A trace element found in brazil nuts, liver and kidneys, may help protect some women against breast cancer, research suggested yesterday. Selenium appears to interact with an enzyme in the body ...

The diagnosis: Due to the patient's medical history, doctors at the hospital suspected that vaginal sex introduced allergy-triggering proteins from Brazil nuts into the woman's body by way of her ...

Commercial supplies of Brazil nuts are still derived entirely from wild trees though there are concerns that they're being harvested too intensively. Brazil nuts can be eaten raw or used in cooking.

Indeed, the woman has a severe allergy to Brazil nuts and experienced reactions in the past after ingesting them. But this ...

The unnamed woman quickly recognised she was having an allergic reaction, having been diagnosed with a severe Brazil nut allergy two years earlier. She took 10 milligrams of cetirizine ...

The NHS advises that men aged 19 to 64 need 75micrograms (mcg) of selenium daily, while women in the same age bracket need 60mcg. A single Brazil nut can contain between 68 to 91mcg of selenium ...

Brazil nuts are one of the most sustainable nuts. They're not grown on farms — they're collected in the rainforest after they drop naturally off wild trees. While the nuts support Indigenous ...