Does selenium reduce the risk for prostate cancer?
About 15 years ago, researchers in the US published the results of a study showing that taking selenium supplements lowered...
Selenium supplements in adults with high cholesterol
Researchers in the US and UK investigated the effect of selenium on lipid blood levels.
Increasing popularity of dietary supplements
Dietary supplement use has steadily increased since the 1970s. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health estimated dietary supplement use...
Vitamin E and an increased risk of prostate cancer
The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) found no reduction in risk of prostate cancer with vitamin E...
Lack of effect of an Echinacea cocktail on exacerbations of COPD
Upper respiratory tract infections frequently exacerbate chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers in Indonesia and Switzerland evaluated the effect of Echinacea...
Vitamin E, selenium, + soy to treat prostate cancer?
High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) is a precursor of invasive prostate cancer (PCa). Some preliminary evidence suggests vitamin E, selenium,...
Benefits of micronutrients in people with HIV
During the XVIII International AIDS Conference, researchers at Florida International University, in Miami, and other institutions in the US and...
Benefits of antioxidant treatment in patients with HIV
HIV infection and the long-term use of antiretroviral drugs are associated with increased mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress. During the...
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Use of CAM in patients with head and neck cancer
Researchers at the National University of Singapore surveyed the use of CAM in residents of Singapore who had head and...
Selenium and skin cancer risk
Researchers from Australia and the Netherlands conducted an 8-year follow-up study.
Selenium shows no benefit in nonsmall-cell lung cancer
The majority of lung cancer patients do not benefit from selenium, according to researchers from the University of Texas MD...
SELECT and the effect of selenium on prostate cancer risk
Dr. Jodi Walker at the VA Medical Center, in Bath, New York has summarized the results of SELECT (The Selenium...
Review of nutraceuticals to prevent prostate cancer
The paucity of well-designed studies in patients makes it difficult to make specific recommendations, according to researchers at the University...
The effect of selenium on cholesterol levels
Researchers at the University of Warwick Medical School, in Coventry, UK examined the association.
Supplements and prostate health
Is there benefit in prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostatitis?
Selenium, genetics, and aggressive prostate cancer
Genetics appear to influence the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in men taking selenium supplements, according to collaborators at cancer...
Review: Selenium, Vitamin E, and prostate cancer
 Dr. Eric Klein (photo) from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, in Ohio has published a review. Here’s a...
Are the benefits of eating fatty fish due to selenium?
 Researchers at Hopital La Colombiere in Montpellier, France tell us, “The observed health benefits of fish consumption in the elderly...
Bad news for vitamin E and cancer prevention
 The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports 2 studies where vitamin E was not effective in preventing prostate...
No convincing evidence for vitamins A, C, E or selenium in treating arthritis
That’s the conclusion from Professor Ernst and colleagues from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the UK.