‘Anti-Vitamin Bill’ protest at Parliament Tomorrow (Scoop.co.nz) Monday, May 14 2007 -- Tomorrow (Tuesday May 15) marks the start of the Red Umbrella Vigil on Parliament as protests gear up against the proposed Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill. [News Source]

Scientists point to link between dairy foods and dementia (The Scotsman) CALCIUM and vitamin D in dairy products may be contributing to brain damage and dementia in older men and women, new research suggests. [News Source]

How to Stay Healthy This Spring (Palladium Times) (ARA) - It's hard to stay healthy during the cooler months. Everyone from your kids to your co-workers seems to be sniffling, coughing and sneezing. Not only is being sick unpleasant, the cost adds up fast -- there's missed time from work or school, doctor's visits and medication. [News Source]

Excess calcium in elderly ‘linked to dementia’ (Independent) Calcium and vitamin D in dairy products may be helping to cause brain damage and dementia in older men and women, new research suggests. [News Source]

Calcium linked to dementia (Daily Telegraph) Calcium and vitamin D in dairy products may help to cause brain damage and dementia in older people, new research suggests. [News Source]

Vitamin D ‘may help ward off TB’ (BBC News) A single dose of vitamin D may be enough to help ward off tuberculosis, a study suggests. [News Source]

Vitamin D ‘may help ward off TB’ (BBC News) A single dose of vitamin D may be enough to help ward off tuberculosis, London researchers suggest. [News Source]

Buying local: Better for bodies, the environment, and the economy. It is a cry commonly overheard in the souks of Old Sana'a: "We want the local grain, and not anything else!" Shoppers in Sana'a prefer to buy local grains because they believe them to be more nutritious than imported grains. [News Source]

Loss of America’s honeybees is threat to nation’s agricultural crops. Area beekeepers who belong to the Northwest Oklahoma Beekeepers Association are keeping abreast of the development from the United States Department of Agriculture concerning what is believed to be an unknown virus, bacteria or pesticide that has wiped out about five times the normal winter honeybee losses. [News Source]

Buzz about bees is puzzling. The recent buzz about bees is striking many Utah beekeepers and bee experts as bizarre, given the relative health of their colonies this year. [News Source]

Recall boosts organic pet food business. The recent pet food recall did not shock Victoria McDowell. For years she's been telling people they need to change their pet's diet. [News Source]

In the clear. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America estimates that 50 million Americans have some type of allergies: environmental (indoor/outdoor), food and drug, latex, insect, skin or eye allergies. [News Source]