http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables—combined with "anti-aging" supplements—improved blood vessel function, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diet-anti-aging-supplements-reverse-blood.html Cardiology Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:01 EST news286628301 (Medical Xpress)—Eating your greens may be even more important that previously thought, with the discovery that an immune cell population essential for intestinal health could be controlled by leafy greens in your diet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-gene-discovery-reveals-importance-greens.html Immunology Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:25:10 EST news281604297 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fda-issues-food-safety.html Health Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:46:42 EST news276521867 Ever since 2006, when a deadly batch of spinach killed three people and sickened hundreds, U.S. farm producers, packers and others along the distribution line have argued over how best to protect consumers and assure them that leafy greens and tomatoes are safe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-salads-safe-farm-major.html Health Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:24:18 EST news241968231 (AP) -- Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-congress-healthier-school-lunches.html Health Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:09:09 EST news240595672 Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that nutrient supplementation, like the kind that is found in leafy greens, spinach and lettuce, may reduce the damage to the heart caused by a powerful anti-cancer drug. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-dietary-inorganic-nitrate-heart-dysfunction.html Cardiology Thu, 19 May 2011 11:38:29 EST news225023891