This week's topics include a new vaccine for multiple sclerosis, no benefit seen with antioxidants and heart disease in women, diet can help prevent colon cancer return, and the HPV vaccine can't help those already infected.

Program notes:
0:22 Diet and colon cancer recurrence
1:12 Diet reduces recurrence
2:22 Other factors may help
3:19 Antioxidants and cardiovascular disease
4:12 Vitamin C doesn't help
5:24 Don't take supplements to reduce cardiovascular disease
6:05 Multiple sclerosis vaccine
7:21 Minimize immune response
8:19 Number of inflammatory cells reduced
9:20 Vaccine very specific
9:52 HPV vaccine use
10:50 Can't clear existing HPV infection
12:21 End

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