Which selenium supplements are best? Selenium may not be the most recognized amino acid, but it remains an important one to consider in your overall health regimen. Found primarily in fish, meat and ...

(HealthDay News) – While selenium is necessary for good health, levels that are too high can be harmful, and people whose serum selenium levels are already at least 122µ/L should not take supplements, ...

The mineral that some believe wards off cancer may bring about diabetes. July 10, 2007— -- While selenium supplements have been touted as a preventative measure for conditions ranging from cold ...

Selenium, an 'essential trace element' often included in multimineral supplements, may not be as important as once thought. Although this trace element is essential in the diet of humans, it seems ...

PHILADELPHIA -- A new analysis of data from a large national study found that people who took a 200 microgram selenium supplement each day for almost eight years had an increased risk of developing ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who take selenium supplements in the hope of preventing diabetes may actually worsen their odds, U.S. researchers said on Monday. An unusually well-controlled trial ...

A new study recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that taking high doses of selenium and vitamin E supplements may increase the risk of prostate cancer, depending ...

The men who took supplements of vitamin E, selenium or both developed dementia at the same rate — 4.4 percent — as those who took a placebo. Minnesota news you can count on. From local stories to ...

Taking daily selenium supplements appears to increase the level of the essential mineral in the blood and may suppress the progression of viral load in patients with HIV infection, according to an ...

Men who take selenium and vitamin E supplements may increase their risk of prostate cancer, researchers have found. The new study examined about 1,700 men with prostate cancer and 3,100 healthy men.

SEATTLE – A multi-center study led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that high-dose supplementation with both the trace element selenium and vitamin E increase the risk of high-grade ...