ABSMB.org – Chronic dietary excess of linoleic acid (omega-6 fatty acid), coupled with a deficiency in alpha-linoleic acid (omega-3 fatty acid), can increase obesity down the generations.  Researchers writing in the Journal of Lipid Research exposed several generations of male and female adult and young mice to a “Western-like” diet of this type, and then [...]

ACPonline.org – The effectiveness of a low-carbohydrate diet versus a low-fat diet for weight loss have been frequently debated. According to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, both diets produce identical weight loss when coupled with comprehensive behavior treatment, but a low-carb diet may help improve cardiovascular risk factors, especially the HDL [...]

Thoracic.org – People with asthma may be well-advised to avoid heavy, high-fat meals, especially the fast-food type typically high in omega-6 fatty acids. According to new research, individuals with asthma who consumed a high-fat meal showed increased airway inflammation just hours after the binge. The high-fat, fast-food type meal – high in pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty [...]

Thoracic.org – Daily use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotics cut ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients by almost half, according to new research from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. The study was published on the American Thoracic Society’s Web site ahead of the print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and [...]

ASBMB.org – Instead of a sleeping pill or a tranquilizer, a nose full of a fragrance from Gardenia jasminoides could help, according to researchers writing in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. In collaboration with Dr. Olga Sergeeva and Professor Helmut Hass from the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, researchers from Ruhr-Universität-Bochum led by Professor Hanns [...]

New evidence linking the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol is one brand) to development of asthma and eczema suggests that even monthly use of the drug in adolescents may more than double risk of asthma in adolescents compared to those who used none at all; yearly use was associated with a 50 percent increase in the [...]