3 reasons to reconsider vitamin pills

They often don’t do much good and in some cases, are harmful

Curry ingredient could kill cancer cells

A UK trial is investigating whether a curry ingredient can improve the treatment of patients with advanced bowel cancer.

Curry's ability to fight cancer put to the test

Scientists from the University of Leicester will supplement standard chemotherapy with pills containing curcumin, a compound found in the yellow curry spice turmeric.

Vitamins and Supplements: Do They Work?

Vitamins and dietary supplements are big--more than 110 million Americans forked over a collective $28 billion in 2010 on little bottles of would-be health magic. Research is unclear, however, on whether shoring up your diet with extra vitamins, minerals, and other supplements helps or hurts--in the short run or in reaching for the century mark.

Trials Will Test Curry’s Effect On Bowel Cancer Patients

A new study from the United Kingdom is putting curry to the test, picking it apart to see if an extract of the spice plays a significant role in the treatment of patients with advanced bowel cancer. Scientists from the Experimental Cancer Medicine Center (ECMC) at the University of Leicester plan to study whether pills containing curcumin, a compound found in the yellow curry spice turmeric, can ...