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Why some popular pills might kill you

Today new research suggests that far from protecting people from death and poor health, so-called superhealthy supplements could be killing them.

Want to live a long, healthy life free from cancer and other deadly diseases? Just pop a pill.

That is the message from firms marketing antioxidant supplements such as vitamins A and E received by an understandably eager public.