News tagged with fruit juice

'Push! breathe! eat!' -- snacks OK while in labour: study

Eating while in the throes of childbirth should no longer be a medical taboo, according to a study released Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Japan's Sony generates power from paper

Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday revealed technology that generates electricity from shredded paper.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Lemonade can help prevent kidney stones

(PhysOrg.com) -- We've all heard the expression, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Passing a kidney stone would qualify for one of life's "lemons," but did you know that drinking lemonade has been shown to prevent ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chemicals found in fruit and veg offer dementia hope

A group of chemicals found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea, cocoa and red wine, could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease, a  dementia expert will tell scientists at a conference today (Friday).

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

OJ worse for teeth than whitening, researchers say

With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6

A capsule for removing radioactive contamination from milk, fruit juices, other beverages

Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials, and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists today described ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Laser makes sure food is fresh

Minced meat, bread, fruit juice and many other foods are packaged in a protective gas which extends their shelf life. There is currently no good method to check whether the packaging has the correct gas content. However, ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC: 1 in 4 high schoolers drink soda every day

A new study shows one in four high school students drink soda every day - a sign fewer teens are downing the sugary drinks.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flavored milk no longer a choice in LA schools

(AP) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District is taking a stand against child obesity, becoming the nation's largest school system to stop serving sugar-laden flavored milk.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Creating the perfect Bloody Mary: Good chemistry of fresh ingredients

After tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, why not take on the ultimate challenge, the Mount Everest of cocktails, what may be the most chemically complex ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Chocolate is a 'super fruit'

It is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central Journal demonstrates that chocolate is a rich source of antioxidants and co ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Mexico to ban junk food from schools to fight fat

(AP) -- Mexico is looking to battle the bulging waistlines of its children by banning the sale of junk food in its schools, including many of the traditional treats generations of kids have grown up with.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drinking 100-Percent Juice Might Not Lead to Teen Overweight

Although some studies have linked drinking 100 percent juice to excess weight in young children, this might not be the case for teenagers, a new study suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Disease-causing Escherichia coli: 'I will survive'

Strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that cause food poisoning have been shown to have marked differences in the numbers of genes they carry compared to laboratory strains of E. coli. Some of these genes may enable them t ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Popular supplement quercetin does not enhance athletic performance

The antioxidant quercetin is increasingly being marketed as a supplement that boosts athletic performance, but a new University of Georgia study finds that it is no better than a placebo.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0