VITAMINS, SEX AND CERVICAL CANCER

Antioxidants lacking in women with this cancer By Colette Bouchez HealthScout Reporter MONDAY, April 30 (HealthScout) — Could protection from cervical cancer be as simple as popping a vitamin pill? That may be a stretch, but a new study links certain nutrients...

SOY IN THE DIET INCREASES LIPOPROTEIN (A)

Soy Protein Diet Increases Lipoprotein (A) Concentrations Compared with Casein Diet It’s known that dietary substitution of soy protein for casein decreases LDL- and increases HDL-cholesterol levels. Danish researchers have now discovered, however, that soy...

VITAMINS MAY CUT PREGNANCY PROBLEM

Antioxidants may control dangerous blood pressure By Colette Bouchez HealthScout Reporter TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthScout) — If you’re pregnant, keeping your body high in antioxidants may help you avoid a condition where your blood pressure rises rapidly and...

SOY FAILS TO HELP MENOPAUSE

Soy Supplements Fail to Help Menopause Symptoms Supplements that contain concentrated phytoestrogens — plant-based estrogens found in soy — do not appear to improve mood, memory or menopause symptoms in women over age 45. Some studies had suggested that a...

VITAMIN C IMPROVES CORONARY ARTERIES

Vitamin C Improves Blood Vessels Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Long-term administration of vitamin C reverses endothelial vasomotor dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. Researchers took patients with documented coronary artery disease to take...

VITAMIN E MAY HELP HOT FLASHES

Vitamin E is one of only a handful of remedies that may provide some relief for breast cancer survivors who suffer hot flashes, according to experts from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Estrogen relieves hot flashes in most women, but concerns remain over its...