Vitamin E can perk you up, study suggests (The Globe and Mail) Vitamin may help elderly people keep their vim and vigor, researchers say [News Source]

Vitamin E may ward off physical decline in elderly (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Vitamin E may help elderly people keep their vim and vigor, researchers said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Senior Citizens Low on Vitamin E May See Decline in Physical Function (Senior Journal)

Authors don’t recommend vitamin supplements but suggest almonds, tomato sauce, and sunflower seeds, etc.

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Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E don’t prevent pre-eclampsia (EurekAlert!) Taking vitamins C or E during pregnancy will not reduce a woman's risk of experiencing pre-eclampsia, a Cochrane Systematic Review has concluded. [News Source]

Vitamin E may ward off physical decline in elderly (Straits Times) WASHINGTON - VITAMIN E may help elderly people keep their vim and vigour, researchers said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Low Vitamin E Levels Associated With Physical Decline In Elderly (Science Daily) Researchers have found that a low concentration of vitamin E in the blood is linked with physical decline in older persons. The study included 698 people age 65 or older who were randomly selected from the population registry in two municipalities close to Florence, Italy. [News Source]

Low vitamin E levels associated with physical decline in elderly (PhysOrg) Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that a low concentration of vitamin E in the blood is linked with physical decline in older persons. [News Source]

Findings suggest link between vitamin E and subsequent decline in physical function for older adults (EurekAlert!) Low serum concentration of vitamin E, an indication of poor nutrition, is associated with physical decline for older persons, according to a study in the January 23 issue of JAMA. [News Source]

Lack of Vitamin E Linked to Physical Decline (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- If you don't get enough vitamin E in your diet, you may have a greater risk of declining physical function as you age, according to the findings of a new study. [News Source]

High vitamin C level linked to decreased stroke risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A person's level of vitamin C may predict his or her likelihood of having a stroke, according to a long-term study of some 20,000 middle-aged and older residents of Norfolk, United Kingdom. [News Source]

Toxic devils prompt health review.

Public health authorities will examine whether there are implications for people from the discovery of toxic flame-retardant chemicals in the fatty tissue of Tasmanian devils.

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Boffins clean up bovine belches. Researchers have stumbled on a way to stop cows from emitting methane--a potent greenhouse gas--when they belch, a finding that could help the fight against global warming. [News Source]