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•   Herb shows no added benefits for women's bones
  • Exercise may help older women maintain their bone density, but adding the supplement black cohosh to the routine does not bring any extra benefits, a new study suggests
•   Mediterranean diet tied to fertility treatment success
  • Women who closely adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after infertility treatment, a new study suggests
•   Study: Chemical in Bananas Could Help Fight HIV
  • Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a chemical in bananas that could help protect women from HIV infection
•   Evidence that soy eases hot flashes inconclusive
  • Despite supplement makers’ claims and popular perceptions, the benefits of soy in fighting hot flashes in women going through menopause remain unproven, according to a new analysis of 19 studies
•   Cloves are the best natural antioxidant
  • Using spices eaten in the Mediterranean diet as natural antioxidants is a good way forward for the food industry, given the beneficial health effects of these products
•   Nutrition Bars: Do You Know What’s in Yours?
  • One of the biggest problems people make when choosing a bar is not checking what's in it.
•   Onion Cream Treats New Stretch Marks
  • A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is extract of onion can help take the redness out of new stretch marks.
•   What You Need To Know About Fish Oil
  • Americans spend billions on foods and supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids. Not all of it is money well spent.
•   An Apple a Day? Study Shows Soluble Fiber Boosts Immune System
  • A new University of Illinois study touts the benefits of soluble fiber—found in oats, apples, and nuts, for starters—saying that it reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune system.
•   Men - Calcium may help you live longer: study
  • Swedish researchers found that men who consumed the most calcium in food were 25 percent less likely to die over the next decade than their peers who took in the least calcium from food
•   Creams Containing Turmeric Reduce Fine Facial Lines, Wrinkles
  • A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is the extract that gives Indian curry its distinctive flavor, scent, and deep orange color may help fade fine facial lines, wrinkles, and aging spots, studies suggest
•   Papaya extract thwarts growth of cancer cells in lab tests
  • The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations.
•   Wine may help women keep weight in check
  • Light to moderate alcohol consumption, especially red wine, is not only good for a woman’s heart, it’s also good for her waistline, according to a study reported Monday
•   Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses
  • Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses
•   Low levels of vitamin D linked to muscle fat, decreased strength in young people
  • A ground-breaking study published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjects had too little Vitamin D in their blood
•   Antioxidants in sunscreens help skin
  • Using antioxidants in sunscreens reduced the formation of damaging free radicals by 74 percent of skin exposed to ultraviolet light, U.S. researchers found
•   Light helps keep spinach full of vitamins: study
  • Supermarket lights help keep spinach fresh and producing new vitamins, U.S. government researchers reported on Wednesday.
•   Mineral studies advance antibacterial alternatives
  • Understanding about the antibacterial activity of clay minerals and their ability to kill what the best antibiotics on the market can’t
•   An apple a day? Study shows soluble fiber boosts immune system
  • A new University of Illinois study touts the benefits of soluble fiber—found in oats, apples, and nuts, for starters—saying that it reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune system
•   Low-fat, Mediterranean and low-carb diets help heart
  • Three diets - Mediterranean, low-fat and low-carbohydrate - are equally effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say Israeli researcher
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  • It has long been known that the choices you make during pregnancy can have a lasting impact, but new research shows that certain behaviors could influence whether your child will develop food allergies or asthma

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