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Nigeria: Kano Suspends Malaria Prevention Activities

[Daily Trust] Kano -- The Kano State Government has suspended its Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention, SMC, programme activities and constituted a committee to investigate its implementation.

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Vitamin C may fight cancer — but not the way scientists once thought

Linus Pauling was widely mocked for claiming that vitamin C could fight cancer, especially after trials using vitamin C pills showed no benefit.

  • Linus Pauling believed high doses of vitamin C could treat cancer in 1970s.
  • Intravenous vitamin C can raise blood levels to extremely high levels, acting like a drug.
  • High-dose vitamin C in lab studies generates hydrogen peroxide, damaging cancer cells.

Vitamin C may fight cancer — but not the way scientists once thought

Linus Pauling was widely mocked for claiming that vitamin C could fight cancer, especially after trials using vitamin C pills showed no benefit.

  • Linus Pauling advocated high-dose vitamin C for cancer treatment in 1970s.
  • Intravenous vitamin C can reach higher blood levels than oral tablets.
  • Small trials suggest intravenous vitamin C may benefit hard-to-treat cancers.