BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Alcohol use by adolescents is widespread and is
connected to a number of negative health and social outcomes. Adolescents receiving …

Perhaps not surprisingly, vitamin E which has been touted to be potentially beneficial for a
variety of disorders, including cancer, heart disease, and even Alzheimer's disorder, based …

Background Multivitamin supplements are used by millions of Americans because of their
potential health benefits, but the relationship between multivitamin use and prostate cancer …

BACKGROUND Nonoperative management of liver and spleen injury should be achievable
for more than 95% of children. Large national studies continue to show that some regions …

Background: A meta-analysis of 19 trials suggested a small increase in the risk of all-cause
mortality with high-dose vitamin E supplementation. Little is known, however, about the …

Objective: To evaluate the incidence and risk factors associated with venous
thromboembolism (VTE) in children admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) …

Supplemental vitamin E (α-tocopherol) has been linked to lower prostate cancer incidence
in one randomized trial and several, although not all, observational studies. The evidence …

Abstract α-Tocopherol supplementation (50 mg daily for 5-8 years) reduced prostate cancer
incidence by 32% in the α-Tocopherol, β-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study. We …

Background Age-adjusted pediatric shock index (SIPA) does not require knowledge of age-
adjusted blood pressure norms, yet correlates with mortality, serious injury, and need for …

Vitamin E is a collective term used to refer to a number of structurally and functionally
different compounds. Although some vitamin E compounds are popular supplements …