Dose of Vitamin D Drops Risk (FOX 40 Binghamton) A day with vitamin D really is like a day without sunshine and while that might make it easier on your skin, it could be tougher on your overall health. Vitamin D was in the news a few weeks ago and discussion on it has started up again. Vitamin D deficiency is a common problem that can lead to a number of serious health conditions, but it can be prevented. The primary source of Vitamin D in the ... [News Source]

Tiny town demands justice in dioxin poisoning. A U.S. health agency has made research subjects of people in tiny Mossville, Louisiana by repeatedly monitoring dangerously high levels of dioxin in their blood while doing nothing to get the community out of harm's way, residents say. [News Source]

Touring bands fill up with green fuel. The biofuel of local company Simply Green filled the tour buses of the rock band Guster as it played New England; later, it was rocker John Mayer's eight tractor-trailers and five tour buses in Manchester. [News Source]

Enzyme key to vitamin D and cell function (EARTHtimes.org) Canadian researchers believe the hydroxylase enzyme -- found in vitamin D -- plays an important role in human cell functions. When vitamin D drugs are used in an attempt to arrest certain types of cancer, for example, the tumor responds by making more of... [News Source]

Enzyme key to vitamin D and cell function (UPI) Canadian researchers believe the hydroxylase enzyme -- found in vitamin D -- plays an important role in human cell functions. [News Source]

What causes cancer? Probably not you. A major new study shows that women on a virtuous low fat diet with an extraordinary abundance of fruits and veggies were no less likely to die of breast cancer than women who grazed more freely. [News Source]

Africa needs its own Green Revolution . Unfortunately, a coalition of environmental nongovernmental organisations , politicians and advocacy groups are conspiring to keep this nothing more than a pipe dream. [News Source]

Poison for profit. In the six years since 9/11, food-borne pathogens and toxins have quietly killed ten times the number of Americans who died in the terrorist attacks. [News Source]

Rooted in local fresh taste. As "organically grown" and "produced locally" become appealing consumer labels, more people seem to be satisfying a need to connect with the land by making a financial commitment to area farms. [News Source]

NZ scientists find new clue of obesity. New Zealand scientists have discovered new clues that help to explain why some people appear more likely than others to put on weight. [News Source]

Heart worries fizz around soft drinks. People of middle age who drank at least one soda a day had at least a 40% greater chance of developing risk factors for heart disease than abstainers, a new study concludes. The beverage industry attacked the work even before the results were made public. [News Source]

Experts Cast Doubt on Benefits of Vitamin-Enhanced Drinks (Beverage World) As nutrient-fortified sodas, juice, teas and flavored water proliferate on store shelves, questions remain about whether these beverages really provide health benefits. [News Source]