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2015.  Washington Post - October 18, 1994 

VITAMINS: 13 KEY SUBSTANCES THEIR DISCOVERY HELPED TREAT SCURVY, RICKETS AND BERIBERI  
  The latest controversy over vitamins, in which a large clinical study failed to provide evidence that C, E and beta carotene helped to prevent colon cancer, could not have happened as early as the turn of this century. In fact, the word vitamin wasn't coined until 1912 Vitamins were viewed not as agents to combat a wide spectrum of health problems but as chemical compounds that the body needed in small amounts.To be sure, laymen and medical officials in early times learned to...

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2015.  Boston Globe - August 21, 1994 

LINUS PAULING, 93, TWO-TIME WINNER OF NOBEL PRIZE; VITAMIN C ADVOCATE  
  BIG SUR, Calif. -- Two-time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, whose advocacy of large doses of vitamin C to stave off diseases was popular with the public but drew skepticism from fellow scientists, died Friday in his ranch at Big Sur. He was 93. Mr. Pauling was the only winner of two unshared Nobel Prizes. He won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1954 for his research on the nature of the chemical bond holding molecules together and its use in understanding the structure of complex substances...

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2015.  The Daily Oklahoman - March 23, 1982 

Vitamin C under study as shield against cancer  
  If the public would take 10 grams of vitamin C a day, only a quarter as many people would die of cancer at a given age.It's a sweeping statement, but one that Nobel laureate Linus Pauling has been making since his vitamin C for colds theory evolved into an all-out weapon against many illnesses. Unlike most other scientists who shun public life, Pauling takes his theory to the public _ that group of people who would benefit most by accepting his simple, admittedly controversial...

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2014.  Morning Call, The (Allentown, PA) - February 10, 2001 

VITAMIN C: More Vitamin C  
  (Elektra) Her critics would like to believe she's the Stacy Q of her generation. But unlike the elderly (i.e. over 30) "Two of Hearts" dance-pop diva of a generation ago, Vitamin C finds ways to confound her critics. In the 16 months since she performed at B-104's Halloween Costume Ball, Vitamin C (nee Colleen Fitzpatrick) has filmed two movies -- "Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000" and the upcoming "Get...

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2014.  Miami Herald, The (FL) - April 11, 2000 

SCIENTISTS SET LIMITS FOR VITAMINS C, E  
  You can get too much of some good things, including vitamins C and E, the federal government's watchdog for nutritional standards said Monday.For the first time, the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, set limits on daily consumption of vitamins C and E in an effort to reduce the risk of adverse side effects from overuse. While institute scientists found that extremely large doses of the substances could cause health problems, the IOM also called...

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2014.  Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - November 29, 1999 

VITAMINS PERFORM MORE VITAL TASKS THAN YOU MAY THINK  
  Here are some little-known and highly motivating reasons to reacquaint yourself with your supplements.-- Vitamin C The most popular vitamin supplement in the United States, vitamin C is a staple in refrigerators and medicine cabinets nationwide for the express purpose of relieving cold symptoms. But there's increasing evidence vitamin C may not only keep your nose from running; it may keep you running. Literally.One of the first symptoms of vitamin C deficiency is...

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2014.  Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - November 23, 1998 

VITAMINS ARE GOOD - TO A POINT,  HEAVY DOSES OF SOME CAN BE HARMFUL; FOLLOW ADVICE OF A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL  
  Memphis dietitian Megan Murphy takes a multivitamin every day - when she remembers to buy them.She also takes additional supplements of vitamins E and C even though she tries to concentrate on eating well to give her body what it needs."I go with the premise that it doesn't hurt to take vitamins. You can't depend on it to fill all the gaps, but it might fill a few," said Murphy, a clinical dietitian at Baptist Memorial Hospital East....

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2013.  Washington Post - October 14, 1997 

VITAMIN C MAY HAVE ANTI-CATARACT EFFECT  
  Older women in a study who took vitamin C supplements for at least 10 years were less likely to get cataracts, according to a team of Boston researchers. Cataracts are a common part of aging; nearly half of adults aged 65 and older have one. They are created when proteins clump together and cloud the lens of the eye. As cataracts grow, they blur vision and interfere with night vision. Exposure to sunlight and to oxidants such as cigarette smoke seems to accelerate their formation, and people...

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2012.  Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - May 15, 1992 

LINUS PAULING, FAN OF VITAMIN C, DISCLOSES HE HAD PROSTATE CANCER  
  For a quarter century, two-time Nobel laureate Linus Pauling has taken megadoses of vitamin C and a lot of flak from skeptics while trying to stave off the deadly C -- cancer.Time and disease finally caught up with him in his 10th decade, he said Wednesday, revealing that prostate cancer was discovered five months ago. But at 91, he says he's recovering.`Practically all old men are found to be developing cancer of the prostate sooner or later,' a...
 
 

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