Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth

Vitamin D Deficiency Found in Alarming Percentage of Teenage Girls

Focus on Staying Hydrated

Green Tea May Protect Women from Cancer

Not only is green tea a great source of powerful antioxidants, new research suggests it is one of your strongest allies in the fight against cancer. According to the International Journal of Cancer, Chinese researchers - led by Dr. Ann W. Hsing - found that women who drank at least one cup per day for at least six months lowered their risk of bile stones by 27 percent, gallbladder cancer by 44 percent, and bile duct cancer by 35 percent. In her report, Dr. Hsing explained that green tea contains certain chemicals that may prevent cells from growing abnormally (which is how cancer cells form). If you don't care for the taste (which some people characterize as bitter), you can take our high quality Green Tea Extract in capsule form. It’s extremely affordable and just two capsules equals ten cups of green tea. Get this economical heart friendly cancer fighter here.

Food Labels May be Inaccurate, Despite FDA Inspections

 

An FDA report on efforts to get rid of misleading nutrition and health claims on food labels is misleading itself.

While the FDA report implies that more than 28,000 food labels were checked in a 14-month period, they only checked to see whether or not the Nutrition Facts panel was present, rather than whether or not it was accurate.

Bruce Silverglade, the legal director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), argued that "the accuracy of Nutrition Facts labels and misleading health-related claims ... have been the casualty of not only budget cuts, but a lack of commitment on the part of the Agency to fulfill its mission."

He went on to say that the FDA should crack down on inaccurate labeling such as deceptive "0 trans fat" claims and misleading "made with real fruit" statements, rather than simply glancing at labels.

CSPI urged Congress to increase funding to the FDA and direct the FDA to make systematic supermarket sweeps and accuracy tests of Nutrition Facts labels.

---July 19, 2006
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First Editors Note: Simply checking to see whether a Nutrition Facts panel was present on the label is hardly the information necessary to help Americans make healthier food choices. Don't expect the government to protect your health. It's up to you to assume total responsibility for the choices you make or don't.

Toxic Contact Lens Cleaner a Long-Term Problem

Several months ago, Bausch and Lomb recalled their multipurpose contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc after it was connected to eye infections caused by the fusarium fungus.

Researchers had warned of the risks of solutions such as ReNu as many as nine years ago, but manufacturers of contact lens cleaners, particularly Bausch and Lomb, downplayed the concerns.

In the late '90s, a study showed that Bausch and Lomb's ReNu MultiPlus did not kill potentially dangerous bacteria as well as other brands. Bausch and Lomb contested the research, pointing to research they had conducted themselves that contradicted the study's results.

Some researchers are now worried that some solution brands may damage the surface of the eye, in a process called corneal staining. Studies have also shown that multipurpose solutions can increase the binding of bacteria to the cells of the cornea. And a 2005 study found that lenses left soaking in ReNu with MoistureLoc could end up "covered with what appeared to be fungus."

The FDA has promised to re-evaluate its testing methods for contact lens solutions.

---July 26, 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 

• Vitamin D Deficiency Found in Alarming Percentage of Teenage Girls

• Focus on Staying Hydrated

• Green Tea May Protect Women from Cancer.

• Food Labels May be Inaccurate, Despite FDA Inspections

• Toxic Contact Lens Cleaner a Long-Term Problem