2122.  The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution - May 29, 1990 

Vitamin C: Good for your blood pressure?  
  Vitamin C - already touted as a cure for everything from cancer to the common cold - may play an unsuspected role in reducing blood pressure. Scientists aren't ready to say that an orange a day will keep hypertension away, but two groups of researchers say there appears to be at least a statistical link between high blood pressure and low levels of vitamin C."It's a very interesting finding, particularly because we weren't looking for...

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2090.  Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - January 28, 2001 

A healthy dose of talent As pop singer Vitamin C, she's the latest rage. But South Amboy's Colleen Fitzpatrick is a show bix veteran.  
  Vitamin C When: Wednesday, 4 p.m. Where: Sam Goody, Garden State Plaza, Paramus How much: Free performance outside the store and an album signing. Call (201) 843-3773 for details. Vitamin C is an overnight sensation 10 years in the making. Before she found mainstream fame with last year's prom anthem, "Graduation (Friends Forever)," Vitamin C was Colleen Fitzpatrick, caterwauling frontwoman of alt-rock act...

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2090.  Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - September 19, 2000 

More Vitamin C recommended in diet EATING WELL  
  Vitamin C has developed celebrity status over the years. It's been touted for curing the common cold and other maladies to the point of appearing somewhat magical. While most of those claims are overblown, adequate intake of this vitamin does play an important role in fighting infection and in maintaining other biological functions. In an effort to clarify the role of nutrients, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies issued a report last April on the...

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2090.  Newsday (Melville, NY) - March 26, 1998 

STYLE FILE / Vitamin C's New Wrinkle  
  VITAMIN C is the latest weapon in the cosmetic industry's long-simmering battle against wrinkles. In recent months, new vitamin C-enriched creams, gels and capsules have been cropping up regularly at cosmetic counters and skin-care salons. Le Pont's Anti-Wrinkle Vitamin C Dermal Patch, Avon's Formula C Facial Treatment Capsules and La Prairie's Cellular Complex are a few of the new "cosmaceuticals" heralding vitamin...

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2088.  Daily News of Los Angeles (CA) - November 24, 2003 

ANOTHER LOOK AT VITAMIN C,  THOUGH NOT A CURE-ALL, ANTIOXIDANT STILL HELPS OVERALL HEALTH  
  On the dietary supplement stage, vitamin C is the one-note supporting cast member elevated to stardom. It's got talent, but not nearly enough to match its glorified image and big box-office numbers.Long touted as a cold-buster and cure-all, vitamin C equals good health in the public imagination like no other nutrient. But scientists are far less enthusiastic in their assessment of vitamin C, which hasn't panned out as a powerful panacea against everything from the...

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2087.  The Miami Herald - June 15, 2001 

VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTS MAY HARM DNA, STUDY SUGGESTS NO CANCER LINK ESTABLISHED  
  Vitamin C pills, popped by millions as a protection against colds and other diseases, actually may play a role in damaging DNA, a step toward forming cancer cells, a laboratory study suggests.In a test tube experiment analyzing the action of vitamin C, University of Pennsylvania researchers found that the nutrient can act as a catalyst to help make a toxin that wounds DNA, the body's genetic code. The study appears today in the journal Science. The findings do not mean that...

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2087.  St. Petersburg Times - April 16, 1996 

Study prescribes triple vitamin C  
  How much vitamin C is enough? Is it the 60 milligrams a day - the amount in half a cup of fresh orange juice - that is the current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?Is it the 30 to 40 milligrams that some nutritional biochemists think it should be?Is is the hundreds of milligrams that millions of Americans now take as a daily supplement?Or is it the thousands of milligrams that the late Dr. Linus Pauling believed would protect against serious illnesses, including cancer?...

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2087.  St. Petersburg Times - April 16, 1996 

Study: 200 mg. vitamin C optimal  
  How much vitamin C is enough? Is it the 60 milligrams a day - the amount in half a cup of fresh orange juice - that is the current Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?Is it the 30 to 40 milligrams that some nutritional biochemists think it should be?Is is the hundreds of milligrams that millions of Americans now take as a daily supplement?Or is it the thousands of milligrams that the late Dr. Linus Pauling believed would protect against serious illnesses, including cancer?...

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2086.  New York Post (NY) - January 26, 2001 

UPPING THE DOSAGE ; VITAMIN C SAYS 'MORE' TRULY IS - MORE FOCUSED, MORE FUN AND MORE MUSICAL ; DAH LEN  
  COLLEEN Fitzpatrick, professionally know as Vitamin C, insists, "I am not a health nut."That said, the singer, who was the subject of a question on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," is one of last year's biggest musical success stories, with a platinum debut CD that spun off such hit singles as "Graduation (Friends Forever)" and "Smile." This week, Vitamin C will release her sophomore...

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2085.  Newsday (Melville, NY) - December 23, 2003 

Vitamin C Won't Keep the Cold Away  
  THE PRODUCT AND ITS USES. Vitamin C, a controversial nutritional supplement, has been touted for a number of uses, including its supposed ability to prevent the common cold, an attribute debunked by researchers. While nutritional experts recognize the importance of consuming vitamin C in the diet, many are doubtful about the effectiveness of pills containing it. HOW IT MAY BE CONSUMED. Bottled and sold in tablet and pill form, vitamin C is also readily available through consumption of fruits...