The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 09/08/2010

Paula Tighe, Garry Duthie, Nicholas Vaughan, Julie Brittenden, William G Simpson, Susan Duthie, William Mutch, Klaus Wahle, Graham Horgan and Frank Thies
1 From the Division of Applied Medicine (PT, NV, JB, KW, and FT) and the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health (GD, SD, and FT), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Clinical Biochemistry, National Health Service Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom (WGS and WM); and Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Aberdeen, United Kingdom (GH).

Worldhealth 06/08/2010
 
In that previous studies have suggested that dietary fiber protects against coronary heart disease, Ehab  S. Eshak, from Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (Japan), and colleagues examined the association between dietary fiber intake and deaths due to cardiovascular disease in a group of 58,730 Japanese men and women, ages 40 to 79 years.  Subjects completed a dietary questionnaire, and the team measured fiber and nutrient intake levels. The incidence of cardiovascular-related deaths was tracked, during the 14-year long study.  The team found that those men and women consuming the most fiber (14 grams per day) were 18% less likely to die from cardiovascular disease, as compared to those consuming the least (6.8 grams per day).  With regard to coronary heart disease, the men who consumed the most fruit fiber were 58% less likely to die, and women 45% less likely. Noting that: “For fiber sources, intakes of fruit and cereal fibers but not vegetable fiber were inversely associated with risk of mortality from [coronary heart disease],” the researchers conclude that: “Dietary intakes of fiber, both insoluble and soluble fibers, and especially fruit and cereal fibers, may reduce risk of mortality from [coronary heart disease].”

Worldhealth 06/08/2010
 
A growing body of evidence suggests that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), an antioxidant compound found in high concentrations in teas, may confer a wide range of health benefits through its anti-inflammatory capacity. 

Occupatinal and Environmental Medicine 06/08/2010

Abstract
Objectives The mechanisms that produce tinnitus are not fully understood. While tinnitus can be associated with diseases and disorders of the ear, retrocochlear diseases and vascular pathologies, there are few known risk factors for tinnitus apart from these conditions. There is anecdotal evidence of an link between mobile phone use and tinnitus, but so far there have been no systematic investigations into this possible association.

Environmental Health 06/08/2010

Background
Household cleaning and pesticide products may contribute to breast cancer because many contain endocrine disrupting chemicals or mammary gland carcinogens. This population-based case-control study investigated whether use of household cleaners and pesticides increases breast cancer risk.