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A popular oral supplement especially for colds and flu, vitamin C has also been used intravenously. Is there a scientific basis to this controversial therapy?

Green leafy vegetables are arguably one of the richest sources of nutrition and have numerous health advantages, including cancer prevention and detoxification.

Recent studies suggest that increasing amounts of Vitamin D into daily life and diet may decrease the risk of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women.

Vitamin D, or calciferol, has generated interest over the past decade because of its possible link to colorectal cancer prevention.

More than 300 conclusions have spun off the Physicians Health Study. The latest is that supplemental vitamins C and E don't help prevent cancer. Is this a good study?

Although there's no conclusive evidence either way, some cancer experts recommend antioxidants while others insist chemo patients avoid vitamins that could interfere.

Some vitamins are simply too important to skimp on. Unfortunately, ingesting these vitamins in pill form is not as effective as ingesting them as part of one's diet.

A recent study found that men who took folate supplements (vitamin B9) were about three times more likely to get prostate cancer.

Vitamin D deficiency is common in all age groups, and can increase the risk for a wide variety of diseases beyond rickets.

Preliminary research indicates that inadequate levels of vitamin D may contribute to higher disease rates, and that increasing vitamin D intake has health benefits.

This tiny algae almost too small to see has some of the highest nutrient and vitamin contents and may help fight a wide range of diseases.

This healthy potato salad is made with olive oil, a monounsaturated fat that reduces bad cholesterol, and can sit out for hours without causing a risk of salmonella.

Limited sun exposure several times a week is all you need to enjoy the wonderful benefits of Vitamin D, such as healthy bone density and growth and lower cancer risks.

Pancreatic cancer comes with a poor prognosis, but that doesn't mean it's untreatable. Vitamins, other supplements and some off-label prescription drugs may help.

Everyone knows that vitamin D prevents rickets. Increasingly, scientists are learning of its role in regulating immunity and preventing some forms of cancer.

Vitamin D (calciferol) a soluble vitamin is necessary for proper calcium and phosphorus metabolism and absorption, which makes it essential for healthy bones and teeth.

Vitamin D has received a lot of attention lately - as have its proven and unproven health benefits. Supplementation may be the key to ensuring adequate intake.

Vitamin D is known to be important for strong bones and helps protect against autoimmune disease. Recent research suggests that it may be important in slowing down aging.

Whether linked to diseases of affluence or poverty, it's widely accepted in medical circles that diet is an important causative factor in the development of cancers.

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that boosts the immune system and helps prevent cancer and heart disease.

While vitamin E has been proposed as a protection against cancer, heart disease, and the mental decline associated with aging, most studies do not support these claims.

The healing chemicals in fresh organic fruits, vegetables and grains can prevent, slow down, or reverse the process of cancer cells. This is most effective when consumed.

Cancer claims over 500,000 lives a year, according to the National Cancer Institute. But food choices can lower the risk of cancer and can be a natural cancer treatment.

The flavor and texture is very good. It is hard to remember that is not actually a meat dish; and it can be prepared more quickly and easily than a meat sauce.

This late onset cancer primarily caused by exposure to a highly toxic material may respond to a combination of alternative and emerging conventional treatments.

Chaga mushroom has traditionally been used in the treatment of cancer and other serious ailments. Preliminary research shows it has many beneficial properties.

Estella Yeung makes everything at her downtown Toronto bakery cafe from scratch and makes sure that even the decadent stuff still packs a nutritious punch.

Rates of cancer, multiple sclerosis, autism and juvenile diabetes are on the rise at the same time that people are avoiding the sun - is there a connection?