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No statistically significant effects were found for any specific cancers or cancer mortality. The 95% CI of the hazard ratio implied a benefit of between 14% and .2% over placebo. In absolute terms the difference was 1.3 cancer diagnoses, per 1000 years of life (18.3-17 events, respectively). The median follow up time was 11.2 years. [3]
The study compared total cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) for participants taking a daily multivitamin (Centrum Silver by Pfizer) versus a placebo. Compared with the placebo, men taking a daily multivitamin had a small but statistically significant reduction in their total incidence of cancer.
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Responds to PHS II Findings with Statement and Centrum® Silver® Multivitamin B-roll and Photo Assets NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Consumer Healthcare: Centrum ...
When it comes to research, understanding the effects supplements have on human health is difficult, time-consuming and costly, said Dr. David Seres, director of medical nutrition at the Columbia ...
Megavitamin-B 6 syndrome, also known as hypervitaminosis B 6, vitamin B 6 toxicity, and vitamin B 6 excess, [a] is a medical condition characterized by adverse effects resulting from excessive intake of vitamin B 6.
According to an advisory committee of independent researchers for the American Heart Association (AHA), any pro-inflammatory effects of omega-6s are minimal, and the benefits of including them in ...
Silver nitrate is also used in certain laboratory procedures to stain cells. As it turns them permanently a dark-purple/black color, in doing so increasing individual cells' visibility under a microscope and allowing for differentiation between cells, or identification of irregularities. Silver is also used in bone prostheses and cardiac ...
Argyria or argyrosis is a condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or silver dust. [1] The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin turns blue or blue-gray, and is usually most prominent in sun-exposed areas of the skin.