Vitamin E Helps Elderly Prevent Colds, Study Finds
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The study included more than 600 nursing home patients. Those who swallowed a vitamin E supplement daily had fewer colds and 20-percent had lower risk of acquiring a cold. They were compared to a control group given a placebo.
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Vitamin E supplements, which millions take in the hope of healthier lives, may turn out to do more harm than good, researchers said on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Getting plenty of vitamin D can help prevent falls among people living in nursing homes, a new study confirms.
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NEW YORK  - While women who take vitamin E  during pregnancy seem to lower their offspring's risk of asthma  in early childhood, intake of vitamin C may actually raise the  risk, according to a recent study by Scottish researchers.
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People with higher levels of vitamin D have a markedly reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published on Tuesday that may point to a promising way to protect against the disease.
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SATURDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney Jr. used to get a lot of colds when his children were little and, later, when his grandchildren came to visit; catching a cold is almost inevitable with little germ factories running around the house.
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Two nutrients found in eggs, spinach  and other leafy green vegetables offer some protection against  the most common cause of blindness among the elderly,  researchers said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Supplementation with  antioxidants, zinc or copper has neither a beneficial nor  harmful effect on cognition in elderly people, a new study  indicates.
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High doses of the antioxidant vitamin E could increase the risk of death, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. By re-analyzing the data from 19 vitamin E studies over
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Vitamin E may play a role in warding off physical decline in elderly people, research suggests.
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Drinking fruit or vegetable juice several times a week could help protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.
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Large doses of vitamin D may reduce  the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study  published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age  of 55 in rural Nebraska.
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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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A new report shows that people who take a daily dose of the vitamin are less likely to die from any cause
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Building hope for one pill to prevent many cancers, vitamin D cut the risk of several types of cancer by 60 percent overall for older women in the most rigorous study yet.
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NEW YORK  - For the average person, popping vitamin C pills is unlikely to ward off the common cold or shorten its length or severity. However, for people exposed to short bouts of extreme physical exercise or cold temperatures, vitamin C may markedly reduce their risk of catching a cold.
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New research provides further evidence that substances in kale, spinach and other green vegetables help protect aging eyes from cataracts.