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The reason so many people
come here is no accident.

Whether it's a few stitches or a broken bone,

you want the assurance that you'll be seen as an

individual. Not a number.

And when you come through these doors,

spice is obtained. In earlier ex-
periments, Professor Madar
showed that when rats whose
blood sugar and cholesterol lev-
els had been deliberately raised
were fed ground-up fenugreek,
their blood sugar/cholesterol lev-
els returned to normal.
Hebrew University re-
searchers discovered a unique
method for extracting various
chemical components in the
fenugreek seeds. These compo-
nents were examined for their ef-
fectiveness in absorbing sugars,
triglycerides (fats) or cholesterol
in humans; the work was per-
formed in cooperation with the
Odyssey firm.

The plant has
a pouch-shaped
fruit.

that's exactly how you'll be treated.

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In our emergency department and trauma

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rooms, our physicians and ., staff offer you

the special care and attention you'd expect

from a smaller hospital. Yet as part of

The Detroit Medical Center, affiliated with

Wayne State University, the resources available

to you are anything but small.

So no matter what brings you here, not only

will we heal your injury, we'll also ease your mind.

For more information on these and other

services, call our Physician Referral Service at

(810) 360-3450. You'll see how easy it is to get

the right care, right here.

Huron Valley Hospital
1601 E. Commerce Rd.
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Tests were carried out in two
hospitals, one in New York and
the other in Boston, on thou-
sands of patients who were dia-
betic; non-diabetics who had a
propensity for excessive intake
of sugar and those who were just
overweight. The experiments re-
vealed a polysaccharide-complex
in fenugreek that absorbs sug-
ars and fatty lipopolids in the
blood.
This substance, given the
name of fenugreek derivative
gum (FDG), was isolated and giv-
en in pure form to those with
high blood sugar and cholesterol
levels and those with normal lev-
els. In both instances, blood sug-
ar and cholesterol levels were
recognizably lowered. The
Odyssey firm plans to begin mar-
keting FDG within various food
products and as a prescription
medicine in the United States on
Sept. 1.
An additional positive element
found in fenugreek seeds is a
molecule that can function as an
emulsifier in producing a lotion
for sensitive skin. Another ap-
plication is as a surface-active
protein complex that can be use-
ful in food production. Other on-
going investigations involve
possible oil and protein sub-
stances which can be produced
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