Vegetable Compound May Reduce Mesothelioma Treatment Side Effects
For a cancer as rare and difficult to treat as mesothelioma, innovative thinking is vital to making progress that helps survivors live longer and feel healthier.
While experimental therapies for this disease have harnessed genetically modified viruses, leopard frog eggs and laser-activated drugs, innovation doesn’t always come from exotic sources. Sometimes treatment breakthroughs are hiding in plain sight.
Take the veggies on your dinner plate, for example.
A research team has reported an anti-cancer vegetable compound called PEITC could have interesting therapeutic benefits for pleural mesothelioma patients.
The Nat...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - December 9, 2014 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Joey Rosenberg Tags: Treatment & Doctors Source Type: news
Now there's no excuse not to eat your greens: Leafy vegetables contain chemical nitrate that improves heart health and combats diabetes
Researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Southampton claim that spinach, broccoli, cabbage, kale and lettuce contain the beneficial ingredient which can reach all parts of the body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Love in the Time of Cauliflower
Marriage is a lot like food. You have to nourish it with fresh, wholesome goodness, trim off the stale parts, toss out anything going rancid and unpleasant, add a loving dose of sugar and, of course, sass it up with spice.
I've been married just over seven years to a wonderful husband, David Ransom. I never worry about the infamous "Seven Year Itch." David is loyal and protective like a dog. In fact my real dog, Sazerac, is quite jealous of him.
But, we are going through the Seven Year Switch.
You know how in some marriages spouses end up sleeping in separate bedrooms because someone snores and kicks the other one? Wel...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Wisecracking Biochemist Shares Her Kitchen ABCs
Shirley Corriher, author of Cookwise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Cooking, has tips on taking the bitter bite out of coffee, and holding onto cabbage's red hue while it's in the pan.» E-Mail This (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - October 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alison Bruzek Source Type: news
Study: Sulforaphane Found in Vegetables May Improve Autism Symptoms
A small study led by investigators at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has found evidence that daily treatment with sulforaphane - a molecule found in foods such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage - may improve some symptoms of autism spectrum disorders. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 14, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Fruits and Vegetables Source Type: news
Broccoli could 'hold the key' for treating autism
Conclusion
This randomised controlled study has found sulforaphane – a chemical found in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower – may have beneficial effects for some people with ASD.
The study did not test the effect of eating these vegetables themselves – instead, it tested an extract made from broccoli sprouts. It was unclear exactly how many vegetables you would have to eat to achieve the same dose of sulforaphane used in this study.
The main limitation of the study was the small number of selected participants. All participants were male, aged between 13 and 27, predominantly white and had mod...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Mental health Neurology Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Chemical contained in broccoli extract could offer help for autism symptoms
Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage could hold the key to helping those with autism, new research suggests. (Source: The Independent - Science)
Source: The Independent - Science - October 14, 2014 Category: Science Tags: Science Source Type: news
Chemical present in broccoli, other vegetables may improve autism symptoms
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A small study led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has found evidence that daily treatment with sulforaphane -- a molecule found in foods such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage -- may improve some symptoms of autism spectrum disorders. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 13, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Want to live a long life? Eat fermented cabbage and drink a litre of olive oil a week
Kate Quilton travelled the globe to countries with 80 per cent obesity, and one where a village has found the secret of eternal youth (two glasses of wine a day helps) (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: long life kimchi olive oil world's best diet Source Type: news
Fit in the City: Best weapon in the battle of the bulge? Cabbage!
RUBY WARRINGTON advices a 65-year-old woman on how to slim down around her waist using a certain family of vegetables. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A heartfelt reunion
Childhood friends Eileen and Annie were like most young girls who grew up in the 1980s: They played with Cabbage Patch Kids and My Little Ponies, and when Cyndi Lauper came on the radio to remind listeners that “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” they both danced and sang along like the song was written especially for them. But these two had a lot more in common than a mutual love for big hair and toy horses.
For starters, both girls were born with a serious congenital heart condition—Annie with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Eileen with Double Inlet Left Single Ventricle (DIVLS)—that brought them to Boston Child...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 9, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Heart Center HLHS our patients' stories Source Type: news
Watercress, Chinese cabbage, chard top list of 'powerhouse fruits and vegetables'
Alex CukanWAYNE, N.J., June 6 (UPI) -- National nutrition guidelines emphasize consumption of "powerhouse fruits and vegetables" known as PFV -- or foods associated with reduced chronic disease risk. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bok Choy: 10 Fun Facts
This bright green member of the cabbage family brings flavor, vitamins, and a delightful crunch to recipes -- including WebMD's Sesame Asian Bok Choy Salad. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Whitefly confused by cacophony of smells
Bombarding pests with smells from many different plants temporarily confuses them and hinders their ability to feed, new research has shown. Exposing the whitefly to a heady aroma of cucumber, courgette, watercress, watermelon, cabbage and bean, the team found the insects became temporarily disorientated. Weaving their way between the plant cells to reach the sap is technically challenging and the team found the whiteflies failed to feed while they were being bombarded with the different plant chemicals. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 28, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
