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Purple Grape Juice Improves Flow-Mediated Vasodilation

WESTPORT, Sep 08 (Reuters Health) - The benefits associated with drinking red wine may derive from the effect of purple grape juice on flow-mediated vasodilation and on inhibition of oxidation of LDL cholesterol,

Type D personality and Heart Attacks

One newly identified heart attack magnet is the Type D personality, an anxious, gloomy and socially inept worrier: sort of a mixture of Eeyore and Marvin the paranoid android.

Nutrient in tomatoes may help against cancer of prostate

A study has found the first direct evidence that the nutrient that makes tomatoes red may protect men against prostate cancer by shrinking tumors and slowing their spread.


Air in home found to be more polluted than great outdoors

Studies from the Environmental Protection Agency show typical airborne pollutants now run two to five times higher indoors than out.


Increase in dosage of vitamin C backed

Government researchers say the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C should be doubled or tripled because of the increasing evidence over the past two decades of it's cancer fighting ability.


Fruits and Vegetables

WASHINGTON -- Not only should Americans eat their fruits and vegetables, they should make them the cornerstone of their diets, according to a coalition of health and consumer groups.


Tart Cherries for Pain and Inflammation

According to a study at Michigan State University anthocyanins, the antioxidants in deep-red cherries, relieve pain and inflammation better than aspirin or ibuprofen, without the side effects of painkillers. Lead researcher Muralee G. Nair, a professor of natural-products chemistry, says that just twenty cherries a day can keep pain and inflammation at bay.


Diet's Effect On Heart Disease Called Profound
ATLANTA, Nov 09 (Reuters Health) - A healthy lifestyle reduced risk of MI, congestive heart failure or stroke by 82% in participants in the Nurses' Health Study, according to the latest findings from a study presented today at the 72nd scientific sessions of the American Heart Association. Dr. Frank B. Hu of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues surveyed women about eating habits and lifestyle over a 14-year period. At baseline the women were 34 to 59 years old and free of heart disease.

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Blood Flow in Brain Shows Acupuncture Relieves Pain

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Acupuncture relieves pain and a scan of brain activity proves it, researchers said on Wednesday.


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