Antioxidant Pills Questioned, Again
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A new analysis of published studies concludes that antioxidant supplements may not provide protection against several cancers -- and could increase the risk of death.
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The adverse effects of taking large quantities of beta-carotene and retinol on the rate of lung cancer and death in smokers seem to persist for years after these supplements
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing new questions about its ability to police the safety of medicines after they reach the market following concerns about a widely used diabetes drug.
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Vitamin pills taken by millions of people do not protect against stomach and bowel cancers and might even make them worse, according to a new study published today.
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Carrots, rich in beta carotene, long have been thought to sharpen eyesight, but a new study suggests that beta carotene pills are powerless against a common type of vision loss among older people.
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Nov. 19, 2004 -- New allegations from an FDA scientist that the agency is failing at its job of ensuring the safety of the drugs it approves has many Americans thinking twice before taking their daily dose.
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Antioxidant vitamins, including A, E and C, don't help you live longer, according to an analysis of dozens of studies of these popular supplements.
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Vitamin supplements do nothing to prevent gut cancers and may shorten life expectancy, research suggests. A review of 14 trials involving more than 170,000 people found antioxidant vitamins, like vitamin E, offered no protection against these cancers.
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News, LONDON, Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists say that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers and may even make them worse.
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(CBS) For years, it was thought that megadoses of Vitamin E were good for you. &quot;Even many cardiologists took high doses of Vitamin E,&quot; The Early Show medical correspondent Dr.
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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People who take high doses of vitamin E to improve their health may not be getting any benefits and may, in fact, be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier, researchers reported yesterday.
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HOW MANY PILLS are you taking? Until the Vioxx scare, it wasn&#39;ta question that bothered many. Now with Celebrex and even generic naproxen joining the list of questioned meds, it&#39;s a timely inquiry.
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In a study just released by the American Heart Association, researchers found that high daily doses of vitamin E supplements can be deadly.
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The safety of Merck&#39;s (MRK:NYSE - news - research) Vioxx has been questioned again with the posting of an internal Food and Drug Administration study on the agency&#39;s website.
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An unsurprising response from the FDA.
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People taking moderately high doses of vitamin E to improve their health might just be doing the opposite, according to new research that links vitamin E to an increased death risk.