Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: antioxidant supplement http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Antioxidant beta-carotene use safe during radiation treatment for prostate cancer Despite past safety concerns, the antioxidant supplement beta-carotene, is safe to use during radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer and does not increase the risk of prostate cancer death or metastases, according to a study in the May issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-antioxidant-beta-carotene-safe-treatment-prostate.html Cancer Thu, 31 May 2012 16:55:22 EST news257701783 Antioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, study finds A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital that involved 31 children with the disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-antioxidant-treatment-features-autism.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 29 May 2012 15:53:10 EST news257525584