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Integrative Mental Health Conference
March 22-24, 2010 - Phoenix, Arizona
This conference, sponsored by the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona and presented by the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, is the first conference of its kind to assemble leaders in integrative mental health (IMH), creating a new field and framework with which to promote mental wellbeing. Registration information.

Cancer Prevention Series at True Food Kitchen
February 23 - May 4, 2010 (various dates)
Fox Restaurant Concepts' True Food Kitchen is hosting a lecture series on cancer prevention. Led by the experts from the University of Arizona and The Arizona Cancer Center, each of the lectures in the six-part series will cost $25 and include appetizers and beverages. Here is the schedule. For more information call 602-774-3488.

7th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference
May 10-12, 2010 - Atlanta, Georgia
Nutrition and Health: State of the Science and Clinical Applications conference is the premier nutrition conference for health professionals in the U.S. Co-presented by the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, the conference assembles internationally-recognized researchers, clinicians, educators, and chefs, all of whose work focuses on the interface between nutrition and healthful living. Registration information.

7th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference - The Public Forum
Tuesday evening, May 11, 2010 7-9pm - Atlanta, Georgia
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08Feb2010

Can Soy Prevent Colon Cancer?

DateMonday, February 8, 2010 at 2:13PM | CommentPost a Comment |

Maybe so. New investigation from the Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland in California suggests that molecules called sphingadienes (SDs, for short) found in soy are cytotoxic - that is, they can induce the death of cells including mutant ones such as cancer cells. This may mean that the SDs found naturally in soy foods can help prevent colon cancer and that understanding how SDs work may lead to development of new drugs for the disease. Soy foods have long been thought to be protective against colon cancer, noted Julie Saba, M.D., Ph.D., who led the study. Identifying SDs could provide the scientific explanation of why this effect has been seen. More research is needed to see how SDs could be harnessed to fight colon cancer and to further explore other soy components that might also play a protective role. The study was featured in the Dec. 15, 2009 issue of Cancer Research.

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