Latest Selenium Stories

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Guys, before you take that daily supplement, read this!  According to a new study, men who were randomized to receive daily supplementation with vitamin E had a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer. Lifetime risk of prostate cancer in the United States is currently estimated to be 16 percent. Although most cases are found at an early, curable stage, treatment is costly and urinary, sexual, and bowel-related adverse effects are common. The long-term...

New evidence that taking vitamin E supplements can be risky to your health adds to the concerns that doctors have that many people may be overusing vitamins and other supplements. A new study that followed up on men who took high doses of vitamin E for around five years found they had a slightly increased risk of developing prostate cancer -- even after they had stopped taking the pills. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, followed more than...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the published study, "Vitamin E and the Risk of Prostate Cancer; The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT),[1]" published in JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement industry, issued the following statement: Statement by Duffy MacKay, N.D., vice president, scientific and regulatory...

KINGWOOD, Texas, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Envirogen Technologies, Inc. (Envirogen) announced today that it has entered the market for treatment of selenium-containing coal mining wastewaters with a portfolio of treatment solutions, highlighted by the company's fluidized bed reactor (FBR) biological treatment systems and augmented, where appropriate, with its High Efficiency Ion Exchange technology. Envirogen FBR technology has features that make it ideally suited for selenium and...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ThoughtWorks, Inc.(www.thoughtworks.com), the global leader in enterprise Agile development, today announced it is hosting an event in Southern California to connect local technology professionals with ThoughtWorks through a discussion of the emerging trends that will shape the future of software. ThoughtWorks has a strong and growing customer base in Southern California and is exploring opening an office in the region to help support its...

CHICAGO, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ThoughtWorks, Inc.(www.thoughtworks.com), the global leader in enterprise Agile development services, today announced it will host two events in Canada that will connect local technology professionals with ThoughtWorks through an executive overview of technical trends and networking for possible employment with the company. ThoughtWorks has a strong and growing customer base in the Pacific Northwest and is exploring opening an office in the region to...

ATLANTA, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ThoughtWorks, Inc.(www.thoughtworks.com), the global leader in enterprise Agile development services, today announced it was named one of "Atlanta's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For," by the National Association of Business Resources (NABR). ThoughtWorks, headquartered in Chicago, opened its Atlanta office in 2007 and has seen it grow to more than 35 employees. It added five new employees during the past quarter and expects continued growth...

New research in the FASEB Journal demonstrates need for public health initiatives aimed at identifying, treating and taking seriously modest vitamin and mineral deficienciesSevere deficiency of the vitamins and minerals required for life is relatively uncommon in developed nations, but modest deficiency is very common and often not taken seriously. A new research published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), however, may change this thinking as it examines moderate selenium...

Although some people believe that taking selenium can reduce a person's risk of cancer, a Cochrane Systematic Review of randomised controlled clinical trials found no protective effect against non-melanoma skin cancer or prostate cancer. In addition, there is some indication that taking selenium over a long period of time could have toxic effects.These conclusions were reached after researchers scanned the medical literature, looking for trials that studied the effects of taking selenium...

Next Generation Test Orchestration Automation Framework Delivers Selenium Test Recording in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome and Advanced Root Cause Analysis Reports Campbell, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2011 PushToTestâ„¢, the 10-year-old Open Source Test (OST) company, announced today the immediate availability of TestMakerâ„¢ 6, the latest version of its next generation Ajax and Flex Web application testing platform. TestMaker 6 features the new TestMaker Object Designer for...