Obesity pill now available in UK. A drug which treats obesity by reducing the desire to eat has been launched in the UK. [News Source]

They’ve got an awful lot of ethyl in Brazil. The hot biofuel is ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, which can be mixed with gasoline to reduce air pollution and our consumption of fossil fuels and Brazil is the current leader in its production. [News Source]

India to import wheat after a 6-year hiatus. In an effort to quell escalating prices and replenish its alarmingly low stockpiles, India is preparing to import wheat for the first time in six years. [News Source]

B vitamin pills don’t keep brains sharp (Baku Sun - Azerbaijan) MILWAUKEE (AP) — Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people’s brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. [News Source]

B Vitamins May Not Boost Mental Skills (MedicineNet.com) Title: B Vitamins May Not Boost Mental Skills Category: Health News Created: 6/29/2006 Last Editorial Review: 6/29/2006 [News Source]

B Vitamin Pills Fail Brain Test (The Herald-Sun) Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people's brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. [News Source]

Vitamins Don’t Bump Up Brain Power, Study Says (Fox 12 Oregon) Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people's brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. [News Source]

Vitamin B And Folate Combo Doesn’t Sharpen The Mind (Medical News Today) Older people at higher risk of dementia do not benefit from a combination of vitamin B and folate, say researchers from the University of Otabo, Dunedin, New Zealand. Even after two years of taking the vitamins daily, volunteers did not better in cognitive tests than those who were given a placebo. [click link for full article] [News Source]

B vitamins fail to slow cognitive decline, says study (Nutraingredients.com) 6/29/2006 - Daily supplements of B vitamins for people with high homocysteine levels do not affect cognitive performance compared to placebo, says a new study from New Zealand. [News Source]

Asthma study busts dust mite myth. Ridding the house of dust mites and making dietary changes does nothing to stop children developing asthma or eczema, researchers have found. [News Source]

Organic dairy farmers, consumers wary over growth of industry. A different kind of organic dairy farm is emerging out West-- corporate-owned feedlot operations with thousands of cows that are fed organic grain but, according to critics, get little chance to graze. [News Source]

Study of B vitamins casts doubt on their use in Alzheimer’s war. A new study found no evidence that B vitamins improve brain function in the elderly, casting doubt on use of the vitamins to ward off Alzheimer's disease. [News Source]