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Phytochemicals In Apples Are Found To Provide Anticancer And Anti-Oxidant Benefits
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Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses
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Cooking Tomatoes Boosts Disease-Fighting Power
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FDA Releases ‘Feed Your Mind’ initiative on genetically engineered foods
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High-fiber diet, low level inflammation: Sidestepping the effects of radiation
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Why zero-calorie sweeteners can still lead to diabetes, obesity
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Study shows aged garlic extract can reduce dangerous plaque buildup in arteries
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FDA study shows the body absorbs chemicals in sunscreen products
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How silver ions kill bacteria
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Wuhan study shows lying face down improves breathing in severe COVID-19
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Glucose: Potential new target for combating annual seasonal flu
Reducing glucose metabolism dials down influenza viral infection in laboratory cell cultures, providing an entirely new approach for combating seasonal flu, … [Read More...]
Possible Role Of Melatonin In The Management Of Viral Infections
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Music as medicine? 30 minutes a day shows benefits after heart attack
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The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, consider doing a quick check for worms. A new study led by the University of Washington … [Read More...]
Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds
Infectious disease researchers at The University of Texas at Austin studying the novel coronavirus were able to identify how quickly the virus can spread, a … [Read More...]
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The virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study from … [Read More...]
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For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active compound, curcumin, has long frustrated scientists hoping to … [Read More...]
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Too Many Vitamins? One Antioxidant Linked To Heart Disease
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Selenium Supplements May Contribute To Reduced HIV Viral Load
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Selenium Deficiency Causes Flu Virus To Mutate Into More Dangerous Forms
Influenza virus that has been passed through mice deficient in the trace nutrient selenium mutates and emerges from the mice more virulent than before, a new … [Read More...]
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According to the most comprehensive global analysis1,2,3 done to date, sepsis is responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide each year, killing 11 million out of 56 … [Read More...]
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Think all BPA-free products are safe? Not so fast, scientists warn
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Mushroom compound suppresses prostate tumors
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Mushroom extract, AHCC, helpful in treating HPV
A Japanese mushroom extract appears to be effective for the eradication of human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a pilot clinical trial at The University of … [Read More...]
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WHO underestimates the spread of the Coronavirus
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