A recent study found an increased risk of developing cancer of the liver may be linked with low levels of the trace mineral selenium. Western diets and lifestyles were blamed for this selenium deficiency. Data from the EPIC cohort study was analyzed to provide data for this study. Over 500,000 men and women between the…
Current research by Swiss scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne suggests Vitamin A has promise in preventing cancer cells from growing. When a patient is undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer most cancer cells die off, however genetic mutations that may have caused the cancer initially, may survive. These surviving cancer cells block a…
Scurvy, a disease caused by a severe deficiency in Vitamin C, plagued pirates back in the 1600s. This mid-evil disease is making a comeback in these modern times and is hitting some populations like the poor, the homeless, college students and people who have no access to fresh and nutritious foods. A recent report in…