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1971.  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) - April 11, 2000 

Researchers warn that big doses of vitamins C, E not necessarily beneficial  
  Although Americans should have more vitamins C and E in their diets than currently recommended, huge doses of these vitamins and other anti-oxidants have no proven benefit and might even be harmful, government researchers said Monday. Anti-oxidants scavenge the body for roaming oxygen molecules known as "free radicals" suspected of triggering cancer and other disease. Many people routinely take high doses of vitamin C and other anti-oxidants in the belief that they will...

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1971.  Macon Telegraph, The (GA) - March 28, 2000 

CANCER PATIENTS WARNED AGAINST TAKING LARGE VITAMIN C DOSES  
  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 appears to...

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1971.  THE SEATTLE TIMES - July 1, 1996 

STUDY INDICATES VITAMIN C MAY FIGHT EFFECTS OF SMOKING  
  DALLAS - Injections of vitamin C given to smokers reversed one of the most harmful cardiovascular effects of smoking in a study being published today. However, more research is needed to determine whether vitamin C 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 Germany,...

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1971.  Chicago Sun-Times - October 27, 1994 

Vitamin C May Fuel Fountain Of Youth  
  Eat more oranges, strawberries and other vitamin C-rich foods and/or take vitamin C pills. They may help you live longer.There's new evidence that vitamin C may indeed be a "longevity" agent, as the late Linus Pauling claimed. Item one: University of California at Los Angeles researcher James E. Enstrom has done a new followup to his vitamin C study reported a couple of years ago. The new data confirm that men who got 300 milligrams of vitamin C daily...

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1971.  Staten Island Advance (NY) - January 3, 1994 

MORE CLAIMS FOR VITAMIN C FOUND TO PROTECT AGAINST CATARACTS   
  Epidemiological studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists and others have found evidence that a higher intake of vitamin C helps protect against developing cataracts.Now, the findings are even more compelling, with direct evidence that higher intakes of this antioxidant vitamin lead to higher levels in the eyes' lenses, where cataracts develop, and in the fluid that nourishes the lens.It was reported in a recent issue of Current Eye Research that 42 patients...

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1971.  Fort Worth Star-Telegram - December 15, 1991 

Lack of vitamin C tied to sperm damage  
  WASHINGTON - Men with low levels of vitamin C are more apt to have genetically damaged sperm, researchers say in a study published today. 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...

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1970.  Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - March 13, 2005 

VITAMIN C NOT CULPRIT WITH KIDNEY STONES,  STUDIES INDICATING OTHERWISE REFLECT LAB RESULTS, NOT IN BODY  
  In your article last week, you mentioned that increased vitamin C consumption can promote kidney stones. I was curious if you've read the article at www.vitamincfoundation.org/news.htm#KIDNEY? It states that megadoses of vitamin C do not cause kidney stones. A. Thank you for your question and the information. I was not aware of this information. The study you are referring to appeared in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in 1999. This study involved 85,557 women,...

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1970.  Register-Guard, The (Eugene, OR) - December 14, 2004 

OSU scientists unlock vitamin C's ability to neutralize body toxins  
  CORVALLIS - Researchers at Oregon State University say a new study suggests that vitamin C might help people fight off heart disease and possibly even cancer through a previously unknown biological process. The findings not only support the possibility of significant health benefits from vitamin C, they also contradict research published three years ago that found potentially toxic side-effects from the body's use of the vitamin. The new research, conducted at OSU's...

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1970.  The Arizona Daily Star - November 16, 2000 

VITAMIN C,  It's a cold world, and the sniffles are spreading. Will these little pills really keep them away?  
  Store brands come in variety of prices * Before you rush out in an effort to prevent that cold, we should warn you that the supplement section in itself is a bit like alphabet soup. Once you find the C vitamins, chance are you'll find many of them have rose hips or bioflavonoids added to enhance the activity of the vitamin. Here are some local stores' prices for their vitamin C brands. All prices are regular retail for a 100-count bottle, 500-milligram tablets or...