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To get more out of your next cup of tea, just add juice

A study found that citrus juices enable more of green tea's unique antioxidants to remain after simulated digestion, making the pairing even healthier than previously thought.

14 Nov 2007

Imaginary food intolerances can damage the health

A survey by a testing firm has found that millions of Brits have self-diagnosed a food intolerance and may well be avoiding important foods as a result.

20 Sep 2007

Pomegranate juice does not impair clearance of oral or intravenous Midazolam

A study from the Tufts University School of Medicine published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology finds that pomegranate juice does not interact with oral or intravenous medication, contrary to previous information.

22 Aug 2007

Breast cancer drug works better on a full stomach

Experts in the United States say that eating the right food with certain medications could improve the effectiveness of drugs and also reduce the cost of treating patients.

17 Jul 2007

Grapefruit linked to increased risk for breast cancer

It seems unlikely but researchers in the United States say they have found that eating too much grapefruit could increase the risk of breast cancer.

17 Jul 2007

Drug-drug or drug-food interactions may offer opportunities to lower costs

Exploiting interactions between food and drugs could dramatically lower the rapidly rising costs of several anticancer drugs, and perhaps many other medications, two cancer-pharmacology specialists suggest in a commentary in the July 16, 2007, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

17 Jul 2007

Blackcurrants the best fruit of all

Researchers in the UK say when it comes to health giving properties the blackcurrant is more nutritious than any other fruit.

20 Jun 2007

Gleevec available to patients in post-surgical GIST study

Investigators will begin offering Gleevec(R) (imatinib mesylate)* tablets to patients receiving placebo in a major North American clinical trial after an interim analysis showed participants with Kit-positive gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with Gleevec following surgery were significantly less likely to experience a return of their cancer compared to those not taking this innovative therapy.

15 Apr 2007

Method for making new molecules based on flavonoids - implications for cancer therapeutics

You've heard of them -- the good-for-your-health compounds found in plants that we enjoy in red wine, dark chocolate, green tea and citrus fruits.

5 Apr 2007

Pomegranate juice may help fight prostate cancer

Few American men have heard of the pomegranate, and fewer still have eaten this curious-looking fruit loaded with red seeds. But new scientific findings suggest that pomegranates may one day find a place in healthful diets, reports the April 2007 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch.

28 Mar 2007

Guide to minimize microbial food safety hazards of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today published a draft final guidance advising processors of fresh-cut produce how to minimize microbial food safety hazards common to the processing of most fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, which are often sold to consumers in a ready-to-eat form.

12 Mar 2007

FDA approves limited use of artificial heart

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has given approval for limited use of an artificial heart.

6 Sep 2006

Orange juice could potentially play an important role in the management of kidney stone disease

A daily glass of orange juice can help prevent the recurrence of kidney stones better than other citrus fruit juices such as lemonade, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered.

31 Aug 2006

Lifestyle changes can affect heartburn symptoms

Patients have been known to hug Lauren Gerson, MD, so overjoyed are they at hearing her words. What does she say to them? Go ahead and eat chocolate.

28 Jun 2006

What is it about grapefruit juice that affects some drugs?

Researchers in the United States say they have identified the compound in grapefruit juice that affects how some drugs are absorbed in the body and produces unwanted side effects.

14 May 2006

Grapefruit substance that interferes with drugs identified

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and established the substance in grapefruit juice that causes potentially dangerous interactions with certain medications.

10 May 2006

Cancer chemical scare over soft drinks

Tens of thousands of bottles of soft drinks were removed from shop shelves yesterday after concerns that they could contain a potentially cancer-causing chemical.

3 Apr 2006

Aspirin therapy offers equal heart-protection to both men and women

Previous studies have suggested that when it comes to using aspirin as a preventative for heart attacks, it is less effective in women than in men.

27 Mar 2006

Low-dose aspirin lowers potential for clot-forming blood cells - in both men and women

In what is believed to be the first direct comparison of blood cell testing in both sexes of 81 milligrams of acetyl salicylic acid a day, Hopkins researchers found aspirin therapy prevents the clumping together of these clot-forming cells, called platelets.

23 Mar 2006

Grapefruits help reduce cholesterol

A grapefruit a day - particularly the red variety - can help keep heart disease at bay, according to a new study by Israeli researchers.

16 Feb 2006

Grapefruit News and Research

To get more out of your next cup of tea, just add juice

Imaginary food intolerances can damage the health

Pomegranate juice does not impair clearance of oral or intravenous Midazolam

Breast cancer drug works better on a full stomach

Grapefruit linked to increased risk for breast cancer

Drug-drug or drug-food interactions may offer opportunities to lower costs

Blackcurrants the best fruit of all

Gleevec available to patients in post-surgical GIST study

Method for making new molecules based on flavonoids - implications for cancer therapeutics

Pomegranate juice may help fight prostate cancer

Guide to minimize microbial food safety hazards of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables

FDA approves limited use of artificial heart

Orange juice could potentially play an important role in the management of kidney stone disease

Lifestyle changes can affect heartburn symptoms

What is it about grapefruit juice that affects some drugs?

Grapefruit substance that interferes with drugs identified

Cancer chemical scare over soft drinks

Aspirin therapy offers equal heart-protection to both men and women

Low-dose aspirin lowers potential for clot-forming blood cells - in both men and women

Grapefruits help reduce cholesterol

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