What can you do to protect yourself from breast cancer? What prospects are there for stopping this cancer that has spread across the American landscape like an invisible, invincible scourge? [News Source]

New study finds global efforts to reduce pollution into Arctic may be working. A new study has found that levels of contaminants, including lead, mercury and PCBs, are all dropping in the bodies of some aboriginal mothers, suggesting that global efforts to reduce toxins accumulating in Arctic food animals may be paying off. [News Source]

Salmon, sweet potatoes among top ’super foods’. When it comes to nutritious food, you know what you need: more colorful, fresh fruits and veggies, healthy proteins, less sugar, sodium and saturated fat. [News Source]

Low rate of Type II diabetes in Bush puzzles scientists. The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received $11 million to continue studying the relationship between obesity, diabetes and the traditional diet of Natives in Western Alaska. [News Source]

Somes schools, students make a hash of anti-junk food law. Despite a new law designed to ban the sale of junk food at California schools, the kiosk at Santa Clara High is stocked with chocolate-chip cookies, the lunch window at Novato High serves up potato chips, and the concession stand at Albany High is doing a booming business in Cheetos. [News Source]

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) Two new varieties of southernpeas, WhipperSnapper and GreenPack-DG, boast attractive colors, pleasing textures and flavors, plus nutrients like protein and folate, a B vitamin. [News Source]

Vitamin K, an Essential Nutrient (The Epoch Times) Vitamin K is probably best known for its role in blood clotting. However, it has many other functions.Studies have demonstrated vitamin K's role in bone health, the health of arteries, as we... [News Source]

Vitamin A, deworming pills supplied to highland children (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — Over 1.8 million children in the northern mountainous and Central Highlands provinces will benefit from a project providing supplementary vitamin A and deworming pills, which started yesterday in Thai Nguyen Province. [News Source]

Commission hit with maximum vitamins transparency slur (Food Production Daily) 28/09/2007 - Lobbyists have criticised the European Commission for failing to be " open or transparent " in making a document about the maximum mineral and vitamin levels freely available. [News Source]

Saving on vitamins (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

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Vitamins stir debate about value vs. risk (The Cincinnati Enquirer) Are vitamins a sound investment in your health? That depends on who you are. [News Source]

Halina Hladysz: Two berries with great medicinal properties (Rapid City Journal) My husband and I developed a tradition in our home. When our grandchildren are done eating a meal, they get supplements especially designed for children — chewable vitamins with minerals and antioxidants. Recently, in preparation for the school year and for prevention from colds and flu, we incorporated an herbal combination — [News Source]