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First the latest news on Echinacea - not so good.
Echinacea Capsules May Not Fight Colds: Study
Mon Dec 16, 5:27 PM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People looking to shorten a bout with the common cold or reduce their symptoms by popping capsules of Echinacea (news - web sites) may not find relief, new study findings suggest.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People looking to shorten a bout with the common cold or reduce their symptoms by popping capsules of Echinacea (news - web sites) may not find relief, new study findings suggest.
Despite a few studies that found the herb made a difference for cold sufferers, "there is no clear consensus about whether Echinacea can benefit human health," lead author Dr. Bruce P. Barrett and colleagues write in the December 17th issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
To investigate, Barrett and a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison compared the effects of Echinacea in capsule form with a placebo pill in college students who believed they were coming down with a cold.
The investigators did not detect a difference in cold duration between the Echinacea and placebo groups, nor did they find any difference between the two groups in symptom severity, according to the report.
Barrett's team is calling for more research on Echinacea's cold-fighting potential.
SOURCE: Annals of Internal Medicine 2002;137:939-946. Click Here For Complete Story
And now the latest on vitamin E - prevents bladder cancer.
Vitamin E, Bladder Cancer Risk Studied
Mon Dec 9, 5:22 PM ET Add Health - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Suzanne Rostler
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take vitamin E regularly are less likely than those in the general population to die of bladder cancer, researchers report, but it's not clear if the vitamin itself is responsible for the reduced risk or some other lifestyle factor. Researchers tracked nearly 1 million US adults for 16 years and interviewed them about their diet. Those who reported taking vitamin E supplements for at least 10 years were less likely to die from bladder cancer, compared with adults who did not use supplements for as long.
There was no association between regular vitamin C use and bladder cancer, report researchers in the December issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.
The results support those of two other reports that showed a link between bladder cancer and vitamin E intake.
At this point, it is not clear why vitamin C, also an antioxidant, would not have the same effect.
SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology 2002;156:1002-1010. Click Here For Complete Story
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