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"Posted Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:01pm AEDT Updated Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:27pm AEDT Researchers are advising people with MS to take safe levels of vitamin D supplements. Researchers are advising people with MS to take safe levels of vitamin D supplements. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin, file photo) * Audio: New research shows Vitamin D may slow the progress of MS (The World Today) Australian scientists have found that Vitamin D may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). Figures showing that people living in Tasmania are seven times more likely to develop MS than Queenslanders had suggested a link between sunlight exposure and the disease. "

What is complementary medicine? Zollman C, Vickers A. BMJ. 1999 Sep 11;319(7211):693-6. Review. PMID: 10480829

"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An herb used since ancient times to treat liver ailments may help reduce the liver damage caused by some cancer drugs, a study published Monday suggests. In a study of 50 children undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), researchers found that an herb called milk thistle appeared to reduce treatment-related liver inflammation. The study, published online in the journal Cancer, is the first clinical trial to test the herb in children undergoing chemotherapy, and the investigators caution that more research is still needed. However, the findings are "promising" -- particularly since there is currently no way to help protect the liver from chemotherapy-induced damage, said senior researcher Dr. Kara M. Kelly, a pediatric oncologist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York."

Coming up this Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 in New York City. The debate is part of the Intelligence Squared U.S. debate series and is sponsored by NPR, Bloomberg Television, and Newsweek magazine. The debate, to be moderated by John Donvan, ABC News Nightline correspondent, will have three panelists arguing for the motion, and three against.

Ever seen the commercial for the Power Juicer done by the man known as "The Juice man"?