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Too much vitamin C can cause ‘rust’ in the body, UF study shows

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you have a bruise, a muscle sprain, an inflammatory disease or if you take iron supplements, exceeding 100 mg per day of vitamin C may be damaging to your body, according to a study by University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Gender, Health, Research on Wednesday, September 26, 2001.

UF’s McKnight Brain Institute researchers: pioneering spinal cord procedure appears safe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers report in the September issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma that it is both feasible and apparently safe to implant human embryonic tissue in people with spinal cord injuries.

Filed under Health, Research on Wednesday, September 5, 2001.