Buying organic bulk produce, grains, and beans and becoming your own chef will save you money by not selecting processed foods packaged at higher prices. Those only make you trade health for convenience. You're paying for the packaging, ...
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Fish-oil supplements high in omega-3 fatty acids may improve the body's ability to build muscle and help stave off age-related immobility, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Aberdeen, U.K., and presented at ...
Olive oil has been in the news lately. Both the Guardian and the Daily Mail in the UK reported that some Italian extra virgin olive oil producers have been lying about their products. Italy has a much greater demand for olive oil than the ...
With food prices skyrocketing and food supplies looking increasingly questionable for 2013, you'll be happy to know I've selected and assembled a list of recommended storable foods from a trusted discount source. All the foods listed below ...
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Past research studies have confirmed the healthy benefits of consuming a traditional Mediterranean style diet. Researchers have demonstrated that this type of diet consisting of healthy quantities of extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, ...
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade and dozens of other foods and home remedies from this versatile fruit. Lemon's health benefits are due to the high concentration of vitamins B and C, antioxidants, protein, flavonoids, phosphorus, ...
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 ...
Breakstone’s, a brand owned by food and beverage firm Kraft Foods, has introduced new Greek Style Sour Cream featuring the smooth, creamy texture and rich taste of traditional Breakstone’s Sour Cream blended with Greek strained ...
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Wireless micro-LED devices are allowing researchers to use optogenetics to uncover information about molecular and cellular events in the brain that underlie stress, addiction and depression. To better understand and one day provide ...
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) subsidiary Janssen Biotech and Pharmacyclics (PCYC) have won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their breakthrough therapy Imbruvica (ibrutinib) to treat patients with mantle cell lymphoma ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review US-based biopharmaceutical firm NPS Pharmaceuticals' supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Gattex (teduglutide [rDNA origin]) for injection. In the US, Gattex is ...
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a RNAi therapeutics company, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to patisiran (ALN-TTR02) for the treatment of transthyretin (TTR)-familial amyloid ...
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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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Walnuts may be considered the king of nuts for health benefits, with a combination of more healthful and higher quality antioxidants, U.S. researchers say. "Walnuts rank above peanuts, almonds, pecans, pistachios and other nuts," Joe ...
Burcon NutraScience Corporation, a leader in functional, renewable plant proteins, reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2013. "During the quarter, we made continued strong progress toward commercializing ...