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So many new research reports have come out this week that I’m doing a new report much sooner than usual (click on links for details.)
Lots of research on what’s good for you: .
and drinking alcohol doesn’t reduce value of Vitamin D
Just seeing someone who looks sick is enough to make your immune system work harder.
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Brown or half-milled rice may decrease the activity of a protein known to induce high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease
Rice is generally thought to be a healthy addition to the diet because it is a source of fiber.
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Findings show grape consumption lowered blood pressure, improved heart function and reduced other risk factors for heart disease and metabolic syndrome
Could eating grapes slow what’s for many Americans a downhill sequence of high blood pressure and insulin resistance leading to heart disease and type 2 diabetes?
Scientists at the University of Michigan Health System are teasing out clues to the effect of grapes in reducing risk factors related to cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome.
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Doctors could soon be prescribing a dose of dark chocolate to help patients suffering from liver cirrhosis and from dangerously high blood pressure in their abdomen, according to new research presented today at the International Liver CongressTM 2010, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Liver in Vienna, Austria.
According to the Spanish research, eating dark chocolate reduces damage to the blood vessels of cirrhotic patients and also lowers blood pressure in the liver.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the new criteria last month for Crestor, which is made by AstraZeneca and is the nation’s second best-selling statin, behind Lipitor by Pfizer.
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