State FDA allows Nicholas Piramal to restart vitamin A solution manufacturing (PharmaBiz) The Food and Drug Administration, Maharashtra, has granted permission to Nicholas Piramal India Ltd. to restart the manufacturing, sales and distribution of concentrated vitamin A solution, after freezing the manufacturing facility for more than three weeks, following the death of two children in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, to whom the vitamin solution was administered through a UNICEF project. [News Source]

Your Most Important Weight Loss Tool Is Your Head (Fox News) Remember to use your head before you start any weight reduction program; along with good nutrition and exercise, supplements and vitamins like Omega Oils, B Complex, and folic acid will help your body maximize your weight loss efforts. [News Source]

FDA wants to boost food claims on osteoporosis (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Foods, beverages and dietary supplements containing both calcium and vitamin D may soon carry labels saying they help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, according to a U.S. government proposal made on Friday. [News Source]

Additives lurk in everyday diets. People in Britain consume on average 20 different food additives every day, with some eating up to 50. [News Source]

Folate levels in young American women fall, could lead to rise in birth defects. Blood levels of folate in young American women are dropping, a disturbing development that could lead to increased birth defects and may be due to low-carb diets or the popularity of unfortified whole-grain breads. [News Source]

Diet-pill makers fined for fraud. The Federal Trade Commission slapped four leading makers of diet pills with a $25-million fine for fraudulently claiming that their products promote weight loss. [News Source]

Burbank looking to kick the habit in the new year. Two Burbank residents are pushing Burbank officials to follow the lead of two other Southern California cities — Santa Monica and Calabasas — and restrict outdoor smoking in public places. [News Source]

Education means better health and longer life. The one single factor researchers can identify as leading to a long life is not money, refraining from smoking, a lack of stress or a good family life, even though these certainly contribute. [News Source]

Prenatal Vitamins Linked to Healthier Babies (Health Scout) FRIDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal vitamins may reduce the risk of low birth-weight babies for certain women, researchers say. Low birth weight, or infants weighing less than 2,500 grams (about 5.5 pounds) at birth, is a major predictor of death during infancy and is also associated with an increased risk of heart disease , diabetes, stroke and high blood pressure later in life. [News Source]

Relationship Between Pregnancy Outcomes and Maternal Vitamin D and Calcium Intake: A Cross-Sectional Study (RedNova) By Sabour, Hadis; Hossein-Nezhad, Arash; Maghbooli, Zhila; Madani, Farzaneh; Et al Abstract Poor maternal vitamin D status affects fetal and infant skeletal growth. [News Source]

Prenatal Vitamins Linked to Healthier Babies (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) FRIDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal vitamins may reduce the risk of low birth-weight babies for certain women, researchers say. [News Source]

Eat your way to more beautiful skin (MSNBC) Nutritionist Joy Bauer has a prescription for a diet rich in vitamins to help your face look younger—plus a recipe for her ''beauty blend'' smoothie. [News Source]