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Omega-3s could stop liver cancer cells growth

By  Stephen Daniells

Omega-3 fatty acids could prevent or inhibit the growth of liver cancer cells, say researchers from the University of Pittsburgh at today's annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Calcium, vitamin D may lower diabetes risk

By  Stephen Daniells

High intake of calcium and vitamin D, particularly from supplements, may lower the risk of diabetes by 33 per cent, say American scientists, as a leading European clinician reports that over a billion people are vitamin D deficient.