University of VA Health System - Some antioxidant supplements or mega-dose multivitamins taken to enhance athletic performance, prevent disease, or slow aging contain the anti-oxidant NAC that a new study suggests could be harmful in high-doses over a period of time. According to this research, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant commonly used in nutritional and bodybuilding […]

Patients with depression appear to have an impaired ability to recover their heart rate variability following acute coronary syndromes such as heart attack, a factor that could increase their risk of coronary death, according to a report in the September 2007 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, patients who […]

Fat in the stomach may cause vitamin C to promote, rather than prevent, the formation of certain cancer-causing chemicals like nitrosamines, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
The researchers analyzed the impact of both fat (lipid) and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) on nitrite chemistry in the upper (proximal) stomach, which is especially […]

Washington University School of Medicine - In the past doctors prescribing the blood thinner Coumadin® (warfarin) have had to go through a lengthy trial-and-error process to arrive at the optimal dose of Coumadin for their patients. But now the process can be faster and safer, thanks to the latest medical research utilizing patient genotype information […]

Society for General Microbiology - Viruses found in the River Cam in Cambridge, famous as a haunt of students in their punts on long, lazy summer days, could become the next generation of antibiotics, according to scientists speaking Monday, September 3, 2007 at the Society for General Microbiology’s 161st Meeting at the University of Edinburgh, […]

University of Alabama - Researchers at UAB have found that supplementing the diet with resveratrol - a polyphenol found in red wine - may help reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer.
The study involved male mice that were fed a plant compound found in red wine called resveratrol, which has been shown to have anti-oxidant […]