hit the gym, you work out hard for a week, then you wake up one morning and pain is shooting through your heel.

16 Dec 2008

Jam and jelly offers some protection form cancer, fruit and veg still best option

You know things are looking up when experts tell us jam and jelly just might help fight cancer.

13 Oct 2008

Potato chip companies forced to reduce levels of cancer causing chemical in their products

Four American food manufacturers, who were taken to court because their products contained high levels of a cancer causing chemical, have reached a settlement with the state of California.

4 Aug 2008

Experimental drug turns lab mice into long-distance runners

Trying to reap the health benefits of exercise? Forget treadmills and spin classes, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found a way around the sweat and pain. They identified two signaling pathways that are activated in response to exercise and converge to dramatically increase endurance.

31 Jul 2008

Australian Green party say follow the U.S. and ban trans fat

The New South Wales Green Party wants the State Government to follow similar moves as those in the U.S. and ban 'trans fat' in foods.

28 Jul 2008

51% of insured U.S. residents regularly take prescription drugs for chronic illnesses

Fifty-one percent of insured U.S. residents last year took one or more prescription drugs for chronic diseases, compared with 50% in the previous four years and 47% in 2001, according to a report released last Tuesday by Medco Health Solutions, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports.

19 May 2008

Children eat healthier when all snacks are banned

According to a study from researchers at Cardiff University, one way to encourage children to eat healthily is to ban all unhealthy snacks in schools.

13 May 2008

Queensland Health Minister over a barrel in sexual assault of a nurse case

The Queensland Health Minister Stephen Robertson has been put over a barrel and forced to release the information he received following the sexual assault of a nurse working on Marbuig Island in the Torres Strait, last month.

21 Mar 2008