Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

A fire broke out at Great Ormond Street Hospital yesterday morning at approximately 8.35am, causing an explosion. The cause is not yet known, but the fire started in the Cardiac wing on the fifth floor and it has been suggested a flame ignited an oxygen cylinder. A Hospital representative told reporters,
“There was a fire in [...]

Soon men will no longer have to face the embarrassment of visiting their GP to obtain the erectile boosting drug Viagra. Lloydspharmacy are dubbing this new venture the first creditable partnership between a pharmacy and a health website.
Lloyds and health website Dr Thom have joined forces to offer the drug to men who complete an [...]

A bacteria that causes peptic ulcers and stomach ulcers can actually reduce children’s vulnerability to asthma by up to 59%.
Research conducted by NYU Langone Medical Centre studied 7,000 people, and found that a microbial inhabitant of the stomach called ‘helicobacter pylori’, can prevent the development of asthma in children between the ages of 3 and [...]

6.7 grams of dark chocolate per day could protect you from inflammation and cardiovascular disease, according to the Research Laboratories of the Catholic University in Campobasso, Italy.
The research was produced in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute of Milan, and is the first of it’s kind to be based on a population study.  Scientists studied [...]

After an increase in E.Coli cases being linked to salads, more people are reluctant to return to them.  Because absolute assurance is impossible, the purchase of salad products saw a slight fall this summer.
However, Andrew Clarke, professor of food science said: “We basically want perfect food, but produce is not sterile,”  He added. “We all [...]

Researchers from the US and Canada have gathered to discuss the value of wild blueberries.  Meeting at the Wild Blueberry Health Research Summit in Bar Harbour, Main, scientists have revealed findings from clinical trials with wild blueberries and hope to uncover their influence on brain and cellular health.
Research indicates that wild blueberries play a significant [...]

Recent research strongly suggests a link between a pregnant woman’s diet and the child’s risk of developing allergic asthma.
The study, conducted by researchers at the National Jewish Health and Duke University Medical Centre used mice to investigate the effects of diets high in methyl-donor supplements such as folic acid.  They found that this group of [...]

ScienceDaily has revealed study results that drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may prevent the complications associated with diabetes type 2.
The research findings has sparked interest in the development of a new chamomile-based drug, which is hoped to curb complications including loss of vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage.
Type 2 diabetes has now reached epidemic [...]

A controlled-calorie diet in early adulthood may stem muscle wasting later in life.  Muscle wasting is just one part of the aging process, and presents a significant problem for aging adults.
University of Florida researchers have studied how mitochondria (a muscle cell) and the excess muscle iron found in it affects its ‘life-span’:  Excess iron [...]

New research suggests that only 43% of osteoporosis patients across Europe take calcium and vitamin D supplements in combination.

This figure is worrying because this kind of combination therapy maximises the benefits of supplementation.  The study was published at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).
Professor Steven Boonen of Leuven University, Belgium said: [...]