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Orange peels may hold a key to better cardiovascular health, new research shows. Recent research has shown that some gut bacteria help develop cardiovascular disease. When they feed on certain nutrients during digestion, gut bacteria produce trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). Levels of TMAO can help predict future cardiovascular disease, according to researchers at the Cleveland Clinic. Yu Wang and her team investigated the potential of orange peel extracts—rich in beneficial phytochemicals—to reduce TMAO and trimethylamine (TMA) production. Scientists tested two types of extracts: a polar fraction and a non-polar fraction. To get the polar fractions, scientists used polar and non-polar solvents...

CHEYENNE, WYOMING, USA -- On January 20, I was able to meet the TMA Wind company executives, Ron Taylor and Duane Rasmussen, and view their test site just outside Cheyenne, Wyoming. Though it was a seven-hour drive each way, in the middle of a cold and sometimes snowy passage from the Salt Lake City area, I thought it was a trip well worth taking. From my perspective, I am inclined to agree with TMA's assessment that they have the next big thing in wind technology. Their design will overturn the past scientific dogma that says that vertical turbines can't produce...

The Galveston County Medical Society, the professional association for Galveston County physicians, will install new officers Jan. 26. Congressman Ron Paul will be the keynote speaker for the event, which will be held at Gaido’s Seafood Restaurant in Galveston. Robin Armstrong will be installed as president. He grew up in this area and is a 1987 graduate of La Marque High School. He currently works at Mainland Medical Center as a hospitalist. Armstrong serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Medical Association’s Political Action Committee and is on the Council of Constitution and Bylaws for the TMA. He...