Is more sun the answer to low vitamin D? | Wellcome Trust - 0 views
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A study of Caucasian female twins prompts researchers to ask if public health advice to avoid the sun could be causing low vitamin D levels. Research produced by the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, has shown that vitamin D levels are lower in fair-skinned Caucasian women than in Caucasian women with darker skin type. ... "It will be very interesting to see the results of the genetic analysis that the authors propose - especially of polymorphisms [genetic variants] in D binding protein. Variants in this protein associate strongly with skin colour, and also with vitamin D status, so may end up being explanatory.
Milk: One hump or two? - 0 views
Northern Ireland scientists find a new weapon in MRSA war - 0 views
Probiotics 'may stop pneumonia' - BBC NEWS | Health - 0 views
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Probiotics could be used to protect critically ill patients from developing pneumonia, according to scientists. The friendly bacteria can block the colonisation by dangerous bugs of the airways of ventilated patients, the Swedish study concluded. The probiotic solution performed just as well as normal antiseptics used to keep pneumonia-causing bacteria at bay, the journal Critical Care reported. Being more natural it could pose fewer side effects, the authors said
Cholesterol drug cancer warning - 0 views
Positive Thinking = Weight Loss? - 0 views
Watercress latest super food to fight cancer - Telegraph - 0 views
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Watercress was declared the latest super food yesterday for being packed with a higher than usual amount of nutrients found in vegetables. Research has shown that eating a packet of raw watercress a day, or a bowl full, for eight weeks increased the ability of cells to resist damage to their DNA, helping to protect against the cell changes that lead to cancer.
Two-thirds of chicken 'has bug' - 0 views
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