Green Tea

Association of Tea Consumption and the Risk of Oral Cancer

Oral Oncol 2014 Jan 02;[EPub Ahead of Print], W Wang, Y Yang, W Zhang, W Wu Research January 08, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This meta-analysis of 14 studies and 4675 oral cancer cases found that green tea consumption was associated with a 20% reduction in relative risk of developing oral cancer. The consumption of black tea was […]

Coffee and tea: perks for health and longevity?

Bhatti SK, et al. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2013 Nov;16(6):688-97. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328365b9a0. Affiliation aSaint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute & University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri bJohn Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans cDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, […]

Green Tea to Control Blood Sugars

What Matters: Green Tea to Control Blood Sugars IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Oct 02, JO Ebbert The patient in your office is a 44-year-old male on no medications with no medical problems. He is extremely anxious about the test results you just reported to him. The last thing you need at the end of an […]

Effect of Polyphenol-Rich Food on PSA in Men with Prostate Cancer

June 20, 2013 Journal of Clinical Oncology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Do polyphenol-rich foods have anti-neoplastic effects in men with prostate cancer? A clinical trial of 200 men with localized prostate cancer were randomized to a supplement containing pomegranate seed, green tea, broccoli, and turmeric vs placebo for 6 months. Results are promising in terms of prostate-specific […]

Natural anti-inflammatory agents for pain relief – Full Text

Surg Neurol Int. 2010; 1: 80. Published online Dec 13, 2010. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.73804 PMCID: PMC3011108 Natural anti-inflammatory agents for pain relief Joseph C. Maroon Abstract The use of both over-the-counter and prescription nonsteroidal medications is frequently recommended in a typical neurosurgical practice. But persistent long-term use safety concerns must be considered when prescribing these medications […]