Carotenoids may protect against prostate cancer
Carotenoids may protect against prostate cancer New research indicates dietary lycopene and other carotenoids may protect against prostate cancer. The…
Calcium supplements benefit teens
Calcium supplements benefit teens Adolescent girls who take calcium supplements may increase their total body bone mineral density (BMD), an effect that is…
Vitamin E may help prevent Lou Gehrig's disease
Vitamin E may help prevent Lou Gehrig's disease Vitamin E supplements may play a role in preventing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the slowly…
Vitamins in pregnancy may impact child's asthma risk
Vitamins in pregnancy may impact child's asthma risk While women who take vitamin E during pregnancy seem to lower their offspring's risk of asthma in…
Antioxidants may help kids with leukemia
Antioxidants may help kids with leukemia Children being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) seem more able to deal with their treatment if their…
Folic acid may increase breast cancer risk
Folic acid may increase breast cancer risk Researchers in the UK report a possible increase in the risk of developing breast cancer among women who take…
Supplements don't affect mental powers of elderly
Supplements don't affect mental powers of elderly Supplementation with antioxidants, zinc or copper has neither a beneficial nor harmful effect on cognition…
Vitamin K levels often low in Crohn's disease
Vitamin K levels often low in Crohn's disease People with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the colon, have lower levels of vitamin K than do…
Low dose supplements ward off cancer in men
Low dose supplements ward off cancer in men Taking "nutritional doses" of antioxidants seems to reduce men's risk of cancer, according to the…
High selenium linked to lower colon cancer risk
High selenium linked to lower colon cancer risk Higher blood levels of selenium are associated with lower rates of colorectal cancer recurrence, according to…