High lead levels found in Belledune soil. A soil study has found high lead levels at several homes in Belledune, just a week after the province said its new study into the high incidence of cancer in the area will not look at lead-poisoning as a possible cause. [News Source]

Flower may hold key to cow methane. A common wild flower may be the answer to reducing the amount of methane that cows belch, a significant contributor to global warming, scientists said yesterday. [News Source]

Kids’ Bones At Risk From Low Vitamin D (CBS News) Hours of playing video games and drinking sodas instead of milk may be putting children's bones at risk due to low vitamin D levels. [News Source]

Dishman to buy Solvay Pharma vitamins unit (Business Standard India) Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals will soon acquire the vitamin and fine chemicals business of the Netherlands-based pharmaceuticals major, Solvay Pharmaceuticals (Solvay), for an undisclosed amount. [News Source]

Fattening menus for troops in Iraq. Dietitians note that fried food and desserts dominate the selection at dining facilities, putting U.S. forces at risk of weight gain. [News Source]

Oil at fair healthful — even if food isn’t. Fair food is far from health food, but one state fair is trying to make fried treats a little bit healthier by banning cooking oil containing trans fats. [News Source]

Green future demands a radical shift in lifestyles for British. Meat-free menus, battery- operated cars and an end to affordable flights are among the radical visions outlined in a report which says Britain could be carbon neutral within 20 years. [News Source]

Dishman Pharma goes shopping (The Times of India) Dishman Pharma plans to acquire the fine chemicals, vitamin D and analogues business from the Netherlands-based Solvay Pharmaceuticals BV for an undisclosed amount. [News Source]

Dishman Pharma Inks MoU To Acquire Solvay’s Fine Chemicals Biz For Undisclosed Sum (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Monday, Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals announced that the company has inked a memorandum of understanding with Netherlands-based Solvay Pharmaceuticals BV, to acquire the fine chemicals, vitamin D and vitamin D analogues business from Solvay for an undisclosed sum. [News Source]

Phosphagenics says commercial talks with Nestle on Phospha E extended (Sharewatch) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Australian biotech group Phosphagenics Ltd said it has extended its commercial talks with Nestle's Nestle Nutrition to develop its vitamin E product Phospha-E for the treatment and prevention of metabolic syndrome. [News Source]

Dishman Pharma to acquire vitamin unit of Netherland co (The Hindu) MUMBAI: Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals on Monday said that it will acquire the fine chemicals, vitamin D and analogues business from the Netherlands-based Solvay Pharmaceuticals BV for an undisclosed amount. [News Source]

Dishman signs MoU with Solvay (PharmaBiz) Dishman Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Solvay Pharmaceuticals BV (Solvay), the Netherlands, to acquire the fine chemicals, vitamin D and vitamin D analogues business from Solvay for an undisclosed amount. [News Source]