The cost of healthy food in rural Victoria
The cost of healthy food in rural Victoria ~ The cost of nutritious food is an important determinant of food security, nutritional intake and, thus, health. A number of sub-groups within the population have been identified as particularly vulnerable to food insecurity due to impaired physical access (from disability, lack of transport or geographical remoteness) [...]
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Perceptions of body image among Malaysian male and female adolescents
Perceptions of body image among Malaysian male and female adolescents ~ While it remains debatable at what age in childhood body dissatisfaction first appears, there is no doubt that by adolescence, the capability to evaluate one’s body and make comparisons with an ideal is already in place. As adolescents experience significant physical changes in their [...]
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Two apples and five carrots a day keep the doctor away: Strategies to increase fruit and vegetable consumption
Two apples and five carrots a day keep the doctor away: Strategies to increase fruit and vegetable consumption ~ It would seem that one of the few, if not only, non-controversial issues in nutrition, is that fruit and vegetables are good for health, and generally the more, the better (with the possible exception of fruit [...]
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The role of oxidants and antioxidants in chronic tonsillitis and adenoid hypertrophy in children
The role of oxidants and antioxidants in chronic tonsillitis and adenoid hypertrophy in children ~ Chronic tonsillitis (CT) with or without adenoid hypertrophy (AH) is a very frequently encountered disease in children. It leads to recurrent attacks of throat pain, fever, dysphagia, and malaise. It causes frequent absenteeism from school. It is among the most [...]
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Utilization of Chickpea in India and Scope for Novel and Alternative Uses
Utilization of Chickpea in India and Scope for Novel and Alternative Uses ~ Chickpea, commonly called Bengal gram, is India’s most important pulse crop, and India is its leading producer. Two best known types of chickpeas are kabuli and desi. The kabuli type is characterized by light-colored seeds with a thin husk while desi seeds [...]
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Oat B glucan lowers total and LDL-cholesterol
Oat B glucan lowers total and LDL-cholesterol ~ Oats have a strong reputation as a nutritious cereal providing more protein than any other cereal as well as insoluble fibre, soluble fibre B-glucan, minerals, vitamins, other phytochemicals, and the unsaturated fatty acids, oleic and linoleic. Interest in soluble fibres within oats has been spurred by the [...]
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Predictive equations for estimation of stature in Malaysian elderly people
Predictive equations for estimation of stature in Malaysian elderly people ~ Height is indeed a very important indicator of body size for use in the clinical setting and also for nutrition and health research. Together with body weight, height is an important parameter used to calculate creatinine height index, basal energy expenditure, basal metabolic rate, [...]
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Exertional Rhabdomyolysis during a 246-km Continuous Running Race
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis during a 246-km Continuous Running Race ~ As a response to strenuous exercise with repetitive eccentric muscle contraction, especially in unaccustomed individuals, muscle damage characterized by myocellular morphological alterations and protein leakage can occur. It has been shown that prolonged and intense exercise like marathon running causes muscle damage, as measured by elevated [...]
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Improving familiarity with legumes in an introductory tertiary nutrition course in Pennsylvania, USA
Improving familiarity with legumes in an introductory tertiary nutrition course in Pennsylvania, USA ~ A growing number of health promotion organisations are recommending the inclusion of plant foods, with decreased use of animal products. The transition to a plant-based diet involves a greater emphasis on beans as the protein source. It is well known that [...]
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A bitter pill for Big Pharma
A bitter pill for Big Pharma ~ Beginning in just a few weeks, and continuing over the next several years, some of the biggest-selling and most profitable drugs in history will lose their patent protection. When the 20-year patent on a drug expires, its sales plummet because other companies can sell generic versions for a [...]
October 25, 2012 | Posted in : Drug Abuse | There’s no comment yet | » read more . . .
The Roles of Marketing, Product Quality, and Price Competition in the Growth and Composition of the U.S. Antiulcer Drug Industry
The Roles of Marketing, Product Quality, and Price Competition in the Growth and Composition of the U.S. Antiulcer Drug Industry ~ The introduction of Tagamet into the U.S. market in 1977 marked the beginning of a revolutionary treatment for ulcers and the emergence of a new industry. What distinguished the products of this new industry [...]
October 25, 2012 | Posted in : Medicine | There’s no comment yet | » read more . . .
Hidden Price Tags: Disease-Specific Drug Donations: Costs and Alternatives
Hidden Price Tags: Disease-Specific Drug Donations: Costs and Alternatives ~ One-third of the world’s population lacks access to essential drugs, often because of cost. These drugs could prevent or treat many of the communicable diseases that are killing 14 million people each year. As a response, some multinational pharmaceutical companies have initiated drug donations to [...]
October 25, 2012 | Posted in : Medicine | There’s no comment yet | » read more . . .
