New evidence suggests vitamin E may lower the risk of some cancers.
The study, reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found that people who consume vitamin E supplements have a 50 percent lower risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer compared with non-vitamin users.
The researchers also found that multivitamins containing E had no visible effect on lowering risk. One researcher said, “We speculate that the vitamin E dosage in multivitamins (usually 30 I.U.) was not sufficient for a protective effect.”
Separate vitamin E supplements usually contain 10 times the recommended daily allowance. Researchers are hopeful that further research will support that vitamin E prevents cancer while determining the necessary dosage.
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Reduced Radiation in Dental X-Ray
There is a good news to those who undergo dental x-rays.
Posing for ‘pictures’ in your dentist's chair may be safer than you think. A new study at the UCLA School of Dentistry has found that proper dental X-rays deliver no more radiation than you absorb during a few hours to several days of everyday living. And many dentists now use E-speed film, which significantly cuts your exposure.
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Posing for ‘pictures’ in your dentist's chair may be safer than you think. A new study at the UCLA School of Dentistry has found that proper dental X-rays deliver no more radiation than you absorb during a few hours to several days of everyday living. And many dentists now use E-speed film, which significantly cuts your exposure.
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Side Effects of Smoking to a Child
Do you know that your smoking may be the cause of your child's behavioral problems?
If your child has behavioral problems, maybe you should consider crushing out your cigarettes. A new study found that mothers who smoke a pack or more a day have children with twice the rate of such problems as anxiety, hyperactivity, and antisocial and headstrong behavior.
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If your child has behavioral problems, maybe you should consider crushing out your cigarettes. A new study found that mothers who smoke a pack or more a day have children with twice the rate of such problems as anxiety, hyperactivity, and antisocial and headstrong behavior.
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