Archives for March 5, 2004

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Vitamin B12 assay could improve current methods

A new method to detect deficiency of vitamin B12, which often goes undetected under current testing procedures, could make it much easier to identify malabsorption of the vitamin in patients, which can lead to anaemia and severe health problems.

Vitamin may protect some smokers from pneumonia

Vitamin E may lower the risk of pneumonia in some smokers, report researchers, who say their findings warrant further investigation of the immune protection offered by the vitamin.