RE: re: Mega-dose Vitamin C

[Guest guest]

Here's another page from quackwatch debunking Vit C as a cancer cure:

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/Cancer/c.html

on 4/15/2005 8:29 AM, Francesca Skelton at fskelton@... wrote:

> Then why didn't you post the Klenner study? Either in the first place or

> below???

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> Quackwatch maintains a scientific advisory board of 67 esteemed medical

> advisors from around the world as well as a cadre of many other advisors in

> the scientific/health/nutrition field. That list and their qualifications

> can be seen here:

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> http://www.quackwatch.org/09Advisors/advbd.html

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> on 4/15/2005 1:13 AM, Logan at loganruns73@... wrote:

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>>> Logan: the very fact that " The findings were published in a medical

>>> journal, " and no mention is made of which journal or any specifics

>>> should have raised your antennae. I suspect that the findings were not

>>> published anywhere reputable or mainstream or the good doctor would

>>> have given more information.

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>> Very rarely are citations given in a news release. Nonetheless, the Klenner

>> study is in Medline. It was very easy to look up and verify.

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>>> Here is what " Quackwatch " says about Vitamin C " cures " :

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>>> http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/pauling.html

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>> Not relevant nor is this a reputable source.

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>> Logan

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[Guest guest]

>>Very rarely are citations given in a news release. Nonetheless, the Klenner

study is in Medline. It was very easy to look up and verify.

Every " reputable " news release I know of that is medically related from sources

like AP, Reuters, etc, always contains a specific reference to the study they

are discussing, the journal and date, and/or a link.

Here are some examples from ones this week. All have references and links.

http://story.news./news?tmpl=story & cid=571 & ncid=1422 & e=3 & u=/nm/20050413\

/hl_nm/antidepressants_weight_dc

http://story.news./news?tmpl=story & cid=571 & ncid=1422 & e=7 & u=/nm/20050414\

/hl_nm/hayfever_lighttherapy_dc