Participants needed for vitamin D clinical study (Lebanon Express) CORVALLIS - Participants are needed for a study on “Vitamin D supplementation: Does intensive therapy improve well-being in adult women who are deficient?” Glenn Huerta-Enochian, MD, from Samaritan Gynecology & Surgical Associates in Corvallis is conducting the research. The study begins Nov. 15. [News Source]

Can Vitamin C Cure Colds? (Newsweek) When the sniffles strike, many of us reach for a glass of orange juice or a vitamin C supplement. But are they really effective? [News Source]

Winter Sun Makes It Difficult to Get Vitamin D Naturally (Newswise) Shorter days mean that many North Americans cannot get their vitamin D from the sun; they need to take vitamin D supplements. There is evidence that vitamin D may offer protection against cancer. [News Source]

Why bother going green? While it may be tempting to think that only governments can act on the scale necessary to make real change by rationing carbon and setting tax regimes to provide the necessary carrots and sticks for development, there is no escaping the fact that individuals can make a difference by acting just a little bit greener. [News Source]

Diabetes, obesity on rise for children in China. More Chinese children are becoming overweight and prone to diet-related diseases like diabetes due to unhealthy lifestyles and high stress linked to their studies, state media reported on Thursday, citing a top health official. [News Source]

You’re going to miss bees. As recent media reports on 60 Minutes and in the New Yorker make clear, honeybees are having a rough go of it, and that’s more serious than their size might suggest. [News Source]

‘Green’ is good (The Lantern) A while ago I got turned off on supplements. Don't get me wrong, I still take supplements when I'm short on time or food, but it's merely a substitute. It won't hurt people to take normal protein supplements for example, if they are workout junkies, or a multi-vitamin at the beginning of the day. [News Source]

Azur Pharma Launches Vegetarian DHA Omega-3 Supplement with Martek’s life’sDHA(TM) for Pregnant and Nursing Women (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Martek Biosciences Corporation announced today that its vegetarian form of DHA omega-3, life'sDHA, is available in a new prescription prenatal supplement from Azur Pharma. Natelle Plus is a patented vitamin co-pack that provides women with essential vitamins and minerals plus 200 mg of Martek's life'sDHA. [News Source]

Low Vitamin D Levels May Worsen Osteoarthritis Of The Knee (Science Daily) Low vitamin D levels may cause greater knee pain and difficulty walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to new research. Knee osteoarthritis is caused by cartilage breakdown in the knee joint. Factors that increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis include being overweight, age, injury or stress to the joints, and family history can increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis. [News Source]

Bolts of inspiration. As utilities and government regulators plan for Massachusett's future energy needs, conservation ought to be the highest priority. [News Source]

Tobacco free. The Great American Smokeout is a day for smokers to boot their addiction and boost their prospects for a long, healthy life. [News Source]

Vitamin D Injection Fails To Prevent Fractures In Elderly People (Medical News Today) An annual injection of vitamin D does not reduce the rate of bone fractures suffered by elderly people. [click link for full article] [News Source]