Vitamin C can limit the formation of carcinogens, such as nitrosamines [2,28], in vivo; modulate immune response [2,4]; and, through its antioxidant function, possibly attenuate oxidative damage that can lead to cancer [1].
Who is Alex Azar? Former drugmaker CEO and HHS official nominated to head agency. Alex Azar, who headed drugmaker Eli Lilly, was nominated Monday to be secretary of Health and Human Services. Azar had served as general counsel for HHS.
As of June 2014, the head of the department of Health and Human Services is Sylvia Mathews Burwell. She began on April 11, 2014. As of June 2014, the head of the department of Health and Human Services is Sylvia Mathews Burwell. She began on April 11, 2014.