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UK charity the Blood Pressure Association has responded to the publication of revised salt reduction targets by the Food Standards Agency: Mike Rich, Executive Director of the Blood Pressure Association, said: “We are a nation addicted to salt, and the food industry has a huge responsibility to help us wean ourselves off the ‘white stuff’.

UK charity the Blood Pressure Association has responded to the publication of revised salt reduction targets by the Food Standards Agency: Mike Rich, Executive Director of the Blood Pressure Association, said: “We are a nation addicted to salt, and the food industry has a huge responsibility to help us wean ourselves off the ‘white stuff’.

In studying the preventive effects of vitamin D, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, have proposed a new model of cancer development that hinges on a loss of cancer cells’ ability to stick together. The model, dubbed DINOMIT, differs substantially from the current model of cancer development, which suggests genetic mutations as the earliest driving forces behind cancer.

In studying the preventive effects of vitamin D, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, have proposed a new model of cancer development that hinges on a loss of cancer cells’ ability to stick together. The model, dubbed DINOMIT, differs substantially from the current model of cancer development, which suggests genetic mutations as the earliest driving forces behind cancer.

Eating fish – long considered ‘brain food’ by generations of housewives – really is good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests. University of Manchester scientists have shown that vitamin D – synthesised naturally when the skin is exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet rays but also found in oily fish – improved the brain function of middle-aged and older men.

Eating fish – long considered ‘brain food’ by generations of housewives – really is good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests. University of Manchester scientists have shown that vitamin D – synthesised naturally when the skin is exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet rays but also found in oily fish – improved the brain function of middle-aged and older men.

An innovative nutritional supplement company, who are highly respected around the world for their ground-breaking and pioneering manufacturing technologies, will be showcasing their unique range of products at Hospitalar 2009; the largest healthcare technologies fair in Latin America.

An innovative nutritional supplement company, who are highly respected around the world for their ground-breaking and pioneering manufacturing technologies, will be showcasing their unique range of products at Hospitalar 2009; the largest healthcare technologies fair in Latin America.

Vitamin D may slow the progressive decline in the ability to breathe that can occur in people with asthma as a result of human airway smooth muscle (HASM) proliferation, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The group found that calcitriol, a form of vitamin D synthesized within the body, reduced growth-factor-induced HASM proliferation in cells isolated from both persons with asthma and from persons without the disease.

Vitamin D may slow the progressive decline in the ability to breathe that can occur in people with asthma as a result of human airway smooth muscle (HASM) proliferation, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The group found that calcitriol, a form of vitamin D synthesized within the body, reduced growth-factor-induced HASM proliferation in cells isolated from both persons with asthma and from persons without the disease.

A new study using advanced cardiac imaging technology indicates that cardiac abnormalities experienced by some marathon runners following competition are temporary, and do not result in damage to the heart muscle. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Manitoba, marked the first use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, or CMR, in a post-marathon setting.

A new study using advanced cardiac imaging technology indicates that cardiac abnormalities experienced by some marathon runners following competition are temporary, and do not result in damage to the heart muscle. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Manitoba, marked the first use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, or CMR, in a post-marathon setting.

Celebrity Elisabeth Hasselbeck is generating a lot of buzz about Gluten-Free living, but International Celiac Expert Shelley Case, RD warns consumers why going gluten-free before being screened for celiac disease can be hazardous to your health! Going gluten-free is being haile

Celebrity Elisabeth Hasselbeck is generating a lot of buzz about Gluten-Free living, but International Celiac Expert Shelley Case, RD warns consumers why going gluten-free before being screened for celiac disease can be hazardous to your health! Going gluten-free is being haile

UK and US researchers found that more intelligent people are often healthier, and suggest that this could be due to what they describe as a genetic “fitness factor” whereby both body fitness (health) and brain fitness (intelligence) are influenced by genetic differences among people. The study was the work of scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, the University of Delaware, in Newark, US, and University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, US.

UK and US researchers found that more intelligent people are often healthier, and suggest that this could be due to what they describe as a genetic “fitness factor” whereby both body fitness (health) and brain fitness (intelligence) are influenced by genetic differences among people. The study was the work of scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, the University of Delaware, in Newark, US, and University of New Mexico, in Albuquerque, US.

Dr. Michael Holick, a professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at the Boston University School of Medicine who has revolutionized the understanding of vitamin D and its role in disease prevention, has received the $50,000 Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research. The prize was presented at a biennial conference, Diet and Optimum Health, sponsored by the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.

Dr. Michael Holick, a professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at the Boston University School of Medicine who has revolutionized the understanding of vitamin D and its role in disease prevention, has received the $50,000 Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research. The prize was presented at a biennial conference, Diet and Optimum Health, sponsored by the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University.

Nearly 20 years ago, it was discovered that bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori were responsible for stomach ulcers. Since then, antibiotics have become the primary therapy used to combat the H. pylori infection, which affects approximately six percent of the world population and is also a primary cause of stomach cancer. But today the bacteria is growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics.

Nearly 20 years ago, it was discovered that bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori were responsible for stomach ulcers. Since then, antibiotics have become the primary therapy used to combat the H. pylori infection, which affects approximately six percent of the world population and is also a primary cause of stomach cancer. But today the bacteria is growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics.