Is pasta good or bad for you?

Pasta is a staple food in many diets. It is quick, inexpensive, and filling.

Could vitamin D help to keep rheumatoid arthritis at bay?

A new study using cells taken from joints of people with rheumatoid arthritis shows that some types of immune cell can lose their sensitivity to vitamin D.

Reheated Cooking Oils Contain Toxic Aldehydes

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Spain) have been the first to discover the presence of certain aldehydes in food, which are believed to be related to some neurodegenerative diseases and some types of cancer. These toxic compounds can be found in some oils, such as sunflower oil, when heated at a suitable temperature for frying…

Risk Of Breast Cancer May Be Modified By Soy Isoflavones

Increased phytoestrogens commonly found in dietary soy may modify the risk of some types of breast cancer, according to findings presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held Nov. 7-10, 2010…

Breathe Easy: A natural fruit compound may help asthma

A preliminary study shows that natural chemicals from blackcurrants may help breathing in some types of asthma. Researchers found a compound from a New Zealand blackcurrant may reduce lung inflammation with a multi-action assault in allergy-induced asthma