Article: Fruit, vegetables & longevity.(Brief article)

Article: St. John's wort reduces cyclosporine blood levels ...
Transplant News;  March 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... organ transplant recipients by reducing blood levels of the immunosuppressant cyclosporine ... experienced a precipitous drop in cyclosporine blood levels after taking St. John's wort, a ... excreted, thus resulting in lower drug blood levels. This explanation may explain why some ...

Article: Virgin olive oil increases blood levels of ...
Environmental Nutrition;  December 1, 2006 ;     565 words ...Virgin olive oil increases blood levels of HDLs ("good" high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), possibly due to higher levels of natural polyphenol antioxidants ...

Article: The taste of fat may pose a heart risk.(just tasting fats can ...
Science News;  June 15, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Simply tasting fat-not even swallowing it-can alter the way the body processes fats already in the stomach, according to a new study in humans. That sensory stimulation boosted both the concentration of triglycerides, a class of fatty substances in the blood, and the period during which it remained

Article: Cognitive impairment linked to low vitamin D blood ...
Life Extension;  May 1, 2009 ;     673 words ...In an article scheduled for publication in the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Ian Lang, PhD, and colleagues report an association between decreased levels of vitamin D and an increased risk of cognitive impairment in older men and women. * [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The study included

Article: Adefovir Lowers Blood Levels of HIV When Added to ...
AIDS Weekly;  January 17, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... adefovir dipivoxil significantly lowers blood levels of HIV compared to those receiving a ... Francisco and colleagues analyzed changes in blood levels of HIV-RNA and CD4(+) levels for ... effectiveness and safety of daily adefovir use. Blood levels of HIV-RNA are used as an indication ...

Article: Losing weight may protect the heart by reducing blood ...
Environmental Nutrition;  May 1, 2002 ;     562 words ...* Losing weight may protect the heart by reducing blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation that is a proven risk factor for heart disease. At the University of ...

Article: Record level of deca-BDE found.(report on the blood ...
Chemical Week;  April 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ...A blood survey commissioned by World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF; Godalming, U.K.) and Cooperative Bank (Skelmersdale, U.K.) has identified the flame retardant decabrominated diphenyl ether (deca-BDE) in the blood of one European citizen at a record concentration of 2,357 nanograms/gram lipid--eight