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LEXINGTON, Ky. _ It's not all in your head. These days, it's all in your gut. Twenty years ago, oat bran was the food that was going to put us all into a state of high-fiber, clear-hearted bliss. Now the food trend is lower in the body. You want to be healthy in 2008? Ponder your intestines. Dannon sells Activia yogurt, which promotes bathroom regularity. It also hawks mini-smoothies called DanActive, that claim to boost immunity. You didn't know? Much of your immunity lies in the foot after...

By Sinisa Dragin and Justyna Pawlak BRAN, Romania (Reuters) - Romania returned a medieval fortress known as "Dracula's Castle" on Friday to its pre-World War Two owners, the former royal family of Habsburg who were chased out by the communist regime almost 60 years ago. Perched among forests on the foothills of the Carpathian mountains, the Bran Castle is one of the first prominent pieces of real estate given back by the Bucharest government under Romania's troubled property...

By Charnicia HugginsNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 2 diabetes who incorporate more whole grains, bran, and cereal fiber into their diets may reduce their risk of heart disease, according to a new study.What's more, low-glycemic index foods, that is, readily digested carbohydrates that cause a rapid rise in blood sugar levels, may also help to curb early signs of heart trouble."To adapt a diet high in whole grains and low in glycemic load will help diabetic patients to reduce...

The fight against aging has received a scientific boost thanks to an innovative study done in part by a University of Alberta spin-off company -- research that dispels a hard-held belief about the natural ingredient, beta glucan. The study, published in the current issue of International Journal of Cosmetic Science, is the first to show that oat beta glucan can penetrate the skin despite years of doctors and scientists believing that the large molecule was too big. The finding is significant,...