But now, doctors at the mayo clinic have found another exciting property - it blocks androgens, male hormones which help prostate cancer grow. Quercetin has very few known side effects. In addition to apples, onions, tea, and red wine, quercetin is also in green leafy vegetables, beans and citrus fruits. A panel of federal dental experts says cavities have been sharply cut during the past 30 years, and we are on the verge of making them a thing of the past. They say new preventive treatments are on the way, though more research money is needed.
Tooth decay is actually an infection that begins years before the cavity appears.
That process can be interrupted through treatments with fluoride gels and varnishes. A week of antibiotics can stop bleeding stomach ulcers, by knocking out the bacteria that causes them. Right now, most patients have to take daily doses of acid-blockers to treat their ulcers. However, researchers in Hong Kong say the antibiotics worked just as well, and were cheaper and more convenient. Doctors at Ohio State University checked hundreds of patients, and found that 2 out of 3 being treated weren't allergic after all.