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HEALTH / NEWS Fri Jan 19, 2007 @ 10:58am neoform

Independent -- Folic acid, the vitamin prescribed to pregnant women, could be a brain saver, a study has found... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri May 16, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

MSNBC -- Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin'' has anti-cancer benefits. The r.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Apr 16, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

BBC News -- Research has suggested vitamin supplements do not extend life and could even lead to a premature death. A review of 67 studies found "no convincing evidence" that antioxidant supplements cut the risk of dying. Scientists at Copenhagen University sai.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Apr 4, 2007 @ 7:46pm neoform

CNN -- Extra vitamin supplements can reduce the risk of having an underweight or undersized baby, and all pregnant women in developing countries should get them, researchers said Wednesday. But the team, reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, said.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Fri Mar 2, 2007 @ 1:35am neoform

FOX News -- Another nutrition myth went down the drain this week. It seems that antioxidant vitamins don’t quite live up to their hype. Researchers reviewing 68 studies on the effect of antioxidants on life span reported in the Journal of the American Medical As.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Feb 6, 2007 @ 11:28am neoform

New Scientist -- Cranberry capsules. Green tea extract. Effervescent vitamin C. Pomegranate concentrate. Beta carotene. Selenium. Grape seed extract. High-dose vitamin E. Pine bark extract. Bee spit... Read More