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Milk Eliminates Cardiovascular Health Benefits Of Tea, Researchers War
Research published online in European Heart Journal has found that the protective effect tea has on the cardiovascular system is totally wiped out by adding milk. A group of proteins in milk (caseins) interact with the tea to decrease the concentrations of the protective flavonoids. Researchers are suggesting that tea drinking nations who customarily add milk, such as the British, should consider omitting milk at least some of the time. Laser Treatment For BRVO Is Safer Than Corticosteroid Injections And E
Scientists have found that laser therapy is equivalent to two different dosages of corticosteroid medications for treating vision loss from the blockage of small veins in the back of the eye, a condition known as branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Furthermore, laser treatment was shown to have fewer complications for patients. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Tomato Disease In Mexico Caused By New Virus
Scientists have identified the virus that causes great damage in tomato cultivation in Mexico where the disease is known as 'Marchitez', which means 'withered'. The name of the new virus is tomato marchitez virus. The virus was found to be related to the tomato torrado virus. Identification of the virus now makes it possible for breeding companies to develop cultivars with resistance to the virus. Terri Schiavo Case: Legal Issues Involving Healthcare Directives, Deat
Compilation of documents and links to information about the court case involving Terri Schiavo, the Florida patient whose feeding tube was removed in March 2005. Topics include legal documents, living wills, the lawyers involved, related cases, power of attorney and health care directives, and commentary. Includes links to related sites. From FindLaw. Beowulfand Angelina Jolie Give 3-D a Second Chance in Hollywo
Once a nausea-inducing fad, 3-D is staging a comeback -- more than 50 years after its first run. When Beowulfcomes out in November, it will premiere on nearly 1,000 3-D screens -- the most ever. Doom Creator Eyes DS
John Carmack of id hopes to bring his cell-phone game Orcs andElves to Nintendo's handheld. In Game|Life. Report Focuses On Challenges To Unlocking Future Promise Of Vaccinesht
Old Drug Being Tested As Possible Pre-eclampsia Cure
Researchers are trying to determine whether a drug already available to heart patients can also be used to delay delivery in expectant mothers with severe pre-eclampsia. If so, this groundbreaking study would give hope to hundreds of thousands of women who experience this life-threatening disorder each year. Aspirin, Vitamin E Show Little Effect In Preventing Cancer
The Women's Health Study (WHS) -- the largest randomized clinical trial to investigate the impact of aspirin and vitamin E on the primary prevention of cardiovascular and cancer risk -- has helped shape some of clinical medicine's basic understanding of disease prevention and women's health. Now, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), where the WHS is based, are detailing new, long-awaited results that examine if low-dose aspirin (100 mg every other day) protects healthy women against cancer, and if vitamin E (600 IU every other day) protects healthy women against cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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