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...live longer by reducing the risk of cancer and other diseases. Now a team from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago appears to have identified precisely how olive oil helps fight one of the deadliest scourges: breast cancer. The researchers tested the effect of oleic acid - a monounsaturated fatty acid found principally in olive oil - on breast cancer cells. Their findings, published online by the Annals of Oncology, show that oleic acid cuts levels of a cancer-causing gene called her-2neu by 46%. her-2neu affects up to 30% of women with breast cancer. The team...
...high blood pressure. By acting as the sole signaling molecule for blood-vessel relaxation, nitric oxide is central to blood-pressure regulation. Such observations have been made in laboratory research. The natural production of nitric oxide in the body can be supported by supplementing the diet with the amino acid l-arginine in combination with antioxidant nutrients and by engaging in a moderate exercise program. Louis J. Ignarro, Ph.D. Center for Vascular Biology David Geffen School ofMedicine at UCLA Los Angeles The emphasis on the risks of high blood pressure couldn't have been more timely. And the image...
...Leary, then a lecturer in clinical psychology at Harvard, was dismissed along with then Assistant Professor of Clinicial Psychology Richard Alpert amidst a flurry of controversy involving their studies of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin mushrooms...
...stomach acid. Works best when taken for several days. RISKS: Stomach pain, mild rash, constipation. Can mask more severe problems such as gallstones or a narrowing of the esophagus. Increased the risk of developing pneumonia 89% in a recent study of elderly patients (presumably because the acids in the stomach were no longer strong enough to kill pneumonia-causing germs...
BENEFITS: Indirectly reduces production of stomach acid. RISKS: Headache, diarrhea, dizziness. May be less effective when used with antacids. The combination of Tagamet (cimetidine) and Valium can trigger confusion. Use of these drugs increased the risk of developing pneumonia 63% in a recent study...