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 Vitamin E Information - July 25, 2008
| A new study suggests that vitamin E supplements may not actually protect women from cataracts. The investigation by researchers during the Women's Health Study (WHS) shows that those women taking vitamin E supplements had similar rates of developing cataracts to those who did not take vitamin E | | A new study suggests that vitamin E supplements may not actually protect women from cataracts. The investigation by researchers during the Women's Health Study (WHS) shows that those women taking vitamin E supplements had similar rates of developing cataracts to those who did not take vitamin E | | Help for chronic dry eye could be as easy as eye drops. A Massachusetts researcher told AHN Media he thinks he has found an effective treatment for dry eye syndrome (DES). M. Reza Dana, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., Director of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) Cornea Service and colleagues at Schepens Eye Research Institute conducted a study using topical eye drop applications to relieve symptoms of DES | | Low levels of the nutrient folate in the diet of healthy men has been linked to higher rates of chromosomal abnormalities in their sperm. Folate, also protective against birth defects, is found in leafy green vegetables, fruit and legumes. The study, by the University of California, Berkeley, is featured in the journal Human Reproduction. Women of childbearing age are encouraged to maintain adequate levels of folate in their diet to have healthy eggs | | People who take high doses of vitamin E supplements are at an increased risk of suffering from lung cancer, research suggests. Lead researcher Dr. Christopher G. Slatore of the University of Washington in Seattle studied 77,000 people taking 400 milligrams per day and found its long-term use increased cancer risk by 28 percent. Over the course of the study, 521 people developed lung cancer. "This risk translates into a 28 percent increased risk of lung cancer at a dose of 400 mg/day for 10 years," wrote Dr. Slatore. Smokers were at particular risk | |
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