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But Dr. David Heber, director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, said the studies didn't prove vitamins were useless, especially considering that observational studies and experiments with animals had produced mixed results.
"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence," said Heber, who was not involved with the latest studies.
The heart study was prompted by basic research showing that antioxidants such as vitamins E and C kept the formation Read the rest of this entry »

Dunne and other air medical workers said Thursday that the latest accident, which follows a dozen other U.S. crashes in the last year, rattled them emotionally but did not shake their resolve to continue offering a unique and essential service.
"The focus is on the patient. I don't even realize what's going on around me," said Amanda Bostjancic, 28, a pediatric nurse for the intensive-care unit at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in
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Dangerous Read the rest of this entry »