The conclusion from two massive studies of the possibility that antioxidant supplements might ward off prostate cancer was so rock solid that the research teams released their findings way ahead of schedule, citing public health …

Various studies in the recent past offered the suggestion that one’s risk of breast cancer may drop when taking vitamin D and calcium supplements. According to the newly released results of a more in-depth …

One of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted to examine potential benefits of giving high-dose vitamin B supplements to Alzheimer’s patients has failed to demonstrate any significant benefits. In fact, the study indicates patients …

Although they don’t yet know which came first, Parkinson’s disease or an insufficient store of vitamin D in the bloodstream, researchers at the Emory University School of Medicine have established a link between the two, …

Each year in the United States, approximately 700,000 people experience the devastating effects of a stroke.  Most of those strokes, about 87% of them, are ischemic strokes, which are caused when an artery to the …

The Institute of Medicine, chartered to establish dietary standards for all Americans, says children and teenagers need twice the currently recommended daily dose of vitamin D in order to stave off diseases such as osteoporosis …

Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which is a class of molecule that is known to help prevent cancer by removing oxygen-free radicals from the body. However, researchers in the United States have recently discovered that …

In announcing that it has filed charges against five companies selling herbal remedies claimed to be cures for cancer, a spokesperson for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that, as long as somebody has been …

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is said to affect 18 million men in the United States alone.  The popular drug, Viagra (sildenafil), improves performance but does so with potential side effects that may dampen the mood.  In …

Though there are several approaches a cancer patient and his or her physician can take toward eliminating the cancer, all therapies have one common goal – killing the cancerous cell.  To kill the cell, the …