Panel sets school assembly time limit (The Telegraph) Thiruvananthapuram, June 17: Children should not be made to stand in the school assembly for more than 15 minutes even if the authorities feel the morning exposure will help them imbibe Vitamin D, the Kerala human rights commission has said. [News Source]

Nutritional supplement industry growing - too fast? Some don't have the percentage of ingredients they claim, while others contain ingredients people shouldn't take. [News Source]

Correct suntan notions (The Courier Mail) HEALTH experts have sought to allay public fears about vitamin D deficiency in Australia by releasing guidelines on the required levels of sun exposure. [News Source]

Aussies issued vitamin D guidelines (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The Cancer Council has issued new guidelines to tell Australians how much sunlight they need to avoid vitamin D deficiency without increasing their risk of skin cancer. [News Source]

Promise in a pill: Vitamin D hoopla has researchers debating next steps (Canada.com) MONTREAL - The Jean Coutu pharmacy in Montreal is a long way from the bucolic cornfields of Nebraska. A simple little pill is what they have in common. [News Source]

A calculator to help save the planet. An official calculator that enables every person in Britain to work out how much they are contributing to global warming will be launched by the government this week. [News Source]

Foie gras could be tasty way to get Alzheimer’s. Foie gras, enjoyed as a luxury since ancient Egyptian times, may be linked to the onset of diseases including Alzheimer’s, type 2 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers have suggested. [News Source]

Vitamin D: Can it help prevent cancer? (Seattle Times) Q: I heard that vitamin D can help prevent cancer. I also heard people need more than just than the recommended dose of 400 IU per day... [News Source]

Nutritional supplement industry growing - too fast? (The Argus Leader) A Sioux Falls doctor says a patient recently called him "a miracle worker" when he told her to quit taking her expensive nutritional supplement. Roger Shewmake suggested she buy vitamins for a few dollars a year instead of paying a relative of hers $200 every three months for a supplement sold by an international multilevel-marketing company. "She gave me the bottle - I have it here on my shelf ... [News Source]

Next Steps: Get more vitamin D to combat osteopenia (The State) QUESTION: My 78-year-old father, who has lived with me since Mom died, was recently diagnosed with osteopenia, which was described by his doctor as a mild thinning of the bones. Although not as severe as osteoporosis, this could be the first step toward it. The doctor told me to try to increase Dad’s calcium intake, but then a friend told me that her mother’s doctor had suggested more vitamin ... [News Source]

A violinist transcribes his ‘Dreams’ (Lancaster Online) Most mothers-to-be take prenatal vitamins, hoping to give their offspring a good start. Arnold Steinhardt's mother took in prenatal concerts and played a recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto repeatedly during her pregnancy. What better start for an international violin soloist ... [News Source]