Coffee Reduces Risk of Liver Cancer
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Habitual coffee drinking may be
associated with reduced risk of
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Caffeinated coffee consumption
is not associated with the |
risk of colorectal cancer, although decaffeinated coffee may decrease the risk of rectal cancer.
Dr. Manami Inoue and colleagues at the National
Cancer Center in Tokyo surveyed approximately 90,000 subjects and found the risk was inversely
proportional to coffee intake. |
They observed no association between green tea intake and the risk of
HCC, suggesting that antioxidants unique to coffee may be responsible for
its protective effects.
Source: J. Natl Cancer Inst. 2005.
Rotavirus Vaccine Reduces Gastroenteritis
in Half
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Half of all cases of acute
gastroenteritis in infants and
children could be eliminated
with routine vaccine
administration, according to
research study results
presented here at the
Pediatric Academic Societies
(PAS) 2005 Annual Meeting. |
A large multicenter vaccine
trial showed a consistent
decrease in hospitalizations
and emergency departments visits for gastroenteritis caused by Rotavirus.
The findings were the same even in countries without clean water.
Rotavirus is the leading cause of death in children younger than five years
of age. It accounts for 20% to 25% of all deaths in this age group. To
WHO, this vaccine has been one of the top four priorities.
Oral Pentavalent (Human-Bovine) Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine was
highly effective in reducing the rate of hospitalizations and emergency
visits for Rotavirus acute gastroenteritis. These rates are consistent with
the clinical efficacy against for severe disease.
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Source: PAS 2005 annual meeting: Late-breaking session.
Presented May 16, 2005. |
Vaccine Helps Smokers Quit
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An experimental vaccine against nicotine helped smokers kick the habit.
Larger tests are needed but the test of heavy smokers suggested that 40 percent were able to quit
smoking for nearly six months after receiving the vaccine.
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insulin resistance syndrome in young obese adults, but it was unclear if dairy intake had a imilar association with type-ll diabetes.
The vaccine uses part of a protein from the virus, genetically engineered to attract an immune system response to nicotine. Patients who get the vaccine generate antibodies that neutralize nicotine.
All the smokers who got the vaccine had some sort of anti-nicotine antibody response. None of the smokers given a placebo produced any anti-nicotine antibodies, although 31 percent of them were able to stop smoking for 24 weeks.
Smoking is addictive & on average, it takes 11 tries to quit.
Source: Reuters Health
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Low-Fat Dairy Foods Lower Diabetes Risk
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Consumption of dairy foods, especially low-fat, may cut the risk of type-ll diabetes in men,
according to Archives of Internal Medicine.
Previous reports have shown an inverse relationship between dairy intake and the risk of
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insulin resistance syndrome in young obese adults, but it was unclear if dairy intake had a imilar association with type-ll diabetes.
After adjusting for BMI, physical activity and dietary factors, men in the highest quintile of dairy intake were 23% less likely to develop diabetes than those in the lowest quintile. Each serving-per-day rise in total dairy intake was linked with 9% reduction in diabetes risk.
Analysis showed that possible benefit of dairy intake was confined to lowfat items. Each serving-per-day increase in low-fat dairy intake cut the risk of diabetes by 12%, whereas intake of high-fat items had no significant effect.
Source: Reuters Health |
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