A report for the ten year strategy for the reduction of vitamin and mineral deficiencies (News-Medical-Net) A new report by AED Center for Nutrition and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) for the Food and Nutrition Bulletin shows that while cost-effective interventions to reduce vitamin and mineral deficiencies have existed for more than 20 years, significant micronutrient deficiencies still plague many countries, increasing maternal and child mortality and slowing brain development in ... [News Source]

How to choose the best form of vitamin D (The Record) Q: My doctor recommended I take supplemental vitamin D. Because of ongoing fatigue problems due to MS and fibromyalgia, she tested my vitamin D level. It was just above 20, which she said was too low. [News Source]

2 moms sought own answers. Some specialists think autistic behavior can be attributed to environmental toxins. [News Source]

Thinking globally, but acting locally. This is the message some 75 people hoped to get to Congress as they had their photo taken at noon Saturday on the lawn of the old Kane County courthouse in Geneva, Illinois. [News Source]

Eco-rally turns heavenward. Combining elements of a Sunday service and a political rally, Denver-area congregations gathered to call on Congress to reduce carbon emissions and fight global warming. [News Source]

Steppin’ up Locals join battle to end global warming. Efforts to make Greenwich more environmentally friendly include proposals to create more "green," or energy-efficient, buildings and ensuring that town cars are emitting as little toxic fumes into the atmosphere as possible. [News Source]

Natural-beef ranchers filling niche U.S. market. Wyoming ranchers are increasingly marketing natural beef - meaning cattle raised on family ranches instead of corporate feedlots - and happy customers around the country are eating it up. [News Source]

Misusing Vitamin To Foil Drug Test May Be Toxic; Plus, It Doesn’t Work (Medical News Today) Taking excessive doses of a common vitamin in an attempt to defeat drug screening tests may send the user to the hospital-or worse. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Is that wheat gluten in my bowl? Who really makes pet food? And why does it include wheat gluten from the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. in Wangdian, China? And how did the wheat gluten become contaminated with melamine, a compound used to make plastic forks? [News Source]

Coca cola releases new drink with vitamins (7News via Yahoo!7 News) A new shot has been fired in the soft drink war between Coca Cola and Pepsi with the release in of Diet Coke Plus in the US. [News Source]