Articles by Leslee Dru Browning:

Acupuncture Reduces Pain Associated With Head and Neck Cancer (NewsTarget) New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. The study was led by David Pfister, MD, Chief...

Laugh Your Way to Wellness With a New Yoga Trend (NewsTarget) “Ho ho, ha ha ha,” students in a fitness class at the University of Michigan Health System chant repeatedly while clapping their hands and walking around the room. They’re just getting warmed up; in the next half-hour, they will stretch...

Fast-Food Liver Damage Can Be Reversed (NewsTarget) Diets high in fast food can be highly toxic to the liver and other internal organs, but that damage can be reversed, says one of the country’s leading experts on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, who offers four steps to undo the effects...

Autism Risk Linked to Distance From Power Plants (NewsTarget) How do mercury emissions affect pregnant mothers, the unborn and toddlers? Do the level of emissions impact autism rates? Does it matter whether a mercury-emitting source is 10 miles away from families versus 20 miles? Is the risk of autism...

Cocoa Officially Lowers Blood Pressure (NewsTarget) More happy justification for chocolate lovers: blood pressure (BP) responds favorably to cocoa, but not tea, a new meta-analysis suggests. Authors of the study say that while both products are rich in polyphenols, the study findings suggest...

Juices May Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk (NewsTarget) In a large epidemiological study, researchers found that people who drank three or more servings of fruit and vegetable juices per week had a 76 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than those who drank juice less than once...

Salad Is Even Healthier Than You Thought (NewsTarget) Eating just one salad a day provides even greater health benefits than previously thought, according to a study that examined salad consumption by more than 17,000 adults. The study, conducted by the UCLA School of Public Health and Louisiana...

Chemicals From Teflon Found in Human Breast Milk (NewsTarget) Chemicals used to make nonstick (teflon) cookware and stain-resistant (scotchgard) fabrics are spreading around the world and turning up in surprising places, everywhere from wildlife and drinking water supplies to human blood. Now, a team...

Grape Skin Compound Fights the Complications of Diabetes (NewsTarget) Research carried out by scientists at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has found that resveratrol, a compound present naturally in grape skin, can protect against the cellular damage to blood vessels caused by high...

Food Compounds That Kill Test Tube Cancer Cells Analyzed (NewsTarget) Strawberries, grapes, blueberries and some familiar seasonings like rosemary contain compounds that can -- in test tubes -- kill cells of a childhood cancer. Nutrition-focused research by molecular biologist Susan J. Zunino of the Agricultural...

Gluten-Free Vegan Diet May Protect Arthritis Patients From Heart Attack (NewsTarget) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who eat a gluten-free vegan diet could be better protected against heart attacks and stroke. RA is a major risk factor for these cardiovascular diseases, but a gluten-free vegan diet was shown to lower...

An Apple Peel a Day Could Keep Cancer at Bay (NewsTarget) An apple peel a day might help keep cancer at bay, according to Rui Hai Liu, Cornell associate professor of food science, who has identified a dozen compounds -- triterpenoids -- in apple peel that either inhibit or kill cancer cells in...

A Ton of Bitter Melon Produces Sweet Results for Diabetes (NewsTarget) Scientists have uncovered the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, that make it a powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Teams from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Shanghai...

A Little Rosemary Can Go a Long Way in Reducing Acrylamides in Food (NewsTarget) Several animal tests have shown acrylamide to be a carcinogen, and a recent study conducted by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has shown a positive association between acrylamide and breast cancer in humans. "Acrylamide...

Natural Painkillers and Strong Antioxidants Found in Tart Cherries (NewsTarget) The chemicals that give tart cherries their red color may relieve pain better than aspirin and may provide antioxidant protection comparable to commercially available supplements like vitamin E, according to Michigan State University researchers....

Flowers' Fragrance Diminished by Air Pollution (NewsTarget) We have all wondered what was happening to the honey bees. Now, from recent research by the University of Virginia, we have an answer. Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby...

Curcumin Reduces Heart Enlargement and May Prevent Heart Failure (NewsTarget) Eating curcumin, a natural ingredient in the spice turmeric, may dramatically reduce the chance of developing heart failure, researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre of the Toronto General Hospital have discovered. In a study entitled,...

Low Vitamin E Levels Associated With Physical Decline in Elderly (NewsTarget) Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that a low concentration of vitamin E in the blood is linked with physical decline in older persons. The study included 698 people age 65 or older who were randomly selected from the population...

Extract of Broccoli Sprouts May Protect Against Bladder Cancer (NewsTarget) Broccoli is turning into a Super Food. In 1992, Johns Hopkins scientists found a new and highly concentrated source of sulforaphane, a compound they identified in broccoli that helps mobilize the body's natural cancer-fighting resources...

Vitamin D Beneficial for Bone Health, MS, Cancer and Winter Depression (NewsTarget) It sounds too good to be true... a little inexpensive pill that could block the development of some cancers, strengthen bones, prevent multiple sclerosis and alleviate winter depression. But it’s not science fiction. The “new aspirin”...

Using High Efficiency Particle Air Filters May Improve Cardiovascular Health (NewsTarget) One day doctors may recommend using high efficiency particle air (HEPA) filters along with weight loss, smoking cessation, and exercise to improve cardiovascular health, according to researchers in Denmark. In a recent study, they found...

Review Finds the Herb Hawthorn Can Boost Heart Health (NewsTarget) Historically, herbalists have used the herb hawthorn as a cardiac tonic and considered it valuable for improvement of cardiac weakness, an enlarged heart, angina, arrhythmias, edema, hardening of the arteries, heart palpitations, heart valve...

A Daily Dose of Beetroot Juice Can Beat High Blood Pressure (NewsTarget) Researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine have discovered that drinking just 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure. The study, published online in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension,...

Scientific Evidence Proves Significant Anti-Cancer Effect of Milk Thistle (NewsTarget) Milk Thistle has been used in the treatment of liver diseases including liver cancer for years. It heals the liver by lowering enzyme levels and assisting the liver in its process of detoxifying the body. Herbalists and Chinese Physicians...

Scientists Find How Bacteria in Cows' Milk May Cause Crohn's Disease (NewsTarget) Cow’s Milk has been implicated in many health problems including, but not limited to: allergies, asthma, bone and joint diseases, constipation, type-1 diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, nervous system disorders, and skin rashes. Now research...

Lymph Health - An Herbal Recipe for Breast Cancer and Lymphomas (NewsTarget) Everyone needs to cleanse their lymph system of all the wastes that have built up over a lifetime. Cleansing the lymph helps the body to cleanse every organ and system you have. The waste from each cell must be removed or the body will die...

Herbal Rhodiola Extract Found to Increase Lifespan (NewsTarget) Rhodiola rosea is now, according to recent research, becoming more widely accepted in the U.S. as a powerful anti-aging, anti-stress formula. In today's culture with stress coming from every direction, this comes as good news and a possible...

Magnolia Tree Bark Extract Fights Bad Breath, Tooth Decay, Stress (NewsTarget) Magnolia Bark has been used in Chinese Medicine since the year 100 A.D. Magnolia Bark was primarily selected as a safe treatment for low energy, anxiety, stress and depression. Recently, after hundreds of years of herbal use, scientific...

Simple Recipes for Children’s Cough, Cold and Flu Syrups (NewsTarget) Children's cough syrups are easy to make and much safer and more effective than over-the-counter cough and cold remedies that were just removed from store shelves. Coughs in children are quite common. Sometimes they are caused by colds and...

Grocery Store Key for Future Cancer and Heart Medicine (NewsTarget) The next cancer drug might come straight from the grocery store, according to new research published in the November 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal. In their study French scientists discovered that polyphenols, a common chemical in red...

Super Immunity Tonic Recipe for Upcoming Cold and Flu Season (NewsTarget) The body's immune system kills germs and impurities that typically cause fevers and infections.  By improving the body's natural resistance it increases the body's capacity to withstand bacterial and/or viral invasion.  Fevers and illnesses...

Herbal Tonic Recipe for Prostate Cancer and Prevention (NewsTarget) Nearly a quarter-million American men each year are diagnosed with prostate cancer and many more are diagnosed with BPH or Prostatitis; an inflammation of the prostate. Prostate Cancer and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) used to be diseases...

Herbal Tonic for Energy, Shingles, Herpes and More (NewsTarget) The adrenal glands often become 'depleted' as a result of the constant demands placed upon them. They are the “fight or flight” glands that can become exhausted by too much stress. An individual with adrenal exhaustion will usually...

8 More Deaths Caused by Gardasil Bringing Total Number to 11 (NewsTarget) Why inject young girls and boys with a dangerous and life threatening vaccine when the herb Pau d’ Arco has been proven to both prevent and cure HPV?   On October 8, 2007, Judicial Watch Released Analysis Of FDA Data Claiming Gardasil...

Is Gluten From Grains Making You Sick? (NewsTarget) Gluten Intolerance, also known as Celiac Disease, was once thought to be a rare genetic disorder until 2003 when it was discovered that it is, indeed, quite common. Where once gluten intolerance was thought to affect 1 in 4000...

Traditional Herbal Blood Tonic Recipe Revealed by Medical Herbalist (NewsTarget) Blood tonics today are used for cancer prevention; cancer treatment; liver health, viral and bacterial infections. In the days of old blood tonics were called Spring Tonics and farmers would religiously take them come Spring Time after a...

For Successful Healing, Cancer Must Be Treated as a Multi-System Disease (NewsTarget) You have just been diagnosed with cancer.  Your oncologist is pushing you to begin chemotherapy immediately.  You know that chemotherapy will make you sick, your hair fall out and leave you completely debilitated and dependent on someone...