Health
Before grabbing a grapefruit, understand its power
Grapefruit looks sweet and friendly, but you might have heard it possesses powers far beyond those of ordinary produce.
Jan 17, 2020
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News tagged with grapefruit juice
Cardiology
Caution: Grapefruit juice may impose risk on patients with long QT syndrome
Grapefruit juice is already listed as a substance to avoid when taking QT-prolonging medications because it increases the toxicity of many drugs. Investigators have now confirmed the QT-prolonging effects of grapefruit juice ...
May 8, 2019
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Medications
Six surprising drug interactions you should know about
As the UK population grows older, more and more people are using a combination of drugs to treat multiple conditions. This can lead to interactions and side effects that we all need to be aware of.
Nov 15, 2018
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Health
Grapefruit-midazolam interaction varies with juice characteristics
(HealthDay)—The interaction between grapefruit juice and midazolam varies based on grapefruit juice-related characteristics such as the amount of furanocoumarin, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the Journal ...
Aug 15, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Can orange juice, grapefruit raise your melanoma risk?
(HealthDay)—People who enjoy a glass of orange juice or some fresh grapefruit in the morning may face a slightly increased risk of melanoma—the least common but most deadly form of skin cancer.
Jun 30, 2015
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Medical research
Grapefruit juice stems weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, study finds
Fad diets come and go, but might there be something to the ones that involve consuming grapefruit and grapefruit juice? New research at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that a closer look at grapefruit juice ...
Oct 8, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Grapefruit juice lets patients take lower dose of cancer drug
A glass a day of grapefruit juice lets patients derive the same benefits from an anti-cancer drug as they would get from more than three times as much of the drug by itself, according to a new clinical trial. The combination ...
Aug 7, 2012
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