http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/propolis/ en-us Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:57:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854802/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Makers of vitamins, herbs and other dietary supplements taken by millions of Americans must meet new government standards to show the products are free of contamination and contain exactly what the label says, U.S. health officials said on Friday. Food and Drug Administration rules, companies in the $18-billion-a-year industry must test the purity, strength and composition of all of their supplements."This rule helps to ensure the quality of dietary supplements so that consumers can be confident that the products they purchase contain what is on the label," FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach said in a statement.Congress gave... Reuters via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854802/posts#comment Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:57:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686773/posts Bug bites are common in summer but a new super bug sweeping San Diego could have potentially fatal effects. Local hospital emergency rooms are being jammed by patients who've been bitten by a strain of bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Although the bites look they come from spiders, officials say they're much more harmful. Even worse: They're spreading so fast that the local emergency rooms are reporting at least one new infection per day. The bacteria is called "metha-cillin resistant staph aureus'' -- or "MRSA" for short and while it looks harmless under a microscope, Scripps Mercy hospital epidemiologist Frank Myers... NBCSanDiego http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686773/posts#comment Sun, 20 Aug 2006 07:52:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420749/posts FRIDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer researchers have been given a million-dollar grant to investigate the therapeutic value of the folk medicine propolis and the food spice turmeric. The U.S. National Cancer Institute grant is earmarked for the study of the two alternative remedies, each of which has shown promise in reducing risks for breast, prostate and colorectal malignancies, and in enhancing cancer treatment. Propolis and turmeric are rich in plant polyphenolic compounds that exhibit potent antitumor activities, the researchers said. "A very interesting property of these compounds is that they have been shown to cause cell death in... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1420749/posts#comment Sat, 11 Jun 2005 03:55:21 GMT