Depending on the type of oil you use to cook -- and whether or not you reheat that oil for multiple uses -- you could be exposing yourself to high levels of toxic aldehydes, chemicals known to cause neurodegenerative disease and cancer. ...
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Many health-minded individuals understand that eating fried or overcooked foods is unhealthy due to the chemical transition of normally stable fats to trans fats that have been shown to dramatically increase heart attack risk. Researchers ...
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) is the technical term for a type of fat (fatty acid) with two or more (poly) double bonds (unsaturated). They exist in many different forms, varying in chain length, degree of unsaturation, and rotation ...
By 2012, most people understand the importance of including omega-3 fatty acids to their diets. Commonly found in fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids have countless benefits to a person's health and complexion. From teens to the elderly, everyone ...
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Juniper has been used in ancient Greece and Egypt to combat the spread of disease and was still being used by hospitals in France during the First World War. The warm, woody-scented essential oil is extracted from juniper berries, as well ...
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PetroChina, China's largest energy producer, will suspend natural gas supplies to Cangzhou Dahua Group Co Ltd, a fertilizer manufacturer in Hebei province, because of a winter shortage, the fertilizer company said. China faces a natural ...
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"No drug exists that has the ability to improve lymphatic flow; however, the job can easily be handled through the topical application of Castor oil," said Dr David G. Williams. In addition to increasing the flow of lymph, Castor oil can ...
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Essential oils have been used for thousands of years for their healing and purifying effects on the body. There are 188 references to these precious oils in the Bible. They have always held extreme value by ancient doctors and medicine men ...
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It is reported that the nickel miner Vale, has suspended operations in New Caledonia due to a effluent pipe damage. The effluent pipe leads through a lagoon of a World Heritage site and it caused Vale to half its production at its five ...
Hologic, a manufacturer of diagnostic and medical imaging systems, has obtained Health Canada approval for its Aptima HPV assay for use on the company's fully automated Panther system. Aptima HPV assay has been designed to detect ...
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Since August, raw material prices have been on the decline in the acrylic acid market, while product prices have remained steady, providing a rare profit opportunity. Zhenghe Group carefully studied the acrylic acid market and adjusted the ...
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BP has developed two new technologies for the production of key petrochemical feedstocks. SaaBre is a new route for the production of acetic acid from syngas and Hummingbird® directly converts ethanol to ethylene through dehydration. ...
High levels of acrylamide have been found to cause cancer in animals, and scientists say it is likely to cause cancer in humans, U.S. health officials say. Lauren Robin, a chemist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said ...
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High levels of acrylamide have been found to cause cancer in animals, and scientists say it is likely to cause cancer in humans, U.S. health officials say. Lauren Robin, a chemist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said ...
Davisco Foods International, a US-based family owned dairy company, has launched three new ingredients, Whey Protein Concentrate 80 Heat stable (WPC80-HS), Instantized WPC80 IP and Instantized BiPRO IP. The new products complement the ...
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