Doctors are more likely than patients to use internet to get access to information. According to Manhattan Research, ‘Physician and the Web 2.0’, doctors are using Web 2.0 technologies — podcasting, social media networks, online video, blogs. It has been mentioned that more than 25,000 doctors are reading or posting blogs and about 80,000 engage in online communities.
More read at following google health blog
http://google-health-ads.blogspot.com/2007/07/doctors-and-web-20.html
Posted on October 14th, 2007 by EGCG
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I gather that about 40 percent of people interact with their doctors after looking for information online and it is nearly half.
And 78 percent of them take action within a month’s time accordig to the information what they found online.
To read more, visit google blog
www.google-health-ads.blogspot.com/2007/06/going-online-for-health_18.html
Posted on October 13th, 2007 by EGCG
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Prospectiv’s “2007 Pharmaceutical Marketing CPI” poll was carried out in June and it was found that 75% of 800 consumers said Internet is their most trusted source for health information. It was also the most reliable place to research drug information, and it was much more than other sources like broadcast media (15%) and magazines (10%).
More about it , read at following google blog
http://google-health-ads.blogspot.com/2007/08/trusting-internet-for-health.html
Posted on October 13th, 2007 by EGCG
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If you got diabetes, you may either drink plenty of green tea or take green tea extract. It is possible that green tea is as effective and much safer than widely used anti-diabetes medication called Avandia (rosiglitazone).
Green tea contains plenty of antioxidants and one of them called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is most well known for its benefits concerned with health. It was tested against Avandia on a group of mice with diabetes, and the mice that were given EGCG were just as able to tolerate sugar and produce as much insulin as the mice given Avandia.
(Source: European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Amsterdam, 19 September 2007).
Posted on October 13th, 2007 by EGCG
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Drinking about five cups of green tea a day may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by about 48 percent according to the reports a new study from Japan. The news from the researchers from Japan’s National Cancer Center added to the growing list of benefits linked green tea which includes lower risk of certain cancers, weight loss, and protection against Alzheimer’s dementia. EGCG is one of the most important ingredients in green tea responsible for those health benefits.
It was published in American Journal of Epidemiology.
Posted on October 12th, 2007 by EGCG
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The antioxidants obtained from green tea boosted production of detoxification enzymes in people according to researchers at Arizona Cancer Center.
The findings were published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal of the American Association for Cancer Research in August and it was suggested that a green tea concentrate might help some people improve the metabolic defense against toxins capable of causing cancer.
It was mentioned that “This is the first clinical study to show proof that chemicals in green tea can increase detoxification enzymes in humans”.
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by EGCG
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Regularly drinking antioxidant rich green tea may halve the risk of colon and rectal cancer according to a study carried out in China.
There are many studies showing green tea’ benefits of lowering risk of certain cancers, helping weight loss, and protection against dementia.
There are four primary polyphenols found in green tea and they are epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, and epicatechin.
The study was published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention and it looked at the relationship between green tea consumption and the risk of colorectal cancer among 69,710 Chinese women aged between 40 and 70.
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Posted on June 9th, 2007 by EGCG
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If you drink two cups of green tea daily, you will have a lower risk of skin cancer, according to a recent study. The study found that EGCG , powerful antioxidant found in tea reduces about 65 percent of two types of skin cancer: squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma.
The study was carried out by researchers at Dartmouth Medical School, compared diets, lifestyles and tea drinking habits of more than 2,000 New Hampshire residents.
Posted on June 3rd, 2007 by EGCG
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Here is another news about healthy benefits of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), very powerful antioxidant from green tea. I may improve blood flow through the vessels, according to a clinical trial from the US.
“EGCG acutely improves endothelial function in humans with coronary artery disease, and may account for a portion of the beneficial effects of flavonoid rich food on endothelial function” according to Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
The researchers mention that the studies have demonstrated the benefits of dietary flavonoid intake. It may be related to improved endothelial function.
Details could be found in Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
Posted on May 31st, 2007 by EGCG
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Green tea may help protect against autoimmune disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Researchers studied an animal model for type I diabetes and primary Sjogren’s Syndrome, which damages the glands that produce tears and saliva.
They found significantly less salivary gland damage in a group treated with green tea extract, suggesting a reduction of the Sjogren’s symptom commonly referred to as dry mouth. Dry mouth can also be caused by certain drugs, radiation and other diseases.
Currently, there is no cure or prevention for Sjogren’s Syndrome.
Researchers studied the salivary glands of the water-consuming group and a green tea extract-consuming group to look for inflammation and the number of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cells that gather at sites of inflammation to fend off foreign cells.
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Posted on April 28th, 2007 by EGCG
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