Here are two outstanding, but not unique, examples showcasing Vitamin C’s prowess .......
1 - Vitamin C and Swine Flu ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twUVWv0fpRc (33 min)
2 - Vitamin C and drug resistant TB ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XBtKLDRAOc&feature=player_embeddedJ
Regarding The Atlantic’s sweeping hit piece on Linus Pauling, vitamin C, and vitamin supplementation, one would think that SOMEBODY at that publication would know that there is a specific way of presenting scientific references. The following examples shows the proper format ......
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NEJM [No Authors Listed], "The effect of vitamin E and beta carotene on the incidence of lung cancer and other cancers in male smokers. The Alpha- Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Group", N Engl J Med. 1994 Apr 14;330(15):1029-35.
Omenn GS, Goodman GE, Thornquist MD, Balmes J, Cullen MR, Glass A, Keogh JP, Meyskens FL, Valanis B, Williams JH, Barnhart S, Hammar S, "Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease", N Engl J Med. 1996 May 2;334(18):1150-5.
White E, Shannon JS, Patterson RE, "Relationship between vitamin and calcium supplement use and colon cancer", Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 1997 Oct;6(10):769-74.
Harris HR, Bergkvist L, Wolk A, "Vitamin C intake and breast cancer mortality in a cohort of Swedish women", Br J Cancer. 2013 Jun 4. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.269. [Epub ahead of print]
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Gaziano JM, Sesso HD, Christen WG, Bubes V, Smith JP, MacFadyen J, Schvartz M, Manson JE, Glynn RJ, Buring JE. Multivitamins in the prevention of cancer in men: the Physicians' Health Study II randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2012 Nov 14;308(18):1871-80.