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Aspirin, Vitamin E Show Little Effect In Preventing Cancer Date: July 8, 2005 Source: Brigham And Women's Hospital Summary: The Women's Health Study (WHS) -- the largest randomized clinical trial ...

More data from the Women's Health Study, this time on vitamin E, should finally sound the death knell for this supplement, experts said today. (American College of Cardiology 2005 Scientific ...

The WHS was a two-by-two factorial trial evaluating the balance of risks and benefits of low-dose aspirin (100 mg every other day; Bayer Healthcare) and vitamin E (600 IU α-tocopherol every other ...

* Vitamin E provides little protection against heart attacks, strokes and cancer, according to a major study. This goes against the previously accepted view.

Daily vitamin E doses of 400 international units (IU) or more can increase the risk of death and should be avoided, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2004.

At megadoses, such as 2,000 IU of vitamin E, the risk increased more than 20 percent. "Based on our findings, high-dose vitamin E supplementation is unjustified," he says.