Extra vitamin A does not help mothers and children in developing countries (News-Medical-Net) Giving mothers and children in developing countries twice the WHO recommended doses of vitamin A, as suggested by an international vitamin group, does not have a beneficial effect. [News Source]

Vitamin D deficient rickets in infants (News-Medical-Net) The message about preventing vitamin D deficient rickets in children is not getting through, warn senior doctors in this week's BMJ. [News Source]

A strong farm bill important for all of Alabama. Next month, the U.S. Congress will enact this nation's most important piece of food and farm legislation - the 2007 Farm Bill. It is important for Jefferson County and all of Alabama because it affects the health and well-being of all of us - not just farmers, but everyone who eats food. [News Source]

W. Orange turning on to energy conservation. There's really nothing more forgettable than the common, everyday light bulb. So prosaic in appearance. So basic in function. But West Orange is hoping to use the bulb as a way to remind its residents about the importance of energy conservation. [News Source]

Pulse of the region’s health. Substantial health disparities exist among the region's suburbs and two of its largest cities, Lowell and Lawrence, where teenagers are more than twice as likely to become pregnant and fewer expectant mothers of all ages receive adequate prenatal care, according to a new state health survey. [News Source]

Number of birth defects higher in Valley than state average. A surprising number of Rio Grande Valley families face the heartache of finding out a child has a debilitating birth defect. [News Source]

Doubling Doses Of Vitamin A Does Not Help Mothers And Children (Science Daily) Giving mothers and children in developing countries twice the WHO recommended doses of vitamin A, as suggested by an international vitamin group, does not have a beneficial effect. The findings are reported in a recent article. [News Source]

Functional Analysis of PDX2 From Arabidopsis, a Glutaminase Involved in Vitamin B6 Biosynthesis1[W][OA] (RedNova) By Tambasco-Studart, Marina Tews, Ivo; Amrhein, Nikolaus; Fitzpatrick, Teresa B Vitamin B6 is an essential metabolite in all organisms, being required as a cofactor for a wide variety of biochemical reactions. [News Source]