The European Respiratory Journal’s latest issue reports that drinking apple juice daily may reduce wheezing in children suffering from asthma. The UPI reports that the research was conducted by the National Heart and Lung Institute of Great Britain
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease. Asthma causes the airway to become constricted and inflamed. This usually happens […]

Glutathione - or L-Glutathione - is a powerful antioxidant found within every cell. Glutathione plays a role in nutrient metabolism, and regulation of cellular events (including gene expression, DNA and protein synthesis, cell growth, buffering acids and immune response.
This antioxidant, made from the combination of three amino acids cysteine, glutamate, and glycine, forms part of […]

New research, published in the International Journal of Cancer, reports that increased intake of the flavonoid kaempferol, found in spinach and some cabbages, was associated with a 40 per cent reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer accounts for 4 per cent of all cancers diagnosed in women globally, with 190,000 new cases every year. In […]

China’s customs authorities have begun checking food exports, like some proteins and glycerine which is used in toothpaste, after a series of health scares abroad involving tainted Chinese-made products.
US consumers have been alarmed by a spate of pet deaths blamed on tainted wheat gluten and rice protein exported from China, as well as reports of […]

A plan to save the Salton Sea would shrink the man-made mistake in the desert to about a fifth of its size, and the salinity would be reduced enough to reintroduce fish such as corvina, it was reported today.
The 75-year plan, projected to cost $8.9 billion, was was embraced by the Salton Sea Coalition, which […]

US scientists have developed “super-oxidised” water which they say speeds up wound healing.
Oculus, the Californian firm which developed the water - made by filtering it through a salt membrane - says it kills viruses, bacteria and fungi.
It is also effective against MRSA and UK trials are being carried out on patients with diabetic foot ulcers, […]

Britain is in the grip of a Wi-Fi revolution with offices, homes and classrooms going wireless - but there is concern the technology could carry health risks.
The Government insists Wi-Fi is safe, but a Panorama investigation shows that radio frequency radiation levels in some schools are up to three times the level found in the […]

GPs and pharmacists do not know enough about allergies, putting patients lives at risk, campaigners say.
Allergy UK said training on the subject was extremely limited and many people were going undiagnosed.
And the pressure group said even when diagnoses were made, medics often had nowhere to send patients as there were limited specialist allergy clinics.
GPs agree […]

Quercetin is a polyphenol, one of a number of water-soluble plant pigments called flavonoids (meaning class of plant secondary metabolites known for their antioxidant activity) that are largely responsible for the color of many flowers, fruits and vegetables. High concentrations of quercetin are found in apples, onions, tea and red wine. Other sources of quercetin […]

A dose of vitamin D may help ward off tuberculosis, research suggests.
A study of 131 people found the vitamin helped to boost the ability of the body to inhibit the growth of bacteria that causes the respiratory disease.
Researchers from Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Imperial College said it could be used to target at-risk […]