Folic Acid May Slow Hearing Loss (CBS News) Folic acid -- a B vitamin already added to U.S. flour -- may slow age-related hearing loss, a Dutch study shows. [News Source]

Study: Folic Acid May Slow Hearing Loss (CBS News) Folic acid ? a B vitamin already added to flour in the United States ? may slow age-related hearing loss, a Dutch study shows. [News Source]

Effect of vitamin supplementation on neonatal morbidity and mortality (News-Medical-Net) Undernourished women who take a vitamin and mineral supplement while pregnant may be less likely than women taking only iron and folic acid supplements to have babies weighing less than 2,500 grams, and their newborns may be less likely to have morbidity in the first seven days of life. [News Source]

Folic Acid May Slow Hearing Loss (WebMD) Folic acid -- a B vitamin already added to U.S. flour -- may slow age-related hearing loss, a Dutch study shows. [News Source]

Eagle’s comeback a case study in conservation. To conservationists like Peter Alden, the bald eagle is a symbol of how careful wildlife management can turn a species back from the brink of extinction. [News Source]

Are you really ready to clean up your act? We're fat. We smoke. Drink too much. Don't exercise enough. And our stress levels are off the charts. We're killing ourselves, and we know it. Why is it so hard for people to change? [News Source]

From far beneath the Israeli desert, water sustains a fertile enterprise. Fish farming in the desert may at first sound like an anomaly, but in Israel over the last decade a scientific hunch has turned into a bustling business. [News Source]

Articles on diet can be unhealthy, study says. A new study suggests reading articles about diet and weight loss could have unhealthy consequences later. [News Source]

Omega-3 pours into cereal, orange juice, eggs, pet food. It's barely January, but there's no doubt what one of 2007's hottest food additives will be: omega-3. Food marketers' primary target is the 79 million baby boomers, because omega-3 has been shown to cut risks of heart disease and maybe other diseases, including Alzheimer's. [News Source]

Healthy Black Hair Gets A Boost From New Fast Grow Hair Care Line (PR Web via Yahoo! News) Collierville, TN (PRWeb) January 2, 2007 -- It's a commonly held notion that the way to get strong, healthy hair is to strictly use a shampoo, conditioner, or topical solution that is rich in proteins, vitamins, and minerals. [News Source]

Study: Folic acid doesn’t help heart (Northwest Herald) HEART DISEASE: Taking or not taking folic acid doesn’t seem to matter. THE QUESTION: Among its other attributes, folic acid (vitamin B9) can lower levels of homocysteine, an amino acid in the blood that is thought to contribute to heart disease. [News Source]

Supplement can be vitamin E boost (Times Leader) Product: ALL ONE Fruit Antioxidant Formula, 15.9 ounces (a 30-day supply), $42.95. Key ingredients: Vegan vitamin and mineral powder that includes vitamins E, C and A, as well as the skins of blueberries, cranberries and cherries, apple fiber and grapeseed extract. [News Source]