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Selenium supplementation may boost cholesterol...and meats. Foods grown and raised in selenium rich environments like the United States have higher natural selenium content than those grown in selenium poor areas, like China. Not getting enough selenium can contribute to heart disease,... |
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Steve Rosenbaum: Happy Digital Thanksgiving... L-tryptophan , an essential amino acid with a documented sleep inducing effect. L-tryptophan is used in the body to produce the B-vitamin , niacin. Tryptophan also can be metabolized into serotonin and melatonin , neurotransmitters that exert... |
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The News Tribune | 5 hours ago
Medical marijuana cafes open in Portland
...executive director of the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws , talks with a patron at Portland 's Cannabis Cafe last week. PORTLAND - At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes...
In this article: Oregon, Portland, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Portland, Kevin Mannix, and Medical marijuana
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USATODAY.com | 11 hours ago
Medical marijuana users socialize, smoke at Oregon cafe
...a place where any medical marijuana cardholder can socialize and use free, over-the-counter cannabis. "It really is a revolutionary model in that the cannabis isn't being bought and sold," says Russ Belville , national outreach coordinator...
In this article: Oregon, Kevin Mannix, Portland, Cannabis, Cancer, Medical marijuana, and Customers
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 11 hours ago
Medical marijuana trade goes up in smoke
...up in the last couple of years across Los Angeles , taking advantage of California 's medical marijuana laws to do a brisk trade in cannabis offerings branded with names like "Big Buds" and "Super Trainwreck". Roughly 1000 marijuana...
In this article: Steve Cooley, Los Angeles, California, Medical marijuana, West Hollywood, Back pain, Cannabis, Pit Bull, and Insomnia
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The Daily Mustang | 15 hours ago
Campus News Blog: Medical Marijuana Prescribed for A.D.H.D.
Medical Marijuana is being prescribed to patients under the age of 18 for disorders such as A.D.H.D. according to The New York Times article, " Medical Marijuana : No Longer Just for Adults. " Since California passed a law legalizing medical...
In this article: A.D.H.D., Medical Marijuana, California, Chronic pain, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Cancer, Anxiety, AIDS, and Texas
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Daily Express | 18 hours ago
Diet: Tiny foods with big benefits
... liver Big benefit: Healthier skin and improved cold defences Liver is amazingly rich in vitamin A you ll get more than five day s supply of the vitamin in just 15g (around a tablespoon) of chopped, fried calves liver an amount that anyone...
In this article: Vitamin E, Liver, Selenium, Dried fruit, Vitamin D, Bread, Orange juice, B vitamins, and Vitamin B12
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New York Times | 1 day ago
Medical Marijuana for Teens?
A new arena in the medical marijuana debate is the use of the drug for teenagers who have conditions such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder , according to a story by Katherine Ellison in Sunday's Bay Area Report. A Berkeley...
In this article: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Medical Marijuana, Aspirin, Cancer, AIDS, San Francisco Magazine, and University of California, Berkeley
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Guardian | 1 day ago
Bumper crop of British blueberries sees sales soar
Following poor weather in 2008 we are pleased to be back on track with these impressive sales figures." Blueberries contain antioxidants that help the circulation, keep the heart healthy and make skin look youthful. Some nutritionists...
In this article: Blueberry, Britain, Osprey, Recession, Cancer, Antioxidant, and Gordon Brown
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The News Tribune | 1 day ago
Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Portland's Cannabis Cafe
Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Portland 's Cannabis Cafe Rick Bowmer AP Photo Madeline Martinez , right, executive director of the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws , or NORML, talks with...
In this article: Kevin Mannix, Oregon, Medical marijuana, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Portland, and Allen St. Pierre
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boston.com - Latest news | 1 day ago
Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Ore. cafe
THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Ore. cafe Madeline Martinez , right, executive director of the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws , or...
In this article: Oregon, Kevin Mannix, Medical marijuana, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Portland, and Allen St. Pierre
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Daily Mail | 1 day ago
Cellulite-busting marshmallows, anti-ageing jam - a skincare miracle or too much to swallow?
...beautyceuticals to be launched in the UK is the Sip range of naturally flavoured waters, enriched with vitamins C and E, the mineral selenium and plant extracts such as anti-inflammatory wild daisy extract, designed to improve your skin.
In this article: Antioxidant, Vitamin, Derivative, Nescafe, Marshmallow, Chicken soup, Chewing gum, Zinc, European Food Safety Authority, and Biotin
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MedicineNet | 1 day ago
Green Tea May Prevent Kidney Stones
Study Shows Compound in Green Tea Extract May Block Formation of Kidney Stones Nov. 20, 2009 -- Drinking green tea may help prevent painful kidney stones. A new study shows compounds in green tea extract make it more difficult for certain...
In this article: Kidney stone, Green tea, Calcium, Oxalate, Royal Society, Sichuan University, Chengdu, and China
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Medical News Today | 3 days ago
Viewing An HIV Accomplice At An Atomic-Level
...more structural details of PAP248-286 and SEVI. They also plan to screen antioxidant compounds such as green tea extract, curcumin and resveratrol (found in red wine) to see if such compounds are capable of blocking SEVI's HIV -enhancing...
In this article: HIV, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Peptide, Biophysics, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biophysical Journal, Medical advice, and Curcumin
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Is That Right? Onions and garlic fight swine flu?
... garlic and onions aren't excellent foods. The former contains such good-for-you nutrients as manganese , Vitamin B6 , Vitamin C and selenium ; onions provide chromium (which helps our bodies use insulin ), Vitamin C and several other...
In this article: Garlic, Antioxidant, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Manganese, Oxygen, Sulfenic acid, Influenza vaccine, Allicin, and Insulin
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The Bergen Record | 4 days ago
Jersey's No. 3 in cranberries
... Atlantic and Ocean counties, where perched water tables result in wetlands that support extensive cedar swamps and peat bogs. The tannin and organic acids leached from these swamps and bogs produce acidic coffee-colored water that results...
In this article: New Jersey, Tannin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Burlington, New Brunswick, Atlantic, and Massachusetts
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Times Online | November 15, 2009
Nutrition Q&A: Can green tea prolong life? How to have healthy sperm and will dried apricots help asthma?
...to give the product a shelf life of about 20 days - so you should find more heat-sensitive and light-sensitive nutrients, including vitamin C , in real fruit. Can dried apricots trigger asthma attacks? Sulphur dioxide is a preservative...
In this article: Green tea, Asthma, Zinc, Mashed potato, Dried fruit, Department of Health, Calcium, Cholesterol, and Cancer
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New Kerala | November 13, 2009
Too much selenium can increase cholesterol levels
...increased cholesterol , which can trigger heart The researchers examined the association of plasma selenium concentrations (levels of selenium in the blood) with blood lipids (fats in the blood). They found in those participants with...
In this article: Selenium, Cholesterol, Warwick Medical School, Chest pain, Blood lipids, Antioxidant, Lipoprotein, London, and UK
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New Kerala | November 13, 2009
Too much selenium can elevate cholesterol levels
...such as vegetables, meat and seafood. But, if the balance is altered and the body absorbs too much selenium , such as through taking selenium supplements, it can have adverse affects. Led by Dr Saverio Stranges at the University''s...
In this article: Selenium, Cholesterol, Warwick Medical School, Chest pain, Cancer, Blood lipids, Antioxidant, Lipoprotein, and University of Warwick
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Chicago Tribune | November 12, 2009
Health claims: Vitamin E
...found that most vitamin E supplements contain what they claim. But tests also showed that two vitamin E oil products provided synthetic vitamin E when their labels suggested they were natural. "Natural vitamin E is more expensive than...
In this article: Vitamin E, Cancer, Heart cancer, Feinberg School of Medicine, Tocopherol, Sunburn, and Northwestern University


