Pharmacology

Eat Curry, Lose Weight?

Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be involved in onset ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 21 2008 - 9:30am

Morphine And Marijuana For Infertility?

Freshly released spermatozoids don't just achieve fertilization, they must undergo some changes for this to occur. Among those are changes due to receptors situated in the plasmatic membrane (the layer covering the cells) and opioid and cannabinoid re ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 22 2008 - 11:10am

Ritalin As Fashionable 'Cognition Booster'

Ritalin, CIBA-Geneva's brand name for methylphenidate, has long been the weapon of choice against rambunctious children (and even used by some who actually have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder- ADHD) so it's no surprise it has become fas ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2008 - 1:12pm

Cells Love For Micro-Doughnuts Could Improve Side Effects From Chemotherapy

Just like humans, liver cells love doughnuts, but these are polystyrene ring “doughnuts”, just a few microns across, and they might give scientists a new way to deliver drugs selectively, potentially eliminating nasty side effects of life-saving treatments ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 24 2008 - 1:52pm

Why Oregano On Pizza Doesn't Make You High

Researchers at Bonn University and the ETH Zürich have discovered that oregano, with its active ingredient beta-caryophyllin (E-BCP, docks on specific receptor structures in the cell membrane- the so-called cannabinoid-CB2 receptors, and produces a change ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 25 2008 - 8:18pm

Almonds- Deliciously Prebiotic

Almonds, as well as being high in vitamin E and other minerals, are also thought to have other health benefits, such as reducing cholesterol. Recently published work by the Institute of Food Research has identified potential prebiotic properties of almonds ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2008 - 11:18pm

Green Tea Benefit Against Heart Disease

More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.(1) The study found that the consumption of g ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2008 - 8:46am

The Medicinal Benefits Of Artichokes

The French like their artichokes fried, the Italians like them on pizza, in Spain they are used in frittata and the best artichokes are supposedly found in Greece. Meanwhile, at the University of Reading, a research University in Great Britain, the flower ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 4 2008 - 10:28am

Endocannabinoids- Body's 'Marijuana' Is Good For The Skin

Scientists from Hungary, Germany and the U.K. have discovered that our own body not only makes chemical compounds similar to the active ingredient in marijuana (THC), but these play an important part in maintaining healthy skin. This finding on "endoc ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2008 - 4:50pm

6 Out Of 100 Patients In Hospitals Die From Adverse Drug Reactions- Study

Six of every 100 patients who die in hospital do so as a consequence of an adverse drug reaction or, in other words, a fatal reaction to medicines, according to research carried out at the Department of Medicine of the University of Granada, in collaborati ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 5 2008 - 10:34am