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Antidiabetic potential of selected medicinal plant extracts PDF Print E-mail
Friday, January 29 2010 01:52

Among the Cree of northern Quebec, the disproportionately high rate of diabetic complications is largely due to the cultural inadequacy of modern therapies for type 2 diabetes. To establish culturally adapted antidiabetic treatments, our team identified several candidate plant species used by the Cree to treat symptoms of diabetes.

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Aloe vera in scabies treatment PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, January 27 2010 01:54
Preliminary study of effectiveness of aloe vera in scabies treatment.
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Pycnogenol inhibits immunoglobulin E-mediated allergic response in mast cells PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, January 26 2010 02:05
Pycnogenol inhibits immunoglobulin E-mediated allergic response in mast cells. IgE-dependent mast cell activation is known to be associated with the allergic diseases.
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Olive tree leaves: potential beneficial effects on human health PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, January 26 2010 01:56
Olive tree (Olea europaea L.) leaves have been widely used in traditional remedies in European and Mediterranean countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy, France, Turkey, Israel, Morocco, and Tunisia.
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Television Viewing Time and Mortality PDF Print E-mail
Friday, January 15 2010 01:47
BACKGROUND: -Television viewing time, the predominant leisure-time sedentary behavior, is associated with biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk, but its relationship with mortality has not been studied.
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Cancer Chemopreventive Activity and Metabolism of Isoliquiritigenin, a Compound Found in PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, January 14 2010 03:11
Isoliquiritigenin (2',4',4-trihydroxychalcone; ILG), a chalcone found in licorice root and many other plants, has shown potential chemopreventive activity through induction of phase II enzymes such as quinone reductase-1 in murine hepatoma cells. In this study, the in vivo metabolism of ILG was investigated in rats.
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Dietary fat intake and incidence of cataracts: PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, January 12 2010 02:14
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate prospectively the association between dietary fat intake and the incidence of cataracts in participants from the SUN cohort.
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Regular Aerobic Exercise, Without Weight Loss, Improves Endothelium-dependent Vasodilatio PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, January 12 2010 02:13
 Lifestyle modification in the form of weight reduction by caloric restriction alone or in combination with regular aerobic exercise significantly improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in overweight and obese adults.
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Obesity and weight change in relation to breast cancer survival. PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, January 12 2010 02:12
The authors evaluated the prognostic effects of obesity and weight change after breast cancer diagnosis. A total of 5042 breast cancer patients aged 20-75 were identified through the population-based Shanghai Cancer Registry approximately 6 months after cancer diagnosis and recruited into the study between 2002 and 2006.
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