-Caveat Lector- Watch out for sugar in American Alcohol will send some URL's. Recovering Alcoholic or recovering sugarholic? Laura AKA The Pied Piper -----Original Message----- From: Natural HealthLine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Natural HealthLine Readers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 12:58 PM Subject: Natural HealthLine� for January 15, 1999 Natural HealthLine� for January 15, 1999 All stories can be reached through our home page at http://naturalhealthvillage.com/ **************************************** Texas Board of Health approves proposed new rules for ephedrine **************************************** Texas Board of Health approves proposed new rules for ephedrine The Texas Board of Health has given initial approval to a new set of rules that would require a warning label for most products containing ephedrine, an ingredient in many popular dietary supplements used for weight loss or to boost energy levels. Ephedrine is a stimulant found naturally in ma huang, a group of Chinese herbs. Ephedrine also can be chemically manufactured or synthesized. The rules would prohibit the use of synthetic ephedrine in the dietary and energy-boosting products. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/ephedrine.htm ******************************************* Calcium may reduce heart attack risk ******************************************* A high daily intake of calcium may protect against heart disease and heart attack, University of South Carolina researchers conclude. But they also report that fat-containing milk products and vitamin D do not appear to offer this benefit. According to their study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, ''calcium, but not milk products... may reduce the risk of death due to ischemic heart disease.'' MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/ephedrine.htm **************************************** Calcium may help protect the colon Mineral supplements linked to fewer polyps, study says **************************************** Taking calcium supplements each day may help prevent colorectal cancer from recurring, a new study suggests. But the effect of the mineral is moderate, and it remains unclear whether taking calcium supplements can prevent polyps from appearing in the first place, researchers report. How calcium may prevent colorectal cancer is unclear. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/calcium.htm ***************************************************************** Paracelsian reports anti-cancer effects of herbal extracts ***************************************************************** Paracelsian Inc. announced it has completed tests of four potential anti-cancer drug agents in cell culture systems at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. All four samples, including the compound Andrographolide for which Paracelsian has a U.S. Patent Pending, demonstrated significant anti-cancer activity against a human breast cancer cell line. The samples were selected from Paracelsian's extensive library of nearly 2,800 Traditional Chinese Medicines. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/paracelsian.htm ************************************* Clear The Air With Living Filters ************************************* To lower stress, many physicians recommend a relaxing hobby like gardening. But cultivating plants indoors may also lower the risk of asthma, allergies and "sick building syndrome." MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/plants.htm ****************************************************** Alfalfa sprouts blamed in salmonella outbreaks ****************************************************** Alfalfa sprouts, the quintessential health food used as garnish on everything from salads to hamburgers, sickened an estimated 20,000 people in the United States in two outbreaks in 1995, researchers say. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/sprouts.htm *********************************************************** Heart disease risk: 1 in 2 for men, 1 in 3 for women *********************************************************** At age 40, the lifetime risk for developing heart disease is 1 in 2 for men and 1 in 3 for women, researchers report. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in adults worldwide, but this is the first time that lifetime risks for heart disease in the general population have been calculated. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/heart.htm ********************************************* Magnets may reduce diabetic foot pain ********************************************* The wearing of magnet-laden socks seems to reduce or eliminate the pain associated with a foot disorder common in diabetics, according to study from a US researcher. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/Magnet.htm **************************************** Not just healthy for your heart: Wine could be a tonic for the brain **************************************** A glass and a half of wine a day could help stave off neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, according to new research. Italian scientists, reporting in the British journal New Scientist, said a natural chemical produced by vines and concentrated in both grapes and wine triggers a seven-fold increase in the activity and effectiveness of an enzyme called mapkinase. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/wine.htm ***************************************************** Patch Adams' hospital isn't looking too healthy ***************************************************** The hit Robin Williams movie "Patch Adams'' ends on a feel-good note, with the audience told that construction of a free hospital is under way in West Virginia. That's Hollywood. In the mountains of West Virginia, the project exists mostly in the imagination. There is no hospital, just a hodgepodge of buildings, some half-finished. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/patch.htm ******************************************************** Stating safety concerns, FDA wants more money ******************************************************** The Clinton administration is seeking to infuse more cash into the agency that monitors the safety of food and drugs because of worries it's losing the ability to fully safeguard Americans' health. The Food and Drug Administration says it's $165 million in the hole because of six years of budgets that didn't keep up with inflation. It's short 500 employees, and needs more specialized scientists to evaluate increasingly complex therapies. Its inspectors can check the safety of only a fraction of medical and food factories every year. And its research, which helps ensure new products are safe, has been slashed. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/fda.htm **************************************** Pharmacy school to honor Dr. Weil **************************************** The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy is challenging the views of much of the medical establishment by awarding an honorary doctorate to Dr. Andrew Weil, the guru who has successfully promoted alternative remedies such as acupuncture and chamomile tea. Dr. Jerome Kassirer, editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, said the college's decision to honor Weil inappropriately legitimizes Weil's points of view. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/weil.htm ********************************************************************** NIH Office of Dietary Supplements announces new database ********************************************************************** The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health will announce the launch of its new International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1999. IBIDS is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements that is available to the public free of charge through the ODS Internet home page (http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov). MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/database.htm ************************************** Rite Aid, GNC to market vitamins ************************************** Rite Aid Corp. and General Nutrition Co., Inc. said Thursday they formed an alliance to develop, make and market vitamins and nutritional supplements -- an $8 billion market that is growing 12 percent a year. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/gnc.htm **************************************************** Beta-carotene tied to lower breast cancer risk ***************************************************** A diet rich in beta-carotene -- an antioxidant found in many fruits and vegetables -- appears to lower breast cancer risk, a Swedish study suggests. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/betacarotene.htm ********************************** Beer may inhibit carcinogens ********************************** Japanese researchers have given beer drinkers something to cheer about as they hoist a pint. Beer, they say, may protect against certain carcinogens that are produced in food when it is cooked. MORE: http://www.naturalhealthvillage.com/newsletter/HL990115/beer.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for reading Natural HealthLine� ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All stories can be reached through our home page at http://naturalhealthvillage.com To subscribe, unsubscribe or comment on Natural HealthLine�, e-mail us with your request or comments at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (and please include your email address in the body of your message). mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. 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