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Vitamin D supplementation during Antarctic winter. - Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Ap - 0 views

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    Vitamin D supplementation during Antarctic winter. Smith SM, Gardner KK, Locke J, Zwart SR. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;89(4):1092-8. Epub 2009 Feb 18. PMID: 19225122 doi:10.3945/ajcn.2008.27189
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Long-term effects of giving nursing home residents bread fortified with 125 microg (500... - 0 views

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    Long-term effects of giving nursing home residents bread fortified with 125 microg (5000 IU) vitamin D(3) per daily serving. Mocanu V, Stitt PA, Costan AR, Voroniuc O, Zbranca E, Luca V, Vieth R. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;89(4):1132-7. Epub 2009 Feb 25. PMID: 19244376 doi:10.3945/ajcn.2008.26890
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Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicit... - 0 views

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    Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity. Frank MB, Yang Q, Osban J, Azzarello JT, Saban MR, Saban R, Ashley RA, Welter JC, Fung KM, Lin HK. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2009 Mar 18;9(1):6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19296830 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-9-6
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Sham vs. Wham: The Health Insider: Frankincense Oil Shown as Possible Bladder Cancer Tr... - 0 views

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    Over many centuries, Frankincense oil has been found to have medicinal benefits. Now, an enriched extract of the Somalian Frankincense herb (Boswellia carteri) has been shown to kill off bladder cancer cells growing in culure. Research presented in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine demonstrates that this herb has the potential to become an alternative therapy for bladder cancer.
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Development Of Liver Cancer Prevented By Long-Term L-Carnitine Supplementation - 0 views

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    Authors of the study reported that carnitine deficiency is a risk factor and should be viewed as a mechanism in hepatic carcinogenesis, and that long-term L-carnitine supplementation prevents the development of liver cancer. Therefore, carnitine supplementation alone or in combination with other natural chemopreventive compounds could be used to prevent, slow or reverse the occurrence of liver cance
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Fatty acid facts, part III: Cardiovascular disease, or, a fish diet is noy fishy. - [Dr... - 0 views

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    Fatty acid facts, part III: Cardiovascular disease, or, a fish diet is noy fishy. Pauwels EK, Kostkiewicz M. Drug News Perspect. 2008 Dec;21(10):552-61. PMID: 19221636
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Reductions In Cancer And Overall Mortality Persist 10 Years After Vitamin And Mineral S... - 0 views

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    ScienceDaily (Mar. 24, 2009) - Individuals who took a dietary supplement called "factor D", which included selenium, vitamin E, and beta-carotene, continued to have lower gastric cancer and overall mortality 10 years after supplementation ceased compared with individuals who did not take the supplements, according to long-term follow-up data from the randomized, double-blind General Population Nutrition Intervention Trial in Linxian, China.
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Frankincense Provides Relief To Arthritis Sufferers - 0 views

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    ScienceDaily (July 31, 2008) - An enriched extract of the 'Indian Frankincense' herb Boswellia serrata has been proven to reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy has shown that patients taking the herbal remedy showed significant improvement in as little as seven days.
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Eating Red Meat May Boost Death Risk - WebMD - 0 views

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    March 23, 2009 -- Men and women who eat higher amounts of red meat and processed meat have a higher risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, and other causes compared to those who eat less, according to a new study. Those in the study who ate the most red meat took in about 4.5 ounces a day -- the equivalent of a small steak.
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Americans need more Vitamin D: researchers - Reuters - 0 views

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    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The "sunshine vitamin," vitamin D, is increasingly seen as vital to health, yet more Americans are not getting enough, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Analyzing data from government health surveys, researchers from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine found three out of four Americans had "insufficient" levels of vitamin D, up from about one out two 20 years ago-
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Ursolic Acid: Excitement in Allergy, Inflammation, and Cancer Management - 0 views

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    Ursolic acid is a component of many herbs that seems to have a protective effect versus inflammation and its various ramifications
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