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Vitamins C and E prevent atherosclerosis

Vitamins C and E prevent atherosclerosis BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Surgery-induced arteriosclerosis is a serious problem in heart transplant patients and is now the single most important factor in determining long-term survival. Researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Linus Pauling Institute ...
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Antioxidant emulsion cures scaly skin (ichthyosis)

Antioxidant emulsion cures scaly skin (ichthyosis) PAMPLONA, SPAIN. Ichthyosis is a condition in which the skin is dry, rough, and scaly. It is caused by a fault in the control mechanism, which governs the deposition of keratin (a fibrous protein) in the skin, and is often present at birth (congenital ...
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International Health News Letter to the Editor – May 1999

LETTER TO THE EDITOR – MAY 1999 I have been asked to join a study for patients with early Parkinson's disease using ropinerole. We will be given either ropinerole or l-dopa at low dosage levels. Is there any literature on ropinerole and l-dopa? Maurice B., Canada Editor: I am afraid I don't know much ...
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Glutathione helps intermittent claudication

Glutathione helps intermittent claudication VERONA, ITALY. Intermittent claudication (peripheral artery disease) manifests itself by pain in the calves even after walking relatively short distances. It is relieved by rest and is caused by an inadequate blood supply to the leg muscles due to atherosclerosis ...
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Vitamin E protects against atherosclerosis

Vitamin E protects against atherosclerosis NAPLES, ITALY. There is general agreement that oxidative stress is involved in the formation of the early lesions initiating atherosclerosis and subsequent heart disease. Researchers at the Federico II University in Naples now report that a low vitamin E intake ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a130d.htm 03/02/04, 4533 bytes

Vitamin B6 lowers cancer risk

Vitamin B6 lowers lung cancer risk HELSINKI, FINLAND. It is estimated that 172,000 new cases of lung cancer would be diagnosed in the US in 1999. The survival rate for lung cancer victims is very poor so preventive measures are of utmost importance. A team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a113h.htm 03/02/04, 4306 bytes

Oxidative stress: causes and prevention

Oxidative stress: causes and prevention BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. Oxidative stress occurs when the body's antioxidant defenses are overwhelmed by free radicals generated whether internally or by environmental exposure. It can damage DNA, proteins and lipids (fats) and has been linked to several diseases ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a131.htm 03/02/04, 4653 bytes

NEWSBRIEF – MARCH 2003

NEWSBRIEF - Longer life for apples Grapes often shrivel up within a few days and apples do so within a couple of weeks. The culprit behind this wilting is the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Researchers at Madrid's Complutense University now report that dipping apples in a solution of trans-resveratrol kills ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/n135d.htm 03/02/04, 3089 bytes

Spotlight on thiols

Spotlight on thiols COLUMBUS, OHIO. Two of the world's foremost antioxidant researchers, Dr. Lester Packer of the University of Kuopio in Finland and Dr. Chandan K. Sen of the Ohio State University Medical Center, have just released a major, ground-breaking study concerning the importance of thiols ...
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a106b.htm 03/02/04, 4160 bytes

Antioxidant protects against kidney damage

Antioxidant protects against kidney damage TAIPEI, TAIWAN. Cardiac angiography and angioplasty can be hard on the kidneys because of the deleterious effects of the contrast medium (iopamidol) injected in order to facilitate the viewing of the heart during the procedure. This problem is especially serious ...
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