Pine bark substance could be potent melanoma drug
A substance that comes from pine bark is a potential source for a new treatment of melanoma, according to researchers. Current melanoma drugs targeting single proteins can initially be effective, but resistance develops relatively quickly and the disease recurs. In those instances, resistance usually develops when the cancer cell's circuitry bypasses the protein that the drug acts on, or when the cell uses other pathways to avoid the point on which the drug acts. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 20, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Pine bark substance could be potent melanoma drug
(Penn State) A substance that comes from pine bark is a potential source for a new treatment of melanoma, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 20, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Can taking a pill banish winter wrinkles?
The study, published in the journal Clinical Interventions In Ageing, focused on a supplement with ingredients such as biomarine collagen, pine bark and grape seed extracts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Western Researchers Confirm Pine Bark Extract Could Reduce Cataract Risk
A winter after discovering Canada for France, Jacques Cartier's exploration crew started suffering and dying from the dreadful scurvy disease in 1535. But thanks to an Iroquoian healer, they were miraculously cured by a tea made from pine bark. Nearly 500 years later, a research team from Western University has found that an over-the-counter pill boasting the same antioxidants may reduce risk of cataracts - the clouding of the normally clear lens of an eye - when delivered through the correct method. The findings were recently published in Current Eye Research, Informa Healthcare... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
No Support Shown for the Use of Pycnogenol® for Chronic Disorders
02/15/2012, The Cochrane Library, The manufacturer of a dietary supplement made from French pine bark, Pycnogenol®, markets it widely for the prevention or treatment of many chronic disorders, ranging from asthma to erectile dysfunction, but a recent systematic review found no sound basis for the claims. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - April 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pine Bark Extract Improves Several Perimenopausal SymptomsPine Bark Extract Improves Several Perimenopausal Symptoms
Daily low-dose treatment with French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol) significantly improves several symptoms related to perimenopause compared with placebo. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
No Support Shown for the Use of Pycnogenol® for Chronic Disorders
02/15/2012, The Cochrane Library, The manufacturer of a dietary supplement made from French pine bark, Pycnogenol®, markets it widely for the prevention or treatment of many chronic disorders, ranging from asthma to erectile dysfunction, but a recent systematic review found no sound basis for the claims. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No Support Shown for the Use of Pycnogenol & reg; for Chronic Disorders
02/15/2012, The Cochrane Library - The manufacturer of a dietary supplement made from French pine bark, Pycnogenol & reg;, markets it widely for the prevention or treatment of many chronic disorders, ranging from asthma to erectile dysfunction, but a recent systematic review found no sound basis for the claims. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 15, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
