Vitamin D Cuts Cancer Risk (RedNova) A U.S. meta-analysis found that raising the serum level of vitamin D may cut in half the cases of breast cancer and two-thirds of colorectal-cancer cases. [News Source]

Vitamin D levels linked to lower cancer rates (CTV.ca) Two studies have found that higher blood levels of vitamin D are linked to lower rates of breast cancer and colorectal cancer cases. [News Source]

Vitamin guidelines, standards recommended (EARTHtimes.org) What is known about vitamins has not translated into beneficial, standardized recommendations for public health, says a U.S. expert. [News Source]

Vitamin D Appears Effective in Reducing Colorectal Cancer Incidence (Newswise) A larger daily dose of vitamin D could reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer with minimal risk, according to a new review that pools results from five studies. [News Source]

Vitamin D may reduce colorectal, breast cancer risks: studies (AFP via Yahoo! News) Raising vitamin D levels by taking supplements and absorbing a little bit of sunshine each day may help prevent colorectal and breast cancers, said two studies. [News Source]

Vitamins: Science Doesn’t Always Match Policy (Science Daily) A gap exists between scientific knowledge of vitamins and how they are popularly used. Translating emerging science to better policy will require a regulatory framework that addresses the content and labeling of vitamins and the effects on nutrient adequacy and chronic degenerative disease prevention. [News Source]

Take your vitamins before diving in (The Salem News) Scuba divers may want to take some vitamins before jumping into the water. A new study in the Journal of Physiology finds that divers can protect themselves from some of the blood vessel impacts of diving by taking vitamins C and E two hours before a dive. [News Source]

Vitamin D May Prevent Half of Breast Cancers, Two-Thirds of Colorectal Cancer (Senior Journal) Feb. 6, 2007 – A new prescriptions for possibly preventing up to half of the cases of breast cancer and two-thirds of the cases of colorectal cancer in the United States – vitamin D - has been found in two studies. [News Source]

Study shows increase in mental disorders among children. Mental disorders in children are on the rise, according to a study of nearly 700,000 young people. [News Source]

2 new studies back vitamin D for cancer prevention (PhysOrg) Two new vitamin D studies using a sophisticated form of analysis called meta-analysis, in which data from multiple reports is combined, have revealed new prescriptions for possibly preventing up to half of the cases of breast cancer and two-thirds of the cases of colorectal cancer in the United States. The work was conducted by a core team of cancer prevention specialists at the Moores Cancer ... [News Source]

Health Tip: Take Prenatal Vitamins (KOLD News 13 Tuscon) (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal vitamins are designed for women who are pregnant or who are planning to be pregnant. The supplements help ensure that the expectant mother and developing... [News Source]

Vitamins: Science doesn’t always match policy (EurekAlert!) Boston -- Some one hundred years after the first vitamin was named, what is known about them has not translated into beneficial, standardized recommendations for public health, says Irwin Rosenberg, MD, University Professor, and director of the Nutrition and Neurocognition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University. [News Source]