Vitamin D needed to heal skin wound (EARTHtimes.org) Fluctuations in vitamin D3 levels control the body's innate immune response, affecting a skin wound's ability to heal, say U.S. researchers. [News Source]

Why are we still fat? Laws have been passed, initiatives launched and coalitions formed to fight America's obesity epidemic, but still, more than 60 percent of the state's adults are overweight or obese. [News Source]

Genetics linked to early births. A new study of more than 368,000 births in Missouri finds that even when accounting for differences in education, income and the mother’s health, black women are still more than twice as likely to deliver prematurely. [News Source]

Philadelphia to take trans fats off menus. Philadelphia’s famously greasy cheese-steak sandwiches could become healthier this year after the city council unanimously approved on Thursday a ban on artery-clogging trans fats in restaurants. [News Source]

Study questions conventional food wisdom: Organic may not be healthier. Organic became the nation's fastest growing food segment largely on claims that it's safer and healthier than conventional fare, but according to a new report such conclusions are premature. [News Source]

Smog law eyed to curb urban vehicle concentrations. The Environment Ministry is eyeing legislation to curb air pollution by regulating the construction of department stores, offices and other facilities that may generate heavy vehicle traffic in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, according to ministry sources. [News Source]

Robots, vitamins, French spacecraft (CNET) Blog: Prepare your brain cells for a tsunami of new information and science reports. The AAAS is building up to its annual meeting.... [News Source]

GNC agrees to $1.65B takeover deal (CNN Money) Leading retailer of vitamins and nutrition products agrees to be acquired by Ares Management and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. [News Source]

Vitamin D may cut risk of colorectal cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Taking 1,000 to 2,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D each day may safely reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to pooled data from published studies. [News Source]

Update on Tufts vitamin K research (EurekAlert!) Boston — In a recent article in Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, Sarah Booth, PhD, lab director of the Vitamin K Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA), reviewed studies regarding vitamin K status among the elderly. [News Source]

Update on Tufts Vitamin K Research (Newswise) Seniors aren't consuming enough vitamin K, notes a review, and studies should continue to examine non-dietary factors related to vitamin K status, like effects of estrogen on vitamin K metabolism. A separate study on vitamin K suggests it might serve as a biomarker of cardiovascular risk. [News Source]

New Vitamin and Mineral Formula Sets Standard in Antacid and Heartburn Treatment (PR Web) NutraMD raises the industry standard with vitamin and mineral supplements designed to restore nutrients depleted by prescription medication. (PRWeb Feb 9, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3VtbS1NYWduLVN1bW0tWmV0YS1NYWduLVplcm8= [News Source]