Eating a diet rich in vitamins and minerals can help fight infections and inflammation, and taking supplements to ensure you're getting enough of the right ones can act as an extra shield of ...

Walk into any drugstore and you'll see shelves stacked with bottles promising better health. Millions of people pop vitamins ...

Q: What’s your opinion on taking a selenium supplement? I’ve been taking one for years, but now I’m hearing that it might not be such a good thing. A: Beyond the selenium content in food and a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who take selenium supplements in the hope of preventing diabetes may actually worsen their odds, U.S. researchers said on Monday. An unusually well-controlled trial ...

Men taking selenium or vitamin E supplements might double their risk of prostate cancer, depending on the levels of selenium already in their bodies, a new study suggests. Men who already have high ...

A small study of 54 adults with irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias) showed that taking a combination of CoQ10, B vitamins (vitamin B12, folic acid, and niacin), plus potassium and magnesium improved ...

A recent study links the consumption of the essential mineral selenium with a lower risk of prostate cancer. There are now seven population studies in the past six years that examined the possible ...

SUPPLEMENTS are being subjected to increasing scrutiny as their potentially dangerous side effects continue to be unveiled. Some have been shown to induce disease, rather than protect against it. In ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is no convincing evidence that taking high doses of selenium -- a popular dietary supplement -- can prevent cancer, according to a new review. Selenium is a mineral ...