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Multivitamins may not reduce heart attacks, two drugs could protect heart from chemo damage, and more

By Nathan Seppa

- More than 2 years ago

Multivitamins don’t guard against heart attack
A vitamin a day may have its benefits, but protecting against a cardiovascular crisis isn’t one of them. That’s the conclusion of researchers who randomly assigned more than 14,000 men age 50 and older to get a multivitamin or placebo.