Title: Green tea extract may boost cancer-fighting enzymes (08/7)
Publisher: NIH/Medline Plus
Healthy subjects who received daily caffeine-free green tea extract capsules had an increased production of detoxification enzymes, which may provide some cancer-fighting benefits, study findings show.
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Title: Grant to Study Effects of Green Tea Drug On Prostate Cancer, Awarded to Moffitt Cancer Center (07/7)
Publisher: Cancer Commentary
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $3.6 million grant over five years to a team of physicians and scientists - led by Nagi Kumar, Ph.D., director of Nutrition Research at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and associate professor in the College of Medicine at the University of South Florida – to study the effects of Polyphenon E in preventing the progression of early signs of prostate cancer.
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Title: Green Tea May Protect Bladder From Becoming Inflamed (05/7)
Publisher: Science Daily
Herbal agents could be used to treat inflammatory bladder diseases, according to a preliminary study that looked at the ability of green tea to protect bladder cells from inflammation. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study, being presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Anaheim, Calif., found that components of green tea protected bladder cells from damage in culture.
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Title: Drink Green Tea, Prevent Skin Cancer (05/7)
Publisher: Medical News Today
Green tea just keeps getting better. To add to the abundance of health-improving qualities of the beverage, UAB Researcher Santosh Katiyar, Ph.D., associate professor of dermatology, claims that it can reduce the risk of skin cancer.
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Title: Green Tea Compound, EGCG, May Be A Therapy For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (04/7)
Publisher: Science Daily
The study, presented April 29 at the Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington, D.C., looks at a potent anti-inflammatory compound derived from green tea. Researchers found that the compound – called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) – inhibited the production of several molecules in the immune system that contribute to inflammation and joint damage in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Title: Green Tea May Fight Lung Cancer (03/7)
Publisher: WebMD
Green Tea Extract Tweaks Lung Cancer Cells in Lab Tests - Green tea may fight lung cancer and could inspire the creation of new lung cancer drugs, scientists report. But it may be too soon to count on a cup of green tea to curb lung cancer. So far, the scientists have only tested green tea extract against human lung cancer cells in test tubes, not people.
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Title: Green Tea And COX-2 Inhibitors Combine To Slow Growth Of Prostate Cancer (03/7)
Publisher: Science Daily
Drinking a nice warm cup of green tea has long been touted for its healthful benefits, both real and anecdotal. But now researchers have found that a component of green tea, combined with low doses of a COX-2 inhibitor, could slow the spread of human prostate cancer.
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Title: Cup Of Green Tea To Keep The Bacteria Away (01/7)
Publisher: Science Daily
Beneficial effects of green tea have been known for millenia, particularly in Asian cultures. An ancient Chinese proverb says: "Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one". A cup of green tea contains up to 200 mg of catechins, whose biological activity has been mainly attributed to its antioxidant activity.
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Title: Green tea and cancer: A mixed bag (01/7)
Publisher: US News
Green tea has been a medicinal potion for thousands of years. Laden with plant chemicals called flavonoids known for their powerful antioxidant abilities, green tea is touted to protect against two of the biggest of human scourges—coronary disease and cancer. But just how green tea works its wonders in the prevention or treatment of individual disease remains a mystery.
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Title: Green Tea Slows Down Plaque Formation In Huntington's Disease (09/06)
Publisher: US News
She was able to show in an in vitro experiment that the substance epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), extracted from green tea, interferes with very early events in the aggregation process of the mutant huntingtin protein. Cytoxicity is also reduced.
Moreover, the mobile function of transgenic flies carrying the Huntington's gene improved when they were fed the green tea substance. The journal Human Molecular Genetics has now published these research findings...
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Title: FDA Responds to Green Tea and Heart Disease Claim (05/06)
Publisher: US Food & Drug Administration
The US FDA responded to a letter from Stanley M. Tarka, Jr., Ph.D. of AAC Consulting Group, denying the claimed relationship between green tea and heart disease,
stating that studies done in vitro are not enough evidence to constitute proof.
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Title: Realism on China's currency (03/06)
Publisher: The Herald Tribune/NY Times
The good news is that Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer have started to inch away from their misguided attempt to club China for its currency policies. At the end of a fact-finding trip last week, Schumer told reporters he was no longer sure he would push for a vote to impose tariffs on Chinese imports into the United States. "The jury is out," he said. But, he said, "we are more optimistic that this can be worked out than we were in the past."
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Title: Priority Spots on Limited Tea Harvests (03/06)
Publisher: CATA
US Members of the Chinese-American Tea Assocation meet with leaders in the tea industry to influence the quality of tea exports. To date, most of the best tea harvests have gone to Chinese companies, and CATA is seeking to place priority orders for teas that have become popular in America.
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Title: Fair trade: How fair? (03/06)
Publisher: The New York Times
Despite good intentions, most consumers who shop according to social convictions do not know how much of the money gets to the people they hope to help. Critics say too many so-called fair trade dollars wind up in the pockets of retailers and middlemen, including nonprofit organizations.
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Title: World Tea Expo, Las Vegas, Begins March 27 (02/06)
Publisher: World Tea Expo
The World Tea Expo is the premier marketplace and tea trade show for the North American tea industry. After water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world, and with the tea market exploding in America, tea represents an exciting profit center. The World Tea Expo is a tea trade show and tea conference produced annually and has been one of the fastest growing trade shows in the U.S., a testament to the growth of the North American tea business.
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Title: Green, Black Tea Linked to Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer (02/06)
Publisher: Accupuncture Today
Tea is among the most widely consumed beverages in the world. While hundreds of varieties exist, nearly all teas are derived from three main categories (black, green and oolong). Black teas are made from fully fermented tea leaves; after being crushed and rolled, the leaves are oven-fired, creating a distinctive flavor and color. Green teas are derived from the same leaves as black tea, but the process used to make green tea differs significantly.
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Title: NCI Fact Sheet: Tea and Cancer Prevention (01/06)
Publisher: National Cancer Institute
Tea drinking is an ancient tradition dating back 5,000 years in China and India. Long regarded in those cultures as an aid to good health, researchers now are studying tea for possible use in the prevention and treatment of a variety of cancers. Investigators are especially interested in the antioxidants-called catechins-found in tea. Despite promising early research in the laboratory, however, studies involving humans so far have been inconclusive.
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Title: Health Tip: Can Green Tea Prevent Cancer? (01/06)
Publisher: Womenshealth.gov
(HealthDay News) -- Recent studies have produced conflicting results on whether green tea can help prevent certain types of cancer, such as those of the prostate and breast, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
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Title: Preventive Agents: Tea Polyphenols (01/06)
Publisher: National Cancer Institute
Tea polyphenols are compounds in tea leaves that are natural plant antioxidants. Antioxidants have been shown to prevent damage caused by free radicals to DNA and other molecules.
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Title: Cancer Trends Progress Report - 2005 Update (12/05)
Publisher: National Cancer Institute
The Cancer Trends Progress Report, first issued in 2001 as the Cancer Progress Report, summarizes our nation’s progress against cancer in relation to Healthy People 2010 targets set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report includes key measures of progress along the cancer control continuum and uses national trend data to illustrate where advancements have been made.
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Title: Green tea (Camellia sinensis) (12/05)
Publisher: US National Library of Medicine
Green tea is made from the dried leaves of Camellia sinensis , a perennial evergreen shrub. Green tea has a long history of use, dating back to China approximately 5000 years ago. Green tea, black tea, and oolong tea are all derived from the same plant.
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Title: Treating Skin/Hair Fall Dryness With Camellia Sinensis (11/05)
Publisher: Accupuncture Today
"Beat the heat" this summer with green tea! The summer heat is almost upon us, affecting primarily our exterior upper body, as well as our lungs, pericardium, heart, liver and intestines. Green tea, known as lu cha, is very popular and is commonly drunk throughout China during this season to combat invading heat.
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Title: Survey helps in AMA policy debates (11/05)
Publisher: American Medical Assocation
Results of a recent AMA Member Connect® Survey helped the AMA House of Delegates set new policies at the AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas.
The survey asked AMA members to weigh in on several resolutions for consideration at the meeting. In the survey, 79 percent of respondents said they favored the AMA supporting federal, state and local legislation to ban smoking in all places that serve food, supermarkets or retail food outlets, bars, taverns, or in a place where food or drink is sold to the public and consumed on the premise. Delegates agreed, and took the idea a step further by amending the resolution to call for the AMA to support a ban on smoking in all workplaces, not just food establishments and bars.
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Title: Green Tea's Medical Resurgence 09/05)
Publisher: US National Library of Medicine
Tea, next to water, is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, consumed by both the privileged and the masses. Treatises on the historical, technical, botanical, pharmacological and medical aspects of tea have appeared regularly starting with Lu Yu's Ch'aChing, or "Tea Script," published in 780 A.D.
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Title: Lu Cha Use in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Green Tea Formulas to Beat the Heat. (07/05)
Publisher: Accupuncture Today
"Beat the heat" this summer with green tea! The summer heat is almost upon us, affecting primarily our exterior upper body, as well as our lungs, pericardium, heart, liver and intestines. Green tea, known as lu cha, is very popular and is commonly drunk throughout China during this season to combat invading heat.
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Title: Green, Black Tea May Help Prevent Diabetes, Prostate Cancer (07/05)
Publisher: Accupuncture Today
After water, tea is the most frequently consumed beverage in the world. Reportedly discovered by a Chinese emperor more than 4,000 years ago, tea has become an integral component of traditional Chinese medicine. Over time, different varieties of tea (such as green, black and oolong) have been prescribed by herbalists and doctors of Oriental medicine to help treat a myriad of conditions, ranging from indigestion and high cholesterol levels to dental plaque and weight gain.
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Title: 10 Tempting Teas (06/05)
Publisher: Men's Health
Becoming a connoisseur brewer is no easy feat. The list below provides an overview of some of the best teas, covering several different regions and blends. Relax, experiment, enjoy.
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Title: Taste Test: Iced Tea (06/05)
Publisher: Health.com
We tasted dozens to find these 5 best bottled iced teas.
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Title: Green Tea May Protect Against Autoimmune Diseases (06/05)
Publisher: Wowenshealth.gov
Green tea, already lauded for its cancer-fighting ability, may also protect against certain autoimmune diseases, new research suggests.
Green teas inhibit the expression of antigens made by the body, substances that can trigger an immune response, explained study author Stephen Hsu, an associate professor in the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He is to report on the research Sunday at the Arthritis Foundation's Arthritis Research Conference in Atlanta.
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Title: Recognition of Excellence in Eliminating Health Disparities (05/05)
Publisher: American Medical Assocation
Dr. Fouad is an Associate Professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Preventive Medicine, Director of the UAB Minority Health and Research Center, Associate Scientist in the Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for Aging at UAB, graduate faculty in the UAB School of Nursing, and a faculty member in the UAB Health Promotion Center.
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Title: Green Tea Prevents Prostate Cancer in High-Risk Men (04/05)
Publisher: Womenshealth.gov
A supplement containing antioxidants from green tea was 90 percent effective in preventing prostate cancer in men at high risk for the disease.
That's the conclusion of an Italian study that found after a year of taking green tea catechins, only one man in a group of 32 who were at higher risk of prostate cancer actually developed the disease, while nine men in a group of 30 high-risk men who took a placebo developed prostate cancer.
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