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Fatty Acid Supplementation Improves Mental Tasks and Behavior in Children
According to a recent study, fatty acid supplementation improves reading, spelling, and behavior in children. In a study published in the May 3, 2005, issue of the journal Pediatrics, 117 children with a diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), which affects approximately five percent of children, were supplemented with omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids for three months. ...more

Confused About Vitamin E Safety?
A recent well-publicized article in Annals of Internal Medicine has made many people afraid to take vitamin E. The authors of the meta-analysis said they found a six-percent increase in risk of death from any cause in individuals taking 400 IU or more vitamin E per day. ...more

Acupuncture May Offer Alternative to Vioxx® and Celebrex®
With the hubbub over prescription NSAIDs - namely Vioxx® and Celebrex®leading to increased risk for heart attacks and strokes, both physicians and patients are scrambling to find alternatives for the relief of pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis. Ag...more

L-Carnitine and Acetyl-L-Carnitine Improve Sperm Motility in Infertile Male Patients L-carnitine and acetyl-L-carnitine are necessary for mitochondrial beta-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids, providing for their central role in cellular energy production. The highest levels of L-carnitine in the human body are found in the epididymal fluid, reaching 2,000 times the level in circulating blood. To ini...more

Antioxidant Vitamins Combat Age-related Macular Degeneration
Estimates indicate a significant reduction of age-related macular degenerationRecent research by the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) group published in the current issue of Archives of Ophthalmology¹ estimates a significant reduction in the number of persons developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) during the next five years in patients supplemented with a high-dose antioxidant/zinc supplement. Th...more


Modified citrus pectin fights resistant cancer cells Preliminary research published in the December issue of Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Disease has shown that modified citrus pectin (MCP) may fight resistant prostate cancer cells. Thirteen men with prostate cancer that did not respond to conventional treatment, including surgery and radiation, were treated with 14.4 grams MCP daily for one year. ...more


Green Tea component Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) Kills Leukemia Cells
Increased and abnormal angiogenesis have consistently been detected in the marrow of patients with hematological disorders. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key mediator of uncontrolled proliferation of vessels that develop in a chaotic fashion. Lee ...more