Study says soy reduces sperm count
WASHINGTON: Eating or drinking a lot of products containing soy and isoflavones can result in reduced sperm count among men, a Harvard School of Public Health study has shown. “There has been a lot of interest on whether soy affects fertility because many studies in animals suggest that this is the case, but there are [...]
Too much ‘ULAM’ bad for heart!
KUALA LUMPUR: Former teacher Abdollah Amat was wheeled into the Trauma and Emergency Unit of a public medical centre here in the wee hours of the morning a fortnight ago after complaining of numbness in his hands and feet. The 62-year-old city dweller also had tingling sensation on his skin along with fatigue, nausea and [...]
FDA panel calls for more testing of diabetes drugs
The U.S Food and Drug Administration adviser on Wednesday said that Drugs designed to control type 2 diabetes should be subjected to more through safety reviews to ensure they don’t raise the risk of heart problems.The panel of outside experts voted 14-to-2, at the end of a two-day meeting, to recommend that all makers of [...]
Tomato Protection – Quash Prostate Cancer Tumours!
A compound found in dehydrated tomatoes may help quash prostate cancer tumours, new animal research suggests. Past studies have come to conflicting conclusions as to whether tomatoes or lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes, might offer prostate cancer protection, with one recent study finding no correlation between men’s blood levels of lycopene and their risk [...]
