Latest News on Vitamins and Health

Vitamin và đàn ông (Baomoi.com)
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 8:46 pm

Đàn ông cường tráng hơn so với phụ nữ, cơ bắp của họ cũng phát triển hơn, nhu cầu tiêu hao năng lượng cũng nhiều hơn. [News Source]

Swank Takes 45 Vitamin Tablets Each Day (ContactMusic)
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 6:04 pm

Oscar winner HILARY SWANK is so determined to stay healthy she has regular vitamin injections, and takes 45 vitamin supplements daily. The Million Do [News Source]

Hilary Swank Admits to Taking 45 Vitamins a Day (Extra TV)
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 5:18 pm

Want to know Hilary Swank's secret to looking fit? Take a whopping 45 vitamins a day! The Oscar-winner tells the new issue of W magazine that she sucks down the pills for good health. [News Source]

Vitamin C and Colds (WebMD)
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 2:14 pm

Can vitamin C really help prevent or even treat colds? Learn more about vitamin C to find out if it can help keep you well this cold season. [News Source]

Why it’s harder than you think to pass up ‘deadly’ salt.
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 1:00 pm

The goal is to cut sodium intake by half over the next decade, which health officials say could save as many as 150,000 lives annually. [News Source]

Mediterranean diet cuts mortality rates, says study.
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 1:00 pm

Consuming a Mediterranean diet can make you live longer, according to a major study published today. [News Source]

Clearing the air not simple.
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 1:00 pm

Martha Wagner said that six years ago she was struggling for air and close to death when doctors diagnosed her with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [News Source]

Obesity is bacteria’s little helper.
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 1:00 pm

Overweight mice develop more severe gum disease due to weakened immune system. [News Source]

Meat raises lung cancer risk, too, study finds.
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 9:00 am

People who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. [News Source]

Health Ministry targets vitamin deficiency, worms in children (Việt Nam News)
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 6:14 am

HA NOI — The Ministry of Health launched a campaign on Saturday to tackle parasitic worms and vitamin A deficiency among children in poor provinces. Under the campaign, free de-worming tablets and doses of vitamin A will be given to children under five in 18 provinces nationwide. [News Source]

Beijing official defends China medicine (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 5:52 am

Chinese traditional medicines do not contain banned substances, a Beijing Olympics medical official said Tuesday. However, as a precaution they will not be used to treat d athletes during the games. [News Source]

Patheon Announces Agreement To Sell Niagara-Burlington Manufacturing Business (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Tuesday December 11th 2007, 3:56 am

Patheon Inc. recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Niagara-Burlington commercial manufacturing business to Pharmetics Inc. Based in Laval, Quebec, Pharmetics is a privately owned contract manufacturer of vitamins, herbal products, supplements and over-the-counter ("OTC") pharmaceutical products. [News Source]