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An antioxidant is a chemical that reduces the rate of particular oxidation reactions in a specific context, where oxidation reactions are chemical reactions that involve the transfer of electrons from a substance to an oxidising agent. Antioxidants are particularly important in the context of organic chemistry and biology: all living cells contain complex systems of antioxidant chemicals and/or enzymes to prevent chemical damage to the cells' components by oxidation. The importance and compl ...
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Antioxidants News Headlines
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The Earth Times - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:33 EST
- Unique Tomatoes Tops In Disease-Fighting Antioxidants
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Meta-Analysis On Antioxidants Provides Muddled Conclusions
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Antioxidant Supplements Don't Extend Life Span, Study Finds
Washington Post - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Natural Milk Protein Could Lead To Super Nutritious Foods
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Can Antioxidants Protect Scuba Divers?
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Can Antioxidants Protect Scuba Divers?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Coffee: Is It Good Or Bad For You?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Unique Tomatoes Tops In Disease-fighting Antioxidants
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Honeydew Honeys Are Better Antioxidants Than Nectar Honeys
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Research News From The Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture; Honeydew Honeys Are Better Antioxidants Than Nectar Honeys
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- ‘Cloudy’ apple juice packs more antioxidants
MSNBC - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:47 EST
- Nutrient Supplements Not Associated With Reduced Gastric Cancer Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- "Cloudy" apple juice packs more antioxidants
Reuters - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:23 EST
- "Cloudy" apple juice packs more antioxidants
Reuters - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:23 EST
- Cloudy Apple Juice Has Clear Benefits
WebMD - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:53 EST
- 'Cloudy' apple juice packs more antioxidants
CNN - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:31 EST
- Nutrients may help older people fight flu
Reuters - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:26 EST
- Antioxidants Decrease Disease In A Drosophila Model Of Alzheimer’s Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:00 EST
- Antioxidants Decrease Disease In Fruit Fly Model Of Alzheimer's Disease
ScienceDaily - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Antioxidants: The New Painkiller?
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:00 EST
- Antioxidants: New Kid On The Block For Pain Relief?
ScienceDaily - Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Research Finds Antioxidant Therapies Do Not Interfere With Radiation Treatment
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:00 EST
- New Nationwide Study Will Evaluate Effect of Antioxidants and Fish Oil on Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
National Institutes of Health - Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:18 EST
- Effect Of Antioxidants And Fish Oil On Progression Of AMD To Be Evaluated By New Nationwide Study
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:00 EST
- Everybody Dance: The Energy You Use Won't Shorten Your Life
ScienceDaily - Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- NutraCea To Educate Industry At Expo East That Rice Bran Ranks Highest In Antioxidants Over 28 Foods Tested
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- Cider Might Protect From Some Serious Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:00 EST
- Antioxidants May Protect Against Tick-borne Illness
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:00 EST
- Antioxidants May Protect Against Tick-borne Illness
ScienceDaily - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Could A Pint Of Cider Help Keep The Doctor Away?
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- Pomegranate Juice May Lower PSA Progression In Patients With Cancer Recurrence After Prostatectomy Or Radiation Therapy
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Smoking Out The Links Between Nutrition And Oral Cancer
ScienceDaily - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Wild Blue
CNN - Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:43 EST
- Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil Highest In Antioxidants Tests Reveal
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
- Boosting Levels Of Healthful Nutrients In Watermelon
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
- Watermelon best eaten warm, says study
The Earth Times - Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:06 EST
- Mushrooms Full of Antioxidants
MedicineNet - Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Antioxidants May Slow Vision Loss
ScienceDaily - Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Vision Loss May Be Slowed By Antioxidants: Development in mice offers hope for treatment of certain eye diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 24 Jul 2006 06:00 EST
- Diet supplements don't benefit cancer patients: journal
Reuters - Wed, 19 Jul 2006 04:06 EST
- Mushrooms Full of Antioxidants
MedicineNet - Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Pomegranate Juice And POMx Have Similar Health Benefits Published Research Shows
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
- Mushrooms Full of Antioxidants
WebMD - Tue, 27 Jun 2006 09:49 EST
- Twist On Chest Pain Drug Improves Heart Attack Outcome
ScienceDaily - Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
- Mushrooms As Good An Antioxidant Source As More Colorful Veggies
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:00 EST
- Mushrooms As Good An Antioxidant Source As More Colorful Veggies
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:00 EST
- Healthy Antioxidants: How Much a Day?
MedicineNet - Fri, 12 May 2006 06:00 EST
- Raspberries - A Better Source Of Antioxidants, Contain Some That Are Found Almost Nowhere Else
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:00 EST
- Antioxidants Might Not Protect Against Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:00 EST
- Scientists Discover Possible Link Between Oxidative Stress And Non-hereditary Degenerative Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 02 May 2006 12:00 EST
- Antioxidants don't help, may harm during pregnancy
Reuters - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:26 EST
- Free-radical Busting Antioxidants Might Not Promote Healthy Hearts
ScienceDaily - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Scientists Discover Possible Link Between Oxidative Stress And Non-hereditary Degenerative Disease
ScienceDaily - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Antioxidants Don't Affect Preeclampsia Risk For Healthy Pregnant Women
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- One Of The Most Powerful Antioxidants Is Truly A Double-edged Sword: Vitamin E Sends Mixed Messages
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- Vitamins don''t reduce risk of lung cancer
Reuters - Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:43 EST
- Changes To In Utero Environment May Alter Onset Of Cancer
ScienceDaily - Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Nutritional Friend Or Foe? Vitamin E Sends Mixed Messages
ScienceDaily - Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:00 EST
- Study With Smokers Shows Vitamins Combine For Benefits
ScienceDaily - Sat, 25 Feb 2006 03:00 EST
- Green Tea Polyphenols May Cause Liver Damage In High Doses
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 25 Feb 2006 06:00 EST
- Vitamin C Supplements Can Largely Stop The Depletion Of Vitamin E That Occurs In Smokers, Study Shows
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:00 EST
- Risk Of Prostate Cancer Not Reduced By Antioxidant Supplementation
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:00 EST
- Researchers Discover New Way To Stimulate Brain To Release Antioxidants
ScienceDaily - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:00 EST
- New Way To Stimulate Brain To Release Antioxidants - Burnham Institute For Medical Research
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:00 EST
- Why Cocoa May Help Heart Health
WebMD - Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:00 EST
- Diet Rich In Vitamin C Linked To Better Lung Function
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:00 EST
- Healthy Diet May Help Seniors'' Vision
WebMD - Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:32 EST
- Dietary Intake Of Antioxidants Associated With Reduced Risk Of Age-related Macular Degeneration
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:00 EST
- Dietary Intake Of Antioxidants Associated With Reduced Risk Of Age-related Macular Degeneration
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:00 EST
- News of Antioxidants in Coffee Is Not a License to Make it a Mainstay in Health Regimens
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:00 EST
- Prevent Prostate Cancer With Antioxidants? Gene Pathway May Reveal More Clues
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:00 EST
- Coffee a top source of healthy antioxidants
MSNBC - Sun, 28 Aug 2005 01:20 EST
- Coffee Is No. 1 Source of Antioxidants
WebMD - Mon, 29 Aug 2005 02:16 EST
- Coffee number 1 source of antioxidants in US diet
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:00 EST
- Prevent prostate cancer with antioxidants? Gene pathway may reveal more clues
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Sep 2005 04:00 EST
- Another Coffee Perk: Antioxidants
MedicineNet - Mon, 29 Aug 2005 06:00 EST
- Pomegranates May Fight Osteoarthritis
WebMD - Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:16 EST
- Study: Drinking Coffee Has Health Benefits
ABC News - Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:57 EST
- Antioxidants Proven To Be Key To Long Life
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 09 Aug 2005 05:00 EST
- Coffee top antioxidant source for Americans
Reuters - Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:38 EST
- Little Antioxidants Can Come from -- and Go -- a Long Way
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:00 EST
- Coffee top antioxidant source for Americans
Reuters - Sun, 28 Aug 2005 04:26 EST
- Coffee – Americans’ main source of antioxidants: research
The Earth Times - Mon, 29 Aug 2005 03:02 EST
- Folates More Effective In Limiting Alzheimer''s Disease Risk Than Antioxidants, Other Nutrients
ScienceDaily - Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:00 EST
- Folates more effective in limiting Alzheimer''s disease risk than antioxidants, other nutrients
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:00 EST
- Patients with severe asthma may benefit from increased vitamin C intake
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:00 EST
- Scientists dispel ageing theory
BBC - Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:27 EST
- Gold-colored bacteria more dangerous -study
Reuters - Mon, 11 Jul 2005 05:19 EST
- Fruit, Veggie Juices May Cut Alzheimer''s Risk
WebMD - Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:24 EST
- Antioxidants a key to 'long life'
BBC - Fri, 06 May 2005 01:46 EST
- Red Delicious, Northern Spy Apples Have Most Antioxidants, Chemists Find
ScienceDaily - Mon, 23 May 2005 03:00 EST
- Can antioxidants help prolong life?
MSNBC - Fri, 06 May 2005 03:44 EST
- Quirky researcher claims that malt whisky fights cancer
The Earth Times - Tue, 10 May 2005 11:40 EST
- Red delicious, Northern Spy apples have most antioxidants, chemists find
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 23 May 2005 06:00 EST
- Study says red delicious apples contain plenty of antioxidants
The Earth Times - Tue, 24 May 2005 08:26 EST
- Do Antioxidants Lengthen Life?
WebMD - Thu, 05 May 2005 08:43 EST
- Boost your antioxidant levels to live longer: Study
The Earth Times - Sat, 07 May 2005 04:02 EST
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