Health and Medicine in the News

Headline:

Tea looks like the latest health food

Newspaper Article Synopsis:

Research on the chemical properties of tea has been encouraging. Animal studies suggest green tea polyphenols may prevent arthritis or protect against lung cancer caused by tobacco. In people tea consumption may be linked to lower heart attack risk.

Newspaper Article Source:

Brody J. Tea looks like the latest health food. Star Tribune, 1999 September 15: E3(col. 1-5)

Journal Article Citation:

Haqqi T.M., et al. Prevention of collagen-induced arthritis in mice by a polyphenolic fraction from green tea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1999 Apr 13; 96: 244-248.

Journal Article Citation:

Chung F.L. The prevention of lung cancer induced by a tobacco-specific carcinogen in rodents by green and black tea. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 1999 Apr. 220(4).

Journal Article Citation:

Sesso H.D., et al. Coffee and tea intake and the risk of myocardial infarction. American Journal of Epidemiology 1999 Jan 15; 149.

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