Medications
Dentist group puts teeth in push to curb opioid painkillers
The American Dental Association wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers.
Mar 26, 2018
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Health
How pomegranate extract alters breast cancer stem cell properties
A University at Albany research team has found evidence suggesting that the same antioxidant that gives pomegranate fruit their vibrant red color can alter the characteristics of breast cancer stem cells, showing the superfood's ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
African plant extract offers new hope for Alzheimer's
A plant extract used for centuries in traditional medicine in Nigeria could form the basis of a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, researchers at The University of Nottingham have found.
Jun 20, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New clinical trial framework tests 'natural' cures for cancer
A University of Colorado Cancer Center clinical trial is now recruiting prostate cancer patients who would otherwise be on a watch-and-wait protocol to test the ability of grape seed extract to slow the rise of prostate-specific ...
May 16, 2017
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Dentistry
Grape seed extract could extend life of resin fillings
A natural compound found in grape seed extract could be used to strengthen dentin—the tissue beneath a tooth's enamel—and increase the life of resin fillings, according to new research at the University of Illinois at ...
May 9, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genetic sequencing offers same-day TB testing
Researchers have for the first time shown that standard tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests can be replaced by a sub-24 hour genetic test applied to the TB bacteria in a patient's sputum.
Mar 9, 2017
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Health
Case study chronicles first brain bleed tied to energy drinks
Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have presented the first case study of a patient experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke—a brain bleed—following consumption of an energy drink.
Nov 28, 2016
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Health
Multivitamins on the outs, but these supplements are in
Watch out multivitamins, here comes vitamin D, fish oil and probiotics.
Oct 26, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Herbal, dietary supplements cause one-fifth of hepatotoxicity
(HealthDay)—Herbal and dietary supplement (HDS)-induced liver injury accounts for 20 percent of cases of hepatotoxicity in the United States, according to research published online Sept. 27 in Hepatology.
Oct 18, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dietary supplement may prevent and reverse severe damage to aging brain, research suggests
A dietary supplement containing a blend of thirty vitamins and minerals—all natural ingredients widely available in health food stores—has shown remarkable anti-aging properties that can prevent and even reverse massive ...
Jun 2, 2016
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