Alfred Sommer awarded prestigious Pollin Prize
...led to the widespread use of inexpensive vitamin A supplements that reduced childhood mortality by 34 percent in the developing world, saving millions of children's lives. The World Bank ranked vitamin A supplementation among the most cost-effective health intervention in all of medicine. Dr. Sommer will be pres...Vitamin E in plant seeds could halt prostate, lung cancer, says Purdue scientist
...t seeds - but not in most manufactured nutritional supplements - might halt the growth of prostate and lung cance...ced in animal models. But because most nutritional supplements contain only alpha-tocopherol, a different form of vitamin E that alone does not have these anticanc......ecent reports that show use of high-dose vitamin E supplements is associated with a higher overall risk of dying, at least one group stands to benefit greatly from the same vitamin. About 40 percent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E s...New studies regarding the efficacy of antioxidants and their impact on standard cancer treatment
...effects of non-prescribed vitamins and nutritional supplements taken during treatment and multi-vitamins with low dosages of antioxidants after the completion of therapy (Kedar N. Prasad). Investigation of a potential radioprotective agent with little or no toxicity that was developed from the fruit of Aegle m...Horse auction raises $75,000 for research
...rch objectives are to develop pastures and pasture supplements that improve the reproductive efficiency of mares, optimize growth in the young horses, enhance athletic performance, and protect and improve the land and waters. In addition, research projects are being conducted that utilize the horse as a model fo...Surgeon General's report underscores the importance of new thinking on bone health
...od can easily and conveniently incorporate calcium supplements into their daily routines to meet their requirements. In fact, new research from the University of Arizona has found that the calcium citrate supplement Citracal, which was used in the study, combined with weight-bearing and resistance exercises, pr...FSU scientist links iron imbalance to Parkinson's disease
... "I'd be nervous about just handing someone iron supplements and saying 'have at it," she said. "Self-medicating may have unintended consequences." ......rch objectives are to develop pastures and pasture supplements that improve the reproductive efficiency of mares, optimize growth in the young horses, enhance athletic performance, and protect and improve the land and waters. In addition, research projects also are being conducted that utilize the horse as a mod...