Cactus diet deal for Phytopharm
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A slimming aid made from a southern African cactus is set to be developed by UK pharmaceutical Phytopharm and Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever.
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Coca-Cola Co.  said on Thursday it has teamed up with Cargill Inc. , an agribusiness and commodity trading group, to market a new calorie-free natural sweetener aimed at health-conscious consumers.
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A compound in blueberries appears to be effective in lowering cholesterol, according to a study using cells from rat livers. The compound, called pterostilbene, has the potential to be developed into a natural
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A compound used by blueberries and grapes to fight off fungal infections could help lower cholesterol, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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The fruits contain a compound that works similarly to a drug used to reduce levels of harmful cholesterol, according to tests on rat liver cells.
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A well known anti-cancer agent in certain vegetables has just had its reputation enhanced. The compound, in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, has been found to be effective in disrupting late stages of cell growth in breast cancer.
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Scientists have developed a new carrot that increases your body's ability to absorb calcium, a development which could portend more genetically modified fruits and vegetables with novel nutritional characteristics.
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A small British pharmaceutical company said it had given the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever exclusive rights to market a novel weight-loss product based on a South African cactus.
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Paying heed to granny&#39;s instructions to eat greens might pay off now, as researchers are trying to establish that the substances produced after eating cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, broccoli, sprouts or cauliflower are capable of fighting cancer.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Jeff Miller of the Center for Biological Diversity, +1- 510-499-9185  TUCSON, Ariz., Dec.
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By Van Damme, Els J M Culerrier, Raphael; Barre, Annick; Alvarez, Richard; Et al  A lectin has been identified in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) bark that shares approximately 50% sequence identity with plant class V chitinases but is essentially devoid of chitinase activity.
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A Kauai-based botanist who studies medicinal uses of plants has helped broker an agreement between the University of California at Berkeley and the Samoan government to isolate the gene for a promising anti-AIDS drug.
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NEW YORK  - Studies in animals suggest that   brown seaweed, also known as wakame -- commonly used to flavor   Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that promotes   weight loss. The compound, called fucoxanthin, also has   anti-diabetes effects.
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In a new post Richard Heyes links to a replacement for the popular PEAR::DB package:   PEAR::DB is all well and good if you want to connect to multiple databases (I assume, I've never actually used it with anything other than mysql) but it is somewhat hefty on the bad side of 60k. Not a good thing if you're not using some sort of accelerator and have a high traffic site. Here's a class which replicates the PEAR::DB API (the bits that I use anyhoo) and weighs in at a much nicer ~11k. Sweet.   The class is posted for download here as a simple PHP source file with functions and values named similar to those in the PEAR::DB package.
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An extract of a fern plant grown in Central America, taken by mouth, protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation damage that can lead to skin cancer, researchers report.
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An active extract from the cannabis plant could be used to reduce the size of brain tumours and other cancers by restricting their ability to grow blood vessels to feed themselves, according to Spanish researchers.