Background: Ascorbic acid (vitamin C, ascorbate) is a key water soluble antioxidant that, when administered in doses well above its recommended dietary allowance, may have preventative and therapeutic value against…
BACKGROUND: Acute herpetic neuralgia (AHN) due to a reactivated varicella zoster virus infection is a common problem. Furthermore, about 18% of all patients with confirmed herpes zoster (HZ) develop postherpetic…
The effect of vitamin C in cancer has been a subject of great controversy; mainly because of the inconsistent results obtained by oral intakes of ascorbate when used as an…
Context Mounting evidence indicates that vitamin B6, a coenzyme involved in nearly 100 enzymatic reactions, may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. Objective To conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis…