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Archive for the 'Selenium' Category

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…)

Flavonoids (Soy), Lycopene, Pomegranate, Prostate, Selenium, Vitamin D, Vitamins | Comments (0)

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…)

Angina Pectoris, Cholesterol/Lipids, Heart Disease, Selenium, Stroke | Comments (0)

Supplements and prostate health

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

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

Cancer, Prostate, Saw Palmetto, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments (2)

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…)

Cancer, Genetics, Prostate, Selenium | Comments (0)

Selenium and skin cancer risk

Monday, June 1st, 2009

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

Cancer, Selenium | Comments (0)

Review: Selenium, Vitamin E, and prostate cancer

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

 Dr. Eric Klein (photo) from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, in Ohio has published a review.

Here’s a historical perspective. (more…)

Prostate, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments (0)

Are the benefits of eating fatty fish due to selenium?

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

 Researchers at Hopital La Colombiere in Montpellier, France tell us, “The observed health benefits of fish consumption in the elderly could be related not only to the increase in omega-3 fatty acid intake but also to other nutrients such as selenium.” (more…)

Diet-Nutrition, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Selenium | Comments (0)

Bad news for vitamin E and cancer prevention

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

 The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports 2 studies where vitamin E was not effective in preventing prostate cancer. (more…)

Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments (0)

No convincing evidence for vitamins A, C, E or selenium in treating arthritis

Friday, December 5th, 2008

That’s the conclusion from Professor Ernst and colleagues from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the UK. (more…)

Osteoarthritis, Prof. Ernst, Rheumatoid Diseases, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments (0)

Does it make sense to take dietary supplements?

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Dr. Jamaluddin Moloo is Chief of the Department of Medicine at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. He has reviewed the evidence and finds it lacking.

Here are the highlights for beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium supplementation. (more…)

Diet-Nutrition, Folic Acid, Pregnancy, Selenium, Vitamins | Comments (0)

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