Studies show a clear link between vitamin D and the reduction of colon, breast and ovarian cancer risk. Vitamin D is found in milk, yogurt, cheese and some fortified orange juice—usually 100 international units (IU) a serving. Consider a vitamin supplement...
Statin drugs protect your eyes as well as your heart. Millions of Americans take atorvastatin (Lipitor), simvastatin (Zocor) or other statins to...
Calcium and vitamin D can both protect against diabetes. Recent finding: Women who get more than 1,200 mg of calcium along...
In a recent study, people who got adequate exposure to the sun, which allows the body to produce vitamin D, and also...
Herbal supplements raise risks from arthritis drugs. Examples: Echinacea can increase risk of liver toxicity in people taking the arthritis drug metho-trexate....
Zinc cold remedies should be used cautiously. There is evidence that zinc can lessen a cold's severity, but zinc products...
Vitamin C in high doses may cause kidney. Recent finding: People who took 2,000 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C per day—...
Allergy medications soothe coughs better 6.than over-the-counter (OTC) cough remedies, such as dextromethorphan and guaifenesin. OTC allergy medications, such as those...
Ever since scientists observed 30 years ago that Greenland's Eskimos, who subsist largely on fish, have appreciably lower rates of...
It was headline news when The New England Journal of Medicine published a study that I cast doubt on the effectiveness of...
An increasing number of American adults now take herbs or nutritional supplements for a wide range of ailments, including arthritis, depression and...
In a recent study of 672 adults, those who had the highest vitamin K levels were less likely to have osteoarthritis of...