How Safe Are Your Vitamins? (News 25 Evansville) EVANSVILLE - You have hundreds of vitamins to choose from. But how do you know which one is the right one for you, and if it's safe? [News Source]

Vitamin D3 may help boost skin’s immune response, scientists say (CBC) Vitamin D3 helps protect the skin from harmful microbes, researchers say. [News Source]

Vitamin D3 provides skin with protection from harmful microbes (EurekAlert!) A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine shows that fluctuations in vitamin D3 levels control the body's innate immune response, affecting a skin wound's ability to heal. [News Source]

Organic clothing enters realm of high fashion. Consumers worried about ingesting harmful pesticides have long been purchasing organic foods. But the philosophy is slowly hitting mainstream clothing retailers as experts warn about the dangers pesticides pose to the environment. [News Source]

Diet high in cholesterol can trigger onset of Alzheimer’s, warn scientists. An unhealthy diet filled with high-cholesterol foods can increase your risk of Alzheimer's Disease, say scientists. [News Source]

On a wing & a prayer. Consumers flocked to free-range poultry as an alternative to factory-reared birds. But further outbreaks of avian flu could spell the end of ethical eggs. [News Source]

Could avian flu spell end free range eggs? Peter Barton is as uneasy as the rest of them. The organic poultry farmer has 50,000 hens scuttling around his fields in East Sussex. He, like many farmers, thought if anyone was going to be hit by bird flu, it would be someone like him. [News Source]

Scientists debate if global warming will affect polar wildlife, habitats. A Canadian scientist on Wednesday urged U.S. senators to be cautious about claims that polar bears are threatened by global warming. [News Source]

Trans fat: Expelled. As the nation takes steps toward a trans-fat-free finish line--with 19 states considering bans or restrictions--some local universities have already tightened their belts against trans fats. [News Source]

Second TXU executive gives deposition in emissions lawsuit. An executive for TXU Corp. has said the company's proposal to build 11 coal-fired plants would save consumers money on electric bills, but suggested that pollution is not a factor when TXU decides which plants to run. [News Source]

As happy as pigs in muck. Last week, the Magazine looked at vegetarians who decide to eat meat again because of ethical farming. In our Reader's Column, former veggie Tom Welch tells why he now farms and eats his "happy" pigs. [News Source]

Without real action, we’re just green poseurs. We seem to have reached the public opinion tipping point on climate change, the point when even the most skeptical seem prepared to admit the problem is real. [News Source]