LOS ANGELES: If dark chocolate seems to help to protect the heart, now the U.S. researchers say they have identified the molecular mechanism by which a compound found in cocoa can guard against the damage of a stroke.
The compound, a flavanol called epicatechin, triggers two built-in protective pathways in the brain, according to a report [...]
May
10
2010
10
2010
Dark chocolate can help guard against stroke damage
May
10
2010
10
2010
12 kidney failures every day, says Rosnah
KUALA LUMPUR: Every day, 12 Malaysians suffer from kidney failure and have to be put on dialysis to survive, said Deputy Health Minister, Datuk Rosnah Abd Rashid Shirlin.
She said data from the Malaysian Dialysis & Transplant Registry in 2009 also showed that 10% of the country’s population suffered some form of kidney disease and the [...]
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