Vitamin D needs more calcium to lower hip fracture (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The risk of hip fracture appears to be reduced by oral vitamin D supplements only if they are accompanied by additional calcium, according to a report in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. [News Source]

Learn how Vitamin D does a body good (Stoney Creek News) At Vitamin D - the Bone Connection, Preventing and Treating Osteoporosis, two experts, including Dr. Adachi of St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton will tell you all you need to know on Thursday May 31, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. [News Source]

B12 Is Also An Essential Vitamin For Marine Life (Science Daily) B12 -- an essential vitamin for land-dwelling animals, including humans -- also turns out to be an essential ingredient for growing marine plants that are critical to the ocean food web and Earth's climate, scientists have found. [News Source]

Local firm debuts natural gummy vitamins (Orlando Business Journal) An Altamonte Springs firm plans to debut two gummy bear vitamin supplements boasting no dyes, trans-fats or synthetic ingredients. [News Source]

Perchlorate pending. Congress is poised to intervene in a long-standing struggle over perchlorate pollution that has pitted the EPA against the Pentagon and NASA. [News Source]

Perchlorate pending. Congress is poised to intervene in a long-standing struggle over perchlorate pollution that has pitted the EPA against the Pentagon and NASA. [News Source]

Get More Vitamin D — HealthandAge (HealthandAge) For years, the recommended daily allowance for vitamin D (400 IU daily) has been set too low; it was selected with the aim of preventing rickets, but now it's generally recognized that lowering the risk of osteoporotic fractures demands higher blood levels of the vitamin, with intake approaching 2,000 IU daily or more. [News Source]

Get More Vitamin D — HealthandAge (HealthandAge) For years, the recommended daily allowance for vitamin D (400 IU daily) has been set too low; it was selected with the aim of preventing rickets, but now it's generally recognized that lowering the risk of osteoporotic fractures demands higher blood levels of the vitamin, with intake approaching 2,000 IU daily or more. [News Source]

U.S. Marines in Iraq Receiving Donated Vitamin E Lip Balms (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) HADDONFIELD, N.J.----Many U.S. Marines in Iraq will have extra protection from the harsh summer sun there as a result of a donation of thousands of Vitamin E Sticks. [News Source]

Food Safety Authority Of Ireland Advises On National Policy For Vitamin D Supplementation For Infants (Medical News Today) The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) have published a report recommending the implementation of a national policy of vitamin D supplementation in all infants aged 0-12 months in Ireland. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Hard to swallow: vitamins, supplements are questioned (Baltimore Sun) Judy Foreman -- Medical Matters My love affair with vitamins and supplements is over: With a few exceptions -- stay tuned -- I'm tossing them out. [News Source]