Vital Signs health tips Nov 19, 2009
Garlic is an abundant source of manganese, vitamin C and selenium. Research has shown that it helps support normal blood pressure and prevents plaque forming in the arteries. (CNN -- International)
New Chemical Method For Distinguishing Between Farmed And Wild Salmon Oct 2, 2009
The team discovered that levels of the trace metal manganese were always much higher in fish of farmed origin. "This is probably caused by manganese supplements in fish food, and also because conditions underneath the fish cages promote recycling of manganese in the water column," says Dr Elizabeth Adey from SAMS, lead author on the research. (Science Daily)
Selenium intake may worsen prostate cancer in some, study reports Jun 26, 2009
The variants are slightly different forms of a gene that instructs cells to make manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2), an enzyme that protects the body against harmful oxygen compounds. The research findings suggest that "if you already have prostate cancer, it may be a bad thing to take selenium," says Philip Kantoff, MD, director of Dana-Farber's Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology and senior author of the study that is published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology on its website now and... (EurekAlert!)
Does lung cancer get short shrift? Jun 21, 2009
He has found that doctors can counteract the toxicity of the treatment if patients swallow a substance that produces the enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase. Even if people have a hard time relinquishing their disdain for smokers, there are two other good reasons not to be dismissive toward lung cancer patients, the activists said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
