Australia’s complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) industry is worth about A$4 billion annually. Around two thirds of Australians use CAM – which includes therapies such as chiropractic and naturopathy…
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Dietary supplements are big business, and often people are easily drawn in by marketing claims and anecdotes that vitamin pills may be the answer to all their health concerns. People with cancer tend to…
Forget an apple a day, vitamin manufacturers would have you believe it’s important to take daily vitamins to boost your health. And a surprising proportion of Australians do. Data from the last National…
In April 2012 Swisse made the following offer to GPs, “For those who on-sell full sized Swisse Practitioner products, Swisse will sponsor the full cost for you or one of your staff members to complete…
Vitamin C is so often suggested as a treatment for the common cold that it’s almost considered common sense. This well-known vitamin is primarily found in fruits and vegetables, with small quantities in…
Taking vitamins E and C have been found to posess no benefits in combating vision degeneration. The ongoing study tracked…
Swisse Vitamins Pty Ltd has been in the news recently over their Federal Court action to suppress a determination of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Complaint Resolution Panel (CRP) about a number of…
A study that suggests vitamin A could reduce the risk of melanoma should be treated with caution, according to Australian cancer experts who say the results are inconclusive and involve potentially toxic…
Nearly one third of Australian adults are suffering vitamin D deficiency, according to a study involving more than 11,000…
Increasing your Vitamin B intake could significantly reduce work-related stress, a clinical trial conducted at Swinburne…
When it comes to using vitamins to supplement diets, there’s a wide gap between what science says and what many consumers believe. A recent study, for instance, established that some 52% of the Australian…
A study published yesterday in the Archives of Internal Medicine has investigated the link between taking dietary supplements and an increase risk of death in older women. Associate professor Ian Chapman…
Children in low and middle income countries should be given vitamin A supplements to prevent death and illness, say the authors…
The treatment of vitamin A deficiency can preserve vision and life. A review of a middle-aged man with impaired vision found…
Male fertility could be enhanced by dietary antioxidants, according to researchers at the University of Western Australia…
Regular doses of vitamin E may reduce brain damage in stroke victims, according to researchers at a US university. Researchers…
Previously unthinkable questions about vitamin use by cancer patients are being asked following a series of recent clinical studies. Is it time for cancer patients’ love affair with vitamins to end? Might…
Researchers have shown for the first time that higher levels of vitamin D are associated with a lower relapse risk in multiple…
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