Talc and petroleum jelly among the best lubricants for people wearing PPE
(Imperial College London) Talcum powder, a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture, and petroleum jelly provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE use, say scientists. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 24, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Put down that cup of earl gray tea!
(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Cancer mutations are not necessarily bad actors, in and of themselves. In fact, in certain micro-environments like the gut, these mutations can actually help the body to fight cancer, not spread it. However, if the gut microbiome produces high levels of metabolites, like those found in certain bacteria and antioxidant rich foods like black tea and hot cocoa, then it acts as a particularly hospitable environment to mutated genes and will accelerate the growth of bowel cancers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 29, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Ghana: Bost, COCOBOD Close Offices to Protect Workers Against COVID-19
[Ghanaian Times] The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) and the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have announced the closure of their head offices in Accra, to ensure the safety of their staff against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 9, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Coffee, cocoa and vanilla: an opportunity for more trees in tropical agricultural landscapes
(University of G ö ttingen) The cultivation of coffee, cocoa and vanilla secures the income of many small-holder farmers and also drives land-use change. In particular, cultivation in agroforestry, in which these crops are combined with trees that provide shade, is considered to have great potential for ecologically sustainable cultivation. Researchers at the University of G ö ttingen now show that the land-use history of agroforestry systems plays a crucial role in assessing the sustainability of agroforestry. Results appeared in Conservation Letters. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 15, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Study links malaria risk in deforestation hotspots to demand for agricultural commodities
(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) The international trade in timber, tobacco, cocoa, coffee and cotton accounts for a high proportion of malaria risk in exporter countries, according to a collaborative study by scientists in Brazil and Australia published in Nature Communications. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 4, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
West Africa: Countries On Alert for Child Labour Spike Due to Coronavirus
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Children are at risk in Ivory Coast and Ghana because it is cocoa harvest season and schools are closed (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 1, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The wave of coronavirus cases is shutting down Florida beaches
Clearwater, Cocoa Beach and Fort Myers are starting to limit public use of their beaches, hoping to prevent further spread of coronavirus. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is your coffee contributing to malaria risk?
(University of Sydney) Researchers at the University of Sydney and University of S ã o Paulo, Brazil, estimate 20% of the malaria risk in deforestation hot spots is driven by the international trade of exports including: coffee, timber, soybean, cocoa, wood products, palm oil, tobacco, beef and cotton. The results of the study can be used for more demand-side approaches to mitigating malaria incidence by focusing on regulating malaria-impacted global supply chains. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 9, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Cocoa a Novel Rx for Peripheral Artery Disease? Cocoa a Novel Rx for Peripheral Artery Disease?
Results of a pilot randomized trial suggest a beverage with>85% cacao may also improve symptoms of PAD, including 6-minute walk and perfusion in the legs.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - February 26, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Why your Valentine might want hot chocolate for that walk on the beach
Drinking cocoa rich in flavonols - plant compounds also found in fruits, vegetables and tea - might make walking easier for some older adults with poor circulation, a study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Cocoa Consumption May Improve Walking Performance in PAD
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2020 -- Cocoa consumption may improve walking performance in individuals with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Circulation Research.
Mary M. McDermott, M.D., from the Northwestern... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Cocoa 'boosts blood circulation to legs and helps keep over 60s on their feet'
Over 60s drank a mug of flavanol-rich cocoa three times a day for six months in a study by Northwestern University in Chicago. Participants were able to walk significantly further in a walking test at the end. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cocoa may improve leg blood flow, walking in peripheral artery disease
Cocoa may help improve walking and lower-leg blood flow in adults with peripheral artery disease, according to a study published Friday in the journal Circulation Research. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cocoa may improve lower-leg blood flow, walking in peripheral artery disease
Cocoa may help improve walking and lower-leg blood flow in adults with peripheral artery disease, according to a study published Friday in the journal Circulation Research. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Researchers validate transferable & accessible method to quantify flavanols & procyanidins
(CNC Communications) Building on over two decades of research, Mars and the University of California Davis have developed a new methodology to measure cocoa flavanols and procyanidins that is more accurate and more reliable than previous analytical approaches. The method, published in Food& Function, has been developed in partnership with Waters, the world's leading specialty measurement company and chromatography pioneer, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Dept. of Commerce (NIST). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
