You can prove the darnedest things with science.   You can demonstrate that dangerous drugs are safe; you can even establish that vitamins and nutritional supplements can shorten your life, a sleight of hand that was performed this week.  And the great thing is that, because it’s done in the name of science, everyone believes ...

Just how dangerous are the vitamin supplements we buy at the health shop? To give you a clue, they're not as dangerous as perfume, which kills two Americans every year, and they're certainly nowhere near as fatal as dishwasher detergent, which wipes three Americans off the face of the globe annually. And they don't even come close to ...