Archives for August 17, 2003

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Corn oil to cut cholesterol

Heart-friendlier products may be one of the benefits from new corn varieties developed by US scientists at the US department of agriculture's chief scientific research agency and Iowa State university (ISU). The 14 new lines - developed by the US...

The rise, and fall, of diabetes

Is diabetes really on the up? A new study suggests that the increase in the prevalence of diabetes may be due to better detection and people surviving longer with the disease not an increase in new cases.