Monthly Archives: October 2010

Pesticides, Complex 1 and Parkinson’s Disease

J Neurochem. 2007 Mar;100(6):1469-79. Epub 2007 Jan 4. Mechanism of toxicity of pesticides acting at complex I: relevance to environmental etiologies of Parkinson’s disease. Sherer TB, Richardson JR, Testa CM, Seo BB, Panov AV, Yagi T, Matsuno-Yagi A, Miller GW, … Continue reading

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Differential Immunotoxic Effects of Inorganic and Organic Mercury

Toxicol Lett. 2010 Oct 5;198(2):182-90. Epub 2010 Jun 26. Differential immunotoxic effects of inorganic and organic mercury species in vitro. Gardner RM, Nyland JF, Silbergeld EK. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, 615 N. … Continue reading

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Mercury Induces Inflammatory Mediator Release from Human Mast Cells.

J Neuroinflammation. 2010 Mar 11;7:20. Mercury induces inflammatory mediator release from human mast cells. Kempuraj D, Asadi S, Zhang B, Manola A, Hogan J, Peterson E, Theoharides TC. Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, … Continue reading

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Practical applications of fish oil (Omega-3 fatty acids) in primary care.

J Am Board Fam Pract. 2005 Jan-Feb;18(1):28-36. Practical applications of fish oil (Omega-3 fatty acids) in primary care. Oh R. Department of Family Medicine, MCHJ-FP, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, Washington 98431, USA. roboh98@earthlink.net Abstract BACKGROUND: Fish oil (Omega-3 … Continue reading

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Vitamin D, Get it From Supplements not Tanning Beds

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2010 Oct;26(5):224-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2010.00524.x. Vitamin D in health and disease. Lopiccolo MC, Lim HW. Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Medical Center – New Center One, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. Abstract Background/purpose: Investigations have revealed that … Continue reading

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Vigorous Physical Activity Reduces the Risk of Cancer up to 20%

Eur J Cancer. 2010 Sep;46(14):2593-604. State of the epidemiological evidence on physical activity and cancer prevention. Friedenreich CM, Neilson HK, Lynch BM. Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services, 1331 29 St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. christine.friedenreich@albertahealthservices.ca Abstract BACKGROUND: … Continue reading

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Diet and Cancer Prevention – Europe

Eur J Cancer. 2010 Sep;46(14):2555-62. Diet and cancer prevention: Contributions from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Gonzalez CA, Riboli E. Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Programme of Epidemilogical Cancer Research, Institut CatalĂ  d’Oncologia, Av. … Continue reading

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Diet, microRNAs and Prostate cancer.

Pharm Res. 2010 Jun;27(6):1014-26. Epub 2010 Mar 11. Diet, microRNAs and prostate cancer. Saini S, Majid S, Dahiya R. Department of Urology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California San Francisco, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. … Continue reading

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Vitamin B6 and Risk of Colorectal Cancer – Inversely Associated

JAMA. 2010 Mar 17;303(11):1077-83. Vitamin B6 and risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective studies. Larsson SC, Orsini N, Wolk A. Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, PO Box 210, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. … Continue reading

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