Don’t take your vitamins? Dangerous antioxidants (The Record) In last week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a new study on antioxidant supplements, pills that magazine covers in the 1990s trumpeted as potential miracle drugs for their putative cancer-fighting power, concludes that they do not help users live longer and might even increase the risk of death. [News Source]

Study: Vitamin D prevents falls (Northwest Herald) FALLS: High doses of vitamin D seem to lower the risk of falls. THE QUESTION: As people become more frail with age, their chances of falling increase. Might taking vitamin D, believed to strengthen the musculoskeletal system, make falls less likely? [News Source]

Reality Check: Vitamin E helps remove scars (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Home remedies for scar removal run the gamut from lemon juice to aloe vera gel. But one that stands above the rest -- in popularity, at least -- is vitamin E. [News Source]

Lack of vitamin may cause rare issue in obesity surgery patients (The Herald-Sun) Doctors warn that a few obesity surgery patients have developed a serious neurological condition, with symptoms of confusion and poor coordination, linked to a lack of vitamin B1. [News Source]

Obesity surgery complication studied (AP via Yahoo! News) Doctors warn that a few obesity surgery patients have developed a serious neurological condition, with symptoms of confusion and poor coordination, linked to a lack of vitamin B1. [News Source]

Tuna fish sandwiches linked to clean rivers. Environmental agencies are looking at fish consumption to set Oregon pollution standards. The more fish we eat, the more it might cost to manufacture paper in Oregon. And the higher your sewer bill might be. [News Source]