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Probiotics show potential to stop C. difficile: Study

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Daily supplements of a proprietary blend of probiotic bacteria may virtually prevent diarrhoea-associated with C. difficile infection, according to new research from North America.

Additionally, a dose-response was observed, with higher doses of probiotics associated with the greatest protective effect, according to findings published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, and presented at the International Probiotics Association’s World Congress in Miami.

Experts Push 7 Steps to Heart Health

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Assessing whether you are in poor, moderate or ideal cardiovascular health takes just seconds, thanks to a new American Heart Association measure of health factors and behaviors.

Read more on Health.com

Paul Matts: The secrets of looking young

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Procter & Gamble’s skincare scientist knows all the signs of youth and beauty – and how to keep them.

Read more at New Scientist

To keep muscles strong, “garbage” has to go

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

To main­tain mus­cle strength with age, cells must get rid of gar­bage that slowly ac­cu­mu­lates in them, just as a house­hold does, ac­cord­ing to a new stu­dy.

The cel­lu­lar junk in­cludes tox­ic clumps of mal­formed pro­teins, pathogens and spent or­ganelles, which are cel­lu­lar com­part­ments used for spe­cif­ic func­tions.

Read more at World Science

Knowing What’s Worth Paying for in Vitamins

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

WHEN I stock up on ibuprofen (my painkiller of choice), I typically buy a 500-count bottle of a store brand like Kirkland or Rite Aid. After all, ibuprofen is ibuprofen. Each pill costs me about 3 cents — or only one-third the cost of 9-cent Advil.

Read more on the New York Times

The looming crisis in human genetics

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Human geneticists have reached a private crisis of conscience, and it will become public knowledge in 2010. The crisis has depressing health implications and alarming political ones. In a nutshell: the new genetics will reveal much less than hoped about how to cure disease, and much more than feared about human evolution and inequality, including genetic differences between classes, ethnicities and races.

Read more on The Economist

Resveratrol Guide

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

A definitive guide to selecting a quality resveratrol supplement

Since the study by Dr. David Sinclair was published in the journal Nature a plethora of New companies have sprung into existence offering resveratrol supplements.  Evalualating resveratrol sellers and their products has become a confusing and sometimes frustrating process.  This guide is meant to elucidate the salient factors one should use to discriminate one resveratrol supplement from another based upon their quality and likelyhood of being efficacious.

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