Could Olive Leaf Extract treat Extremely Drug Resistant TB
Olive leaf extract, which has been shown in clinical research to be effective against HIV, should be investigated for the treatment of Extremely Drug Resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
Olive leaf extract (OLE) is a powerful anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory agent which has been shown to be effective in the treatment of many conditions where antibiotics and other conventional medications have been found to be ineffective.
[China] Experts call for regulating olive oil import market
Chinese experts called for new regulations on the country’s olive oil imports to protect customers’ rights and ensure that the sector develops in a sound and orderly manner.
Misleading labels and false expiry dates are the main traps for Chinese customers, according to speakers at an olive oil conference sponsored jointly by the Beijing Consumers’ Association and Beijing Youth Daily.
The University Of Cordoba Participates In A European Project On Sustainable Olive Oil And Table Olives Production
The University of Cordoba and the olive oil cooperative Virgen del Castillo, located in the town of Carcabuey, are participating in INASOOP, a European project whose aim is to develop environmental standards for the production of olive oil and table olives. Indeed, several specialised olive-oil mills and research institutes are working on this project, and they are from the different European olive-oil producing countries such as Italy, Germany, Greece and Portugal.
Do olives offer same benefits as their oil?
An interesting question from theoliveblog
IC man can sue olive company, court says
An Iowa City man who broke a tooth on an olive pit can sue the New York-based company that imports and packages Spanish olives, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today.
Douglas Kolarik filed a lawsuit against Cory International Corp., Italica Imports and Tee Pee Olives Inc. in Johnson County District Court.
He alleged that he used several pimento-stuffed green olives from a jar of Italica Spanish Olives in a salad.
While eating, he bit down on an olive pit and fractured a tooth, he said. District Court Judge William L. Thomas dismissed the case, which alleged violations of strict liability, express and implied warranty and negligence for failure to warn.
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