Prevention: Older Bones See Benefit of Calcium and Vitamin D (New York Times) Calcium supplements may reduce the risk for bone fracture in older people, provided the supplements are taken regularly and in large enough doses. [News Source]

Why women should avoid using anti-perspirants that could cause breast cancer. Giving up using deodorant could be as effective in reducing cancer risk as a diet rich in disease-preventing antioxidants. [News Source]

The hundred-mile diet. Close to 85 percent, perhaps even 95 percent, of the food that feeds Moab, Utah, population 5,000, gets trucked or flown in over the red-rock desert, often from continental distances. Eighty years ago Moab fed itself. [News Source]

Livestock breeds face ‘meltdown’. Many of the world's rare species of livestock face extinction unless conservation measures are taken now, a group of researchers has warned. [News Source]

Lead is casting shadow on parents, children. The recall this summer of millions of children's toys contaminated by lead-based paint has left parents such as Natalie Gamble of Ventura with more questions than answers. [News Source]

Foodies’ ideal: local and organic. In today's global marketplace, the food less traveled has become the ideal for consumers who want their food choices to be the freshest possible and most environmentally friendly. [News Source]

Fat Transforms Vitamin C from “Good Cop” Into “Bad Cop” (Newswise) Fat in the stomach may cause vitamin C to promote, rather than prevent, the formation of certain cancer causing chemicals, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Gut. [News Source]

Times Atlas shows effect of global warming. The drastic effects of climate change across the globe are disclosed in a new world atlas. [News Source]

Newly discovered height gene has disease link. Scientists believe they have uncovered the genetic link to height – explaining for the first time why some children are smaller than their friends. [News Source]

Cancer victims’ families blame Bayshore. Bayshore, Florida, high school alumni believe diesel fuel tanks buried on the school grounds may be the cause of dozens of rare cancers. [News Source]

Health Tip: Get Enough Vitamin D (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D is essential in helping the body absorb calcium. It also helps keep a healthy balance of phosphorous and calcium in the blood. [News Source]

Lowering homocysteine with B-vitamins does not reduce cardiovascular risk (News-Medical-Net) Secondary prevention with homocysteine-lowering B-vitamins does not reduce risk of death or major cardiovascular events, according to the WENBIT study. [News Source]