Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer Before Menopause Linked With Intake Of Vitamin D And Calcium (Medical News Today) Women who consume higher amounts of calcium and vitamin D may have a lower risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer, according to a report in Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Data from animal studies have linked calcium and vitamin D to breast cancer prevention, according to background information in the article. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Vitamin B6, B12 and folate found in food lowers pancreatic cancer risk in lean people (New Kerala) Washington, June 2 : A new study has found that nutrients like vitamin B6, B12 and folate found in food may decrease risk of developing pancreatic cancer in lean people. [News Source]

Gene therapy: how science moved from hype to hope. ‘Magic bullets’ for killer diseases were once the medical goal, but only now is the true value of genetics being understood – and it’s the many, not the few, who will benefit [News Source]

Food miles put Alaska fishery in sharp focus. As people around the world ponder ways to protect our planet from the impacts of global warming, "food miles" are being used as a measure of how far food travels before it reaches the consumer. [News Source]

Vitamin B6, B12 and folate found in food lowers pancreatic cancer risk in lean people (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Washington, June 2 (ANI): A new study has found that nutrients like vitamin B6, B12 and folate found in food may decrease risk of developing pancreatic cancer in lean people. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Eva Schernhammer at Harvard Medical School. Researchers performed a prospective nested case-control study which included 208 pancreatic cancer cases and 623 ... [News Source]