PHE urges hand washing to tackle fatal E-Coli outbreak
151 cases including two deaths from current outbreak Related items from OnMedicaOne in three at risk of campylobacter food poisoning during their lifetimePublic confused over frozen food safetyGPs urged to wash hands between seeing each patientAntibiotic prescribing continues to spiralE.coli outbreak linked to watercress (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 17, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Inside The High-Tech Farm Growing Kale In An Old Paintball Arena
NEWARK, New Jersey -- David Rosenberg is trying to build an agricultural empire out of an old paintball arena in a blighted urban neighborhood about 45 minutes outside Manhattan.
Needless to say, Rosenberg, the chief executive of Aerofarms, an indoor farming startup growing organic leafy greens without sunlight or soil, has his work cut out for him.
But so far, the pieces seem to be falling into place.
Though limited, the current growing operation produces enough kale, watercress, arugula and other leafy greens to feed a few restaurants and ShopRite supermarkets in the area. Next month, the 12-year-old company is set to o...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 26, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Watercress extract could protect smokers against cancer
A new clinical trial reveals that watercress extract is able to detoxify certain carcinogens in smokers, which could potentially shield them from cancer. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Clinical Trial Shows Watercress Extract Detoxifies Carcinogens in Smokers
Watercress extract significantly inhibits activation of a tobacco derived carcinogen in cigarette smokers (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 19, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Nutrition: General Information Source Type: news
Watercress extract may prevent lung cancer in smokers, study says
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- An extract from watercress reduced the effects of carcinogens in smokers, lowering their risk for developing lung cancer, according to a recent study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watercress could be linked to help smokers quit cigarette
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh found that taking a watercress extract four times a day reduces the activation of a carcinogen found in cigarettes, and detoxifies other harmful substances. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clinical Trial Shows Watercress Extract Detoxifies Carcinogens in Smokers
Watercress extract significantly inhibits activation of a tobacco derived carcinogen in cigarette smokers (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 19, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Nutrition Source Type: news
Watercress Extract Detoxifies Carcinogens in Smokers, Clinical Trial...
Taken multiple times a day, watercress extract significantly inhibits carcinogen activity in smokers, a Pitt clinical trial showed.(PRWeb April 19, 2016)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/04/prweb13350749.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 19, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Watercress extract detoxifies carcinogens in smokers, clinical trial demonstrates
Watercress extract taken multiple times a day significantly inhibits the activation of a tobacco-derived carcinogen in cigarette smokers, researchers demonstrated in a phase II clinical trial. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 19, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Watercress extract detoxifies carcinogens in smokers, clinical trial demonstrates
(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Watercress extract taken multiple times a day significantly inhibits the activation of a tobacco-derived carcinogen in cigarette smokers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, partner with UPMC CancerCenter, demonstrated in a phase II clinical trial presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in New Orleans. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Why You're Doing Salad Wrong (And Six Ways to Make It Right)
If I told you to close your eyes and imagine a dinner salad, what would you see? If you're like many of my patients, "salad" brings up thoughts of dieting, deprivation, and yes -- boredom. Truth is, if you're doing salad the right way, it can actually become a staple you look upon as delicious nutrition. Here's how to do salad right!
Throw out those reduced fat dressings
You may think you're doing yourself a favor by selecting a reduced-fat version of your favorite salad dressing, but you're not. The majority of food products which claim "reduced fat" or "fat free" compensate by adding sugar. This lowers the total calo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The global spectrum of plant form and function
Do existing plants represent all theoretically possible combinations of structure and function for growth, survival and reproduction? To answer this question an international team from 14 countries analyzed the most comprehensive global data set of essential plant functional traits ever compiled, containing plants ranging from Arabidopsis to Araucaria, from bramble to Brazil nut, from hemp to Hakea, from Sedum to Sequoia, from watercress to wattle. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 20, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Need, Greed, and GMOs: Genuflection in All the Wrong Directions
Images of scientists inserting eye-of-newt genes into escarole, or wool-of-bat genes into watercress stalk the nightmares of pure food proponents, and up to a point-- rightly so. Even if the intentions of those tinkering with foods are good- such as putting antifreeze genes from amphibians into oranges so they are not destroyed by an early frost- the law of unintended consequences pertains. There is ample reason, in principle, to be wary of Frankenfoods.
There may be reason in epidemiology as well. We are substantially uncertain about why rates of gluten intolerance and celiac disease are rising; genetic modification of f...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3 Key Nutrients For Better Brainpower
By Nancy Christie
When it comes to what we eat, we usually worry more about our waistlines than our wisdom. But a diet that contains a wide assortment of healthy foods and nutrients doesn’t just benefit your body; it may protect your brain from cognitive decline as you age. In order to defend against a variety of age-related conditions that can impair your memory and the general functioning of your brain, a good first step is to concentrate on incorporating three nutrients into your diet: omega-3 fatty acids, flavonoids and vitamin E.
1. Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Brain Volume
For your memory to function smoothly, your br...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
10 Superfoods Healthier Than Kale
In the world of marketing, image is everything. If you're James Franco or Roger Federer or Taylor Swift, your name and face can be used to sell anything from phones to watches to perfume -- even if you're not necessarily famous for the your tech-savvy, your promptness, or the way you smell.
In the food world, the biggest celebrity of all might be kale -- the Shakira of salads, the Lady Gaga of leafy greens. It's universally recognized that kale anything--kale chips, kale pesto, kale face cream -- instantly imparts a health halo. Even 7-Eleven is making over its image by offering kale cold-pressed juices. And yes, kale h...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
