Nationwide Protests Against “Anti-Vitamin” Bill (Scoop.co.nz) Tomorrow morning thousands of concerned Kiwis from across New Zealand will take to the streets in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei and Tauranga, in opposition to the Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill, which many are calling the “Anti-Vitamin” Bill. [News Source]

Vitamin A May Boost Vaccine Effectiveness in Kids (MedicineNet.com) Title: Vitamin A May Boost Vaccine Effectiveness in Kids Category: Health News Created: 4/26/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/26/2007 [News Source]

With obesity, fewer choices may be better choices. In 2003, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the medical costs of obesity came to $75 billion, $39 billion of that coming directly from taxpayers. [News Source]

Babies overfed to meet flawed ideal. The most commonly used growth charts, based on babies fed high-protein formula milk, wrongly classify lean but healthy babies as underweight. By encouraging mothers to overfeed their babies, the charts may be setting healthy children on the path to obesity. [News Source]

Out-of-date NHS baby growth charts may have contributed to obesity crisis. Mothers are being pressurised into overfeeding their babies by health visitors using out-of-date growth charts, a new study reveals today. [News Source]

School food guidelines get tough on fat, sugar. The days of students loading up on fried foods, caffeinated drinks and cookies at school may be coming to an end. [News Source]

Valpo OKs contract to shed iron sludge. Approval given for iron, manganese, and sewage sludge to be applied to farm fields. [News Source]

Farewell, sweet ice. Gwich'in elders long ago predicted that a day would come when the world would warm, and things would not be the same with the animals. That time is now. [News Source]

IVF link feared in Australian birth defects. The number of boys born with genital defects has risen by more than 50% in 2 decades, leading researchers to speculate that in-vitro fertilisation drugs, airborne pollution or agricultural chemicals are playing havoc with hormone levels. [News Source]

Panel urges schools to replace junk foods. A prestigious scientific panel urged the government yesterday to ban junk food from schools, saying the typical fare available in vending machines, at snack bars and at class birthday parties is contributing to the growing obesity of America's children. [News Source]

Proposal would tighten school-food standards. Add this to the big questions your government is exploring this week: Should students be allowed to eat ice cream at school -- or carrot sticks? [News Source]

Vitamin Shoppe sued over product (The Record) Two federal lawsuits accuse Vitamin Shoppe of fraudulently selling a supplement that contained unacceptably high levels of lead. The suits claim that the North Bergen-based vitamin vendor failed to warn consumers about the potentially harmful effects of its "Especially For Women" multivitamins. [News Source]