Antioxidant Vitamins: What the Science Really Shows

Howard Sesso and his Harvard colleagues have just come out with a new paper, “Vitamins E and C in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Men: The Physicians’ Health Study II [PHS II] Randomized Controlled Trial” (JAMA 300[18]:2123-2133,...

UN Official Calls Killings in Congo “War Crimes”

The recent killing of civilians by armed militia in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “constitute war crimes,” said the top United Nations official to the country on Saturday, while welcoming the outcome of Friday’s...

States, Watchdogs Urge FCC to Rethink Phone Services Proposal

State regulators and industry experts say that an FCC proposal (Docket No. 01-92) will send local phone rates skyrocketing and could endanger 911 emergency phone services through changes to the Universal Service Fund.

Protect Your Liver With Alpha Lipoic Acid

Although the liver may not be an attractive organ it is an extremely important one that has a month-long health observance named after it by the American Liver Foundation (www.liverfoundation.org), called Liver Awareness Month. Reasons to love our...