Archive for October, 2008

Diabetic help from a peppery spice

Are you familiar with the pungent peppery West African spice known as grains of paradise or scientifically as Aframomum melegueta? It is a member of the ginger family that grows well in the swamps along the coast.
In African folklore medicine grains of paradise is used as a digestive aid. Today [...]

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Antidepressants linked to sperm DNA damage

This is the second study by a team of researchers at Cornell Medical Center in New York which points to a possible effect on sperm quality.
SSRIs taken by millions of men to alleviate depression may affect their fertility, say US scientists.
New Scientist magazine reported that a small group of healthy men were given paroxetine an [...]

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