Saffron Corcoran bullied for her 'big chin' at school crowned Miss Teen Galaxy England
Beauty queen Saffron Corcoran, 18, was teased because of her underbite at school. The London teenager had corrective surgery last year and entered a beauty pageant for the first time. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Saffron for Macular Degeneration?
Can you tell me anything about the use of saffron for macular degeneration? I've seen promotions for it online, but I would like to know if there's any research to back up claims. (Source: Dr. Weil Q and A)
Source: Dr. Weil Q and A - March 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Colin Pillinger remembered by Monica Grady
9 May 1943–7 May 2014An Open University colleague of the space scientist pays tribute to his inspirational work and offbeat styleSee the Observer’s obituaries of 2014 in fullTony Benn remembered by Saffron Burrows Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 21, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Monica Grady Tags: Colin Pillinger Space Science Source Type: news

Combating Depression With CAMCombating Depression With CAM
What sort of evidence supports CAM therapies, including DHEA, saffron, and light therapy, for treating depression? Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - October 21, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Clinical Case Source Type: news

Hospital food standards: did medieval hospitals do it better?
Todays report on hospital food standards emphasises the struggle we seem to have providing good food to modern patients: yet medieval patients got personalised diets, fresh figs, local honey and chicken in saffron stew, so whats gone wrong? Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 29, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Vanessa Heggie Tags: History of science Health NHS Food & drink Society Source Type: news

The Loss of Robin Williams and Holistic Care for Depression
Robin Williams' brilliance left us way too early. Here are some steps to help us consider a more holistic and integrative model to deal with severe depression.read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - August 14, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc Tags: Depression Diet Integrative Medicine Psychiatry alcoholism curcumin Dead Poets Society digestive health drug addiction holistic medicine melatonin mr. keating naturopathic medicine Parkinson ' robin williams saffron SAMe Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Sardines in Vinegar (Escabeche)
This dish combines a recipe learned in Provençe with a recipe from Spain. The escabeche highlights sardines and saffron. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - August 12, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Source Type: news

Recipes for Health: Sardines in Vinegar (Escabeche)
This dish combines a recipe learned in Provençe with a recipe from Spain. The escabeche highlights sardines and saffron. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 12, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Source Type: news

After the saffron spice DNA
Scientists have proposed a new technique that allows the detection of adulterated saffron spice. By studying the DNA of the saffron spice through the analysis of its genetic code, researchers have clarified aspects of the genetic variability of this species, which has allowed the design of a system that can discriminate and certify the authenticity of saffron spice to avoid cases of adulteration. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 10, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Diet Doc Hormone Diets & Weight Loss Plans Reveal Innovative...
Each new Diet Doc patient will receive a one-year prescription for exclusive new weight loss pills, including saffron extract, that target stored body fat and natural hormone treatments that help...(PRWeb December 04, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/healthy-weight/saffron-extract/prweb11390516.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 4, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Disability and comedy: a personal perspective | Ted Shiress
One of the areas where having a disability shouldn't be a major issue is comedy, but presumptions and biases still occur in surprising waysBeing a friend of Dean has its perks and one of them is to have a guest blog published on the Guardian's website, so I started thinking about what thought-provoking matters dear to my heart I could write about. Being a comedian and a blues-freak, I could write about the surprising similarities in the emotional state required to produce both. Being a bit snotty when it comes to food, I could carve out a list of 10 meat products I find more repulsive than horse. And having a degree in Eng...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 12, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ted Shiress Tags: Psychology Comedy theguardian.com Blogposts Society Disability Science Source Type: news

World's first synthetic hamburger gets full marks for 'mouth feel'
The objective is to create meat that is biologically identical to beef but grown in a lab rather than in a field as part of a cow.Food scienceStem cellsTissue engineeringBiologyFoodClimate changeClimate changeSergey BrinFood & drinkAlok Jhatheguardian.com © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 6, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Alok Jha Tags: theguardian.com Tissue engineering Biology World news Food Sergey Brin & drink Technology Climate change UK news Stem cells Life and style Food science Environment Source Type: news

Synthetic meat: how the world's costliest burger made it on to the plate
Created in a laboratory, paid for by Google's co-founder – is this the future for the planet's growing population?The most expensive hamburger in the world began, about three months ago, with cows raised on organic farms.There was, however, very little traditionally pastoral about the way it was made: the process started with the extraction of stem cells from a biopsy of two cows, a blanc blue belge and a blond acquitaine.Dr Mark Post and his team at Maastricht University used these cells to grow 20,000 muscle fibres in individual culture wells, each one a tiny hoop of greyish-white protein suspended in a gel-like growth...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 5, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Alok Jha Tags: The Guardian Population Tissue engineering Biology World news Food Sergey Brin & drink Animal welfare Stem cells Life and style Food science Environment Source Type: news

hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans Now Offer...
Diet Doc introduced new saffron extract diet pills and developed their unique protocol used in hCG diets so that patients could lose weight fast without harmful complications or negative side effects...(PRWeb July 19, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/diet-pills/lose-weight-fast/prweb10941880.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - July 22, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Are Smart Drugs a Smart Way to Get Ahead?
From caffeine and cigarettes to saffron and speed, people have used substances to enhance their intellectual and creative abilities for hundreds of years. However, no one has found the magic drug that improves performance without harmful side effects.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - June 3, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: David Sack, M.D. Tags: Addiction Education addiction and mental health adhd medications attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder adhd beauty enhancement cognitive enhancement cognitive enhancers doing less harm drug e Source Type: news