Vita Source sells vitamins and minerals (Wisconsin State Journal) A new Madison business aims to provide area residents with the vitamins and minerals they need to lead an active, healthy life. Vita Source, 2623 Monroe St. in the Knickerbocker Square Shopping center, offers guidance and high quality products to supplement your diet. [News Source]

The Solution to Vitamin E Failure (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Vitamin E has failed to prevent heart attacks because dosages taken were far too low, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University, but the solution is not as simple as taking larger amounts of the vitamin. [News Source]

Lead toys can injure kids’ brains. The recall by Mattel Inc. of millions of lead-tainted toys imported from China is a tragic reminder of the harmful effect of lead on the health of children. [News Source]

The biological advocate. A farming system called biological farming is claiming remarkable results on several farms in New Zealand. [News Source]

Asians, Hispanics live longest in California. Countering popular perception, a study released Wednesday shows that Asians and Hispanics in California live longer than whites and blacks. [News Source]

A two-wheeled wonder that benefits the planet. How often can a simple, routine, daily activity be transformed into something that benefits the planet, the health of both the individual and others, and the economy- and be fun at the same time? [News Source]

Mom, child’s obesity tied. The higher a pregnant woman's blood-sugar level, the greater her child's risk of becoming obese by age 7, according to a large new study that also found treating those women during pregnancy nearly wiped out the risk. [News Source]

Grape juice protects women against breast cancer. The new finding, which has also been documented in the current issue of the Journal of Medicine Foods, explained that there is a natural compounds in concord grape juice which has the ability and power to protect healthy breast cells from DNA damage. [News Source]

‘Dangerous’ levels of arsenic in 10pc of rice. A third of baby rice tested by the Food Standards Agency contains high levels of arsenic, one of the worst cancer causing chemicals, a leading expert has said. [News Source]

No selenium, vitamin boost for organic milk, say researchers (Nutraingredients.com) 8/30/2007 - Organic milk was not seen to be richer in vitamins or milk that conventional milk, found a new study presented this week that contradicts the conclusions of an earlier, similar study. [News Source]

Madonna gives vitamin injections to film cast (The Arizona Republic) Madonna has been giving vitamin injections to the cast of her husband Guy Ritchie’s new film. The actors starring in ‘RocknRolla’ have been struck down with a spate of illnesses and the super-healthy singer has decided to take matters into her own hands. [News Source]

Vitamin D’s Crucial Role in Elder Mobility (The Epoch Times) Back in April, I was interested to read some research, which assessed the relationship between vitamin D status and physical function in a group of elderly individuals [1].Briefly, the results o... [News Source]