Archive for the ‘health’ Category
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
by Jacob Gaffney
For women who beat breast cancer, one of their biggest fears is recurrence of the deadly disease. Now a study funded primarily by the National Cancer Institute is sounding a warning for breast cancer survivors about enjoying more than two glasses of wine a night. However, the lead ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Jacob Gaffney
Italian study finds that the red-wine compound prevents viruses from replicating inside cells. Resveratrol is the polyphenolic compound found in red wine and the prominent focus of medical researchers, may be able to fight off viruses, according to a new Italian study. While the chemical has shown hints of ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Unfermented grape juice from red grapes contain the same beneficial compounds. This fact explained by R. Curtis Ellison, doctor and professor of medicine and public health at Boston University Medical School.
He said, "Grapes, especially Concord red grapes, have many of the polyphenols present in red wine. Some studies have shown ...
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Friday, August 21st, 2009
According to recent study by Montreal researchers, they found a strong link between heavy alcohol consumption and six different types of cancer in men. But they also found that while moderate wine consumption slightly elevated the risk of melanoma and rectal cancer, it lowered the risk of several other cancers. ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Light to moderate consumption of red wine may lead to improved sexual function in women, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Women who drank one or two glasses of red wine a day scored higher on a questionnaire focused on sexual health ...
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
A clinical study by an Italian oncology center has found that women who drink wine while undergoing radiation treatment see fewer side effects than women who don't drink.
The Radiotherapy and Palliative Care Unit, along with the research department at the Catholic University of Campobasso, in southern Italy's Molise region, examined ...
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