BBC in bed with the curry powder makers?

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Take a look at the 'Most popular stories' section on http://news.bbc.co.uk right now!


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Jesus Wept

Curry
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Profit

bluto63

Time to head to the local chinese so!

That_Guy

Lucky for BBC being in bed with curry.

Curry is hot!!!

Kiera

Its about curry killing cancer cells. Not just curry, so yeah it should be front page :rolleyes:

Curry spice 'kills cancer cells'


An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown. The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.
Now tests by a team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre show it can destroy gullet cancer cells in the lab.
Cancer experts said the findings in the British Journal of Cancer could help doctors find new treatments.
Dr Sharon McKenna and her team found that curcumin started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.

'Natural' remedy
The cells also began to digest themselves, after the curcumin triggered lethal cell death signals.
Dr McKenna said: "Scientists have known for a long time that natural compounds have the potential to treat faulty cells that have become cancerous and we suspected that curcumin might have therapeutic value."
Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK, said: "This is interesting research which opens up the possibility that natural chemicals found in turmeric could be developed into new treatments for oesophageal cancer.

"Rates of oesophageal cancer rates have gone up by more than a half since the 70s and this is thought to be linked to rising rates of obesity, alcohol intake and reflux disease so finding ways to prevent this disease is important too."
Each year around 7,800 people are diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in the UK. It is the sixth most common cause of cancer death and accounts for around five percent of all UK cancer deaths.

Aidric

It's nice to see a team of researchers from Cork getting such prominence on the international stage.

brummytom

So they've done a load of studies and found a few things that cancer does. The British public are interested in these stories and it means the BBC are 'in bed with curry powder makers'?

CT tbh -->


Ah fuck I want a curry now

That_Guy

brummytom wrote: »

Ah fuck I want a curry now

As do I. 9:40am....... I'd say I'd be in bits for the rest of the day though.

super_furry

Chicken vindallo, keema naan and some poppadoms please.

brummytom

That_Guy wrote: »

As do I. 9:40am....... I'd say I'd be in bits for the rest of the day though.

Ah no a nice Bhuna or Jalfrezi, maybe just a tikka Balti with a peshwari or plain naan will do me nicely for the day.

For some reason, I thought Indian curries weren't popular there?

dudara

As long as it contains the spice turmeric. That's supposed to be the magic stuff.

Well done to the Cork researchers! Nice exposure for them

That_Guy

brummytom wrote: »

Ah no a nice Bhuna or Jalfrezi, maybe just a tikka Balti with a peshwari or plain naan will do me nicely for the day.

For some reason, I thought Indian curries weren't popular there?

Indian. Oh my dear boy no. We like our curries made by scumbags.

brummytom

That_Guy wrote: »

Indian. Oh my dear boy no. We like our curries made by scumbags.

*must... resist.. urge..


I've got the numbers for two curryhouses in my phone.. that's quite bad, isn't it?

That_Guy

brummytom wrote: »

*must... resist.. urge..


I've got the numbers for two curryhouses in my phone.. that's quite bad, isn't it?

It's well too early though mate. Unless they do a corn flake curry.

brummytom

They might do... I think I'll get one in tonight though

That_Guy

brummytom wrote: »

They might do... I think I'll get one in tonight though

It's quite sad that a curry this evening is the only thing I'm looking forward to today.

mathie

Curry Spice?

I thought there were only 5 spice Girls?

brummytom

mathie wrote: »

Curry Spice?

I thought there were only 5 spice Girls?

'5 Spice' Girls... is that a chinese band?

WindSock

No wonder there is a high cancer rate among us paddies with our bland tastes. Ah shure if itsh noh boiled ham, cabbajes and spudz, its norra dinnear, like.

Pherekydes

The most important spice is:




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