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1982.  Chicago Sun-Times - March 16, 1992 

Vitamins C, E may play role in cutting heart risk Anti-oxidants check effects of harmful fat  
  Could drinking an extra glass of orange juice a day help keep a heart attack away? The idea is not as farfetched as it sounds.Americans have been told they can cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes by keeping fat and cholesterol intake down, avoiding cigarettes and exercising. Now the word out is that eating foods rich in vitamins C and E and beta carotene, "anti-oxidants," may be just as important. In the last decade, studies have hinted that vitamin C does...

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1982.  Milwaukee Sentinel - June 19, 1991 

Vitamin C pushed for smokers 6 to 8 oranges' worth is urged  
  Smokers need to eat the equivalent of six to eight oranges a day if they are to maintain healthy levels of vitamin C in their blood, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found.For undetermined reasons, cigarette smoking depletes vitamin C levels in the blood and smokers need to consume more vitamin C than non- smokers, said Gordon Schectman, an assistant professor at the school in Wauwatosa. Schectman said studies suggest that lowered blood-levels of vitamin C have been...

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1981.  Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) - June 14, 2001 

Vitamin C pills may damage DNA Wounded code could act as cancer catalyst.  
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Vitamin C pills, popped by millions as protection against colds and other diseases, 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 tomorrow in the journal Science.The findings do not...

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1981.  Cincinnati Post, The (OH) - March 30, 2001 

Vitamin C beneficial but no cure-all  
  For decades, vitamin C has been touted as a cure for everything from the common cold to cancer. Nobel Prize-winning chemist Linus Pauling did much to elevate the nutrient to superstar status, crediting his longevity to massive doses of vitamin C. He lived to be 93.His evangelism wasn't lost on the rest of us. It's estimated that half of American adults take vitamin C, shelling out $725 million each year for the supplements.But recently, scientists have...

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1981.  Cincinnati Post, The (OH) - March 30, 2001 

VITAMIN C BENEFICIAL BUT NO CURE-ALL  
  For decades, vitamin C has been touted as a cure for everything from the common cold to cancer. Nobel Prize-winning chemist Linus Pauling did much to elevate the nutrient to superstar status, crediting his longevity to massive doses of vitamin C. He lived to be 93.His evangelism wasn't lost on the rest of us. It's estimated that half of American adults take vitamin C, shelling out $725 million each year for the supplements. But recently, scientists have challenged...

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1981.  Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA) - March 28, 2000 

VITAMIN C COULD WORSEN CANCER'S EFFECTS  
  TAMPA, Fla. -- Cancer patients who take large doses of vitamin C in the hope of a cure might actually make their disease worse by inadvertently protecting their tumors from radiation and chemotherapy, new research suggests. Doctors caution they cannot prove the vitamin is harmful during cancer treatment. But they say there are strong biological reasons to think megadoses could be bad.The concern is based on the discovery that cancer cells actually contain large amounts of vitamin C, which...

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1981.  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) - March 28, 2000 

Study suggests vitamin C helps cancer grow,  Research raises concern about use of megadoses to treat ongoing disease  
  Vitamin C, which millions of Americans take in hopes of preventing cancer, might have the opposite effect and actually help tumors grow in patients who already have the disease, new research suggests. It has serious implications for cancer patients who take lots of vitamins in the belief that it's a "natural" way to boost their immune systems, or more extremely, go to private clinics for megadose intravenous vitamin C treatments for cancer, physicians...

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1981.  Houston Chronicle - JULY 1, 1992 

Heart to heart Surrounded by medical bigwigs, Linus Pauling pushes vitamin C  
  DOUBTLESS there was a run on vitamin C at area pharmacies Tuesday following the Texas Heart Institute's two-day fete for its National Advisory Council. Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, renowned proponent of vitamin C and a council member, was much the 91-year-old darling of the festivities, which included a barbecue at Dr. Denton and Louise Cooley's Rosenberg-area ranch Sunday and a black-tie dinner at the Museum of Fine Arts Monday.Pauling, who addressed the Forum Club...

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1980.  Ventura County Star (CA) - June 29, 2005 

Where to -- and not to -- find your vitamin C  
  Most of us grew up drinking orange juice with breakfast every morning. It was our mothers' way of ensuring that we got our vitamin C for the day. While 4 ounces of orange juice -- one of those little "juice glasses" -- doesn't have all of the recommended daily allowance of 60 mgs of vitamin C, it makes a significant contribution, with about 40 mgs. Orange juice can also make a significant contribution to your daily carb count, with 12.5 grams, and...