New study planned on vitamin C as cancer fighter (Philly.com) Thomas Jefferson University researchers are conducting a tiny study that they hope will help answer a big question: Is intravenous Vitamin C effective against cancer? [News Source]

Pa. study to probe Vitamin C, cancer (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Researchers are preparing for clinical trials examining whether high doses of vitamin C, administered intravenously, can slow the spread of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center, along with the National Institutes of Health, plan to begin enrollment within the next few weeks of 20 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients who have failed standard ... [News Source]

Pa. study to probe Vitamin C, cancer (AP via Yahoo! News) Researchers are preparing for clinical trials examining whether high doses of vitamin C, administered intravenously, can slow the spread of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. [News Source]

Study OK’d to probe vitamin C effect on cancer (WFMJ Youngstown) PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Researchers in Philadephia are preparing for clinical trials examining whether high doses of vitamin C can slow the spread of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. [News Source]

Scientists Studying the Effects of High Dose Vitamin C on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients (Newswise) Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose vitamin C has on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Researchers from the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and Kimmel Cancer Center in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health will study whether high doses of ... [News Source]

Jefferson scientists studying the effects of high-dose vitamin C on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients (PhysOrg) Vitamin C's low toxicity lends high hopes to pioneering study Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson`s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose vitamin C has on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Researchers from the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and Kimmel Cancer Center in conjunction with the ... [News Source]

Targeting smoking, trans fat and cars. The highest-ranking Latino official in Northern Virginia unveiled an agenda that includes banning the use of trans fat in foods, eliminating smoking in public places and urging residents to give up their cars to save money and reduce greenhouse gases. [News Source]

UK and US ‘keenest on fast food’. The UK is the country most attached to fast food, closely followed by the United States, a survey has suggested. [News Source]

Bodies point to Alaska’s past. Archaeologists are rushing to keep ahead of erosion revealing ancient burial grounds on a spit north of Barrow, Alaska, which protrudes into the Chukchi Sea. Reduced sea ice is speeding wave erosion. [News Source]

Vitamin D2 is as effective as vitamin D3 in maintaining concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (EurekAlert!) Boston, MA— Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that vitamin D2 is equally as effective as vitamin D3 in maintaining 25-hydroxyvitamin D status. The study appears online in the December 2007 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. [News Source]

Jefferson scientists studying the effects of high-dose vitamin C on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients (EurekAlert!) (PHILADELPHIA) - Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose vitamin C has on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. [News Source]

UK kicks off winter vitamin D campaign (Food Production Daily) 02/01/2008 - The UK government is advising pregnant and breastfeeding women to boost their intake of vitamin D during the winter, and is initiating a campaign to spread the word amongst health care practitioners as well as consumers. [News Source]