Apples, Berries, and Tea: Flavanols Effective for BP Lowering? Apples, Berries, and Tea: Flavanols Effective for BP Lowering?
A high intake of dietary flavanols, compounds found in plant-based foods, is associated with significantly lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 23, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Flavanols Effective for Lowering Blood Pressure
Apples, Berries, and Tea: Flavanols Effective for BP Lowering? (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Diets rich in tea, berries and apples could lower blood pressure – study
Effect of greater flavan-3-ol intake is bigger in people with hypertension, research findsDiets rich in tea, berries and apples could lower blood pressure, according to the first study using objective measures of thousands of UK residents ’ eating habits.Foods and drinks such as tea, apples, grapes, red wine, and cocoa contain flavan-3-ols, which are naturally occurring compounds found in plants known to be associated with lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 21, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Natalie Grover Tags: Medical research Health Science Society Source Type: news

High flavanol diet may lead to lower blood pressure
(University of Reading) People who consume a diet including flavanol-rich foods and drinks, including tea, apples and berries, could lead to lower blood pressure, according to the first study using objective measures of thousands of UK residents' diet. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow Claims Team Still Employing Tons Of Cheaters
The Astros are STILL employing a bunch of cheatin'-ass cheaters ... despite having "pretty clear" evidence of who the bad apples are --... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can using honey on wounds help with healing?
Honey with tea, toast, apples and oatmeal – that all sounds normal and delicious. Honey on wounds, though? It may sound a little out of the ordinary, but honey has actually helped wounds heal for thousands of years. While there are plenty of advanced healing tools available today, honey's antibacterial properties and unique pH balance still make it a helpful treatment for certain wounds. Here's what to know about using honey for healing wounds: Honey has powerful healing properties. The type of honey Wound-care professionals typically use medical-grade honey for healing chronic wounds, although Manuka ...
Source: Advanced Tissue - October 7, 2020 Category: Dermatology Authors: AdvancedTissue Tags: Wound healing Wound care products Source Type: news

Pre-cut watermelon, apples, other fruit recalled over listeria concerns: FDA
Buyer beware: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week announced an expansion of County Fresh’s voluntary recall of pre-cut... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Grant to help researchers prevent apple fire blight in U.S.
(Cornell University) A $779,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food Agriculture will help Cornell University researchers prevent fire blight disease in apples and pears before it starts. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 5, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic
THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 -- Falling leaves, pumpkins and apples are signs of fall. And so is asthma. Asthma attacks tend to increase in early autumn. During the coronavirus pandemic, it ' s especially important for people with the disease to know how to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 1, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Detecting soil-surface ozone early can help prevent damage to grapes and apples
(University of Massachusetts Amherst) Farmers and fruit growers report that climate change is leading to increased ozone concentrations on the soil surface in their fields and orchards, which can cause irreversible plant damage, reduce crop yields and threaten the food supply. Trisha Andrew and colleagues at UMass Amherst, writing in Science Advances, show that her lab's method of vapor-depositing conducting polymer " tattoos " on plant leaves can accurately detect and measure such ozone damage, even at low exposure levels. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 8, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Crunchy, complex: Cornell releases three new apples
(Cornell University) This fall, apple lovers can look forward to three new varieties from the oldest apple breeding program in the U.S. -- located at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 3, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields
(Rutgers University) Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by a lack of pollinators, according to Rutgers-led research, the most comprehensive study of its kind to date. Most of the world's crops depend on honeybees and wild bees for pollination, so declines in both managed and wild bee populations raise concerns about food security, notes the study in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 28, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news

The rotten apples of Brazil's agribusiness
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Source: ScienceNOW - July 15, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rajao, R., Soares-Filho, B., Nunes, F., Börner, J., Machado, L., Assis, D., Oliveira, A., Pinto, L., Ribeiro, V., Rausch, L., Gibbs, H., Figueira, D. Tags: Ecology, Science and Policy p-forum Source Type: news

Newly discovered pathogen in NY apples causes bitter rot disease
(Cornell University) In a study of New York state apple orchards, Cornell University plant pathologists have identified a new fungal pathogen that causes bitter rot disease in apples. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 6, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news

Did You Lose Your Health Insurance Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic? You May Have Other Options
Liz Clausen never thought her husband would lose his job. He was the first full-time hire at the Austin-based startup where he worked as a programmer, and the economy was booming just a few months ago. Then the COVID-19 outbreak hit, and he was unexpectedly laid off at the end of March. When he lost his job, he lost his health insurance, too — and so did Clausen, a freelance writer who was on his plan. Suddenly, the couple — who had just bought their first house last April — faced the possibility of weathering a global pandemic without health insurance. Clausen’s story is all too familiar for milli...
Source: TIME: Health - May 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madeleine Carlisle Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer News Desk UnitedWeRise20Disaster Source Type: news