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Archive for the 'Selenium' Category

Benefits of antioxidant treatment in patients with HIV

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

HIV infection and the long-term use of antiretroviral drugs are associated with increased mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress.

During the XVIII International AIDS Conference, researchers at Florida International University, in Miami, and other institutions in the US reported beneficial effects of antioxidant supplementation on immune function and reducing mitochondrial damage. (more…)

Benefits of micronutrients in people with HIV

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

During the XVIII International AIDS Conference, researchers at Florida International University, in Miami, and other institutions in the US and Botswana reported the benefits of micronutrients. (more…)

Selenium shows no benefit in nonsmall-cell lung cancer

Monday, June 7th, 2010

The majority of lung cancer patients do not benefit from selenium, according to researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. (more…)

SELECT and the effect of selenium on prostate cancer risk

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Dr. Jodi Walker at the VA Medical Center, in Bath, New York has summarized the results of SELECT (The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial), which studied selenium (L-selenomethionine) and vitamin E alone or combined to lower the risk of prostate cancer.

Let’s summarize her summary. (more…)

Use of CAM in patients with head and neck cancer

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Researchers at the National University of Singapore surveyed the use of CAM in residents of Singapore who had head and neck cancer.

Here are their findings compared to other countries where similar studies have been conducted. (more…)

Selenium and skin cancer risk

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Researchers from Australia and the Netherlands conducted an 8-year follow-up study. (more…)

Review of nutraceuticals to prevent prostate cancer

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

prostate-cancer-ribbonThe paucity of well-designed studies in patients makes it difficult to make specific recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Toronto, in Ontario. (more…)

The effect of selenium on cholesterol levels

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

seleniumResearchers at the University of Warwick Medical School, in Coventry, UK examined the association. (more…)

Supplements and prostate health

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Is there benefit in prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostatitis? (more…)

Selenium, genetics, and aggressive prostate cancer

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Genetics appear to influence the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in men taking selenium supplements, according to collaborators at cancer centers across the US. (more…)

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