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• Will Tara Reid Stop Drinking Before Her Liver Gives Out?

  Published: October 22, 2007, 9:17 pm

  Tags: Binge Drinking, Cirrhosis, Cuisinart, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Marina Del Ray, Tara Reid

  doctors found elevated liver enzymes, a possible pre-cursor to cirrhosis and liver failure. The feisty little lush was said to be filthy, foul-mouthed and abusive to the minders who accompanied her. According to the National Enquirer in this week's print edition, a witness at the medical facility said Tara was "emaciated" and that her face was

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• Role of key enzyme in reducing heart disease identified

  Published: October 25, 2007, 1:52 am

  Tags: Health, Enzymes, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Treatment

  Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified the role of a key enzyme called CEH in reducing heart disease, paving the way for new target therapies to reduce plaques in the arteries and perhaps in the future, help predict a patient's susceptibility to heart disease.

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• Unlocking function of enzymes

  Published: November 7, 2007, 7:54 am

  Tags: Science, Drug Designs, Enzymes

  Fitting a key into a lock may seem like a simple task, but researchers at Texas A&M University are using a method that involves testing thousands of keys to unlock the functions of enzymes, and their findings could open the door for new targets for drug designs.

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• Wiring up enzymes for producing hydrogen in fuel cells

  Published: November 19, 2007, 2:46 pm

  Tags: Science, Enzymes, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Production, Hydrogenase Enzymes

  Researchers in Colorado are reporting the first successful wiring up of hydrogenase enzymes. Those much-heralded proteins are envisioned as stars in a future hydrogen economy where they may serve as catalysts for hydrogen production and oxidation in fuel cells.

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• Cooking Vegetables Can be Good for You

  Published: December 26, 2007, 11:12 am

  Tags: Health, News, Nutrition, Antioxidants, Cooking, Digestion, Enzymes, Minerals, Nutrients, Preparing, Tips, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Veggies, Vitamins

  There has long been some debate about whether vegetables are better for you raw or cooked. Recent research by the University of Parma printed in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry has shown that the level of antioxidants (the nutrients in fruit and vegetables that are good for our immune system and overall health) [...]

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• Kiwis create tear-free onion, now working on tear-free All Blacks

  Published: February 6, 2008, 9:56 pm

  Tags: Science, Enzymes, Food, Genetics, New Zealand, Onions, Science

  True story: up until about five minutes ago, I was toying with the idea of writing a book called, "Why onions make you cry, and other horror stories for children". It was going to be a masterpiece of childhood fiction about an onion getting revenge on humankind. But now my plans for a best-selling children's book are nothing more than pipedreams,

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• quicksand IN passing

  Published: May 31, 2008, 1:54 pm

  Tags: Harlem Renaissance, Bob Barr, John Mccain, Passing, Whitehouse, Barack Obama, Libertarian Party, Second Amendment, Lipofuscin Granules, Gop, Hydrolytic Enzymes, Lysosomes, Nella Larsen

  and releasing hydrolytic enzymes in my brain. I know I may have a bazaar taste in literature and that I have yet to read Tru to the game or Fly Girl, but truth is that I have read a nice coterie of books.One that I have thought of recently in jest was Nella Larsen's Quicksand and Passing (Looks like Cap-city huh). Nella Larsen (1891-1964) was

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• New molecular insight into amboebic dysentery

  Published: June 15, 2008, 1:21 pm

  Tags: Science, E Histolytica, Enzymes, Parasites

  In the June 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Sinisa Urban (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) and colleagues reveal a potential role for the rhomboid enzyme, EhROM1, in the pathogenesis of the enteric protozoan parasite, E. histolytica.

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• Grapefruit Juice Not Good for Prescription Medications

  Published: August 17, 2008, 12:44 pm

  Tags: Body, Drug, Drugs, Enzymes, Fruit, Grape, Grapefruit, Medication, Medications, Natural, Prescription

  The juice has natural enzymes that can block the body's ability to break down certain drugs and this can cause the drug's levels to increase to high levels and increase the risk of side effects. Just one glass of juice can be enough to cause problems. It is good to check the prescription label for grapefruit

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