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1952.  Chicago Sun-Times - October 25, 1990 

Shot of vitamin C may help hangover  
  Asingle megadose of vitamin C may help you sober up. But the catch is you have to take the vitamin before drinking, not after. And it works on only about half of the population. Unfortunately, in a few individuals vitamin C prolongs alcohol's circulation in the blood.Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. On three occasions they gave 13 healthy men two or three alcoholic drinks. In one case, the men were also...

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1952.  Miami Herald, The (FL) - March 8, 1990 

IF YOU SMOKE, PAY ATTENTION: YOU NEED LOTS OF VITAMIN C  
  Medical College of Wisconsin researchers have found that cigarette smokers have lower levels of vitamin C. Smoking rapidly depletes vitamin C, and dietary analyses that appeared in a recent issue of The American Journal of Public Health showed that the average vitamin C consumption by cigarette smokers was 20 percent lower than that of nonsmokers. The studies reported that individuals who smoked more than 20 cigarettes daily consumed the least vitamin C. Smokers of less than 20 cigarettes daily...

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1951.  Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI) - May 31, 2006 

Vitamin C, iron together will help with absorption  
  Dear Dr. Hecht: My doctor recommended I start taking iron along with vitamin C because I'm low on iron from heavy periods. Why vitamin C too? How does he know if I need that? - S.T., Macon, Ga. Dear S.T.: You're iron-deficient, not vitamin C-deficient. Taking vitamin C at the same time as your iron pill will greatly enhance the absorption of iron into your body. Heme iron that comes from beef, pork, poultry and organ meats are fairly easy to absorb. But non-heme iron...

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1951.  Associated Press Archive - April 26, 2006 

Study: Vitamin C and E don't reduce risk of pregnancy-related blood pressure  
  A disappointing new study found that vitamin C and E supplements given to healthy pregnant women do not reduce their risk of developing preeclampsia, a complication that can be lethal to both mother and child. Similarly, a recent British study found that the supplements do not help women who run a high risk of preeclampsia, and might even harm their babies by leading to low birth weight. Preeclampsia happens when vessels in the mother's womb constrict, cutting off blood and...

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1951.  Naperville Sun, The (IL) - June 27, 2001 

Headlines on vitamin C study were misleading  
  Recent headlines warned of a potential cancer risk from vitamin C. Fortunately, you would need to be a degraded (dead) fat cell in a test tube for this report to have any relevance to real life.In fact, researchers can create DNA damage in test tubes, but not in living systems, with many essential nutrients or food factors found in the diet. So what?Lead researcher Ian Blair of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Cancer Pharmacology cautioned that the study was...

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1951.  Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia) (VA) - February 5, 2001 

CD REVIEW: Vitamin C has 'More' pop than purpose  
  (*#_Company_Name_#*) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Vitamin C is having an identity crisis. The adopted moniker and the neon hair are gimmicks that get her played on MTV and into the national consciousness, but the matter of her latest album, "More," seems to reflect a direct, no-nonsense girl. "More" is the album of a somewhat talented young singer-songwriter who is desperately squeezing herself into the pop mold. Nowhere is the division between...

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1951.  Watertown Daily Times (NY) - March 3, 2000 

VITAMIN C PILL MAY HELP CLOG ARTERIES  
  Vitamin C pills may speed up hardening of the arteries, researchers suggest in a new study they called a disturbing surprise.The researchers cautioned that more experiments are needed to know for sure whether megadoses of the vitamin actually are harmful. Still, they said the finding supports the recommendations of health organizations, which generally urge people to avoid high doses of supplements and to get their nutrients from food instead.Many people load up on vitamin C and other...

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1951.  Deseret News, The (Salt Lake City, UT) - December 1, 1997 

Researchers say vitamin C could attack brain disease  
  Researchers said Sunday they had found a way to sneak vitamin C past the so-called blood-brain barrier, the gatekeeper that protects the brain from infection.They said if their method worked in people, it could offer a new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease and other diseases that come from damage to brain cells. This is because vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, working to prevent the damage caused by everyday life, damage that leads to diseases such as cancer, heart...

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1951.  The Washington Times - December 1, 1997 

Scientists find way to inject vitamin C into brain to fight Alzheimer's disease  
  Researchers said yesterday they had found a way to sneak vitamin C past the so-called blood-brain barrier, the gatekeeper that protects the brain from infection. They said if their method worked in people, it could offer a new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease and other diseases that come from damage to brain cells.This is because vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, working to prevent the damage caused by everyday life, damage that leads to diseases such as cancer, heart...