Vitamin Links

Study: Vitamins E and C Fail to Prevent Cancer in Men (The Hendersonville Times-News) A large clinical trial of almost 15,000 men taking vitamins E and C for up to 10 years has found that neither supplement had any effect on cancer rates.

Vitamins Seen as No Help in Heart Disease (New York Times) A large long-term trial has found that vitamins C and E work no better than placebos at reducing a person?s risk of heart disease.

King Features Syndicate and Changing Times Vitamins Sign Licensing Agreement for Popeye(R) the Sailor Man in the Water ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Changing Times Vitamins, Inc., announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement with King Features Syndicate, Division of Hearst Corporation, one of the nation's largest diversified media companies.

Nature's Sunshine Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) PROVO, Utah----Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated herbs and vitamins, today declared a 5 cents per common share quarterly cash dividend payable December 12, 2008 to shareholders of record on December 3, 2008.

The You Docs Tip of the Day: Vitamins to build a better memory (The Idaho Statesman) Wondering what happened to that thingy you had on top of the whatchamacallit yesterday? A pair of vitamins plus one renegade might be able to help you out with that.

SunnyDazes.com is Bringing Sunshine to the Blogosphere (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) SunnyDazes.com was founded to provide consumers with a wide choice of vitamins, supplements and herbal products. The site has become a one-stop resource for health products. While the website continues the grow, its founder, Ray Johnson, has recently added a new informational blog.

Trial finds no benefits from vitamins C and E in cutting risk of heart disease (International Herald Tribune) A large long-term trial has found that the supplements work no better than placebos.

Study: Vitamins E and C fail to prevent cancer in men (Spartanburg Herald-Journal) Published: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 5:19 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 12:54 p.m.

Emerson Ecologics Announces Acquisition of TIDhealth (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Emerson Ecologics, LLC today announced the acquisition of Terrace International Distributors, Inc., also known as TIDhealth, of Redlands, CA, a leading national distributor of vitamins and supplements to the professional integrative healthcare market.