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1979.  Miami Herald, The (FL) - January 9, 1993 

VITAMIN C DOES IT WORK?  
  It's as much a staple of most American medicine chests as aspirin and Band-Aids.Getting the sniffles? Pop a couple of tablets of vitamin C. Feeling a little run-down? Get out the C. Your third-grader came home with a runny nose? Elementary -- go for the C.So many Americans take vitamin C supplements that it has become nearly as common as the cold it's supposed to cure. C is the biggest-selling single-element vitamin; its sales made up more than 10 percent of...

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1979.  Houston Chronicle - April 1, 1987 

HIGH C  
  A CHORUS OF experts are singing the praises of vitamin C - especially in one of its newer roles as a fat-fighter in cancer and heart disease prevention. For example, the fat-ridden all-American meal pictured below becomes much less of a nutritional taboo when you serve the steak with vitamin C-rich foods - broccoli, baked potato, Grapefruit and Spinach Salad With Citrus Dressing and Strawberries High C for dessert. To reduce fat even more, eat a smaller steak, choose lean cuts of beef and trim...

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1978.  Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - January 22, 2004 

Vitamin C's popular, but are you getting enough?  
  With the flu and cold season upon us, many of you are probably reaching for your vitamin supplements in hopes of preventing or curing your cold symptoms. Vitamin C is one that is often consumed, so let's learn a little more about this vitamin. *** Recommended Intakes *** A report issued in April 2000 by the Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences) increased the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C from 60 mg to: * 75 mg per day for women.* 90 mg for...

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1978.  Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA) - March 28, 2000 

Vitamins keeping seniors alert?,  Vitamin C no aid to cancer fight? Counsel sought for e-mail probe Woman gets life for killing sons Choate to lead Reform Party  
  Vitamins keeping seniors alert?Vitamin C no aid to cancer fight?Counsel sought for e-mail probe Woman gets life for killing sons Vitamins keeping seniors alert?Vitamin C no aid to cancer fight?Counsel sought for e-mail probe Vitamins keeping seniors alert?Vitamin C no aid to cancer fight?Vitamins keeping seniors alert? Taking supplements of vitamins C and E may help preserve mental ability later in life and also could protect against dementia, according...

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1978.  Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - July 1, 1996 

VITAMIN C MAY REDUCE ARTERY CLOGS  
  Injections of vitamin C given to smokers reverse one of the most harmful cardiovascular effects of smoking, according to a study being published today.However, more research is needed to determine whether vitamin C pills might help reduce heart disease associated with cigarettes, said the authors of the study, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. The vitamin works because of its antioxidant function, said Dr. Thomas Munzel of the University of Freiburg in...

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1978.  Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA) - December 15, 1991 

VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY CAN LEAD TO SPERM DAMAGE, REPORT SAYS  
  Men with low levels of vitamin C are more apt to have genetically damaged sperm, a study to be published today says.Bruce Ames, leader of a vitamin C study at the University of California, Berkeley, said that an analysis of sperm from 24 men showed that of 15 with below normal levels of vitamin C, eight had high levels of genetically damaged sperm. ``We know that you get into trouble if your level of vitamin C drops below the recommended daily allowance,'' Ames...

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1977.  Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - June 15, 2001 

VITAMIN C PILLS MAY HURT DNA, STUDY SAYS THERE'S NO SUGGESTION THAT IT CAUSES CANCER  
  PHILADELPHIA -- For nearly three decades, millions of people have followed the lead of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling and popped vitamin C pills to fight the common cold and cancer. Scientists have long said the supplements don't appear to do any good, but probably are not harmful, either.Today, however, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report that, in test tube studies, vitamin C can cause DNA damage at the same time that it appears to protect cells. No one is...

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1977.  Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis,TN) - June 15, 2001 

VITAMIN C MAY HURT DNA BUT DO TEST-TUBE FINDINGS APPLY TO HUMANS?  
  The vitamin C tablets taken by millions of health-conscious Americans might help produce toxins that can damage their DNA, a step toward forming cancer cells, a laboratory study suggests.In a study appearing today in the journal Science, University of Pennsylvania researchers said they found in test-tube experiments analyzing the action of vitamin C that the nutrient helps make a toxin that can injure DNA, the body's genetic code.The findings do not mean that vitamin C...

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1977.  The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.) - June 15, 2001 

Study finds vitamin C might make toxins tied to cancer  
  The vitamin C pills taken by millions of health-conscious Americans may actually help produce toxins that can damage their DNA, a step toward forming cancer cells, a laboratory study suggests. In a study appearing today in the journal Science, University of Pennsylvania researchers said they found in test-tube experiments analyzing the action of vitamin C that the nutrient can act as a catalyst to help make a toxin that can injure DNA, the body's genetic code.The findings do not...