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Phosphatidylcholine (PC) Controls Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis

July 15, 2009

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Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is a major lipid of the gastrointestinal mucus layer. We recently showed that mucus from patients suffering from ulcerative colitis has low…

UCLA Cancer Researchers First to Link Intestinal Inflammation with Systemic Chromosome Damage

June 10, 2009

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Comment: Researchers found that local intestinal inflammation induced DNA damage to lymphocytes of the peripheral blood circulating throughout the body. This means that chromosome…

Prevention of Influenza Episodes With Colostrum Compared With Vaccination in Healthy and High-Risk Cardiovascular Subjects

June 2, 2009

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The efficacy of a 2-month treatment with oral colostrum in the prevention of flu episodes compared with anti influenza vaccination was evaluated. Groups included…