Swine flu spread matches previous flu pandemics
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An early analysis of the H1N1 swine-associated flu virus outbreak suggests that the virus spreads at a rate comparable to that of previous influenza…
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Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans
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Abstract: Exercise promotes longevity and ameliorates type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance. However, exercise also increases mitochondrial formation of presumably harmful reactive oxygen…
Effect of interpretive bias on research evidence
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Facts do not accumulate on the blank slates of researchers’ minds and data simply do not speak for themselves. Good science inevitably embodies a…
Probiotic May Help Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
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As prophylaxis against ventilator-associated pneumonia, the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 299 (Lp299) is as effective as the antiseptic chlorhexidine in reducing the pathogenic bacterial…
Trials of complementary and alternative medicine may not sway many clinicians
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Comment: The National Institutes of Health have spent more than $2 billion researching complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). However, these studies may have little…
Intestinal gas dynamics: mechanisms and clinical relevance
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Patients with functional gut disorders, irritable bowel disease, and related syndromes frequently attribute their symptoms to intestinal gas. While patients are usually convinced of…
Evidence-based decision making on micronutrients and chronic disease: long-term randomised controlled trials are not enough
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Comment: Of course, everyone would agree that all persons should be encouraged to eat a good diet, but we are far from achieving this…
Low micronutrient intake may accelerate the degenerative diseases of aging through allocation of scarce micronutrients by triage
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Inadequate dietary intakes of vitamins and minerals are widespread, most likely due to excessive consumption of energy-rich, micronutrient-poor, refined food. Inadequate intakes may result…