Green tea helps beat superbugs
Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today (Monday 31 March 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. view more (2008-03-31)
Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today ... researchers have shown that drinking green tea helps the action of important antibiotics in their fight against ... up to three times more effective.
Green tea is a very common beverage in Egypt, and it is ... likely that patients will drink green tea while taking antibiotics. The medical researchers wanted ...
Consumption of green tea associated with reduced mortality in Japanese adults
Adults in Japan who consumed higher amounts of green tea had a lower risk of death due to all causes and due to cardiovascular disease. view more (2006-09-13)
... who consumed higher amounts of green tea had a lower risk of death due to all causes ... there was no link between green tea consumption and a reduced risk of death due to cancer.
Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world aside from ... water. Three billion kilograms of tea are produced each year worldwide, according to background information in ...
Green tea may protect the bladder from becoming inflamed
Herbal agents could be used to treat inflammatory bladder diseases, according to a preliminary study that looked at the ability of green tea to protect bladder cells from inflammation. view more (2007-05-21)
... looked at the ability of green tea to protect bladder cells from inflammation. The University of Pittsburgh ... Calif., found that components of green tea protected bladder cells from damage in culture. The study is ... 299 in the AUA proceedings.
Green tea, reported to have many health benefits, is rich in powerful ... discovered that catechins found in green tea protected both ...
Go green for healthy teeth and gums
With origins dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has long been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and is increasingly gaining popularity in the United States. view more (2009-03-06)
... dating back over 4,000 years, green tea has long been a popular beverage in Asian culture, and ... Chinese and Japanese medicine believed green tea consumption could cure disease and heal wounds, recent scientific studies ... potential health benefits of drinking green tea, especially in weight loss, heart health, and cancer prevention. A ... uncovered yet another benefit of green tea consumption. Researchers ...
Green tea and the 'Asian Paradox'
There is a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer in Asia where people smoke heavily, which may be accounted for by high consumption of tea, particularly green tea, according to a review article published by a Yale School of Medicine researcher. view more (2006-06-07)
... for by high consumption of tea, particularly green tea, according to a review article published by a Yale School ... experimental and clinical studies about green tea in writing the article. He said one theory is that ... the average 1.2 liters of green tea consumed daily by many people in Asia offers the anti-oxidant ... prevents growth of certain tumors. Tea, according ...
Green tea may help prevent autoimmune diseases
Green tea may help protect against autoimmune disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. view more (2007-04-20)
Green tea may help protect against autoimmune disease, Medical College of ... damages the glands that produce tears and saliva.
They found significantly less salivary gland damage ... in a group treated with green tea extract, suggesting a reduction of the Sjogren's symptom commonly ... elderly in China, where green tea is widely consumed, suffer from the problem. ...
The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease
More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. view more (2008-07-02)
... for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a ... found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory ... separate occasions - after taking green tea, caffeine, and hot water (for a placebo effect). The measurements ... dilatation increased significantly after drinking green tea, with a ...
Tea could improve memory, study shows
Drinking regular cuppas could help improve your memory, new research suggests. view more (2004-10-25)
... of laboratory tests by a team from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne found that green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain which ... For their experiment, the research team, from Newcastle University's Medicinal Plant Research Centre, investigated the properties ... the properties of coffee and green and black tea in a series of scientific experiments. ...
In the laboratory, green tea proves a powerful medicine against severe sepsis
A major component of green tea could prove the perfect elixir for severe sepsis, an abnormal immune system response to a bacterial infection. view more (2007-11-09)
A major component of green tea could prove the perfect elixir for severe sepsis, an abnormal ... found that an ingredient in green tea rescued mice from lethal sepsis - and the findings could ... group gave a substance in green tea called EGCG to mice in the throes of severe sepsis. ... those who didn't receive the green tea substance to 82 ...
Green, black tea can reduce stroke risk
Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has found. And the more you drink, the better your odds of staving off a stroke. view more (2009-02-23)
... at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a ... observational studies on stroke and tea consumption found in the PubMed and Web of Science archives. ... "By drinking three cups of tea a day, the risk of a stroke was reduced by ... didn't matter if it was green or black tea."
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Drink brewed tea to avoid tooth erosion
Today, the average size soft drink is 20 ounces and contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. More startling is that some citric acids found in fruit drinks are more erosive than hydrochloric or sulfuric acid-which is also known as battery acid. view more (2008-11-26)
... 20 ounces and contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. More startling is that some citric acids found ... thing to drink is brewed tea, according to a study in the July/August issue of General ... (AGD).
Apart from tasting good, brewed tea has many health benefits. Tea is loaded with natural antioxidants, which are thought to decrease ... author of the study, compared green and ...
Drinking tea associated with lower risk of ovarian cancer
Women who drank at least two cups of tea a day had a lower risk of ovarian cancer than those who did not drink tea, according to a study in the December 12/26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2005-12-13)
... at least two cups of tea a day had a lower risk of ovarian cancer than ... those who did not drink tea, according to a study in the December 12/26 issue of ... from laboratory studies indicates that green and black tea preparations may protect against various cancers. But few epidemiological studies ... examined the relationship specifically between tea consumption and the ...
Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
Green tea could hold promise as a new treatment for skin disorders such as psoriasis and dandruff, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. view more (2007-08-07)
Green tea could hold promise as a new treatment for skin ... cells. Those treated with green tea showed slower growth of skin cells and the presence ... which usually protect against infection, instead trigger the release of cytokines, which causes inflammation and ... to skin lesions, and dandruff.
Green tea, already shown to suppress inflammation, helps by ...
Green tea extract shows promise in leukemia trials
Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting positive results in early leukemia clinical trials using the chemical epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), an active ingredient in green tea. view more (2009-05-27)
... (EGCG), an active ingredient in green tea. The trial determined that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) ... only that patients tolerated the green tea extract at very high doses, but that many of them ... began with tests of the green tea extract on cancer cells in the laboratory of Mayo hematologist ... cells in the lab. (See "Green Tea and Leukemia" ...
Green tea boosts production of detox enzymes, rendering cancerous chemicals harmless
Concentrated chemicals derived from green tea dramatically boosted production of a group of key detoxification enzymes in people with low levels of these beneficial proteins, according to researchers at Arizona Cancer Center. view more (2007-08-13)
... − Concentrated chemicals derived from green tea dramatically boosted production of a group of key detoxification enzymes ... Cancer Research, suggest that a green tea concentrate might help some people strengthen their metabolic defense against ... composed of chemicals known as green tea catechins in amounts equal to that found in 8-16 cups of green tea − boosted production of the enzymes, ... |
