If you have type 2 diabetes, add ginger to your diet
Scientists from Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities found evidence for ginger as traditional therapy for blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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People are getting liver disease Hepatitis A. from strawberries
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a possible link between two brands of organic strawberries and a country-wide outbreak of Hepatitis A.
According to the...
Two or three alcohol drinks a day could put your liver in danger
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) of Biochemistry and elsewhere found that two or three drinks every day could put your liver in...
Coffee drinking may help lower the risk of kidney injury
Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that drinking at least one cup of coffee a day may reduce the risk of acute kidney injury...
Three grams of omega-3 a day keeps high blood pressure away
Scientists from the Macau University of Science and Technology found that roughly 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids each day, in food or supplement...
Red and processed meat linked to worse heart function
Scientists from the Queen Mary University of London found that a greater intake of red and processed meat is linked to worse heart function.
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Vitamin D could help fight ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer has one of the highest death rates of all cancers. One reason for this is that cancer turns the body's defenses against...
Plant-based diets help improve these six big diseases
Scientists from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine suggest that all doctors should be aware of the benefits of a plant-based diet for six...
Who lives longest: meat eaters or vegetarians?
Our ability to live a long life is influenced by a combination of our genes and our environment.
In studies that involve identical twins, scientists...
This herbal supplement may help treat lung cancer
Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney found berberine, a natural compound found in plants such as barberry and goldenseal, suppresses the proliferation of...